The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-03

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They then rerer 70 tho depart bill 0; last winter
and state that legislation needed to remedy these
evils into which city government has been plunged
through tho active excroDs OF politicians Who for their
own purposes have thus not only made thor Official
tenures in sense, porpetuity. but by removing
from them ali restraint have given these officials almost
unlimited control their departments and their ex
| penditures Tho above and several other points are
dwc,t upon and appeal made for legislation to re-
| raedy the evil.
one OF the senators has rppied TO the circular and
suggested advice which the citizens OF New York would
do well to take INTO consideration There are some home
altogether paiaabe Now Yorkers, although they
home truths. The following Is copy OF the letter.
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interests Until this shall be done the diss
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heretofore and rSqaIre PROPHETS vision to road your
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ososs Of III IL Local and therein acting
pendenty of Albany lessatona contamination deYesty
The bill to incorporate the Roosevelt Hospital has
passed. both houses and 10 the hands OF the Gov
signature being the ory thing necessary Tor
bi, was introduced into Senate this morning
Cooperating the Kingsbrdge, High Bridge ana Blooming
dale Railroad II provides for a horse railroad to
from Kinesbridee past High Bridge, down Bloomngdae
road TO Seventh avenue and Forty street. An.
other bin was introduced giving the Philadelphia Steam
boat Company the same right to lease piers "a Is now
given companies this state Also bill providing that
Offences and trials for Of the New
York shall be tried in the district where the violation oc
! ours
city Of New York, passed April, 1859, relative to the
Seventh avenue; also bill reducing the interest
! rears OF taxes from fourteen to seven per cent.
The bill egaze the acts OF the Board OF Supervisors
10 raising money and issuing bonds for the payment Of
came up for third reading in the senate Nearly all the
republicans voted against the BILL and it was therefore
lost. Senator Fields moved that the vote rejecting the
bill be reconsidered motion be lard the
bic which carried thus leaving the question open
Senators based their opposition to the bill arises
from the fact that the bill legalizes the ordi.
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precate the position that they place themselves in The
money expended for Communication was almost exclusive
liz used aud paid direct who entered the
substitutes aud In most instances the committee refused
TO relieve the person drafted until he bad presented
substitute and then tho money was paid to the subs
tute The idea OF senators taking themselves TO
force upon New York city reputation OF the funds
raised in good faith for this purpose Is perfectly absurd
The local authorities during the trying hours OF last
felt that was their IMPERATIVE
danger that surrounded account of the ncousid;
crate and impoc move of the administration in ooms
nencng the dsa sne nneh nS %
ess and came forward and paid over their money
to everything from wreck They had no idea
this ordinance which at tho time Of s passage
sidered vitality necessary 70 the city OF New York 10
mea conscripted Certainly no person could
for moment entertain the idea that
could be- spared from the city durus these trying times
The capitalists and OF property so looked upon the
man was needed in New York to protect the property of
the city and invested the money IN these bonds for that
purpoze Probably the sticking points OF the
ors from districts arises from the fact that the
bill gave the power " further actions OF that kind
The Niagara ship Canal bill was again taken up in the
Assembly this morning motion was made by Mr.
BENEDICT OF New York. TO strike out the section cgsat
Ing the directors Office. Some considerable debate
was had motion, but before any vote taken
progress was reported motion OF the opponents OF
the bill The whole action this morning indicating that
the opposition was full strong IL stronger than
the friends Of the The balance the session
or the Assembly was taken up in considering local and
unimportant bills in COMMITTEES Of the Whole
doi nfa fook he
tors Cook and Shser, on bill for canal damages, the
former taking the ground that the state not respon
able for the negligence ~ It's agents and the latter
thew we're Just much responsible railroad COM
pany for injury done TO passenger in q railroad
accident caused by the negligence OF the company
agents Mr.. Shafcr drove his opponent into a tight
corner.
the Assembly. The document n replete with facts and
figures that makes OF greater importance the public
than any when mas IRON 'na. oeparmen. since
complimentary alusiou TO the perfect system organized
oy Governor Morgan for the purpose Of raising II
then has we'll arranged tsble OF list OF the thirty eisht
regiments or years. that returned last summer
giving the COMMANDING officers and the dates and places
state and entered field with aggregate force Of
30 7Ol men, and returned 18th les than IL 600
their original number. Many OF these have
re- enlisted forming W several Instances about half OF
n new regiment.
The report i made no TO the 18th Of last December
n 90 tho number troops organized field Il,
january L. 1868 up TO the date OF the reports twenty
Ave thousand three hundred and twenty four also
that seven thousand hundred six commissions
had been issued the department In that period ON
the OF the report there we're three regiments Of
tlery eight OF cavalry and twenty 1--WE independent
NAMES OF infantry process " formation With those
exceptions the recruiting In the state since September
has been under the control Of the United states Provost
Marshal General, Who is recruiting for old regiments
The tables furnish coocise statement OF the troops
sent from this state since the commsnced from
Aprii lG, 1851, TO December "a, 1863.
ties 10000
Recruits sent to regiments W the field through the
supcrinteudeDts Of the volunteer recruiting ser.
.......................... 32es
Enlisted by provost marshals ............... IL O60
re- enlstuents 10 the asd. ................ 10000
DRAFTED men and substitutes. ............... gIT6
Organizing the state on f,ec ~ 1882. 3Io6
Militia under three calls Zoe short service. Usos
Grand total go 1852
The quota the state under the call d 1861 l0s,.
Oss the state responded this call By aendng II -0a
men The quota OF the Stats under the call tho Prs