The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-27
TIE STATE CAPITAL.

The First Municipal Reform Bfll-Cea-
mon Council Pay and Abrssssion ~
the Council Beard-Tone ef Albany
Legislation fsr the City This winter
The Bounty Question and Q,usts 81 the
DiStEicts, 80.
oJA ALBANY coasxsroNDrScB.
ln1AHy, Jan 81 1e6o
me bill 70 pay salaries 81 ths rass Of 700 thou
sand i've hundred dollars per year V The Com
mon Council was prosremsd to-day IN ths 6saase
An amendment has been introdncsd By NJ. Lam
beer which abolishss ne Council Board, q Iw~
body Of the Cannon Council, after the expiration
Of the term Of onhos Of the members now In once.
This move 10 Justly urged - . most judicious 70
FORM win simplify the form Of the local legislature
and not only the ATTY sixty thousand dollars Of
salary but large expenditure jobs ard eess, which
are always provided merely 70 furnish patronage" IN
The departments 10 woShD this Beard kssp 10 mem
be busy Is functions are OF avail whatever except
70 duplicate the busness Of the Aldermen ths one Beard
being always obliged 70 concur with the other The
salaries demanded should b provided and PAID The
Common Council 10 much entitled pay the Board
or Supervisors. With municipal Board Of seventeen
Aldermen elected from districts. and county Board OF
possible form for local Legislature would 70 be
arranged II Council Board 10 needed n ALL u should
be council Of the metropolitan district for which body
The present iegislatore have treated municipal mat
ters thus far with consideration and which 10 In
marked contrast 70 s berakty with previous action
here upon such question: Inc inass Of patronage and
profit which the army, navy and national government
Affords has turned the attention Of partisan officials and
office seekers to another chanae than the poor pckngs
Of the Now York city Corporation. The moving sen-
men here therefore, In 70 give New York every justice
and relief In local mattSrs the better 70 encourage
her property and capitalists v bear the burdens
Of the y has never bsen observed that 90 much
conscientious feeling and much freedom from partisan
greed manifested In Albany legislation for New
York city during this and the last years sessions
A THE QUOTA ARD BousrY ouEsT1ow.
The announcement Of the quota Of this Stats and s
distribution has the ideas q I'll parties here
sponss to sI.grapGic dsSssch from his friends there
informing him Of the conclusion arrived At by the au-
orities At Warrington. It's announcement DELAYED
Nor s il anticipated that his desire . have the credits
for this State allowed for terms al ono year. all over that
time TO be credited proportonatsly, will be granted
curious result 10 witnessed among the members OF
quotas Of the several districts. The opposition which
was made by New York members to the Bounty
bill, on the ground Of unjust taxation, a. being
dsproportioned TO the quota required for that locality Ii
now changed not only on their part but also on the part
Of the country members The increase OF the number OF
men required changes the proportion Of money to be
the bounty bills knocked into pi. temporary BILL
merely restricting the amounts Of b0untes, has been
passed in the Assembly, but the ANAL measure on the
subject IL referred TO 70 be held night The
thing In fact, 10 all at sea again ~ eaGer.f
Uaa A rEDERAL BOUNTY NIL aaH.s aaog 4
Senator Fields introduced resolution which points %
the great OF difficulty In regard 70 this bounty
question 1t inssrucs representatives in Congress 10
cause the passage Of general bill regulating the pay
nent Of bounties in the several ststss
STATES sENAroRsHP.
The publication Of Weeds letter declining 70 be can
ddats FOR United saes Senator has given great relief TO
his anxious antagonists The nti-Soward men having
game should be the withdrawal Of his name as q candi-
date. The question would then be at rest for while