The New York herald., 1865-02-15

there wers thirty saSnesu Of the steam nrD sngAs
Mr. p n, hrssid.n. q sas Fire Department. then
appear before ths Senatorial Albany o. shs
subeos u tho bill rotating 70 the paid Pire DcosrtmsuI
oa system 1Sss on s e hss as
bill - ali, but by an attack upon the preseat Fre
- Of thieves ana vsg1bonds ana suckers. ana
other like sweeping assertions, without adduong any
proof . sustain such uafo.nded charges hr
that overy fireman wont armed with q pistol
and thas mon shot down BY them like doss tina.
police captains and pasrolen to endeavor 70 substan
ate his charges Ho also stated that a. the time OF tho
ss policemen bus hsd 70 disguise themselves as rsmen
Chief Engineer Decker asked him whero they got their
nreooats and said that they did not have any He
had not got thom, and he had 70 acknowiedse
that his men wers mol disguised a. hremcn, ex-
many mechanics and laborng mon are in the habit OF
doing the same Other frivolous assertions he made,
:: % ;oy .
he cited on the part OF the nrenen.
The speaker proceeded length 70 give In detail
the action OF tho committee ~ Albany He had under
stood that the chairman OF the committee had expressed
himself TO the effect that these Wholesale charges that
would weight with the committee and that he
satisfied that tho Fire Department was composed OF
good and respectable mon any other association
tanning as largo numbcr-four thousand
Mr. BARxoKs also made verbal report Of the proved
ngB fore thu Senatorial committee vt Albany He said
insurance companies At Albany, and tho advo,ates Of
tho system tntimated that tho twenty Ave hotel
the present had Sssa coerosd Into doing co.
but such insinuaon ws utterly unfounded for those
on but were glad 70 have sSO oppounsy Of Sons so
Several Of them said THAI they would do anything TO fur
thor tho object which tho department had in view oher
by appropriang money 70 pay the necessary Of
counsel, or BY giving their time.
Mr. PA ~ he perfectly satisfied that the advo
nf chan .savUkt ttA
Legislature Ho had sugg stsd 70 the president OF Of
the insurance companies that instead Of ignoring the
tee from tho Board Of Underwriters 70 confer with
committee from this department. 70 SEQ II some blu
could not be passed that would bc satisfactory to AL
This . suggestion mcrely upon my own part My
proposition was that they should 60 on and appoint
ro commissioners who should take charge Of tho Firo
Department; that they shoud appoint assistant eng-
nosn in each district; that these commissioners
should have charge Of all cases Of insubordi-
nation, tho tho present Firc Commissioners;
that tho different changes In tho department should be
brought about gradually and bo made BY the best men
IN the department; thas they should continue mo pre-
shall themselves asked 10 be paid that tho Fire Depart
men fund and the election Of trustees should bc put into
satisfied that the Fire Department could be governed at
an expense not exceeding $500 900.
Philip W. Esus inquired tho bill had yet to 60 before
! tho House.
The CnAiRxAS-Yes sir
Mr. Esu-I is In position then, that u may be met,
Il will have TO be referred to committee, and thsre
will be opportunity to hoar again. and appears
| to mo that this should be done. We arc now at sea
You have been contendng with the Legislature Of the
State regarding the conduct Of the rcmen Of this city
Instead Of meeting that issue we should before them
with this ordinance which have passed for the bet
ter regulation of tho department They have now
| become the rules for tho government OF this
pa'mens and we PROPOSE oy these Csc, rules s,r., to
the character OF tho department Then all that matter Is
at end matter what Mr. Acton anybody else says.
II appears TO mo that should appar At Albany once
mofe some shape and show to these gentlemen that
here the rules under which wo propose to act and
nss s sn 5sss M oSs wss
such important bearing upon the proper conduct OF
| the department. I hope that some means will bo
adopted horo TO- night BY which We shall have this
opportunity and that the chief eng the chairman,
or one else. will be authorized 40 telegraph 70
Albany and say that certain day we viii meet them
4 am very well pleased with the disposition manif stcd
by Mr. Pla who has appeared before these gentlemen
NJ did certain gentlemen VINO went from Washington ro
Gently to meet certain other gentlemen from Richmond
mot pretending to bc clothed with authority
them, with the expectation and hope Of bring
ing about some compromise In the affair do mo-
fountain heud % at Albany That is the place " where "a tn
mischief commences;and this bill will be carried through
for what' To give four certain gentlemen somewhcr
four places; and do not soc, read the bill but the
will have TO fx the salaricB Il appears to mo to b
about improperly prepared bill apart from It's prn
cipes have II is not calculated to carry
out the object they have in viow and this fact may
| be made known TO those gentlemen II you appear
before them Again. look at is operation upon tho jury
box, but moro particularly upon the militia Il pro.
poses discharge the whole body Of the romcn Of the
city Of Now York. if they think best after they have
served but three months from military service In New
York during their lifetime Thero ID another thing 70
which wish 70 call your attention Suppose that the
reen of Now York fe-ng the insult that Is put upon
them, should say TO gentlemen, we'll resign day we
cannot submit to these charges and ISLANDERS upon us,
What would bo tho tho fosns Of tho Of property
this great oyf These appeals ought 70 be made to them
far tho character Of the department.
for one should be ready TO compare the department
with the police taking II from tho head down. would not
for stand In the halls OF the Legislature and
| hear q say what said by Mr. Acton, without
bringing the thing home TO himself A old fireman
have good deal OF feeling upon this subject and am
quite stirred up abo this matter desire that we
should all stand by integrity and show TO these
tcmen Albany that the Fire Department OF this city
has character has integrity and Is equally entitled 70
honorable mention any public organization of tho kind
! In this city elsewhere.
| Other ropsrks maze by Chiof Engineer Decker
Mr.. Giles and other gentlemen, when the Board pro
cecded the transaction OF their usual routine business