New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-31

vantagef. and which has In the main. he believed,
been put upon the cities from sheer necessity But,
nevertheless II Is unendurable that It Is indirect
wsy Of avoiding the Constitution-itis way Of doing
that indirectly which yUu may not a 90 oIreS, I1e
urgent necessity for the sake Of public order and the
security OF life and property But In bis Judgment the
power this assured should not be exercised in the mere
spirit OF parsanship at the behest Of politicians for
the furtherance Of selfish and political ends and be
could Tell the Senate that Ia the City Of New York the
people regardless Of party do not look with favor upon
that policy which would strain this system beyond the
limits OF prudence and actual necessity. Is there
necessity for it here. or should we forget party
In the higher duty that the matter involves.
and that We owe TO all the peoplei Were come
senstors around tbis board filing the seats
occupied by the Senators representing New York.
what would be the tone OF their argument upon the
amendment Of the Senator from the NINTH Would 1t
be enc OF audnton or protesti Let 1t apply to them
selves and their constituents Let them suppose this
system Of Commissions applied TO themselves By
Democratic Admnisration-to their own districts and
TO those they represent, and tell how it would be re;
ceived. Do they not know that 1t would be received
with almost universal howl Of opp0siton; and how
we apply il in such case as this TO any section OF
the State. Where is the justification for II He (Mr
A. assured the Senate that we cannot afford (and he
nowpOke as party man to 90 too far in the direction
indicated by the Senator from the Ninth Our friends
In Hew.YOrk-the whole people OF the Me-
trOpoitan District--ask for reform in the
Sanitary regulations Of the city and they
reform needed the management Of the Department
must be Invested Of all political surroundings and
agement from the hands OF one set of politicians will
NOT give them that reform and hence II Ia that thew
express the hope that no feature Of the bill will be
altered upon the most mature deliberatiOn. We pro-
nose TO pass bill investing Board with extraordinary
and IL is onr dntv o see that those nowers are
Yos,sd IN bands enovino Tho antirs oonf6apoa ~ ,bo
oon'nnni,x Tbis rssnit con ha SaonraS IN M o,bar
gay with a. mnch certsin,v "a nv namng the mon Who
TO carry the law into effect in the act ITSELF This
us the serenity and cooperation Of the House Of
power placed in his hands by the Constitution and he
may veto the bill il In any respect II fails to meet his
approval. Thus each branch Of the Government
participates in the act, aud shares the respon.
sibty. Tho men named In this bill have made
Sanitary service special study not only abstractly
but relatively, TO the condition and wants Of the Dis
trict They are ready to-day to apply that knowledge
TO the circumstances developed in the District and
thus initiate the needed reforms The Senator saws he
wants the Commissioners appointed nv the Governor
and Senate, but is the senate praeticaIv Int Regis
Ter of the ppoptees of the Execntve, Tn snnnort
his view Mr. A. referred at some length TO The case of
,ba Ei,a Commissioner. annointad Iost win,ar That
Mi nrnv;doJ for the anndiptrnan. 80 ' ~
e+s snd he mir A had advocsted ,bo nassaea If the
bin upon the ground that it was TO be non partisan vet
three Of the four were elected from one narty'
The above ia A mere ontline ~ he Temarks Of
Messrs Low and AndrewA Wv
The vote was then taken and the amendment re.
Mr. WHITE then took the floor in snnnort OF the bill
and /, adyooacy Of partisan Conmisson Quoting
largely from the report Of the CO@nitiss appointed at
onomort az tbe several Il nor,ments Of Tho Nar Work
civ Goyernment TO show that the present sanitary
regulations are wholly inadequate, and that their ei
" 1jot - ,ba ro, ~, ~ av ara in tbe
nond ~ ynticians and ore MANAGED almost eYcnsveiy
for nolitieaI ends
o pppain his rnnorts rro,os0 os -a,or,oa and ,bo
Senate took recess tin p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
y, the WatrnrnI,sn Health NIL NJ Wa,Tr connnded
HE argnment in favor of the hill He had shown that
us als t IiaI,h Rnr,, "a on, iu Uor,bx
the city, that the system is faulty In every respect and
totay uhSe tnas shy % ~ suU
ana Nc hsG .n% tJ ~ T fa ,ho rsov
vast political machine he ana mot 9eheyo that nnch
any % to no ~ ~ oI;t;c.n ~ anobar sef
nnd he wsTned The senate against being led into ony
s sue ~ IT., MI D t,rarg .. fo b e. bnt
e do here ia still urgent necessity for The measure
Smano, end the Infectious feyers are ALWAYS more or
less IN the city and IL bebooyes us TO do all in
orr ove aol as speedily as NAV be- 10 guard against
thair snrroacbment and relieve the City of their |
nreSencp If possible. Under the present manage |
mept these diseases, well as the cholera, are In,
Wien nainst maSin@ he Cmmis ION partisan. It was
10 remarL of Inc shrewdest politicians he had
oyer Known that all the party patronage the Re.
WI i;a nar,y ever oSopircd In NeW.York was
cnIss TO II rather than benefit There nothing to
be 0nined but everything 10 be lost to the majority
here II we adopt the principle of the Senator from the
Ninth and make this Department a political ma
chine He sincerely bored the Senate would avoid the
CHI, hnnder for he f sure that if It was adopted it
SyonId move fatal 10 the objects Of the measure.
Mr. niDoSsHII said he would vote for the bill in
vsH Of The pressing necessity that existed for its
hond annoint the Commissioners. AS TO DOnpartisan
Boards, the history of the NewYork Board Of Super
yisors taught him to repOse but little confidence in
them
Mr. HoYr moved to strike out the names OF Drs.
W God and Mason and insert the names OF Mayors
Hoffman and Booth
Mr. PERSON earnestly opposed the motion saying ne
conid conceive of no motive for il unless made in a dis
nosition TO fbuster the bill lie opposed TO Com
missions They perook of the character OF vigilance
committees. and could only be justified in cases Of