The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-16
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.



NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
ALBANY, Feb Is, 1850
REPORTS.
BY Mr. Low, (rep.) Of sullivan-To regulate the con
strucon of the Metropolitan Railroad in Brooklyn.
BY Mr. FoLGER lrcp) of Ontario--To amend the char
ter of the United Watch Company also in OF
Judge Smith, OF Oneida county, that the complainant
and accused be present with counsel and that an nves
tgation DO conducted before the Judiciary Committee Of
the senate, which was agreed ,d. to. 10 ora. c .
repairs after the expiration of the present repair
tract.
BY Mr.. Parsons, (rep) of ADMINISTRATIVE to tho
dock at tho foot OF ,rootne street. New York.
BY Mr.. WHITE trep Of Onondaga-Relative to New
York Library Society
The Health bill announced from the Assembly.
with amendments wing the Governor power to appoin:
commits .oners and striking out police commissioners"
Mr.. FoLGFR mo, cd to non .concur in the amendments
Mr.. La BAU, Gep) Of Richmond took the floor and
argued at length In favor OF the Assembly am ndmens.
The bill rep blcan and they must be held
responsible for It's passage failure The pol &C board
had all they could attend to already and they should not
90 connected with this commission If the Senate would
concnr in the amendments of the Assembly the bill
would become law before snndown. Inc people want
the Assembly bill the prime object is not public patron
age but public health. Eighty-four Ass amblymen and
thirteen Senators had voted Tor the bill as amended.
Was much to ask that fourteen Senators shouA
throw aside prdo of opinion and these amend
menfs
Mr ForcER said It had been stated that there were
thirteen hero who would stand by their positions
like adamant He was not such downright fool as 70
The Assembly ndment did not originate here or In
the Assembly but In party caicus worse than party In
o faction worse than faction In small clique Of fac
ton, who struggling for the power which this bin
ives It measure that creates and confers greas
or create sanitary police as large and expensive
es the Police Department; and It was bold man who
would undertake. TO put upon the tax ridden people Of
named in the bill. Why, then should we NOT ADHERE
He d med that the Heath bill for New York 10
publican measure. 1t was public measure, demanded
by the ext encies OF tn case Republicans respoo
have il stand a. Il Il was bin Of monsrous power
and must show the people that IL originates In pubc
necemiy, and not from party motives
should b. considered In non partisan light throughout
He hoped tbs -enate would stand by rs bipartisan
But The Assembly had met IN caucus MOI FOR oonsdsrs
ton, bit for determination against tho Senate. In
passed the Senate whom men snapped their fingers In
this chamber and proclaimed that must Be defeated Ia
70. a1S ~nG 70 S nhc
moranis always cIamorous for place patronage and pe
Mr. Low ep) Of Sullivan, said he desired TO speak on
this question st proper time on the report OF the con-
ference.
Mr. SESSIONS rep) Of Chautauqua, said Il was Inferred
that the pride Of the Police Commissioners would b
offended II they included In this BILL but he did
agree with those who Thought there would be cashinr
The law requires the police 70 enforce the health ordn
ances ana they would DO amenable 70 prosecution
they neglected or refused To- perform that duty Tho
law compes them execute all the laws that exist In tho
metropolitan district This bill docs not provide for
u new poice-for health police; 1t simply takes FROM
exercised by them Tho Sanitary Commission are 70
issue their orders and regulations and 1t will be for tho
Police Commits ones TO see that they are faithfully ere
SAN and that II not policy Of the party in power to
create non partisan commissioners. The Police Com
msioners had always been partisan board until Gov
ernor Seymour's administration made 1t necessary to
change It.
concuring and In opposition TO the Assembly amend
msnts.
ret turnings The Chamber OF Commerce, Union
League Club and great pnblic meeting In New York
had spoken Of the Senate bill and who against
iives had asked for IL Among themthe paper he had
been In the habit Of agreeing with-the New York
Tribune; and II not until the bill passed the Senate
that clique within . faction thought they discovered
opportunity for securing party patronage II Is sad
that the CITY Inspector has been busy here and i Is
but he could say that OF the very who voted
for The Assembly bin recorded against the Health bin
Of last year He regarded this significant, showing
where the City inspector had been busy The Police
commission needed eulogy Their energy and en-
that could be said here Il was on sccoun. Of their en-
cheney that II desirable 10 connect them with the
Sanitary Commission. The Senate bill confers patron
agethe House bill great deal Here lies tho q
the struggle Of clique. He thought the senate
The only ono not fraught with danger to the
fcrred.
Mr.. ODosxxII, trep) Of Lewis, w. sorry TO sec
political squabbes introduced here upon the question q
sh se S he was IN favor Of giving the
expect and desire that such power should be vested IN
Mr. Law ssd n the Health bill ID To be los, I, il veil
70 know upon whom viii rest the responsibility. We
have been told for two years that indispensable 70
the welfare Of the city Of New York that should have
some such measure. We have heard all manner Of i'm
precautions called down upoe the Assembly because
Of nnr ~ .O o ~ .s ss vhcs W
now have power In i've minutes TO make q law. II We
defeat he measure upon this body must rest the respon
temper about The Assembly me Assembly hss
right " demand the same confederation for
Il Is well known that for nn~en ycss no such
able body Of men has been convencd In The Assembly
sn.%Ss We hsv. heard much q npossr y aSs
ilsyiimsis and improper paucncs. have been uss1
for such control 0snismsn Insrsssd IN the ball have
character Of The Assembly must rsmsmber that hsz
stand nearer 70 the Consultation than We DO, asa
lar sentiment Rsmcns,ranoes have been sent from
comm,ssonsr named BrosiIyn s.oh r.ons.ss.sss
%sss mi p S; and n sSs STATE Asdc-, Conv.u.os
sossrs sboud b named in the BIN ailez 20 pss Tbs
passy II 70 united hcrsaer he's bsen hefetofore
San In sbs arst psAos. the democrats 40 noe ~ y
They found their spposifiDn upon Prmcpie eghns
al commissioos You only insult nem when you pro
pose divide ne spoIs win them Is nos proper y
make double BEADED commissions where 700 DIVIDE
pover Won pvr - osvu,psIon and uegoveYnment But
pus the power equally me hands q both parties and
you form . ring fos isviss them 70 commits plum |
ma <ii sivsvs BE- she eject whom parties are nos
watching each other. me Police Board d equally |
divided There Is not man here bold enough 70 |
ret I'M and make charges against the board bscsuss
The domnissicosrS With the power In their hands |
would crush suv man who should asssmp, ~ while the
board vss partisan bnn up thS reputation upon witch
ii has lived since II 10 not becsuss want paronase
thai We ask that the party sh take W itself the po.
AZ wen a. the responsibility; but II " right ar1 az
that W shoud uke thn posiion Why should yss