The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-31

BILL oughr'to be four instead Of Ave. and ough TO bs
non-partisan The Senate rejected the amendpent-
Mr.. wmrE trepl Of onondaga, then took the floor.
reviewing and quoting largely from the testimony taken
~ inc committee appointed last year 70 invessae Into
OF the New York city government In support Of he bill
sc q new sisn4s aud In onnosit,on 10 the pnncipie
involved IN the amendment or giving the
Pending the discussion OF this question the Senate
TOOK recess until seven o'clock this evening
EVENING SESSION.
une senate met ct seven p ~, and resumed cosside
ratton OF the Metropolitan Health BILL
NJ WHITE concluded his argument In favor OF the BILL
He HAD shown that the present health departments en-
in every respect. and osx unlike tSa, Of any
other metropolis In the world and no had shown that
this deporabe condition OF things directly attrbuta
Bile TO the fact that II Ia really vast political machine
He did not believe that much fany improve
be secured by merely changing the power from set
against being led into any such error n may be that
we shall escape the pesence that Is stalking towards
from the East; but IL we do there is still urgent neces
sty for the measure Smallpox and the infectious sve
are always more or less prevalent In the city and II be-
hooves Us to do all In our power and speedily
relieve the city Of their presence II possible Under The
present management these diseases cholera
are invited instead OF being combated He again pro-
tested against making tho commission partisan II was
the remark Of tho shrcwdest politicians he had
known that all the party patronage the republican party
benefit There nothing TO be gained but everything
TO be lost 10 the majority here adopt the pncipie
OF the Senator from the Ninth and this
mere political machine. He sincerely hoped the Senate
would avoid the great bundcr for hs cit that II
was adopted would provo fatal to the object Of the
measure
Mr. 0DossnL, (rep) of Lewis said no would vote for
tho bill In Wow Of the pressing that existed for
Its passage although he preferred that the Governor
should appoint the commissioners As TO non-partsan
boards the history OF the Now York Board OF Super
visors taught him TO repose but little confidence In them
Mr. HAYr, (rep) OF Steuben, moved TO strike out tho
names OF DrB Wood and Mason and insert the OF
Mayors Hoffman aud Booth.
Mr.. PIERsoN, (rep.) Of Kings earnestly opposed the
motion, saving no could conceive OF motive for
loss made in disposition libuster the bill He
opposed to They partook Of the character
Of vigilance committees, and could only be justified In
instance, and he submitted that this made the
more acceptable because II proposed 10 associate
II with commission that already existed and which had
proved its value TO the community to have lived
down very much OF the opposition with which II met
at the outset He decidedly opposed to giving the
commission partisan color because would be impoli
tic unwise and. disastrous He comphmented highly
Mayors Hoffman and Booth, but said they would be
entirely out OF place members Of such commission
Mr. LENT, trepl OF N. Y, also opposed the amend
ment, and II was lost
Mr.. II. G. MURPHY, (rep) of Kings, moved to amend
thirty days after the passage of the shall be
elected by the electors Of the Metropolitan district five
commissioners To hold ONCE for five years II was lost
Mr.. MURPHY moved TO amend by providing that the
commissioners shall be appointed, three by the Super
vsors OF New York and two by the Supervisors OF Brook
lyn II was lost
After consideration Of other amendments progress
reported and the bill made tho special order for TO-
morrow morning
On motion OF Mr. ANDREWS, the Senate adjourned.