New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-16
New-Nork Legislature.
l All4..-~--A 4
REPORTS.


~ Mr. LOw-TO regulate the construction Of
in, Metropolitan Railroad in Brooklyn.
b Mg. FOLGLG-IO amend the e1arter OF the | uIed
STATES Watch Company Also, in case OF Judge Smith
Oi Oneida County. that the complainant and accused he
ureSent with counsel and that investigation be con
ducied before the Judiciary Committee OF the Senate
which was agreed 10.
BY Nj. HOYT-To provide for cana, repairs after me
expiration Of the present repair contract.
By Mr. PARsoNs-Relative TO the dock al the 1907 oi
Sy Sir wnTr-Reiatire to the YewYorS Library
Society.
HEALTH BILL.
The Health bill was announced flOm the Assembly
with amendments giving the Governor power 10 ap-
yoint Commissioners and striking out foiee ConHiis'
BiOacrs. ,
Nh. IQLGER moved 10 nOn'coucur lh the Hmch"
Mr IA BAU took the aoor. and argued at length III
Sayor of the Assembly amendments. The bill was
Republican measure, aud they must be held IL,
npGnsle Tor its passage failure. The Ponce Oail
yad Oh lhey could attend 10 already and they should
100! be connected with this Commission II the senate
would concur in the amendments OF the Assembly iIe
Jil would become law before sundown Inc people
nsant health bill They care not whether u IS the sen
ate OF the Assembly bill the prime object moi pubic
,,aifonare but public health. Eighty four Assembly
men and thirteen Senators had voted for the b as
amended. Was il too much 70 ask that fourteen seha
.os should throw aside pride OF opinion ana cObcuf ID
Mr FolGrB said ii had been stated there were 10
men here who would stand by their position Ike
,dsrnau He was not such downright 1901 as To sup
,ose ihat ANYTHING be could say would change them
lrhe Assembly amendments dlC not originate mere %
In the Assembly, but in party caucus worse thah parry
IN faction worse than faction; IN a small cAqr OF
T,rtCn who were struggling for the power which TINS O
Qiyes Il was that creates aud eoniers great
powes You must connect the police with 1t or create
u Santary police as large and expensive as tHe
police department. and II was a ooa man ;d1nu Tao
trould undertake to put upon the te1ildden
,eoDe OF New York such an additional
and unnecessary expense No one had said anything
against the Commissioners named III the D.i. W VIZ ~
fhcn should We not adhere; He denied that AeatA
bill for New York was Republican measure. TWAS
:. public measure demanded by tie exgencies o. tHc
.a,e Republicans were responsible for IT'S enactment
Ind det.i and Therefore be would have 1t stand as II
ys II was bill OF monstrous power ana We Hs.''
show the people that II originates III publc necessity
NT pfAEs6N urged that this measure should be con.
sd.ied in a non partisan light throughout lie noPe"
the Senate would stand by its nonpaTtisan posl
IOtcs had no business with such measure; but the
Assembly had met in caucus, not for consideration bnt
for determination against tie Senate. ln party sI
1his was Unprecedented Hardly had the bill passed
lhe Senate when men snapped their fingers IN TINS
chamber and proclaimed that 1t must De delcateu ~
The Assembly. And who were hey Men VINO hhd
hung about the party long as lie lad known H-cy4
incrants always clamorous for place patronage and
IOitica peli.
M Low said he desired to speak on this question OF
1. proper time Oh the report Of the Conference.
Nh SESSIONS said II was inferred that the pliue Oi
The Police Commissioners would be offended u theN
were included in this bill but be did agree WITH those
,sho thought there woud be clashing. The law re.
uuiss the police 10 enforce the health ordinances anu
fhry wcrd be aDenabe 10 prosecution II they res!e1ted
or refused 10 perform tndt UutE. lbt tpbP'H'u
hsm execute all the laws that exist IN The Meopo.
gan District. This blI does not provide ior new
pohce-iOr health police; II simply tases IRON the
Street Department and Boards OF Health duties now
exercised by them. The SANITARY Commission are l"
issue their orders and it viii be for the Police Con
,si0rers TO see that they faithfully executed lie
,opiended tlat the Senate bill not partisan, and
ghs il not tie policy OF the parry n power 10 eres
mew partisan commissioners. The fohce C"nm,slDl-
pTs had always been partisan DOafd ubth poNc'No'
81 DOui's administration made II necessary 10 chsbsr
Mr. AspeEws spoke at length against concnriins
and m opposition to the Assembly amendment.
Nj " HiTF had no desire 10 trace the h through
.ny secret turnings. The Chamber Of Commerce.
MON League Club and great public meeting IN NeN
Yok tad spoken in favor OF tho Senate bill and VINO
SgsnSt it, None. The party organs, lauiGas anu
conservative had asked for IT, Among them the paper
he had been IN the habit Of agreeing with TIE NV
-OrK IRBUNI aud ii not until the bill passed the
Senate that clique within faction thought they dis
covered opportunity for securing party patronage
A. "a aid that the City Inspector has been busy here
Ind II a, true But with whom He would not under
rake % saw bat hC could say that some OF de ready
men Who voted for the Assembly biIl, are re
,,rded against the health bill Of last year
Ue regsrded this as significant, showing where tht
INV Inspector had been busy. The police commission
,eeded 10 eulogy. Their energy ana euGiency speai
more elooueutiy for them than anything tnat coud "
said here Ii was account OF Their eDclency that
was desirable TO connect them with the SANITARY 'oin
mission The Senate OIL coniers no secret of m
.tuyyie OF a cli1ne. lie thought the Senate measure
ibe cnly one not iraught with danger TO the po"e
conferred. ,..,.-, -.,a,.t,.
MIR VDoyNrLL was sorry 10 see political sqnaDDe
introduced here upon the question OF Health bi. II
was favor of giving the Governor Tue power 10 s
point Commissioners because the people expect ana ue
Sire that such power should be vested III tIc Eheeut
The debate continues. Messrs. ANDREWS "oDhAHi
LEST. KLNL, Low and others participating IA ~
Mr.. LAW said the Health bill is to be lost ~ ~ W..
10 know upon whom viii rest the responsibility. w
have been told for two years that it was indspensaoi
10 the welfare Of the City Of NewYork that We shoui
have some such measure. We have heard all Inannt
of impreeati( n called down upon the Assembly p'
tause that body defeated Health bill last Winter. ID
tnU OF last Winter almost Identical with tht
which now have power in five minutes TO make
law Ii We defeat the measure, upon this body mu.
rest the responsibility There has been much said in
tass,onate temper about the Assembly. The Assem-
bly ba, A right to demand tue consideration 4
ti.,uits and honor which We take 10 ourselves. 1t
w.l known tLat for fifteen years no such able body
,neu has been convened in the Assembly Chambe
Ne have beard much Of improper appliances TO aie
the acton Of the House. 1t Is safe 10 81
,l,t mo- iilegitimate and improper influences ha'
been used for such control. Gentlemen interest,
in ih. bih have been here. and thev have night to