The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-18
Important Debates ON New York
City Affairs.
The Rate Of Taxation Lower in New York
Than Any Other Large City.
METROPOLITAN POLICE JUDICIARY
An Executive Capitalization of Municipal
Power Proposed.
Our Albany Correspondence.

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Tho city of New York will learn before many days Of
great efficiency Of the well known Chairman of the
Senate COMMITTEES on Cities, Senator Andrews will be
sustained 10 the lower house this year by gentleman
whose intelligence and efficiency, we'll his familiar.
ity with New York city AFFAIRS will have the most i'm
portant bearing upon the legislation OF the session.
Much Is said and projected in futile regarding
the petty Offices OF the city and changing politician
for another great reform. Mr., Brandroth's fam
larity with the radical evils OF New York city has
enabled him 10 strike at at the root Of
social and political difficulties there He proposes bill
which will be introduced for reconsructing the police
courts as 10 bring these important OF justice up
70 proper sisndad and take them OF the
tho politicians and the criminal He proposes
abolish tho present police and establish me,ro
polan police Judiciary" The necessary bill has boon
maturcd and will b. introduced next week.
THE SENATE ASD POLICE JUSTICES
A warm debate sprang up In the Senate this morning
tho bill providing increased force Of police In Rich
mond county and Brooklyn clause admitting persons
70 bail Sunday who had been arrested the previous
day discussed by Senators Sessions Andrews Pier
aud Murphy. Although the clause autho zng the
taking o. bn Sunday retained the method Of the
Police justices IN their mode OF dealing with the
Ivy The police was opened up and indeed seemed
10 be Fading subject in the debates all day.
After executive session the Senate took up tn,
b "A authorizing an increase OF the salaries of the Com.
msslcncrs of Correction and Charities officers having
nlso connection Nth the criminal business OF the police
courts The proportion 10 enable the Supervisors 20 fix
the salaries of these officials m,de the occasion of
alusion 10 the excessive salary OF eleven thousand dol
lars provided Nv law for % the police Justices
The temper A. the debate pointed that have
ciudcd that this tonic of the police Judiciary u tho
threshold OF legislative revolution The don nant
parry here have been thoroughly imbncd with the Idea
that the control ~ the police has damaged their numeri
cal power ut the polls The police justices II ~ alleged,
use IN dilIg,p-e Of tho roce in arrests for making
poll cal tai through the bench. for the democratic
ganzations, which control the folcc justices.
rYG'sL METROPOLIS.
tn" debate this subject OF increasing the snareB OF
BATE In power ard character OF the session. Among
the pon,s made were the foowirg--Senstor Murphy.
Supervisors To hr the salary and taking strong grounds
"a RECORD 10 local rights referred 10 The inaugural o.
and for e enal bulk OF the taxa, OF
New Yorl CITY He took OCCASION however,, 70 say that
the exist 10 difficulties arising from want of concen
traiioa and efficient executive control, coad BE- rene
died ana local rights protected by the insttution OF
bard which should WELD absolute power escry part
of the local xsicns commissions dcIartraenfs &c
sach suprom' executive board 70 be elected by the
people OF tho district over which Il siopia prosde.
Senator Andres replied ty nnnalyznr Tho elements
of tho local government Of New York and it, governing
classes" showing tina, the action Of the Legislature lind
been bnei inl He alao promised 10 submit nj Early
day comparative eamle OF taxation proving that the
rate in New York IA lower than any other city.
aentativcs OF tho people OF the State traLscended u
legitimate sphere tho sjcia for the loca, govern
az spatsAeoii. .i~--A 49, s--..ss..
and Us wealth bit an aggregate c'nirDu.cd w Az
parts cf the STATE and that It's population had no 50
indigenous local character 10 eue the pcrsn who
resided iihcr 10 the fifth avenue crat the Pe Points 10
an exclu,ive control
nator Sessions having sprung dis debate was charged
BY senator suIphy with sounding the onset Tor general
overurnng OF the political Interests OF The people "
New York city for party purposes
There every bdic,on tina, the simple prc7ceition
OF raslrS these salaries had beon ned a. the oppru-
nifty for ve.tgaing . top.c Which, IN Us importance
| and interest ~. .sko ti,s lead this session
Us 81 ~ isYitB icn ny III - IL .ssLss
Ito Corimlsroners Of The Willard Asylun for inssse
PaupcrsDr. williams, DR.. Gray and DR. chapn-vith
Mr. wilcox the architect submitted their plans In detail
FOR the ncv buil6ngs or tho Institution for the Cover
nOr's examination to-dav The building will be two
stories In h~ighi admitting the most convenient &C css
and the best fsc tbs Zoe ventilation All ts 90
mepts nsost admirable
The Commissioners Of the State irsieu,cn for tho
Bind have brcd temporarily the Susqachsnna Seminary
build ng Mt Binghamion fof their while The new
idinsx at Batavia shlli bo IN course ~ erection
The public hearings the Health BIZ h. nc closed,
day two An effort will b. maize 70 dctach The con-
mission rom The cnntrol % the Police En.rd and ~
leave tho br that the police All co7iinre CON-
poncn arm Of IN rega-i 10 all executive actiOn ore
physician tho cominis Q n thoggh t will D. enough
together with the Health Onicer q te port Three lay
me could thus BE- added fr the franrann Of he's
other than medical and with the ten deputy doctor II is
board Whether thee smsndmentg vii prevail rem ans
20 ~ The radical Interest di,po-ed 20 set 10
such bar against the increr1c o. latronne loot
power in the hands 81 the Police Doarr.