New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-06
FROM ALBANY.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Pay Of the Metropolitan Police
The ANTIETAM BATTLEFIELD CEMETERY.
From Our Speeisl Correspondent.


ALBANY. Feb ., 1866.
The Assembly held a short session to-day.
Mr.. Littlejobn introduced bill TO incorporate tn
Niagara Ship Canal. 1t il in substance the same a
that introduced two years since and which, after IA
discussion. was lost.
Mr. Creamer introduced bill increasing the salare
Of members of the Metropolitan Police to the following
sums: Chief Clerk Is, 500; Property Clerk, g. 600
Treasurer book keeper. $500; Captains. s.. 600
Sergeap's 81, 800; Patrolmcn, SLIGO; Doormen
5000
more sublirnely impudcnt piece of business hal
been witnessed than in the framing Of Tic Hcaltl
bill and The manner Of ITS passage through the Senate
score OF persons or less get together in some mcdi
es or law Office in your city and draw up Health oil
ior New York Brooklyn and their suburbs. The,
would bo lard TO please ii they could not frame
suit themselves They arrange all the detail, and
al the Commissioners. (CcrtIinly they do; what does
the Legislature know concerning sEch malteTs'l Foul
iriaed wi.a he present Board OF Police Commission
crs, four IN number. or these men, onehalf are
Tenmang Democ ats. and hail ConServa
avo Republicans that is four o. each to keep the
already has much to do in Tisrulng the metropolis.
The scheme is placed in the hands OF sh!ewd lobbyists
10y when was very likely inspired II net concoeted
snd they bring II 10 Albany. In due time IL is intro
duced ia the Senate. reported upon and seat TO the
printer AS IT returns from the printing Off
II comes up in the Senate for discussion. The lobby
crowd tie chamber, aud while the debate is going on
are seen whispering TO Senators the railing As
no eor; must be spared 10 pass the bill the great ~
iayOrs the Senate chamber with his presence during
tte most Interesting part of tic discussion. a propo'
sitioo Is mode 10 so amend the bill TO lei the
GoTernc! nominate and the Senate confirm the Com
missioner. Not bit OF it The bill is right
IS i is; Just as il was made by its authors. just il is
desired ~ the Ring" just as it is wanted by the
lobby. Let tue Governor have voice In naming the
CommiSs toner's and who knows hut he might select
some one whom 1.-THE Ring" would not lkei Who
knows bat he might somehow get the machine out OF
order Who knows that be would be able 20 f,easc the
u NOT 40 fruaf m Nj sun q
commission should not be named in the bl suppose
this part OF it should be left blank it last in.
lei. and the Legislature allowed TO fill ii in the way
they elect Superintendent of Schools II the Gov.
e;nor Is rot TO be trusted That will never
DO Did rot the authors of this scheme know what
they wantedi Did they not arrange the details pre-.
cisey as they wished themi Is not the Ring" suited
with TIC oil as il Isl Is not the lobby satisfied IT.
W. inc!adcd Then why should it be chaDgedi But
now have oil the business they possibly atter IN
shut IN sir; the gentlemen who drew tb'- bi tool
this matter into consideration; the Polio Cnnms;on
sTs art not so hard worked but t, ey NAV do more
Another says Il am not ex-~ctly clear that one
bali ct tae Board SHOULD. he composed Of phys
e,a cans, "Ia l.,,d al ne.nbO,. g particular
- Sa Nor ~ doctors are not apt
- great executive talents. Who can
Souci icI ihe fitness Of these men for the stations in
which il is proposed 20 place themf They are
shundan'ly gouched for" reply the friends Of the DILL
" The authors of the bill do not commit mistakes.
never Shc sehome was framed precisely as II was
wanted satigtas all reasonable men, and ii must pass
the Comm sson by Joint ballot shall the Governor
nominate for the confirmation OF the Senate. The only
thing s Legislature has do is to raty the doing-
of the wise hends that drafted the pan TO obey the
merts 81 the Ring That's all 1 thiuk i see the
Legislative doing it,