New-York tribune., 1867-04-20

Both Houses Of the Legislature are rushing busi-
ness with the hope Of being able to adjourn
ter will suffer during the next sc hours cannot be est
sine die tomorrow evening. Such adjourn
ment will not benefit the legislators any more
than the people OF the State, but the injury the lat
mated. The lobby is stronger than ever, for
II is now that all the jobs which have here
tOfore failed by fair legislation must be forced
through by dishonest means. The amount OF mischief
which be done by ordering bills which should receive
the scrutiny OF full houses to committee to report com
pcte and then putting them their final passageNyth
ont any knowing what is in them, except the COM
mttee and those interested, cannot be peasured the
principle should be banshed from legislative halls ana
the coming Convention should see that 1t Is
For instance bill was presented this session giving the
Commissioners Of the Central Park power to open
Ffth.ave TO the Battery and 10 map ont All streets ne
low Foureenthst which should be wdened their deci
sion in the matter to be final The Fifthave portion Of
this bill the only legitimate feature IN ~ the o.he
other streets Of ySDp city, The b went through the
Senate and sent TO the Assembly where IT received
ported TO the Assembly. Members of that Com
nmittes and the lobbyist who has the bill in
taISe o 6aSe the eaG s recO@med 10 That Committee @ with IN
sretions to have reported complete. which would put
York members who could the necessity Of cloak
ing such Job under the 81 good 10 h
senate, and gets motion introduced TO refer to the Com
mittee on Cities an Assembly bili .e n Ne. %
trai Park with instructions TO report com
Rifm RR1,,save n"' hlI with ali the Jobs including
the ASnst one and besides amend the original bill
that as as Il ws s1 az below Four
teenth With these amendments the Stairway bli was re
already passed Assembly the latter has only TO con
cur or disagree with the amendments which are SIMPLY
the original bill little odiOus and which that body
has heretofore refused 10 consider
was good thing for the xpayers OF New York that
the motion progress ON the City Tux Levy D
prevailed when II did. they would have been saddcd
with the payment OF million dollars more OF money
good Of scrutiny IN the hands of the Assembly Con-
nttee, and while Il might have been reduced more tan
II was-such, for instance as casting OUT tne aPPIgS
prations OF 10000 for wharves and pero be expended
Tor the nng, yet II u far cleaner levy than the CoI
mtec have heretofore reported The lobby mas peen so
strong items inserted in this levy that the Com
mttee had hard work TO decide upon these outside
Committee thought they would try il on in the House,
and the voting yesterday increasing the items which were
their friends were largely In the majority ana cond carry
anything they wanted Those VINO ~lsIed % 10 t anUnu
the levy sheets by cutting down the amounts amounts
90 appropriated II useless, and they therefore
asked Mr Wlber 70 report progress on thg pi beore
half read through That gentleman dd So thus CUT
ting of all amendments which would have Deen nniner'
and IN the interest Of every one ent your %
morning when the bill came MP for nnal passage Dnt te
previous question was ordered and they were shmt I
out There were votes recorded against the bill,
Messrs Pitts and Van valkenbrrgh commit
teo OF your Board Of Aldermen and ConnellmeIn
have for several days trying 10 have Their sa
aries Increased To 5000 year. To back this application
all the influences Of tile Ring have been used and tho
latter at tins moment are not dsheartened bni on the
contrary seem confident they win get the amendneD! IN
somehow before the bill becomes law. ,
men ,prescntng the liquor dealers OF your city had be
dshearteed with their unsuccessful efforts 70
amend the Excise Law. and were going 10 return NOME
Unexpectedly. this morning these gentlemen saw ray
Of hope and In conjunction with the representatives, mere
yor Board they this morning agreed upon GER
tain amendments the present law, which are aoeepa
bic ali parties Iappend them The Excise M Board
,afsfcd with them aud hae been engaged ali The morn
ipg In asking their friends npf 10 oppose them dlie
better than none" are equally graied, aud there is
sequcntly prospect that they will be adopted IL VIII
be oerycd that neither the sunday arbitrary arrests
clauses have been nerered with Tue amendments are
Gcr 70 am I'd AZ Gc, An Regulate the sale Of 10
rfaisg n1sor within hs M,'Ioleiah Police p"nd Of the
ia, F,p Of ' sas e Ar York rpre'shf,d IN Sd aud 40
SscroS section oar Of sad hereby amended read
So III. , Board o, rIe. Al subject to The further provision.
hsrsg have gos 70 ., S1s. to any gs,i"a s ~ Ia good
hs ior year the the ,hai be slsno 70 sell shd
gS.s q & e Any 81 G's H. n1%G a % S wseh T 1os S .
nqno ale beer qaanits less than h'e s'on. a. TINE
sppoed follows, r license Tor ale and beer only to any per,oa
,G sum q s % Ss,,sD s s,s S .s nnT aS , or
ieeps bo,s Anrahu e.os sum u not less than tVD
each particular apptsa lssPsr' pTops'o o.
ss S I 'S SsI. .I h. @ Ss ssd b. the Boar. they stall
ds zach particular application to al proprietor, and keepers
ScS. iqa ani d, q 500 g hs Prop,,s'
se . eSa 81 S'lS 81 h. Board Of kI.s II, QUESTION . h
the olI eA shall be dstemiHsd BY aid Board u 'hs DIS
pSrpo.. q & at In all ,s. he ssI Ec ,l for III.
purpes section ~lsthe the place u which 'iOug and
'PIaous liquors wines A OF oesi are pepo.sa Gs so MOTEL
restaurant eT refetory ard ihsr deGp thereon s9A us nhA 81
SIC Section IA Of said set IS hereby amended 80 TO read " o
sac a. All person. licensed a, h. provided shall the place,
which they licensed 10 hep sell and dispose Of sCas
and 'Paos Aquor vines ale aud beer orderly and ags asd p
closed every SATURDAY Hgh, such places shall be 20 closed n ~
oeok and shall not gn be opened nn o'clock 90 Monday morning
Nothing hen cosnsI ,ha be CONSTRUED to prevent hotels from
cng entertaining the travelling Pabhs sunday sub
t.afta fl. ID aennf4i uel In Art
src may and they hereby emp0versd
Ss Ss have % S!S Or a !. rsat under The provision.
s gI's PTos % sSs & h issh m 20 o"p ."S da
particular night ou to Be s..sn,d % n such permit sue. per
on board mAytesm just .na I,.,oab and
B.. q 3 S G ' S. I sI "SfG rot II ;. a q mort
any place to Be opsnsd i, op,n which allows any strong
s sale or publicly Kept any time between O'Clock sad'y
SIC SAID board nay prescribe Of application be used
,pPyns aa dc premises. %
l the license granted thereof on receiving any such pP&es2&E & & I
NAV grant tbs applicant p. Anticipation the hepss which
permit exceeding haze the same effect license
SIC In any rr,e the said may sud describe the place
H.Ss soafsd and assumed BY law,
, % and s sS & .S H S s Sf % az 'sa thereto
sac Il shall be the duty Of eyeV court Judge OF justice aud Of ell
10 the secretary Of the Board esnd record Of the con'eon Of every
person convicted d court IT. or SsS's s as. o % % as n,s Tue
Isucn convicted place the oaeuss committed and the
precise nature OF the ohcbse.
SEC. T. This act shall take eject Immediately.
These amendments introduced this afternoon and
ordered ~ third reading but laid aside until
ing when there was full Eouse On their coming up
for third reading, discussion arose as TO whether
unanimous consent had been given and the House by
vote, decided II had The amendments were then put
upon their final passage, and received 66 votes In the
affirmative TO 40 In the negative. The latter were all
Republicans and 10 Is due 10 those Republicans who
voted In the affirmative 10 say that they would not have
done they had been assured by Col Bliss counsel
OF the Excise Board, and u. J.. ManIerre. u
member Of the Board. that the amendments
were right aud proper, and IN the opinion
OF the Board would tend 70 more efficient enforcement