New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-22

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Tho Assembly Committee on Cities this morning
reported favorably bill which will get over the
difficulties now existing in relation to the choice oil
successor to Thomas G. Acton in the Metropolitan
Police Board. 1t is not true that Mr. Acton has
Withdrawn his resignation. That document is IN the
hands Of Senator FOlger and it is left TO bus dlscre
ton to present it not 1t is held by Mr. Manlero
and the Commissioner that, presuming the resigna-
ton to have been rendered and accepted. That u ID
not this Legislature but the next one which has tho
power TO fill the vacancy and until that Legislature
meets the present Commissioners should elect sue
cessor TO Mr. Acton. This was not tho intention OF
the trainers of the law, but, nevertheless STREET
construction of the act will show that there are some
grounds for Mr.. Manierre's point Neverthe-
less n new bill has been framed, amending
Section of Chapter Al of the laws Of 1854 so that II
shall read: THE term of Office of each Commission
or of Metropolitan Police after the expiration OF the
terms of Office in this act provided shall be eight
years. and the Legislature shall, within twenty days
before such expiration Except in the case of vacancy
occurring in the office, elect from the residents OF
the Metropolitan Police District a successor to the
Commissioner whose term is about TO expire.
vacancy in said Office occurring during recess OF
the Legislature shall be filed for the time being and
until tho next meeting Of the Legislature
by the Commissioners remaining in Office and
at such next meeting thereof the Legislature
shall elect successor TO tho Commissioner in whose
Office vacancy has occurred. vacancy occurring
during session of tho Legislature shall be filed by
election by the Legislature may be after IL
has occurred. Any person who has been or shall DO
hereafter elected TO supply vacancy shall hold the
Office for the full term Of eight years from the time
of his election. All elections by the Legislature shall
be had in the manner provided by law for the cleo
ton of Regent of the University, and all elections
heretofore had or made by the Legislature whether
to fill vacancy or otherwise, hereby legalizcd
and confirmed. The Republican members OF the
Legislature took tho spirit and not the exact
wording Of the law. and chose Mr. Henry
Smith as their candidate. 1t is now held
by prominent Republicans in the Legislature
and out Of it that Mr.. ManerTe, who is Republican.
has no right to defeat tho will of the party and that
he should insist soon as Mr.. Actons resignation
is accepted, in the Commissioners gong into an
election TO fill the vacancy. As Mr. Smith Is accept
able to the other Commissioners he would be chosen,
As soon as this is accomplished the Legislature will
Still it is claimed that the proposed amendments.
printed above are necessary in OF like diff
Guilty, and should be adopted.
The bill reported by the Committee on Cities was
taken mp and passed by the Assembly this afternoon,
only four members voting IN the negative.
Senator Nation, who has not had the opportunity
for the past few days Of wallowing in the corrup-
ton so congenia TO him, and has consequently not
received n notice from THE TRIBUNE for that length
Of time saw fit because of such wonderful conci-
dence to vent bis indignation this morning upon
your correspondent. by insisting that under the
rules no was not entitled to the privileges OF the
floor of tho Senate The strict construction OF tho
rules sustained tho presiding officer in declaring that
the point well taken. With the sergeant-at-
Arms as a body-guard. the Senator followed yDur
correspondent into the cloak room, and there show
cred on his head the epithets in which Senator Mat
toon was an adept while following the life of n Mis-
siasipp rambler and which il seems he has not for
gotten although since that evontful page in his his
tory he has been presiding over Sunday
School in Oswego County. Tho Senator
has been in bad humOr for some time.
The attacks Of the newspapers the Broadway
Surface Road have killed the BILL and thereby taken
a nice plum" out of the hands of tho Ring" oil
which Mr.. Mattoon is 30 exemplary member Then
it is wellknown fact that the lager beer dealers
ana brewers nave COIlc Albany Win ~ ~ ohui
of money to push the amendments to the Excise law
through the Senate. The votes of Senator Mattoon
show that he favored certain amendments, but his
party decided against him, and his constituents are
so indignant with his that he dare not 90 IN"
and recprocate the fayors the liquor dealers New
York To see oil these nice things slip away from him,
and then to think that he too will soon be deprived Of
the privileges of tho floor OF the Senate, any other
dehberatve body, il his constituents have either
honesty or common sense, is enough to make so
serene person as Mr. NATION get out of temper,
and commit rash act occasionally
The City Tax Levy was up again in the Senate this
morning and debated for several hours Several
efforts were made TO incorporate the amendments de-
feated yesterday in the Committee of the Whole,
but in every instance the attempt defeated, and
the bill passed exactly reported in this morn
| ing's TRIBUNE. The only two votes in tho negative
| were those of Folger and Chapman. Senator Morris
endeavored to have provision inserted which left
| the power to authorize the disbursements OF the
money with the Supervisors, and which would vrtu'
ally take the lcves out of the hands of the Legisa
ture but the Republicans voted solidly against it,
| and the provision defeated.
| The Assembly this morning killed the bill to widen
Broadway from Thirty-fourth to Fifty-ninth-st.
| This afternoon, the Assembly ordered to third
reading the bill. exactly it from the Senate,
providing for the submission Of tho new Constltu-