The New York herald., 1869-04-28
THE STATE CAPITAL.

Passage Of the supply Bill-A spicy Debate
The school Bill Passed the Sennte-Thc
New York Cab Bill-The Police Commits
siouership. .o.o
The event OF the day in the Assembly was the
lively, personal and decidedly attractive discussion
on the Supply blI which passed by q vote OF % 10
l5 without amendments just as 1t came from the
Committee on Ways and Means. The chairman OF
that committee, Mr.. Selkreg OF Tompkins, made a
fearful onslaught upon the items charged
by the Committee on Elections, whose hotel
bin in New York amounted to $4,000. He
seemed TO expend his whole force upon that
ltem while, charged by one OF his republican COL
leagues, he made no objection to items OF immense
bulk and dubious propriety. Mr.. Selkreg who is
himself member Of the Election Committee en-
seavored to put the charges OF extravaganza upon
the shoulders Of the Sergeant-at-Arms, which in
Guided rents for parlors, carriage hire, theatre
tickets and innumerabe items OF brandy and CIGARS
as read by Mr.. nitchman in detail; but other men,
bers Of the committee, Mr.. Hegeman, Smith, Of
Oswego, and Mosey, Of Kings. defended the Ser
ge1nt hSyg By stating S,o that the S was Just
matter OF expenses except by command Of the CON-
mttee. N. B. Smith was bitingly severe upon Sell
was provoked by spite because the candidate OF his
choice was not elected TO that position. Mr.. MOsely
sn emphatic M s mat U the sate Of New
had not to pay dollar for his expenses, as he had
betrayed them all himself. Mr.. Conant OF Suf.
that he never drank rum, at least at
the expense of the State, and Indignantly denied
charged upon the committee wherenpon Mr.. Sell
kreg expressed his gratcation tnat so respectable
q gentleman as Mr. Conant was able to acqIilt him.
self so well in a matter when he lselkreg) de-
nounced as shame and disgrace TO the Legislature
and deep reprSacn to tue republican Sa p, majority
defence of all was made by Hegeman,
the chairman OF the Election Committee, who
nta tpnnI hot I'm oh rDAA
moderate one considering that they had tried four
cases. examined 800 witnesses and travelled around
all parts OF New York and Staten Island in order to
save expense. The whole discussion was charm
Ing Illustration OF the old proverb that "when rogues
fall out honest men come by their own" for be 1t
known that Mosely Is the only democrat on The COM
mlttee.
The Senate put the School bill through to-day by
vote OF twenty-siX to five just rs II came IRON the
House. The following Is the bill, w,lch now awaits
and will undoubtedly receive the Governors sigma
ture:-
The people York. represented in Senate
and Assembly, do enact folows:-
New the year eight hundred and
twelve m OF common schools OF the
ticket only seven shall be any ticket and
M eaa % i1n BE- % .
having the highest Of vote. shall Be
the votes and all the provisions of law relating to the
the election O. aid On Or
M m
said the Eve who received the highest number OF
ySi.s rec rscsved BY such having
the beard OF county canvassers as having been elected
pursuant 10 this section shall enter upon their |
duties the LIST day OF January eI3 they shall hold their
and perform ali the duties Of OF COM
schools OF said shall constitute the board of
educat the city and county Of New York. Al general
election held three thereafter in the said city,
twelve commissioners schools of said city shall
In like be elected and appointed who shall enter
their duties on the st day OF January thereafter and shall
hold their Offices FOR the term Of three with the like
powers and duties as above provided
OF Schools OF the city York shall end,
their official functions cease at the expiration OF ten days
shall within FIVE from and after the passage of this
act, appoint twelve commissioners OF schools
S I he OF ssa & 10 .a ns
enter their duties at the expiration OF ten days from the
passage OF this act In the places o. the present commission
vided. The said commissioners appointed shall
possess all the powers and perform all the duties OF
constitute the board education for said city and county,
shall hold their oces until the thirty day of Dece
ber, thousand eight hundred and Any
in the said oce of commissioners by DEATH resgna
ton or otherwise, snail be hed by tue appointment OF the
SEc The Board OF Education constituted pursuant 10
the provisions Of this act shall not have to provide
of ihTeeourhs OF all the members OF said
SEC All acts and parts OF acts inconsistent with this act
SIC O. This act shall take effect imme edaiely
The Hanson Cab Company bill, which passed the
Assembly provides that the charges shall be limited
10 thirty cents per mile for passenger and forty
cents for two. The location OF stands are 70 be at
the disposal OF the Mayors OF New York and Brook
lyn The enterprise, II carried out, as II undoubtedly
Will be, must prove as great relief to the ayiarers
OF New York as the system Is to those OF London
and-Iars.
Governor HOFFMAN has signed the bill providing
that Henry Smith shall hold the Office OF Police Com
missioner for eglt years and retain the ONCE OF Su
pervlsor