The New York herald., 1870-02-19
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Payment Of the Ante-War State
Debt in Coin.
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Ths Bill Abolishing the Court Of Special Sessions
Passed in the Assembly.
introduction Of Bills for the Abolition OF the
Board OF Supervisors OF New York
and the Police Commission.
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THE RAGGED SCHOOL QUESTION.
THE RAGGED SCHOOL QUESTION.

THE STATE ANTE-wAR DEBT
In the discussion upon the report presented by Mr..
Jacobs. from the Committee OF Ways ana Means, Mr..
nusled offered minority report In the shape oil
preamble declaring, that In obedience to the late de-
esson OF the supreme Court, the ante-war debt shall
be paid IN coin. Mr. Jacobs insisted that the ma
jorigy of the committee designed that the people OF
New York should order the payment OF this debt IN
coin OF their own free viii and not at the dictati0n
Of any court Mr.. Fields took the same view Mr.
Lltiejona sustained the amendment Mr.. Jacobs
sald that as the preamble made no difference in the
action OF the committee they were willing TO accept
the amendment Upon reconsideration vote. upon
which there was good deal OF fun, the preamble
aRd report were adopted.
REPEAL on rHE corEr OF SPECIAL SESSIONS BILL.
The motion whlca was adopted last night brought
up the bill In the Assembly to-day at noon, repeal
ns lne court OF Special sessions law, giving TO two
Police Justices tue right 10 act as judges OF Special
Sessions, Win an additional salary OF 81, 500 year.
There Iurther discussion upon IL and the law
was repealed by a vote OF % yeas 10 only nays
Among the latter were the speaker ana Mr.. d.
harms.
rHE roLIcE COMMISSION AND BOARD OF SUPER
yIS0Rs.
IN the Senate the bills abohshing the Police Com
MISSION tue board oi SUPERVISORS were the most
important introduced, aud they are fatal blows TO
txo oI IA most important powers IN the city OF New
fNrk. 1ney propose 10 establish committee oi nve
members, 70 Oe eecsed tne rsI al the election 10 DO
held n 1870 Tor the purpose OF eectng the new Judge
vi the Court OF eas a provided oy the new con-
staton, anu alter tnat AT ine general election Of
ls1s, aad thereafter eyerJ i've years The power
ei the present commission 10 appoint inspectors
Ac.. OI election u taken away from the new COM
nissson, aud they shan possess none OF the rights
OF Ine Election Bureau now exercised by the
police Inagnates. Tue second Oil - dow az the
No,,erylsors ana Abollsnes mat body yylng " the
MayOr, Alaecmea ana Kecorder the entire power OF
taat boara, aAd requires a majority vote u enact
Ine nm was introduced by Mr.. Creamcr and
w0all secsA u indicate tbat Henry Sinitn Is tue
nlost dnioull man 10 AL that tne democracy OF New
l0rA nave ever met with.
rnE RAGGED SCHOOL QUESTION.
senator Creaincr Win regard 10 the ap-
PROPAGATION or 500 90 IRON the cly treasury for TIE
support Of the ragged schools of New York has
fnaue STIR outslae ~ .he senate Ihamber. lnese
schools we're crroneousls called sectarian schools,
and A. such were treated by the opponents OF the
blii put esery wac Knows any ytning about their
character knOws that the are not sectarin" but
chaTtA3le IastifuLGns. however, IL suited the pur.
puse oi the radical sllbcrs o the senate 10 repre-
Aert ia tais hght, anu III the same time
gave hIns 10 me radical journal here 10 al.ack Mr.
Creatner, waich II di with lnucn oltterness aud
lte llsenuo9sncss CT adherence 10 Tie Senator's
expressed views tnat Mr. Crea:ner ieit constra ned
90 uaAe an expanat4on OF has real position upon
tle question OF publie edacatlon winch ne dld m
nanlll aud straightforward manner that left his
enemies nothing 20 say. lie dlsdainea the con-
tenrtsple lnsnuaIion that he adyocaged the appro-
prlaon because t Was 20 20 10 the support OF Catho
lie SCHOOLS. aud asserted that one-thlri Of tue
amount went 10 schools tnat we're not Cathonc out
they were all designed 10 proyiae education ior
Class OI poor children. VINO either would not, or nj
al events dId nOt 20 70 the pubic schools, partJ be
cause through poverty they were not clothed well
enoagh Ia 20 there. fhat Was the reason ne sus-
tanned Ills appropriation. senator Creaner spoke
highly OF tle public school system aud dsclalmed all
tuten taen al other time 10 disregard the
great value OF that system. All tue education he
Possessed obtained IN the pubic schools OF New
fork cly. Tne attempt 10 Msrepresent him on tnat
question must have been known 40 the author OF 1t
70 DC based upon what was not true TIE money 10
be usod Tor these purposes or charity was not asked
from lne treasury OF tne state, but from the tax.
payers Of tie CITY, and he thought that they mad
perfect rgnt 10 pay their own money fer the educa
Non OF their own poor. Iney asked nothing from
the beneyoence of the gentlemen VINO opposed tne
AUTHORIZATION on taat moor ana appeared disposed
70 out nIui and the whole question Ia false Ignt.
IL would appear from the Whole tenor OF the de
bate and from the flood OF petitions which repubL
can members tue Assembly to-day presented
against auy appropriation Tor 'sectafan' schools,
tnat II is the opponents Of the Appropriation IN
both houses who ale making secsrian anar Out OF
one when Is after AL a mere matter oi charity IN
one sense ami oi necessity IA another; for II Is EVIL
dent Inat tlcse poor anl oiten parenLess children
cannot educated iu onc particular way they must
not DC iet To grow up nu!sances and dangerous
members VI soCiety.
THE RECESS.
IL IN customary ,Or TIE Legislature 10 take recess
for ten ia - aicn viii include the I'D oi February,
MAS disposed 10 carry out the rule, and passed "A
rcs0iutIon adjourn over from TINS afternooE I'll
lue moIalna Oi tuesday tnc isL OF March. But tue
Senate wsud not concur. IaeS amended the resolu-
tlon 10 read tue evening" oi Wednesday, tue sd OF
FeDruary. Inc House, nndlng thai the question
70 tse into Ol recess or no recess nad 10
agree wlsn tue senate resolution The advocates OF
tAe Ga ter were IN IaVOt OF a long adjournment
IA orucr 1--we time gOr further consultation, anu
ine heal a. up OF cefa,n iue aiaculGies, ana
MAXIM aecJIn44o 4odatlnS cJiSllatons-tlat Is III the
stu meas oCLh siues cas bc DenL ia snal dlrec
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