New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-14
ALBANY.

TIE LONG ISLAND SUSPENSION BRIDGE-SAvINGS
ANKs-ADDITIONAL POWERS TO COUNTY
COURTS-SOME MORE BILLS THAT FAILED
THE GERMAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIA-
TIoN-CARRYING FIREARMS.
ALBANY, May 1.-THE matter of the Long
Island Suspension Bridge between New York and Asto
ria now Long Island City crossing over Blackwers
Island) was another Of the remarkable schemes for
smuggling ilegtmate objects through the Legislature
This magnificent concern was engineered by Senator
Genet aud Assemblyman Fields and was scarcely less
audacous than the tricks OF Senator Tweed concerning
the proposed addition to the power OF the New-York
City Park Department. The bill actually passed the
Senate without debate at early period Of the session
1t purpOrted to be an amendment" TO a law passed
more than years previous. Before the subject
examined, it thought that the d" amendment"
intended to render the project acceptable to A. T. Stew
art and other capitalists engaged in Bodybuilding
operations Long Island Under that impress
sion, the bill favorably viewed by many
But when presented to the Assembly, and closely
examined, matters appeared In a different light.
1t ascertaned that Mr. Stewart considered the
charter obstruction rather than attraction for
capitalists Further scrutiny showed that the amend
ment wholly deceptive, the charter had expired
by its limitation. Here, then, the fraud became
apparent. The amendment" trick for
galvanizing an already defunct charter. Sufficient
attention aroused in the Assembly to explode the
fraud. This accelerated by the Objectionable man
in which the bill thrust upon the Assembly by
Mr. Thos c. Fields, aided by Senator Genet Thus
was defeated of the most notable schemes Of the
sessiOnnO less remarkable than the project Of Senator
Tweeds for "brdging" and tunneling operations at the
Harlem River and spuyten Duyv Creek. The coast is
clear for capitalists whose wealth and energy
find ample scope in facilitating intercourse between the
City aud its Wescheser and Long Island suburbs.
Agitation concerning savings banks was a marked
feature of the late session; but the attempted inroads
seemed 10 have had an undue effect in opposite drec
ton How else can We account for the failure of bill
"a thorough q
banks by the Bank superintendent and thus enable that
practices, and 10 invoke the law promptly To
abuses Various efforts were made to give the banks
allowed, and Utica bill had TO be altered as 10 ex-
clude the dangerous innovation.
Efforts were also ulslccessuly made TO give Fire In
surance Companies similar power For instance, bill
aimed TO authorize Insurance Companies to their
capital and accumulated funds In 1.-THE bonds Of any
county, town. or incorporated city or village" II would
almost that sinister scheme lay at the root of
these efforts. But II Is satisfactory 10 know that all pro
jects of the kind failed.
law concerning the County Courts generally ia wor-
thy OF attention In addition 10 their present powers
these Courts are granted Jurisprudence In civil actions
sona property and In which all the defcndents are
sidents Of the County subject TO the right OF the Supreme
the Supreme Court, and to change the place OF
trial Costs III the County Courts shall be the same, and
shall be recovered In the same only as In the like
actions in Supreme Court The Board Of Supervisors
Will fix the salaries Of the County Judge and of the sur
rogate, when elected as separate oicernO salary To
be diminished during the terms OF those officers The
old law which half-shlred Westchcster County Is re-
pealed. Hereafter the County Courts instead Of being
held alternately at Bedford and White Plains, will all DC
held at the latter place.
The Livingston County Savings Bank IL chartered ut
GeneseO, with David Gray Il. i. Angel l.. l.. DOy, Jas
w WadswOrh, and others as directors. The charter OF
the Pacific Savings Bank In New York City, Peter
Gillespie, Peter Lcvins, Th0s Il. Taylor, David OBran,
Francis Creamer and others, directors and places the
bank In the With Senatorial District Trustees
receive any pay but wothirds OF them vote
able compensation TO the President and secretary The
Atlantic Savings Bank is authorized Ia change lis lOca
ton 10 any point between Grand and Fourteenth ss In
New York.
The act to provide for tho better protection Of life