The New York herald., 1870-02-02

grammar and all. The member was pale ana ex-
ctted enough 70 obtain the sympathy OF his brethren
IN MS great afcti0n. He not only appeared a.
ns me H. Sr na
duged In threat that n newspaper men wanted TO
tackle" any one ON that moor they had better keep
make = careful examination Of mis- puy-
sica capacity before they came into COLI
sSn w GS nn wa nss9sp ss
gard With the respect which such bravado IL Justly
entitled To. But the funniest part OF the mem
the clerk should correct the pad spelling and
worse worse grammar OF AL the resolutions passing
through I'm his hands before giving them 70 those
iearneu gentlemen, the repOrLerS' Cornelle Arm
strong smiled broadly over his desk at tins new i'm
posislon upon his already overburdened duties. II
.ne gooo sense which many OF them exhibit 70 keep
tncir temper and keep the peace at the same time.
rhE UNION FERRY COMPANY.
communication was received by the speaker To-
uay from Comptroller II. II. Connolly relative 10 the
saa onion ferry Company ia answer to . resolution
adopted last week. The lease OF the company
being about to expire they apply to the Commission
ers Oh the Sinking Fund for renewal from May, 1871
.,is ~ 10 known that the Brooklyn Bridge Company re-
quire that portion OF the ferry cOmpany's property
USED as an extra dock on the Brooklyn side. The
!. commissioners appointed Wilson q. Hunt aud John
they valued az 100000. The Union Ferry Company
repeat their olt-told tale that they do not
rSc r@n s hsnef erres ~ i9r but simply for
brooklyn In particular. In regard to this disin-
terested spirit Mayor Hall and Il D. Connolly in Do
half OF the Commissioners OF the sinking Fund.
make liberal offer OF lease AT nominal rent, but
with the little provis0 that the company
must reduce the passenger fare on tho ferries
and vehicles by nifty per cent. This s but an
act OF justice to the public. Notwithstanding the
that the pronts at the present prices are not I'm.
ense Although IT Is true that the charter restricts
g aoa, Sd ten per Ss T. Is w
property OF the corporation. but very little OF them
10 Increase the comfort or safety OF those usDg the
ferries There are now two three bllls before the
Comnttee on Commerce and Navigation which VIII
str up the company considerably. The representa-
twes OF the Union and Brookyq Ferry companies
have been notified to appear on these bills Ia
reply To tine proposition OF Messrs Hall and Con-
molly. Cyrus r. smith, President Of the Union
Ferry Company, offers TO place all their proceed
ings, earnings. expenses profits. &C, for adudica-
tion before Wilson q. Hunt aud John r. Agnew, and
rates Of fare And 80 the matter stands up " thus
tlIne
FINES AND PENALTIES COLLECTED BY rnY c0BPoRA-
TON ATTORNEY.
Thomas q. Fields, Corporation Attorney, answered
Dy report IN reply TO q resolution Of N. q. Murphy
ordinances. Mr. Field IN hls report, stated that
the wnole amount received from these sources from
uly l. 1862 TO January, 1870 was s7.3l7. TINS was
process and so forth were $3.50. hundred dol
lars were paid to the Metropolitan Fire Department,
and the residue, $l,348 was paid TO the Chamber
lam. Ia all matters OF compromising cases Mr.
Fields says that he was always guided by the rule
that 1t was proper to compromise where no inten,
tiOn TO incur penalty could he implied. Mr.. Fields
report was accepted and generally regarded as quite
The Speaker and the Kings county late candidate
for speaker were on the n0or together to-day on OPP
poslte sides upon the bill introduced by Jacobs for
the election by the people OF canvaSsers and ln-
spect0rs Ol election In the county OF Kings Jacobs
pressed his case very strongly, showing that the
people oil Brooklyn desired to nave the canva5Ser5
elected and not appointed by the Supervisors. The
present plan. he said was republican measure
and when enacted two-thIris OF the Supervisors
were republicans. Now that the tables were turned,
and the democrats were In the majority. they were
willing magnanimOusly. and In u true democratic
choice OF canvassers ana inspectors to the people.
Speaker Hitchman, who was on the lloor, sail
mat wniie no dld not object 10 the sprit OF tne o
the abolition Of COMMISSIONS ~ every shape should
be left over until full and perfect bill.
ing away them all should demand the
action or the Legislature. III bills Ike thls were
ture to undo part Of the work 1t had accom- pished
which he thought would not be desirable. lie
thought 1t better not 10 force the blll to final pas
sage Young Kings county, representing the
ancient tribes who were known IN the cata-
logue OF kings before Long Island discovered IN
dIgnanty responded to this eIect:-That the remarks
OF his honorable friend, Mr.. Hickman, were more
benttlng the atmosphere or o political caucus than
the foor OF the Assembly chamber. He JacObs
parry caucus and nowhere else, but he would not
bow down to 1t on The sacred soil VI the Assembly
uOOr.
1t was very well understood that Speaker Hitch
mans objection TO the bill was based upon the opinion
which seems 70 be entertained by all the New York
democrats that there should be no piecemeai work
made Oi the contemplated measures for the whole
sale purRing Of all the metropolitan commissions,
including Brooklyn, measures which are now safely
slowed away IN somebody's breeches pocket, the
safe delivery thereirom the people must wait for
little time In patience. After u long discussion, IN
which Hustled, AlvOrd and Maddox took parr
Jacobs bill only got as far AZ reporting progress in
Committee OF the Whole.
THE STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY.
The State Medical Society met here to-day
Papers on technical subjects were presented by Drs
Gurdon Bush, George L.. Hubbard, Frederick
Hyde, G. .. vanderpoel, Hiram Corllss and Dr.
Manliu5 Smith, Of Manus. and Edward X. Squibb,
Of BROOKLYN were appointed delegates to the Ma
tional Convention to revise the United States Phar
lac0p;eia