The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-13
MIR. R.SWEENY'S LEGISLATURE
TIE F1NGS or TIE EXCISE DOIRD
70 DE DRIUN TO-D.IY,

| hnu h'uermFn 10 Appoint m bNcisc
Bonrd-S2J for n License-Ad dditional
| Patronn &c for the sheriff
ALBANY, Jan. l2.-The first business transacted
In the Assembly this morning was the repeal OF the
| Co, Spracy law, which WIS done by q unanimous
yotesas p.edicted in yesterdays Sun. This bill did
not msSs With go nueh favor In the Senate, Imme.
| diateiy on she announcement that the lower House
had passed =, Senator Norton arose and NOV d that
the bill be at t0ce considered In the Committee OF
the Whole, snd p~sed Mx Norton, in support of
his motion, said that hc had particular reasons for
making this disposition of the bill Las, year, amer
the bill had passed the Assembly tho Senh; referred
1t to the Committee on the judiciary, and that Com
| mittee smo,hered It. lie was not In favor Of
| afording that Committee an opportunity 70
| do the same thing this year. The repeal
| Of this pestiferous law was Of the greatest
moment and importance to the. working classes,
who 80 long tie law remained on the
statute book were entirely nt the mercy OF dcspotic
capitalists. Senator Kennedy, OF Syracuse, who Is
the ACKNOWLEDGED champion Of all sorts OF monopo.
lies, and who is interested In the American Coal
Mine and Syracuse Gas Company, very excitedy in
terrupted Mr.. Norton, and moved that the Senate
| should refer the bill to the Judiciary Committee
which was the proper place for II, as there were
many features In the bill which would require
amendment In the opinion OF Mr.. Kenne dy.
uAsrI LEGISLATION
In matters OF this nature was neither wise nor ad.
Nisable. The Eighth Ward Thunderboit here opened
his batteries upon the Syracuse sage, and Indignantly
| attacked Mr.. Kennedy for opposing tho bill. He
preferred that . Committee OF thrty-two Senators
should consider this bill In open Senate 40 that the
people wouo know who WAS In favor Of II aud who
Was not. Knowing the fate Of the bill last year. he
CSenstor Norton would not trust It with the Judi.
eiary Commite. Mr.. Parker, OF St. Lawrence. came
TO poor Kennedys assistance, and looking the
Thunderbolt n the eye, said be considered his re.
marks
Hi0BIr piscorRTgous
and casting unjust reflections upon the new Judi.
ciary Committee Mr.. Norton replied by asserting
| that there were gentlemen on the new Committee
who had served on 1t last year, and who aided In
| killing the measure.
| Mr.. Henry G. Murphy whom the remarks Of Mr..
Norton Just ft,Cd arose to say that he did not be
| lieve that any Judge would have construed the
| Conspiracy law so as to punish . mechanic for
asserting his rights, and that he did not approve
the action OF the westehester Judge who so con.
strued IT, lie Murphy thought that the law
| ought TO be repealed The vote was then taken,
and two.tbirds not voting for Mr.. Nor,ons motion.
the bill VS. referred to the Judiciary Committee,
TUX ACT As 1T PASSED rHx ASSEMBLY.
and to amenG .aSdVi.os ss o section es2 81
title six. chapter one. part four, oi Revised ss,rtcs
ro,r. asSst'pT 0" nc S'"' " ''" '0'i &C. do enact as
sr,Tlos / No. provision OF Law shah be construed
Ssr Sl sss%Snf o o s
sation TIC ma rcn.nee OF such rate ''"''e"
Revised Statutes i hsrs6s ,TsnSn dSs. 20
"To commit an, act in,uyious TO the public health.
70 sSSS %e,- .s A. ., S5 ns ~ or
sso $. thh act shall take eject Immediately.
LAST DAYS or rBB ExCIsK LAW.
The liquor dealers and others Interested In the
liquor trade, Will doubt be glad to learn that the
Assembly tits morning eKtinguished the Excise
| Commission. The bill as passed enaets that the TX.
else Commission shall not exact any more license
fees, or prosecute further Violations OF the law
revoke any licenses until the hrst day OF MAJ next
BY which Tune the new Excise bill will become a
| law. As the Senate will pass this bill tomorrow,
| Anybody In your city may open liquor store with.
out paying license, and may snap his fingers at the
Excise Commission. Cob Murphy's bin empower
erng the Mayor ard Aldermen Of your city TO ap.
point three Commissioners of Excise within ten days
ater the passage OF the bull. will up for nnal
passage tomorrow. The bill also enact. That no
more than t2j shall be charged for license.
col. MURPHY ArTRR coMNoDoRE yASpyRnILr
Col. Michael c. Murphy lives across the way IRON
the mammoth depot of the Hudson River Railroad.
and likes TO contemplate TIE Vanderbilt bronze from
his window without having his vision obscured by
transport ffeigh, cars from s joins park 10 Tbr
y-s,cond street To rid himself Of tins nuisance he
introduced bill in the Assembly this morning pro.
hibiting the running OF steam or dummy engines
south Of Canal street.
ANOTHER sHHRIFrs BILL.
Mr.. Lawrence d. Kiernan very innocen,iy intro
duced little bill this morning entitled "An act
relating to the District Courts Uf the city OF New
York" This Is certainly a very harmless title; but
what was your coIrespondents surprise on reading
the power OF appointing the Marshals Of the District
Courts In sheriff o Brirn and not, as At present In
the hayor and Board OF Supervisors. This will give
Mr.. O'Brien about thirty appointments to marrhal.
ships, worth about 5000 apiece. As the Board Of
n. s Will VI saa sS. ~h
| lately appointed by the Supervisors are mostly Re
publicans ns-unscrupuous men, who charge exorbitant
| fees from the poor tenants and others In INDECENT
circumstances that litigate In the District Courts
Many OF them have held the once for years, ard
| have grown rich. clean sweep ought to be made.
rHE TUNNEL UNDER BROADWAY
is to be fully Investigated by the Committee on
| Cities at an osrls day. Numerous protests nave
been received against this tunnel, and 1t IL urged
Broadway Is xiiins in. As the Pneamantic Com.
pany Is supposed TO be wealthy Is proposed to sub
| ject II TO the usual Dhlebotomizing.
The senate sat in its arst Executive session this
| afternoon, aud confirmed many notaries public ana
nent. Of HSrbo- Mas,ers, a Port Wardens, Sr, are
| to bs made next week.
HEALTH oFYIcERs.
| DR.. Carnochsns chances for the position OF Health
OGncer still good although the prevailing impress
sion among Senators seems TO be that Gov Hon
man will sslect some relative for the ONCE Among
those interested in DIR. Carnochans appointment Is
| James Gordon Bennett, Esq., who wrote strong
| letter TO the Governor on the subject day before
yesterday. Other equally influential gentlemen have
also interccded In DR.. earn ochaDs behalf But the
| Doctor, although gentleman and an excellent sur
geon. is very Indifferent politician. and the odds
sre heavily against him.
MADISON AVENUE TO BE EXTENDED.
Mr.. Irwin, Of your city, introduced bill TO ex-
tend Madison avenue. from Twenty third street to
Union square, II contains the usual provisions as
sessinR the property owners the line OF the pro-
| posed extension. Mr. Irwin Informed your CORE
| spondent to-day that he would introduce similar
measure with respect to the
EXTENSION or LEXINGTON AVENUE
| through Gramercy Park, thereby connecting It
with Irving place, and thence further cutting from
Fourteenth street to Lafayette place. Those who
own property on the proposed line OF extension
either OF the two avenues had better sell out at
once,
NEW LIBRARY FOR NEW YORK CITY.
Mr. James LenoI, OF 90 Filth avenue, . well
known citizen, purposes to give the metropolis
| princely present. lie introduced through Senator
Tweed bill In the Senate this morning, incorporat
ing the LenoI Library. Mr.. Lenox proposes to
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