The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-06
Estimate Of the Total Cost of the
Present Legislature.
Spicy Debate ON the Agricul-
tural Question.
Nuszsrssa JOBS rzRouuH.
Important Bills Signed by the
Governor.
The Viaduct Railroad Bill
Among Them.

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The Viaduct Railroad Bill
Among Them.
% ALBANY. Aprlrs, 1871.
Legislation at Albany has always been
VERY COSTLY NECESSITY
for the State, out It is quite likely Judging from the
way the present session mas been conducted 20 far
TINT the little bills the axpayers viii have tofoot
at the close OF the present season or legislative
paavering will open the eyes Of great many inno-
cent people, who had an idea three months ag0
that the democrats were determined this year
to make splendid record for economy
Jacobs OF Kings, cannot but be o good
authority as to what the little bills will amount
to. for he is chairman OF the Ways and
Means Committee, In which the dollars and cents
that the people must pay whether they like 1t not
are supposed to be scrut nzed very very carefully
between drinks Once I'm while this session. in the
House, he has "gone" for some resolution or other
that called for the expenditure OF a small sum OF
money for some purpose or other not actually re-
quired to further either the ends OF legislation or
THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE &
at large but somehow or other the big 'Jobsn
never received at his hands the treatment
some folks were under the opinion they
should have received He, however, to-day
showed pretty concusively that he and his commit.
tee confreres were getting scared a. the way the
little bills were growing larger and larger every
day. It was Alvord who Internationally drew the
Ways and Means Committee out OF their lair, and
he did by offering resolution to print twenty-five
copies OF the annual report of the American Insti
tute for each member, Oflcer and reporter OF the
House. Jacobs set his face dead against this resou-
ton, and while opposing it let out q few secrets as
to what the people would have to pay by and by for
the support Of
SECOND HAND BOOK STANDS
in New York and elsewhere. "Let me tell this
House, said he sthat this report has cost nearly
$4,000 year already, and that 1t is only sample
pay to Crafty members who have books printed at the
or ena hs sa1s
ton rather took the members abaok, and Jacobs
tlnue,. 50 ne went on:-"Ler me inform this House
that the bills for printing the red books this year
Viii cost ana Se
bill for printing this year will reach 100000 The
excite e bs y EVERY Se
and the effect OF Jacobs remarks came well nigh
being DESTROYED by the general hilarlty. Long Jim
OF theoretical farmers wao talk about the advantage
OF deep plougning without ever
itself, or who never fellow the example of Hawthorne
ut Brook Farm. and make life worth living for by
their strength OF arm and stomach w demolishing
manure heap Of long standing, and he came to the
LIS probable effects in political cam
turai reports, the men Who want them printed and
| whose doings and sayings are emblazoned In them,
a lot Of fellows who can talk ali day about how
cabbage ought TO grow and who cultivate squashes
trous authority Of our State Agricultural society is
said to have written to member OF ike society In
Michigan vegetable letter some time ago IN which
hA MIC n a..
THE SAUSAGE TREE WILL GROW
anywhere south OF The Arctic Circle, but Its roots
must be covered in winter. The same lllustr!ous
authority advised fellow savant that in South Mis-
thought It better to plant the PLAIN kind and not
that kind with red and blue handles. This terrible
house. Sc and Tor Is best friends
were SO overcome with laughter that Mel
whether he was really in the LEGISLATURE or at a
Rockland county mass meeting When he got
hand and contInued""I have no doubt but taat
when General Alvord and his friends next fall go
paoers ike sese or asrculturai books ike those
we have all seen, with Dig pictures OF
and somebody elses buck or or ou ana tell the peo-
pie how much the democratic Legislature made
them pay for the printing Of taem." TINS short
very near being defeated the vote finally standing
nftysix for to nry-two against y. Philosopher
Greeley, who takes such an interest IN the American
note or this vote ana show his radical friends, in
democratic Legislature il when it votes away 80
much OF the public money for the benefit OF associa-
lions, and even In which and IN whom he sees
everything that is admirable In the cabbage line and
everything that ought to make ST. Lawrence county
| farmers all the more radical.
THE ARTFUL DODGE GAMES
by which good bills are killed and bad ones passed,
and which are resored to every year have At last
and above board example OF the first move IN tins
direction was given last evening by the members,
| into the Senate, and today the dodgers went 10
| work with redoubled vigor, encouraged doubtless
head and front Of Prospect PARK ring last night.
Every member who has been in the Legislature long
| enough to know that rascaty Is not always de-
spised any more than anything else when 1t Is sue
cessiul feels that he has ten times more chance now
| to nave doubtful scheme sneaked through both
houses than he hashad at any time before during the
| session. The reason for this Is very PLAIN one.
| Every member who has
and all members, with one or two exceptions, have
one or more-has eyes and ears for that alone At
/ present. He secs nothing else cares for nothing
else. other bills may be read and voted upon; the
individual situation remains unchanged. AIR. TIT,
s New York; " that he DOESN'T know exactly what he
votes for; bur that makes no difference as long as
to s k%Sw se as Tat XIII
Upright represeutaiye Of the people ne votes as his
| interest demands. Two Instances OF this kind or
iissrred fortune Of The bacsers Of he measures
| concerned would have It. Lfttejohu benny Burns
pos s Sodses One was p Increasing e she
4 capital stock OF certain laoneyed corporation. A
sneaking provision, or rather sentence dovataiied
| between two others that looked all right, actrl-
ally repealed the usuu law. This was the
mllk In the cocoanut, not 70 say anything
aoout one provision that would have. allowed
i every money broker to set up bank
ing institution ON his own hook. The other dodge
was to rush through o. bill giving trustees OF saw
Jugs banks q salary, and another was to have
blu put upon its third reading which had actually
vote OF the House. IL VIII thus be seen that, from
this time forward the very, very few members VINO