New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-09
POLITICAL.
ALBANY,

TAMMANY LAWYERS REPLENISHING THEIR IL
BRARIES AT STATE EXPENSE-STILL ANOTHER
CITY RAILROAD SCHEME-THB COUNTY
CLERKS OFFICE NOT LUCRATIVE ENOUGH
FOR CHARLES L. LOEW.
ALBANY, Feb. 8.-The proceedings of the
Legislature to-day are very little deserving Of notice.
Senator Creamer got through small job by which the
State will lose about $500 The itself Is insignificant
but the fact indicative OF the ooseness which the Tam
many Ring has carried into the Legislative department
Of the Government At the instigaon of tbs senator
above named the members OF that body voted them
selves ten copies each OF tho "Code OF Procedure"
which will probably be furnished from the law bookstore
OF OF the Senators who voted for the resolution IL
may mentioned to the credit OF the Republicans that
nearly all their votes In the negative. Sen
atOr Parker moved TO substitute Grays Elegy In n
Country Churchyard being more In accordance win
his taste in reading The concurrent resolution for re-
from the nth to the 27h OF February carried by
vote OF IL TO H. The Assembly will doubtless agree to
that hiatus and certainly the people have reason to
object They might keep the Legislature in Albany by
Constitutional amendment but they could not compel
them to attend 10 business.
Another OF Genet's railroad bills iavorably re-
ported from the Senate Railroad Committee this morn
ing 1t requires the NewYork and Harlem Railroad to
extend its tracks through Eighty sixthst to
Avenue A. and through Ave nue. to the Astoria Ferry
at the foot of Ninety secondst and to cars thereon
prior to the LIST OF next May.
The Assembly held a session ~ only an hour MesSrs
John J.. Lewis and Horauo q. Warner, the Democratic
candidates, duly elected Regents OF the Universally
according the cumbersome forms provided foront cleo
tons by the Houses after which the Assembly Cham
her resigned to the use of the State Agricultural
Society
The bill for repeating the Broadway widening act h
s lying in the Senate there being some reason OF an
other for not pressing it Immediately. II Mr. Tweed
thought it expcdlont he uld carry it through in ten
minutes as he has already done in the Assembly
Senator Creamers hill in relation to the office OF the
EewYork County Clerk, which favorably reported
this morning from the Committee on Cities, seems de
signed to give the said County Clerk considerable lit
the world. The third soc repeats section Of chap
49, Of the laws OF 1T ana also such parts Of sections
and 16 Of the same law affect the saG County Clerk
Section Of chapter 432 Of the laws Of 1877. gives the
County Clerk salary OF $500 in lieu OF all fees. per
quisics and emouments. Section Of sad law directs
County Clerk pay All fees and pcrusites received
by him to the County Treasurer Section iGof said law
directs the Controller to keep account Of the fees col
lected by the County Clerk These slight changes III the
law will make the County Clerks office worth all the way
from $4,000 10 $4,000 year, ana perhaps more The
thing carefully up under provisions en-
Aiding Clerk replace mutilaed records by now
books, and to appoint additional searchers.