New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-22
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PASSAGE OF TIE PACIFIC MAIL STOCK BILL IN
THE sENATE-RAPID TRANSIT
fPRoM rHR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIKI TRiBuss1
ALBANY. April 2O-The Pacific Mail Steam
ship Companys stock BILL which was defeated last week.
in the Assembly by overwhelming VOTE was passed
through the Senate this morning without opposition
The following IL Of the first section OF the Dill;
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company is hereby author
ized reduce its capital stock 70 SOooCu0 upon nrst
obtaining the written consent Of stockholders owning
tyothirs of said capal stock; and to that end may
buy cancel and eXtingisn its shares so Iar az me
same can be purchased prices not exceeding the par
value thereof: and the shares 10 purchased sh DE re-
tired and extngshed in reduction OF the capta STOCK
OF the Company, and shall not be issued again.
The second section permits any citizen OF the United
States to elected Director of the Company provided
he is a stakeholder.
Mr. Benedict has now before the Senate bill reducing
the compensation Of judicial officers in the City and
county Of New-YOrk. The bill, which has been favor
ably reported from the Judiciary Committee, gives 49,
800 year to the Justices of the Supreme Court whose
present salaries $1,000; to the superior Couf5
Judges $4,000 present salaries, s5o TO the Recorder
CITY, Judge and Surrogate each $1,000 present salaries
$1,000: TO the Justices OF theMarlne Court 1000 pres
salary. 10000 10 the Police Justices s65C present
salary $4,000 the Justices Of the District Courts
$1,000, present salary, 5000.
In the Assembly morning n great many bills were
considered committee and ordered 10 third reading
there being an evident disposition to rush through bus
ness with all possible speed. The bill 10 provide for the
holding OF Charter election in the City Of New-York was
passed third reading, having been rst amended SO
az the date for holding such election CONFORM 10
the provisions OF the Charter The Metropolitan
Transit Companys bill was also passed TO thrd read
ing bill introduced to prevent the einpioyehb
of saloons, other places on
the nature 1t Is intended to co1nteract Ihg I'M
moral tendency of the Broadway and Greenwich-st.
denE. effort made TO carry resolution 10 au-
journ 10 Monday morning ut TO- but II Was deieaUed' anu
the House adjourned 70 Monday night al 81
Tie evidence taken by the Judiciary Committee IN the
case Of Judge Cardozo all printed and copy thereof
10 every member this morning covers Ss4 pages
Between 20 and co witnesses examined, many or
whom were inclined to aid the Judges either for family
reasons or because they concerned in the acts on
which charges based but, IL already known,
the testimony against the Judges was
wrung from these reluctant witnesses. Tue style IN
which the is printed ia admirable. All the test-
mOny relating % the different charges has Deen eassl-
fed and placed the proper heads, so that ny re-
ferrng the index the separate charges ana specca-
tons Of the witnesses and the date OF their
examination be readily found. Tie evidence IN me
cases Of Barnard and McCunn Will be finished early
week at which time report from the Commit zee
may be expected.
The Select Committee of the Senate to investigate the
subject OF legislative postage during the past ten years
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...,, . .. .... 49, ,.o.n.nlee recite the evidence
already published OF Clerks Terwillger and Cushman
selling large quantities OF postagestamps also OF the
loose manner in which she postage business has been
transacted and, believing that proper system OF ac-
cOuntabity should be established to restrain the
evils which arise from these facts, suggest:
Firstlu: That, 70 the Assistant Postmaster Of
House should be assigned the duty OF weighing all
account and report the Clerk daily that the Leuen-
ant-COvernOr and Speaker recommend suitable person
clerk in the POstOice, 70 stamp all documents;
that pay his salary and that he also report 70
each senator and Assembly mn De allowed, II gross 40,
and each clerk Zoo, forpostage