New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-22

valid one. In addition 10 this Controller Runyon saTs
ne has tho affidavit OF the Chief that
paid to the Secretary Of for furnishing proofs oc
cupies about dozen lines In the report and merely
the amounts paid for collecting claims against the state
an exhibit from Quartermaster General Perrine shows
that sli67Gi A. collected, for which commission
OF s9655 81 paid And this Is all the report con,
tans and It Is ali made the signature Of the Con.
trOller
There Is much indignation among the friends Of Reform
at the undue haste OF the nvesgaton and the evident
scented motion made that the House concur With.
out much as reading the statements OF the
however. read upon motion Of Mr.. Patter-
not concur till the report had been printed and
laid upon the desks, that members might examine tbe
statements ana vote integeny. This was v"fed down
and the report cOncurred in The object for which the
resolution introduced has touched upon by
the Committee The Controller or Treasurer "a NOT
been charged win dishonesty The oIi Ia , ~
regular and Illegal The frI,ndS Of TSfo4, I tbat
nasmuch as the legislature did authorize the pay
ment OF TOrrcy's bill, the Controller had no right to
pay H. as he Is merely auditing officer They grant
that he has precedent, but claims that 1t il an illegal one
II is simply lending the States money without Interest
ana the same principle which authorizes the payment
bill for 1900 would apply were the amount 81 600 O0
They think the system dangerous and ask
correction But the Legislature IA evidently opposed TO
Reform, and insists in calling all such injuries slnr
upon men and not attack upon corrupt principles
40 regard 10 the bill for padiocks the point urged
also untouched by the Committee. The Roormers claim
that the bill not put till "a year the act
authorizing it, payment repeated that therefore
laure thought OF viii be the action which
Assembly TOOK upon 10 the day before its Adjournment
Mr. Fisher moved 10 strike the item FOR locks from the
incidental bill Mr.. Barton pronounced the item fraud
ana MT. Ripley said be could prove that there no
ground f0r II. Mr.. Valentine sad II the bill just
let - be made out in the form Of special bill and pre-
sented next year, so that II could be thoroughly
examined. The motion 10 strike out carried
by a vote OF ~ 10 3. And this the
Ond time IL had been defeated before the
Legislature The statement that the former Controller
was finally satisfied that the bill correct denied
by those who know why he refused % pay He T. dead
so that what he did think cannot be proven. One thing
certain, he refused 10 pay H. The RetOrmers insist
mat even granting That the claim did not belong In the
incidental bill, there Is authority for it5 payment
since the only act which could give 10 repealed
year before the bill came in. AccOringtO Controller Run
yon's statement the proof, which he calls valid in
the possession OF Mr. NJ Donald before hs OF office
expired so that Le had chosen he might have audited
the bill.
bin introduced into the Senate by Senator Taylor
authorizes the Board Of Directors ~ the United Rail
roads OF NcwJerey, when they shall have filed the GER
tnrate required by the second section OF the original
act to become corporal with such name they
may select They shall ENJOY a. one corporation al INC
powers now enjoyed by the three corporations; shall
Gates Of stock shall be called in from the several roads
and Issued again IN the name Of the consolidated
corporations there shall be 10 directOTS-0ne
chosen by the Legislature and four 10y each
Company. TIE act VIII not go into etcct
until accepted by majority 81 the stockholders The
bill 10 repeal the lOf3ce act lost by vote or 10
l3 BY singular omission the provisions Of the Bribery
law which was % ssed the % the Legi5!
dent and Vice President Of the United states. An
amendment offered to the senate by Mr.. Cutler this
morning perteCt- the law Ills respect 80 that IL now
applies an elections In the state. Senator Cutter also
Introduced general local option law FOR the state. cay
ing 10 each town and city to decide whether II shan
license lquOI-selllug or not.