New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-15
ALBiNY.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

| WGANCLING OVER TIE APPROPRIAIICH biLL-
TIE Cred BOOK FRAUD AGAlN-iNOFOSED
| INCREASE OF STATE SALARIES.
GFROI TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, April 13-The Senate continued us
struggles with the Annual Appropriation bill for the
support Of the state Government. and almost reached
the point of ordering II to third ling. Among tho
muortant changes made the reinstatement OF tHc
state EnOmoogst, at q salary OF $1,000 year. tl' q 70
tugu;shcd man Of learning having been LETT out ny 2
Assembly TIC present Legislature, or ri least inc MA
ior,ty set little value any species o. learning winch
IS not taught IN the common schools The violent "pp'-
son to heappropriaion Of $4,000 for the academies
of the State was continued to-day. but in The end the
Committee Of Finance was sustained. and al motions
strike ont or amend were lost.
In the assembly determined effort vas made 70
secure $1,000 worth Of weed, Parsons & Co.'S Rcd
books" for d tribuon among the personal fiends o.
uemDcr OF late years. from 5000 20 st0 have ua.l
wasted at each session upon this dairy volume. Ii is
really Of no more value than aGy almanac but beng
bound in red leather and marked to order with the
owners III gilt letters 1t serves an ornament tor
the parlor \ majority OF the members present, this
morning. voted for 100 copies for each member but the
Speaker raised the point OF order that majority of all
the members elected necessary to give validity 10
tire steal IN which he sustained by Mr. AvOrd Mr.
Jacobs appealed from the decision OF The chair. and
a long wrangc enSued, ending, however, by the
Speakers being sustained. 1t Is hoped that
this childish waste OF puDu0 money VIII tIls
year be omitted. The rest OF the time taken
UP by reports CT committees and third reading Of bills
Mr. Tiomann has introduced bill for increase Of
the salaries OF the State officers. II gives $4,000 year
to the Governor SO day 20 the Lieutenant Governor
fog every days attendance President of the Senate
or as Commissioner of the Canal Puud Land Olcc,
$4,000 year for the Secretary of STATE $500 year Tor
the Controller, 5000 year for tae Attorney
and 900 year each for the Treasurer and Auditor Of
the Canal Department. TIE above salaries 10 he
paid from and after jan 1sJ The present salaries
are to the Governor = 500 :ac to the Secretary Of
State ana Controller 2Cl) TO Ike and
$3.50 to Tho Treasurer.
Senator Palmer today reported an important b for
the audit ard payment OF tie claims against the city OF
NewYOlk for work done by contractors, for which Con-
tr1lcr Green refuses 10 settle account Of infOrmal-
ties other legal and technical objections. TIE amount
OF these claims Is several millions ~ dollars. EKJud e5
FmOu, Sutherland, and Van Voorst named i'll the
bill Commission TO hear and determine what shail
he paid in settlement OF such claims This is subject
which has given great deal of trouble TO the Senate
Committee on Cities, tho meilbcrs Of which have been
besegcd for several weeks past by the contractors aud
their representatives. Mr Palmer, at the same time
reported another bill providing for reassossmcnt upon
property in cases where former mcntg have been
vacated account OF nfOTnaltics. The setting aside
such assessments has added many hundreds Of thou
sands OF dollars TO the CcU Of the city, and IL IS thought
portion OF the sums hus lost may yet be recovered