New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-20
ASSEMBLY,.

The bill prescribing the officers aud en-
pc, e. OF the Legislature. Ying their pay and regnat'
ing proceedings by nvestigatug committees was read
aud passed.
The annual reports Of the Health officer Of New-York
Quarantine Commissioners and Institution for Instruc
ton Of the Deaf and Dumb were received
The Senate returned 10 the Assembly the concurrent
DstIict A,toTney Of Kew-YorR with message of non
concurrence Laid on the table.
NEw.YogK CITY FINANCES
The House went into Committee, Mr.. Jacobs IN me
Chair the bill providing for payment Of certain claims
the City and County Of NewYork Tue Dli has been
Mr. fwoMBLY offered substitute for the BIN entitled
An act relating 10 appropriations for expenses III the
CITY aud County OF NewYork." The bill provides for
Board Of Audit to adndlcate on these claims MI WON
upon by the Committee on Cities In the Senate. IL con
sns inc n m of Japnapy was found appropriations
had been exhausted and many workmen were unpaid
There was also sGO0OOOO bonds due and S9OOOO claims
were filed against the city There seemed to ns
90 meet this emergency. There was OH ntrouu.eu
much power II was necessary, however to do some
thing the credit of the city The theory on which
tain dsy aud then make temporary arrangemenc To
carry on the Government until tho first day OF April
dom DOM" Of this. The urgency of some Of these
claims TO coll for speedy action But u rs feared
thai some Of claims fraudulent, and was de
terlnined careful audit the question was, 10
what tribunal should they be su0mea see np ary y
OF the claim deficient IL did not comport
wG the sn wa1 he S ~ That not
lie If seemed 10 him there should Board OF Audit
sift these claims, and then the question Tns mno
the budget here but that was not thongnt adN'ape i"
Mr. HAwKMs hoped the substitute would not be
adopted He thought II was proper 10 h ~" oS
troler lie called attention 10 tue act that one bo
OF Audit had spirited away over anu that Board
was confused Of similar officials as the substitute piO
yided for II he had any objection 10 the Original p,
il was because he was afraid the Confoiier 0l
might reject some OF the claims for he i he thought
Mr. AIBFRGER opposed the substitute, chiefly because
the claims provided for by the original o "ele J
ing and should he met A. to the other claims ne woud
be ia favor Of Board OF Audit lie wouu Tatnef nave
su, "a board than trust TO any one man. ,, ,,
on this matter claimed that the original Di cteaUu
Board OF Audit and that Board consisted OF the pcsnt
Controller, held in high estimation ~ II uue' 1i,
he il Controller He may not be the Controller one DAY
after the passage Of this act and another very
Of a may hold the position he sppteelat,tSa
CITY of but In this republican government vi
thalaw amounts 10 nothing which 10 moi IaltI
administered As to the snpstue, NE saa - Ssmands
II proposed to do now what was necessary hhu ~
10 us the Of making Charter under when .ue
people live and have their affairs honestly au .h
tered would relieve from Launching out anotn.
and another bill for similar purposes he wss neo ~
advocate reforms ana rsG,e oy s ss dsiy bread Il Il
asked here that the men who have $1,000 W se H.,
reform shall take these Affairs ~ hana ana s RoapJ ~
The gentleman who stands al the ncad OF tns boau VI
Audit IN a gentleman who sands high IN puble esuma
ton. sa too. with regard ~ the others they are M
men OF high standing fot s3hesg ad can oss
upon these claims AS readliy snu IN ,
as the Controller. This, too can DC sam ia aV o.
Of the substitute This matter has received NOR. con
sdera u the Senate before its Comnlttte ana they
agreed upon bill containing pioyihons ALMOST eh
aetly similar 70 those OF TINS G @ ,,,o d,r,snn y.
adjust Nor 10 the Controller shorn OF any power ny
this substitute, because N ease he wa eVn,eed