The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-09

Constructing docks .................... 1850
Kea estate ....................'...". Gss65
Other assets, including BONDS l,SSi,SsS
Advances A. and G. W. to Rdg. Go. and
Floating aSr deS1 October 1857 as per- on
cai report 3,o24otS IN. "a.
This balance alleged to have Heen exhausted by
On business ISL. No specific were make to
thorty any further inquiries The whole subject
indeed which belongs 70 the courts and 70, any rss
that investigation be had, then is for
be passed providing such other counties
S tine .: & n BIZ
by Mr. Eastman do not pass -Four members Of the commit
mtted. WILLIAM SMYTH.
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GEORGE CHAMBERS
Upon motion Of Mr.. husted the bills and reports
were ordered to be printed, and were made the
special order for consideration IN the House next
Thursday. The subject WIN also be up for discussion
In the Senate next week; for Senator O'Brien of.
the Erie Repeal bin the special order Tor
Wednesday next, Immediately alter the reading of
the journal. The resolunon was introduced out OF
| order, and, unanimous consent beng necessary to
admit OF It's Introduction, Senator Madden availed
himself OF the RUE ana objected. Senator Winslow,
however, induced him to Withdraw his objections,
Tne report OF the minority Of the committee gives
the reasons which induced them to report In favor
Railroad managers tnat this Dill provides not lot only a
Tor repeal OF tne classification act, but for lair
the to az the
directors who shall be cluzens Of the United states
and places the rights and privileges Of
the same fo0tlng, while 1t Is claimed that the
soutnmayd oil conrers special privileges over
foreign stockholders which Will enable them,
through the banking houses which represent their
interests to consolidate the entire amount OF stock
the American stockholders, while those BANKING
houses are not legally the pOssessOrs OF the Stock
but merely agents 9 IT. the stock tse being
o sIa f ESsaGS saes nunalsos o. INDIVIDUALS all
SENATOR JAMES wooD's CASE. =
The prolonged absence Of Senator Ames, chair
man OF the committee appointed to Investigate the
charges against Senator James Wood. Is giving rise
TO considerable comment very unlavorable N the
only the testimony taken IN the case tut the report
he mad written out before lett Albany for his ten
q yaai It amounted to, on Inc ~" ground uSi
tommttee, had not signed it, ana that 1t would be
INDIGENOUS to do any thing In the matter until Mr..
Ames Is not and 1t Is suspected that II the latter
ever should put IN an appearance before the close
| OF the session MI. Allen Will find 1t convenient to be
| absent Tne ldea Is last gaming ground that the
| committee will not make any report, and that one
Whenever the necesstes Of the case REQUIRE It 10 be
| ABSENT and out OF the reach OF even sergeantat
arms. WHAT. gives color to the suspicion that there
is "putup Job" OF some kind to defer report OF
the committee indefinitely Is the fact that Senator
| Ames ''cannOtn be heard from. Nobody seems TO
| know wnere ne Is and wherever he Is 1t Is SAID ne
takes good care to let nobody know wnere letter
would reach him. The friends OF Senator Ames,
however, contend that ne Is too Ill to come to All.
| bany, ana that when he does come he will hand IN
''..- STREET RAILROAD FRANCHISES
Mr.. Baker, from the committee on Railroads of
the Senate, reported ravoraDly upon the bill giving
the Comptroller power to sell the Twenty-thlrd
| Carys new Cr0sstown Railroad bill was also IA
| vorably reported upon with the new amendments
| which make the Dill mucn stronger,
THAT FERRY BILL AGAIN.
Mr. Perry introduced bill TO regulate the fares on
the various Brooklyn ferryboat lines. 1t Is some
what similar to the Pill defeated last Tuesday
consider the vote by which the Dill was
lost, and that that motion lie upon the table
was carried, 1t will be remembered, after the defeat
OF the bill The effect OF this motion is that the bill
can again be taken up Tor consideration In the
open fire on the opponents OF the bill from new
| battery which cannot be captured so easily as that
| in the Assembly before the defeat was brought
about.
The bill striking out the word 'white' In the
military code. and which provides for the OrganiZa-
ton OF separate regiments OF colored troops the
| National Guard and which passed botn houses last
| week, has been signed by the Governor. captain
Johnson, the coOred jantOr OF the Senate, Is SAID
full-fedged colonel OF q colored regiment In his
county as reward for his services In managing the
bill Tne Captain Is, Of course IN great gIee, ana
| the colored folks hereabouts are making prepare
| tons for big time generally.
THE NEW CHARTER-rrs FRIENDS AND ENEMIES.
| The Senate Committee on Cities neld another
meeting this afternoon to listen to arguments Tor
ana against the charter Of the Committee OF Seventy
Mr.. Opdyke was the nrst speaker. He SAID that the
charter was open to serious neutrality-suspicious.
that were actually dangerous to the welfare OF the
metropolis. He appeared simply as citizen OF the
great city, and was anxious that nothing should be
done bv the Legislature to njure the city. OF his
objections the dangerous distribution OF powers
conferred by the cnarier. The cumulative voting
nj
there being five to seven members OF the
various departments there should only be one
| member, VINO could be held responsible for his acts.
people aud not sppointed. Tne Mayor was really.
time tina. ne was given the appointment or one
member OF each department; but what did that
despotlc body. They had the appointment OF all the
officials; with the one exception IN each Board
equal power would ascertain as fate make
combinations for plunder; they would make them.
selves into ring TO steal Everybody remembered
THE FORTY THIEVES
The history OF the Board OF Aldermen OF years
long past and OF recent date showed the dangers
%e to Pc Un s
by the charfer mad no real power Of removal. The
idea of giving him the appointment OF only one man
In each Board and then holding him responsible
for all wrongdolngs by all the departments,
was most bitter irony, The idea Of the
Board OF Public Safety it combined the Police,
disslmiar to the otner, having interests widely
apart 1t was not safe, he contended. to have the
police controlled by the Officers OF the city govern
ment The Board OF Aldermen, by the charter
appointed all the Commissioners, and virtually all
their sub0rdinates. Thus II they wanted to re-
main In power, they could through terrorism and
threats by the police to keep themselves In power.
AN EXAMPLE
Of this kind OF thing was given by the old Municipal
Police. The better way would be to have the Police
Commissioners appointed by the State. There
should be Metropolitan District for the police
TO be efficient, should have control Of
the surrounding districts. The Fire Commissioners
should also be appointed by the state. The mos
| Objectionable feature OF the charter was
the cumulative voting clause. IL would
be injurious in every way Minorities
| IN boards and departments as general thing did
not expose wrong doings, but joined IN rings tt
| plumber the people. WHAT was wanted was ina
the majority should rule and good law to regulate
elections so that good men could nave their votes