The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-20
ASSEMBLY.

ell 3 ..t .tf ALBANY, jan ~, 1877
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ASSEMBLY AND
THEIR COMPENSATION. AZ. ~
The bill prescribing the officers and employees Of
the Legislature, 1xng their pay and regulating pro.
ceedIngs by investigating committees was read ana
passed. rt ft g
REPORTS FROM NEW YORK DEPARTMENTS AND Nsrr
TUTIoNs.
The annual reports of the Health Oficer OF New
York, Quarantine Commissioners and Institution for
Instruction Of the Deaf and Dumb were received
THE PROPOSED INVESTIGATION IN THE oFF1cr OF
~, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF NEW YORK.
The Senate returned to the Assembly the concur.
rent resolution proposing an investigation In the
ONCE Of the District Attorney OF New York, with
message Of non-c0ncurrence, which was laid on the
table. iS..s... -
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS ON TIE CITY AND COUNTY OF
NEW YORK.
The House went into Committee Of the Whole,
Mr. Jacobs In the chair the bill providing for the
payment of certain claims on the City ana county Of
New York. The bill has been already published.
Mr.. TwOMBLY, trep.) Of New York, offered Q sub.
stltute for the bill entitled IAN act relating to ap
preparations for expenses In the city and county Of
New York." The bill provides for Board Of Audit
to adjudlcate on these claims Mr. Twombly said
1t was substantially the same as the bill agreed
upon by the Committee on Cities IN the Senate. It
contains the features Of the two bills he presented
last Friday. On the LIST OF January 1t was found
that the treasury had been ex hausted and many
workmen were unpaid. There was also $e.ooo,Ooo
Of bonds due, and 100000 claims were fled
against the city. There seemed TO be nothing to
meet this emergency. There was bill introduced
early In the session, but 1t was thought to contain
too mucn power. 1t was necessary, however, to do
som etning to save the creoIt OF the city. The
theory on which we started was to arrange
basis Of settlement on certain day, and then make
q temporary arrangement to carry on the govern.
ment until the LIST Of April. think it needs no
argument to establish the wisdom OF this. The
urgency OF some OF these claims seems to call for
speedy action. But it charged that some OF these
have careful audit The question was, to what
tribunal should they be sublnittedf 1t seemed TO
@ s she Of pm ins seGs the aSss
not cOmRS%rs with tho wants o. great CITY It y
that there should be Board OF Audit to slfL these
claims; and then the question was, who shan be
budget mere, but that was not thought advisable
from past experience.
Mr.; sTRAa L.s ), lrep) of Orange, asked who he
Mr. TwonBLY said everybody he had consulted
with-Mr. Green and others.
Mr.. STRAHAN asked II this bill came from the FL
nancla Department Of New York.
Mr.. TwoMBLY said the facts and figures came
from that department.; therefore, he continued as
1t was thought best TO have Board OF Audit TO
consist OF the president Of the Board OF Aldermen,
Va
and the President Of the PARK COMMISSIONER he
thought that this was the best possible course to
pursue under the circumstances Ho had mad this
bill presented, and the widest publicity had been
given TO 1t. Its provisions were framed by the
wlsest aud best men In New YORK. He was sure
an examination OF the bill would prove that 1t con-
| tanned all proper safeguards He was not willing
that matters 30 important should be adjudlcated
| upon Without the utmost care.
Mr. HAWKINS trep.l OF N. Y, hoped the substitute
would not he adopted. He referred to the cOndi-
LION Oh the CITY and county treasury when the pres
ent Comptroller TOOK tue position, and said IL was
imperatvey necessary to provide the means called
ior. he detailed the claims now past DUE ana said
ne thought II was proper to conhde the payment OF
these claims, II found correct, to the COmptroer
Inc claims the original bill provides for amount TO
$4oov QUO AS 10 Board OF Audit ne called atten.
uon 10 the lact tnat one Board OF Audit had spirited
away over $6O00,0O0, and said that that Board was
composed OF oncias similar to what tue substitute
| heads OF departments had the time TO
| act as member OF any Board of
| Audit. The substitute dId not provide for ali the
claims. The 100000 Will not pay one. quarter OF
the claims standing against the city. The main
reason why the original bill should be passcd Ia thar
| there are fifteen or twenty thousand peOpe IN New
York waiting, with heavy hearts and tears In their
| eyes, for US 10 pass this bill Many OF them nave
| been obliged to 90 to the sharpers and take nfty
per cent or their honest claims so as to get money
| TO keep them from starving. this fact alone ought
| simple bill. II he had any objection to the original
| bill it was because he was afraid tho Oomptroler
OF New York might reject some OF these claims for
he is he thought, over careful. He hoped THIS bill
/ would 20 through to-day as measure OF immedi
| ate relief. AT the proper time he would eustain