The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-16

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By Mr. ALyonp-From the Ways and Means Committee
TIE NEW CAPITOL INyEsrIeATIoN r.. 80.
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charged their honestly; he wished to make re-
Mr. kIvSSp matter of the Eight hour lay
was not submed TO the COMMITTED ana tney 'ne'eoro m
Mr.. JACOBS asked till tomorrow morning to make mi
poned TIL them which was agreed a, to; rsr,a.,ov
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charges in no wise proven complain.
the monetary Ss S, sr
legislation for purely .pscusys purpose, courrv
county and certain .s sse re-;
securing a water supply pIIya ,srronucrn.
reE,' the Of scS9sya III, village of Clifton Rich
mond county amending charter Of the village OF
M prevent raaa IN the sale of coal
By Mr.. acknowledgements the veserans Ninth regf
BY Mr. BLAIR-Regulatng the fees of the Marshals Of
BY Mr. LousHRANTo protect the sgakowners of lost or
By Mr., HUsrEn-Incorporatng the New York Loan and
-N'' 0p QUARANTINE AFFAIRS.
Mr. ALnEReEn moved that the Committee Of Commerce
investigating the Quarantine AFFAIRS Dc 70
Mr. ALvoEp was opposed paying counsel in any invss-
% wa: t. the judiciary Committee
Evening Session. - '.,S =
YORK CITY CHARTER
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MI Austeds motion providing for the publication Of Official
UDD said on an Of the bill found
the CRY Record ana sv1cpsi: furnished to the
paid out for this work. amounting IN years
Ss @ aSs IL not had
This contained s mo wis which eassd in
& sa: S the s ss' s:: e ss Il.
Of New York wa be snssS Cd. By s
reform measure and the proposition to do with the
and opss the liz House "na sS on wiz s
charter as was 70 the main;
York had waited week. for TIL. and he
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out eenG s sysn say TO h 40 a, to
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three daily papers, to include the independent
press, which, he certain, could not be subsidized
Mr. TILDEN, (re dem of New York, did not understand
that the authors OF this bin intended edited
but simply publication which will contain
briefly the proceedings OF the Common Council. He
quite the authors of the bill did intend
fered.
motion smended providing for three papers to adj
vertise for proposals, adopted.
Mr. ALvoRD strike out Of section 02 the provi
In the Cy Record II II Intended to make this paper
record Of the Common Council proceedings
TO connne II 10 that service
make this g Record the record or the dOngs all the other
departments OF the city well az the Common Council
Mr.. TwoMRLy, In stating the extravagan charges for
that the witnesses before the asked whether
work OF this kind for which enormous prices had been
charged worth $4,000 $50W $1,000 and responded
in the negative but finally said was worth about twenty
five dollars. -
Mr. d. B. HILL asked gentleman (Mr. Twombly II
did not know that his informant In giving him that nforma
ton guilty of misdeneanOr!
Mr. TwoMBLY said that but nevertheless ne gave
him the Information These things were known generally
Mr.. Avord's amendment was adopted.
Mr. TiLDEN moved to add to the ast section clause nS
which leave existence the acts TO punish
bribery and fraud In Office Adopted.
Amendments generally were then announced to be IN
stated that the House hac held
long to-day and would be impossible to get
through bill tonight he would to report
and bill the special order for tomorrow morning,
THE ALLEGED NEW CAPITOL FRAUDS.
Mr. JACOBS the minority OF the Committee OF ways
Means, referred the charges against tho
with majority OF the committee that the charges OF cor
ruption &C.. sustained; but that ali the din
Guilty between the workinemen and Commissioners had
Eight Hour had not been
enforced The report concludes with resolution that inc
Eight Hour law ought to he repealed or enforced
The House them ut haltpast nine O'Clock, adjourned