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


how much had been paid him. him. naa been doing
years-tne historical records ordered py the senate
several years ago; 1t was completed In 1868 or 1859,
other he did icr US IN Various ways
we pay
PERCENTAGE FOR WORK
brought to u.s. but do not ofrer 1t; Terwlliger did
not come and offer us work IN 1869: when the work
was done we called on him and had settlement
Q. How much prooi.reading did ne do for you in
8: How much time, then, did he give IN
A. he was In and out more or less during the
year after the Legislature adjourned; he was not
engaged In reading proofs entirely.
Q. Now Tell US what all those services were for
which you paid MN $4,000. A. cannot tell you
1889 we the S and great
portion Of the state printing for the Argus; they
had the contract but could not execute It, for they
had not the facilities for doing 1t; the pr0Ofread
ing was done on Senate matter. witness also
testl1ed that he mad paid $4,000 to man named
the supply bll to make up losses by their fire on
Slate work IN course OF printing.
Rapid Transit-The Seventy and the Charter
New York Judges md the Bar Ass0cia.
tion.
ALBANY, Feb !, 1872.
The rapid transit folks appeared again this
evening before the Committees on Rail-
roads Of the Senate ana Assembly to preach
about their respective -sschemes. Gardiner,
the bulkhead and warehouse man, bored the
committee for an hour OrsmOre and would not be
cut short. Commissioner Henry, Of The Dock De-
partment, spoke against the plan and the idea Of
granting such privileges TO a private company and
claimed that under the guse Of rapid transit this
was merely to gee in GARDENERS old Warehouse bill.
The orators OF the committee OF SEVENTY neld
forth IN the Assembly Chamber tonight before the
Joint Committee on Cities OF both Houses Ex-
Governor Solomon. OF Wisconsin. j. B. varnum
and simon stern spoke in behalf of the
charter prepared and presented by the Com
mlttee OF seventy. Mr.. varnum's speech
was particularly entertaining, as 1t detailed
cause and effects OF the various changes in
the NEW YORK CHARTERS
from 1880 TO the present time.
The Senate Judiciary Committee decided to re.
consider the vote sending the Erie oil TO the Rail.
road committee, and have summoned Jay Gould to
appear ON Wednesday next on the several bills
pending IN regard to the Erie. The resolution
York Judges by the Bar ASSOCIATION is creating
much tax and is regarded as q move In the right
After the close Of the meeting of the Committee
on Cities tonight the gentlemen OF the Seventy and
others were most Hospitality entertained by Senator
Palmer ana Ascend man Eastman at their rooms
"KILLING NO MURDERn PLAYED OUT.
The judiciary Committees adverse report upon
the bill III relation to the degrees Of murder, which
was introduced yesterday, was founded on that
yesterday as i" It's only weakness Thst ' the
SenaJe Is determined, however, to make
as s sn and a,use sscys Sy SsT
was evinced BY the report OF the committee
being immediately disagreed with and the bul re-
committee, which Is the full Senate under another
name, the important features Of the present bill on
cussed. The result viii be, doubtless. a
strong enectiye law :,o II should pc men.
committee stated that bill, already favorably re.
ported upon, and which permits q jury to bring in
Indictment against the prisoner is for murder In sne
first degree, covered all the ground sought to be
Senate showed by their action In not agreeing with
the report that they were not entirely or his opin
clause Of the Dill making it murder in the first de-
gree, generalization or no generalization, when the
killing Of human being IS penetrated by an act
PRAYED mind regardless OF lie, Will be retained no
matter what the result Of the general deiiberatOn
The Capitol Job-Testimony Taken Before
the Committee OF Ways and Means.
ALBANY, Feb. l, 1872,
The Committee Of Ways and Means continued
their investigation OF the charges against the Com
missioners and the superintendent Of the new
Capitol to-day.
John McKenna, a stone cutter who did not work
on the Capitol, knew of Capitol men working on
other work. but did not know now and BY whom
paid.
Dennis Ryan, stone cutter on Capitol work, testi.
fed that he, with others, went as committee to
the New York workingmens Union; was gone
several days, ana was paid the same as II at work.
Michael Feaney testified that he kept teams,
which were used IN drawing stones OF
and on, for the Capitol; he knew OF
stones being drawn to Aaron Hawley's place on the
Delaware turnpike, and was paid for the same at
the Capitol ONCE; told by his eamster that the
stone was so drawn; his teams also hauled some
nagston,es to Jay street and dumped them on
out OF the capitol fund or not.
Edward Hawey testlned that he had occasion TO
no e them r WORK beT d rom tue
Richard Beck, who keeps q stone yard, needed
rubbing sand, and there was none TO be had ex-
ntendent, who referred me TO the Commissioners;
this was last FAIL the Commissioners gave me an
amount: have not YET returned 1t, but will in the
spring when can get It; cannot get It before;
IN my business have hired men who
WORRIED on THE CAPITOL
but paid them for all the WORK they did.
Edward Donougn had worked on I Inc Capiioi TWO
two payroils. II appeared tnat some one mad
started the story that this witness had said he got
John Fiynn was a iaborer on the Capitol In ls7o
he had been up to the Rural Cemetery TO work
pay at the Capitol. On the crossexamination OF this
witness 1t appeared that ne had been hurt by an
accident at the Capitol, and asked Tor SIX weeks,
pay Inc time he was laid up, but received only Tour
weeks pay.
The prosecution here ended their case, with the
understanding that they would put In other evil
dence II they had any which was important.
The testimony for the defence was then intro.
duced. Abraham Dyer, who had charge and super
intends the Brdgeford farm testified that he paid
II. b. Van Alstyne for all the work ne did for the
farm.
Joseph 8. Gould, the timekeeper at the Capitol,
testified that no man had time or work credited TO
him who was absent In New York or elsewhere; the
no man not answering to his name Ia ever paid Q
man might step out OF the yard for awhile, but he
must respond to his name at the roll CALL
Daniel Staley corroborated the testimony OF the
last Witness and other witnesses gave similar
testimony,
M ii. Rice one of the New Qapitol Comma.