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

DEBATE on MR.. nAwKINs's BILL TO RELIEVE
NETWORK CITY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
THE BILL-THE KILIAS AND FREAR CASE
PRIVILEGES OF CANAL APPRAISERS.
IRON THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, Jan. 10-Tbe Assembly had an
other long session to-day, and spent three hours In
debating the substitute offered by Mr.. Twombly, In
place OF the bill Of Mr.. Hawkins, for the payment OF
certain outstanding claims against the city
OF New-York. Mr.. Hawkinss bin provides
for the following classes OF arreara9es;
FIRST the salaries and wages Of all employees Of all the
various departments OF the City and County Government
remaining unpaid for 1911; second for supplies and
materials for the Department Of Charities and Correc-
ton, including food and clothing for the prisoners,
lunatics. and paupers; third, for pay OF the
police for December; fourth, for pay or the
fremen for October, November and December; fifth,
for the Department of Public Instruction 10 pay the
salaries OF teachers for December and for books and
fuel sixth for cleaning streets In 1871 for which the
OF $4,000 has been borrowed from tho banks and
ought to be Immediately repaid; seventh, for the re-
mOyal OF dead animals and ofal eighth, for rents
other than Of armories and drllrOoms NINTH for asy
lums refomatores, &C. entitled by law to per capita
allowance. The total amount falling under these heads
is estimated at 100000 The total TO which the Con
troller Is limited under the bin is N,5Oo,0O.
The point on which tho discussion turned To-
DAY was the provision for auditing the claims Mr.
Twombiys bill, which provided for all classes OF claims
and for the expenditures Of the city from the lat OF
January to the LIST OF April proposed Board OF Audit OF
four members, viz; the Controller, the Presi-
dent Of tho Park Commission, the Commissioner
Of Public Works. and the President OF the Board
OF Aldermen In the bil reported from tho COM
mittee on Cities tho Controller had the sole power OF
passing claims In the bill reported to the senate
yesterday. the Board consisted OF the Controller
the Commissioners OF Parks, and the Commissioner Oh
Public Works. In the original bil introduced by Mr.
Benedict the power of auditing all claims and making
all appropriations wasl gwen to the Controller Alone
Mr. Hawkins IN h remarks today stated that for the
hearing of the claims not included In the above emu
meration he should propose board OF ctzens ana eA
perts not connected with the CITY Government.
With such diverse views In regard to what should
DO the composition Of the Board of Audit, and with
the strong feeling existing between the two wings OF the
Republican party, the contest which took place In the
Assembly to-day was, perhaps, not unexpected lhe
debate will probably not be Of absorbing interest 10 the
public at large, aud 1t is sufficient here TO name tnose
who took part In II. They were Messrs Twomby, Al
word and yedder In favor OF the substitute and Hsw
kins Alberger, the Speaker, Fort, strahan, Judd,
Foley and Flannmer for the original BILL
Al the close OF the discussion TEST
vote was taken motion OF Mr.. Aberger 10
order the original bill to third reading, and the House
refused 10 take that course by vote of TO o. Inc
absentees we're % IN number, including Mr. Tlden, who
has not been here this week On motion Of MI Aivord
the bin was made special order for Monday evening" at
| "a O'Clock, the final vote TO be taken AZ 2.
The Committee Of Privileges and Elections net today
aud heard technical talk from the four lawyers en-
Moved nv Meaers Kiian and Frear which ended IN tie
Committee directing the counsel for Frear 10 make "a
specific denlals, counsel for KHAN having made - hpe
| general danials Of tho other side.
Tomorrow counsel for Frear viii appear again before
the Committee with the specific denals, ordered,
when preparations for the hearing OF testimony VIII
for given anotner week III
which 10 make q aud counsel Tor bialr were
given week 10 answer the specific allegations Oh
| counsel for MacMahOn go, 49,.
In the Senate Mr. Lewis introduced two bills OF some
inporance One prohibits the Canal Appraisers from
| employing counsel, and devolyes their selection
| upon the Canal COMMISSIONER me second
20 directly "a Canal Appraisers instead OF presenting
tholr cIafa 10 the Leg1tl0ture and having them re-
erred the Appraisers by vote Of the Legislature
by vote u 20 u, the Senate adjourned to Monday
| az.