The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-10
The Work Of Appointing the Committees and
Who Are to Accomplish 1t.
A Departure of the Leaders that Will
Be Followed by 'Quick Returns"
A Prospective Disaster to the Pres
emit Board of Education.
The Rapid Transit Question and
the Coroners' Fees.

ALBANY, Jan. 0, 1873.
The Senatorial question having been virtually de-
eided by the action OF the joint caucus last evening,
the two houses had some justification for the four
days. recess they took to-day. To be sure the real,
ostensibe object OF the adj ournment was to allow
the Speaker to make up the committees, and while
at work to dispense with the kind attentions and
prolonged visits with which he would be favored
did he presume to
MAKE UP THE COMMITTEES
while all his numerous friends in the Assembly
were in town; yet as there is to be meeting here
next Saturday OF the leaders Of the republican
party who pull the wires in the metropolis and as
two or three of the country prominent men have
been invited to be hand, iG Is more than likely
that there is something important to be accom-
plished besides the formation OF the lrrepressible
committees. Mr. Cornell will remain here all the
time, and expects, so they say to do all the work
alone What seems to have given strength
this afternoon to this idea IL that Lanln
and all the federal magnates who hadn't
1t in their hearts to go away, once they had come
up for a patriotic work, upon the success OF which
depended not only their positions, but their po-
tica strength in the future lett by the fast train
this afternoon. Mr.. Tom Murphy also went with
the m, accompanied by goody crowd Of
LEGISLATIVE HANGERs-ON.
who intend to stay in New York, and while there
probably do all they can to make their visit profit
able in the eyes of the Custom House rulers The
departure of the federalites, who are looked upon
here Just now as indispensable engineers of the
new machine, does not however, indicate that they
will not come back very soon again before the
Legislature reconvenes-probably tomorrow. The
sudden going away along with the crowd Is de-
ightful little ruse which they know well how to
profit by, and Mr.. Cornell will certainly not be in
want OF powerful advisers during the next Jour
days. Murphy has to have his say and Latin and
Arthur. and it is even said that Conkling will, too,
Indicate Just exactly
WHAT OUGHT TO BE DONE
TO make the COMMITTEES serviceable in an admins.
:ratiye point Of view in ths Legislature as well as
yet made the first sCep TO appoint anybody to any
one OF tire committees. This information may be
gratifying TO those patriots who have been dying
by inches during the past few days over the rumOr
circulated by q vile oppcsitionls' That he had
already
IS made out and that although all the commit
tees had not been filed the chairmen had already
THE NEW YORK CHARTER,
which has already been published in full in the
the Speaker. 1t will be taken up next week, and
Il is the intention OF the majority, 1t Is said to have
Il rushed through both houses by next Thursday
week.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
In the hurry 10 get away after the resolution to
adjourn had been passed. but little business was
done, and only two bills Of any amount were intro
iuced. one was by Mr. Patterson, lcgislatng the
present Board of Education out OF Office, and
making tne school districts conform to
the number and limits OF the Congress
iionai districts as rcapportipned last year
districts is TO nave, according TO the new bill,
three commissioners, and they are 10 have the APP
commissioners are to hold ONCE Tor one, two and
three Yeas. This bill Is similar TO one miro
luced last year, which never saw the hgn gnu
Committee on Education. Mr. Pattcrson's may
not meet with the same tate this year, but II passed
It will be either very much changed IN many I'M
portant respects or be merged into more c0ui-
prehensve bin which is being now prepared by a
member VINO Is working on it, at the suggestion OF
those members OF the majority who have the say
as to whether it ought to pass or not.
TIE coRoNERs
Mr. Fsh's bill relative to the coronors in the
State is rather Hshy affair. 1t gives the
.oroners, III cases OF sudden death, &c, where
Of holding an inquest not. Ills lees are set
down as follows viewing body and holding an
Inquest. $40; summonng and swearing Jury, So;
making and fling an inquest So thus it viii be seen
that although the fees OF coroner, which are now,
ali told, s25, are reduced So by this bill, 1t gives
the coroner an opportunity to make IS by sum
moning q jury. lie having tile option TO either
hold not hold an inquest unless some citizen for
ma;ly calls ;pon him 70 do So I'm nine eases out OF
ten would be certain 20 summon jury. But at
the same time it gives az interruptions man power
which ne might use to make money in corrupt
Way. II n family lost a member OF 1t by sudden
death, and no suspicious circumstances surround
&C II, they would g.aiiy
PAY RoUND SUN
to the coroner to induce hun to exercise in their
favor his option as TO holding an inquest and hav-
ing an autopsy. There is feature about the
bill which will doubtless create q panic among the
deprty ccroners. IL does not provide Tor any COM
Pensstion for an autopsy. This being the case the
services of she deputy would have TO be dispensed
with, or the coroner If he be not ply ST.
own own pocket The deputies nowadays make
rather good thng out OF The autopsy business and
they they VIII have Mr. Fsh's hi al least as
far this neglect OF them goes, put out the way
Of all successful bills
RAPID TRANSIT.
Denny Rurns has had the honor OF being first In
the field In the matter Of rapid travel His bill,
which he introduced to-day, creates q board OF
ing OF the Mayor Of New York. the
President OF the Board OF Aldermen, the head
OF the Department OF Pablo Works er opiciO; VIM.
D. Ogden Rudolph A. Witthaus, Joseph W. Drexel,
Dwight H. Olmstead, Simeon +. Church and Edgar
+. Brown. The road Is t. be uBder or over ground,
elevated any way it can be constructed, with the
least possible obstruction to travel. The people
are whether they are In favor OF II or not,
and II they vote against 1t then the act shall not
taEe effect Immediately at any other time.
THE SENATE
transacted q little routine business, among which
there was nothing more interesting than tie sec
oDi reading OF bill to regulate the rates on rail-
ro1ds, aud report from the Trustees CT Lenncx
Library, the handsome institution now IN course OF
erection Ia Central Park. Liettenant Governor
Robinson WAS unusually slow In carrying on even
routine business, and Notwithstanding his study
OF the Manual, IL seems likely that he Will have TO
pro ten In order to facilitate the business curing
sEveiy session. The trial Of Judge Prindle was re.
sumed.
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