The New York herald., 1873-05-08
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Difficulty as to the Time for Final
Adjournment.
The New Police Bill and the Supplementary
Charter Passed in the Senate.
THE SUPPLY BILL.

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ALBANY, May 7. 1878.
The question OF the final adjournment seems to
be as far rem solution as ever, and even those
sanguine New Workers who have already made all
their arrangements to bid an Official goodby to
the capital by Friday week are beginning to de-
spair, now tnat every concurrent resolution offered
fixing the day definitely is voted down in both
houses almost without o division among the rep
resentatives. To-day all the resolutions offered In
the Assembly got the same mercess treatment as
their predecessors What the majority really mean
to do about the matter it is very hard to tell. In
fact they are acting 80 wildly that 1t is more
than probable that they do not know thepselves
what they want to do. Batcheller's resolution
looking 70 an adjournment on the 10th INST, the
legislative business to close then and there and the
TWO houses to reassemble on the following Tues
day and go to work on the constitutional amend
ments. was a direct blow at the extra session ad-
vocates. II, too, went the way OF all the others.
Under all the circumstances OF the case IL Is not
easy to conjecture, with any degree OF certainty,
when the legislative business will end, or even
whether there will be an extra session. The Gov
ernor is very strongly opposed to the idea OF the
latter, and 1t is said will exert his influence to
deter the members from taking the step advised
wiseacres say that the ordinary legislative work
cannot beswound up before the Both, two weeks
from next Friday.
THE NEW POLICE BILL,
supplementary to the police article OF the new
charter came up for Its third reading in the Senate
this morning, when Mr. Tiemann offered an amend
ment requiring that residence in the city OF one
year preceding appointment should be necessary
qualification for partrolmen, but it was voted
down by to 16. The bin was passed by the iol-
lowing vote democrats In italics) =
Chatlcld, Dickinson, Foster, Graham Lewis LoweIy.
scdowan Murphy wna Palmer Wcs per,y PER- RS6srtson
NAYs-Messrs. Johnson and Temann-2.
THE SUPPLEMENTARY CHARTER,
which was introduced only last Friday, and was dis
cussed first In Committee OF the Whole last night
and amended, also came up for its third reading.
Mr.. O'Brien moved to amend by an additional Sec
ton canceng all In section 116 OF the charter re-
lating to the salaries OF judges and justices or
courts OF record, which was lost by vote OF to
1S. Mr.. Temann moved to amend SO that city
marshals should be allowed fees; but Mr.. Woodin
said the abolishment Of all fees was o fundamental
theory OF the new charter, and the amendment
ALDERMANIc VACANCIES.
Mr.. D. p Wood moved to strike out the amend
ment suggested and adopted last night, providing
sistant Aldermen should be filed by each Board
respectively.
amendment is said to be Intended to supply
necessity made In case Just arisen The death
Of Peter Gilsey, occurring before the passage of
be filed, and IT is claimed that the Mayor cannot
nll it under the terms Of the present charter:
Mr.. Benedict-No, sir; he cannot. The charter
provides only for vacancies that shall arise, not
for those that existed when 1t came into existence
Mr. d. p. Wood-Then we are tinkering our new
charter Just TO cover this one case and not only
tinkering 1t, but overthrowing one OF the arst
principles OF it-uprooting the whole framework OF
ff 10 do yuifh Vla
We have already tinkered this handiwork too
much, and propose to strike out this amend
ment and leave the power OF appointment where
1t is
Mr.. woodin-Then it would be left nowhere.
NO POWER TO FILL THIS VACANCY.
An amendment Is absolutely necessary to secure
the filing OF this vacancy. ! do not care who has
interests involved, the Senator may see. The
Mayor may have an interests the Aldermen may
have; the other heads of departments may have;
buu undoubtedly, the people have and, in their
interest, would favor the method by which the
people gave il. should be maintained A general
election Is too expensive and bungesome, and the
next best method, in my mind, is the one here
proposed, of allowing the Common Council TO fill 1t.
Senator Benedict said 1t was solecism In repub-
lcan government to give the executive the power
TO create the Legislative Department
Senator j. Wood wanted to know If the vacancy
had not already been filled by the Mayor
Senator Benedict-No, he has made only nom-
ination to I'LL it.
Mr.. wood-Then, by what power does he do that9
Mr. Benedict-Ah. that's the question. doubtless
THE MAYOR HAS MISTAKEN HIS AUTHORITY.
The charter we passed does not authorize any such
appointment, and this proposed amendment will
cover this case. as well as others that may come
senator D. p Wood claimed that the nomination
was made in accordance with the Mayors powers
Mr.. woodin-Not at all, sir; that charter is re-
peaed.
lost, and the bill was
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING vorE:-
YEAs-Mesrs. Allen. Ames Baker, Benedict Bowen,
Maadsn Perry hoSertson ssers. wagner. %w %iOsiow,
NAYs-Messrs. johnson and o. OBrfea-2.
THR SUPPLY BILL
came up from the Assembly, and, on being an
nounced from the Clerks desk, Senator Johnson
moved that IL now have its third reading. He said
that 1t was known upon the best authority that the
finance Committee was prepared to give the bill
over months close scrutiny before they would
hands, and consequently the Legislature could not
get away from here before july He, therefore,
wanted 1t presented at once to the Senate.
Senator Murphy suggested that it be at once re-
ferred TO the Committee Of the Whole Senator
Johnson accepted the amendment.
Senator ID. p. Wood, who Is chairman OF the
Finance Committee, said the bill had never before
come so late to the Senate. IL had usually ap-
peared month earlier than on n the present oc-
mittee ought to give this bill thorough scrutiny.
1t was
REMARKABLE BILL
when II first appeared in the House, and became
more remarkable one there, being loaded up with
new matter, everything offered being taken. IL is
bills that came before the Legislature, and TO
thoroughly weed out all the base matter In II
would require conscientious scrutiny OF at least
thr ee or four weeks.
Senator Johnson wanted to know II 1t could not
be reported In two weeks.
Senator ID. ?. Wood-oh. we may make stagger
Senator Murphy wanted to know If the State
would suffer II the whole bill was allowed to go by