The New York herald., 1873-04-02


TnR OTHER SECTIONS CONSIDERED
Tne Committee OF the Whole however, pro-
t,ens we're called in their order to the thirty
ijrst which defines the powers OF the Finance De-
partment when Senator D. wS0d c moved M,Ta,,so 20
duties BY such SdSSsr: except when necessary TO
SYSTEM OF sINECUREs
had grown up in New York under the Tweed dy-
nasty by xhcn many lenss ssres o. shS1 WtSogf nary
forming two hours work In week. hope, said
he, no seaator here has sny man drawing sine
iasSres Su1s pay hsve 1e Sss members % therein Who
had such men. Comptroller Green has refused
TO think that the present bitterness against him
comes from that fact. Il insist that we must leave
him ns e e pay TSo
forms the services may have his remedy In court
Of law.
cause he thought 1t was power which ought not
TO be delegated to any man. No scheme can be
devised by which snecnrsts can be cut OF from all
Senator D. r. WooD-I think this win prove to be
sufncient for that purpose. 1t Is Necessary cor.
olary that II these men can draw no pay they Will
senator MADDEN was rather in favor Of lessening
Would @ ~ not give Andrew H. Green the power to re.
fuse to pay any official he may choose. He had
VOTED HIMSELF ENORMOUS AMOUNTS
in the Central Park Commission, and the records
Of that Commission show It..
Senator TIEMANN-Read where they show 1t.
Senator MADDEN-i haven't time to read them
Senator d. p. wooD-If the senator rom the
Tenth or w ges 7 out o. ns Hefc
Green and Mayor Havemeyer and learn that we are
making charter for New York city we will get
Senator MADDRN-I would not vote to give that
power to any man, not even to the Angel Gabriel
senator d. p WooD-Andrew II. Green is not
the Angel Gabriel, but the Senator seems TO think
he is the other angel. from the other place. Am
senator Madden attempted to speak, when sena-
tor Wo0DN rose and said-l think you are
GETTING Us INTO TROUBLE
bg your continual talk about Green
Senator MADDEN-Let me one moment
a Huen Ss
clause 1t stands is satisfactory one, for 1t gives
the Comptroller all the power to prevent fraud that
ia necessary. The latter clause was put In by MI.
Senator D. p WooD-Was this latter clause sug
gested by Mr.. EatonY
Senator WooDN-It was.
Senator D. P. WooD-I can see that Mr.. Eaton
wanted to get that in as the best he could get but
suGAR-coATING OF AN OBNOXIOUS PROVISION;
it is an adrot wording which may cover an in
Senator WooDN-Will the Senator please tone
himself down to plain argument and avoid in
uend0es and insinuatiOnSY
Senator D. p. WooD-I surely never intended to
make any insinuations or inuendOes that the Sena-
tor need take to himself, rghtfully or otherwise:
through the Courts, who will mandamus Mr.. Green
ut the call OF any slnecurist and compel the pay
Senator BENEDICT thought the proposition very
strange that the Courts should not be able to COM
pei the payment OF salaries when the Comptroller
refuses on the ground OF fraud. There would then
be no refuge Tor even honest claimants. Even the
Mayor might come and ask for his salary and the
Comptroller could refuse to pay him.
s'YOU ARE A FRAUD
he might say, and then, II the Mayor should
threaten him with the Courts, he coud well retort,
or a
Senator LEWIS thought the motion OF the Senator
from the Twenty-second was irrelevant. He seemed
to be haunted as with nightmare with the
thought that Senators around this circle have
friends in sinecure positions in New York.
office in New York, and do net know that any one
here has ever had. The Senator from the Twenty
second 70 De Dettep a @ upon aae es
no more insinuatlons regarding other Senator'S.
Senator ID. p. WOOD assured the gentleman that
he meant to make no inSlnuatlons against him or
any other senator.
Senator LEwIs-It is as certainly unjust for the
Comptroller to refuse to pay an honest claim as 1t
is for him to pay dishonest one. There can be
no broader guard thrown around the payment OF
fraudulent claims than this clause allowing HIM to
refuse when 1t is necessary to prevent fraud 1t is
said the most lucrative ONCE in New YORK to-day IS
THE LAW OFFICER OF MR.. GREEN
who Is engaged battling these honest claims, and
as Tar as | read the public prints he has gained
crier in the court. Mr.. Green started suit lor
the privilege OF appointing one against the Court
bill comes in all the same.
THE AMENDMENT LOST.
The vote was then taken on senator D. P. Woods
proposed amendment and 1t was lost.
MORE AMENDMENTS.
Senator CHATFIELD made an amendment some
what similar, which was also lost.
Senator BENEDICT then proposed an amendment
making
on any contract sufficient evidence that there is
red.
Senator d. P. WOOD made yet another effort for
the Comptroller against the restricting Of his pow-
ton OF his authority TO adjust claims, and sharp
play OF words ensued between him and the charter
Senator'S in regard to legal frauds and sinecures
drew H. Green a Courts Suppose. said he, the
Chamberlain chamberlain , should apply for his pay and the
work you attend to your bank and have clerk to
do the work OF your public office. Besides, your
pay L TOO much, and won't pay" Here, then, is
an officer appointed by the Legislature who has to
go to the Courts to get his pay because this man,
Andrew H. Green mas power which not even the
Angel Gabriel should be trusted with.
Senator j. p. WooD-Every Comptroller in the
United states has the authority to question the
righteousness oi claims which he is called upon to
pay To that extent he must be Court-of lin
tied jurisdiction, OF course but that much Court
! did not think there was such personal bitter
ness here against Comptroller Green himself.
ANOTHER REJECTION.
senator Woods amendment was then rejected.
THE COLLECTION OF WATER RENTS.
senator d. P. wooD further proposed to amend
section 35 bv giving the Comptroller power also to
collect water rents, taking it from the Public Works
Department. He thought that the power that fixes
the rent should not be the power that receives it.
We could understand
WHY THAT SHOULD BE UNDER TWEED,
when he found 1t necessary to grasp additional
power in his hands. do not suppose there is any
such intention IN the makers OF the present char
ter The amount from these water rents 81 800 900
year-an enormous amount to be fixed and re-
ceived by the same department.
Senator BENEDICT thought the collection Of water
rents certainly belonged to the Conptroller's de-
partment. and had no more connection with the
Public Works Department than IL had with the
Chaplain OF the Senate You might as well pass
over the collection Of dock rents to the Dock Com
missoners
senator d. p. wooD continued his discussion OF
the duties of the Collector OF Water Rents and said
that Van Mort had collected $3.50, 900 last year
than his predecessor had in previous years, and
that proved there was
SOMETHING RADICALLY WRONG