The sun., 1873-05-16
TIE LEGISLATURES WORK.
THE ASSEMBLY VOTEs TO ADJO URN
WITHIN 4 WEEK.
Another Charter Biunder-The Remington
Arms steai-t!oiue Tor the Appropriations
Amending the Constitution.


Another Charter Biusder-The Remington
| Arms steai-toiua Tor the ppropristieus
Amending the Constitution.
ALBANY, May l5.-Moro supplemental
| legislation 20 the charter will be necessary. by
the repeal OF the charter Of 1870, all the power 10
| act was taken from the Health Board, ana the
new charter docs not restore IT, when the
board met yesterday to organize the blunder
was discovered, and Col. Emmons Clark, Socro-
tary, was despatched to Albany with bill to
remedy II. The leaders, who arc responsible for
| the charter. are not dcsrous OF having It's de-
fects shown up; so, instead Of a separate bill,
an amendment Is to be added to the supple
mental bill now before the Assembly, re0nacting
| that portion of the charter OF 1870 which defines
the powers and duties OF the Board OF Health.
| 1t Ia rumofed that an attempt is to bo made to
insert amendment in the supplemental bill
to change the appointing power, 80 IA to get II
out OF the hands of Mayor Havemcyer A promi
nent Assemblvman who early In the eession be-
came famous as a harmonizer, ia said to be pre-
pairing the amendment
THE REMINGToS ARMS STEAL AGAIN.
The annual appropriation bill was up In the
Assembly this morning on agreeing with the re-
port Of the conference committeo. IL was
found that the item appropriatng $4,000 for the
purchase Of 600 breach-loadng Remington
rifles for the National Guard, which had been
stricken out in the Assembly on motion OF mr,
Jacobs, had been put back 10y the senate ana
cOncurred in by the conference committee Mr.
Roche called attention to 1t, and long discus
| sion ensued, in which Nessrs. Fort, Alberger.
Batcheler Picrson, and Tent advocated, the
steal, AMI Mcssrs, Prince, Boebe, Roche, and
others opposed. MIR. Batcheller said that the
Adjutant-General and Comptroller desired the
approximation; but Mr. Roche denied that the
Comptroller had personally assured him that he
favored the appropriation. The House struck it
KINGS COUNTY ITEM
An item also appeared in the bill to compel
the supervisors of Kings county to raise the
and in when position. they were, sgs-
and Jacobs proteste ed, saying that IL was new
matter and not subject for conference com;
the balance Of the report OF the conference COM
niittee was again agreed TO. The bill Will now
agreeing with the House in striking out the
Remington arms steal will come up The gem
: have more friends in the Senate than in the As
, sembly, and they may succeed ia again getting
they do, and It is reinscrted It is almost certain
that the House will again disagree, as they have
Twice pIt 'hemseyes On record ,S Ss 4pbbSsscd tic
matter is being pushed has convinced every one
that there is "something in II for somebody.
. and that somebody Is believed 10 be parties
high In official position
: THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMR1DMESrs.
( Mr. Pierson this morning reported plan for
considering and disposing OF the constitutional
! an endmcnts before the close 1nf the session,
. the same reported in the senate yesterday.
= tlr Rose moved that the Legislature conclude
it, business by the 2id Inst, and adjourn sine
7 dic, and II the Governor wants the Legislature
! / to consider the proposed amendments, he can
4 call an extra session.
: Mr. Lincoln 81 opposed that the amendments be
submitted to the pc ,rle as they came from the
. the men who composed that body were more
competent to propose such amendments than
i Mr. Opdyke offered an amendment submitting
all but the clause changing the Senatorial dis
E Lincoln ana Opdykc were voted down ana the
= resolution Of Mr.. Rose To adjourn sine dc on
3, the I'D inst. and return at the call Of the Gov
e ernOr in extra session was substituted for the
r report Of Mr. Person to B. The Speaker
: ruled that the further consideration OF the sub
= jcct, it coming under the joint rules must 10
o,er for one day. Mr. Weed aud Others pro-
. tested against the ruling. It is said that the
e Speakers action was that time might be had tO
Z caucus aud change the tide Of sentiment, which
Is strongly IN favor OF an extra session: The
1 Speaker and other leaders believe that this
would prove very disastrous to the Republican
j. party.
= GREESw1CH STREET ELEVATED RAILROAD.
Mr.. Nedder from the Sub-Commttee Of the
- Judiciary appointed To- investigate the manage.
n mcnt of the Greenwich street Railway Company
), reported that there had been no fraud or mis-
that the FIVE per cent Of the net earnings of the
I! road had been paid into the city treasury. They
d also nnd that Alex. Frear Is ono of the Commis
songrs, IL having been asserted that the act
. le.,slatmg out Of ofice the commission by
. The Ann street widening bin passed the SEN
1 ate this morning. II provides that the Commis
) and ChamSsrs & Street from the City Hall PARK tt
I South -treet. An amendment was made In the
Ncn.te providing that only ons-halt OF the cos
ol the improvement should fall ON the city,
TowS BoSps,
. The Town Bonding bill was up upon Nr
Woodns motion t. reconsider, which was car
ried - To :. The bill was then sent to the judi
> Tie spicrs Sidewalk hill was up and passed, l,
to 2. The route is limited by the assent OF the
Common Counciland is In other ways so limited
that II Will probably remain ON exhibition in
private apartments tor another wear
n The Commissioners Of the state Park reported
( this morning, advising that the Commi .sioners
Of the Land ofice oe prohibited from selling any
, more lands In the Adrondacks. Mr. Wnslow
) introduced a resolution to that effect. lie say,
! tnat the lands bring nothing into the state
Treasury from their sale.
: OTTER TOPICS.
The bill TO pay the employees OF the Depart
u ment Of buildings was reconsidered and passed
Z. The bill to. provide Tor the payment of the EN-
e ployees in the shern's once was reported
Il The New York and WestChester Elevated Rait
p way hill known here as Ira Duckmans bill
y passed the Assembly notwithstanding the earn.
, est "Reminiscences Of most OF the New YORK
deleEation, Ii now goes to the Senate.
, topic Of conyersation. Mr. Alberger charges il.
, defeat e. Speaker Cornell, and says that he was
}. was adopted he would vote for il on its fnai
passage and ASK his friends to do So.
| The Governor this afternoon gave hearing on
. ! the New York Police Justices bill The Hon
Francis Herman argued that II was unconstitu.
/ | uonal, and made a very strong argument Dor
J. man H. Eaton replied, contending that it was
Il constitutional and reCiting the necessity that
g existed for its hecominga law. The Governor
will probably sign IT,
THE AMESDHENTs.
the Senate In the evening resumed considera-
tion ot the proposed Constitutional amend
> uCnts, but no amendments Of Importance were
Il made. On motion Of Senator Robertson the
= Scnatoria al section was stricken out. On motion
. ! Of senator James Wood an amendment max ing
the Senate to consist Of thirty-nvc members, to
! serve for four years from the eight judicial dis
| tricts as now constituted, was adopted. The
nrst district, city Of New York, To elect six: tho
| second district, Long Island and Staten Island,
hvc, and the other six districts four each. Sec
tlun second OF article five was amended so az 10
allow the Governor to remove for cause the
a Secretary OF state, AttOrney-General, and state
Engineer. The amendments propose that these
. officers shall be appointed by the Governor and
. Senate. Pending discussion on the PROPOSE
| ton To make the salary Of members OF the Legis-
lature SlOOO year, the Senate adjourned.
Ihc Assembly this evening passed the bin alI-
, thorzng the Governor Ia appoint twenty Com
missiOners. ten from New York and ten from
hrooklyn who, with the Mayors of the cities
shall devise plan for the consolidation OF both
cities, under the name Of the city Of New York
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