The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-09

mIstee on Cor .st,tutions1 Amendments requesting
.ne oovern yr TO call an extra session OF nne Legs
@ n W consider these amendments. nc sa,u ~
spnGn sss an Ss's he
ready vote for all sns arsicss adS Ser ps
coSd be disposed Of
twenty -four hours Alter all they are to be sub.
mitted to the people, and they would dispose OF OF
sne% 20 'p To- disagree with the report so far
as the resolutions were concerned. Mr..
srsaye business on Friday the asd Instant
and meet again the following Tuesday for the con.
sideration Of the amendments only. Mr; Hustled
resolution recommending the Legislature to adopt
all the amendments except the two articles on the
those should be referred to q committee and be
made special order for discussion. Messrs. weed
ns s %ss aso ga es learn as na
bers, had received no notice OF such meet
ing. Mr.. Prince and others also stated That they
knew nothing OF that meeting. Considerable de-
bate ensued to the necessity Of this Legislature
considering the amendments. Mr.. Beebe took the
ground that 1t was entirely unnecessary, because
the next Legislature could do it with much more
After further debate, Mr.. Fort moved to recon-
NIT the whole matter 10 the Joint Committee. Fin
ally the previous question was moved by Mr. Dex-
ter and ordered, and Mr.. Forts motion was car
PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
BUILDINGS
the officers employees and workmen in the Depart
ment OF Buildings, which directed the Comptroller
to borrow on revenue bonds OF the city $22 go TO
pay the employees OF that department the arrears
said to be due them, came up on third reading IN
the toaa ne aS' aer It's
failed OF the necessary vote this morning and Sena-
tor Woodin asked to reconsider 1t and have That
LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS IN NEW YORK.
The senate bin to amend an act sin relation to
certain local improvements came up from the
Assembly, and Mr. Woodn asked that the
amendments be concurred In. II appeared
Msen the Anew ae 6ec a
the bin as returned from the Assembly
is an entire substitute for the original bill as
passed by the Senate, and Senators Benedict and
Tlemann both contended that 1t involved millions
Of dollars TO the city. Senator Tiemann moved to
may be considered and amended, but 1t was lost
by vote Of to II.
,n senator D p WOOD W9vsd that It be referred TO
the most remarkable exhibition he ever saw IN a
Legislature that such bill as this, ground out as
returned here for concurrence in the amendments,
should be sought to be pushed through by the
lowing it to 60 to the committee Of which he is
chairman, and on which are placed most OF the
Senators from New York, and without allowing the
delegation from that city to discuss or consider It,
senator Wo0din said that he had known nothing
whatever OF the bill until this discussion came up
consider it to their hearts, content, but he did not
want the bill to lose its place on the order OF third
Senator D. p. Wood said that il such simple re-
quests In regard to local bills OF their own to have
II referred to certain committee. were denied to
most Of the Senators here as they have been per-
sstently denied to the New York Senators, there
would be commotion raised about it, and he for
one, II so treated would resign and 60 home. The
time was coming rapidly when the poisoned chalice
must be commended to the lips OF those who now
impose 1t on fellow Senator'S.
gained by sending the bill to committee. 1t can
not be amended. Nothing can be done but concur
the responsibility of the whole Senate and not OF
the two New York Senators alone.
senator d. P. Wood claimed that the c0mmittee
could amend Just as Conference Committees
amend, and 1t was nonsense TO argue that on bill
like this, which, in at least one Instance, sweeps
away the provisions Of the new charter. nothing
could be done but swallow the dose whole or spew
1t all out
After further heated discussion the motion was
Cities, and 1t was carried.
RuMoRED GOVERNORS MESSAGE ON LAGER BEER.
evening that Governor Dix has promises Comp
troller Schroeder, Of Brooklyn, that he win soon
send IN MESSAGE 70 the Assembly recommending
beer and cider be exempted from Its provisions.
The rumor has created perfect panic among the
OF horrible things II the Governor ''daresS to send
sQch message. ----s aiSsS :. -
passed in the Assembly last night Was fesuriected
tonight 10 rather extraordinary fashion; MI: a:
Senate and the bill was returned to the Assembly
when the request was made known.
THE TUBULAR TRANSIT BILL,
that passed in the Senate te-day, has reference to
q tubular bridge arrangement nom Staten Island
to New Jersey, Drake DeKay being the principal
incorporation Of the company.
THE BLOOMINGDALE ROAD.
The bill to alter the map or plan OF the city OF
small portion Of Bloomingdale road now closed
between 1881 street and small lateral avenue
running between Tenth and Eleventh avenues.