New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-10
ALBANY.
THE LEGISLATURE ADJoURNs TILL NEXT
TUESDAY.


AMI RRooKIYN--TIIE NEW CHARrER--RAPID
rRANslr-JUDGE IPRNDLE ACQUITTED.
,yRon A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THB rRIBuNE.l
ALBANY, Jan. 9-The preliminary business
Of the legislature Of 1873 having been all settled by the
organisation of the Assembly and the nomination OF
N q senator the representatives of the people viii
now re prepared to enter upon their duties legislators
After the wear and Of the last four days. however
A. u desirable that they should have short breathing
spell and opportunity to COO of the smothered anger
and dissatisfaction which known TO be conce"ieu
under the apparent harmony attending the execu'ono
she programme Accordingly, both Houses eoncurreo
an a resolution to adjourn tn Tuesday next. Dur
ing this recess Speaker Cornell VIII nave "h
epportunity TO frame ms committees ana nave
them ready for announcement on the reassenphs VI
the Legislature Who be charmen OF tine leauhe
romuttees is the absorbing question that now sg'eS
the minds of members, newsgatherers ana lobbyists
and gives to rumorits chief occupation There is tne
best authority for saying that all reports or statements
v,rbal or written with regard TO the committees are
and will be- untl the committees are announced nom
the Speakers desk simply guesses ana surmises' emu
tsd 70 no more credit than random specuStons on any
other sabjeci The Speaker himself does not Know OF
sd not at poor to-day the of single chairman OF
INV one of the coming committees and gave the positive
assurance that no one but himself would nave tna'
knowledge until Tuesday evening next.
INTRODUCTION OF THE CHARTER.
The se.ier Of the Assembly lasted Just half an hour,
TODAY Among the bills introduced was the new CHAR
Ser for View York city framed by the Republican Com
,nittee ana published in yesterday NewYork Journals
The chatter is almost identical in its provisions with
that repoted by Senator Palmer last Winter after the
veto OF the seventys charter. 1t passed both Houses,
a. Will bs recouected, and left at the adjournment
of the Legislature in the hands OF Gov Hoffman, VINO
faDeo % sign IT. Senator Palmer was roundly a0used
BY refoners" for certain provisions OF his charter
part cuary because he left Commissioner Van Mort,
and a Aldermen
But tbe charter now offered leaves all these officials I'M
disturbed and several Others including the President OF
the Park Commission and the Corporation Counsel, IN
addition. The appointment Of heads OF Departments
those excepted the charter, was given 10
MAY and Board OF Aldermen, the same as IN the
charter introduced to-day In fact nearly all the pro-
visions Of charters are Identical The Senators
ar anxious 10 know whetherIthey are TO be vhed and
charged with bribery they pass this charter the same
they when they passed the one last Winter and
81 not why not1
Nj behring's resolution, offered this morning asking
sho Park Commission for information relative 20 the
opcnnco f north Of Ffynnth-st, is designed
60 bring light the rascaes heretofore perpetraed in
the matter Of awarding damages, expenses OF Commits
Ouers Sc: and also 70 get information that will fur
nisb the basis Of bin 10 be introduced hereafter ere
Ating commission supervise the opening OF streets
above Fifty -niuthst
RAPID TRANSIT.
Assemhyman Burns INTRODUCED today bill for rapid
transit in New-York City, Of which the following Is an
abstract:
The bin Is intended to create Board Of Commission
Of City Railways and to provide means OF RAPID
mayor Of the City President of the Board of Aldermen
Ihe head Of the Department Of Public WORKS Ger oge.o
sogether with William n. ogden, Rudolph A. Witthaus
Joseph DreIel Dwight II. Oimstesd simeon z. Church.
samuel L. NJ. Barlow, Abraham e. Hewitt, william B.
Duncan. ana their successors, Board OF commission,
srs TO construct city railway for rapid transit in said
rJty. The Governor is 10 MI vacancies The CoInInls
soners are to without compensated except the
IS the Board may FIX Dot exceeding 5000 each. They
shall ourtrsok railway from the Battery to
selected with the aid Of engineers provided for. The
plan shall exceed in estimated cost sum the annual
interest OF which, together with the estimated running
expenses OF road shall be covered by the estimated
s6 ne added Se 10 Ia ar Tor freight postal and al
other services Provision is made for issuing stock by
.T cent interest The Board Of Public works is TO make
schedule Of freights fare and other service Before
AMENDMENTS TO the LIEN LAWS. -. -
Mr. behring's bill amending the NewYOrk City Me.
thancs' lien law provides thatwheneyer suit is COM
nenced TO forecose lien it shah not be necessary APP
ply to any for the continuance OF the
said lien should the year during which the said lien is
now valid expire during the tendency of the suit.
BROOKLYN HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Senator Perry introduced bill to create Health De-
rtmont for the City Of Brooklyn, which has heretofore
DEPARTMENT. 1t is the same bill that passed the Legs
Iature last Winter but remained unsigned in the hands
of the Governor 1t is designed to make some altera
lions in last years bill during it's progress through the
senate, the main features Of the bill VIII remain the
same.
JUDGE PRINDLE ACQUITTED
After long secret session. the Senate today took
vote on the Judge Pinde Of Chenango and while
finding him guilty several OF the minor charges,
fused 70 remove him from oiceiby Yeas 7, Nays IT.
Judge Curus's will be decided next, the summing
up having commenced this afternoon.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BCSB1
The Senate held session this evening, about half the
members being present TO hear the closing arguments Of
counsel the Of Judge Curtis Of the Marine Court
E1-speaker Smith will conclude the summing up for the
defense tomorrow, and IL is thought decision will be
reached in time enable Senators to leave in the after
noon trains The Regents Of the University assembled
IN the Capitol this evening, and after brief session adj
.ourned 20 attend a reception at John L. Pruyn's,
one Of the members. Speaker Cornell will remain
~ Albany until the reassembling Of the Legislature,
and make up his committees undisturbed By the
solicitations OF members, most OF whom have
left the city He saws be proposes to organize his
faign az the Capitol, and not at the Custom-housea
happy thought There is lively scramble for positions
q. the Clerks desk. and Mr. ODoDnen has almost as
hard task satisfying the party Mr. Cornell has In
akng UP the committees. Two Of the rival candidates
for Clerk Cameron Of Chautauqua and Fargo of Erie,
were promised positions they would retire from the
field and bound 10 have them With the exception
at these and Johnson who is 20 be retained as journal
clerk and AieD who il 20 he first deputy, the Clerks
appointments yet open TO competition, according 10
rue rues Of the Civil Service prscced At the Custom
house.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION.
LAYING OFT wORK-LHGIsLATIvE QUESTIONS.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCB
ALBANY, Jan. 9.-ID the session of the Con-
jtutisna Commission to-day the Committee on Bust
ness reported recommending the Commission 70 take up