The sun., 1873-05-03
EARNEST WORK In ALBANY
a BIG TALK 1BOUT THE NEW C,p-
ITOL COMMISSIO NERs.

Four Members A dded to the Board- -Cro.L
Ing the Party Wbip-A Heavy supply a,u
for u Reform Icgisinture-Thc sevc,,l,
Armory BiIl In a New Light.
ALBANY, May 1.-The Supply bin wo,
again before the Assembly this morDIn, ri,.
appropriation for the new Capitol and tho ,,,
posed change Of the commissioners wa, a,a,
considered. Mr.. Jacobs said that one of ~.
proposed new commissioners, John wesl.v
Smith, one Of the editors OF the ar,r,. No.,
positively declined, and a kcd that hi. name ,,e
stricken out. This was done. Mr. Rose Of ;,
Lawrence advocated the retaining Of the pres-
ent commission. aud adding to their numbs,
WIN. Laimbeer Of New York. q. W. Patterson of
Chautauqua, and Oh aries u. Easton aud viss char
Ten Eyck Of Albany. Mr.. Jacobs tho ight
that Albany should be satisfied with $1,000 or
t20,OOO expended here In the construction " thu
building, without being also given majority OF
the commission which is to expeni this money.
III 1t was determine to make this a partisan
commission he had no objection, but he insist
ed that the whole State should have the ma
jority OF the commits ion.
MAKE ROOM ron REPuBLIcASs, GENTLzwrv
Mr.. Fort, Chairman OF the Ways and Means
Committee. while he had nothing 10 say aynlns,
the present commission, whose MANAGEMENT
had been good, aud ag iinst whom nothing could
last year, by which a majority OF tho ute ,ent
commission hal become antagonistic TO the Adj
ministtation, rendered "A chanlo neces .ary lie
addition To the present board OF the four gcn-
tlcmen namod by Mr.. Hose.
Mr.. Whalen of Orean., also a member Of the
Committee on Ways and Means, said he was siIr-
prtsed. lie had originally been In favor Of re-
tanning the present coInmi ssipn, hut he had been
tod by the Chairman OF the committee and
those who professed to be leaders OF The uarty
that the subject had been liked, the present
commission must go out, and the new cOuImls-
sion located in Albany. lie had oun.euuentlv
given way against his own convictions and nov
these very men who had induced him to change
front came in here without consulting him and
majority of the other members and again l,ked
him TO rght-about face. He did not like ths
way OF doing business.
WANTED A NoN-PARTIsAN COMMISSION
Mr.. Batchellcr thought 1t was best To let well
enough alone. The present commissioners had
discharaed their duties faithfully aud we'll aud
no complaint could he made. The only reason
advocated for change was political one and
he thought this no reason at all This cOminis-
sion should be non-partisan.
Mr.. Pierson advocated the increasing Of tho
commission to ten. Not that he hal any fault
To find with the present commissioner, exceps
that Of the six commissioners Ave we're Oi'',used
To the general administration, and the addition
Of the four gentlemen named wOGld maKe toe
Mr.: Beebe declared that this question wss
purely a party one The slate ND Ue"n liked by
small cabal within the X publican party who
assumed To be leaders, and hId named the peT-
sons to be added u the commission without
consulting the small Try Of the paIty. The pro-
posed change was also In the interest of thnAe
who were anS loIs to have the construction %
th,s building drag along for years. az II brought
nh to their net. He called upon the rank and
Ole of the Republican party To repudiate this
close corporation which was debating to them
what thev should do without consultation, and
act In the interest OF the people Of the whole
state instead II that OF a small cabd.
MIR. Hustled RALLIBl TUE FORCES.
Mr.. Hustled said that he was a member of tho
Ways and Means Committee In 1871 wuen Mr..
Jacobs was it, Chal man, aud the present COM
mission was appointed. II WIS non-part san
then, and had done its work Faithfully since
then there had byou great politi "A change, tud
the commission had become partisan, aud a
change was absolutely necessary rho Rcpub-
lie ms In the House had tho long been lu tho
habit OF being frightened 10y the gentlemen
from Kings and sullivan, aud lie lieu upon
dire prophesiCs. lie closed by assuring tho
II use that God ana the ps1i L. uated cow lrd-,
and calling upon the Republicans to stand by
After unsuccessful efforts by Jacobs. Weed,
and others to have the new commissioners ap-
pointcd hy the Govern n and Senate. Mr. Ro-el
proposition to add four members 70 the com
M sion wa adopted almost unanimously
The following are the new Capitol COmmis-
slOncrs:
Ado'mi'traaoa Rrpubdcans- william Iaimbrer Nev
h~rk r Ia; w lndersoh, thsutsulqa Nlttchcr Tea
Der,oTGt-Delos D. Wolf Alcany William e. King,.
hey. hroo ,yn William 4. ltce, Albany.
Gen. +. A. Merritt, ST. Lawrence.
The diminishing To get In numberless little
ana big steals was resumed with remark able
success, and the supply bIll was ordered tos
third reading.
Mr.. Jacobs said last night that the amount Of
appropriations was over $dlskl.OD, The largest
sum IN any supply bil ever repoi ted
TALK ABOUT The POLICE JUSTICES
The Police Justices hin was taken up in conn
mittee Of the whole in the Sena,c. Mr.. 1icmann
moved that the amendments to the bin be
printed before the act was further considered.
Lost, gtod
Mr.. Bowen moved to tx the salaries AZ 5000.
MIR. Jas. Wood thought the salaries not too
Mr.. Woodin 1t makes no difference about the
salary diary II poilce justice does his whole duty
does more good than all Of the Supreme Court
Judges. would pay them liherally.
The motion was lost. II To 10, and the bill was
ordered To a third reading, IL to =, Murphy and
Mr.. B!ackie's bin which provides for the SELL
Ing Of tire roWbs and tho erection Of a new tity
Prison. pHssed the Senate unanimously with
some 7llsht iincudments, which VIII be con-
Cured IA. the Governor, II IL said, will sign IL.
THE SEVENTH ALLOTMENT ARMoRY.
The Senate this morning passed the seventh
Regiment Armory hill after amending II SO that
n' public place or park can be taken for tAe
hdilding. All that portion relating to Reservoir
square was stricken out. II uussed by a vote u
~ 70 !, senator riemlnn voting
senator 'li"mann introduced bill In relation
Ia the public markets of New YORK, providing
That the following clause IN the charter -Adll ult
ippy o. ne frtnhln GJuvcrncuf, AID
Eighteenth Ward markets.:
nut i said prorcrty o' market property II shall DOT
BE- sold or cua,1 nnr,s lndCr cont iol tl.t pGf
property ~ aud for the purposes of pIuc WArLrt r
thst ton year' from and after fuCa .H" r.H auI
under due o di erc, of the toWmpu tauu.i otYt ts
nparmeat ot lcalth, or und,r spulat.ou- IN iced
Oi sale ur leAsc
WARM talk ABoUr ADiOrHNMrNr.
The intention OF the House, as di-pli Od IN
the refusal 90 dd luuru over uutil Muuut, night
thl~ mornu. WIS uvf'uvd tht4 cVcui4- .s fAG
prrsistency ~ Mr.. klche ot kiuss, t.ra. c.il-
lhs The roll IL WAS found that 4 quur 400 Has
present. MI Roche moved that tuc .iuU. 4I-
Iuurn. Lost, - to r.. lie then made trr f. .lut
OF order thRi mo- quorum had voted Iue ruo h.
or declared the point not well taken. STR. I.H.iu
then appealed from THIS decision, and tI.- Arat
un for two hours aud u halt, uuul the p...u0e
oi the liuu~C " q, exhausted, and they o. |'Ytu-
"d until MupDaY morning. The uuS u.u- tNtl
IrtNcntcd a can OF the House Wa Luo ,t Ilu.,t
hado hy many W'mbors To- tup-e dl-caI fNat
il they would allow the House tu remain .l -os-
siuu thore should be mo- call urIoTDd, ~ .itu
seemed Ia br tuat a number ut iuI.u 'f. HIs
would Toe put through If the session Wda l. wed
tu 90 On.
A member of the Central Rlilroll tore. was
here, and II Is not impruh tt" that % iis ,,,Ih
Il 'd gone on iu tr tracks and other vlth r-'s~
ton would have been progressed.
THE CIENAI hGINDls.