The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-26

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A MESS OF PoTTAGE.
One OF the most extraordinary bills ever intro
duced ia the Legislature was passed to-day in the
Assembly. IL actually provides that the Capitol
Commissioners and their superintendent shall hear
and determine whether verbal contract made by
them with William ii. ST. John, Albert G. Sage and
George Mark for the delivery OF granite shall stand
good; In other words, whether these parties should
be paid what they claim the Commissioners owe
asg And mind you the Comptroller must
or to be appropriated for the building OF the new
Capitol" Just think OF 1t John Jones says that
agreed one day last year to pay him $4,000 ms
year on condition that he Tones) performed GER
Weeks go BY, and Jones makes demand for his
$4,000. Smith says he ought'nt to get cent, be-
cause his claim isn't good one. However, Smith
doesn't want to be mean about the matter, ana so
goes to the Legislature and gets bill passed
Authorizing him to ''near and determine" whether
he owes Jones any money at all on account OF the
State. Now, can't anybody what Smith
is after, and what his decision will be,
provided it pays? Seriously when this extraordi-
nary bill of the Capitol Commissioners goes to the
Senate IT ought either to be killed outright or so
altered that the validity OF the verbal contract
should be referred to some arbitrator who had no
hand In making the contract
THE POLICE JUSTICES BILLS.
The three bills introduced by Mr.. Smith some
time ago. Relative TO the New York Police JUS
tices, were to-day reported adversely by the Com
mitee on !, the judiciary These bills were n,
drawn by Mr.. Eaton and introduced by Mr..
Opdyke This looks as though the latter bill will
MISCELLANEOUS ASSEMBLY BUSINESS.
Among the bills passed In the Assembly to-day
was the bill submitting to the people the question
whether certain judges shall be elected or APP
pointed, and Mr.. Hayes bill reappropriatng mo-
neys to the Catholic Orphan Asylum in New York.
York Gas Company, were adopted this afternoon,
and the whole matter was referred to the Commit
tee on Trades and Manufactures to report within
two days The bill relating to the lease of Congress
Hall was reported adversely by the Committee on
Ways and Means, but, on motion OF Mr.. Beebe, the
report was disagreed TO- and the bill was referred
TO the Committee of the Whole. Spicy deve-
opments are expected when discussion zion
new code was reported by the Judiciary Com
mttee Tor the consideration OF the House, and
will, doubtless pass. In view OF the fact that the
Commission that has revised the present code and
that made up the one reported to-day was APP
pointed nearly twenty years ago. 1t does seem as
though their work should be disposed of now one
way or the other The bill amending the act in
reference to apprentices and employees failed TO
pass to-day, receiving only hity-nine votes. "A
motion 10 reconsider the vote was carried and the
motion was laid on the table. When 1t comes up
again II should be killed outright. 1T has many
extraordinary features about 1t, Which make en-
ployers in certain cases the absolute masters OF
their apprentices and employees.
ANNEXATION WITH WESTMINSTER.
The Senate Committee Cities this morning
ported avorably the bill to annex Kingsbrldge
Morrisania and West Farms to New York city, with
amendments giving the Park Commission jursdlc-
ton over the parks and the grades and walks
OF streets OF the new city territory, and providing
that the Commissioners OF Public Works shall have
jurisdiction only alter the roads have been COM
pleted. All the New York members favor the
proposition.
VAN Norris BACK PAY.
George NJ. Van Nort's bill compelling Comptroller
Green to pay him back pay at the basis OF $4,000
year was passed without dissenting vote this
morning.
AN ANTIQUE RELIC THE STATE HOUSE.
When the General Appropriation bill came up on
its third reading motion was made to revive the
ONCE OF estate Translator" held for the past
twenty years by DR.. O'Callghan, a scholar who has
grown gray delving among the papers in the attics
OF the state House, transating the Hebraic sym.
bols OF foreign correspondents and the unskilful
penmanship OF the revolutionary period. Recently
the Finance Committee, headed by Senator
ID. T. Wood waited upon this gentleman and
asked him how long he thought the
work he was engaged upon would last, and the
complacent philosopher replied '.Look at me !
How long do you think will last ? " ell, the work
VIII last Just as long as do" 1t was no use try
ing TO abolish such an officer as that, and the
Senate today admitting the hopelessness of the
task, readmited his title and salary TO its place
the General Appropriation bill, whence an lrrever-
ent Assembly had stricken 1t out.