The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-29
THE STATE CAPITAL.

Appropriation Ball and Nines Hor tno
l1ilttia-McGregor'r Employees and
Their Pay-The Metropolitan Transit
Company-Cost Of the New Capitol.
ALBANY, April 2s, 1873.
1t was generally understood when the charter
was passed that it was detective in many material
points, and that the defects would have to be cor
rected BY a supplementary BILL but very few per-
sons had any idea that the measure had been 80
loosely framed that 1t ever became law It would
have for OF its extraordinary results the quash
ing OF all indictments obtained against all par
ries under the charter now In force Sew
ersl letters explaining this unpleasant situa-
zion OF AFFAIRS received here yesterday,
and the Governors attention was called TO the
matter by prominent lawyers In New York-bJ
CHARLES O'Conor, it ID said, among others. who ur
gently asked for the immediate passage OF bill to
cover the important loophOoles In question. IL
was left to Senator WoOdin to draw up the
bill and he did so. This evening he introduced
It and had it passed without dissenting
vote. The bill provides-to use the phraseoogy
Of the article itself-that nothing contained
IN the charter shall AFFECT any right heretofore
crued or liability heretofore incurred, or prevent
The Indictment or prosecution under indictments
found or to be found Of any person or persons for
offences heretofore committed, and all such rights
liabilities and offences shall remain subject to re-
ner as If the act Charter OF ls7o), so repealed IS
Aforesaid had remained in full force.
Tomorrow or next day another supplementary
bill will be introduced for the purpose OF straight
Uning the crooked sections Of the charter and by
Saturday the charter will be law, as 1t Is pretty
certain that the governor will sign 1t Friday.
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL,
with the senate amendments, Will be reported to
the House tomorrow, and It is probable that
Conference Committee will be appointed to set
tie the disputed points between the two Houses.
One Of the amendments made TO the bill
ns d y the
looked AFTER carefully 1t appropriates $4,000 for
The purchase Of 5000 rlnes to complete the arma-
ment says that the purchase Is to be made under
the direction Of the Governor but his direction" is
In the Military Department rom doing pretty much
AZ they please IN paying out the $9e, 1000. The
alter the WORD reads or m%cs
thereof az may te necessary" Suspicious items
IN an appropriation bill have never been made any
tne more honest by this clap-trap about the neces
Sity, for whenever sum Is appropriated 1t is
always certain TO be expended or made away with
TO the last cent The records in the Adjutant
Generals Department show that 1000 rifles have
already been distributed to the National Guard. The
having decided upon the Remington as the best ri1e
70 be used. This number, according to General
St0nehouse. LACKS 5000 Of the number requisite to
complete the armament Of the militia Now the
net cost to the State OF the ride adopted, accord
Ing to manufacturers own offer, and at which
was 81 so per rifle. six thousand rides at this
price would cost $4,000, or s27,O less than the
NO as5ea or IN 11e s DILL TIT ERE
now reads as far as the figures are concerned just
as 1t read when reported In the Assembly, and the
question Is, Who are the parties among whom this
twenty odd thousand dollars to be distributed,
provided the item goes through all rightg true
that in the item no particular rine Is mentioned,
but as the Remington, in the report OF the Com
mission Of 1871, is BY far the lowest OF ali
the competing manufacturers, 1t is not
Ie0SOHaDle
tends to purchase the low rifles II 5000
9 e % De a
and nothing more?
providing Tor the submittal to the people Of the
various towns throughout the State, at the next
therein shall OF shall not be prohibited was dis
cussed ID Committee OF the Whole tonight. The
committee appeared to labor under the disadvan-
tage OF retaining the amendments in their heads,
the bill as passed by the Assembly being as
yet imprinted. Tiemann wanted to know what q
and needed a drink to relieve him. Senator James
Wood REPLIED that 1t WAS simple enough Liquors
for medical ana sacramento purposes could be OBJ
tanned at regularly licensed druggists. Temannwas
satisfied being only DESTROYS OF calling the atten-
dreadful prevalence Of the stomachache among
our population in consequence. The fnc0nven-
fence OF having no printea copies OF the bill was
became very important. The bill was progressed
and made special order for tomorrow evening.
bill requiring Comptroller Green to nay $22,6oo
sALAR1Es TO H'aREeoB's ExpLoYEs.
n Inc o o. ca ~ WAS
tor Temann, who wants to know what reason Mr..
Green has for not paving the sum II he has any
said many clerks in question who faithfully per-
formed their duties had to go heels over head in
THE BILL TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION
30 that the Canal Boards shall fund the canal debt,
10 hnt q tor ahOpf
the bill was progressed and made special order
Tor Wednesday morning. r@46H
for back fees sheriff has been favorably reported
by the Judiciary Committee. Messrs. Ttemann and
both favor sy It's Passage and MT Benedict
II has been progressed to the Grinding Committee
and n now awaits It's turn I'm. on general orders
the friends and opponents Of the Police justices
hill hearing.
The principal subject OF discussion in the As
ssemby was the bin amending the charter Of the
Aetropolitan Transit Company Mr.. Hustled moved
built one-haf mile of their road, the Commits
sioner Of Public Works shall inspect the same and,
ats credit to the company to the amount
OF 100000. The substitute is the same bin
Cornell opposed the bill. After some further dis
Susslon the committee reported progress. In the
House Mr. Hustled renewed his motion to substi-
Cornell moved to recommit the bill with instruc-
sions TO strike out the enacting clause. He
thought he spoke Tor the entire delega-
ton from New York when he made the
motion. Mr.. Hustled replied that the people
81 westminster county had more interest In rapid
eranslt In New York than the people OF New York
Inc people OF that city have their carriages morse
ears and omnibuses TO use and the people Of West.
chester, after spending hour In getting to
Spuytenduyvn Creek, wanted rapid transit to the
BUSINESS centres OF the city. Now he insisted
that this was the most feasible scheme for
rapid transit yet proposed, and was so
pronounced by the best engineers In the coun
Try. 1t was true that IT would cost CONSIDERABLE.
but IL was well-knOwH fact that no proper rapid
transit could be secured without expense.
Acssrs. O. G. Cornell Clarke and Opdyke de-
nounced the proposition to call the city to assist
IN building this road, and that, too while all the
New York delegation was opposed to IL. The House
adjourned without dtsp0sing Of the question.
COST AND COMPLETION OF THE NEW CAPITOL
Mr.. Goss from the Committee ON Expenditures
OF the Executive Department, to which was re-
ierred the resolution to inquire whether the new