The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-24
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY April "a s-QUApRUP1E SHEET

memory for print. One OF the Senate amend
ments provides for the compensation OF quar-
antine commissioners at $1,000 each, and
that the present Board Of Quarantine Com
missioners be abolished, their duties ana
functions dev0lving upon the Comptroller OF the
State and the Health Oficer OF New York city.
Inc discussion proceeded, ana senator Lovely
made strong argument against section whicn,
he claimed, substantially appropriated $l250eO 10
sectarian schools. Senator Benedict, in reply,
showed that the institutions referred to were not
sectarian schools but the academies attached to
union schools, and that while the principal In some
instances might be 81 one sect majority Of I'm, tle
greater number OF scholars OF still other sects the
utmost harmony exists IN most OF them, and
bill was finally progressed and made special order
Tor Thursday night
A BIN was introduced tonight by Senator Bene-
THE SALARY OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC
in New York city shall, after December 81 1872 be
fixed at $4,000 and the Comptroller Is directed to
pay Mr.. Van Mort oil arrears on that basis.
REPORT OF THE ERIE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Babcock, nom the Erie Investigating Com
mittee, submitted partial report as 1olows:-
The select committee appointed by the assembly 10 in
mismanasement on the part Of the Erie Railway Com
sued the inquiry during the time allotted by House
that the testimony taken has been upon some
sse ose or M I'll r. or as %
be important 70 one branch Of this Investigation
serves Tor further extension for The taking Of e
mony bat Inc House orders thsy VIII abide 6S is
yst printed, and this isss and ne
arg 70. able e make fna report At this s%s
mony pc printed and final report % be made there
Resolved That the Select Committee appointed BY this
House to investigate the affairs and alleged mise
allowed an extension Of time sufficient to have printed
the testimony taken by them and or presenting their
in behalf of the Committee.
Mr.. Opdyke moved to add ten days longer for the
purpose OF taking testimony, as he understood the
committee to say they have been unable to secure
the attendance OF certain witnesses Mr. Wight
Ray Thought this extension Of time S' should
be allowed. Mr.. Roche said that men talked Of
men 81 the Session. While the fact Sas
they were over the hundred days, and it was time
they went home and afforded relief to the people
OF the State. Mr.. Hustled said, as he understood it.
the committee had asked for no further time. He
therefore moved the previous question: and 1t was
ordered. The question was then taken on Mr..
Opdyke's motion and it was negatived almost
unanimously. the report was then accepted and
the resolution Of the committee was adopted
THE CANAL EXTRAORDINARY REPAIR BILL
was discussed this evening as special order in
the Assembly The bin was ably championed by
eller, which committee, by the way, has, by care
fully scrutiniZing the estimates sent in by the
Canal commissioner, reuuceu the appropriations
from 81, 900 last year to 100000. Last year.
beside the former amount, 100000 was apprO-
priated as deficiency, The total revenue from the
canals last year little over three millions, and
MIR. Batcheler believes that not only Will the
$500 900 appropriated for extraordinary repairs be
saved, bat that there will be surplus Mr. AL
berger also spoke in favor OF the hill as did Mr..
Rose, who, however claimed that we were being
taxed too much every year for completing canals
that had already been completed. When Mr.. AL
berger had concluded his speech motion was
made by Mr.. Lewis to report progress on the Dill.
count called for on this motion, and
1t was discovered that there was not
was then moved by Mr.. Brewer, and, after the
Committee had risen, he renewed the motion in the
House, Charley Cornell, however, sprang into the
breach with motion to adjourn, which, on being
put was evidently lost, but the Speaker, seeing
that the members present were up to mischief. de-
sizes for count. The absentees, who have just
come from the theatre and ascertained how the
Speaker saved them in the nick OF time, feel con-
siderably eated and promise to be good little boys
in the future.
THE UsURY BILL
which passed the Senate this morning was after q
little squabble tonight, made special order Tor
ne xt Tuesday evening. The Committee OF the New
York Grand Jury, who are expected here to-mor-
row. IL is said, Will do their utmost to have the
bill 90 through the House all right. The clamor
the money lockups in the city of late and the
certainly to have some weight with the country
members. Ii they do not want TO go 'the whole
hogu In the usury repeal question: they ought, the
New Workers claim, give New York at least what Is
SO imperatively demanded by the merchants and
commercial classes generally.
THE WASHINGTON MARKET BILL
passed in the Assembly tonight by q vote Of SO
to IL.