The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-24

The Lobby Working to Prolong the SEES.
ston-stste building Commissioners
neutrality-suspicious. Architect and
Two Commissioners Appoinxed-The
Government of New York.
ALBANY, April ~ ls7A
A few OF the discontinued members In both
House and Senate are striving to secure By next
Thursday reconsideration VI the resolution TO ad-
journ on the 3oth. These people nave jobs OF their
own which have little promise OF passing In the
brief time left OF the session. The LOBBY second
the EFFORT BY every possible argument. The longer
the session the better for the lobby-the poorer
In pocket the members become the easier and
cheaper 1t Is to buy them up. The chances OF re-
consideration are small. There u . DECIDED pre-
ponderance in favor or Adjournment on the soth.
The pubic may well question the motives OF any
members who urge longer stay.
WHAT THE BOARD OF HEALTH WANTED.
The Assembly ratified through q multitude OF
bills this morning A bill regarding the duties OF
the Board OF Health OF New York passed. 1t or,gi-
nay contemplated large benent for somebody
inside or outside the Board 1t wanted nothing
less Tor the Board than the exclusive power to
control the use ana sale OF Illuminating oil and
prohibits the usc OF any which It deemed unsafe.
In this way the people OF New YORK were to be
condemned to use somebody's patent Kerosene.
But the Board sought otner privileges. II wanted
power to command the Department OF Public
Works to pave or repave streets and oil up sunken
grounds and low lying places. But all this addition
to It's authority was stricken out, ana the Board OF
Health IL disappointed.
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS TO THE SUPPLY BILL.
The supply bill has been unnecessarily delayed
In the senate. The trouble Is with the cooking.
Az II stands now score OF people are disappointed
at having their pet appropriations stricken out.
Then the Chairman OF the finance Committee OF
the Senate thought OF making little capital by
improving on the retrencnment effected BY the
work ana Smoked out the extra for
the clerks and officers, which made deal OF heart
burning. He also struck out the Saratoga monu-
"patriots," and he mortany offended senator
Ganson by taking away the 100000 Tor the
when he suggested the slaughter OF the New Capt.
toll commissioners, two OF whom "a m Jority) were
Finance chairman WOOD, on TINS matter, and said
the object was purely partisan; that the idea Of
ab0lishing the commission originated IN hostility
to the two democrats who were members.
All the morning was consumed over this ques-
tion. Though the committee that investigated the
building OF the Capitol has not said so. everybody
knows that the proposition 70 abolish the present
Commissioners is . direct rejection on their man
agement the nnM result Of the discussion was
sas architect 70 e the
by Mr.. Ganson that all the otner commissions ap-
pointed to supervise the erection OF the several
s%o r
pointed by the Governor instead An amendment
OF M. Johnson's that the term Of ONCE OF all
should cease from the date OF the passage or the
act was also adopted. along with one providing
advertised for the same as state work ON The
canals. the willard Asylum was exempted from
then put 70 . vote and passed-26 60 s--Fox,
Jacobs and LORD In the negative.
THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW YORK.
In Committee OF the Whole, In the evening SEES
sion OF the House. the bill 20 consolidate the gov
eminent OF the city and county OF New YORK came
After . long debate the bill was ordered en-
crossed for third reading.
warehouse and Railway Company (Gardner's OK
billy came mp speaker Hustled took the moor and
demolished II. Waenner maae motion TO strike
" WHOM sss supply bnl was received nom the SEN
ate Batcheller made . motion to lay II on the
table and have the amendments printed to be
taken up tomorrow.
the Governor. and the Senate bill to punish the
authors or false ne vs. affecting prices OF stocks was
Fox's bill Tor election and appointment OF regis
ters and inspectors OF election and poi clerks IN
New York was adversely reported to the Senate.
In the Senate Mr.. Fox introduced bill provid-
ing that the charter OF New York shall be amended
shall be vested in the Board Of Aldermen and
Assistant Aldermen. The present Board OF
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each Senatorial district next fall, except the
Eighth district, no voter to vote Tor more than
two Aldermen. In the Eighth district and the
Twenty-third and Twenty-Iourth wards shall be
elected four Aldermen. no voter to vote Tor more
than three In these dlsrricts Also six Aldermen
At large to be voted for on separate ballot, but
no voter shall vote for more than four. The Alder
meu are to hold once one year, tine Board OF
Aldermen to act as supervisors for the county OF
New York. The Board OF Assistant Aldermen Is
to consist OF one rom each Assembly district, to
hold Office for one year.
camille disputes In the port OF New York was lost,
but afterward reconsidered and the bill laid the
table.
the bin to convert Tompkins square into leafy.
grassy park, already passed the Assembly, went TO
q third reading IN the senate.