The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-15
ASSEMBLY.


BY MI. MELvIN-T0 repeal section OF the act
to open President street, Brooklyn.
By Mr.. BENNETr-TO amend the charter OF the
Long Island Loan and Trust Company.
BY Mr.. MoREY-Fixing the pay of clerks in Sur
rogate Courts in counties in which the population
exceeds $1,000.
BY Mr.. Participating the pay for contesting
seats in the Legislature.
BY Mr.. PErrY-T0 protect the fisheries in Great
South Bay
BY Mr. DEVASTATING an appropriation to COM
ofice OF Canal Appraiser and define the mode of
paying canal claims:
nation OF societies to prevent horse stealing.
RESOLUTIONS
By Mr.. SLOAN-Calling on the Attorney General
for an opinion as to the authority OF the general
government to require certain fees from owners
Mr.. AIVoRD offered the following, which was
Whereas the new Capitol Commissioners have re-
ported that Of the having
the On the new oapto snd
se
proceed during the winter ana that to enable them TO-
means in anticipation OF the regular appropriation;
Resolved, That the Committee Ways and Means be
Vdns the nesessafy erefor also the
S S The and e
which the walls be carried up to the roofs also
Nh a sn Be sas s &c e
architectural nish Or proportions Of the ediacs
Mr.. CoUGHLIN called up his resolution for joint
committee to inquire whether means cannot be
devised whereby
In New York on the public works. He then called
attention to the fact that on the very day he had
introduced this resolution Q demagogue in New
e
sired. Mr.. C0ughlin then proceeded to detail the
state OF AFFAIRS In the enort to have the unfinished
He then showed that the resolution did not
ask for extravagant appropriations, nor for
Continue that ana But simply K
condition Of the streets Of New York, and that the
Works was oil stopped for want OF means He
then again declared that those asking for the pas
sage Of the resolution had no sympathy with Com
Mr.. BArCHYLLER called attention to the fact that
there was suffering IN other cities, and asked II
mittee on Cities.
Mr. CoUGHIIN replied that when he offered the
resolution no committees were In existence. But
as these would now soon be announced he would
be content to have the Compntsse on Cities make
Mr.. %ooD sustained the resolution, detailing the
suffering Of the workingmen OF New York.
matter and moved that It be refer red to the CONS
mittee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. SPENCER spoke Of the suffering existing
In New York.
Mr.. CoUanLIN accepted Mr.. Alvord's amend
me9t, a9d t9e resolution was referred to the Com
On motion Of u MI. HARDY the Senate bill to ex.
tend the time for the collection OF taxes in Auburn
was read and passed.
The Speaker announced
THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE
ON WAYS AND MEANs-Messrs Bstcheller, G. 8.
Spencer, Brewer Lincoln, Alvord, Prince, Weed,
Beebe and Blumenth0L
ON THE JUDICIARY-Messrs. Prince, vedder, G. s.
Spencer, Wright, Petty, Farrar, Hammond. Melvin
ON THE AFFAIRS OF C1r1Hs-Messrs. Eastman,
Fish, McAlee, Worth, Braman, Bigiin, Hayes,
on CANALs-Messrs. Alberger, Sloan. vedder,
Bennett, Dickson, Alvord, Beebe, Davis and Hazle-
ON COMMERCE AND NAv1aAr1oN-Messrs Bigin,
Johnson, Oakley and Ely.
rey, Landfeld, stovcr, Chadwick, Weed, Mackin
ON observation-disclosures. Wight, Berri, Miller,
on CLAIMs-Messrs. Hardy, Griffin, Foote, Brown,
Lockwood, Carpenter, Cauldwell, Blessing and
ON ROADS AND BR1DGEs-Messrs. Hitler, Bassett.
BOrdwell, Brown, Law, Gregory, Kirk, Simon and
ON AFFAIRS OF vILLAGEs-Messrs Goss, Bar
row, Hussey, Houghton, Jones, Dickson. Mackin,
ON INTERNAL AFFA1Rs OF Towns AND COUNTIES
Messrs Lynde, Manley, Persons, Hardy, sunderhn,
scherman, Johnson, Ryan and J. W. Smith.
townsend, sherwood. Daily, bonahue and Waehner.
Mcoueen, Braman BostWick oskIes aamm aes
Holden, Banks Burritt, Berri, Allen Barrow, Com
stock, Leake, Cauldwell Chadwick and Gurnee.
Sandfeld, Hussey, Lockwood, Cleary, Batcheller,
Il. Fish, IT., McAiee, Manley Quinn, Beebe. Wag-
ON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Philpot, Bardwell,
Sanford, Chadwick, Abeel and Herrick.
On STATE PRIsoNs-Messrs. Badger, Lynde,
Parry, sandfeld, Oauldwel, E. Miller and q. w.
ON PUBLIC EDUCAr1oN-Messrs. Bostwick, Phil
lips Buckley, Beecher, CLARK, Stacy Taylor, Waeh-
ON Grievances Messrs. Morey, Badger. East
man, Farrar, Petty, Wagstafr and Reed.
Stacey, Carpenter, Dean, Dickson, Taylor, p. Wood
ON THE MANUFACTURES OF sAIr--Messrs. Towns.
END, Burrit i,, Comstock Gregory, 3. q. Pope p.
ON THE STATE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS Messrs.
msr
Houghton, Burritt Jones, Nice, Hoag and Blessing.
ON CIVIL DIvIsIoNs-Messrs Chadwick, Sunder-
ON FEDERAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mcqueen, Sand
ford, Scherman, Persons, Snyder, Slower, q. w.
Spencer pen Quinn and wntbeSk; W, p,vrus pr,.
Messrs. Denniston, Grimm, scbinerdecker, wnalen,
Phillips, Wood and Whitbeck.
MENT-Messrs. Berri, Whalen, Bassett, Braman.
Schinerdecker, Collahan and Florence.
ON EXPENDITURES OF THE HOUSK-MegerS.
Worth, II. Smith, schinerdecKer, Clark, Law, Muir
ray and Patten.
On INDIAN APPAIRs-Messrs. Whalen, Carpen-
ter, Brown, Foote, Htller Cieary and @. B. Wood.
ON PUBLIC LANDsGMessrs. Grimm, Houghton,
On ENGR0ss1D BILLs-Messrs. Phillips, Bennett
Parry, Miller, Barrow, Murray and Patten.
On JOINT LIBRARY CONMTTTRB-Moesrs. Baeeett
Buckley, Beecher, Hanrahan and O'Cala9hn.
On PRIVILEGES AND ELRCTToNS-MossrG. Vedder
Alberger Batcheller, Sloan, Leake, Colahan and
ON LOCAL AND SPECIAL LAws-Messrs. vedder
Petty Farrar, Beebe and Hazloton.
ON RuLEs-Messra Lincoln, Prince, Alberger
Weed and Melvin.
Leake RYAN, Oakley, Wright Dickson, Kshinka
Badger, O. Pope, Barrow, Grimm, Bostwiok, Goss
M HOLpBN introduced bill providing that II
PROCEEDINGS IN sURRoaAT.s COURTS,
when no rate of compensation shall be provided
by the win for tho executors, they may charge OF
ali sume of trust funds or money invested, rein
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