The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-26

OF the OIL ls 70 establish Court that viii assist
che several. courts OF New YORK city IN clearing
out tine referee system as applied TO cases OF
divorce. Like others who have noticed the alarm
ing increase OF divorce cases OF late years, MI,
Cou9hln IL OF the opinion that stop might DE
put to many OF them, certainly TO such OF them az
are brought without good cause, ana that mere
wonid De less chance tor frand II the parues are
Obliged TO have their cases tried IN an established
court instead OF in the inner ONCE OF referee ih
some out Of the way place as IL now the custom.
In such q court the professional witnesses en-
ployeo by divorce lawyers would soon become
.n9wn WINE now they can pass rom pnn1 ou and
happiness OF wife or husband without any ieaT u
LOOKING AFTER TRUST COMPANIES.
The prospect is favorable Tor he passage OF the
bl TOR the regulation OF trust COMPANIES &c, pro.
vldng that every trust company or other moneyed
oorporatlon doing business the State and re-
ceiylng deposits OF money ana paying mterest
thereon or making loans on pledges or deposits ex-
eeptng banKs and savings BANKS be placed under
the supervision oil the superintendent OF the BANK
ing Department Ihe tams' naH o. nr0on
such a damaged reputation for reckless handling
or other peoples money that 1t Is about time they
were subject To some sort Of supervision.
SENATE BUSINESS
The Senate spent a good deal OF the morning
canvasstng the merits OF the state Assessors and
the ir claim for an increase OF salary. The equal
zat0n OF taxation was an sLher subject considered
by inns learned BODY without any prac &C S con
portant and difficult, and the nrst man who sue
ceeds IN giving the people COCO working plan for
valuable than q leather mccall
EXTERIOR LINES FOR THE HARBOR OF NEW YORK.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. King offered concur
rent resolution directing the Governor to appoint
three commissioners on the part OF the Stale OF
New York, and 10 ask the Governor OF New Jersey
TO appoint similar commission, l0r the purpose
OF defining and establishing permanent exterior
lines Tor the harbor OF New York lying between
said States, the commissioners 10 be authorized TO
employ such persons may be necessary TO assist
them IN the performance OF the service, and THAT
the proceedings ana expenses thereof be reported
10 the Legislature.
THE 6REENPoINT FERRIES.
The Committee on Commerce and Navigation
had a meeting TO near arguments from dele9a-
ton OF citizens OF Greenpoint in favor Oh Oil IN
PRODUCED by Mr.. Daily. compelling the Jerry CON-
panies running between Tenth and Twenty-thlrd
streets and Greenpoint TO furnish more extended
accommodations to the people AT both sides OF the
river, and 80 reduce the fare from Jour
to three cents They said they suffered great
Inconvenience from want OF larger and quicker
facilities for travelling to and fro. Judge Sn1pman
appeared for the companies and argued that the
delegation demanded too much from the CON-
panies, and every thing was being done to meet
the wants complained OF The intrOducer OF the
bill, Mr.. Daily, complains that the committee have
been sitting on II Tor the last three weeks, and
unless IL soon reported he Will call for II by resou
ton.
COMPUTATIONS.
The Senate In executive session confirmed the
following nominations OF officers for Managers OF
the Western House OF Refuge OF Juvenile Deun-
guents Edward II. Briggs, william G. Rawiey
Ezra r. Andrews and Mortimer Reynolds, OF
Rochester, and Patrick Malone, OF Pittsiord. For
Trustee OF the State Institution for the Blind
James s. stewart, of Batavia.