New-York tribune., 1874-01-15
ASSEMBLY,.
ASSEMBLY.
The Assembly met at the usual hour.


BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr MoREY-FiXing the pay OF clerks in snrro-
gates counties In winch the population exceeds
By Mr.. FisH-Iegulating the pay for conestng seats
nv Mr. PETrY protect the fisheries Great South
Bv Mr.. DAvIs-Makrng an appropriation to complete
thc ChImpan Cin also, to abolish the office OF Canal
Annrnisrr and dcdne the mode OF paying canal claims.
By MIR. BURgETT-ro amend the act for the formation
OF societies TO prevent horse-steallhg'
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. SLoAS-Cang on the Attorney General for an
onnou as 10 the authority Ot the General Goyernmen;
~ rannire ce rtan fees rom owners OF can6-bOats
Rv Mr. ALvoRD-That the Ways and Means Commit
rec uGuire into the expediency OF providing means TO
cnntinuc stone-cutiug on Capitol immediately,
and also to inquire into the management OF tue WORK
and whether the plans cannot be changed. Adopted
Mr. CouGHS called up his resolution for joint CON-
mittee TO inquire whether means cannot De devised
whereby work can resumed i'll NewY0rk on the public
works He then called attention to the fact that Oh the
very dav he had introduced this resolution demagogue
In had taken an unwarranted position ana mis-
represented what the suffering workingmen desired.
Mr. Couphlu then detailed the effort to have the unn-
,shed work resumed and told how 1t failed for want OF
means He then showed that the resolution did not ask
rextrayagant appropriations for work to be
star,ed but simply continue work that starving
workngmen may be employed. He referred to the con-
,ton of the streets OF NewYork, and said that the
work under the charge Of the Department OF Public
Works WAS all stopped for want OF means. He then
again declared that those asking for the passage OF the
resolution had no sympathy with communistic ideas
Mr. BATcHELLER called attention to the fact that here
was suffering In other cities and asked If the gentleman
wanted to conrne the inquiry to that city. TX So 1t
oueht 10 be made by the Committee on Cities
Mr. CoUGmIs replied that when he offered the reso-
luton no committees were III existence Bat as these
woud now soon be announced, he would be content to
have the Committee Cities make the inquiry.
Mr. WOOD sustained the resolution, detailing the sur
fering of the workingmen OF New-York
Mr. ALyoRD referred to the Importance OF this matter
and moved that 1t be referred 10 the oomnit'co oh
Ways and Means.
Col SPENCER spoke OF the suffering existing In New
York
Mr.. CouGnLrs accepted Mr.. Alvord's amendment and
the resolution Was referred the Committee on Ways
and Means.
The SPEAKER announced the Standing Committees OF
the House us follows Republicans In ronan Democrats
In italics, Liberals In small capitalsJ;
On Navs and Means-Messrs Batcheller G. 4. Spencer
Brewer Llncon, ALyoRD, Prince, Need, Bee6e, ana
BiunenfhaL nj, d
GER wright Petty Farrar, Hdmnsond HeiriH, anu Goa
on IN, fairs Of Cihes-Messrs. Eastman, Fish, Nc
Afec Wortn Brsmsn, Blgtn, Hayes, Conghiin. and Me
Groarty . ,,,, o,o y,.,o. po,no,,
Dickson ALvORD. Besbe. Duris, and,Hdsetton
on Commerce and hdrigatio" - Messrs bAglin Co.'s
Dea, Nee suyder, - G Pop Johnson, Oakley and bv
O Raroads Messrs LYeo,n Dennisio, a snhHu, MI,y
On T,sIranef-Mcssrs. Wi2bi. Ber1 w. Miller sloan
Ill smith, SHERWOOD. WAGsrAff, q. Pope, aud h"dpP
a. Ci1,m, = Na.srs. Hardy, Grfin. FOote BTo"b'
L,rkwooJ. Carpenter, CdnidioeH, Blessing, aud carer
on Roads and Brtioes hessrs Hitler bassdt,, n n'io
vii iUowu Law Gregory, hirk. Simon, ana Eiy
on tars Of VtAages-Messrs. Goss, Barrow h1ssoy'
Hourlfon Jones Dickson Hdcktn. Stephens ana nhon
O,, yaI,ruaI Tairs Of IotcRs aud Coanss- Messrr
Lvndc M,nley, Persons, Harry buhdoriin' scheinah
Johnson Rvdn, ana j. ". SnW ,, ,,,.
Drnni,toi Ne ksOury. Brewer Townsend, Sherwood,
DaIy Doaaha6, ard Wdehne. ,, ,, =.