The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-25
the STATE CAPITAL.
THE SUPPLY BILL REPORTED
"A Reduction of Nearly a Million
on Last Year.
LIST OF TEE PRINCIPAL ITEMS.

.,rder TOR Tomorrow evening at seven O'Clock. In
The aggregate 1t provides for about s3,00o,ooo
which is nearly 81 600 600 less than last year. The
members OF the committee, and particularly the
chairman, deserve credit Tor The time and atten-
tion they have given to the work OF periectng the
suppy bin OF hearing and investigating the null
titude OF claims preferred, and OF keeping
treuchment steadily in view. II the other CON-
mittees OF the House, excepting the Judiciary,
which has ready earned an excellent reputation,
did as well as the Committee on Ways and Means,
there would be little cause for complaint.
The number OF private claims ls comparatively
small The largest item in the budget is the New
Capitol appropriation. Weed Parsons, the
printers, as usual figure largely, but by comparison
with former years their accounts have singular
look OF enforced emaciation In regard to the
Capitol appropriation, the committee deemed the
amount of 500 900 sum Gent to complete the walls
of the bulldinp This result 1t was thought econom.
ical tc secure, in order that the walls might be
protected from the weather. When these are
finished the roof ana tower will alone remain to be
built The question as TO the alleged frauds in the
building Of tae Capitol is lett open until the CON-
nilsson in charge makes It's report.
The following are the chief items of interest in
the supply bill
ITEMS OF THE SUPPLY BILL.
For the new Capitol, $3.50, 900. For W. H. Fow-
disbursements made, at the request Of late
Attorney General, In the suit OF the People ex ell.
N. Hill Fowler against william II. Bull TO deter
mine the right OF tue Legislature to extent the
term OF an elective office, the sum Of $4,000. For
George sherman Tor compensation OF counsel
employed by him in the matter o the contested
election Tor member OF the Assembly for the Eighth
district OF the city and county OF New York. the
sum of $3.50, aud Tor his expenses incurred therein
taking notes OF evidence and printing,
the SUN OF $5l2 HIS competitor Martin
Nachtmann, gets $4,000. F. B. Carpenter Of
New YORK city, for portrait OF Abraham Lincoln,
$4,000. For the Central Dispensary Eighth avenue,
New York, $4,000 For Allan Plnkerton, in full, for
services and disbursements under the direction Of
the Governor in the investigation OF the murder OF
Charles g. Kelsey at Huntington, L. l.. the sum OF
$500, or much thereof as the Governor shall
certify to be just and reasonable. For Nerpanck
Gown, for making surveys for a park in the Adj
irondacks $1,000; the willard Asylum, Sl50O coo; the
State Reiorn atory at Emira gets S30O,000 the
Pouvhkeepsle state Hospital Tor the In sane $780,
900; the blnghamton lneDriale Asylum $500;
the Homeoi atnic Asylum Tor tue insane at
Mlddletown. TO be expended only Tor the compile
ton o. the buildings already commenced, the sum
of SIl7 900; to pay OF and discharge existing Ia
buitIes against The managers OF the society for the
Island, $4,000; Tor tie instruction and improve
OF d. al mutes in the cily oil New ork $4,000;
the Board OF commissioners OIL Pilots, 5000;
WEED PARSONS CO.,
for 600 copies OF The constitution as amended by
the Constitutional Commission IN compar son with
the existing constitution OF the state, 500;
game laws, 500 80; Tor printing aud bind
ing $1,000 school registers, $500; ior
printing and binding 5000 copies OF the
report OF the State Engineer and surveyor on
railroads. sI0,632; for printing and binding 10000
copies OF the seward Memorial, Including the en-
CRAVING oil the portraits OF william II. seward
$4,000: for printing ald binding the Fire and Ma
rlne Insurance Report, $1,000; Tor the same IN one
volume, sl0sJ0; for printing and binding the pro-
ceedlngs the court Tor the trial OF Judge Barnard
4l4.29I "a tor 100 sets OF HOugn5 American Con-
st.tutious, 1890; printing the report OF the
Commissioners TO revise tie statutes oil the state
New YORK, $4,000; Tor printing and binding Tor
the state Cabinet OF Natural HistorF sl09s 90; Tor
the Albany Epentng journal for advertising
$3,056 %; Brooklyn patty Argus lor printing pro-
ceeuines OF the Blitton investigation and lurnish-
ing 100 copies tnereo, under the direction UI the
late Attorney General, 81, 200. ana the Board OF
Supervisors OF Kings county are directed To raise
That sum.
QUARANTINE APPROPRIATIONS.
For the Board OF commissioners OF quarantine
for the care and maintenance OF the Quarantine
establishment, $4,000: Tor the Heath onlcer OF
the Fort oi New York, $4,000, or so much thereof
rs may be necessary to pay the services oil not eX-
ceeolnQ Jour policemen at Quarantine during 1874.
(The following clause was injected right here:-
''Such policemen may be appointed ana dismissed
ny the Health Onicer at pleasure, and they snail
perio patrol and police duty under his direction
IN connection with the quarantine establishment
and upon the waters oil the bay ol New York, and
they shall possess sill the powers possessed by
policemen III the cities OF New YORK and Brooklyn;
ANY person arrested by either OF said policemen for
vioatng any law regulation relating To Guaran-
tine in SAID port may be taken by hin before any
court OF criminal Jurisdiction or any magistrate or
IOIice justice within the county OF Richmond, and
the JUS ice shall have power TO punish the offender
in The same manner as ii ne we're within the limits
OF any existing court.'D For fencing property at
Seguin's Point, 81 900; ior completion oil the board
ing station at Ch'on, Staten Island $4,000.
SARATOGA MONUMENT.
For monument, to be erected at Schuylerville,
Saratoga county, in commemoration OF The battle
Of Saratoga $4,000.
For the state Prison at sing sing s22, sl6;
for the state Prison ut Auburn, $1,000; for
the Insane Asylum of Auburn, $1,000: Tor Clin-
ton STATE Prison.. $500: Tor the Inspectors OF
State Prisons, Tor travelling expenses, $500 each;
for the Prison Association of New York, TO NAM
tain the system guidance, employment and aid
OF discharged prisoners rs now established $1,000;
tor the support ana maintenance Of the State
prisons Tor the residue Oh the current hscal year.
lnc.udlng the expenses OF manufacturing &C the
clinton Prison, $4,000.
CANAL FUND.
FOR payment OF the balance OF interest due on
deferred payments OF the state tax levied for
canal purposes, $l1s3S payable from the canal
fund; Tor the general fund from the surplus reve-
nnes of the canal, 81 O,OOJ. The bill here contains
examination herein provided Tor or otherwise be
made to appear to the Comptroller tnai any OF the
moneys by this act appropriated tor the benefit OF
any asylum or reformatory Is not beng properly
and economically used, he shall be authorized TO
withhold from such asy lum or reiOrma Ory any I'M
PAID balance OF the sum Tor sucn asylum or re-
Iorratory In this act specified"
vi the curl0SitleS oil the supply Dill Is an appr0-
prlation Of $500 10 George Atkinson for having his
eye knocked ouu while al work on the Capitol,
but Eliza Mink gets $1,000 for the loss oil her nus
bands life al the same work.
THE RAILROAD COMMITTEE
OF the Assembly, finding itself In hot water, Is re-
sorting to various eXpedents TO get out and cool.
1t Is now given ont that the Vanderbilt bill was
introduced under another name as Jar back as last
January; that Mr.. Landreld OF TI0pa, one OF the
members, voted against reporting the vanderbilt
bill In committee and did not vote Ior the adoption
ol the report: that other members stll were OPP
posed TO It, and yet the bin was reported TO the
House without dissenting voice. Tne storm or
Indignation raised 10y the conduct OF the commit
tee VIII have saiutary effect in stlrrlng up other
committees 70 do their duty promptly and honestly.
THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION
has had a blll for weeks concerning the reduction
Of iares on George Laws ferries, and no report
c0meth thereirom.
BUSINESS IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate Mr. LOwery n ON tne special COM
mittee Of Investigation, reported that Mr.. T. j.