The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-23
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Mr. BATcnElLER was az anxious to give work TO
men who desired 1t as any one, but he could not
vote for measure which he did not understand.
He believed It 70 be . meritOri0us bill. still he
wanted TO examine IL.
Mr.. CoUaHLN said the connict was not between
the Department Of Public Works and the Common
Council. IL was the Department OF Public Parks:
fne bill provided for SIMPLY defining VINO shAii
Mr.. DAILY said be would consent to have the bill
recommitted with the understanding tnat III DC
made the special order for tomorrow morning.
On motion OF Mr.. ALvORD the Dill was tnen re-
committed and made the speclai oruer ior to-"oi-
row morning.
Mr. COUGLIN presented a petition OF taxpayers
OF the city OF New York relative 10 tue manage
!. ment OF the Department OF DOCKS IN rev Iorh.
The petition sets forth tnat tne anr YEARS
and having expended nearly $aooo'uo tueleoy
increasing the heavy Indebtedness Oh sne CITY
without having accomplished any practical result,
that an investigation be made into the anairs and
management OF said department. Win view OF
abolsnlng or remodeing said department. III Is
signed by some OF the most prominent ciuzens OF
New York.
Ry Mr. pRIScE-To regulate COroners' fees; also
recurring the publication OF legal notices in the
towns affected; also TO prevent the incarceration
of sane persons in insane asylums.
BY Mr.. BlGLIN-To provide additional pubic
baths IN New YORK. -
practise In our courts was called up. G. s. Spen-
Ger moved its recommittAl to the Judiciary Com
mittee A long debate sprung up, In when Lne
lully discussed.
Mr. MILLER moved the recommittal of the pirl,
with Instructions TO draw up general bill grant
ing the same privilege to all aliens. Lost
Mr. SPENCERs motion was also lost The bill
was then rejected.
Mr.. WEED moved reconsideration and that the
motion lie on the table. Carried
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were Introduced
BY Mr.. LBAKE-TO amend the act providing for
q local government for the city OF New YORK. The
effect OF the bill Is to eglsate Comptroller Green
and Corporation Counsel Smith cut OF office and
provide Tor the election OF new officers on the 18th
OF June next.
BY Mr. COMMISSIONING for taking testimony
by stenographers in the Brooklyn courts.
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING the charter OF the
Bay Side Transporting Company.
BY Mr.. NORTH-TO equalize the assessments Tor
repairing Bedford avenue, Brooklyn; also to regu
late the sale OF the gas OF the Equity Gas Company.
BY Mr.. LAwRENCE-Providing that no railroad
company shall charge for transporting freight In
the winter season more than twenty per cent over
the summer prices, under a penalty OF $50 IN each
case.
on motion OF Mr.. VEDDER it was ordered that the
Committee on Privileges and Elections take testi-
mony in the OF Martin T. Nachtmann and
Jacob Messer. contestng the seat OF George Scher-
man, in New York city, the witnesses all residing
in that city. The committee will meet in New York
at the Metropolitan Hotel on Saturday next, at ten
O'Clock A. M.
The House then, at thlrty-i minutes past two
O'Clock, adjourned.