The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-05
Legislation as to the Charges of
Judges to Juries.

mayor Wlcknam, ana thus taxing away large PRIV.
ileges from the Executive OF the State. Is assigned
as the reason for the Governors opposition. It's
also looked upon Is suspicious that tho
vote on the motion Of Mr.. Alvord "a republi-
CAM stood nfty-four in favor to forty-eght
against. Several democrats voted with the repuo.
lcans, and Afterwards, In conversation ex-
planned their position to friends BY stat
ing they did not know the nature OF
the measure which was before the House. Ex-
PLANTATION, however. OF this character. IL
looked upon as frivolous, and many openly assert
that Green's lobby has done the work; captured =
number Of the democrats. who will now vote with
the republicans on all measures where this gen.
tleman's tenure OF ofnce Is endangered. There Is,
In consequence, said 70 De serious danger OF dis
ruption in democratic ranks. Mr.. John Kelly is
understood to favor the bill, as 1t gives equal
power to the Board OF Aldermen with Mayor
wlcxham In making appointments. Mr.. Kelly
controls the Board absolutely, but Mayor Wickham
IL understood to hold firmly to the doctrine
that he will be mo mans man."
He Is, therefore. ono to DO watched.
One fact Is clear-Green's lobby Is HARD at work in
Albany. The complexion OF legislative Affairs
seems now to assume tnat the local AFFAIRS OF New
York city threaten to become as much mixed % In
the worst days OF Mayor Aavemeyer.
THE FIFTH AVENUE PAVEMENT.
OOOucI VdBStdu dppo8Ecu W OIo tu0 COmmlVCe0
on Cities this afternoon and made an able argu-
ment 10 advocacy OF the bill providing for the
pavement Of Fifth avenue. He propounded the
various points submitted in the petition Of prop
erty owners on the street, Further consideration
Of the matter was postponed until Tuesday next,
when Mr.. +. w. Seward Will 20 before the COM
mittee In support OF the measure.
The harmony and brotherlv love hitherto charac-
terstic OF be senate proceedings we're very ruoely
broken 10 upon to-day. senator Johnson called up
the resolution recently introduced by MIR. Madden
to adjourn on the 10th oil March next. This was
really the innocent cause OF the whole trouble.
Distinguished senators made It. AN OCCASION Tor
speeches Of peculiarly 0uncombe character:
dragging IN the management OF the new Capitol
A PRELIMINARY sroRx.
Senator Wood sllgmarlzed no resolution IS
simply An act OF ioly. 1t was Impossible ne said,
TO adj ourn at the time specified. 1t would take at
least one hundred days to attend 70 all bills re.
CURED Tor the purpose OF getting the amended
Constitution in working order.
Senator Lord favored the resolution. Then he
attention TO tue clause IN reference to appointment
aud salary OF supern tendents OF the new CAPITOL,
whca ne denounced as swindle. he severely
complained oil the action OI Inc Chairman OIL the
Finance committee, charging that ne hau In his
minds eye certain nomination. aud his actions
were controlled under TINS Contingency.
PISTOLS AND COFFEE.
Senator Wood RESPONDED oy remarking
tmpugn the motives Of any one, anu charged tina:
when me gouteman was Chairman OF the Finance
% 81 e @ u x r"T WooS Ma se
JACOBS action as TO Mr. William & Kingsley. one
Senator Lord IN reply, challenged the fullest.
broadcast and most complete Investigation. He
me Ut. he (Senator WOODY had set himself up as
the watch dog OI the treasury. II he could not
urs as ne took OUT, tuen and not TIL then. would
the speaker consider him The best WAGNER OF the
two.
senator Jacobs said that Senator wood came to
his seat Last winter WI the report OF the Finance
Committee and asked him 10 sl4n It. The speaker
questioned Mr.. Wood AS to whether or not there
any new matte In 1t, aud ne answered IN the
negative. Senator JACOBS tneu signed IT, and.after
wards found that ne mad oeen deceived. Inc.
gentleman Concluded In ably defending Mr.
Kingsley from the ATTACK
Senator Lowery remarked that he and other
members OF tue Fludnce Committee had pecome
obnoxious to certain gentlemen OF the Capitol
Commission, and at the opening vi TINS session an
effort was ade TO remove himself and colleagues.
senator Wood stigmatizeo the action OF the
Ways and Means Committee OF the last Assembly
as ..stuptd. lOOilsh aud criminal"
The whole Senatorial session oil to-day, With the
exception 0f lew minutes, was thus taken up IN
persUnai and most unseemiy controversy. Ii the
Senators have any desire to ventllate the charac.
tiers and actions OF each otner they should 1t IN
q more summary manner. so that pubic time may
not be occupied TO so large an extent with the con-
tr0versy.
Nh. cosrIaAN's NEW YORK CITY BILL.
appointment of neaus OF departments and COM
misslOnets on Mayor W.cknam ana the Board OF
Aldermen, was reported tavorably to-day rom the
Committee on tltles anQ moved 20 the Committee
OF the W OLE This Is the most Important measure
yet introduced as anecting the local government
MIR. Alvord wished to have an opportunity OF
examining the BILL 1t was the first lime, he said,
that ae nad aia ms eyes nd upon IT, ne moved mat
A STRIKE AT RAILROAD MoNoPoLrEs.
Mr., Strubel, OF YATES, introduced an important
BILL when mas been up before the Legislature
several times, and always as 1t appears from to.
days debate, smuthered IN committees to which
IL was sent IL PROVIDES that ''nO railroad In this
state shall charge or ieceive any greater compen-
satlon for carrying or transporting the same class
OF freight i0r shorter than they do Tor longer
MIR. Struoel moved that the Dill be referred TO the
Committee OF the Whole, so that the House would
have chance oil Debating the subject instead OF
having 1t strangled In committee. as heretofore,
Speaker Mcclure declared this moLi01 as against
the rules, and referred the Oiil to the Railroad
Committee. resolution was then passed direct
ing TINS body to report witnln Two weeks.
TRIAL BY JURY.
+. Prominent members OF the New York Bar,
through MIR. John D. Townsend. have transmitted
. bill here winch, It IS claimed, will materially
relieve many detects IN the jury s. stem.
Senator Fox su omitted sne proposed enactment
The nrst section prohibits judges IN all actions
sr c ar a s be- ~
Tor the purpose OF presenting the questions Of law
The ne second section prevents them from intimat-
Ing or expressing their own opinions to the jury
upon the weight OF the evidence or as TO wat
1t Is urged In support OF the measure that some
New York judges have exhibited o tendency to
control cases IN sucn manner. Legislation 10
therefore asked from TINS standpoint.
TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLAR APPROPRIATION.
number OF resolutions we're reported IRON the
Committee on Printing oil the House. calling Tor
the issue OF an innumerablc quantity OF reports
and otner publications. Among mem was reso-
luton asking that 10000 copies OF work In rel
ton to the AdlrondacKs be inted for circularlon
at an expense Of some $4,000. Debate on TINS
latter project occupied the attention the House
Tor nearly two hours. To the credit OF the demo-
Gratis, 1t must be stated, they argued lorciby
against this expenditure, led oy Messrs. DAILY,
DAVIS, r. q. Campbel ana others. Mr. T. J. Camp
bell suggested That they might as well Uruer
10000 copies OF Beecher's 'sI.IIe OF Christ, All
the resolutions wers voted down. VITA the excep-
ton OF that providing for the publication OF tes
tlmony In The matter 0l the Cornell University in-
vcstigatl0n.
ANOTHER COUNTY JAIL BILL
We had another bill rom Mr.. T. J. Campbell to-
day relative 10 the County JAN, providing that
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