New-York tribune., 1875-05-14
ALBANY.

GENERAL BUSINESS IN THE ASSEMBLY.
HKNoGRAPHERs FOR CORoNERs' CoURTs-CARE OF
DESTITUTE CHILDREN - THE SUNDAY PROCESS
aoNs BILL pEFEATED-THE LOAN COMMISSION
Frs BILL Losr-A BILL INTRODUCED REDUCING
THR SALARIES OF CITY oFF1CIALs-AN OLD JOB
HIDDEN IN A NEW BILL
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE'I
ALBANY May 13.-The first of the all-day
hessions began today the Assembly meeting at hafpast
nine and continuing until with adjournment OF
hours for dinner The day was occupied win long
and wearsome routine of third reading of bills, with
which the Assembly is rapidly swelling the statute oook
Mr. Costigan obtained unanimous consent to introduce
BILL which afterward ordered to third reading em-
yowering the Coroncrs OF New-Vork City, when the
advice and consent of the Attorney has
been obtained, TO employ a stenographer IN import
ant homicide cases. Mr. Sherman's bill, providing for
fhe care indenure OF minor destitute children. was
passed II permits orphan asylums and half orphan
ssylums other institutions which have destitute chill
charge 10 bind out and ndenture children into
private families bond of 81 900 being required of the
person who takes charge Of the child The bill to regu
late the size of potato and apple barrels defeated some
days ago, was reconsdered-a concession which Mr.
Somstock obtained amending the bill 10 provide
should take effect till Jan. l, 1876 second
reconsideration that Of the bill providing for the sale
o part the property of the Seamens Retreat Hosp
fa ON Staten Island. The bill was passed by 81 Yeas
70 Nays and merely for the purpose has already
leen stated. extricate the institution from financial
embarrassment
Mr. Bradley's Sunday PROFESSIONS bill was lost lts
features the the former bills that have met
fate Under IL sctual funeral professions on
funday could only accompanied with band after IL
o'clock noon. except that no such band should play
within block OF any church.
bill providing for the election OF Loan Commissioners
was lost nasmuch as 1t received only A. The bill
pressed by the Republicans. inasmuch as II would
deprive Of the patronage now involved III
the appointment OF these officers but the Democrats
iook alarm In time The bill 10 pay the claims ~ the
soldiers Of the War Of 1912 aiso lost The bill ex
empting such of the property OF the NewforK Hospital
used for hospital purposes was passed
Ir Thomas Campbes bill 10 transfer from the Depart
D,ent of Parks to the Department Of Public Works sub
sect 10 the approval Of the Mayor and Common Council
the control OF the paving regulating and grading OF al
streets avenues and places adjacent to the parks OF New
York was passed Messrs Waehner Gedney, and Sclief
ten voted in the negative. The bill empowering the De
partment OF Parks to make provision for the College OF
Music by setting apart ground in Central Park between
Seventy ninth and Eighty y-ffthss. site for the
building, also passed.
one of the most important bills to NewYorkers passed
to-day was that by Mr.. Thomas C. Campbell
which makes reduction Of $1,000 each in the salaries OF
Recorder Surrogate. DstrictAttorney City Judge, and
additional City Judge, making the figure each case
$4,000 II reduces the salaries Of the four Assistant
District Attorneys from O000 to $500 each and OF
Civil Justices from $4,000 TO $ooOO eaeh thu
The interesting incident OF the afternoon session
vas the discovery by Mr.. Hess of New York,
IN an innocent bill about evidence IN suits
against the City Government, of one of those tricks
which abound the closing hours Of the session. The
hill was merely providing that in all cases against
te City Of York where issues Of fact to be de
frnined the evidence shall be- taken IN court be-
fore Jury and verdict shall be entered against the
city without the verdict of jury. second section had
been inserted this bill in the subcommittee OF the
1fah iHa1 al in
anv action against City OF NewYOrk relating to the
claims of the members Of the Metropolitan
Police force il should be determined whether
The plaintiffs entitled to pay az members
pf the force, and for the amount as determined
The city was 10 be liable Mr Hess called attention 10
fhs section and said that 1t was To open the way 10 od
claims against the city amounting TO more than million
,ouars II was subsequently shown that these werehe
claims for compensation Of Fernando Woods police
force which have been knocking about the Legislature
sDr many years Mr. MCGOWAN said the amendment was
merely 10 enable members Of the force improperly dis
charged to obtain hearing for their claims The Court
f Appea had decided OF their discharge
was improper Gen. Hustled favored the motlon winch
Mr. Hess had made 10 strike the section for the rea
,ons already given, and because so sweeping section
should have made bill by itself Timothy j. Camp
fe came Of the bill with the extraordinary
explanation that had come from the Senate as Kepup-
can measure and when 1t had been amended so as TO
Become Democratic measrre-which speaks poorly for
democratic measures in genera-the Republican MEM
her from New-York (Mr Hess had assailed It, This
explanation convincing that Mr. Oakley who had
not voted at ALL sOlemny and changed his vote on
ihe motion TO recomnit from the affirmative to the neg
atve but the section stricken out by vote OF 70
~ 20.
The Canal Repairs ReappropriatoD BILL which was re
called 10 be itemzed in accordance with Gov Tildens
suggestions reported in proper shape by MI Page