The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-13
THE STATE CAPITAL.

AN ATTEMPT TO CHECK THE GAS MoNoPoLIEs-
BUREAU OF sTATIsTICs-THR TELEGRAPH
coAIpANIEs-A REAL ESTATE BUREAU-THE
NEW EXCISE BILL
ALBANY, March L. 1875.
The Senate and Assembly have aujoarned over
until Monday evening from the supposed arduous
duties OF Legislative work. Next week there is
expected some lively experiences in operations
on New York city measures, at present pending
before the Senate.
AN IMPORTANT GAS BILL.
Mr.. william w. Lawson Introduced to-day an
important bill Affecting the gas companies and
securing protection to consumers against IMPOSE
ton. This hill provides that 1t shall be the duty
OF the Mayor Of every city and President OF every
village within the State where gas company
exists TO appoint as many gas inspectors as he
shall deem necessary to inspect all gas meters.
The inspectors are authorized once IN each mon IN
to inspect meters OF each consumer and to give
q certificate stating the amount OF gas consumed
and the period OF it, consumption. A duplicate
certificate Is required to be furnished to the Mayor
or President containing q statement as to the
amount OF gas consumed and name and resi-
dence OF each consumer The Mayor or President
are then directed 10 certify to the inspectors
appointment and also his statement, and trans.
NIT the same to the company who supplied the
gas. Settlement between company and con.
sumner is afterward made through this certificate.
Severe penalties Tor interference with inspectors
and regulating their salary at So per day, to be
paid by the gas companies, are also contained In
the DILL.
COMMERCIAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS.
Mr. Daily introduced bill to-day which provides
for the organization OF company to be known as
"Tne New YORK Bureau or Statistics" The In
corporators mentioned are the President and
members OF the Chamber 0! Commerce. Produce
Exchange, Cheap Transportation Society. Import
ers ana Grocers' Board OF Trade. Butter and
Cheese Exchange, Cotton Exchange and Mechan.
les and Traders Exchange. The object OF this
bureau Will be the collection OF statistics relating
10 the commerce OF the city and port of New York.
embracing tine annual aggregate products OF the
dineren. branches OF INDUSTRY herein represented,
the daily accurate receipts OF SUCH products into
SUMPTION OF the same and the arrangement under
appropriate heads. OF all Information received on
these matters for convenient reference.
THE TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
Mr. Daly also introduced. to-day, q bill which
compeis telegraph companies running wires
poles through cities oil 100000 Inhabitants to take
down those wires aud place them under ground.
THE NEW YORK CATHOLIC PROTECToRY.
Mr.. JOnn s. MCGOWAN presented petition from
the New YORK Catnolc PfOtectory asking an ap.
preparation from the Legislature Tor expenses OF
erection OF the building recently destroyed oy nre.
SEARCHING TITLES 40 REAL ESTATE.
organization OF cureau Tor the searching Of titles
to real estate Ia the State and city New York.
The original incOrporators named IN the bill are
William +. Shirley, Isaac L. K. Bromley, Edward
T. Bartlett James Il. McKeOwn, A. q. Gibson, J.
Rider Cady, Ii. J. Hubbard and Preston q. Spring.
BY the routine now pursued III searching titles
several weehS are some times consumed. IL Is
Claimed by tile promoters OIL this bill that sucn
twenty-iour hours. lney are prepared 10 furnish
uaiantees oil title to partles desring 1t, winch II
accepted ny all sdes IN purchasing WILL DO away
with CoLslderaDie LABOR ana expense.
PUBLIC FRAUDS AND OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
The third ana lasJ OF the UlllS SAID TO have been
drawn up by Mr. CHARLES O'Conor, at the sugges-
ton OF Governor Ilden, guaranteeing proper
punishment and remedies ID Cases OF On1clal cor
ruptlOn, was Lassed to-day IN the Senate. This
bill gives authority 10 the representatives o! the
State 20 Drlug suits unuer such circumstances.
THE EXCISE MEASURES
The liquor Interest Oh New YORK city and State
Is much exercised as to tina passage OF proper
excise measure. There are several bills nov
pending before the Legs ture, but none or them
nave been yet reported rom the committees
Excise Commissioner william Ii. St1ner, OF New
YORK, appeared TINS morning before the Assembly
Committee on Internal Affairs, on their invl-
tatlOn 10 give bis views on Tue working OF the
Old and the practicabllity OF the proposed new
law embodied III Assembly bill No. las. me Com
missioner explained the difficulties now met by
ducron OF the present fees as also a repeal oil the
criminal prosecution and an Enactment EN-.
power the EXCISE Commissioners to enjoin de-
hnquent dealers by civil procedure from selling
without license. Mr.. Stner fortified his In terest-
ing remarks by facts and figures. lie was re.
euested by The Chairman OF the committee to SUBJ
NIT such amendments as ne may deem proper.