New-York tribune., 1875-03-01
ALBANY.
THE SUPPLY BILL OF 1874.
Immigration.

TESTIMONY or SENATOR WOOD BEFORE THE SshAfR
CoMMITTEE-HIs EXPLANATION OF THE MANNER
IN WHICH THE SALARY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF TIE NEW CAPITOL WAS INSERTED-COR-
RoBORATIvE TESTIMONY OF Mr.. NORTnKUP, THE
SENATE sTENOGRAPHER, AND OTHERS.
ALBANY, Feb. 29-The Senate Committee
held another meeting at which Senator d. 2. Wood
was sworn. He testified that an amendment was made
in Committee OF the Whole of the Senate providing that
the salary OF Superintendent OF Capitol should DC
$4,000 per annum that he should be practical builder
and nave sole control OF the entire work and devote
his entire time to the building and 10 be IN 40 way IN
terested in any contract These amendments were car
RED in the Senate and went to the Assembly, where
they were rejected ard Committee OF Conference was
called for. such committees were appointed on the
part Of each house-that OF the Senate consisting OF
witness and Senators selkree and Jacobs When this
Conference Committee met the Senate Committee In
slsted on the Senate amendment aboshing the Com
mission and appointing superintendent lho
House Committee opposed this The contest was
protracted. Finally Mr. Smith Weed offered com
promise which agreed to by the COMMITTEE Notn'
ing was said this Committee about the salary OF the
superintendent and witness did not discover that it
had been omitted until his attention was called TO 1t by
Mr. No-thrup enc of the editors agd the legislative
correspondent The Syracuse CopTc' IN his twitDess9
room on the morning of April CO. 1874 Witness replied
TO Mr. Northrup that ii had been omitted ny oversight
OF the Committee witness told Mr. Aiken tneSsenger
of the Commttee) over 70 the House ana te Gen
Batehcller Uhe chairman Of the Assembly portion OF
the Committee ,hat they had omitted TO insert any any
salary for the Capitol Superintendent, ana ask nm
10 come WITH his committee TO correct u;
Witness remarked to BatcLeer that inc Comnttee naa
omitted the salary paragraph lor Tue
and ked Mr. BachellcT, Where ls your committee
lie replied--he could answer for has committee Wit
inferred from this reply thst ne SPOKE iG ns eo %
pittee by authority. witness asked nm; What sial.
We make il! Shall make II a. IL passed the Senator
Mr. Batcheler replied: do not know but thatls as near
rishJ as We can get it. Witness then sat down at the
tanl and the end OF the me- Capitol PARAGRAPH:
said superintendent sha! Oe ten thousand dollars per
Bs Mr. King-was Mr. Batcheler presents
Senator Wood-Yee, Sir; then read II to him, ne
was some between he asking about wDst
time the bill would be down 10 the House and then tit
Chamber aud said Senator selkreg That the Commit
tee had overlooked placing in tue report me item Oh
salary for the Capitol SuperIuteudt nt and that witness
and Mr. Batcheer had inserted i AT the same amount
liked by the Senate He signed IT. saying. All right
ference Committee. witness then TOOK the report 10
senator Jacobs ana ne Is quite eonndent ne toa nun
does not remember II. He slgned u. Witness then
handed 10 TO the SorgeantatAtns or the senate, aud
objected him take It 10 Gen. Batcheer Tor the sigma.
tures OF his Committee. He wen with i and returned
Snrny win II signed by the House Committee. Witness
then asked and obtaue unanimous consent TO report
TO the Senate, when j, was adopted
Mr. Tanner pher for the Senate testified that
he was stenogapner last year. aud kept record OF tue
proceedings OF the Senate, April 80 lsi at the time the
report OF proceedings put 10 evidence. When the
name OF Senator Wood called Oh the supply Dill, no
arose and asked be excused from voting, saying that
in repy 10 requests from several Senators he would
what haa been done with reference TO the Capitol
CommissOn and proceeded as follows A compromise
had bcen agreed upon by which the Commissioners were
reaiped aud which provided for the appointment OF
superntendent who Was to be man OF large practical
exnerence should have entire control or the construs
ton OF the york. employ ment OF men. purchase OF ma
terlals etc, with salary Of NoOco year mat tne
appropration to continue the work was reduced 10
one million dollars" Mr.. Wood then withdrew MS re-
ouest 10 be excused aud voted Yea. -
The printed journals OF proceedings OF April So 1874
of both Houses OF the Legislature were put III evidence
They show Ia that report adopted on mat Day lne
narsgraph I'm relation the Capitol building as
annears on the sttute-Dooks with the salary of tho
sinner ntendent at $l0,0te per annum.
NJ H. Nortnrup was sworn, aud corroborated senator
Wood testimony relation to what took place IN tho
latter's room. . ,,- <-.....
Was sworn and corroporated Senator WOODS testimony
IN reference the interview between MIN and oen.
Batcneiler.
The Governor has signed the following bills Amend.
ing the code OF procedures amending the act relative TO
causes the Supreme Court and the Court OF
Appeals; supplementary to the charter OF Rochester,
extending the time for collecting county taxes IN the
City OF Auburn amending the charter Of Lansingoureh;
amending the act organizing associations 10 erect mon.
umens ~ Union soldiers; egaiisng the oneiA scts o.
William Beers Justice VI the Peace OF the town es Lno.
Ley, eteabsR County.