The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-19
THE STATE CAPITAL.

T. y L "A Z SfAG IL AL.
A MINORITY REPORT AS TO THE MuTnATIoN OF
THE FILES OF THE HousE-THE FIFTH AVENUE
PAVEMENT AND LIVELY DISCUSSION THEREON
PATRONAGE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS
PROGRESS OF THE MRS. rnToN TESTIMONY
BILL.
ALBANY, March 1S, 1876.
Governor Tllden tonight completed his Message
on the Canal matter, and It win be sent to the
Legislature tomorrow morning. Facts and
figures are gwen which will very much surprise
those who have paid any attention whatever Of
late years to the Canal contracts and contractors
THE RIVERSIDE AVENUE
The Committee on Cities have agreed to report
the Riverside Avenue bill favorably to the House
tomorrow.
The principal measure before the Assembly to-
day for discussion was the Fifth Avenue Pavement
bill. Immediately alter the reading OF the journal
majority report was handed in from the Investi-
eating Committee Us to an alleged forgery and
tampering with the files. This report exonerated
from all blame any official Of the House. and gave
an opinion that no responsible person was to
blame in relation to the alleged Interpolation.
MINORITY REPORT.
Messrs. Day and Hess made q minority report,
in which they differ very materially with the gen.
tlemen OF the majority-Messrs. Seward, Alvord
and T. J. campbell This document reads as fol.
lows
The UNDERSIGNED. minority Of the Select Committee,
appointed pursuant to the above resolution, dissent
from the majority report and respectfully present the
dctory dence conceded facts sufcient to form an
TO s ndsp h hs
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out any instruction from the House that your CON-
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alfair was brought about through nc agency Of
hSs a have al see unable to-
ind that while your committee has no evidence Of
part the oiesTs House Yet YET
sed rule OF the House has been departed from and an
irresulariiy sommitted which The AsemSly shoaia
that your COMMITTEES deem comment on such facts
The cers Of the o ON
its floor any person whose reputation was so sHrpas
Legislative printer should have considered himself at
FAC se Of an Assembly bill with three entire lines in
HEATED DISCUSSION.
These two reports gave rise to heated and
angry discussion. motion OF Mr.. T. c. Campbell
was then offered, which was to print both re-
ports together with the testimony taken. This
was lost.
Al q late nOur OF the DAY, Mr. seward moved
tina, the bill be taken rom the table and reported
for action OF the Committee OF the Whole. This
caused another torrent OF elOquence and bitter
adjectives from both opponents and advocates OF
the bill
Mr.. Daily denounced It as one OF the most out.
rageous jobs that had came before the Legislature
Tor some time. He argued against the cOnstitu-
tlonal right OF the Legislature TO pass sucn law
and said tnat powerful lobby was now working
In its interest. The real estate OF New York city,
he commended, should not be assessed, at large,
Tor any such poutice pavement scheme.
A(c md
that this was no time to discuss the merits Of the
bill. They simply wanted to bring 1t up regularly
It's merits or dement's could be pointed out
Mr.. DAILY then moved the substitution OF the mi
norlty report from the Committee on Cities adj
verse to the passage or the bill IN place OF the IA
vOrable majority report.
The motion was put and lost by a vote of "a
to %.
The bill will now take its regular course In pro.
ceedings before the House.
During the Debate Speaker Mcclure called atten.
ton to the TACT that he had given emphatic orders
not to admit any man to the moor OF the House
without his special sanction. 1t appears that MIR.
to evening session.
MORE PATRONAGE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS.
Senator Booth to-day introduced q bill. which,
If 1t becomes law. will give the Department OF
Docks entire control as TO regulating charges for
wharfage and dockage OF vessels. The rates for
canalooats are not to be increased. The bill also
provides that the department can appropriate any
wharves. PIERS bulkheads or slips along the North
and East rivers to the sole OF special kinds
commerce. Leases can be granted for a term not
exceeding ten years and renewals made not ex.
ceeding fifty years. All such leases, excepting
wharves and piers appropriated Tor special pur.
poses, must be let out at public auction.
EXTENSION OF THE MARINE COURT
Senator Moore presented bill to-day which al.
lows the detailing Of one OF the Justices OF the
Marine Court to the Twelfth ward in New York,
as to accommodate Htlgants living In the upper
part OF the city.
THE MRS. TILToN BILL.
During lull IN the proceedings OF the Senate
to-day Senator Jacobs, or Kings, called attention
10 the bill introduced by senator Cole, which, II
passed, VIII allow Mrs. TIton to testify In the ca Sc
now pending. The bill being in the hands of the
Judiciary Committee. nc INF. JacObs) wished TO
know wnen those gentlemen intended to report SO
important a measure.
Senator Cole SAID that the bill had not been in
troduced particularly to cover the B. ooklyn case,
but to purge from the statutes OF the State relic or
ba rba rism, regarding the admission of evidence OF
husband and wife IN civil proceedings. The speaker
had noticed an article In a late Issue Of a news
paper c0ndemnnR the TACT that the Dlll had been
introduced by country member rather than by
the senator from Kings county. No DOUBT existed
that the bill would be reported In due time from
the Judiciary Committee.
Senator Laning remarked it was the custom OF
the judiciary Committee to take up bills IN order
aud the measure IN question would have an equal
chance with others. Knowing the modosty oil the
chairman OF the judiciary Committee (Senator
Rooertson) the Speaker deemed 1t prudent to
make the explanation.
Senator Robertson stimulated the little breeze
raised IN this matter by stating that the judiciary
Committee were not IN the nabt OF stating in
advance what disposition they proposed 10 make
of bills before them
THE EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS.
A hearing was given by the Assembly COM
mttee on Commerce this afternoon on the Head
Money Bill. Messrs. Forrest starr and Lynch,
with Secretary Jackson were present Tor the
Commissioners OF EDngration and the Messrs.
Casserys and Frank Rudd for the steamship COM
palles President Forrest OF the commissioners,
SAID ne was present TO answer any questions
when the committee might make. The Commits
sioncJs had answered IN writing all the lnterroSa-
tories sent them, which replies were before the
committee IN writing.
Mr. Rudd made an elaborate argument. charg-
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and arguing that the Legislature should not i'm
pose additional burdens ON the steamship COM
panes, or commerce would be driven nom the
port OF New YORK. At the present figures OF 81 50