The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-10
THE STATE CAPITAL
A Vote Taken for the Adjournment Of
the Legislature.
Removal Of State Officers by
the Governor.
Of the Pro-Rata
Freight Bill.
ALBANY. april Q, 1875.

ALBANY. April Q. 1875.
Senate ana Assembly to-day took their usuaI
recess until MONDAY evening next SO as to give all
an opportunity or taking much needed rest Tor
the contest or next week.
THE QUESTION or ADJOURNMENT.
resolution introduced by Mr. hammond was
passed In the House to-day providing for an adj
journment OF the Legislature on the Esd OF the
present month. This resolution ow goes to the
Senate Tor concurrence. IL seems 10 TO DO
utterly Impossible that the present session should
come to close at date so early as that. An
immense amount OF business yet remains to be
transacted, and the Joint investigating Committee
on the Canal Frauds are compelled 10 report IN
thirty days, which means the early part OF May.
or course the Governors commission will
have ample time to investigate and report.
Their laboTs VIII extend, no doubt, to the
opening OF the legislative session OF 1876. The
passage OF this adjournment resolution is looked
upon as victory for the Canal Ring and the re-
pubcans. Ii we have sudden breaking up lit
tie PROBABILITY exists for the passage OF measures
injurious to the interests OF taose implicated in
the canal frauds. Such persons would then have
an opportunity OF marshalllng their hosts for o
contest in the next Legislature. Bat It Is not
likely the Senate VIII concur in this peculiar ac-
ton OF the House. The Legislature may be able to
get through with business by the 1st OF May, but
even that is exceedingly doubtful.
REMOVAL OF STATE OFFICIALS.
Senator Robertson to-day introduced q bill,
which, II passed In IFS present shape, will confer
extraordinary additional powers on the Governor.
1t reads as ioilows:-
THE BILL.
AN ACT to carry into effect the command Of section 4
OF article - o. the oy proyains Tor the re-
ming the vacancies created BY such removal
sEcrIos line Governor may remove any secretary
state engineer and surveyor, Canal Commissioners
ton in office giving officers copy OF the charges
AGAINST them and an opporiuny q being heard IN their
SIC 2-fhe Governor may suspend any OF the officers
cation of the charge against sad oicer AMI may ap-
point suitable person to perform the duties Of tue sus-
SEC -rne Governor shall appoint suitable person
vcstisauon OF officer named IN tins act whenever
n s nr - uts s1 seso su - Wy
caney shall hold his office by virtue Of sueh appoint
ment until the commencement o. the POLITICAL year next
succeeding Tue nrs annual election after the happening
$40. The Governor may direct that the testimony
upon the charge made AGAINST any officer In pursuance
tore himself or Lc!ore eomnissoner appointed by
HIN Tor mat purpose aforesaid 10 appoint such commits
sion ana 70 snperssee any suea appoinunent whenever
be writing and shall be died in the oace Of the secre
tnonry o Ky rnth ~ the 5pe made be aarne
General the person appointed snail give at least
eight days no Ice TO the officer accused OF tue time aud
placs when and where he will proceed 10 the examins-
ton OF witnesses before either tue Governor or Oomns
a
SIC. 6-Ihe Attorney ,isnera or the person directed
By the Governor 20 conduct The inquiry may issue pro-
OF any witness before the Governor or Commissioner,
power administer enforce obedience such
subpUnas BY attachment, aed % commit any person
record woud have in a civil cause pending therein:
poena IN his owp name y n the Ike manner as pro.
be enforced IN the same manner provided for IN said
$50. sif the examination Of witnesses and taking OF
testimony be had before Commissioner every an wer
gwsn ~ any witness " ahy qpesu9 when eihea
written the testimony Of the witnesses shall pe read to
Commissioner taxing the same and snail be By MIN sub
SEc. S-X shcrias corouers constables ana mar.
sn9s Whom shs ss and
necessary delay. ANY person may servo process Of
SIC. il-rnis set shall IA ne eject imuediateiy.
THROWING ASHES INTO NEW YORK HAP q.
The bill prohibiting steamboats, from throwing
ashes into the harDor OF New YORK was to-day
sent from the Senate. BY the terms oil this enact
ment the party found throwing such re luse into
the maroon IA guilty OF . mIsdemeanor, ana the
owners OF the steamboat are liable 10 be mulcied
10 damages.
The judiciary Committee to-day reported adj
versely the last Dill introduced by Mr., Petty, when
allowed wie to testify IN o suit Tor divorce
where social crlminality was alleged. The first
enactment proposed DY Mr.. Petty referred to
with the Beecner case. TINS latter bill together
with senator Coles measures, SUI hang lre. The
adverse report was agreed 10 o. the House.
DENISE OF THE Pro RATA FREIGHT BILL.
Dir. Sttu0ie's Efforts IN tue Introduction OF the
pro rata freight Dl Iegeled at railroad munopo-
lists. and when comes mp annually In the Legisla-
ture, received a death blow to-day. AIR. MacEin,
OF Duchess, rom the Railroad Committee, re-
ported adversely upon the measure A motion
was made 20 disagree with the report or the com.
mittee, winch was voted down BY large ma.
jorlty. The following Is tnoTesult OF this yoGe:-
YEAs-Messrs. Badger Barkley. Barrow. Bearlsley.
Bishop. Clark CONS ock baggett DAVIS. Dessar, Far
Tar Fream, gallagher Gedney, Green. hammond,
ul- lNe. ar
con. McAfee. McGOwan. Peck Petty. Person, Prince
Roscoe, Russell schienelin. scudder. sherman sher
wood, Stqcy. strubo. Ncdder, Wellington, MhltrnOre
Willis and Wbtbeck-f2
NAYs-Messrs Alyord, Benedict, Bennett, Berry Bord-
well, Bowen, Branan, BrOas, BrogAm, Brown, Burtis
Caikns ]. o. Campbell II J. Campbell, Christopher
Cleary, COficy. Cole COstigaD. Decker fish 0rifin
hanrahan. nausche Hess holmes Hustled. w. A John.
son, keenan,. hennaday, Kirk, kracS, kshinsa Law.
renee, Lawson Mac&in, Meiroarsy, Aerrin, T. W. xii.
Ter, Muller oakley. U'koefe, Page, Pope, Ransom
Reilly, stanford. SchencK. seward, shattuck Smell
Silverman, singerland smith, stauf stenhens g. Iny.
.oI' Va, wosh ur,s sn '0sSRsA ven.