New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-19

report was agreed TO, and the bill Is killed
Mr.. Fox called In Committee OF the Whole the Dill IT,
ported last night from the Committee Cities for uni
form system Of repavng in NcwYork City, and IL
was considered. Following Is the text OF the bill
SECTION Whenever the Commssioner Of Pnbe %os1s Si
Aldermen city that the safety health convenience or
p%b RSIns SAID city ssn .a, "s
eS% s @9 Pubic h%SS S
and under the direction Department OF Public WSrh
In .s s y ANY II have 'ns Den paved
70, S The ps at a Ss e an%
shall be- borne by general al taxable prop
s pnss & pas HGs s2Ss
sS be s nspS be the ofS and
aId anti nessd N the ,scd
and collected by the estates SUB '" M wonnt so
appropriated aud raised shall not exceed A"'
acts and parts which inconsistent with
provisions OF this act are hereby repealed as M
SIC s. This act shall take effect Immediately
Mr. Fox said that while number OF bills had DEE"
introduced and discussed in the two Houses Tor the
ing OF streets in NewYork City, none had yet peen u
termined npon He thought this bill would meet oil 'he
objections.
Mr. woodin said the bill involved dangerous en
pertinent upon which 100000 should not be ventured
The Senators had all agreed to the DILL ana c
thought il was very good one but II would be INC par"
OF wisdom to make the amount 10 DC Ca
pended S250.OO0, instead OF hall "iiN'on
until the experiment could be tested He mace lio
ton TO that effect He did not doubt that S2ooo'ooo
would be expended before the pavements In the c"!
were fully relad but at the present time there wac
heavy burden OF taxation upon the propety-holo'ls
which should not be increased at present MI "ooain
motion was lost and the bill printed above was o'
dered to a third reading.
Among the bills reported in the Senate from tue '"
mttec Ctiestonigh was the bill in relation 10
OF subpcnas by the Board OF Police, and authorizing inc
compulsory attendance OF witnesses at the ponce tis
The hill as reportcd restores it TO its original shape CIV
ing the direct power to the Board instead of requiring
the intervention OF the courts and the sheih' rs Pio
posed in the Assembly The bill in relation 10 the nn
aeement OF the Rochester Water Works was also re-
ported; amended create Commission instead Oh author
izing the Common Council and Aldermen OF Rochester
10 appoint as in the Assembly BIZ. The COMMISSION
which is composed OF five citizens OF high character,
with DR. Add. son Gardner at their head If empowered
10 investigate the management OF the water WORKS III
that city, and report TO the Common Counch upon tnc
charges Of corruption and fraud so freely charged 10y tue
press and the public generally. Among the bis uis
cussed in Committee Of the Whole and ordered To t
reading those making provision for the man'eh
ance and construction OF work in the parks which
was amended by increasing the amount 10 DC
appropriated for those purposes 10 S379'ooo
the Armory bill; bill 10 authorize The, purchase OF
stationery for the city, on concurrent No'e
of the Mayor Controller and Corporation Counsel
without contract aud the bill for the establishment OF
a House OF Detention for women and children winch
was amended TO apply TO boys under 10 years oil age
The Conference Committee the bill relating
10 pilotace in the Harbor OF NewIork made
report the Senate recedng from its amendments ana
agreeing TO an additional charge OF one-h'h Tue Usual
rate for of-shore pilOage. instead OF one0uf'h a.
originally proposed The General Education act was
discussed in Committee OF the Whole and ordered to
third reading with a few verbal amendments.
The Civil Justices bill defeated thus morning In
the Assembly TO the surprise OF all except those who un
dersood tina the ba gain the Republicans and the
Democrats by which the Jusceshps were to he divided
had in some way mis- carried Mr.. Lincoln OF ontario
made the fist attack upon the bill with motion TO recon
init it, with instructions to strike out the enactlhS c'iSe
He said that the only OF the bill was TO take the
power Of eectng these justices from the people and 10
cothe the Mayor with the absolute power OF .heir a
pointment Both pres aud people in New ork had almost
universally condemned the scheme and he charged that
was result of combination between party leaders
Mr. T. Campbell came the OF the bill With the
statement that 1t would save $4,000 annually to the
taxpayers OF NewYork besides rddDg the city OF sys
TEN which bred many evils. II would he likely to give
the city beite class Of Judges Mr.. Waehner followed
in the same strain. Mr.. Hausche. who was the only
Democrat from New-YOrk who voted against the BILL
said that III his opinion II the people OF New-fork were
fit to for Judges Of the curt OF Appeals they were
1T to choose their district judges There was no
necessity for the passage Of this bin unless il was to
carry out political bargain The bill was hndy lost ny
q vote of Al yeas to AZ nays.
Mr. waehner moved to reconsider and that the motion
20 reconsider lie the table, thus ins notice OF the
attempt which it ia understood will be made TO revive
the bill and force it through the Assembly leaving win
the Senate the responsibility Of killing IT, Respectable
Democrats from Ncw-York express little confidence III
the passage OF the BILL even through the Lower House
and great regret at its failure Unti such bill Is
passed. they claim that the present abuses which they
charge against the present District Couts-sue as sell
ing blank dispossessiDg warrants, &c.-will continue
Mr. Daily will not get through the concurrent resolution
providing for the Charter Commission without oppos-
tion if Mr. Avord's objection means anything MI Day
said: "Mr. Speaker, rise to present the foowns--
81 object" interrupted Mr. AvOrd. privileged re-
port" continued Mr. Daily trumphantly 1.-The motion
was made that the Committee might report at any time
.Id like TO know when that motion was made" said MT
Alvord and followed up this by insisting that the resou
ton being concurrent should lie the table The fol
lowing is it's text:
heg The GoyeTnor IN his spsea MESSAGE , S Nay .n me-
from orr present municipal systems and the neces
sy adopting permanent and UNIFORM plan for tie govern
Rcorsd II the senate concur That the Governor be and
he hsT pe g'0R be to-
m rls5s s1 hat .pa ssSa nj S
suitable appropriation for deayng the actual expenses Of the
be audited by the Controller provided that the
shall receive 10 compensation Tor Their SERVICES
Mr. Schuyler made an elaborate speech In the Assembly
this morning on administration Of the Quarantine and
Health Office in the Port OF NewYork charging that Its
management had been reckless and eYravagant he re-
counted length the history OF Quarantine egsla-
tion referring the appropriations made from time 10
time for its support and alleging that 1t had cost the
state very large OF money OF which no satlsiacof!
account had been given He said that large salaries had
been paid to Commissioners whose identity IL not dis
closed by the Red Book and whose existence he was
therefore compelled doubt For this and various other
reasons he demanded investigation aud offered q