The New York herald., 1876-03-16
The Salary Bill Again Under
Discussion.
LOOKING AFTER COUNTY TREASURERS.
Increase Of Fees for the
Pilots.
USURY IN WALL STREET

come law is in a fair way Of passing safely through
both houses this session The county treasurcrs die
hard They have fought this bill at every stage and,
II Is be supposed, with the usual weapon oil money
pool Last fall 1t Of the leading questions In the
campaign through most of the rural districts Agenera
dsrust of county treasurers settled down upon the
people they saw these worthless too many in
stances speculate with their money ana grow suddenly
rich or burst They finally became tired OF the exh
bton and insisted that their representatives in the
LEGISLATURE should pass the long pending bill that
aimed to put an end to it. To-day It was up In
the Senate for the fourth fifth time, and
general disposition shown 10
plete its details and forward ITS passage.
Under its provisions county treasurer will be
allowed to have the public moneys in his keeping
10 speculate with to deposit in some favored bank,
from which he may draw a comfortable sum in inter-
est Within twenty days after entering on the duties
OF his Office he must designate bank OF deposit to be
approved by the county judge the and the
Board of Supervisors. He must frequently as may
be desired by the Board of Supervisors, deposit all
funds in this bank, and money Is TO be
drawn out except by order of the Board.
The County Treasurer is to give bonds in double the
amount of money likely to be handled by him, and in
of defacaton loss the bondsmen of the County
treasurer and the banks be jointly responsible.
The compensation of the County Treasurer is to be
hxed by the Board OF Supervisors but shall not be less
Ihan $1,000 and not more than $4,000
In the counties of Albany, Erie and Kings He shall
not any fees or perquisites heretofore
allowed by law. Misappropriaton of funds intrusted
to his keeping will constitute malfcasance punishable
by fine or Imprisonment, both. Mr.. Hammond, the
engineer OF the bill in former Assembly, elected
10 the Senate for his efforts in its behalf His long
labors about being rewarded with
The bill was ordered to third reading.
PILOTS FEES.
Tho pilots anxious TO have their fees increased,
and to that end Mr. Patten has introduced bill which
provides that every merchant vessel inward bound and
exempted from potage by any law Of this State,
any regulation Hereunder, and drawing less than
IA feet OF water 81 per foot; drawing IA and less
than Is feet $3 drawing Is feet and under II feet S4
drawing 81 and upward So If the master owners OF
any vessel shall request the pilot to any vessel
at any place within Sandy Hook, and not to be
taken to the wharf, harbor OF New York,
or the vessel TO be retained at Quarantine the same
potage Is TO be allowed, and the pilot entitled TO his
discharge. National vessels anu those OF foreign gov
ernments be charged SO per loot When any
vessel bound to the port of New York boarded by
pilot at such distance to the southwark or eastward nf
Sandy Hook Lighthouse that the lighthouse cannot
be from the deck of tho vessel in the daytime in
lair weather. the addition OF oneeighth to the OF
piotage fixed In the bill are to be allowed to the pilot
Outward bound vessels TO bo charged as follows
Drawing less than IA feet, 81 SO per foot; more than
IA feet and less than is ee 81 TO- drawing Is ieet
and less than II feet. So drawing 20 and upward
SO S5 The act is to take effect on the lst of June
INTERESTING TO sUfroRs
An excellent bill has been introduced by Mr.. Killian,
which provides that IN all actions that may be brought
against any defendant for any alleged damages in any
arising from any alleged injury to The person
property OF the plaintiff and when an order
mt may be rendered liable to arrest and
Imprisonment under execution against the
person, the piantG SHALL before such action be COM
menced, give bond at least double the amount
claimed In such action such bond to be duly approved
by one of the judges or Justices OF the court in which
M
ants exception, within twenty days after the action is
begun.
Some OF the New York members are very anxious to
make the city reform city in every respect and Mr..
Peabody has idea that the best way 60 about IL
Is TO give young men who do not know how to spend
their evenings unless they go TO the billiard rooms
10 the Young Mems Christian Association building,
chance have free reading in their wards.
He introduced bill to-day which enacts that tho
Board of Education shall provide for the establish
ment a reading in at least one Of the pub
hc school houses in each ward the fitting up of tho
not TO cost more than 81 ,0O0 This amount and
81 600 year GREATER for the keeping OF the
Is TO be appropriated by the Board OF Estimate out OF
the excise moneys The superintendents OF the read
ing rooms which are TO be open only in the evenings,
to be selected from among the school teachers by
the Board OF Education.
A scALY BILL
Fish need protection during Lent more than any
other time, and hr Hoffman, OF New YORK, Is deter
mined that in the years that to come those who
abandon the meat pots for forty days shall not catch
any member OF the hnny tribe that hasn't reached
certain number of weeks OF discretion. lie has there
fore introduced bill which will prevent Usher
menfrom fishing for certain kinds OF sn out OF season
Whales are not included in the protective clauses OF
the bill
The New York Salary bill called up o-day by
Mr.. Forster. Graf made dead set for II because
his amendments had not been adhered TO In tho
bill reported by the Committee Cities, and Mr. A. j.
Campbell made elaborate speech in defence OF the
amendments His speech attracted considerable attcn
non and his side thrusts at the reformers who as law
yers consider that $4,000 year be made every
Twelve months in New York easy rolling of log,
nettlcd Strahan TO the quick When Campbell had
termed H. the latter replied TO hun, In few savage
remarks, that II not convincing were certainly IN
tain views about legislation not dreamed OF in the
philosophy ofnew members.
CALL OF THE HOUSE
There ''call OF the House" down stairs to-day,
and Forster waAihe man who brought 1t about The
ceiving 6l votcs-Sllugerland, Gallagher, Lawson,
Gugei and Holman ta rcpubcansl, voting with the
make the constitutional majority Mr. Forster believed
could have been secured had there not been many
Abentes and ne came TO the conclusion that the best
way 10 prevent the deleat OF other party
bills that might come up during inc day
Ihe galleries were cleared, the ladies' being especially
put because they were not allowed TO stay IN. The
roll was called and 1t was discovered lna iour OF the
lbscntees away leave because OF sickness and
fifth because his pork packing establishment Lad
been burned down aud he bad interesting business
10 settle with his lricnds--the insurance companies.
Faulkner, Livingston, had been on hand early IN the
morning, but could not be discovered when his name
was reached McGroarty, OF Kings, made an excuse
for him that the poor man taken suddenly III dur
Ing The session had been Obliged to go and see the
doctor II turned out however after Il was too iae
10 commit him Tor contempt that he had gone TO MS
lodgings to sec whether OF the Speakers mackerels
touid oo used for dinner Finally, IL being proved 10
Me satisfaction OF every that there were ~ mem
bers present, the proceedings, under the call OF the
roll were suspended, aud the doors were thrown 0Den
There viii be less absenteeism after this, for II IS un-
dcrstood that had the roll developed the TACT
that any one had really valid excuse
for being away without leave he would
have been dealt with severely A close confinement Of
twenty-iour hours has attractions for leeis
4 lator nowadays.
A TRAVELLING LICENSE.
Two peculiar bills introduced to-day by Ar.
GugeL One gives the proprotors a real estate paper
In New York authority to copy at their option the
records in the Registers once In New York and
provides that in the records Ia the Office
should be lost or destroyed in any way the transcript