The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-02
HARD At WORK IN ALBANY.
,uE DOINGs or 4 DAWN THE MID
mr. or THE SESSION

th,c,r,.i,tcc was appointed to Inquire into a
mr. made los Nr. : r,han when the IIeteh bill
,,s rnf,r cnn-tlerttion. That he could prove
NAT A., lobbyist who hangs around here IRON
,irt,f Il, winter stood In the lobby and made
N. .uertion thlt II he could get the bill de
I,,ed he would effect an arrangement WIKI the
,,uro,d companies in New York, by means Of
.hich he would obtain money to defeat the
,m In snbstantiating this charge, McDermott,
.,.n,rt.r for An Albany newspaper. swore that
..he,rd one Charles T. wards make the alleged
,..er,i,n. and thit Elwsrds was very active
about the lobby while the bill was under con
sheraton.
Chas. Briees. who wa also there. had abad
pemotv and could not rccDllcct any such CON
,ersation. but when Edwards himself was called
ne admitted the converiati0 u' ahd shu ne might
lave said that h, thought railroad companies
.onld put M money to defeat the bill II II
could be- put over until he could - down to see
,hontt. lie had lked with some members Of
ms r,,.l,ture about the bill, and he might
have told tnem that he thought these railroads
would nut up money 70 defeat the bill but he
failed to remember the names of any me mbers
With whom he had spoken When asked how
hssupposed the money would be used to defeat
The bill he frankly answered, b. buying votes,
Of course"
THE CHARGES SUSTAINED.
The committee UNANIMOUSLY unu tnM inc
shar.e made by MIR. StrAnan Is fully sustained 10y
the evidence. and tina, there existed on the part
OF persons not connected with the Legislature
adesgn and plan to delay the hill Ia order tuat
imrrDpcr means might be used To defeat J.. In
conclusion the committee read the members
long lecture about associatnR wi h these lobby
ks, VINO are well known, warning them that
they DO SO At the peril uf their reputation. To
eorpora'ions and Others seeking or proposing
legislation thev recommend that they practise
the sir ue 4 reilsi-g To listen g. the demands
or approaches Of tue lobbyists, whD.
the committee saw. often sell the votes
pail cent. They come to the sac
conclusion. however. that So long ~ uarties are
Wihng to bay legislation they will nnd ersons
willing 20 e. as mtddlemcn and lobbyists. and
% long will he legislative ONCE te sought Tor
bvrer.ous who are not above accepting brihes
nid upon the LOBBY. which was to shake o. uu
nveiy and ex'erninate the whole gang Next
vhri Us firms and to the memters who are not
above taking bribes Tor their votes the last deys
and pleasant ia n the hrst.
The Assembly bill providing for the employ
YORK C5mns.ioners Of CHARITIES pa passed sec The The
Senate with Mr.. Gerard,s amendment. requiring
the C,mmi.- toners. so far as practicable. to APP
ply the le,or /, diversified Industries, so as not
" niufi usly afec' outside competition.
The hill s'ni here oy the Municipal Reform
society requiring the collection OF social and
financial staii.ucs ~ the cities and VILLAGES Of
this state ana ineir transmission o the Secre
tary Of states office received rather rough criti-
eism In the Senro this morning, and was laid
side ns impracticable, for the reason that It
did not supply the means Tor its own execution.
The rural Senators commended that II would re
uuire double the official force now EMPLOYED In
their cities aud villages to properly carry the
law into effect. The Assembly bill extending
me Governor. power Of removing officials for
pertntendents Of TIE Poor. anu Notaries Public
was ordered to a tiliri reading in the Senate.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF LANDLORDS.
Mr.. Morrison introduced bill sent TO him by
certain hotel keepers. requiring guests Of hotels
To deposit In the hotel all articles Of value
sven down to pencil cases, in order TO make tue
Gle exceeds $500 in value special asre rec
must be made with the landlord Tor It's safe
Keeping ana the landlord Is allowed 90 take the
article or reject 1t as he pieases. Another re-
msrkahle provision OF the bli is that II makes
Any person who shall cheat a hotel keeper cut
Jingle meal guilty Of felony. and punishable oy
Eve years In the State Prison.
Assembly. One by hr. Ogden pruhiuits the
granting Of license to liquor dealer whose
excise laws for three years after the revocation,
ana PROHIBITS the ssle Of liquor on the premises
where the law WAS violated for the same length
Of time. hnothe by A. j. Campbell authoriz :
the building OF n new Jefferson Market under
Che direction OF three Aldermen elected and ap-
pointed on the Fifth Senatorial District The
hArket Is to be built by contract awarded 10
khe lowest bidder and on the site Of the old
A bill authorizing the construction OF bridge
ecross the Hudson river at fishklil was intro
auced by Mr.. Bradley. 1t is intended to con
poet on the west shore with branch OF the
krie Railway, and on he east With the Fishkill
Rnd NewDuTgh, tue Hudson River, and the
Hartford and Erie roads. Among the incor-
Iorstors are the Hon. Henry stebbens of New
York city and Giles ". Hotchkiss Of Bingham
boo, both directors OF the Erie Railroad Com
Rany; also the Hon James W. Taylor and the
barnes, Civil Engineer OF Fishkill: Grtnneli
BURT OF Warwick, President Of tue Warwick
!aliey Railroad Company; sidney Dllon, Presi-
H. Wales and Is. F. Dumping OF New York
MY, md 2. A. Matthiesson Of Cornwall.
bridge at the height OF l35 feet above nigh tide,
ND VIII be 2.6a6 feet long from shore TO shore.
krie 10 secure direct communication with New
York city, and II Is asserted that English oapi-
ne bill Ia order TO invest millions IN the bridge.
few pounds might accelerate the passage Of
Ne bill through this sterling Legislature.
MORE BACK PAY WANTED.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Patten making
a. Board OF Aldermen board of Audit 10 sx-
bmine tue claims OF Warden Tracey for the sup
kort OF prisoners confined IN Ludlow street jail
X 1873 ana 1874 on civil process. IL directs the
pomptroller to ray such sum as may be award ed
BY tue Aldermen. Warden human obtained
bts back pny last winter, and now Tracey thinks
DO shoulN have bis.
The b.. reported by the Quarantine Investiga-
non Committee Abolisbing tue Quarantine CON-
mission was taken from he WAYS and Means
Committee to-day and referred back to the COM
nittee on Commerce ana Navigation, where 1t
Appointed asub committee consisting Of Messrs.
Power, Campbell. Maaer, aud Patten to TAX int
quarantine, and what changes, " any, should be
made ~ the laws now regulating the quarantine
establi. hment.
hr. Gugel wants information as 20 why Cor
borallun Counsel Whitney is anxious for the
passage ~ the bi legalizing certain sewer as
bessihents IN New YORK city, aud he Introduced
tfe-oluuon 10 day calling upon that official to
let iight upon the subject. II Is supposed 10 be
another enDrt Of Comptroller Green's, who
hinks he sees In the hill an effort on the part Of
the Con- missioner Of Public Works TO get con-
uol OF the WORK and 90 on without mis- consent.
~ has become "a matter OF public nOtOTietV here
that Green selects Republicans Tor his niouth-
Pieces In the Legislature, and It ia said that he
nas made more Profitable bargain with the
Custom House than Wickham ana Kelly.
THE PARK COMMISSION BILL.
Tho Park Commission bill promises 10 have a
ard ttns OF II before IT Is passed II II ever IT,.
Tie trick by which II was sneaksd out o. The
committee last week Dy johnny O'Brien and
charley Shaw, with the aid Of Hamilton Fish,
r.. Inns not helped ITS prospects. Tomorrow
lhe co.nmluee viii give Commissioner Donohoe
eheirlig In opposition 20 II, and tina. gentlem IN
has teegrauhed that he Is to DO here with sew
hai gentlemen representing many millions Of
eoil - whhe, on the other hand, Is. n. Barlow
end the Manhattanviile statesman, Tracey IRE
nIcady on hand with petitions signed by prop
stIY owners worth more milo than Dono-
zoe lnen are dolais, 4sking for the pas age OF
he NH Barlow saws II he can only have A
ehance TO talk nve minutes, he Will take the
hlue II OF e. ntnissiDuer Martin. while Tracey