The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-03-30

season and maintaining navigation quite good as las
year WITH the means a. their I,on me
I 1ssSesSy e sh alee' or anv sum in addition TO th
usual appropriation Tor the maintenance management
OF the canals necessary in order TO determine tue res
question possessed by the Commissioner superintendent
and their subordnAte together with the preIent engineer
ing force is not entirely sufficient 10 mpArt g information
required upon the subject
coMPrRoLLER GREEN AGAIN sNUBIED.
There was a meeting OF the Senate Committee on
Cities this evening Booth, Baden. Wootn. Wagner
and Morrissey were present when the committee were
called TO order. IL seems that during tho day a
pressure was brought to bear upon Mr.
Booth to induce him to report isvorably the
bill extending the term OF Comptroller Green sixty
days, so as TO prevent Mayor Wickham fon appoint
ing his successor, and many believed he would be IN
favor OF the bill vote was taken on bc BILL Booth
and Baden voting against and Wagner Noodin ana
Morrissey in favor of reporngit Boot al once hur-
ried out OF the room, and soon returned with Tobey
and Jacobs, the other two members Of thu committee
He then moved reconsideration Of the vte, by which
the majority OF the quorum OF the committee had
agreed to report the bill and this carried, thanks
TO the OF the two Senator's whom Booth had
so fortunately captured In the nick oftme in the
Capitol building. The bill was then laid
the table; Mr.. Booth making the remaK the vote
to recorded. 81 guess that bill rll stay here
a little while" Comptroller Green's lobbyists are ter
rtby put out by this contreemps; they go trying to
look cheerful tonight but the attempt is a sicky
failure
BILLS PASSED.
The bill amending the murder law, MI details Of
which gave In my despatch IN the HnALD OF yes
erday the act TO prevent the throwing OF md and ashes
refuse in the North River the Burcgtbi rolntive
to the appointment of engineers employed on the
canals, and the bill fixing the time fc filling the
loGands on the east shore OF the HARLEM River were
passed in the Assembly to-day
THK QUARANTINE QUESTION
The Committee on Commerce and NAVIGATION or the
Assembly have decided by vote of to3 against the
plan to make quarantine selfsusaining. Worth. Power
and A. J. Campbell were the minority
gNLARGISG THE SOUTH FERRY
The committee this afternoon rcportediavorably the
Bradley which declares
South ferry out of the canal district other words
that canal boats shall no longer be there The
ferry company IL is understood want 10 get the piers
to make new ferry slip
LEGISLATION FOR RAILROADS.
The Assembly Committee on Railroads have decided
to report adversely upon the bill requiring TO be
heated by steam instead Of stoves and tb bill allowing
railroad corporations outside OF this Stab purchase
hold real estate this State and vii probably
ues TO erect electric signals at railroad crossings; and
favorably upon the bill compelling rarad companies
TO charge a uniform price for the transportation OF
coal from one place to another
THE BROOKLYN CHARTER.
The Assembly republican caucus thin evening de-
cided to consider the Ogden Brooklyn carter party
measure. They also perfected the proposed amend
ment to the constitution, to maket acceptable
to all republicans What this perfection yet remains
mystery
THE REGENT THE UNIVERSITY.
When the two houses met in joint SESSION to-day to
select Regent of tho University in pac of Prosper
Wetmore, deceased, all the republicans vded for John
A. Dix and all the democrats except Seniors Gerard
LOOMS. Jacobs, Lamont, Morrissey and IT. John, who
voted for John I. Hoffman
THE NEW POLICE BILL
Police Commissioners Smith, Wheele' and Erhard
town General Smith VIII tomorrow appear
before the Assembly Committee Ctiei and give his
views the new Police bill, introduced yesterday by
Mr.. Fish.