The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-29
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ALBANY, Feb. 2s.-The report last Friday
OF the bill reducing the Park Commissioners -
one. and naming Mr.. Stebbins as the man, was
surprise to the New York Democrats, many of
whom were absent, and to-day Messrs. wbitsous
Miller, Killiln, and King held q caucus to see
what they could do about II. They had sscer-
tanned that when the bill was reported by the
committee four members only were present,
Messrs Fish, Peabody, Smith, and His-
gins, and that Custom House Johnny
OBrien, Barney BlelIn, and tho Manhsttanvills
Statesman Tracy participated In the delibers-
tions. AS II took nve votes to report the bin
Mr. Fish, who had promised Green and Stebbins
that II should be reported that day, was In q
dilemma. But O'Drien came to his relief. M
Gugel, another member OF the committee, Wa
siok at his boarding house, and an arrangement
was 0nally cooked up by which the four mem-
bers Of tho committee signed the report, and
then u was taken TO uneels room by O'Bren.
and his Signature obtained, after which Il wss
brought by Fish into the House and reported.
Whitson, Muller, Kllllan, and King we're busy
this evening about the Chamber ventilating the
| transaction, and when the former made a mo-
| ton to recommit again to the Committee oa
Cities, saying that property owners represent
| Ing sixty-hvc millions OF dollars wished to be
| henrd upon II, the House was In the humor to
! accommodate them. Fish and Forster who
| were not aware Of the nne work that had been
going on, opposed the motion, but suosided
| very quickly when reference was made TO the
manner In which the bill had been reported.
the New Ynrk 's seleratIop. alto out the House. VS.
determined that II must go back to the COM
mittee, and at length on motion Of Mr.. Fish
who accompanied II with the remark that the
| Democr tic members were In New York attend
ins ball when the bill was reported, and he did
| to be neglected while the Democrats danced,
the bill was sent back to the Committe Cd
Citiss with instructions to report 1t back again
| to the House some d y this week.
There was also long debate over the bill -
from the Mayor down. about twenty-ny ps2
| cent. Mr.. Campbell led the attack on high saia-
once OF Mayor by making the salary $500 >
| year had proved failure In fact, II Campbell ID
| to be believed, New York never had worse Ex-
Then Mr. Graf moved further reduction the.
that proposed in the bill, of about twenty nve
per cent OF all o1lces, which. to the surprise ol
the friends of the Mayor, Comptroller, and
| Aldermen. was adopted, % to Is.
motion made by MIR. Foster reducing the
| Charities. lie nth. Dock, Tox and Fire Commits,
sioners TO single head was also adopted, and
| then the House got Itself into happy rood and
discussed the proprety OF making the Mayos
| and Comptroller serve for nothing. Mr. G.ivta
| protested loudly against the reduction OF the
| that no man could be elected Alderman In Nev
York without spending three or four thousand
| doll RS and Mr. Fallon got rap at his friend
Comptroer Green by reducing bis salary "
| t7.OQO year.
nearly nifty per cent, the oil was LAID over foe
another dsy, and in the meantime Green viii
have rally his forces, or he will get more re-
form than he asked for
Among the bills introduced was one by hA
tonces upon persons convicted OF crime. n
| provides that no court or Judge snail hereaftss
assume the authority Of suspendina sentences
indefinitely upon criminals VINO have been found
guilty by a Jury or who have pleaded guilty; sn1
| no case after conviction shall sentencs DO sass-
| pended or stay be granted for more than thtrtJ
| Il from the date OF such conviction. oxODo1
upon writ of certiorari, or writ of error. or -
application In arrest OF judgment, or for . 80
A bill was introduced BY Mr.. Gallagher snsnE,
ing the records OF the Signal ON . competeus
evidence In cases OF suits where tbs state OF ths
weather 1. material point In the evidence.
| Mr.. McGroarty paid his compliments to To
prohibits any lawyer from practising In thu
courts Of that county who has not toen res~
Mr.. CIrty inir. d iced a bill authorizing tAs
Comptroller OF New York to issue bonds as los
IS 80 50 that Others than capitalists may DO abi&
Mr.. Hammon1 introduced In the Senate a bai
II provides that the districts shall DO constituted
as follows:
First Dstriot-A. now second Dlstrict-F-t. Third
Issasy ecend Ward, Of BrooSSlya. Third Dl..r,ci-
fS%rs md w:s
Of Bro kyn Fourth D.!Lic!.The Tnlrieeath: Foss
: S.ecaa T4 S1: 4 oaT sGS Fs f4a ia
sikh pitrict-The Eighth, Ninth, FOurteeatA
Fifteenth WARDS OF New YorK Seventh District
TIE Ieth and Seventeenth Wares o. New York EiEhu
District-Thr Eleventh aud Eighteenth WARDS OF Mes
York, Ninth DstriUt-rne siIeenlh and Twentlse
| wards OF New YorS Tenth ID tnct-lne Nineteensi
aud Twenty hr,l Wards of New YORK Eleventh d.,
+ rict-Tne Twelfth. rwentyseconi. TSen!y.third an
Q | Twenty fourth Wards o. New York; Twelfth Dfs
!, | trct-rhe counties OF Vestchester, Putnam sal
Rockland Thir leenth dlssrct Orange and SuiiivAz
cuunties; Fourtecnh distrct tDutchess and COlunba
:. counties, Fifteenth dstnct-Uister and Green o0us
4 ties si1teebth distret-Aloany county Seyenteeno
: district R'nsselaei aud Washington couotes Eight
fs9s1 an
! gomery. FnltOn. aud Hamilton counties; Twenuee
Dlstrlct-w Warren, Esser Cnnton. ani Frankln cou.
j. ties rw.ptyntst Di.trlot-st, lawrence and Hertz
counties. Twcnty-secOnd District -Oneidi an
Lewis counties; Tive 4tythlrd District-JenersOn an
/. oswego countesi Twenty foGua Disirict-o1os
" daga and Manson countess ,nwehty'nIth Dt
irct-Cayuga Cor land. aud Wayne counties
TSenty sixth District -Seneca Tompxlns, Ontari1 en-
y Yates couniiesi Twenty-seyenth Dntnct = rioEs
= RrooIne anu Chenan- % counties; Twenty eighth Du
n trct-Steubtn schuyler and Cnemung cOuutes Twen
- V.nnth Dl,tict Monroe anu Orleans equities Tut
n TEN District t. Genesee, Livingston, Wyoming an
II Niagara counties; TnirtY-hrst Ds.rict-Ero county
TAiri iy.seoond District - AlieganJ, CaItArsuguI aA
/ Ihattia