The New York herald., 1876-02-29
Reduction Of Salaries OF the
New York Officials.
DECREASE IN ALL THE COMMISSIONERSHIPS
A Judicial Board for the Selection
of Jury Lists.
Abolition of Suspended
Sentences.
ALBANY. Feb. %. 1876.

ting out OF oihce all the Park Commissioners but the
President is not to be passed through the Assembly
without hard struggle the part of its opponents.
It introduced, it will DO remembered,
Dn the second day OF the session, and has
Twice been recommtted to the Committee on
Cities, after having been favorably reported by that
committee. Last Friday, while the House in con-
Siderable confusion owing TO anxiety OF the members
Tor speedy adjournment that they could catch the
early afternoon trains East and West, the Com
mittee on Cities reported the bill Few per-
sons at the time that the bill
reported under the head of bill Amending the thar
ter OF the city OF New York, really the Park bill
Reporting it thus hurriedly rather takeback to
the democrats and this evening they put their heads
together 10 have the bill again rccommitted
whi,son, Muller, Fallon ana Killian skrmished
around the House after the session opened and by
their moral powers obtained the promise
several of the republicans to recommit the BILL II 1t
could be proved charged that but four OF the
nine members of the committee were present in the
committee on Friday morning when vote was taken
10 report the bill favorably the House. 1t is said
these four members-Fish, the chairman; Peabody,
Smith and Hggns-all republicans after hastily
signing the report, secured the services Of
Custom House onicer John o'Bren, who took It
10 Mr.. Gugel another republican member who
sick abcd at hs lodgings and induced him to append
the other democrats who have been conspicuous from
the time the bill introduced in their opposition
1t got of this fact that but tour members
really present at the Friday morning meeting OF the
committee they no doubt made the most of II.
Strahan republican,, after Whtson had made terse
little speech in support OF his motion to recommt the
BILL declared that he not in favor OF the measure
il stands. Killan, Muller, Fallon and King then
took hand in the fight, and sort of compromse mo-
committed to the New York members for their consd
Grafton
Mr.. Hogeboom, OF Columbia, republican, opposed
lhs Territorial Committee business. he called IT,
put wss rather puzzled when Faulkner Livingston
democrat asked HIM IL the republican Senators had
not resorted TO the territorial plan when they referred
The nomination OF Mr.. Southworth for Judge OF the
Supreme Court TO tho Senator'S from The Eighth Judi
cal district
Mr. Fish, the chairman OF the Committee Cities
looked rather Hurried whenever he TO speak
the subject which he DID several times, by asking the
democrats II the bil had not been recommitted and
hearings given two or three times already,
nj which property owners alleged to be OPP
posed 10 the measure had not taken advantage of
It, Mr. Whitson declared that the persons who desired
TO be heard on the bill owned s65. 600 900 worth of
property IN New York. and Fish flushed up when the
question was put whether majority of the committee
had voted 20 report the bill last Friday He replied by
saying that the four who were present had signed the
report and another had also thus reference being To
the bedridden Gugel who the meeting at
all Fish and Foster, the father of bl finally
that the democrats had caught the republicans Of
She committee In a very questionable trick and came
10 the conclusion that the least opposition they made
Wilson's motion the better, and so Foster tried to
have the motion SO amended that The Committee ON
Cities would be compelled TO report the hill back
on Wednesday morning. This amendment failed, and
Wilson's motion carried, with the provision that
lhe committee make ITS report some day tins week.
YORK OFFICIALS
Soon amer this bill was disposed Of the New York
Salary Reduction bill came up Ia Committee Of the
Whole and again created quite Hurry A. motion
that the Mayors salary be reduced TO $40 600
RED aud that neither the Mayor nor the Comptroller
should receive any salary alter the expiration OF the
present iEcumbents terms, Messrs Bradley and Kill
lian being The movers ia the reduction
Another amendment offered by MIR. Foster, reducing
the Commissions OF Charities and Correction Health
Taxes and Assessments, Fire and Docks to Com.
missioner each also adopted another
ducing all the salaries fixed in the bill twenty
1--WE per This latter moved by Graf, and the
bill Was progressed as thus amended.
CHANCE FOR SMALL INVESTORS.
Mr. Carty's bill requires the Comptroller TO issue
bonds low S2o that the poor invest in city
SUSPENSIONS or sRSrExcEs
Mr. Englehart's bill provides that no court or judge
in the State shall hereafter assume the authority OF
suspending sentences indefinitely upon criminals who
have been found guilty by jury or who have pleaded
guilty, ana IA no alter conviction shall sentence
be suspended stay be granted for more than thirty
days from the date OF such conviction except upon
writ Of ccrorar writ of error or an application IN
arrest Of Judgment or for "A new trial
REAssEMnLING THE SENATE.
The Senate rcassembed, with over quorum pres
ent, and renamed an hour and half IN session.
SELECTING JURiEs
A bill relating tojurors IN the city of New York in
troduced BY Senator Gerard and indorsed by seven
New York Judges provides that the persons 10
grand jurors IN the Courts OF oyer and Ter
miner and General Sessions shall be selected from the
regular list by Board, consist OF the Mayor, the
presiding Justice OF the Supreme Court Of the FIRST
Department the Chief Judge Of the superior Court
the Chief Judge OF the Court of Common Pleas Re-
corder City Judge and the Judge OF the Court Of Gen
eral Sessions
The Commissioner Of Jurors shall attend and act as
clerk the meeting of the Board Each jury
year shall commence the LIST day OF October No
person snail be exempt from serving rs juror by
son OF age unless he be more than seventy old
Nopcrson shall who may appear 10 The Court
not an Intelligent man, or not OF sound mindo not of
good character or that ne does not understand the
English language. Any physician who gives false
certificate or the purpose OF enabling anybody to be
excused from juror shall be deemed guilty
ot misdemeanor Every court OF record shall have
power impose upon each Juror, Liable TO
Juror who shall have personally sensed but
not attend ut the time named In the summons nne Of
The Board Tor the selection OF the grand jurors
Mail have power, from time To time to tili
IN the list OF Grand Jurors The Inst OF jurors
The several District courts shall be selected by the
Commissioner of Jurors and shall consist OF
than nifty aud not more than one hundred jurors.
The following persons snail be exempt from serving
as jurors:-Every person who Is not, OF whose wife
t not the owner Of real or personal property
Of value OF $3.50; ministers the gospel
professors and teachers IN colleges. academies,
or public schools practising physicians surgeons aud
dentists having patients requiring their daily profcs-
Yona attention, and attorneys aud counseors the
Supreme Court OF this State in practice at tho
Bar. Every person holding Ohce under the United
States, the state city or county, oi New York
whose duties at the shall prevent his
attendance Juror All persons actually
engaged business pilots, engineers all
captains and other officers steam or sailing YES.
sells All consuls Of gn nations and all telegraph
operators in actual employment; every person on
actual service ia the Fire or Police Department; every
commissioned officer, non-commssioncd oihcer, mus-
and private Of the National Guard during the
he shall perform military duty, aud every person
who shall served ave years aud bcen
honorably discharged. shall forever anerWard be
empt frcm jury duty All persons who shall be per-
mancntly incapable OF performing jury duty by reason
Of severe sickness, deafness other physical
mental disability. The evidence required for such
emptOn shall be the certificate OF reliable physician
and the oath affirmation OF the person claiming the
exemption.
UNIVERSITY RHcHNrS
Nr. Sekrcg offered a concurrent resolution for
meeting OF both Houses OF the Legislature IN Join con
vcntion March T. for the election of two Regents Of
the University.
70 relieve the anxiety Of the uennberg of the New