The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-29
WIRE PULLING IN ALBANY.
THE REASON FOR THE COMBINA-
TJ0N AGAINST GREEN.
How MIR. Cornell tsets his Finger In the Pie
Another oi tho Governor's Reform Bills
Passed d-Loaislation for the Metropolis.


How MIR. Cornell Gets his Finger In the Pie
Another oi tho Governor's Reform Bills
Passed tion for the Metropolis.
ALBANY, March 2S.-The announcement
that party leaders had combined TO kill Comp
troller Green's bills In tho Legislature created
something Of panic among those rural Repub-
llcans who had enjoyed tho Comptroiier's pat
ronage. IL has long been understood tha at Mayor
Wickham and John Kelly were anxious TO IN AXE
such an alliance with the party leaders In the
city, but II Is said that the crafty Comptroller,
by judiclous distribution OF patronage among
Republican members OF the Legislature, check
mated all such efforts, as he could do much bet
ter by them than wlckham and Kelly could. In
asmuch as thoy had to look after Democratic
members, while Green confined his favors
exclusively to Republicans. Thus he was enabled
TO laugh In his sleeve at the Tammany braves
40 long as his Republican allies stood by him
But party necessity has at length broken the
Comptroller's grip, and the Comptroller is to be
slaughtered. This is understood to have been
accomplished through the influence OF the Hon.
A. II. Cornell, who intends to be tho Repu an
candidate for Governor. lie told his friends at
the consultations In New York last Sunday that
oil the patronage and power they put into tho
hands Of the Comptroller would be used ae ainst
him at the election next fall and In favor OF
1ilden and his candidates, and appealed to
them not to put cluD into the hands OF bis
enemy to tcat him WITH This, 1t Is ssid, settled
the business. and an agreement to kill all bills
giving Green more power was entered into, with
the understanding also that Tammany should
patronage In the Police Department to all the
other departments In the city
BEurSNISG THR SLAUGHTER.
The frat fruit Of the arrangement was the kill
in1 IN the Assembly TO-DAY OF bill extending
the term OF Park Commissioner Williamson,
which WAS intended to deprive Mayor wickham
Of the power Of appointing hts successor and
Republicans voted with the Democrats to de-
feat II. aud as " this was not enough, the House
passed with only 10 dissenting votes Mr.. Nor
fisseYs bill providing that arroarages OF asscss-
mcnts may be paid In three annual installnents
at eight per oent. interest. Against the passage
OF this bill Mir. Green last week sent to tho Leg
islature strong protest, and at that time IL was
given out that II must kill the bill.
Senator Booth also announced that notwlth-
standing he Introduced bill to extend the
term Of tho Comptroller for sixty days beyond
that OF Mayor Nlckham. he Is opposed 70 II. 1t
will not be reported from the committee.
Mr.. Booth also says tn no shai soon intro
duce bill providing for the election Of aCnmp-
Is such necessity for New York city - Aou0'
ne can he elected. lie adds, however. rsA.
there never was dishonest Comptroller IN that
city 40 long the people had the electing Of
thom, and it wss not until after DICK Connolly
thief.
Tue Conference Com mittee on the Appropria.
tion bill reported this morning on the last item
not prsyio usly agreed on. that relating to tho
Chamber Of Commerce Arbitration Court, I'm
posing upon the city all the expenses Of the
court not covered by the fees Another long
discussion followed as to who ought to Dear the
expenses OF this court. Mr.. Morrissey, who has
previously opposed putting 1t on the city. said
that when he was last IN Now YORK he made Ia.
quirrs about this court, and was Informed that
II was valuable tribunal which ought to be
continued. Rather than see the court abolished,
he would vote in favor Of the report Of the Con-
ference Committee. The report was agreed to
"a To 8.
CANAL POLICY.
Mr.. st. Johns bill to enlarge the powers OF the
Canal Board was discussed In the Senate. Mr..
Harris opposed the fourth section. which pro-
vldeS thar the board may appoint sub. commit.
tee OF three 20 make investigttions. lie said
the hoard to appoiut a sub committee. the
majority OF whom would be the same per
mission and he then read from the proceed
inRs OF that Commission to show that they
bad committed an outrage, deprived a Wit
ness OF his rights, ana violated tho law
under which they wero acting by refusing TO
permit the witness's counsel to say word dur
recommitting the bill. with Instructions to
strike out the fourth section.
Mr. Getatd called up his resolution calling
back Mr.. Booths bih prohibiting the use Of the
battery for railroad purposes. Mr.. Booth stren-
subsequently tbs vote reconsldered, and
the resolution lies on tho table.
Ine Dill appointing SlDcl r rousey, Geo r.
Babcock, a. &. Niven. and LOUIS d. Pillsbury
commission to Investigate the uanagemont Of
the State Prisons was deb ited In the Assembly
and ordered to third reading, and then, on mo-
lion OF Mr. Higgins, was read aud passed with
only two dissenting votes. Thus the Governor
scores another peg In the direction of reform, as
the oil originated with him.
NEW POLICE SCHEME.
Mr.. Fish introduced bill. prepared by tho As
sen bly Committee on Crime, TO increase the eff
cheney Of the New York police force. II creates
n board OF four Police Commissioners. to hold
office for six years. the nrst board to be classified
into terms OF two. three, and nve years. The
force Is To consist Of a superintendent OF detec-
tives, and IA many captains. sergeants. rounds
men, and pairolmcn, the latter not 10 exceed
800, as the board may deem necessary. The
detective force Is limited to thirty, ana
the position of police surgeon Is abOllsbe ed. but
physicians not exceeding thirteen in number
NAV be designated by the board. The salaries
hxed as follows /: General Superntende nt,
% COO; superintendent OF Detectives, t5.OO0 !;
INSPECTORS, $3.50; Captains, $500 Ssrgeants,
slSO Roundsmen, $500. The patrolmen are
dlvided into three grades according to length
OF seryico and eficiency, and are TO receive re-
spectyely $1,000, tl,COO, and $500. Physicians
are TO be PAID $3.50, with the exception OF the
chief. who IA to receive $500, and detectives
are to get 5000. Each House now has bill
prepsred by It's respective Crime INVESTIGATING
Committee, that In the Senate having been
drawn oy Little Johnny Davenport and the As