The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-19
THE STATE CAPITAL
Legislative Results Of the Commit
tee on Crime.
RADICAL CHANGES IN THE POLICE FORCE.
The Senate Adjourned for
Ten Days.

ing occupation OF framing bills in accordance with the
suggestions made by the Committee on Crime Several
OF them have already agreed have their bills ready
at the reassembng Of the Assembly next Wednesday
The principal features OF these bills will be Increase
Of the police force the dividing Of the force into three
classes, proposed by the committee; the increase
OF the salaries of the captains and sergeants and
the holding Of court Sunday afternoons in the
station houses One of the measures will DO at
tempt to carry out the suggestions made as to the
''socia evil" in New York; in fact, throughout the
State as 1t is to be general bill Mr.. Graf to-day
troduced bill which to extent covers Of
the conclusions which the committee arrived at during
their investigation New York II provides that GER
tain Of the police justices shall hold evening sessions
beginning at ten O'Clock and that prisoners arrested
after the closing Of the day courts shall, ON their
demanding 1t, be taken before the Court, and
that the captains sergeants in command at the sta
ton houses must bring such prisoners before the sit
ting magistrate as in their judgment should have
Immediate examination The bill provides, also, that
when officer makes arrest after the day courts
have closed he must reduce the charge against his
prisoner to writing, and this statement
to, the captains and sergeants by the act being en-
powered to administer the OATH The bill is
rather crude now, but its main object
is q laudable one, and Mr.. Graf intends TO
amend II in committee make II strong every
point where 1t is now somewhat weak 1t will doubtless
be in the end good bill. The idea of making the
officer who effects arrest to the charge he
makes in writing against the person apprehended was
adopted by Mr.. Graf doubtless with the view Of
facilitating proceedings before the justices sitting
in the evening. The sworn statement of the
officer, 1t will be perceived can under the BILL be SUBJ
mtted to the justice when the party in CUSTODY is
brought before magistrate, thus doing away with the
ffu ~ Tho
duties to be in attendance in person as a witness Be-
Sides it pins the officer down to facts and gives him no
chance Of telling story when he brings prisoner
TO the station house and another to mako his own
case good when he goes before the magistrate.
COMPTROLLER GREENS KNOWLEDGE BOX.
The resolutions introduced by Mr.. King, of New
York, and which were laid under the rule, re-
quire the Comptroller to transmit TO the Assembly
detailed statement showing each source OF
to the city, the amount during the last fiscal
year derived from each source respectively and If de-
rived from the leasing or letting OF any real estate
PIERS wharves, docks ferries and markets the location
and size OF each OF such pier wharf dock ferry
ket the date and torn OF the letting and the annual
come of each respectively If from licenses ices wharf
age or franchises what licenses fees wharfage andra
chises, by whom paid and amounts paid during the
last fiscal year Also any other source OF
income the amount received from each source respec
lively during the last fiscal year. from whom
ceived and how derived. Also detailed
statement of all property hired or leased
term of such hiring, from whom hired or rented desig
mating each plot room or building respectively; stat
ing the location and size Of the same and the annual
of rental paid for each respectively, far nor-
nation as TO OF the above matters be obtained
from Rly DOCKS, documents papers or records IN the
possession or under the control oil the said Comptroller
and that the said Comptroller requested TO transmit
Herewith statement Of his views as TO whether the
income OF the corporation can be properly increased
from either Of said rces, and so in what manner;
and as to whether the expenditures Of the city to
any property rented or hired by can be properly de-
| creased, and II how.
DEBATING ADJOURNMENT IN THE SENATE
The Senate proceedings opened With resolution
offered by Senator Woodin that when the Senate
adjourn to-day 1t be to meet again Monday evening,
February 2s, and that when the Assembly adjourn It
be to meet again Wednesday evening, February %
Mr.. Prince stirred up little debate by protesting
against the proposition that the Senate adjourn for
ten days Since the time, be said that Tweed
ruled the Legislature such adjournment had
taken place The virtuous anxiety of Prince
behalf Of the public interest," TO deny the Senate
days relaxation met with general rebuke Prince,
like many deluded members OF the Legislature, APP
peared to have an idea that the people would around
prancing mao If their representatives did not keep
their noses to 1.-The grindstone through the whole
session II the people cared button about expressing
opinion IL would be that both houses adjourn sine
die and say no more about 1T Prince was defeated
and the resolution passed, carried 10 the
Assembly and concurred in and the latter body agree
able to their determination, will come together again
next wednesday. case Of this kind where
house takes longer recess than the other has not
CURED at Albany for many years.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES GOVERNOR.
The republican Senators will need the entire ten
State Convention will be issued in about a week
from now, and the business Of politics will
share as much attention as that OF legislation.
The nomination for Governor lies between ex-SLeaker
Cornell and Senator Robertson. There is a somewhat
remote difference between the two men, and both rate
high the ranks OF the party Cornell has pluck and
dash, and the magnetism that draws miscellaneous
OF men. Robertson is cool, and clear
headed an adept in law and legislation unswayed by
impulse, and most respects admirable candidate
for Governor He lacks the warmth Of party feeling
characteristic OF Cornell His instincts tend
N ats In Pol
embrol himself in such quarrel with tho
Senate Tilden has brought about Cornell would
be likely TO engage in under similar circumstances.
Cornell has idosyncrasies; Robertson has none As a
SAFE fair, upright and able Governor Robertson would
undoubtedly be the superior Of any republican as yet
mentioned In connection with the nomination, and the
chances are admitted 70 be in his favor.
GERARD's CONTESTED SEAT.
The contest for the seat in the Seventh Senatorial
district OF New York was decided to-day in favor Of
Gerard and the petition OF Laimbeer rejected.
Senator Robertson reported the case from the Judiciary
Committee, and gave a lucid and concise explanation
OF the point at ISSUE He said the petition stated that
William Laimbeer and James W. Gerard were candi-
dates for the ONCE OF Senator in the last election that
Laimbeer received some 1000 votes and Gerard
IL 900; that by virtue OF . provision contained
in section s, article 8 all votes cast for Gerard
illegal and that consequently Laimbeer was elected.
Mr.. Gerard had been inspector OF common schools
within 100 days OF the last election while the section
oil the constitution alluded to provided "that per-
shall be eligible 70 the Legislature who the time
Of his election Is, or within 100 days previous TO his
election has been, an officer under any city govern
ment" Was an Inspector OF common schools an off,
Ger OF the city government within the meaning OF
tho constitution The committee thought not
The Inspector OF the Common Schools OF New York
was a subordinate OF the Board OF Education. The
Board Of Education Is not department OF the city gov
ernmenti II Is not among the departments enumerated
in the city charter but created by special statute
II had been held IN the Of Hand against the Mayor
&c, Of New York that the Board OF Education not
department. OF the city government OF New York, but
Instrument or the State government For these
reasons the committee had come 70 the conclusion that
the Inspector Of Common Schools OF New York city
not an officer OF the city government There was a
unanimous agreement with the report the mitec
LEGISLATIVE
bill authorizing the presiding Judge or Justice Of
Courta or oyer and Terminer 10 grant trials
passed by the Senate
Senator Baden took whack at the Civil Justices
Courts ofNow York In bill TO allow each Court only |
clerk and assistant the latter 70 act also court
attendant and reducing the number OF stcnographers
10 Ave- making one do the work OF two courts. II !
allows the clerks appointed 10 remain during |
the term OF the present civil Justices