The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-06
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The Third avenue road, which always puts on poor
mouth and pleads It's great losses when demand is
made by the travelling public for more and better
accommodation on the road received during the year,
as have shown, from all sources fl,S24 las OIL Now,
under the head OF payments are the following-For
transportation expenses, maintenance and repairs,
ST. 2l9 900 s5 for interest $140679 0S And then
this item :-For dividends stock amount and per
cent 91sl $3.50 OO0 Add 10 all these payments loans
paid In full 500 600 and yet there Is left this snug
OF leash on band' $2l9 248 9S No wonder the Presi.
dent Of the road can't understand why people won't be-
icve that the road has got much IL do pay
It's way without endoavorDg To spend money for addi
tional accommodations for the public along its line.
RECREATION ABOUT REFORM
The democrats be quite jubiant over the fact
that the resolution offered by Mr. Weiant In the
Assembly, declaring 1t the paramount duty OF the Leg
islature TO enact all such laws may strengthen the
efforts of the Executive officers OF the law IN the
measures of reform already taken, was tabled owing
TO the objection Of republican However,
Mr.. Strahan, who TO debate it, and had IL thus
tabled, contend that the resolution was a double
header providing that the Legislature should APP
prove not only all the measures Of reform already
taken but measures thar may hereafter be taken IL
evident that one OF the chief amusoments of the
sion from this out will be daily effort Of the
jority 10 put the Governor In embarrassing situation
on some reform measure, and for the minority TO
turn the compliment somewhat after Mr. Weiants
fashion.
There is such terrible scramble going on for good
places the various committees and the asprans Tor
places have so many friends here to urge their claims
that Mr.. Robertson and Mr. Hustled have been obliged
to leave town TO avoid the mob The former left Tor
his home the Harlem road, early to-day pretense
OF being called away on business, and Nr.
Husted~s said 10 have gone TO Troy The
seek the protection OF the Dominion government All
sorts Of rumors prevail about the disposition that TO
be made OF the ant-Iammany element up stairs and
down stairs However, II rs certain that the anti
Tammanyes are not to be overlooked for both Gerard
and Morrissey are to be on the Senate Committee
Cites Jacobs to be the third democrat and the
republicans TO be WOodin Booth, Baden
and Wagner The Senate Judiciary Committee is TO be
increased from nve 70 seven as TO give place 10
three democrats-Bradley. Starbuck and Lamont
Roberts will course, be chairman. Senator Harris
Is TO be Chairman Of the Finance Cole OF Canals Well
OF Militia, seIkrcg OF Railroads. Coleman OF Banks
Tobey OF Insurance The chairmen OF the leading As
sem6ly committees will be as folows:soan, of oswego
Ways and Means strahan, OF New York, Judiciary; H.
Fish, Of Putnam, Affairs OF Cities B1reigh, OF Wash
ington Canals Worth Of Kings, Commerce and Navga-
Railroads; hogeboom, OF Columbia, General Local aud
SPECIAL Laws. Graham Of Monroe, will be chairman
Of the subcommittee OF the whole.
LEGISLATIVE
II is understood that one Of the first things the As
sembiy will do next week will be TO authorize the Com
mtee on Prisons to commence an investigation
into the condition Of the prisons suggested by the
Governor who says there Is good deal OF fraud TO be
unearthed that has been nursed TOR years by bad
system
ExAuditor Thayer, some OF his friends say, IA
preparing TO put MS charges made against Lieutenant
Governor Dorshemer during the campaign, into
stronger forms, AID 10 add 70 them some newly dscov
cred evidence II 10 believed some OF his friends
in the Senate want him TO fight against the fate the
Governor lately consigned HIM 10 so suddenly.
The publication In the HERALD OF the views OF Sena.
tors and Assembymen the spring election question
Is creating considerable excitement among the members
generally
rhe friends OF local election In the spring arc ubi.
liant the discovery that majority Of both houses
form. In view q The fac. .ha. " the AI Bi1by
charter has a spring election clause II will
be interesting 10 see what members already recorded
in favor Of She proposition be Induced by those
wirepulers who are opposed TO 1t TO 80 back on their
convictions
There 10 be a reception at the Executive Mansion
tomorrow.