The New York herald., 1876-01-20
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Tampering with the Consti-
tutional Amendments.
THE LABORERS' WAGES
Prohibiting Pool Selling on
Race Courses.
THE LABORERs' WAGES
BALM FOR THE SCHOOL QUESTION
Settling the Marine Court
Deadlock.
NEW YORK HARBOR ENCROACHMENTs.

piece OF sharp practice that worried the soul of Mr..
Prince was developed to-day in the Senate. Prince was
excused from being chairman of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, and without giving him any
notice. his announced for chairman Of the
Committee Religious and Charitable Institutions,
while that OF Mccarthy transferred from the chair.
manshp of the latter TO that OF the vacated by
Prince The Senator from Queens on his feet in
instant protested against the arrangement saying
that all there Of any consequence to the committee
the appointment Of clerk and messenger and that
had already been made By Mccarthy without any con-
sultation with him. Senator Bradley by way of meet
ing the difficulty, proposed abolish the committee
and Senator Starbuck said that with the exception of
Finance, Judiciary, Cities and Commerce and Navga-
tion, he necessity for clerks messengers
any of the rest Of the committees and the State might
save money by dispensing with them Senator Prince,
having mind the cavalier treatment he suffered In the
original mako up Of the committees, resented this
climax of indignity with considerable spirit on the
whole it ''very small potato business though IL
seemed to create some interest while 1t transpring
Mr.. Prince will be allowed to name his own clerk and
messenger.
AMENDING THE REGISTRY LAWS
resolution OF the Board Of County Canvassers of
New York presented to the Senate asking for an
amendment to the registry laws, providing that all
ballots cast in any election shall be preserved
by the police authorities the Mayor until after the
declaration Of the result of such election is made
known by the Board the amendment to be SO framed
permit under proper safeguards the recounting
Of the ballots when necessary.
UNHAPPY FAMILY MARINE COURT.
There is dscord and unhappness in that hospital for
political patents-the Marine Court of New York The
six judges as divided the North and South were
during the rebellion. Judges Shea Alker and McAdam
are lin nked torat do in dafop Of
tism in court appointments Judges Sheridan,
Spauding and Goeppe up arms the aggressive
and fighting for their rights. Business in this great
judicial tribunal is consequently at a deadlock The
number Of clerks and messengers usually appointed by
the six judges is thirtysix being six appointments to
each Judge Judges Shea, Alker and McAdam have ap-
pointed than their fair share Of friends and rea-
tives, and this Is what makes the trouble in
the camp. Senator Morrissey introduced q
bill to-day intended TO cut the Gordan knot
1t provides that all the present officers and clerks OF
the Marine Court shall march out of Office on March /
1876 and that their places shall be filed the same
manner as in the case Of the Supreme Court, which
would vest the appointments in the County Clerk.
Judge Spaulding in testfyihg before the Senate In.
vestigating Committee New York, recommended
this method OF appointment and Senator Booth intends
to back II up The bill is deemed timely and appro-
pirate, as it will take bone of contention away and
permit the judges of the Marine Court TO devote their
great minds without distraction to the public business
TAMPRRING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The day after the organization OF the House Mr..
Sherman offered the concurrent resolution amending
section Of article of the constitution, which
passed upon by one Legislature and by the people
one election. To-day Senator Gerard, in presenting
tho resolution in the Senate, stated that the
printed copy Of the resolution on the Assembly files
had been seriously tampered with.
The amendment does away with three Canal Commits
sioners and hands their duties superintendent
to be appointed by the Governor. The very marrow OF
the amendment is all stricken out in the present
printed copies and as II is utterly impossible tho
printer could have blundered the trick have
been performed by some friend Of the Canal Ring Tho
throw till 1873. committee 10 investigate
this piece OF sharp practice is In order.
vORACoUs
The He'll Gate pilots a petition the Legislature
to-day with an accompanying amendment to the pilot
laws providing that no more and no less than the fol-
lowing fees be charged for piotage:-
For every sloop and fore and aft schooner 81 25 for
every foot OF water the vessel may draw for every
square opsal staysall schooner 81 is for every
foot of she may draw; for every hermaphrodte
brig brgsntne and full rugged brig, 81 75 beforc
for every steamer ship and bark OF 900 tons 81 per
foot OF water over 900 tons and under 500 81 25
over /, 500 81 So
Pilots who do additional potagc such as taking
vessel through the channel OF He'll Gate to Execution
Rock Sands Point, outward bound, boarding any
vessel to the eastward of Execution Rock or Sands
dona compensation OF seventy-hve cents per
foot Of water. From November l to April
! in every year every Hell Gate pilot shall
be entitled TO demand and for every
ship, bark, brig square topsaA and staysan
schooner the sum Of $5 and for every fore and aft
schooner and soop the sum OF 81 In addition TO the
of compensation hereby established Masters OF
vessels giving an untrue draugh or tonnage
shall forfeit $50 10 the Port Warden The master or
owner OF every vessel Of seventy-ve must apply
to the Board OF Pilots for license to navigate He'll
Gate, and shall pay for the license at the rate Of
1rst pilot who offers himself pay him full potage
A P1NCHNG PRRQUIsirES
Senator Bixby introduced bill prohibiting clerks
deputy clerks OF courts Of record from receiving fees
for services rendered referees, commits
sioners under any order or judgment Of such courts
and making It their duty to discharge the business Of
such appointments without compensation other than
their salary clerks deputy clerks, but they may
refuse TO act when any pecunary liability required
CONCERNING BUILDING COMPANIES
bill to amend the act for the formation OF COM
panies for the erection Of buildings introduced by
Senator Woodin providing that every such company
shall annually, within twenty days from the 1st OF
January make a report TO be published in some
paper in where the business of the company Is
carried which shall state the amount Of capital and
the amount actually paid in, with the amount Of It's
bill to repeal the act or May 90, 1860, for opening
widening and extending streets above Central Park in
New York was introduced by Senator Booth; also
repeating the act for the laying out Of parade ground
al the upper end OF the Island
COMMON SCHOOLS.
The weather and the general disposition OF the
bers Of the Assembly to-day the desire of the grow.
ers Of cabbage and corn IN the Lower House to give
way before noon 10 the Agricultural Society people,
who had been promised the privilege OF spoutng the
Assembly chamber during the afternoon the breed
ing OF shorthorn cows, and all these circumstances
combined made the proceedings In the As
semoly to-day stale, tat and Improbable.
The session only lasted an hour and during that time
the most important thing, In the opinion OF the new
members at least the reading OF the journal There
were, II Is true few bills introduced, but most OF
them were small affairs, relating 10 local changes In
some OF the rural districts Mr. Carroll r. smith, the
republican Syracuse editor, however, alter long
rest, made somewhat Of stir by sub /
hitting a concurrent resolution proposing an
amendment TO the State constitution which
provides that the common schools Of the State shall be
free forever and that the Legislature shall provide for
the instruction in the branches OF rudimcntary educa
ton for the period Of at least twenty eignt weeks
each year OF all persons the State between the ages
OF i've and twenty years. IL also declares that
neither the money the credit OF the State nor Of
any municipal corporation, town OF county shall be
applied support OF schools under the control Of
any religious sect or denomination.
SIZZLING.
Mr. Killian introduced two bills OF Importance to-
dayone prohibiting the selling OF pools on horse races
boat races and base ball Eamesn fact the bill prohibits
the selling OF tickets on any chance whatever but ex-
empts from the operations OF the any person who
sells pools the ground track where race takes
place alter having purchased the right 10 sell Yom the