The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-08
OUR COSTLY NEW CAPITOL.
4 BUILDTNG rO BENEFIT ATBINP
INSrEI ID or FIfE PEOPLE.


The appropriation Fixed at NC.n0O ht TIE
Senatc-Dr. Vnnderpoci'. Gaze Again Cone
sidered-Thc Iay Of city Lnhorers.
ALnANy, April 7.-Thc ScDIte has fx.d
the appropriation for tue new Capitol. aud pi,.-
90 the Sui ply l'N. The oii.iuM .rprorrintion,
az axcd 10y the Fn,nco Committee, wa. OLD
million doiars. THIS was reduced 70 h1'f a MIL
Hor, then cut out al'lgetl err, affcrWarl sl. c1
to Lair an ili ssain, aud 80 Ugh settled q
$4,000. Tie y'e nAng 4 1t ellis 81 ai wa
tie, aud Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimtr gave
the casting. Affirmative vote. Til l. an addition
to the $iS30CO remaining from last years apprb.
rriation. The Capitolitem must pass tho ordeal
81 the Assembly. where it Will undoubtedly un-
dcrgo changes. Every year with, sses a growing
dl.-ati. faction In the LEGISLATURE with the man.
nor In which this new Capitol enterprise has
been managed. II has been a fraud on the state
from the bccnning that IL TO say, the people
have been grossly and wfully deceived frum
the very start as TO the kind 81 structure that
was to be erected, aud particularly as to what II
was going to cost, and the belief "a he
coming quite general that the fraud was con.
coctol and has been perpctuated merely for tho
benefit Of the city OF Albany. Thete could have
been no honesty or good faiih 60 the original
estimate OF $500 zoo No the cost 81 building
which 30 Is now admitted cannot he CONF lcted
Tor less than 100000: ami had the people q
the state been told tho truth or ANYTHING near
The truth II the outset they would not have IL
scented TO undertake the enter rise. So strong
b. 3d. g. chug tndt tusy hayy Dc. "a deceived and
c1utht Do trap iu ilis ttNitui tu-ire that II
the question could te nfc-tnted anew tncrs
would ue a decided mniort, M the l., eislatuIs
49, inst erecting rev Capitol in Albany at any
rt,e. Even now, u New lolK would oner to
restore TO the treasury the money that has been
sunk on thls ha'l-tolurlttcd fraud the lex slt-
iurr would gladly ataudon tho enterprise, aud
ia .he htW taui.oI la the metropolis.
ADlsPrrtD ELECTION CASH.
The Judiciary COMMITTEES tu's morning pre-
scnfei their ltport on the Iuirty-scCH nd Die
tr,rt gDntested scat case, Do do thes say that
G. ". Breed, who contests Neuftor Ncddcr's
seat, has no ground OF coutc-t. iue question
m, wed Wa purely = gal one, rnd siii'lDr
Tho night between lle.lth OMrcr Y andcrpooi
go the Va tauituc mn siJAels !. grow Z
Ia horceness. Mr.. N.ndsrp9ci says that tue ac-
cuastous made by Mr.. Coivilo are VI bout tho
slightest foundation, and that he Will lie able to
disurQNe them; willie, on tho other hand, 10 T.
said that they will he sustained. and others SIN
more camagiue brought out MIR Vanderpoei
has employed Raius leckham TO ropresept bin
before tht ComLittee on Commerce aud Nayi-
after by ex Speaker Henry Smith ard Mr.. Moak
OF this citv. a. J. Campbell TODAY introduced
rroyi1es nat I'll fees collected at Ouerlntlne
shall tie paid 70 the treasurer Of the Quarantine
He.Al., SION TAO SNAIL nave auta~ll.l 70 eApe
shall ;, found that the fees exceed the sum
L
to he reduce Inc Health on ,er q to be ~ ii
a salary, hereafter to 20 uxgd, .ud be appointed
as rov ty ihe g. vernon aud he senate.
THE civil Dt~rVlcr COURTS.
Mr. KNian fhis m orninr moved 70 rocom NIT
| PcAeoiys tiu fcr the re rfsn'2 ton ofthe civil
y. i,i.i 4.its o. t'e & 1854. ifi oi TIE Whole
I for dc a'o. T. having been jist reported lfom
the Grinding COMMITTEES. II. said tho re u oh-
( je.t GO tac llA Was not so much o. .tyr uYrry
courts between the Oli clerk Z aud the new enc .
] p NJ a A , I'D D. I.l
] For ter WHO rouuurccIit % 20 emu 20 secure
delay, and nu4llg defect the Tin, which wo4ii
dis cnss with twenty dy, usti go % aches u
these courts, and save the CITY $5ocs yeer
lty the rui,s, tiil coming tom the Grinding
commit n, ini Kirnn su.ret led 10 eettinr
more than that number. This viii delay the
na,sale ui tAe b1l, IL IN iact, 1t does not result
The bill to provide suitable rooms for IN,
Court OF General Sessions WIS amended 50 rs to
give the Recorder. Comutr0uer, and Commits
sioner q Pablo WORKS the soicc,ing OF tho
rooms, II was then ordered t. third reading.
A I'll was INTRODUCED oy Nr. Fallon relative TO
tho building limits OF New ork city. II author
zts TIE ,teeu'n Of wooden buildings above
Alr. Brt's introduced a tW authorizing ths
/ C.NptroNcr t. eNl~ud s~r.tJ in l-ltuG Ont
thir'Y-one parks over the fourlh avenue tunnel.
THE wAGrs OF LAnoRyVs.
The Assembly Committee on Cfies ara siit
sitting on Nurris~ey's bill, whi h pas ed the
/ senate neatly month aZo, authorizing the 60 .n-
/ mon Council 20 TX the W ces Of lAboreIs on the
/ pa Inc works. Mr.. Muller has been bel, re tho
! committee frequently and urged them to report
| II either flyOrably or adversely, 50 that tho
II use may have an oppori unity to act up T.,
! Vnd unless IL Il reported next week Muller viii
| try to take II away from the committee 10y vote
| Of the Assembly. IL Is said that an agreement
| has been made with persons in New York to
smother the bil In the committee.
| The Governor has signed senator Morrlssey'
| bill permitting arrears Of assessments to Toe paid
| In three annual installments fur three years, or
| In one payment az tisnt per cent. Interest.
| The Committee on cities have reported favor
ably tie bill giving the Finance Department Ii
collecting Of all the city revenues, such waite
rents and the income from docks, markets,
| taxes, and permits.