New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-12
EVENING SESSION.
LEGATIzING EXCISE ACTs-TIE WOODEN CHARIE
AGAIN DEBATrD IN THE sENATE-WoHN q
COMMITTEES.

AGAIN DEBATrD IN THE sENATE-WohN OF
COMMITTEES
Iron THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRiBuHE.J
ALBANY, April Ex-senator WagStaif intro
duccd IN the senate TODAY bill 10 legai2e all Chcal
acts OF Boards of Excise throughout tAe state done
within ole year preceding the passage OF the act III TIE
CHANTING OF auy license any person 10 sell and dispose
Of spirituous liquors. ales and beer in quantities. less
than five gallons at time be drunk OH the premises
This bill is introduced consequence OF the late
decision OF the Court of Appeals declaring miahd "li
excise licenses for liquor selling to bc drunk on the
promises excepting those issued to hotelkeepeFs
Tho Senate during its evening session, went on win
lis consideration Of the WOodn charter senator Noodm
offered an important amendment in relation to The con-
etmuou OF the Board Of Sinking Fund COMMISSIONERS
which was adopted In the bill rs IT came from the A.
semby this board u consist OF the Mayor the CON
troipr. the President of the Department "a taxes ana
Assessments, tie Chamberlain, and the President
Of lie B0drd OF Aldermen. Under senator NoodinS
amendment the board VIII consist Of the Mayor, Con
trocr Commissioner Of Public Works. and two rcpua-
bic citizens to be appointed 10y the Mayor with the a-
proyal and consent OF the Recorder and the Cry Judge
Senator Gerard said that nobody had asked Tor such
change in the constitution OF the board Senator Woodih
replied that u strong demand for change
of the Sinking Fund Commissioners had been made 10y
the public press. The Commissioners ought, in hls
OPINION 10 be al .cient body Of men. The senate had
recently passed bill which virtually transferred the
control OF the Dock Department to the SnGlhE una
Commissioners and very capable men were needed Inc
Judges who act with the Mayor in the selection
of tho TWO citizen members free from political
diciation coud possibly be- II was to get the
Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners as far away from
pitca "a possible that had introduced the amend
mrnt.
Senator Gerard said he was opposed to two criminal
indges being given such power. lie did not kuo"
whether they free from political Influence; at
least they were Anti-Tammany. The Amendments was
adopted nv vote Of to two, Senators Gerard ana
Uagsaf voting against It's adoption. When tie section
regarding tic Board OF ApPorionment was reached.
Senator WOodin stated tha when the blll came UP Tor
third reading he would offer an amendment regarding
the constitution of the board, which was originally pro
posed i'll the Assembly aud then known as the Hut
stcd amendment This amendment, as is vel known,
constituted the Board of ApportiOnment az follows:
The Mayor lie Controller and three citizens to be ai
pontcd by the Recorder. Senator WOodn then moved
that Il sentence excluding school teachers. poicemeh
and from the provisions Of section giving inc
Board OF Apportonment power 10 cut down salaries he
stricken out Wagstan objected TO the adoption
OF the amendment, and said he did not want
the board 20 have any such power. senator
Woodin said that the people OF New-iorR had
had nothing 10 do with raising the salaries
OF the policemen and the tremen and that the amend
mcnt simply gave to the local authorities tie power !"
reduce the salaries il they desired to do So 1t CD not
to reduce regulate the salaries The Legislature dd
not reduce saares-t simply undid what II had once
done Morrssey SAID that he wac opposed 10 re-
ducing the salaries OF the policemen and the IRE
men, and to the board having the power
TO do go The who controlled the
Board Of Apportonment (Mr Kelly had said that he
was in fsver Of reducing the salaries OF the policemen
and tiemen. II the amendment was made lHe bOdtu
would certainly act as Mr. Kelly desired for ms par.
he believed the policemen and tremen earned tneir
wages. The amendment was rejected 10y yoE OF q 20
e. The Of n'fe Whole I ~a and ' ordered to thfd reading
The Senate Finance Committee WIZ iepQrt th1 SUPP
scrteG an appropriation Of $1,000 900 toward the com
plrtiOp of new Capitol Inc new lepitoi Coihnis-
oneTs are directed to ne oT mo6ed ans BENZ
rejected II understood that this reyerson To
the old plans by Mr. Fuller was only obtained b. ma
ioIlty Of one vote IN the committee
The Assembly Committee on Commerce and NaViga-
CSamber o; Commerce the Cotton Exchange, the Ship
owners Association, the Produce Exchange and the
BIZ M rgng the Dock Department III the Department 81
Public Works. Among the delegations were r. W. D.
stafir, Win Allen Butler. edward Fitch, o. b.
Potter. and W. II: Webb Mr.. FiIcl sara s Una. ina,
agonent OF docks they had to ne opinion that
il would be injurious to commerce to transfer ihe H"SKf
1t would be more efficiently managed sIp,,'
a aSy Mr. f Potter Gpn saPresiad ns S op
ion. They said that all business interests were
planned the duties Of the Dock Commissioners. The
Dock Department at one time cost $l,6OO,0oo
annually; now IL costs only $4,000. The
office expenses three years ago amounted
TO $1,000 yearly now they amounted TO $4,000
yearly and the business OF the department had nearly
doubled since It's organization. The department paid
the sinking fund last S65000O and expended
the doclp $4,000, or S225,000 in excess of
pendtre. Mr. Fitch said that before the department
established the city Received from the dock priv
ileges only small portion OF the money collected. while
at present il received all The committee in secret
session resolved to report back the bill 10 the Assembly
with tue changes made recommended by the
chants, retaining the Dock Department one OF the
city depart ments, and with three commissioners ut
present. 80, ,
Mr. Jacobs introduced bill in the Senate for taxing
insurance companies, providing that every company
shall include in Its annual report To the Insurance De
partment gross amount OF premiums received from
business done within this State during the year. and
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