The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-17
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Members in Contempt Purged
BY Consent.
ARREARS OF ASSESSMENT.
Powers Of the Canal BOard-The State
ReappOrliOnment.
REARS OF ASSESSMENT.
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[By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
ALBANY, April 10. 1877.
IL expected that at tho meeting OF the Assembly
this evening there would be much excitement
over the call OF the House, and It thought severe
measures would DO taken with those who have been
contempt since last Friday; but a motion OF Mr.
Hustled. that tho members in contempt DO purged
thereof finally carried and that pu. an cnd to the
farce, which took about hour and halt OF time
aud was altogether silly. Tho third reading OF bills
followed and among those passed was Ar. Morrsseys
bill for tho payment OF arrears OF assessments in three
annual instruments at tho rate OF eight per cent, tho
formerly being twelve Il will 60 to tho Gov
ernor for his signature.
THE CANALS
No business Of any special importance was done In
tho Senate In Committee OF tho Whole, amending
the act TO enlarge The powers OF the Canal Board, Mr.
Harris moved strike out tho first section saying no
thought itunwsc to cothc committee with the pow
Of tho whole Board. Ho said the effect OF this
to give possibly person all the powers possessed BY
tho Board itself
Mr.. Colo said had occurred where much
penso would have been saved to tho State II commit
tee could have had iul power in prosecuting invest
cations. lilo SAID It was sometimes necessary for mem.
bers Of the Board TO make Investigations diGercp
sections, ana II witness be coniumaclous Il would b.
necessary 10 give tho committee greater powers
Mr.. Harris said II that wero all that proposed
thcrc would probably be no objection but this goes
much further by clothing u committee with all the
powers Of tho Board II meant much more than ap-
ponrcd, ana WINS an attempt TO enact that when had
tho condemnation OF tho Senate last winter.
Mr. woodin said Il was not Ia The power OF tho
Canal Board 10 confer upon any committee power 70
sonl for persons and papers, The law OF last winter
gave enlarged poMors 10 tho Canal Board, which
could be exercised by majority, but II proposed
TO confer upon ono person an these powers A com.
mltec could now so TO any part OF the state and got
all tho information that would bo required by the
Board
Mr.. schoonmakcr could see no force in tho objcc.
lions made to this biz. II VIVA simply giving com.
initce power ~ examine Witnesses; nothing moro,
| nothing less.
Pending tho question progress was reported.
THE QUESTION oP AN HONEST EXTRAORDINARY
There 10 ialacous notion IN tho minds oi many
publican members tho Legislature that fair reap
poronment oi tho state the bases OF tho of
1875 would givo the democrats advantages In rep
,esentaiion. anu perhaps n,niorly o. the SENATE
certain bill tor rcapportoning the state would have
been submitted before now by tho appropriate
mittces. Granting that tho Increase 0i Senatorial
representation from Now York. Kings aud Richmond
counties would insure an Increase OF democratic
strength III these quarters, u must DO rccol-
lcc,cd that tho rural districts, iron, winch
representation would DO Withdrawn. can be
consoli lated In tho republican interest Certainly
Senators SchOonfuakcr Starbuck and Bradley demo.
Gratis, Of Tho Fourteenth, Eighteenth and rwentysev
enh Senatorial districts, would ba Lett out III tho cold
on rcapportonmcnt ana that would completely
Offset la anticipated democratic gain In the south end
OF the state. As with SENATOR'S 50 with Asscmbymen.
Tho democrats may gain several Ia New York city and
lose several elsewhere Tho whole thing Is purely An
ton according report of Secretary OF state
on tho census OF 1875 ~ 4.370,G4y, nm increase Of
.12,1vI in ten years, demanding IN expansion ol
tho numerical basis OF representation Tor Senators
and Assembly mon since tho Inst apportlonincut In
81 las OF population, Senator 1856 $50. There
| nrc sevcnty-hvc Assembly districts which TALL below
called Tor by census New York county shows an
increase ot ia S42 Kings county 2o7 Oo6 and Monroe
nooya,,sus Tho COUNTIES ,ha. hnvo fallen Sacs SO
10 lose their right 70 have two or moro members
Oneida, niagara, Ontario, osweeo. Otscgo, 81 Law
rcnco' Wayne and Cat'nraueus Tho remain
scntation ms they had under the former app0rtson<
mcnt Il one member cacn DO taken from the counties
las. named BY me increased basis, 'huoSn.y Of New
twenty seven in all; Kings county nvo additional or
fourteen all, aud Monroe additional tour
all. In tho matter Of senators New York would TO
clearly entitled to two, with margin VI 81 6ss popu
lation, and Kings county to ono, with margin Of
7047t population, or both counties, including Rich
mond, TO tour senators aud margin TO spare
uoGEBooA's LAST DgvIsioS.
Last year the report or Dir. Hogcbootn, chairman OF
the Apportionmcnt Committee. granted New York
only three additional MEMBERS aud Kings county only
three, while Monroe got all Hc retained Tue
representation OF his own county, Columbia, which
should forfeit u mcmbcr and also Washington Wayne
and Niagara wh,io Ii. deprived tho county al Ustcs
(denocra,ic OF tho one extra member to which Il 10
clearly entitled. Hc gave nh additional member &c
| H. IL Is evident Mr. hogeboom and the majority d
tho committee arc unfair and partisan aud tho
unjust measure as tncy proposed To pass anu whose
injustice be demonstrated To tho capacity Of tho
smallest school boy, as u question IN simple add
ton and DIVISION No wonder that tho report this
should DO slow IN coming when majority OF the mem
bers OF tho committee from counties which would
lose rcprcscnt alton ~ justice were done No meetings
OF this Apportionmcnt Committee have boon held,
documents printed TO make tho subject lntcgibo 10
| members.
Governor Robinson said to-day that II roapporon-
mcni be made he will call extra session OF the Log
STATURE and no viii II be sde that
Is equitable and proper, BECAUSE he says II Is
| OF the fundamental principles Of republican form Of
| government that tho people should DO fairly repre-
| scented In their legislative bodies