New-York tribune., 1877-03-14
ALBANY.
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.

WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
GOVERNMENT OF NEw-YoRK-IHE APPROPRIATION
BIII--THE NORMAL sCHOoLs-THE KNICKER-
BOOKER AND GLOBE LIFE COMPANIES INVEST
MENrs-oosTs OF THE RING sUIIs-REMoVAL
OF THE CAPITAL.
lrKoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBUNIl
ALBANY. March 13.--In the Senate of the
s,at Legislature today Senator woodu introduced the
hill reducing the number of departments In New-fork,
drawn up last week by subcommittee OF the COmin'ee
on Cities of the Senate and Assembly, ana approNeo NY
the Joint committee this morning. The chci features
ot this bill we're given in THE TRIBUNE OF saturday last
No material changes been made in Its provisions
in the mean tune The bill ordered to be printed al
once. 80,
The several sections of the APPROPRIATION o'n
were debated throughout the session oi inc
Senate. Several important am'ndments were
suggcsted hut none adopted. One OF these re-
ectcd amendments proposed reduction OF the appro-
priat,ou for the EXPENSES Of the Governors Mansion
from 800 TO OOO another raised the appropriation
for the expenses Of the Attorney Generals office from
So 600 10 $1,000. In regaru 10 this ast amendment,
senator Gerard said that the AtorneyGenera heeueo
nervous force aud sympathetic assistance Ill ue u's
charge of his duties The additional $1,000 FOR wmch
the amendment called might well be taken from tue
item urter Oh in the bin the of fossils ana dead
leaves On motion OF Senator Starbuck an appfopila-
ton OF 81 pay the salary OF person eihpo9cu
making drawings for the natural history OF the S'e was
stricken out motion Of Senator Jacobs, that the e'h
of 900 FOR compensation and expenses OF the eA
animation OF Insurance companies, was delea'ed fi"S
ress was fEaly reported on the BILL
the Assembly like the Senate, discussed throughout
ITS morning session one billMr. fishs curtilnent OF
the WoOdin charter for Ncw-iork Oty-ahd Ihc 'he
Senate. after debating numerous amendments pIo
eresscd the bill without adopting any Of importance
Several resolutions of decided interest wCrc however,
considered and some adopted. MI Gilbert pre-
seuted resolution requesting the Committee on Pubc
Education consider and report what, !! any 'css."
tion is needed to make the normal schools more use
70 the State and ascertain whether or not III ue
practical oreratOn of such schools there has Deen
any departure their original purpose and II So 10
recommend such legislation as may be deemed necessary
70 correct the same The resolution made special
order for tomorrow morning. a resolution preseh'eu
by Mr. adopted, directing the Insurance Coh
ittee to summon the presidents, vce-presdehts anu
secretaries OF the Knckcrbocker and Globe Mutual Lie
Insurance companies. aud require from them state
ment of the amount Of money loaned on real estate
where such real estate situated when such loans were
made the amount Of interest paid thereon from te 'e
of said loans, and the amount OF interest oeiau'eu
thereon asowhat amount of counsel fees were pad
IN or received y the counsel such company upon
any such loan made
MIR Fish int reduced another resolution requesting the
Controller OF the City OF New-York TO report what
amount OF money was received Gin any and all OF the
suits brought for the recovery OF moneys pelongg ~
the city and known the Ring suits, ana the amount
which has been paid for legal services or expenses IN
and about same specifying the names OF the lhur
Nduals to whom the same was allowed or pald. lhis
resolution WAS also adopted. Mr. Hodges called mp MI
Fishs resolution that member shall hereafter Dc
permitted to speak more than five minutes at time
without unanimous consent He said that the business
OF the Assembly was bchndhand three weeks andit was
necessary that there be some gag provided 10 prevent
meubcrS proonng the session with useless tak ana u
hasten transaction OF business Ihc resolution WIN
an amendment offered Ivy nr. Flsh, eAcluGinS sptcH
orders its provisions. was passed ny xof 9l % !"
Dcr cent throughout the state, ordered to be CON
sdercd in the first committee Of the whole not full The
CITY Democrats resisted lis passage.
Mr. Stein viii hencefort6 be looked upon with hatred
by tie Inhabitants of ths city. He introduced bl
making New-York the capital instead Of Albany; and
providing for he erection OF new ealor VI rI M H.
tects that II would cost S5000OC0 to complete the New
Capitol now bnildng here. For that capitol conld
iS,o Ss 64 meet m S6sn e M NcwYoG sa convey
to Tine Sa'S snG FtS and Hfayc Three
COnussiOneTs then to he appointed Dy te Governor
with the consent the Senate whose duty shall he to
obtain plans for the capitol and submit them Tor ap
proval 10 the Commissioners or the Land once IL Is
further provided that the building snail De completed
The iii defining the salary and duties of the snperin
tendent Of Public Works, as amended by the senate
was received from that body. MIR Baker moved that
the amendmens made 10y the senate 9f HiS'sed 70 i
was carried and Mr. Baker Mr. Aiyord. llr Cozans, Mr.
m nd aT spS GoSmiec TfS 3ne of the %
able amendments requires that all purchases for Ell
rement under tbe direction of the State Engineer and
Surveyor. Nearly all kinds Of work on the canals
can be construed 10 he engineering work III
ward of stone for instance, to be purchased
the attendance Of well paid engineer would be neces
say for the proper measuring VI H. In tie end large
CORPS II engineers would be employed. Another Ojec
tionable amendment is one changing the mode OF dis
Oulsements This made accidentally 10y the Senate
in conveying ack to the Auditor power OF which ne had
been deprived by the senate Committee ON Canals The
Auditor empowered appoint lie chooses 10
make payments and there is nothing to prevent him ap-
uOinting one OF the of sections as IA
disbursing officer As this officer is purchas
ing agent the intent Of the bl-to separate
the executive from the paying depaItinents-WOuld De
violated If the bill passed in its present shape The
conference committee mentioned above met during the
session aud unanimously agreed TO insert in the bill CON
cepiug the obnoxious feature last referred 10 the words
but no person authorized make purchases on account
OF the canals empowered TO make disbursements
therefor" The committee also unanimously decided 70
strike the amendment in respect to measurements
by the engineers Senators Cole Sprague, and sch0on-
maker were appointed members of the Senate Conference
Committee tins matter