The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-13
NEW YORK'S LAWMAKERS.
FIXING THINGS FOR THE sUPERIN-
PENDENT or PUBLIC WURkS.
Bin Regulating his salary -t;ossip as to |
Who he WIN be--AppIicnrts by the score
An Act TO Protect Witn,sses- Isunconbc.

Bin Regulating his snInry-t;ossip as to
Who he WIN be--Appiicnrts by the score
An Act TO Protect Witnesses Bunconibc.
ALBANY, Jan. 12.-1he Senate was in scs-
sion just eleven minutes this IN ornng and did
nothing In the Assembly bill was introduced
by Mr.. q iker fixing the term aud salary OF the
Superintendent of Public Works to DO appoint
ed under the amended Constitution. Under IL
he is to hold Office for the same term the
Goverpor-three years-aud until his successor
Is confirmed. The salary Is fixed at $4,000 year
and al necessary expenses. and tho Superin-
tendent Is required 10 give security In the sum
Of $4,000, with two sureties, to 10 approved
by the Canal Auditor. Next week Mr.. Baker
will introduce bill defining the powers OF the
Superintendent, and this will probably he n bone
OF contention all winter, ns the position will DO
one Of the most important ones. in a political
point OF view, of any in the state. The Republi-
cans, OF course, believe that the appointee will DO
In sympathy with the Dem ocracy, and are.
therefore, naturally DESTROYS OF curt aing his
patronage as much as possible. MIR. Bakers
Dill Will clOihe him with all tho duties Of canal
superinfendcnts, division engineers. &C., making
him, in fact. stand In the same relation to the
canals that the superintendent Of "A railroad
does to- hi- COMPANY. lilo viii not, however. DO
given the power to extend any money, that
being vi ,ccd under the control Of the Canal
Board or Auditor. Unul the legislation neces-
sarN to the proper working OF this Office IS ac-
compiished, Gov Robinson will not make
any appointment to the position, and tho
probability is that this viii not be until
toward the end OF the session. Meantime
applicants for the place arc pouring in
u on the Governor The list ulreddy upOn tho
Governors appointment book placed there at
the request Of the gentlemen Themselves or
their friends, embra Is tine names OF Adm
IN yer VI Rensselaer, county. Henry L. Fish OF
Monroe county, Darius II. Ogden OF tea
county, Emerson T.. Davis OF Washington
county. Ertstus Ide OF Orange county, HUratio
seymour, Jr.. of Oneida cuun1y. and Winim j.
McAlpine aud Gen. Geo. II. Mcclellan Of New
YORK city. In addition to the above the Cow
crnor ha- the mines OF several other gentlemen
that nave not as Yet been placed upon tue book:
Among them are Understood To be those Of
Commissioners Allan Campbell and ex-C0mp-
Mr.. Purdy OF westchester has prepared a bill
that - understood to be intended TO affect var
ties who are expected to make disclosures IN
tue hing SUITS, and also to protect al Il compel
TO testify witnesses VINO may tie called upon 20
1t de bars all such witnesses from declining to
testify, on the ground that their testimony
! would tend to criminate themselves and on
sucn testimony gwen by awitness can be used
/ To ais prejudice IN proceedings against him.
| DIR. Polar Hayes introduced bill 10 extend
the term Tor the expiration OF the charter of the
| Beach Pneumatic Tunuel kdiirO tnree Seara.
| lne acts Il the Legislature IN connection with
| this raptd transit scnem Will already IN AXE a
| stri " iOnger than the bore una r Broidwiv.
The iirs' test Of Strength between the kicSers,
"a thev are term, d. and Mr.. sloan's commit.
tees " made to-day, al resute IN decided
| victory Tor the former. II WAS over very small
/ none, the appointment OF al assistant door
Lee. CT. nut a. The freuds Il Sloan 81 rallied to
! th~ support of the committed candidate. while
/ the opposition Rallied On the tn n ramed by Mr..
/ q lIaguct, one Of Tue .ppOnted ones, the re-
] suit vs. looked upon as fpfcsuhdowiug what
may be donc m moro important m tiers when
B the position Is more thoroughly Ofyanizsd.
Iur Assembly va tre ttcd 10 Alvptd's annual
huncD' +. ne speech against FRIDAY All pufnments,
! made with MS carpet bag pac sed and che cked
Tor SAT- Point. aud IN whicn he W appropri-
! ately enough seconded Oy spinola ana us Won
deriui SHIRT collar. They were. however. ciev-
| crly shown up by the handsome young Grady Of
/ New ora, auI Beau Brlinmell PuTdy VI West
| chester. Inc Fouse adjourned until Monday
evening" and ia senate uId likewise.
Ihs forthcoming report Of the commission to
iuNcrttg tc the state ptisOs j. not to be sent to
the Legislature untii tuesday. IL viii cnticiss
very severely the system under which the
! lrs rs are c"ui Irted, rs wen IS their MANAGE
| Inent. The most interesting portion OF the re-
port VIII, II Is said treat OF of iits IN connection
! with slug sing. Watcher ans facts in addition
| to what have already Teen luUllsned connecting
/ Mr IA listed WIKI tue affairs OF That risln nave
been drought out my informant declined to say,
! UNPLEASANT redding for Mr.. Aired Walker. for
long time agent ~ That lnstitu. ion. ~
Is asserted that numerous cAeeAs ana
money u-ed IA connection with trau.ic-
oirrrilv t. HIM. ana that re has uetn unable
/ 10 in. kc saiistac DRY AplInation 60 tho Crm-
/ recon n"ndation- in connection win rms ftir,
/ IN VIII iria 10 more nurOu9n luVcstts ttiun,
I and a. aub dark horse i nelind " aIker, !. wal
/ probably RING LIN TO the irnui.
! tie ycucr Die l4uri " Nee has again under
taken g. ca amaze 'he : mate Ia the matter II the
/ appointment Of Daniel u. Mylls 10 pe c Immis.
/ say Gcherh ~ O.dasnc'. lie has written
I lrNrr to the RnUl. BE n = uatOrs, Wlicn has
! O-cn drought here hy the crescent lnttm-
7 benz. Gen. ku1uun Knox, directing them TO
+ rein.e 30 SouAlt f'i', AID thus enaolr Knox
I To- sick. 10 10 3d.. h"s- lallA lritN Tor saltn.
I tn. Dr. " cd. or4-is ~il Mt be oDeNed, and
/ tuat Oen. KNOX Viii have 10 80.