The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-09
UPR0AR In TIE ASSEMBLY.
TIE EFFECT or POINT or ORDER
UPON THE LOVER HOUSE
Another Talk About the New supe erintendent
OF Pebble Works - MIR. Woodin Cutting
Down the Salaries of Our city Court Omcers.

ALBANY, Feb. 8.-There was the usual
sceno Of uproar and confusion in tho Assembly
to-day. tho disturbing cause being Langbein's
bill to appoint n commission 10 revise and codify
the laws affecting the New York District Courts.
The bear dance was begun by Spnola. who
raised point of order. and this has upon the
parlamcntarians OF that body the same cffoct
that the poking OF a stick into hornets nest
has upon tho hornets. Instantly Hustled
Alvord. Strahan. Mitchell. Purdy, and
half dozen others wcro on their feet
and for half an hour nothing but cries Of Mr..
Chairman.""A point OF ordcr."" appeal from
the decision OF the Chair" rise to n question
Of privilege" and dozen other motions and
points wore showered upon Mr. Graham, who
was taking his first lesson at presiding in Com
mi,tce of the Whole. OF course. under this fire.
he became demoralizcd. and that encouraged
Spinola 10 greater efforts. At length the Bald
Eagle. mounting his chair. delivered one OF his
old-time screams. and obtained the Chair
mans attention long enough 10 suggest 1"
ruling that squclchcd tho disturbance.
splnola settled down into his ,shirtrollar, pro;
testing ngainst the, Gag law" Potter Mitchell
continued 20 hold high aboye his head Cush-
ing manual and rccte " those about him tho
law governing the point, and Old Salt an
nounced tnat hereafter he should play the role
OF Alex; frcar. and put a stop upon this
ctarnal talking 10y applying the famous gag
under which Twceds charter was passed by
ordering the vote TO be taken under the pre-
vious question without delay. debate or amond-
mcnt This preliminary skirmish prevented
any discussion OF the bills merits. as the pre-
NiOuS question gag was Immediately put on, and
under tho bill was ordered TO third reading.
1t was understood before. the House met To-
day that an agreement had been reached by the
Republicans upon DIR. Polar Hayes's civil scr-
cerclorm amcndment 10 the superintendent
Of Public Works bill. Hamilton, Fish. Jr.,
offered the substitute that provides that In case
the superintendent or any OF his employees.
shall use his power, position or patronage. for
the promotion or defeat of partisan or party
purposes. 1t shall be deemed sufficient cause for
removal; and in case any superior officer hav-
ing authority shall refuse or neglect TO take cog
nzancc thereof and 10 remove therefor, the
question Of such violation may be tried by u
Supreme Court Justice. No Increase of the
force upon the canals shall be made within
sixty days preceding election for State OIL, GERS.
IL WIS in vain that Messrs. Childs and Rug
giles showed that the amendment II not in fact
unconstitutional could result only in numbering
the bill. nni must in any event BE- inopcrative.
The truce had been agreed upon 10y the Repub-
leans and the amendment was put in by a
party vote The salary of the Superintendent
was reduced from 1900 TO 5000 and the bill
was ordered to a third r9ading ,
more bills looking 10 a reduction Of expenses in
NeW l9ik. Ihey propose TO reduce very mate
various oour,s. from the Supreme Court TO the
police courts. Their passage must save many
thousand dollars annually To- the city. but II is
very questionable whether they will ever get
through. There are before the Legislature
bills reducing the expenses Of nearly every
department and branch of the Government Of
that city by cutting down salaries and abolish
ing offices.
The Committee on Cities OF the Assembly will
tomorrow report fayorably Cowdin's bill au-
thorizing the Police Commissioners TO let out
the street cleaning of the city by small districts
a motion of Mitchelrs To put the street cleaning
In the hands OF the Mayor. Comptroller Com
missioner of Public Works. and President of
the Department of Health was defeated by a
party vote.
The, hearing on tho new Capitol was con-
tlnued this afternoon 10y the joint committees of
the two Houses. II IL certain that a strong
effort 10 create u new commission will be made.
and return to the original plans insisted upon.
This will involve n loss Of about $4,000 to the
state but 1t Is claimcd that in the end il will re-
suit in saving over 81 .OO0OOO. Every Legisla-
ture seems to think II its duty TO make "A new
Commission and change the plans of this build
ing. The result IL that nearly IA much money
has been wasted as has been used in the lcgit-
imat" work. The trouble is that il has been run
~ "A political machine. There is a strong feel
Ing here in favor Of abandoning the work and
taking the Capitol t. New York, If that city will
give the necessary ground.
strong pressure u being made 10 have Con-
gressmun G. G. y. Walker appointed Commis-
sionrr of Public Works. delegation Of inilu-
cn,in men from the southern tier pressed his
claims upon the Governor to-day.