The New York herald., 1877-02-17
Mr.. Fish and the Reduction
CT City Salaries.
A BILL TO AID RAPID TRANSIT
Confirmation Of the appointment Of Smyth,
Slnrgis and Pillsbury.
INTERVIEWS WITH aORRlSSEY AND WOODIN

sc boo session Tomorrow, which Is unusual al this
stage Of the session, and adjourn over I'll Monday
continuing from ,hen till Wednesday and adtourning
wash,ng,on's Birthday TO Tuesday, February o.
rArxRxAi LEGIsLArion
There paternal and patriarchal favor about .
bill introduced by Mr. Cowdin which h strongly sug
FESTIVE OF MI Dorman b. Eaton. II Is entitled "A bill
10 further dc6ne and enlarge the OF the Mayor
Of New YORK eity- The language Of the bill reads like
letter OF counsel command and admonition from the
Great Mogul TO OF his rajahs II is devoid OF le
gai vcrbiage, and declares that the Mayor shall be
vigilant and active In Keeping himself Informed
Of the ooings and ncglects OF the several
departments and OF the officers thereof /, shall be
hls duty to promote economy In the expenses and
exert his influence TO honesty efficiency, &c
When he mcditatcs removing an officer he is let him
know the in writing beforehand when he
makes an appointment ne may or may not send for
confirmation TO the Board OF Aldermen but he may
still send In the name and give the Board eight days
10 look at and consider II Then they may sond their
views about II to the Mayor and II they please him
be may act upon them or not as he thinks A.
Should he tine Mayor, do any tor pecu-
mary reasons he shall be punished by one
years. imprisonment or fine exceeding 81, 500.
IMPORTANT SERIES OF ExPoRrs
M Fish, from the Committee on Cities, made sew
eral highly important reports this morning, the first
Mr. woodn, bu, amended 10 great extent, and also
approved by the present Mayor, Comptroller and Cor.
poration Counsel OF New York city II s bill caicu.
lated 10 considerable amount Of money
10 the city. and deals entirely with the
bettcr and more economic systematizing Of
the financial business o: the city government
The next one reported was Langbcin's bill reducing
official salaries II turned up amended as to give
the Mayor Comptroller and Corporation Counsel
$40 900 each, the Aldermen So 000 all the Police Com
mtssioners $4,000, President OF the Fire Department
S. 600, and the Commissioners So 900 each the Pros
dent OF the Board Of Charities and Correction 000
and the other Commissioners nothing The salaries OF
The judicial officers named In the bill not 10 DO
touched Minor salaries OF clerks &C., to be rcgu.
lated BY board to be composed Of the Mayor, Comp
trolcr, Corporation Counsel and Commissioner OF
Public Works
MI. Fish also reported the bill which reduces the
commissions in Brooklyn TO single commissioner.
From this Mcssrs. McGroarty, Mitchell and
Tabor dsscntcd, and the bin TO reduce
the salaries OF Brooklyn officials was amended
80 TO restore the power OF regulating these
salaries to the Board Of Aldermen and the bill 70
abolish the Offices OF Tax Collector, Register, Auditor
and Treasurer IN Brooklyn and have their duties dis
charged bS clerks in The Compiroler's department
PRrSsIAN IDEA.
Mr.. Chris. Feckc proposes In bill OF his TO place
all the medical lorcc in the employment Of the various
or board 10 be composed OF first class chemist and
two physicians That's the way they manage such
ls sILLs WITHOUT SPONSORS
Sponsorship tor many OF tho bills introduced to-day
was disclaimcd by the introduccrs. Among these was
one from Martin Nachtman prohibiting anyb body from
leasing stand in any market IN the State who shall
not be- resident OF he State Tor SIX mouths bcorn tax
Ing lease paid taxes for one year previous. An
pihcr bill by MI Stein was an 'od sojer'' providing
cr the payment OF claim OF Warden Tracey. OF Lud-
low Street JAIL for the board OF number Of prisoners
1
beer up and down here for tour or five years
THAT POOL SELLING BILL.
The bill to suppress pool selling finally reported
from the judiciary Committee IN It's original form
that ls minus the amendment prohibiting pool selling
ing absent through family bereavement the bill was
lad on The table
When the title canas" was reached ~ the cal! for
reports of committees "Od Salt jumped up flushed
and hurried and handed IN aicpor in favor OF the pass
age Of the bin to abolish tho office OF Canal
committee promptly notified the Char that ho aud
Mcssrs Moore. Spnola and Bissc dissented. Few
were aware Of the pcrurbod state OF soul Of both
Baker aud Avord at this moment The evening pre-
vrous Ayord raised Hades In the committee by de-
mand,ng report Of his BILL and shook his fist in tho
lace OF the Chairman and those who opposed It. The
vote stood 4to T. but Alvord, roaring like bull OF
would report II himself, and he did.
HorE FOR RAPID TRANSIT
If a bill introduced by Mr.. Ecccsine to-day and
drawn up by Mr. Simeon f. Church, who is pretty
we'll posted in such matters, should become law, rapid
h rs oe Se r 0e ho
passed June, 1875 and provides. Tor confirming
all the acts. acts SO far done ,.o y the the .s,; EIe;
what has been deemed illegal and Invalid.
The last section contains the spice OF the whole, and
provides that injunction shall be granted to restrain
the building OF railroad authorized by the act whcro
the injunction Is asked for aGy alleged ground OF
inval,dty of such law or the ilegay Of such sruc-
turc or operation until after a iu hearing has first
been had upon notice. nor unless the plaintiff
shall file an undertaking. with two sufficient
ntip, tn hn nVnd Isy tho
Judge in the penalty Of not less than
$40 600 to pay all the damages which the defendant
may sustain by reason OF such Injunction nor IN case
of provisional injunction alter hearing and before
trial the nal determination OF the case shall such
Injunction be issued u Tho defendant shall Nc Iike
be approved In the same manner, conditioned TO pay
TO the plaintiff all such damage as he may recover IN
the II the injunction prayed for shall be finally
awarded.
INSURANCE. RESOLUTION
Mr. Purdy called up his resolution for special com.
mittee to investigate the insurance companies and
made a long and glitterlrg speech on the subject OF
insurance. AIvord also spoke and the question is
special order for tomorrow
.I SiGuT SESSIONS
A resolution was offered by Mr. Fish 20 hold night
sessions after the 1st of March, which was adopted
BUSINESS IN THE SENATE
Business was active in the Senate An unusually
large number Of bills were introduced and reported.
BILLS INTRODUCED
Senator Woodln, In introducing two bills, dsclaimcd
being the Albany agent OF the New YORK reform bill
factory He said that they had been received oy him
from what source he knew not, and that no was not
thoroughly conversant with their contents but as they
seemed Of tho important subject OF reform IN
the government o the city Of New YORK he offered
them Tor the consideration OF The Senate An exami-
nation OF those bills. however, showed almost con.
elusvcy that the hand Of that great theoretical re-
Iorney, Dormau g. Eaton, mas not yet obtained
rest.
Senator wagstaT Introduced otil extending tho
tltne tor thrcc years which the New York Tunnel
Company arc TO begin work, and another increasing
the compensatory allowed 60 tho Vow York lniaut
Asylum Tor taking care OF !oundlings and nursing
mothers.
nILTs REPORTED PAvoRABLy
The bills to restrain bankers and Individual brokers
from imposing upon tho public and TO protect the ruo
lie from Unauthorized banking; defining the powers OF
tho Health Ohiccr OF the port or New York and hold
ing him and his assistants personally responsible Tor
any deaths which might occur through their careless.
ness 10 fumigating vessels were reported 'avoraby.
Senator Gerards bill striking blow at the Hunters
Point oil factories was, on motion OF Senator Jacobs
recommitted This Is the bill which the Common
Council OF Brooklyn instructed tho Kings county mem
hnr q