The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-07

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Nj Morrissc,'s Rcror'r Isiii Insurance stock
holders H--nppo't i"n'nent suspected sem
ntols -Supe rintc ndent Of rmblIc Morhs.

VI. Mor,i,s.,'s Reform nm Insurnncc stock
holders H--.ppo't i"nnent suspected sem
ntors Superintendent Of Pubiic Work.
ALBANY March g. The Assembly spent |
m hour on the bill providing that the street
cleaning of the city of New York shall be COM
tractcd for by small districts. Mr.. Cowlin the
father Of the bill. argued that the work would
be- better done Mt less cost Mr.. Fish thought so
too. Peter Mitchell favored taking the street
cleaning away from the Police Department
which given oNrr to extravaganza and
fayortism. Progress was reported Mr.
Mitchell subsequently introduced n bill creating
II street Cleaning Department. with one Com
missioner, to he appointed hv the Mayor. and To
hold office for two years. subject TO removal for
cause.
There u long discussion i'm the Senate
over the hill authorizing the taxation Of the
stockholders Of life. ilrc and marine insurance
companies and progress WIS reported. sim
liar hill has been here for three years past but
each timc the insurance interests have sue
ceeded in defeating H.
senator Morriss,e,y keeps hqmmoring away at
tho New York citv onlecholdcrs. Yu-daV he
handed up another Till. Her" Is SYNOPSIS:
Tho department III Dock. is ahol .lcd and all it. duties
srs fc to rrt " ammi in g p"T sSd ." r na
u"mini, ,oncr NJ scn,ii,s.Hi' 'a4N 81 s,v"e N,ar
trr i lh n"nr,,lft of rnIlr wot rir pennrt
mcnt at Bulings made bureau al The firc Depart
mcni anil l. limited ~ s1pi"l wear The bureau tor
M"rh Is 9,o s" smi ~, me- 6o"s ,rs'err IT,
INci'c is abolished rs dgcs urrd over to The roh,c
the event o vacancies occurring IN any ct he cNistns
u ne 60, 8" IT.. "n, r,na ,; 1%ni ,g te
Aldermen III, tenn. office oi an III, Cmnnl,.ioncrs
arr Nprc n'tccn da,s !ii,r The swearing m Of Ne
nit,n day, AMI without the advice con-n Of The
M, 81
Senate AppOrtlonmcnt Committee. offered
! resolution to-day requiring that committee to
/ report a rrHpportionmrnt bl within ten days
II was laid upon the table. Mr.. jacobs will call
| II up in "A few days. and fore" the Republican
majority Ia show their hand. Senator Woodin
says. If H. is crowded in this matter. ID" will dig
| up the old bill which was defeated last winter
and report that 4 time is given hin. he will
| acceptable to the Democrats. Mr. Woodin'-
! committee has been IN cNisi'nc" Tor more than
ing. Tho impression il almost universal here
that il is int 'ndcd To- again defeat any r'appor-
| tiunmrnt. though an effort Will b. mad" to sad
die the responsibility upon the Democrats
The majority OF the Republican senators arc
| very much exercised ovcra report that three or
four of their numl~.r hav" entered into a com
| pact with IA" u mo ratio senators whereby in
| consideration ~ their voting 10 confirm all the
| Governors nominations. they are 10 have a few
| nice slices of patronage. One of the rules Of
ihr : NAT IA r,lai. to rN"rutivr sessions Is
TIA" stumbling hlu X I.-t now ia tho way at en-
forcing party discipline. and this Senators
Robertson and Wooin have drtermn-
been lyins "pou he iablc Since lust last Nv wt'S,
Al Inst i WAS determined Co caucus the matter.
ct'lrd together tnI- evening What The result
VS. will h.. Developed when seniors Harris.
Tuhry and Prime come toNot" upon the motion
t'nnrnd If any one ian'rS ,hai lh"r. is 40
ing o. tr % division 30 parunitg" without W Opdin
and Robertson getting their share. he is greatly
nl '~ihkrn, I"-ii'ifi ~ H. Ne. uiN' session daN;
amt It '- whispered that 70" Governor Will -"ni
in nnminAi .Dn- for 2 nov Bans Sup,rint"nii,nt.
tfr-. a. GpN. lt'l,in-l d,nlU- that Ae has any
understanding with senators.
forced To- l,te o of th" hiii d'rinn. tie powers
aud duties OF the Superintendent of Puhu'
Wores. and it wifi 90. ., i,urt'd tp-,nnrrow. Tho
hill has been very mat rny amend II. and Will
Claimed il the GAM ~ it, opponents Who pre-
Ter the I'D mode ~ running he canals II ii.y
until In, hast .inVs nt III. ,,-inn il wil hr nm
easy mater toi,i il liz, there. one Of the main
objections tp th" uill was that II placed too much
power in the Superintendent hands Yet this
rpmmif'as have added go IA" 'iii sin e. = cit tn %
Assembly an amendment taking the arp",nt-
mrnt ui paymaSt"r- from the Auditor OF the
! Canal Department AMI giving Y IA" Suprrin-
trnioni THIS -ilhai thr Auditor j. Doubtless
dn' T." ti,e fact that ho wa~ appointed h., GOV
rrliihit ng thr 'iuplN vmcnt OF IN extra for" ut
iAhwrt~ upon the annals at any time within
emergency. Tn" constitutional political
clause forced into the hill hy DR.. Polar Hays
has h"en stricken out. and one similar Ia that
m m" fnson niil Sui~lthi"i providing that ~"
appointments shall l"' madr for political rca-
Mr. Cozans this morning denied that the M
tempt Ia increase surrogate CaNins salary hy
an amendment tackled To- "a local hlll relating To
Niagara county originated with him. tn" sur
r'-ai'. b" said, had never mentioned the sub
Icot Ia inn. and the hlundcr arose in iucorun-
rating in thu new Till the law to hc amended.
~ one doubts Mr. CuXuu-'~ word 80 lar ~ he In
concerned hut the facts that Calvin WIS l~lhhing
around the Legislature for several dnys. AMI
that this Obs urr anrndnrnt IN an obscure
hill did Increase his salary $4,000 wear.
are certainly suggestive. Every member of the
Ways and Means tommittc" should follow Mr..
. t"1anr' example OF dlsavowal. No doubt the
amen m"nt Will bc droppe' now that the wood
chuck has been smoked nui oi hs hole.
John l.. Doylin appeared before the Assembly
Committee on Cities this afternoon. To oppOs,
Dunlap ont ~ Office, and liking the salary and
ahol shing the fees OF his succcssor. The com
, mt"c amended the hiil hy liking the salary AZ
$1,000. and giving the commissioner six clerks
~ 4 total salary of $4,000.
, Mr.. |. |. Hayes also rOs" To personal pNpli-
nation to-day. TIL" ir9nS had made him say
that, a~ an American cu1rn, h" was ashamed ni
the way in which his ONO relation had stolen
I | the PRESIDENCY. II WIS an unmitigatrd lie =
/ The Senate killed the bill cxempting incnr.
porated soci, tics having Libraries Of over 5OO0
. , volumes from taxation. and the Assembly or
drr'i the bill for completing tn" STATE census a.
ID | a third reading. Alter this week the Sen Ne
: viii slt ON Iu sday and Thursday "v,nln
~ tn evening So Srion 81 the Assembly. bills
amending the chart r. ~ SSra"Ise. amending
. the act rclal ne - the Storage Of rumhustihl'
! mHtrrlnls in New YORK.. and amending tho char
: / ter at the B'n"Noi' mt As~u nation ut the lat,
I Volunteer Fire Department ui New York wrr,
. ordered 10 a third reading. After q long drhat,
i the second Of these bills was amended - ~ Z,
a provide for the retirement ui tremcn on Il half
pay pension. the money 10 hr taken from q
! fund derived from the lines imposed for keep
= ing comhustlhle materials