The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-20
NETOING THE CLERKS BILL.
cor. ROBINSON PUTTING MS root ON
A SCHEME or THE LOBBY.
The OLD Canal King Preparing to Fight
Against Gen. McCieiian. Confirmation In-
surnnce Men To be Summoned TO Albnny.

surnnce Men to he Summoned to Albany.
ALBANY, March 19.-The nomination OF
Gen. Mcclellan to be Superintendent OF Public
Works is the topic about the hotels and in tho
Capitol. 1t il noticeable that nearly all the op-
position comes from those who had heretofore
grown fat off the plumber OF the canals. and this
opposition Ia not confined to Republicans by
any means. Those Democrats who have In tho
past been in with Republicans in mismanaging
the canals. and like tho arrangement well
enough to keep II up. SEQ that with Mcclellan
this little arrangement can no longer be carried
out This class are setting up the cry that II
Mcclellan Is confirmed. with all his red tape no.
tions. he would not get the canals ready for nav
igation before the first of July. and that he will
not. In fact. be the man who runs the machines.
but that some Tldcn rcformcr" will be made
deputy and be the real head 1t ls noticeable
too that several OF the disappointed candidates
for the place are also hanging around here. and
are said TO bo hard ut work to stir up opposition
to Gen. McClcllans confirmation. But after
talking with several Republican Senators am
satisfied that these schemes will fail. The
trouble ia that however willing Republicans
might be to reject tho nomination. they cannot
invent any satisfactory excuse for doing so. To-
morrow night the Republican Senators ARE to
have caucus to decide what action they will
take upon tho nomination.
There is much speculation IA to what the rc-
suit Of the hearing before he Insurance. Commit
tee tomorrow viii be- Rumor has IL that several
OF the OH 'crs OF the companies who have boon
suhpTnaed here will fail to put in appearance
an in that event il is the discrimination OF GER
tain members Of the committee 10 Insist ON their
being arrested and brought to tho bur of tho
House for contempt Among the companies
WHO nave REPRESENTATIVES, mere W-nlght are tne
Mutual md Globe. and others are expected in
the morning
There is waiting and cursing in the ranks OF
the lobby. which has been here all winter work
ing to secure the passage OF the bill to take
about $4,000 % ont Of ihe city treasury
OF New York. whose claims have been thrown
out of the courts. Last week they passed
the bill. notwithstesnding the vigorous fight
York members. Only ten votes We're recorded
asgaipast II IN tho Assembly, and in the Senate
Governor returned the bill to the Assembly with
his veto message as follows:
sr,rr or Nxw yonx
tNrcrrivF CHAshtr Albany. March ~. 1871
bill ~ ~ ehtd @ s@, T9S' o SS rc SPsy %
sons claiming to have clerks and assistant CLERKS
q the ni.rc, Courts In the city OF New iork" In j4nu
msIe, rS. 'ggr' r IN me city OF New YORK & Re-
make such removals AMI appointments wa. de MED by The
sass 'ase9 wiash finally fs.ai's@ IN asa,n, BY the
osn ha, R cler ho Nh baS he 1' ,s wr. s
ed 60 the offices and 70 the salaries provided therefor
md ani the legal liability Of the cit' la. been fully lis
rh hil under consideration pcremptory require. the
financial onlccr o the city also 10 pay The clerks who
pending OF the litigation instituted 10 test the Vaidit, uf
nSlc 70 ne Hi shcR .ee 4, me IN in.rnoumtahe a's
uclc >. section H. of hc Constitution, provide. that mo
nancy property or loan ii.moncy. credit To- OF in
bl requires The city Of New York h. giye it, money to
private dyduSl. who % have nc, and DO no, claim e
t.y s9ai OF sc1rse enforce i IN ile courts and would
9i sss S @ ss h All e 1Ss e m rcs Ss
| with the constitutional provision cited. 'e'
IL he H. N
yho msrs ne de i.c,o CLERKS da m. Sar @, the men
a.; ius 10 hen ,S., ,S G, III. sg5 sR 1
as', sssS nS Prov on for such hardship. I, does
S IL the true SsSus 'S ins s,s"i s., s SS e Il dc
.ees was disputed aud during day of their
"l mere @ ae " 10 be @scaigd yd"' a. an All J sa
no onss,on to scecTt The srioin,men. nor Ic IA y,
Offices or day rhe, might resigned at an, time
ri,k oi iiis atom ~ which ic,r ,hoicc involved tGsn
c,cd from the ri,k ihey took ana hat The iii, i .ha {,
treated a. an Insurer OF their success in the litigation
hec,mgeii'd 10 pay their losses 1t would be contrary Il
seiesS sS glp'pe' , Of law an, ss"n. nane pcy
non oi once @nd future ssnon. '''' 1'''PA
There ire other provision. o the Constitution whcl
thirds Of Inc mcmlr. elected I, each iranch of the i~y
,.aure shall he lui.iic 70 every ON ail.opnanne m,
iuNif m lneNs lll,rtf fNr iN al r private purposes
l a. h,i Wa pe',ed by '9eeir g9d ~, 9%y % two ,hrl
lli,, ,euon, That ne term public m.ne,
stat" IT, asury There is nothing IN The consltnnoi
tI., limited. sut ,crHlii! nu reason can lo given io
h.ns . az ihr moneys in the citN Treasury are nn 10
.y,rf e. :, as much p".,e moneys a. those a. iA
Legislature shall not nor shall the Common
! f.tsors, grant any extra cnupl nsatun 10 aul
iuhir officer, servant agent courartor Il Is no
claimed ihIt tins section applies -i'tncHllN 'n The pTo
visions Of the hl undgr consideration huitdoc usta
the siiut o tht nlnneual law and the soduOus care
Nii winch n guards ~" public money! inil O" state aui
slnr. flu ~ prfllt"n to or-ons io whom there o.
! gal liability twin lr an e,n example a. NJ a sam,
WhrntNcrN p1ss r eliurti, demanded a. the ioi
a. il a taxation the rifl uf New York is iorc,d Pas
double -tlurcs for one crNic The state cannot nnr
tlc unjust To IA. people In tl,ir agslest'c an, NOR,
/ Than ia Their individual capacity l.. kosi>soN,
Mr.. Srnhnn. who had tho bill in charge
| leing absent. on motion Of Alvord the message
| WIS laid on the tnhle. There is not the slight
est probability of its being passed over the veto
! The Assembly ~ mt tho evening session
| debating the Supply bill the fenture Of the Sos
sion hcing the persistent but unsuccessful cf
forts of the man with the wonderful shirt collar
t. strike out or reduce many items in all o
| which he was uniformly unsucres-ful. This hll
| bids fair To consume a large share of this week
Senator Wagstan introduced a bill In relation
| 70 the improvement of the CrOton Aqucduct ir
! New York II empowers the Comptroller o
that city 10 issue bonds not to exceed in amount
! 10000. TO pay for the lands and matcrial.
which have been purchased by the Dcpartmon
Of Public Works for tho Improvement OF Ia,
Croton Aqueduct.