The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-28
STRIKING AT BIG SALARIES.
MR. DtIr's RESOLUTION PISSED BY
JUE .irBINY 4SSEuBLIMEN
xv.,, "a. Grained Ne - Victory over Tam
man, Haii Amendments voted Down
o,J Sal, aud Mr.. Brooks Have Ttit-br
po,.r Hayes. speech on Free Canals.

htn,NV. Feb. a. This has been field
aov for iro orators in tho Assembly. The
,r,uhl. inran over resolution offered several
DAYS since hy Mr. Daly. requesting tho Commit
,,e ON Cuio4 to report bill reducing all sal
aries nhovo " 600 year. paid to officials in the
civ of Now York at least twenty-five per cent
whom Nr nalv called the resolution up this
morning. be- offered as a substitute another
resolution requesting the committee TO re-
nor, n bill py which an aggregate saving
of twoui,-hvo p0r cent. upon such sal
aries should ne made, and that such rcduc-
lion should ba graded as nearly as possible
in inac,or,ian with the hours Of labor and the
character ol the services rendered. The fact
Mat this ~ r.luton proposed in some way to
ae,t ihr patronuge of the city OF New York |
VII. ul it- NJ enough to stir up Albany states
mon. lu, the .ut'her fact that II cmanated from i
an Ani- -1aa.lnany Democrat aroused the COM |
hatNrn,.-. az the Tammany warriors. and i'm |
mcd.M. ly tu.ro WIS tightening of tho party |
lines and a ranble on all sides To- prove that
the parii.ull faction or party which each |
speaker pl icssod 20 represent was tic only true
and original party OF retrcnchmcnt and re- !
form.
. Mr DAILY said that he had offered this sul,sti-
mte in order that the committee. in preparing
This hill mi-ht discriminate between the men
who earned their salaries and those who re-
oeived lsr:' sums for doing little or nothing.
The reduction should. ~ far a. possible. be
taken from this lattcr class.
Mr.. Grady. VINO always takes the load in op-
position To- amy measure which does not come
through the regular channel, opposed the reso-
luton. lie called attention TO the fact that bill
was already before the Committee ON Cities
which gave the proper local authorities in the
city Of Now York the power to reduce all sala-
H.. oil tsss vy =
power should %, taken from the Board u Ap
portionmcnt and given 10 Il committee of tho
House u lnr.c majority of whom had no inter
est in the city of New York. AMI knew nothing
Of the duties performed by the various officials.
or the h'-' rlarucr IL winch thcs' prop 9ed re-
the amount ut which the reduction should be-
gin. hut the whole subject should De- LEFT 10 the
local authorizes to begin whcrc theS thought
proper in making reductions.
This again brought up Mr.. DAILY. who declared
Ii ~ te V Nv w. H. reTen M and The ihoo tcah
Brs. AMI was. therefore. opposed TO placing this
power ia the hands OF men who had already sig
nined their intention OF d9inS that very thing.
Mr. Br. i"ySrsd sehdlnE r." r',tou,on TO
undor .oea- l"raront and would conmless r.
port hiIi uI the subject within FEW days. He
vas in favor Of reducing the pay Of TIE police
and ircnieh. lney were now pud "ipg,tner
400 much. lL'lr salaries M.rr mu-el IN Tie
var Then ..N.f,' 't'nT %as MN. u" s'rins'n, n
pome down. aud lac saw no gooi reason why the
nay of the police aud .lrvmen should rot also be
reduced. II" moved that tho resolution be- sent
the Committee on Cities for lis consideration.
THIS was opposed by Mr.; fish. ihe Chairman
that committee. who said that what was de-
lired was an expression from the House a. to
Ehether n not i was III IN favor favor q eenrralr r re-
simple sending OF this resolution to the COM
nttee meant nothing AZ NIL II Mr. Daly's res
pluton adopted. II was virtually saying To
that committee that a reduction OF salaries was
House H' and he had no doub, that iii would
v.rV OIL ~ - cd f.
ler agood deal more TALKING vote was nhen
In Mr.. Brookss amendment. "hd II was de-
Mr. Grady tncn offered an amendment 10 the
effect that the House favored reduction OF sgl-
glad 10 have the Committee on Cities report any
bill viii has been or may be r"i'rted t. II cal
would Leave the conf mttee free 10 report any
bill which. i'm it, Judgment. was thought proper.
while it, adoption would commit the House 10
BY this time. however, to lines had been dis.
many OF tie rural Democrats fayorlng Mr..
Days orlslno! rsolution. AMI Gradys spbst-
"sf w Mr - wSstShastcr yet S9wr tSSn SsrG Gf0
imendmnni adding to the original resolution
he words and as 70 the salaries tnai the Con;
nltuton IrQt.'ts, the committee be requested
. pre7cni q biz reducing the salaries o. all lu-
ticial ohl rs as n the (udGment 81 tne com
Effect upon Tie death, retiring; or removal from
sfiee Of any sucn Judicial officer IN !h4t city
Ianric- rail the small frs jud lrlnry in the city
of Ncw York. and i was promptly acecltcd hy
Mr. Daly. The House also wos unanimous mp
pn this question. AZ when the final vote came 70
D. taken tal- amendment was voted upon
separately and adopted without u dissenting
Ancrac'os'r~s speech by Mr. Fitzgerald against
my reduction q the pay OF poll &c officers, fire.
ins down Ill salaries OF the men who received
he lrr-rI =, q portion 81 which ItioSnppou
eOllfirHl organizations. the vote WAS taken on
Mr Dniys orgnnl resolution, and II was
iinpi 4 ty vote OF Il to 27;r THIS WA, claimed
a. a. dre.dnG victory over Tnmmany Hail. hut
Ne truth j. that ,argG ma ority OF the mem;
3rrs favor q general reduction oi salaries, and
Z thc l'aisr- viii give them an opportunity
hcv viii pa-- 70 tin not only +, du,ing salaries
~ tlle city * NV York but throughout the en-
There Na~ another tempest in tenpot over a
bll of Mr.. Brooks 10 allow trustees ~ managers
u inorr0rlnd asylums To- bind out orphan, or
nligout children SURRENDERED TO them The
elll rnnc up Tor its third reading. and Mr. Fish
bought hr discovered that an amendment
hhicn hal occn made was, Of sectarian
Malater H. sounded the alarm. an1 the re-
Iuit Wa ilnt the bill WAS lost Mr.. Brooks
nale o. motion 10 reconsider the vote, aud on
lli- uuI' - speech. taking Fish To- task for
;rH-sing .n snrtarian issue depr.caiing II as
aqwis" "nl liberal ana ought not 70 be
lsNl"nm nt lie took very broad and liberal
a6 .I at at n his Old an,sgonst' mag and as
u2na9 Nr. hr.oss sat down he ,gqt the ioor
sul Oallr' r'f 'ltlon 10 the remarkable change
Which hll Gorge over Mr.. Brooks since 1855.
kh.n Va iil T. was: Put none but Americans
'h EuuiN, l'- u 'kled the House ana AlNufd
9ugcy HS. t.f hi was a hard one, and il was
.t"et'i wtA Shouts. Of laughter. But Mr..
Crooks a., turned the tables on Old Salt
hAcn he n;qn got tho floor. He said, that in
Nl' bellei th.J tne amendment would not DO
Emt tlr uu,er .emed 10 think it would DO. he
should vote i'm laNoroi the motion. II was
s'meilrl- in legislation better to bear
ne hprlcns we have rather than seek
me ills ST. know not Of. He referred 10 various
similar Institutions in which the question OF
s"tarlani hpd meyer been ra Used. The gen
ncman ifnm ON ndaea had taken oc' as ion ~
E'miud hll " a. change of faith from that Of
twenty 5rai1 ago, and he should return the
compliment nul remind him Of the time when
he Nas lerg small corporal in the Democratic
party anl aitrrwnrd Il leader. MS he is to-day
Dl IL" k"puDAcan party. Since lac has been
personal u t.e matter. he mus, say OF him as
lus been said - an lther;
lie .D. nud wires out
Ali I'tfrs 'io public s'ill IN doubt
Nhrt tNr snake who tooN the trAck
l'f.N -'uil OF coming back
After hong speech by Mr.. Grady in dcnunc-
thon Of n. soctarian spirit which be said was
exhibited ly the opponents Of the hill, II was
amended n- Speaker Hustled expressed it, 10
please everybody and passed.
hr Nelson OF kockland offered an amend
ment 70 tine Constitution which proposes to give