The sun., 1878-04-03
STRIKING AT BIG SALARIES.
rWO MILLION DOLLARS 4 YEAR TO BE
s4TEn IN NEW YORK CITT.
I'll. Assembly Pas.e. Mr.. Fish's Substitute
for the salary Bui Mr.. Days Efforts TO
Exempt Policemen, Fire men. and Teachers
p.fentcd - The supply Bin Reported.

Defeated - The supply B,n Reported.
ALBANY, April 2.-Thc announcement that
Mr.. yishs General Salary bill. which proposes
IN eiye TO the local authorities In oil the cities Of
The State power to reduce the salaries OF all
employees and city officials. was the special or
der for the day. and that Polar Haycss Finance
bill for the city Of New York would also I've con-
adhered II timo permitted. had the cffcct OF
bringing here q large number Of the missiona-
ries who swarm about the Legislature when
ever any legislation affecting tho patronage,
political or otherwise. OF the city Of New York
is under consideration. Tho Salary bill. which
gives the Board Of Estimate and Apportonment
In the city Of New York full control Of the Whole
matter Of regulating salaries is the special pet
OF Missionaries Mooney and Strahan. and they
occupied seats on the floor during the debate.
which lasted nearly the entire session. As
usual in considering New York matters the de-
batc soon ran into washing OF dirty lincn be-
tween the two factions Of the Democracy oi that
city in which on one side 1t was sought 10
show that Comptroller Kelly was only deslrous
OF securing more power to bulld UP iailinahy
Hall and control the patronage Of the city. ana
on the other that Commissioner C"mpbcll ana
the anti Tammanytcs were seeking 10 DrcaK
In and get control only TO advance their own
The bail was opened by Mr. DAILY, who sought
from int 'rfciing with the salaries OF policemen,
nrcmcn. and school teachers. He nNcrrcd that
a. s"VHs eity Of II Nsw York could be- cfIected by
proper reduction OF the enormous salaries paid
10 heads oi departments the ridiculous sums
merging and abolishing OF departments, The
bill. he said. simply proposed to p,it 9ll this
was virtually the Board OF ApportLonmcnt and
the Aldermen. Mr.. Kelly. he said, was Mt the
head " great political faction in that city, and
luI Ia, ugpl his uugprupulOuslv IN
crush those who had opposed him. lie was not
only Comptroller Of the city. but he was. in fact.
Mr.. Fish defended the bill and opposed the
amendment offered by Mr.. DAILY. which, he said,
would exempt about six OF the nine millions Of
salaries in that city. which would be hut mere
drop in the bucket toward effecting the reduc-
ton that was absolutely demanded 10y the people
Of New York. He gave notice that he should
oner n substitute which would require the
Board Of Estimate and Apportionmcnt 70 re-
millions OF dollars. He contendcd that the
proper parties to revise and reduce these snla-
ries werc this board and not the Legislature,
nlne-tcuhs Of whom knew nothing OF the
ansrs OF that city
Mr. Grady then rerlied 70 Mr., Daly's attack
man and ridiculing the idea that 1t was for
any love of the policemen. iircmen. and school
teachers that this amendment was offered.
Mr.. Fitzgerald and Mr. Browning made
speeches in favor OF Days amendment OK
emitting the salaries OF bremen. .policemen;
and school teachers. and Messrs. Thain and
IrOOk- sustained the proposition to give the
Board ot Apportonmeut full discretion over
all salaries The latter declared that he had no
affinity lr patience with either OF the factions
who were at war over this measure. III the
uuhlc interests required that the salaries Of
policemen. iiremen. and school teachers should
b. reduced. then they should bear their portion
Mr.. Holahan read atabulatod statement show
Ing that marked reduction had been made 10y
the Board Of Estimate and Apportionment in
all the departments OF the city Government since
1873 nni averrcd that n would continue the
good work il mn opportunity was given IT,
vote was finally taken on Mr.. Days amend
bill wn- then read through. and Mr.. Fish Of
fcred his substitute as follows
A. Ac relating to certain Of the public burdens Of the
s,eTos toI ,e perpo.., q sni. act ,Ge local su
WRon R ,9' M da,, , ,N'b, M ,no,e ,r. .,. ~n,rs
such Boari Of h.imnie anl Aproruonment
lhor1ri each year to ds detcrmipc. ani regulate ne
whole or Iar hy tax Of all public oniocrs cmpo,,,s
sec,R. oa o ,e tr.Ssnr, r te money of .a,d INV
a. AZ a. ,n 70 .nIait ,u,n & &s,s ,'m.'.' a,o'Le i Or
" reduce the number Of such officers employees, and
o. There shan not hereafter he paid from the
trasur, o ANY city, 10 any officer salary OF allowance
ordinate 800 ANS department oi such ety. except the
deputy o ' head VI department. or the c't rn-ineer
,parmeut or the superintendent o' Police therein
shan receive or be pad salary or al owanoe n excess
ny dnni.,d dunr hs icrn o, once shall continue to
uted hu h. ,ucc hai not receive or tc uad from
hs ary d, -ue oheer IA excess OF ten thousand dol
So It .han be he tqy Of such local AUTHORITY
vaer' ihc 'Amc d, Bog OF Esumat' and Auporlon'
I'i'd and pad during o.e year for any purpose.
we4 rI e or 5m@ %y sG S,%"s G 'a S" M won on a &
er't ihc rroporor OF the stat tax - be- pai by ad
"a oe applied on account any bonds or stock. Ut
ior,r, .aticst on the loasd d,bi OF The 'iy
W. 'p t,gfy c.,S Thsfg ns oesl aa,l,y is
rrd upou such board shh ho exercised and applied
IN ,,ar,.shccn hundred AMI -eventV nine All sub,c.
3D ic1is ..al D. 40 j. at iwo uii.on oi dollars ess
..d c.t, tor the year cghte,n hundred and seventy
s'c Tho powers by mis- statute conferred are in al
81 m 20 ,' & p"" o" 3's' So M ,s v,sl "a" y N "
i,u ate ad Agg9ruog,nsni t, Ihe poSgr 80 conferred
u. nD.I ,nale Of said city
sc An act Ct and paIts Of ast' ineon;stent win the
provision OF law establishing the rate amount
drot, Or nrocty ont Of any city treasury Shall be
sn, tn 'ed from ana ai'er The day ana date on which
An,o OF th, act shall take eject
Mr. Daly offered another amendment proyid-
Ing for tine removal Of the Comptroller in the
event Qf failure 70 make the reduction pro-
yidrd for in the hll. which was lost.
On motion OF Mr.. Clancy. the city Of Brook
yh Was exempted from the operation OF the
The committee then rose. and in the House
Mr. Day renewed his motion TO exempt the
Salaries OF policemen, firemen, and school
by NOt" ol 80 for TO ~ against, as follows,
Democrats in italics:
c.i, Yt4' o., 1An h''d Berry s,o,nigg Case chass.
41falam Hmiho / Hayes, j Hnyes. Henry, Jone !,
h.. hs., ~ss, T%. Tios%tw w,S,s %g,n P"U s'raek j. r.
Hl,- Nr',f' Ahtoi5 A,od Andrews. Astor, Bia',
sr H.. @ ,,-' 'rsnaaa, G.gsh Dey"e .h.ghs. FISH,
no % h aa@c "E E,alor ,'5s, K.;d n'ssif S,1 hSn Ks2
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