The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-16
A Little Furry About Appertien-
msnt Matters.
CONTEMPLATED INVESTIGATIONS.
Protection for Savings Bank
Depos1tore.
THE TEACHERS SALARIES.

ALBANY, Feb Is, 1878.
Quite nuttsr was occasloned this morning oy M
Halliday, Of Tompkins who moved to discharge the
Committee ON Apportonment Of the Assembly rom
any further consideration Of the subject and TO y
strues the Committee Of the Whole 10 act upon the
minority report Of that committee-in other words,
lhs democratic apportionment
In support OF his motion Mr. Halliday rehearsed the
history Of the struggles OF the minority to obtain an
equitable law He related how, in the hope OF COM
polling some action the par: Of the committee the
democratic side Of the House had offered and had
paused o resolution making 1t obligatory on
The committee to report . bill within
twenty days Twenty-four days since. tho time al
lowed by the resolution, expressing the wishes OF
majority OF the House, had elapsed and yet no WORD
Of explanation excuse from the committee on
Apportion msnt. This was, In Mr. Haidays opinion,
direct insult majority Of the Assembly, For this
dsrespect and tho svdent intention OF the committee
10 nothing in the premises until its majority saw
1T, Mr. Halliday hoped every just minded man IN the
House would support his motion and hasten to relieve
she State OF monstrous injustice wn'on Ior Two
years has been patiently suffered
rHE oNoxDAGA CHEF EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Alvord responded to Mr.. Halliday He was, ne
pasd under the impression that the resouton which
had been passed allowed the committee thirty days.
not twenty He had promised before tho LIST OF March
10 report such an Apportonment bill as would be
agreeable to the views Of the minority OF the Assem-
,ly ana acceptable to His Excelency the Governor
interests very vital Ones were involved IN the meas.
ure and il comported with statesmanhke conduct 10
suly consider and weigh all these. He concluded BY
promising on his honor to report an Apportionment
bill before the LIST OF March.
Mr. Halliday said be would withdraw his motion to
discharge the committee and rely on the word Of
tha from ON b.
standing this great show of concession on the part VI
Mr. Halliday the fact remains that the apportion-
mont report to be presented will have TO be con-
sldered hrst in the regular order OF business. 1t
assigns the districts OF the State as foiows
FIRST district--In Queens aud Suffolk counties
Second, Third and Fourth-Kngs county:
Flu, sixth, seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and
Eleventh-ln New York and Richmond counties.
Twelnh--In Westchester and Rockland counties.
Thrteenth-in Putnam Orange and sullivan coun-
Fourteentb-In the counties OF Duchess. Columbia
Fifteepth-ln Ulster and Delaware counties
Sxteenth-Aibany county.
Observation-Disclosures and Washington counties.
Eigntcenth-Otsego Scboharie, montgomery ana
schenectady counties. =.
Nincsesnth--Saratoga. Fulton. Hamilton and acr-
rwensieth--WMren, Essex. Clinton and Franklin
sounties
twenty sccond-Lewis and Oneida counties.
wenly-th,rd-Madison, Cnenango and Broome
counties
Twenty -nith-Tompkins, Tioga, Chemung and
Bchuyer counties.
twenty -seventh-Seueca, Ontario and Wayne coun-
Tweuty-e,ghth-rhe county of Monroe.
Twenty ninth--YsIes, Steuben and Aiiegany coun-
ngston, Genesee, Orleans and Niagara
Th.rty-hrst--Erie county.
Thirty. second wyoming Cattaraugus and Chautau-
Thr members of the Assembly are apportioned in