The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-10
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY MAY TO- ls7s-TRIPLE SHEET

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valuable inIorma.on and personal knowledgs OF
Of 'fss sisesos Of Florida Lous
s.:eSsa d Ssaat: concur thu. the Hon Roscoe
rae.e vote aforesaid proposition in tho United
Immediately on tho meeting OF the Assembly this
afternoon Nj. Than moved TO recommit the West
70 sucs as
New York measures often occasion In slim house
late In tho session. Mr. Purdy chamrioned mo
measure giving popular representation TO tho
annexed district in tho Municipal Board, and opposed
the OF Mr.. THAN, which secured only eighteen
declared nsy that the election Of Aldermen 10
caly In the uppor wards would work favoritism TO
Fitzgerald 10 reply insisted that the principle Of local
representation the only correct one and that u
should De a. once ns p was m ~ sy
Tor signature The real contest on THIS measure
10 understood here 20 be one between the friends ana
opponents OF ex- Aldermen Purroy.
LONG ISLAND ctTN TAXATION.
The Long Island City Local Taxation bill ASSEMBLY
OF the Senate this afternoon. Mavor Debevoise and
Corporations COUNSEL Burnett appeared IN favor Of the
measure, and The President OF tho Board Of Aldermen
(Halletp and one OF MS colleagues against
IT, The committee hold another session ON this sub
ject at half.past nine tomorrow morning mean
while the opposing delegations are endeavoring TO
agree the suggestion OF the committee The ques-
ton involved is one OF taxation on realty in Long
Island City
REYxRgKs RECEIVERS SPECIAL GUARDIANS.
The bill preventing cue appointment Of city or court
officials in New YORK as recrscs receivers special
introduced Oy Mr roster,
ofAbany, was virtually KILLED to-day by recommittait 10
the Assembly Committee on judiciary, on morton o.
II passed TINS bill would have changed the present
distribution OF court patronage In Nav York
The Legislature has anaily decided to adjourn on
Wednesday noxt, the 18th lust This morning Sir.
Skinner made motion Ia tho Assembly 10 that elect,
which was adopted, aud, having been seat 70 tho
Senate was soon aterward returned with It's indorsc.
mont
To the surprise and disgust Of temperance men W.
Hayes introduced new Excise bill In the Assembly
this morning. Thts BILL which relates 20 Cities pro-
poses 10 except restaurants and dining rooms from
the PROVISIONS of the law Of 1851 and reads as fol-
lows
may granted for the sale Of liquors vines ale and
Dss sn on the % s % 81
quos vines ale aud beer 10 BE- drunk upon the premises
70 sss
ssns Tor ~ sns license are Of good moral
sEc "A place where warm feed Or meals srs cookies
and held % be or dining Snds, hs m
and dispose Of spr.aoas liquors. wines ae and beer DO
supplied with food mcss and not otherwise
Mr. Gilbert objected too late 10 tho Introduction Of
this bill aud TO its reference 10 the Committee on
Cities He also made an unavaiing effort TO have u
Withdrawn from that committee and put In charge OF
the Committee on Internal Affairs.
The Committees on Cities OF the Senate and House
considered the bill during the recess between the
morning aud afternoon sessions The Senate Com
mlttee reportc It this afternoon after the following
v0te:-
ArrIRnArr,x-Messrs. Wagner. Gosbei Ecciesins and
NEGATIVE Mr. Pomeroy.
ABsKNr--Mcssrs- Harris and Mccarthy.
Tho Assembly Committee agreed 70 report it with
tho following vote
AYYIRHArIvx-Messrs Astor. Boishan. Worth. !. l.
NEGATIVE Messr.s rish. wsrne, skinner.
ABsKST--M essrs. Only and Brooks
Mr.. Astor was pronounced IT'S favor. No oppor.
tunity was found TO report Il to tho Assem-
bly, before the evening adjourn msnt, but II IS
expected TO be reported 10 morrow The chief point
disor mna.ion In favor OF bars but simply pu, tho
city food selling restaurants Oh the Same footing as
the TACT that senstor Wagner, who favors tho
measure, Is to sail for Erropc Saturday IS CTR
cums.ance that renders It's advocates little nervous.
Slil attsen votes In the Senate aro thought to DO
sure Tor IT. and the Assembly Is counted on to pass
1t unless Unforeseen impcdimcnts arise,
TAX LEVY
Mr. AIvord, who reported ,he annual Tax Levy bill
from the Assembly Ways and Means Committee,
stated 10 the House that the tax which tho bin pro.
posed TO levy two and sx-tenths mills, against
three and oneslxth mills on 500 900 figures less
valuation as compared with the Tax valuation OF last
year. The bill was Immediately road the third timc
and passed.
CONVICT LABOR
long, rambling aud In every respect pupcombo
discussion was had In tho Assembly upon Mr.. Brown
tngs bill entitled An Act Tor the better
lection OF the mechanics of this State BY regulating
the OF convict labor IN the several prisons oil The
state, &c. Tho bill, which provides that hereafter
such convict labor rs may be at the disposal Of tho
Superntendcnt Of state Prisons shall be employ Cd Ia
such branches OF Industry aud In the manufacture OF
such articles rs are or may be imported from other
countries or such may least conflict with tho
chanics and ngmcn OF this State; and any goods
wares anufactured by the conviCs Ia any OF the
said sayoral prisons shall not be sod In the Market
elsewhere at less rate than their market value at
tho time OF said sale, was finally lost
White tho Assembly was discussing this BILL somo
speakers thore putting themselves on recordn In
favor OF thu docsrincs which tho platform OF tho
national party Is predcated tho Senate was consider
discharged convicts Tho measure In question, which
was Introduced by Senator Goodwin, almonds section
Of chapter s24 OF Tho Laws OF 1871 The section in
question Is amended SO as 70 read as foows:-
a-The said shall furnish each convict, when
discharged from prison rcformatory with transDor
that DO may enter upon employment where Tho
s@eans Of $40 he shall also give Tim when oiscssrss
from such prison rsormatory asum OF money equa TO
in prison or reormatory but exceeding 81, In all
20 Or 10 be yss y pa " e mo- cd
In section OF said act.
There was discussion on the bill, which was or
BRookLyx's CORPORATION COUNSEL.
In the BODY or bill, limiting the time for the
OF certain actions and against
the city oil Brooklyn, ana providing tor tho discon-
nuance OF certain other actions aud proceedings In
troduccd In February by senator Pierce, OF Kings,
section directing that tho salary OF toe Corpora
ton Counsel Of sad CITY remain ut $40 900 year.
and that he be entitled toicos,s 10 any action or
proceeding except such as are had ngaipst collected
from the party adverse 10 the city. The section iur
thcr that he shall not DO entitled to any oihor
costs fees or perqusites whatever In order TO ohm
the section tho bill, Mr. Pierce moved
TINS morning, IN Committee Of the Whole, and tho
section stricken Out
PROTECTION AGAINST
Mr. Seobachcr's bill providing Tor tho erection OF
some apparatus TO receive power aud motion from
platforms In buildings SO to cause
tho wells TO open at the approach, and close immc-
diatcy aftcr passage OF the car considered in
tho Committee OF the Whole OF the senate aud pro-
eressed.
THE MILITARY CONF.
The Military Code had Us third reading 10 the senate
and was passed.
REPAvIsG YIYTH
Tho Senate Committee on Cities reported Senator
NJ -. l.fs II.