The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-07
NEW Y0RK'S REGULATORS.
LEGIsLiTIvE TINKERIYG IN dLBiNY
on CITY LAWS.
Going for the Zig Salaries brooklyn Demo-
crats Changing Frout-Oid Salt In the Chair
Tho Latest Important Biiis Introduced.

| whether or not Superintendent Smyth will be
| removed from Office the lawmakers are princi-
pally absorbed In the question OF whether or
not the salaries In the city OF New York shall be
reduced. While there are few who. no DOUBT.
believe that there should be a reduction OF
nearly all the official salaries In that CITY, yet
the earmarks indicate that many. and some OF
| those who shout the loudest are In reality only
| trying to throw dust In the Dyes OF the people,
Notwithstanding the amount Of buncombe talk
which has already been INDUCED in. the truth
is that the Legislature is not any nearer the
accomplishment OF anything practical In this
direction than II on the first day Of the scs-
sion. All OF the bills and resolutions which
have been hcralded to the public with such
flourish OF trumpets. each as the
| only simon pure and original double
back action reform scheme. have been commit
ted TO the tomb OF the Committee on Cities pre-.
sided over In the Assembly by Don Hamilton
Fish. Jr, and in the Senate by Mr. Pomeroy.
There they have been pigeon -holed. and are
only brought forth when such missionaries as
John II. Strahan Dorman Il. Eaton Simon
Sterne Edward Fitch. Henry ~ Beers Nelson
j. Waterbury John b. Haskin. John II.
Mooney Charley Swan, Jimmy Davies. and
others whose names and faces have long been
| familiar about the Legislature In connection
with matters Affecting the city Of New York,
| appear ana ask 10 he heard.
| This they generally do at least once a week
anu then the committees nre got together in
solemn conelaNe to smoke cigars, retail stale
| Jokes and listen TO the missionaries Ms each
eNtols the virtues of his own pet scheme and
denounces the trickery and jobs that are con-
cealed in the other mans scheme. The COM
! mitteemen ask perhaps u few conundrums oi
tne missionaries, then 20 into executive sos
SION. ana, when they come out. announce that
| there VIII be another. and perhaps a final.
! hearing upon some future day. aud then amuse
! themselves and throw more dust by writing let
of in Nlar
Of how MOI 10 do it. This satisfies the en- mission,
aries who get "A fat fee every time they come TO
! Albany and keeps the subject before the people.
who are deluded with the idea that something
is really being done. Meantime the close OF
o 5c crsdd5 eombnHn sna Il IL r%Hm9Ts % any @1S
| bill which vi result in "A reduction Of salaries
~ the city of NV York are being rapidly per
To-day another scheme by which the Judicial
salaries. not only in the city but throughout the
| state. are to b. reduced was launched in the
| Ass 'mby II emanates from the Commission
| g. REVISE the Statutes. headed 10y Montgomery
| Throop. and points OUT. 1t y said a wav To- g,t
around the Constitution. by section 2j OF ar
! u'le OF that Instrument TINS prohibition Is not
| Legislature 10y commissioners who have been
| appointed pursuant g. law to revise the stat
ut.s. This oill docs not change the present
mltt"es and the members OF the Legislature to
tinker up TO their satisfaction. That they will
ever agree Il almost beyond the range Of posi-
olily. Tut II VIII give the missionaries another
| opportunity To- got "A few more good fees for
| Walking up ana down tho mn, and talking TO
| the committees and the members generally
! Tn" new Srhemr ia already "A great favoritc and
several Of the old ones are looked upon az per-
The change ot front Of the Brooklyn Democ-
ray since last winter on the question ol one;
amusing. When Father Dan Bradley intro
duced such a bill last winter a howl OF indigna-
| ton went up from the faithful OF Brooklyn and
the followers OF Boss VI Lau.hlin came here In
droNrs To oppos" H. But things have changed
since then. aud now they arr here in force, ask.
1Na-ft = ..t
! hy Senator rrres. Tho rNig.nry Is 80 grent
that Consres-inan v.rier ha- come to aid IN il
li~~l.. AMI b. IL % ,''u ~ nl"d 10y Cnrpnraf lon
Counsel De- Wit. Fred Massey Of ihn City
Works. "N-A A-s"mnlyman Tallmadg". AMI snv-
stul oi the AIirrmen and Supervisors. sheriff
ha-E' u Hnl "a senator tor ar" also here. Out
!"-i 'tf ih.y stand On ihe question il nn" ~
"lt, Bui that : o. ttrue of the woodrn-l -a,-d
soldier, capt Tam r. collector of Eases AN
ASs --mrni-. The till abolsnes his ON 90. and
Tais evening tpe Brooklyn delegation were
heard before the senate Committee on Cites
upon tns ; ingle-h"ad Comml-sion bin q 'n.
Roger a. Pryor and Capt. Tanner spoke in op-
osiion 10 the hil aud Mr.. Il wi;t N favor OF H.
W liam c hinEslry made his first appearance
In the ahsssnceoi Speaker Hustled on his visit
H ,Hp hIia'vh Nj AN"fi is ue actlh; Sp'aker oi
Of the largest amount ~ business that has been
transacted at on session during winter; OF
course. the most Of It was Of the peanut order
of nut little consequence 10 tho peopl" Of tho
State-but II was in thr way. and had 10 be- dis
cradle time was wasted in discussing resolu
tions Of instru u'tion to Congress as 10 what il
sions To the veterans Of 1912 the Mexican war.
and the war Of the rebellion. Among the bills
passed was the repeal OF the Queens county
Railroad act. which is now finally disposed o.
and the bill goes to the Governor. Tho bill au.
thorzing the Society Of Rodeph Scholem 10 ac-
qmire property for cemetery PURPOSES at New
town was also passed, Notwithstanding the mas.
terly opposition OF Mr. Keegan who went into
the sulks at the announcement The bill incor.
pOrauQH the hDCiety for the HrpVpnfion ~ Hprs..
Stealing was also passed. and now goes 10 the
The bin amending the Specie Payment act Of
1875 was ordered 70 third reading The
original act provided that taxes should be paid
Is not changed referred oindiyidual contracts
1pt rh me word S3ip&;p & anh aI not gold, was used
state comply with that Of tue general Govern
mont.
A bill to supply the elsyeted points in tho
water was niroducel by Mf. PdrNiy. N II auth"r,
rs i.e city authorities TO contract with the au-
thorties Of Yonkcrs for such water as they
cannot /, supplied with from the sourcos % tho
SIol9ni lir snme eentlssmnan inrod g'"d bills
lni relating to the Nity Court of that eiiy. 4
bun introduced by Mr. q bert amends the rhar.
ter OF the Great " stern Railroad Company So
s5nonoroto $50 uopO OO0. nnd gives the directors
power 80 ON Nncln H"- in the board. THIS r,r-
p0rntou WAS chartered 10 build "a railroad in
South America with Bogota as it- 4tnrtinl. point
a blil aho 7hng ih" OH Of Superintendent
N lll' lNpi IN Nll ii' HpNhfIt = Ni the ~ t.. and
providing for iho apIo utmHut Of six Commits
slonors of Charities IN eaeh county. was intro
duc"d hy Mr. Pres 'ott. The board rs o. be- nom
partisan and haN" an the POWERS and duties II
thr present Superiui"ndonts Of th" Poor 4
bill to l. ueal the charter of the Central Under
ground Railroad IN New York city WAS also IN
trodu ed.
The bdl to repeal the Pool law of last winter.
So far ms II af T. race ira k regularly char
tered under tho laws 0f the state, was reported
for N" cons Iteration Of the Senate. Thri. j, "A
growing ferlng in tho Legislature that this re-
stllrinn should De- removed.
\ bill introduced hy Senator Turner prohibits
any person making VIII from bcgueathing
more than one-thirioi his or her estate to char
liable purposes.
NinH lurymen shall be enough to rondor n
verdict IN clN cas's. Is what the bill introduced
10y senator Marvin provides.
4 hil introduced 10y senator Jacobs anl i'm
m'iInt"iy ordered To a third rcnding. gives the
Department of CITY Works Of Brooklyn p,w,r
10 purrhus all furniture. g., 10 be used In far
nishlng the new quarters OF the dillercat de-
partmrnt-.
Tho bin reducing the ferrinGe on the Thirty
fourth street ferry tp two cents Will b" reported
luvorahS in the morning from the Committee
on Commerce ~ tho Assembly The 5 .naie
committee VIII report layorably the uill author
i2ing tle LAYING Of a pipe line from Jersey City
T. Hunters Point
On Weluorda> next the Canal Committee If
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