The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-22
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LAWMAKERS IN A SKlRlIlSII.
What the Albany Statesmen had 10 say on the
appointment OF Bist-ivt Court Nnt.hnIs-
The Police Pension Hiii and Other r;ilI.

ALBANY. March 21.-Thc session of the
Assembly WI : opened this morning with live
ly skirmish over Dr. Polar Haycs's ILL to take
the appointment of District Court marshals
from the Mayor and confer 1t upon the JUS
ticcs ot those courts. This hill was under con-
sideratcn last week and II received pretty
rough handling. and wns though, TO havc been
killed but II WIS only scotehcd. II 1t RECEIVERS
from tho assault which Jake Secbachcr made
upon 1t in Committee uf the Whole to-day 1t
will be surprising. AS soon ns Il was announced
Mr.. Sccbachcr opened his batteries by de-
nouncng the bill Ms 81 steal from the word
co. 1t had been here before and was always
known and looked upon as II strike to compel
these marshals TO pay money to the men behind
the bill to Kill it. This was the case now. Tho
man who had brought this bill hero and was
hanging nbout the Legislature md pressing IT,.
h1i Tor two y"nrs been paid money by the mar
shals TO defeat n similar measure. In proof
Of this assertion he held up certified check
for s2J1 which he said was paid this man
Inst year by one of the Marsha,s for his services
in defeating Just such bill as this. The
same man. he asserted. had been appointed
clerk TO one OF these district courts. ind had
collected Il large amount OF !cos which should
have gone into the city treasury. but he turned
over only about $500. end the balance. nearly
FO'''' ll'ifl hfiN. SUIT netn
to be begun to recover the same. Now. this
man was here bonsting that If this bill should
pu.s he was To- be one ot the marshes. and was
luttonholinG and importuninc inembcrs tovote
i2r II i@r thut rensnn. >, Mr.. S'clacher said he
did not bclitv" that Dr. Polar lihyes knew Of all
this. for il n" did he would not favor the bill,
DR.. Polar llayc- nuignintly denied that any
ungu" influence was h,hinl tho bN. SO lar ns
he knew. ii" believed tina. IL the ninrshnls were
arnnin'cd 10y the Justices IL would bet step in
tlr right direction toward correcting one Of the
most illHran, abuses of which the people of tho
city "l New York now complained In the man
G.cmrnt ot the business OF these courts At
present the Justices were powcrie-s over these
men. who wore appointed BY the Mayor ior po-
liilca, rrasous nlone.
It ne.,c,omins .plain that The bin could not he
ordered to Il third reading to-day. its friends
consented TO have il progressed.
IN" most successful missionaries who have
visited Many this " nirr aTa Police Commis-
s.Onrrs Smith and wheeler They arrived last
niglit and went to work 10 resus"iiHte tho Police
Pension bll. which WIS supposed to have been
killed last Friday. In the House this morning
thte mssi?nnrirs occupied seats on the floor.
,5 ana wr h"pEy Yi1'ssgi Of H., tho fri fruits ,,oo Of
the table, and moved a reconsideration of
iho vote ly which it had been lost. saying that
ments which would meet the ohi"ct ons raised
Icy Mr. Iurdy last week. purdy. who had
changed from the rNecutionpr to the rssurrec-
ZIONIST then offered number Of amendments
whi"h ne explained and said made the bill sat
ir'Hciury. Hhi Il was PASSED. Now ponce officers
Neither cun they be- retired until after twenty
v"Ars service, unless ntauacitated for duty.
Inc pension upon which they may be retired
was also limited.
\ resolution offered by Mr. Fish. and adopted,
calls upon the Attorney General to give his
opinion as 10 the constitntonaty OF the law
creating the Board Of Estimate and Apportion-
ment in the city OF New York. and its right to
levy taxes.
The reply Of the Police Commissioners 10 the
resolution Of the Assembly as to the amount Of
money appropriated for the department in the
five years prior to 1878. and the unexpended
balances and transfers OF the same. was re-
c'ivcd to-day. The total amount received from
the Comptroller for the police fund and street
cleaning III each Of those years was as follows: