New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-13
THE ASSEMBLY.

THE APPROPRIATION BILL PAssED-THE CORONERs
BILL DEBATED AND ORDERED TO A THIRD READ
ING-A GENERAL PIPELINE BILL.
fFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiECSEl
ALBANY, Feb. 12.-On purely business mat
tiers the present Legislature swiftly and thoroughly,
as If composed wholly of business On political
bills bills suspected TO be political 1t pushes to the
front as many "orators' former Legislatures This
fact was stTiKingly shown in the Assembly, to-day.
The Appropriation Biil-a business measuic-was
con sidered the Committee Of the Whole ordered to
"a third reading and passed by unanimous vote within
forty-iiyc mnutcshe shortest time known in The rec
ords OF recent Legislatures. Aud yet authorized the
expenditure OF several millions OF dollars On the other
banda bill place the Of NewYork on salaries,
and involving the expenditure OF only $4,000, which
was suspected be political bill, was debated for
over two hours and then only ordered to third
reading Little resistance made TO the passage OF
the Appropriation Bill, and no notifications were made
IN 1t II from the committee.
important change in the method OF obtaining the
money for support OF the schools was made pe-
chc sum, 81 $50 000 named as the amount TO De
paid 10 the schools instead Of the proceeds OF tax
whatever might be its result. greater or smaller
amount OF late years, from an increase IN the vaua-
tons property, the money obtained by the tax has
been greater than needed for the support of the
schools The present appropriated Is about $780,
600 less than the schools received last year.
The CoroDe:s BIZ was dercely attacked by Mr.. Grady,
Tammany Democrat on the ground that IL was paTtl
san Fish said that abuses had grown
under the fee system and that neciency and extrava
gance were tie rule in the Coroneis' Office The bill
of truly reform nature, and IL the Tamnany members
persisted in opposing such measures. the organ
tzation would find Itself confronted with an
adverse public sentiment. Mr.. Fitzgerald, Tam
many Democrat said he cid not think the
bill political measure that 1t was needed, and that he
should vote for 1t. Mr. Hayes said that the bill was
calculated TO abolish pack of yulturcs who quarreed
about their exorhant fees the bodies OF the dead
They were a disgrace 20 the name Of humanity Every,
body in New-Ycrk dsgueted with tie ionness oi
the Office r Grady reiterated bis charge that the Dill
was partisan measure and said that Mr. Fish had pre-
and he voted against it, that his constituents
might not him. but they had done SO. They ala
not care anything about the COroners' Office The ma
forty OF the people OF NewYor did not ask for the BILL
III the majority OF the NewYork delegation should de-
termne to support it, he would follow their example
The bill was ordered 10 third reading.
Assembly Hurd, OF Erie County after the passage
of the Appropriation Bill secured the attention OF the
Sneaker and obtained the unanimous permission OF the
Assembly 10 introduce a general Pipeline Bill. This
is the first bill OF this character that has
beep offered IN the Legislature; NIL introduced
previously being for the Incorporation OF private
Companies. Is sagacIous policy that Mr. Hurd thus
marks our for the friends OF pipelines, the Legislature
being far more ndisposed to grant private charities than
20 pass general the subject The bill provides
that three persons who shall have associated
themselves together for the purpose or Transporting
petroleum, and shall have complied Win inc