The New York herald., 1878-03-26
The Power Of the Board Of AppOrliOument
to Levy Taxes Denied.
CONVICT LABOR DEBATE.
Mr.. Brooks Resolution to Give New York
City BeIl-Punch Liquor Tax.
LONG ISLAND CITY FERRY FARES.
insane Asylum Abuses-A Memorial from City
Physicians Asking Reforms
Ipx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD,


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
ALBANY, NJ Y, March rs, 1873
Tonight the Attorney General responded TO tho
resolution of the Assembly requesting his opinion
20 the nstitutonalty OF the Now York city Board
OF Estimate and and It's power to levy
taxes with a long and important communication,
which concludes follows:-
In conclusion / respectfully report that under
esped principles OF government and Judicial interpre-
tations OF legislative powers under constitutional pro-
vsions avn of opinion that the Board OF Estimate
ana Apporuonmsnt OF New York city does not possess
the power TO levy and collect taxes other leRisa-
tive powers; tina, the powers conferred upon that
Board are restrictions upon the legislative body
constitution OF this STATE, but within the purvew of
that instrument The propriety OF the creation OF
your resolution and no opinion requested on that
point That purely question OF discretion ior the
wisdom Of the Legislature but this report Is not IN
tended to express any approval OF the system
senator Goodwin introduced a bill amendatory Of
chapter 400 OF the Laws OF 1S47 1t provides that
no conversation between prisoners be allowed
Where county jails are so constructed as to
mako II impossible to follow out the mandate
OF this law Supervisors are empowered to
reconstruct wards and rooms In such manner as to
enable keepers TO comply with the law. In case
Supervisors neglect to make the changes within
sightcon months tie County Judge may order the
Sheriff 10 mako the changes and make the expense
\ charge against the county
BY the terms OF bill introduced by Senator
wendover every corporation association shall keep
In business Office register of all mortgages issued
executed by such association, and OF oil bonds ana
Obligations thereby secured copy OF each mort
gigo must be fled within fourteen days after the
making thereof with the Secretary Of state.
BILL
Mr.. Brooks offered In tho Assembly tie following
resolution. ntenIed to substitute the Mofet liquor
law Virginia tor the law OF 1851 in New York city.
1t the opinion Of the author OF the resolution that
since S6O 000 900 worth OF liquors alleged
peent authority, to be sold the bars OF Now YORK
city yearly every drink registered by the Monat
punch, would yield immense annual revenue
the city treasury and operate bcne6cally In other
ways H. THINKS the law would be popular with
uauor Dealers inasmuch as if requires consumers to
pay cash tor every glass AZ the tmo when II ia drank
ind that II would tend kill Of low grog shops where
POISONOUS liquors sold at low prices, which
would be Increased bv the tax.
Mr.. Brooks resolution Is as follows:-
Whereas stated by the President Of the Wine and
Spirit traders socety Of the city OF New YORK that
~ s. ns ..
direct tax this
hundred doaps .oms moas oi
to | ss ss and o sc
contribute largely and directly to the support Of the
RssoIv:d That the Committee on Cities be requested to
II; sy
posing s's "s each
.Sf srof ps specific sss S
and with hs s Of on II. ns s Of 0Ssh %
negcctns their du or on the part OF TO
both and debt Of the city Of New York
The time promote the Of temperance.
Laid on the table uuder the rule
CONTESTED SEATS
The contested election certain Assembly
districts threaten consume more time than
vices OF the contestants are worth. Neither the
Puray-M0rr case nor the Clark-Duell case has got
before he Chamber yet Tor decision. Tonight mo-
tou by Mr.. Purdy, based on the precedent OF Arnold
~ L Q III congressional election case, to grant to
Norris and himself permission to select from the i've
DR. SIX hundred printed pages OF testimony before
h,s committee such parts as each contestant mishs
deem to be material ana have them reprinted for the
ali out OF order by Mr., Alvord, who occupied the
Speakers chair.
CONVICT LABOR.
bill authorizing tho superintendent OF State
Prisons TO employ convict lxUor in tho construction
of a railroad between tie Cnnon Prison, at Danne.
mora, and Platsburg, on Lake ChampIon, which pons
arc now connected by a wagon roau, only provoked a
discussion OF the relation OF convict aoor TO the labor
Of workingmen outside The prisons in the course
OF which Mr. Purdy drew applause from the galleries.
Mr. Avord having first tbrea ened from the Speakers
Deat TO ciear the galleries IN case oi another demon
yratiop, descended to the floor and showed the pro-
prely of tho OF convict LABOR In this instance, and
Ihs bill was nnay ordered 10 third reading
Some days ago a bill restricting the passenger rate
IN the East river Jerry line between East thirty
Long Island City, TO Two cents fare. Was favoraby
reported from tho ,mmittte on Commerce. and
Navigation Of the Assembly, and committed ,an, to
lion malc by member OF the
Gommcrrc ann Navigation COMMITTEES TO We tho
bill referred back Tor reconsider tion. Tu,s motion
warmly oprrsed w The uri-'nal mover vi The
resolution, Mr. Keegan. who charicd that ihe bill
would thus be in danger pcing KILLED ''for a
Hayes could see tho necessity for returning tho bill,
AND u was therefore retained in The custody the
Committee Of the Whole with tho prospect OIL future
discussion ol MIR. Galvin's proposition to make the
are three cents instead OF two
INSANE ASYLUM ABUSES.
The following memorial, alluded TO in the HERALD
N last Saturday, which grew out OF recent discussion
me o ns state, was presented TO the
Assembly tonight by DR.. l. |. Hayes.
70 THE HONORABLE THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY OF THE
The committee of The % So.
os bodies to n,.'use az nany ~ a'G , the sondo" and
The committee has sreat reason believe that
s tn e. sSm ssS
Daronous and no. ip aceoranee with the present s-
raiions whicn are made with all due sol ,mniy the com
in.oe not only as directed by the society -
the society its meeting the 9Th inst 6ut It anrms
psrts in psycboorc medicine in all parts of the state
aud counry wei as y the % 2, s%nsn,
In Great Britain. France and Germany.
bodies the whole system which asylums Of this ninte
managed aud especially to the state Lunatc Asylum
Utica ainst which charges have been made ~
rsspons Bile end competent persons
TIE committee fore, for the OF the
objects respect honor bodies
appoint joint committee OF inquiry with power TO ake
bodies may seem best And your memorsiists
Is In duty bound will ever pray, &c
john q. HANNAH. NJ. d.
WILLIAM A. HAMMOND, ~. d.
u. ;. RIDDLE.
JACOB =. MILLER.
f. o. sPI1ZKA, NJ. D.
NEW YoRK. March Is. 1873.
Al the same time DR.. Hayes offered resolution
providing Tor committee oil i've OF the Assembly to
be 20 TO investigate tho manageme Of the
asyluns this State ana TO employ for tho purpose
qusite clerical force and stonographcr. The
rlao IN ahnAo nac laiA