The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-16

NIX. JACOBS SHORE INSPECTOR
The General ApproprjatiOn bill, sent up from the
lower House. and which passed the Senate yesterday.
with dments the appropr Tor Inc
Western House Of Refuge and the Western Deaf Mute
Asylum was returned to the Assembly to-day, where
u was adopted alter q brei debate on new item OF
$4,000 offered BY Senator Jacobs az salary for the
Suffolk and Wsstchester adjoining Long Island
sound.
LIT US INVESTIGATE
Several resolutions TO investigate wore introduced
into the Assembly, among them one by MIR. Seebacher
en- csng on the Comptroier OF sne CITY OF New YORK
tee on street Cleaning to furnish within twenty days
such information as to the best method as WILL In
Their opinion tend to the most enectua cleaning OF
the city's streets
Another resolution, offered by Mr.. McDonough, re-
quests the Attorney General 10 tell the Assembly
wi,nn ten days what further LEGISLATION Is neces-
sary Tor the protection OF deposors In savings banks
In this State.
Mr. Brooks presented resolution asking tho Comp
troIer " state the amount OF auction duties paid In
New York city under the law which obges such pay
meuts
DR.. Hayes introduced resolution which mpeaohes
the proposed reduction OF teachers salaries In New
YORK, discern iuating invidiously between the
higher and subordinate teachers the salaries of the
hieher class not being diminished
"A bill Is before the Assembly which, If adopted, will
obigc The elevated railway companies In New York
10 run their trains every ten minutes from n.
until midnight, and every fifteen minutes from mid
night TO i've O'Clock IN the morning
Among the new bills brought into the Assembly to-
day Is one by Mr.. Fish, providing that members OF tho
s,ons a. the discretion Of tho full Board Of Commis
sfoners, alter serving fifteen years; another by Mr..
ihain 10 hold officers Of Insurance companies nc.
countabo Tor false representations OF capital losses
and assets and another by Mr. Bergen (Which will be
Interesting to HoDrcws) charterng tho Grand Lodge
tks Order Of Berth Abraham.
NEW CANAL BILL
The bill introduced In the Assembly to-day by Mr..
visions looking toward ree canaL'' II repeals in
tho Drst place, all ic7yng tolls, provides
that IN lieu oil tolls boats hereafter navigating the
mails shall pay twenty-five cents per mile for towage
The bill then goes on to dehBe system OF towagc by
locomotives TO be Lard upon each bank OF the canals
by the Buffalo, syracuse and Albany Railroad Com
pany. IL Is stipulated that the railway company thus
authorized shall do all the towing, by lis locomotives
pf canal boats for the prescribed fee oil twenty
ave cents pcr MILE except whore other
means OF towage may DO used by other parties
The company proposes 70 charge tolls not exceeding
mill per too per mile on ali freighs, aud on lum-
Der, sawed and half mills per 900 ieet per mile
nnt on lumber In rata twv and one-half cents per
1000 feet per miIe and on TIMBER IN RATS one cent
per 1000 feet per mile. From the tolls thus 10 be col
lected from proceeds oil the twenty Two cents
for towage collected The railway company engages 10
pay into the State treasury every month"; from May 70
November, both inclusive $l2S 5l A. being 500, 900
yearly, but as the same " proposes to retain any
'costs Of establishing and maintaining SAID system Of
towape and Of collecting SAID tolls" Additional pro-
visions Of the bill contain checks upon dscrmlna
IN passenger rates ana freight rates. and subject the
1ndicatcd system Of towage the supervision and
troll OF the Canal Board
STATE fnrsos MATTERS
A bill was introduced 10 tho Senate this morning by
Senator 81 Johns appointing L. ID. PtDsbury Superin-
tendsnt OF State Prisons, and Sinclair Tousey and Arcn