The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-15
The STATE CAPITAL.
Failure to Pass a New EX-
else Measure. :.
A LAST DESPERATE EFFORT.
Rejection of the Conference Report
on Reapportionment.
HAYES FINANCE BILL PASSED.
HAYES FINANCE BILL PASSED.
The New Sinking Fund Bill Goes
to the Governor.
Discovery that the Public BURDENS Act
Had Been "DOctOred"
INK TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. |

Albany, May IL. 1873
Tho attempt 10 supplant amend tho existing
Excise law OF 1857 has definitely failed In both houses
cfthe Legislature Last night tho senate refused 10
consider the subject by vote OF Is to H. and this
evening Tho Assembly showed equally relentless
determination. Constituting himself .'foriorn hope"
Mr. Purdy tried the desperate motion to strike out
all after tho cnact,ng clause or bill relating
TO a certain notary public In New York and subs,i-
tuto Dr. Hayes now Restaurant bill in It's stead
Absurd and unprecedented as It the motion throw
tho House into an excitement. Mr.. Alvord promptly
raised the point OF order that the matter proposed 10
be substituted was not german to tho titio
OF tho bill under consideration Mr.. F,z-
gerald was In tho Speakers chair, and, al
though o democrat and young rnembsr,
decided the point Of order woll taken Mr. Purdy
appealed from this decision, Whorcupon tho real
Speaker Mr. Hustled, resumed his seat and In answer
to question Of Mr. Brooks confirmed the decision
and defended 1t by citations from tho rules Mr.
Puriy continuing to appeal Mr.. skinner moved lay
tho appeal on tho table. This motion carried by
pcrcmpsory vote, and the Liquor law OF 1857 still
survvea
WORKING OF THE LAW 1857.
Judge Bockcs, who rendered. the celebrated judg.
ment which preceded tho Interpretation OF that law
by the Court OF Appeals told your correspondent
within fortnight At Saratoga that It had proved 10
be excellent law for the interior counties md tho
sentiment OF the interior has been clearly favor
OF retaining and maintaining that several Senators
and members who privately conceded its Injustice
and impracticabiity In New York and other largo
cities afraid for political reasons to vote 10 re-
place II, even IN the latter localities by enforcible
statute
PRISON STATISTICS ASKED poR
Mr. Raines called from he table the resolution ask
ing the Superintendent Of State Prisons tor niorma
lion as 10 the necessary changes and expense
tho Intervention OF contractors Souator ST. John
be stricken from the resolution. Senator Hughes
said that the State had much printing
i,shed, where tho work could 30 performed. large
annual saving would result. Senator Rsincs said
that tho intervention OF contractors was viewed with
disavor By all the prison reiormers 10 the State Ho
ratio seymour among tho rost Under tho resoiu.
nons the superintendent could recommend mo Irish
adopted, and Tho superintendent Will report to the
next Legislature.
BILL ooNchRMSo GAS
very warm discussion was had At the afternoon
session over the Gas biil amending the general Law
10 take from tie table tho bin in question, and
| on motion OF Mr. Pierce, OF Kings, " exempt that
county the debate progressed senator Jacobs
has delivered during tho session, and charged
that the bnI had been "doc,orol" at . midnight
session, and that contained matter which bad
boon read either the senate the Assembly. This
was denied by senator Harris and atier much ques-
oning 10 aud fro vote taken and Mr.. Pieree's
| amendment carried BY a vote ofl7 to 80.
RECALLING TnE PUBLIC BURDENS BiLL~
ns h since ~
PRODUCTION in the Assembly might be a warning TO
over jealous legislators II That class At Albany
sons This bill nrs. appeared a. the
''saarios BILL" and amer II had been found
salaries In Now York city Tor the relioi OF the tax-
payers, reappcared IN the form Of substitute with
was sent Senate thero referred 10 the Commit.
tee on Cities amended In that committee, reported 10
the senate and committed 70 tho Committee Of the
and reported back with amendments. The senate then
passed II, The Assembly adopted 1t with tho senate
amendments and u was sent 10 tho Governor In tho
form IN which u was recently Published In tho
HEnALn But It was only yesterday discovered that
by hocus- pccus certain phrpseoiogy had cfcpt
into tho bill which nad tho effect to mpetsy nullify
s design TO effect reduction Of 81 oO0 600 Of city
salaries Tho third section, for example, was made
TO read follows:-
Amy judIcsi other whose SALARY Is by
tho constitution OF by rtsate prohibited from being dimn
ana b. paid SALARY when entitled but his
s . "D, ws would 0 % r, Te G
officer 10 q sum ia excess Of 500 0per snnnm
rho words Tor by sia,uten would nave prevented
Interference with the salaries OF whole host OF ON
Gals whose pay Is not specified In the construction at
ALL but has been xcd IN numerous acts passed by tho
Legislature from year TO year
MR. pfsn rJycrs THE sBrYEST
On the discovery Of this worm in tho bib, and also
oil othr defects which brought u almost into actual
connct WIN the constitution Of the state, Mr. rish
to-day madc motion 10 recall It from the Gus
and with The assistance OF Senator Pomsroy, chair
OF tho Senate Committee Cucs, The bill
was this afternoon subjrctcd TO thorough
ana nm oil ovcrhsuling and amendment II passed tho
Assembly tonight aud will doubtless DO accepted BY
the senste In tho morning. As amended mo third
session now applies ~ Judicial cflicoss only wlnss
salaries are prohibited from Dsius dipnsshed by ari-
Gle Of the constitution, leaving the sslnres Of s
other officers dealt by heads departments
eDjoincd by tho other soctions OF tho act.
A PRESIDENTIAL FRAUD.
Mr.. Daily at length offered his resoi ulion directing
tle frDua MAJ Y0rk In vata
favor OF an investigation Of President Hayes tito
Ia tho Assembly laio this afternoon. Hc claimed
for " thc highest privilege; but before II
had been read halt through, there was a general
voilvy Of objections from me republican members,
Daily mildly explained that his only object to set
tie an important doubt The explanation eitcited n
chorus oi ders ana the publicity OF tho resolution
having been secured II was returned TO It's author
RIVER P.Rpumss
Tho bill provdlng Tor the abatement OF nuisanccs
across tho East RIVER having been, By resolution
offered by Mr. McDonousb, ordered 10 a third reading
IN tho Assembly, was, by counter resolution offered
by Mr.. worth, OF brooklyn, recommttcd tonight TO
tho COMMITTEES on Public Health. This extin guishes
u at tho eleventh hour and tho upper wards OF
Nov York suffer aud be strong with vie odors dur
nsArrosrrosxrxr pryEArgn.
Tho Alvord Appor,ionmcnt BIZ, rs amended by tho
Senate, has fsiicd IN tho Assembly, being defeated
there by The votes OF all tho democratic members who
werc present and by those OF SIX rcpubli cans
namely, Andrews, Ducll, Madison, sheldon, skinner
and h. Taylor. The senate had altered the senate
districts considerably, but the principal injustice
committed, which excited the complaints OF
republicans IN the Assembly and gavo them
excuse at last to vOto against tho
port OF tho conference committee, tho TAX.
lug away OF member OF the Assembly IRON suffolk
county and giving member TO 81 Lawrence tho
latter county being thus granted three mempc and
tho former on!y one. Nobody but Mr. Brooks had
anything TO say about the injustice tho cities
OF New York and brooklyn, which THIS bill would
pcrpotusto Mr. BROOKE, using tue only opportunity
sivcn bim--nvc minucs-whorcin 10 explain his vote,
denounced the measure as partisan, ss a denial OF
right aud Justice and a violation tho
tlu nj fba
constitution. Mr. SNlnncr. who voted Atalnst IL
because OF tho Scnatcs action IN respect TO suffolk
county, tad what rs doubtless rue-that the e0rl OF
the Souno had been defeat a nov apportlon me Mt
SO, uness some further action ~ taken the present
apporionmcnl Of tho state will stand
WASTING MONEY.