The New York herald., 1878-03-27
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Prisoners Who May Be Elk
amined as Witnesses.
OVERRIDING A VETO.
What Brooklyn's Great Drive
Has Cost.
A LOAD OF DEBT.
A LOAD OF DE BT
Measure to Prevent the Spread OF
Cattle Diseases.
MIR. JONES ON INTOXICATION.
ALBANY. March 26.. 1878.


visions of bill introduced inis morning by Senator
Ecclesine are to be removed by the Board OF Public
Works. and the Board Of Appor,ion ment rs directed
10 raise the money for the work by taxation.
THE EVERLASTING PIPELINE BILL
The General PipeL law, under which gas and pack
age despatch companies can be organized. was to-day
Tor the fourth time, progressed in the Senate Senator
Hogan, who has been the uncomprom isng op
ponent OF this bill since IL came before tho Senate,
deavored to have provisions restricted petro
lcum aud failing in this succeeded in exempting New
York city the operations of The law by
tion Of a clause effect This amendment did
not satisfy the friends OF the bill and they moved 10
have progress reported
COMMITTEE MIDDLE.
For the first tune since the Senate convened
mudde, Senator Robertson called it, the re-
suit OF committee Of the whole, Of which
Mr.. WagsaG chairman The bill OF sen-
ator Turner providing that no one should
bequeath more than one quarter OF his prop.
erly TO any charitable Institution was under
discussion To extrioale the committee Mr.. Robert
moved 10 report progress and ask eavs 10 sit
again. This motion had been made four or five times,
but for the committee refused to enter
tain it. 1t finally carried, however, and the dead
lock broken.
OVERRIDING VETO.
To-day for the first time in years, veto was
rejected In the Senate. AS stated in these dispatches
lew days since, the Governor returned bill by
the provisions of which courts OF record were
empowered to wrts OF habcas corpus
for the production of prisoners in court
10 testify. Senator Robertson, who introduced
be bill, moved that The De laid the table in
Drder that at future day he might be enabled to show
the Senate that the ground taken by the Governor In
the veto was untenable. The motion carried
,ha
to-day wnen Senator Robertson called 1t up
He explained that the Revised Statutes made the
testimony of persons conhued in jails except leons,
competent, and provided for the production OF the
persons in court BY the laws OF 1877 the restric
tons as to feons were removed, but no method was
provided Tor the production OF tue PRISONERS in court
The bill vetoed by the Governor provided the method.
THE LAW IN POINT.
Section article l. iitle l. o. chapter OF the Revised
upon the application any party proceeding
civil or criminal pending in said court to issue writ of
any prisoner who detained In any Jail prison
be cxamined witness such suit proceeding in
a % s cSE % who has
convicted crime msdemeanor is, notwithstanding,
for purpose affecting the weight OF his testimony
m ma pV 10 tbat uar n a
The examining him is not concluded by his to
Alter quoting the law the Senator moved that the
Senate non.concur in the Governors veto, and the
motion was carried by a vote OF - TO 7, Senators
Goodwin, Jacobs, Jones, Oakley, Raines Sessions and
ST. John voting against Senators }. T. Pierce, Morris
sey ana Edck being absent
KINGS COUNTY INTERESTS.
The Kings county delegation took possession OF Tho
Assembly to-day and not choked of until after
the arrival oi the dinner hour A bill introduced by
Mr.. Bergen, Of that conpty, and reported tavoraby
by the Committee on the Affairs OF Cites 10 make
the cost OF the Improvement OF the grand
charge upon the county OF Kings there
by relieving the lands heretofore specifically
assessed Tor that Improvement was the cause of the
r..
the Ninth district, through which. in the towns of
Fiatbush, Greenbush .and Gruvesend. the Park.
way runs. He explained the reason OF the
hll's beng IN a lucid and graphic manner.
He alleged that the boulevard IN question,
"the Rrandest drive in the worli,n
illustration o the less exrvagance OF the Brook
lyn Park Commi-s soners, wnch has added to th DEBT
Of Kings county some $40, 900 000 In this Instance
the Commss oners pursued course o1 confscaton
and ROBBERY. In the law oi 1869, which originally
provided ior the laying out oi the Parkway, con-
dition was inserted winch required the consent oi the
property owners along The way. by an amendment
TO the Jaw IN 1872 that condition abroeated and
the property owners were lett absolutely at the mercy
oi Ane Commiss ioners. Tue Parkway was laid out
upon an unpreceientedly great scac--a roadway
2l0 feet wide, with broad rsuking lt.
Tue area OF assessment each side extended
only 1850 feet from the borders ot the Parkway,
aud comprised only ABOUT seven hundred and hiiv
acres OF agricultural land Yet upon TINS limited
drst assessment oil 100000 levied ana PAD,
aud seoond assessment tlor grading aud opepEg OF
S400O 900 had been levied which, Mr. Bergen insisted,
u ought not 10 pay In iact the owners could not
anord TO pay 1t, because, IN some cases,
the OF tue assessments upon them,
amounting 10 LOOT an acre. Moreover, ar. Bergen
showed That the Parkway tse Is owned IN lee Uy tue
city oil Brooklyn, Is ponced by the ciy, IS usei as
pleasure drive 10y the citizens IN tact portion OF
Prospect Park ana 1he principal outlet through the
park 10 Ocean Beach. The acvdntages OF the
drive are ali enjoyed by the people OF Brook
yn, while the expense OF II has hitherto
by a lew farmers aud other proprietors Immediately
adJolningiL lie urged that TINS hI, wnich proposes
TO distribute through twenty years taA levy upon
Brooklyn sufficient 10 deiray The estimated cost OF
a
Inc whole tax would amount ~ teu cents on every
ii, 900 worth OF property IN the county OF Kings.
STAGGERING UNDER A LOAD OF DEBT
Mr. WarIug, speaking Tor himsrii, ana assuming 10
speak ior the Sven other members from brooklyn
districts, vehementy opposed the blll. BroukIyn,
said Ie, ls staggering unuer Ioaa o Indebtedness
that threatens TO throw tho city at any time in,o
bankruptcy. The deUt tnerc has been increased
FIJI O0O. O0v ny devices ike this, which swell the bur
of local taxation. The total now amounts
10 more than SAC, 900, AMI seventeen per cent
Df the properly IN the city Is mortgaged Tor II.
Nr. WarGg patneticaliy contrasted tne condition OF
Brooklyn IN this respect Win That OF The town OF
bravesend, whore Ocean Parkway term nates-tho
richest town III the State, anu the oaly town wnicn
ioes not pay cent OF tax, the rent oil beach room 10
buildings ON the beach su1lcing pay It's taxes and
tield u considerable revenue besides Mr.. Warng said
here was no complaint ut nrst about the levles Or
Ihis boulevard among tbe properly owners and specu
ators along the route, VINO expeotcd their lands
you'd rise IN value aud that they would thus make a
good thing out OF IT, IL is oAly now, when their
Ipcculations have not yet proved as prosperous as
.boy hoped, that they sookIO saddle tue OF I'M
proving their lands upon the Guy OF Brooklyn.
DT Hhyes, speaking LOT the Io"mit'ee on Oitles,
deended the bill as just one. Mr. Worth, Mr.
Neyenborg and one or Two other Brooklyn members
spoke against IT, and after two O'clock at the socita.
ton oi AR. Alvora anu MI Brooks, tie Committee OF
the Whole rose and reported progress upon H. mo-
ton by Nj Bergen, III the House, 10 discharge the
committee IRON Iurthcr consideration oil the bill and
order II 10 third reading, was suosequentiy laid on
the table.
Tue TRUANcY BUREAU
Mr.. Sccbachers bill TO aDonsD the TruaBcy Bureau
In New YORK city alter briei struggle against ~
BY Mr.. WarIng anu other gentlemen VINO did not
what they were talking ABOUT, ordered to thrd read-
ing. Tho VITA! section is as oliows:-
stcrIos 1.-The Board of Education In the city OF New
lork Eereby enpowered aud required 20 apply 10 the
Police Department OF said city detail OF such
Ot patfOimcn Of police mny required
exceed each SchOo Inspection
the provisions OF section VI cnapIer t2I OF The
Laws OF 1874 entitled An act TO secure To churen the
benehot elementary education aud appliea-
vi o Education, Police tue
shall detail such OF officers be requested.
The board Edncaton shall hereafter appoint
officers Of except above PROVIDED shall
other IL this regard sucn be