New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-31
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THE ABUSE OF APPOINTING An UNDUE NUMBER {

THE ABUSE OF APPOINTING An UNDUE NUMBER or
CLERKS AND MESSENGERS CCETAHsD - THE
VIEWS or MrMBFI,s GIVEN At LrNGIH.
TYRoM THE REGULAR CoHHE'rC.DENr or TIL TRIBusEl
ALBANY, jar 3O.-The creation of super
uous offices Of increasing political patronage
has been Of the vices OF rcccu; Legislatures UP TO
the meeting OF the present Legislature resistance has
been made 10y the party that might happen to he In
the minority in the LEGISLATURE 10 this sfdanderne oi
the money OF the taxpayers Mr. Erastus Brooks. Dcn
ocrat and Hr. Charles r. skinner, Republican. In the
present Assembly 10y vigorously resisting very
attempt 10 increase the number ~ employ 6
have almost put a stop TO this abuse Of power in that
body In tue Senate there have apparently been no per-
sons OF like economical Instincts The Senate has made
a large number Of appointments. AMI has also raised
the pay OF the clerk, and messengers OF some oi the
committees So great has tals abuse become that on
rocr Olcott felt It to be his duty yesterday to Inform
tue Financial CLERK OF the Senate that Ec would not pay
the extra conversation v6'cd. ON the ground that no
law authOriZ-s such payment.
The Assembly talked for TWO hours to-day, on the ~
subject OF the making Oi extra appointment Inc ccon0
mists ade Their usual warfare on Tie proposed appoint
mems and succeedrdin throwing ovr6oarl Que Of iGe
three men II was III ned 10 gave an office The struggle
was DTOLght Oh b. report If tie Committee on EEpeud.
tu iyorng tn appointment oil two mon - clerks o!
the Committee on Apl0Tionincni ana heSsgng,I' ne
stated that ono az tie popu'cd clerks was
Republican and the other Iemocfat. Mr.
Hamilton Fan H., called attention 10 this mention
OF the political opni rs 81 The Two clerks, ana 10,
-
ibe ucui on must bc c1puuccd. hr. ! as,u. Brooks
upon moved, substitute Tor ne report, tl"t the
ceI and messenger he discharged at tbs end OF the
twenty days within winch the Committee on Appofton.
ment is requested TO report MI Moer, OF the Appor-
ti0pmcnt Committee Oh the Assembly oi 10. s"ld lat
that conn tce only did five minutes WORK during tue
entire The clerk and the mfsi,n-er received
however $1,000 He never saw either the clerk or
the scnger aud LIE doubted whether they ever came
10 Albany. Mr. skinner said that 1t was well known
fact thai both bodies OF Tie lc-istturr had appointed
Is and messengers FOR their AppO tlOnmcut Commit
tees last year. and that tho appoutecs dd nothing 20
choir ltK
n was now proposed by the Assembly 10 appoint two
SUCH clerks for Its committee instead OF One-to
Mr. Ri"Srd said thar tho clerk OF the ipporti ,nmcni
Committee u; the last Assembly worked Tor man! hours
~ his clerk was absolutely necessary Tor the
.p,urtOunCnt Committee.
Mr.. Gilbert Republican, suggested that the cicThs De
pad OILY FOR tue time actually worked.
MIR. ErOoAs-IheTe lG2 cmpo'cS now. twenty years
ago MI Aiyod. wh"n member al the l., cSaturr, Il q.
his own the II Sis.ture without CORK or mos
scngtr. WI! accept Mr. Gh5er's suggestion and
amendment.
MIR. Alyord-1he WORK far less twenty years ago
Mi Brooks-But the la;c Constitutional amendments
cut off much Oi the labor OF the Legislature.
Mr.. GiD"rt's Amendment then adopted, rec'v wing
slxtynVr votes - s favor. Mr. Skinner then called for
Vision of the question. that mat separate sotrs
appoint. While tne being taken many OF the
ucruIe:s under the prct"ucc for asking 20 be
excused from voting gave their. reasons OF uier
vote scvcral Democrats. McSsf- Daly Grady, lihlilan
Mollcr and COnycrse. SAID That they intended 10 vote for
the appointment Of u clrrk 80 that the ArIortormcnt
should not nave any excuse Tor not reporting
bill within twenty day The first CLERK, Republican.
wa upp by trOi 20 oil vote was then taken
upon the Democratic clerk MI ANUsd pahly had mat
.nlicaIs honor ought to vote for the nominee.
Mr. kecgan, democrat aitei asIIis Inc speahsr win
informed 10y fellow mcInpcrh that me candidate was 81
dat party fath voted IN the Affirmative. The candi-
dar MAS elected by vote or % to o. barely sufficient,
90 being cQurcd. The 20 votes were not obtained TIL
after several members had been induced To change their
votes. The messenger was defeated by vote OF II
IN