New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-06
GENERAL LEGISLATION.

The CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHARTER-ExPENDl-
TURE OF MONEY IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
The LOTTERY LAWS.
lfRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRTBuSEl
ALBANY, April 5.-The Assembly passed to-
day Mr. Brookss bill authorizing the Chamber OF Com
merco to hold estate worth more than $4,000 as
provided In charter granted association by George
ILL., in I770. The ASSOCIATION intends to buy the old
Post Office property at Liberty and Nassausts, New
York, from the United States Government and build
thereon a fine building
Mr. Holiday presented resolution, which passed,
complaining that the Committee on Engrossed Bills mad
not had Apportionment Bill engrossed. declaring
that Il evident that tnis part OF scheme 10
report the bill next Tuesday The bill twice
ordered printed by the Assembly aud various changes
have been made In II which caused delay III enSrOss-
ing IL.
Mr. Warng purposes bill restricting the spending Of
money by the Government OF Brooklyn II has the fol-
lowing sweeping commands
SECTION l. All moneys received realized raised for
the County OF Kings, OF any OF It's otncels
departments, shall be used only Tor the particular
purposes and objects for which the mo, same
for any purpose by taxation the details or items OF sueh
purpose shall be stated separately ana distinctly IN the
resolutions fixing and determining the amount TO De 50
raised provided, however that an Item not exceeding
in amount tho Of $1,000 may be inserted for con-
tingrnt expenses"
SEC p In no instance shall any contract. agreement,
by Board OF Supervisors Or any OF the officers
employees departments OF said county, or OF any one
behalf of such county, until tue moneys 10 NEE
the same shall be first received. realized,
raised, provided for; and any and all per-
sons who shall directly indirectly violate
the provisions hereof by vote by act otherwise
shall conviction thereof be deemed guilty OF nis-
demeanor and be punished accordingly and In addition
thereto shall hcreupOn forfeit public place or office
he may then be holding together with the pay salary,
or emOlument which may then be due 10 him ana MS
term office shall thereupOn cease aud ne snail Tor
Ave years thereafter be ineligible to any office in said
country
Mr. Brooks offered the following, which was adopted
RssoIrsJ ~ The Senate that Senators ana
be sted IN view of the
decision OF the Court OF the United states al
verse night OF the State TO pass laws imposing any
per capita upon Immigrants To provide Tor te sup
port In OF poverty sickness 10 urge upon Con
eress necessity provision oy Federal law 10
release this from the burdens or tax, which,
has been declared this State cannot pass IN It's own
right. without violation OF the Constitution OF the
United states
dr. Berrgan offered the followieg resolutions, which
were adopted:
Pesored That the Police Commissioners OF the CITY
number places in the city where lottery or policy
tickets sold offered for second, their lOca
on giving the street and number OF the street third
the names OF the proprietors or persons III Charge
lating lottery prohibition laws fifth, the number of
convictions for such violations
Resoirod That the Distuct-Attorney OF NewYork he
requested TO report within five days nrst the number OF
indictments and prosecutions within the last two
for violation OF the lottery second whose com
plaiut such prosecutions indictments Were had
third, the names OF the persons prosecuted or indicted
fourth. what In each has become of such ndict
ments or prosecutions
The b.gving the appointment Of marshals to Just
ices OF the Courts OF NewYork ordered 10 third
reading In the Assembly.