The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-19
Movement to Repeal tha
Gold Act" Of 1873.
G I Il Y s U 1 Il s.
Demand for Details of All Claims
Since January, 1877.
CENTRAL AU THORITY
Attempt to Give the Mayor the Sole
Power Of Appointment.
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ALBANY. N Y, March IL, 1873
Both houses met this evening, the Senate holding
short session and the Assembly u rather long oua
REMOVING FINANCIAL IMrEDMESrs
Senator Sessions bill repeating the act OF 1873
making gold payments obligatory on all contracts OF
than $500 made in the State Of New York alter
January /, 1879, ordered to . third reading
Senator Looms, voted to report the bill from the
committee, moved to strike the nrst section and
then explained that no would vote against the OIL
when came up for final reading.
LAWYERS TAX.
The bill similar that introduced In the Assembly
authorizing tho Cerk Of the Court OF Appeals 10 co-
ect tweEt five cents from every lawyer the state
In consideration OF entering his name Ia a book TO be
kept in the office OF said clerk, moved in the
Senate Committee OF the whole As no explanations
of the benefits Of tho bill except the fee made
tho committee reported progress and asked ieavsto
Sit again.
REsoLuTioN ADDKEssED TO KELLY.
In the Assembly Mr. Daily onered the following
resolution, which, after being amended by Mr. Grady
SO as to substitute the Corporation Counsel for the
Comptroller the officer to whom the request should
be addressed, was adopted:-
K.ovsa That the COMPTROLLER q the city of Nav York
BIO requested within after
resolution to report to .hs assembly for T.. .norms-
bic .sSSatsa and srransee Of the number, nature
of all s for or
file with in Of the Finance Department
claimants or assgnecs OF claims OF plaintiffs in
s.a city souasy day J.nasIy .s is7i.
and thereof with the OF the persons
Sos s
have been paid Or and n not paa their
we're consented on beSS the city or county and also
lively included In such Also the
been sused or paid are In process payment soluss.
ment or compromise.
THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY.
Az anendment to the act incorporating the New
Work College Of Pharmacy, introduced by DR.. Hayes
tonight prcscribes that the officers OF the insttu.
ton shall be president. three vice presidents, .
treasurer secretary. who be elected the
stated meeting March Of year, whom also there
shall be elected board OF nine trustees, OF which tho
Tue board Of trustees is 70 DO divided into snrs:
classes-the term OF Office OF the nrst class to DO
three years. the second class two and Of The
MORE POWER TO HIS HONOR
Mr. Fish's bill TO confer more power on the Mayor,
Irrespective OF the Board OF Aldermen, reads iol.
lows:-
The head, Of al department. ana ali so%m,.iea: Al.
the repair any building belonging 10 or to be paid
,o By the city shstlSi named II any lay appointed
.pa esh., SS. not y D,os |.
pointed ~ the MAYOR OF said city, without
PROTECTION FOR POOR JACK.
DR.. Hayes' bill for "the Better Protection OF
| Scamen the Port and Hsrbor OF New York; pro.
for board OF commissioned fer licensing saors
boarding house or hotels In the cities OF Now York
and Brooklyn, consisting Of three persons to Do
selected respectively by the Chamber OF Csmmerce,
the Now York Board Of Underwriters and the Marine
| Society,"
The two dcrelict witnesses IN the Purdy Morris
tested election case,o VIII 'scotty'' aud John Duty
hrnn I'm hnF nf Hama uht
| tho Sergeant. alarms and madc their Mr..
Scott attributed his omission 10 respond 10 the
prisoned and to temporary physical disability result
ing IRON the application OF mustard piasters TO his
uated explanation did not satisfy the Assembly,
which ordered the recalctrunt TO DO detained for
respond to tho COMMITTEES and subpoena because at the
time he received II no was assistant jacr oil the West.
chester County JAIL and the only ooer In charge Of
,ha. building and It's inmates In the absence
| Of the Sheriff, tho Deputy Sheriff and the
Ja'lor va. accepted and be "a: purssa Of son.smpt
wArxnvEEr ARSENAL.
Mr. Hughes introduced In the senate q concurrent
resolution asking the NcwYork State Representatives
Congress- to vote against tho sale Of the waterves
been offered In the Assembly, Mr.. Alvord made some
explanatory statements 10 its favoE Ofhccrs
sS Sss.'' IL. %
at three placss-namely, Newark, N. j..
Augusta Ca. and Rock Island. Ill. Mr.. Aivord
| cited tho experience Of France and other European
Powers and the reforms found necessary in England
70 show tho embarrassment and disasters resulting
anticipated in time OF from tho concentration Of
thu manufacture OF war material ana equipments ns
few or single points The delay caused France at
! the outbreak OF tho lato war with Germany by tho
previous failure to distribute material in Pead-
ness Tor the armies largely contributed, IN Mr.. Al.
words opinion. to tho defeat OF tho French aud
| tho subsequent overthrow OF the Empire. THIS and
other arguments IN favor OF tho resolution pop
| ular enough 10 induce the Assembly 10 resent the
proposition for sale OF tho old waicfvlet Arsenal
| ny largo majority.
| COMPANIES
On Mr.. hepburns motion tho important insurance
bill reported by the Assembly insurance Committee, Q
synopsis Of which vas sent you last week, Was made