The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-15
FISll'S CITY SALARIES BILL.
WHY HE WIZ HARDLY RECOGNIZE II
on SEEING 1T AGAyN.


The senate Committee Determined that
s2.O0O.OOO Year Shall Really he Saved
-Aivord's Bill also RuthIessiy Handled.
ALBANY, April 14-It is hardly probable
that Hamilton Fish. Jr will be ahleto recognize
his Salary bill when it comes out Of the Com
mttec on Cities OF the Senate. In n meeting Of
that committee on Thursday evening. Senator
Pomeroy submitted n number OF amendments.
which were agreed to. and which almost totally
change the whole scope oftho bill. They are in
substance what was asked for by Mr.. Allison.
Mr.. Herring, and others at a hearing before the
committee last Tuesday. and which were op-
posed by John II. Strahan and George Bliss. Jr.
The fact that the amendments are made by Sem
ator Pomeroy has occasioned some surprise as
when tho bill was rushed through the Assembly
by combination between FISH Alvord, and the
Tammany representatives. II was understood
that Mr. Pomcroy had agreed that II should be
hustled through the Senate in the same way,
without material change. Then II was openly
charged that q combination had been effected
between tho friends of Insurance superinten-
dent Smyth and the Tammnny Senators .,by
which Mr.. Smyth was TO have the vote Of the
Tammnny Senators for acquttal. and in re-
turn Tammany was to have such Legislation as
II wanted. and measures that II opposed were to
he Killed. II this was true. the combination
must certainly have been broken since,
and TammHny has been cheated. have
it on very good authority that Senator
Pomeroy has said within the last few days that
before the Legislature adjourned tho publio
should be- convinced that SO far us h" was con-
Tammany. The manner in which h. has carv,
W the Str rthan-Fish substitute would seem 10
give .olor to tins .ss"rt on. As originally pre-
p red IT provided that there should enn NJ
nnal reduction 81 IN. city eXp"ns's OF s2.0OO.-
n 4 developed Q l't that nearly one-half
o, tIis sum II not more would b. sayed by the
the bonded indebtedness. Mr.. Pomeroy has
amended the bill in this respect 80 ms 10 pro-
vide that thore shall b. a saving Of s2.Oo6,000
Independent o! these. In the original hill n
urge number IT on .inls were also exempted
from having their salares reduced, This
salaries OF all the city onlclaIs and Employees.
with the exception OF the Judicial ones whlcn
down. This will force he Board ~ Estimate
and App1rtionnicnt to cut down the pay Of fire.
mon. policemen. and all the employees Of the
city ut least twr ntv pcr cont. IN order to effect
the Reduction Of s20000D0. The section giving
the board ull control OF the salaries Of teachers
changed II is still lcit tho power "a fiX the to-
ial sum which snail be appropratcd for tho
salaries. number of EN- ployces. and tine general
management oi the school system is lett with the
Board Of Eiu'ation. The provision repealing
~ EXISTING laws limiting tie power and duties
Of tho Board Of Apportonnent has been strick-
an from the bill. Other amendments have been
HttuHs ~ Hipili9 ln-, Ii' power luN luH plll
orlginnlly placed IN thr hands OF the Board of
Apporuonin"ht' Hnd lnrlns. j 10 make an an.
huh I'uu ,loh ol SZ"Olu'ip from the Salnrits.
nnI, by ,rrduclnE me numrr ~ pace holders.
II Mr. folnernX lndu'es the Senate 10 agree
with nm; II VIII he lnt"rcsti ng 10 see the posi-
toh mat fls,ii ANord. and the Iammhny repre-
s'htntlN's VIII ,thkr When IN" hill comes back 10
thr Assembly inr its con urren- o.
me senate r!hhn'e tolnmlttee nave taken
hou OF AlNoris supply bi wth n ruthless
nHnn. ana are rultln< ON ana rr'urlng tne np.
prolrlWlons IN y way tnn' nrUlnls,s 10 unload
tto me extent oi at leHs' soFloOO Inc hppro-
prlhiioh Tor the new capitol. however. Will not
| o. cnHih-ccu' hs az NErSs tnat me monStroSty
must be llnshed. ma thr claim y mad" that
| trur economy r@gulr's mat II shonid he done rs
| soon as possible. Anolhrr rHson ls that most
OF lhe nom y Hpproprlhlrd GOES not 20 INTO the
srh"r"l WN ms y ~. II helhg transferred ii9m
uMh'N M 'hl"I ntIhirrs now IN thr tr"hsury. 10
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.ti'..' HaN, uplirH tn' Nnll' ~ .'N. fpr years
~ - lhS.ltu'9hs hhN' pfiWh I"aNhN on the
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t miDtr lu,I'lly' lH" '''h.l 'r hNVe dtter-
illH,u " u'' 200 "tbI'IfHlN bNN h' 'n'Y ms year
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