The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-06
1AWNAKING FOR NEW YORK
uuiT rHE 1LBiNY sTtTEsNEN FRO
pOSE no 10 ron the CITY.

.rsumcnt, for AbcIi-hing the Costly Free Col.
,..e- Taking u scnip from Oid salts beit
IN. ,i,u Damage Act Entire Discovered
4, the New Code. now before the Governor
A1gNSy March Both Houses were en-
sa.,od most Of the morning in the third reading
~ huls In the Assembly Floyd Jones callod
,rom IN, table the bill allowing the state Com
ri.aioncr in Lunacy to employ II stcnographcr
mhich ,yns Killed by Alvord last week. He ex
,ioinod the necessity for the passage Of the
bnl and said that he proposed to take this
.,,in from Old Salts belt and pass the bill.
Avorl only laughed dorisyoly at the threat.
nm, Jones was as good as his word and. with
Mchelp Of Mr. Bergen Of Brooklyn. the bill was
,ass,l moth withstanding the objections of Old
Salt.
The pas-agc Of the last nine chapters OF
rhro,p', ode was the most important work OF
lbo session in the Assembly. 1t was in fair
uay of being defeated when Speaker Hustled
lo,k tive floor and said that many lawyers, who
las, ynAr opposed the ra-saEe oi the code. were
now satisfied that the sea oi trouble which they
hat been in for the past v"nr could only bc
calmcl hy taking this la-, d't'. aAd therefore
u,ry NOW nyor.dr Der lu Hayes. Mr.. Bcr-
zen. and several others favored 1t on the gem
sral Ground that % two .N- il WAS best 10
,hoose the least. which w.s ,hn only merit that
was claimed Tor the new .,l now that por-
zion of 70 WIS already in cN t. After two call
lnrs oi the roll. and q Vigorous drumming NJ
Of II. friend. ON the nuor. t'H lill was finally
na.sed w "a vote Of Is g. n. II now gocs to the
Go,ornor II il -nid that Mr. Throop has al
ready prepared about nfty amendments 70 the
codo which will bc Immediately introduced.
The bill repeating the charter u the Queens
County Railroad net passed the Assembly With
ont q dissenting vote
Silliam f. Pierce. CITY Judge of Long Island
Ciiy. -cnt to senator Oakley a few DAYS since a
~ hoishing his own OIL and transferring
bis duties TO other courts Mr.. Pierce received
isalary of s2 500 year. and had very little work
10 do i0ritso little that he believed that 1t could
be done 10y other officers. and the amount of his
salary be saved TO the taxpayers OF Long Island
City Upon statemcn, OF the facts 10y senator
Oakley the hill was sent TO a third reading. |
am assured that the Senators nre ready to ac-
eommI1atc any Of the oycrpaid judges and
Justce- Of the city Of New York in the same way
Mr. Fish. the Chairman o' the Committee on
Cities. received to-day Mayor Elv's letter favor
lng the appointment OF mn additional member
pf the Board Of Estimate and App9rtionment.
whose sympathes are fully with the tax
payers Of the city" The committee has now
sent "a communication to each member Of the
Board Of Estimate and Apportionmcni request.
Ing thom To- give their views on the question Of
reducing the salaries of school teachers police
Officers. and nremcn. The committee say that
they drsir" 10 know what this board il going 70
do about Those -aarir- hei Ir' they act on the
bill giving them tile power o. reduce those
Mr.. Grady this morning made an argument
bbsoiore the Committoc % Cilies r. favor Of his
pill to abolish the College Il the Ciy of New
York. He avcrrcd that the MONEY expended
rthe maintenance OF that institution is need :
h, sd Tor much worthier pnrposc ihy hnlidins 81
WHO are now receiving no education nt all be-
rause 3i ne oYysrcrowed condition Of The exist,
benefit only one clnss OF the community. rs
parents Of moderate means requi re the services
oitheir CHILDREN as soon as they leave the pub.
lie schools. But admitting that the children OF
the poor as well as the rich avail then selves of
question whether they were benefited. Even
Il they were they could receive the
%me education without any eNpcnse to to
abolished Columbia College and the University
Of the City OF New York both had free scholar
to pay the usual fees. lie insisted that the ex-
lstsnce Of this college operated against the use
iqlness ot the grammar schools. as me course
late So as to prepare the pupils for the college,
and not for the practical duties and business Of
life. III addition 10 this. II was violation Of
personal rights TO tax the general public for the
purpose OF giving q collegiate tdUcAtlonto any
mans child The duty q tho taxI .yer, he
Averred, crnses when The rudimcutary branches
Of ednea'ion ara taught al the expense OF the
Tie ard Of Education sent in It's reply to
lhe resOiuuon IN re- alton To- ihe saiarles Il
teachers In New York city. The amount paid
ors 19s5e7 M By the ,9 HSEgF E % n Gy IF NSw y
duetion made 10y the hoard the sum paid this
gear will be $l2o,59s. Theamognt paid To every
schools q the city il given together with the rc-
du'tion for the present yer. making largo
volume OF tables. hut for some rea- Z ne t9ard
failed 10 give the total amount paid Perhaps
1t WIS too much labor ing thn salary they re-
eeiNe % uSe the trouble T. adi them ". th;