The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-09
WORK IN THE LEGISLATURE.
HURRY AND hustle PRECEDING THE
END or THE SESSION
Mr.. Pomeroy's Failure tn Push Through the
strahan Appointment BIi-EndIng the Core
Poration Taxation INroiect for the Present.

ALBANY, May SIN the Senate, Mr.. Pome-
roy attempted to rush through under the party
whip. the bill which the diRniled Strahan sent
flying through the Assembly to take tho con-
nrmation Of the Mayors appointments from the
Aldermen and create commission consisting
OF the Mayor. Comptroller. and City Judge to
Ill all vacancies not filled within thirty days
after the expiration Of their terms OF Office.
But Mr.. Pomeroy failed 1t having been de-
cided by the seekers after city patronage that
this bill should DO advanced another step in
obedience to their command Mr.. Pomeroy called
his Committee on Cities together while the Sem
ate was in session. and tried TO get unanimous
report Of the bill. But even In this he could not
handle all tho Republicans on the Committee.
and the best they would do was to report it for
consideration. When he reported the bill. he
moved 10 Immediately advance II to n third
reading. thus preventing tho Senators from
having an opportunity to examine the bill. or
even permitting 1t to be printed. This brought
up Senator Ecclcsne who charged that this
was the result OF political bargain which had
been made in New York. whereby the spoils
OF public plumber In that city we're to be dlstrib
uted between q few tricky politicians. who had
shufIied the cards that tho Republican Senators
were now asked TO play by railroading this bill
through. There WIS n hitch In the original
the Boaro OF Aldermen. and now a Repu blican
Legislature was asked to step in and make
new trnde. Senator Hogan spoke in the same
vein. and warned tho Republicans that they
would DO cheated even though this measure be-
came law, IA they had always heretofore heen
cheated when they conspired agni INST the will Of
the majority Of the people OF the city. Senators
Hughes and Goodwin appealed to the Rcpub-
Leans not 70 rush this important measure
through with such unseemv haste.
Senator Pomeroy and the Syracuse merchant,
Mccarthy cracked the party whip and refused
TO grant any delay, Three Republican SeDa-
tors refused to be whipped in and voted no on
ordering II to third reading. They were Messrs.
Go6el. Lippitt and Marvin, Two or thrne others
lodged, but would have voted against pOmcrOy
II they had been, forced TO vote, Pomeroys
motion WAS dete9iGd-l3 to 10. The dignined
pisbecker. ex-Alderman Barney BiGlin, Henry
\. Beers OF tho Council OF Municipal Reform.
Q. b; Potter. and other ,mlssionaries were ON
tho floor counselling and giving advice.
The bill 70 reduce the salary OF the Commits
soner Of Jurors In tho CITY OF New York 10
was concurred in by the Assembly and imme-
diately signed by the Governor. Tho Mayor
can now appoint the successor Of Tom Dunlap.
and shut down on one large leak In the city
tho doect the pay Ss p iSs ' Ssw York Ex
reading the bill Of Deacon Richardson auihor.
zhR me construction OF IN elevated railroad
on Atlantic avenue. Brooklyn.
Senator Harris presented his resolution TO
ude over the question ~ taxation OF corpora
tons for another year. 1t directs thu. Finance
Committee OF the Senate and the Ways and
Means Committee OF the Assembly to prepare a
bill which shall provide for the creation Of u
commission composed Of eminent citizens se-
lected solely with reference to their qualiilca-
tions for the work to he periormcd and that
the commission so created be directed TO maze
examination Of the tax laws OF the State. and
also to gather all needed information in relation
70 the laws Of other States. and in relation 10 the
ton so that II will be equitable to ali classes Of
property, and that said commission b. directed
70 report To- the next Legislature. during the
frat week Of its session. the result Of their in
vestigaton. with the draft Of n bill intended to
secure the accomplishment OF these ends. The
resolution was adopted
The question OF whether there shall be a
surface in the Assembly. when the I'LL OF Mr.
rations. was up for It's third readne. Ii soon
became plain that Broadway was the plum
OF the st. Nicholas Avenue and Forty.second
street Railroad Company. II also became plain
that other interests were looking for the same
plum, and that the forces on both sides had
been brought out In full. and an old-fashioned
horse railroad skirmish was Imminent, Tho
who asked for the right 70 build railroad on
Broadway. Ind no idea Of seeing this franchise
20 to another without a struggle. Several
amendments were offered to the iii. one lis
tnctly giving the first company tho right 10
build road IN Broadway below Fourteenth
street. and another that the franchise shall he
sold by auction 10 the highest bidder by tho
financial officer OF the city. Then tho bill and
The Assembly passed the bill authorizing the
construction OF an islnnd on Robins Reef, also
the act ceding TO the United States the right Of
way necessary for the Improvement Of Harlem
River; also appropriatinG $3.50 600 20 secure a
better high water service in New York city also
relative to the fees OF auctioneers in the sale n
renl estate under orders OF tho courts and tho
bill To- prevent State, city and county officials
from being appointed referees and receivers by
any court in New York or Brooklyn.
The bill regulating the size OF ballots TO be
used at elections, and providing for uniform
Assembly.
The Governor sent back to the Legislature
to-day six more vetoes OF special and uncon-
stitutonal bills which ii had passed and reso-
lutlons were passed. recalling several more to
save them froma similar fate.
The afternoon session OF the Assembly was
postponed until evening. in order Ia give
staiesmen Fish, Adons. Mann. Broker Wheeler.
20 TO a base ball match.
In the evening was taken up the bill amend
session laws. Mr. Alvord moved 10 strike ont
the hrst section saying that the Governor would
veto It, being set against recognizing political
Mr.. Baker. in reply. said that II was the inten-
non early In the session to urge the passage Of
session laws. but this did not meet the senti-
ment OF the House. He had therefore deter
mined, II these laws were to be published. to
have them published as fully as possible in pa
pers having the largest circulation. As to rec
ognizng political parties. the present law
tlFn III THIS matter, ana III
rects the publication OF these laws in
papers OF opposite politics. This bill
only made change In the law by providing
that these laws should be published In papers
Independent in politics and in German papers
He said the statistics showed that tho circula-
tion OF the independent press in this State WINS
lTo.0OO. OF the Republican press 277 900 and ~
the Democratic. press 1874 900. This showed that
these laws ought to be- published In papers Of
the Independent press. He also thought that
the German population who read their own
language In the German papers. ought to have
these laws laid before them.
MIR. Williams the Greenback member from
OsweRo, spoke OF the partisan predictions Of
political parties. and said II there were more
members OF the Legislature Of independnnt
politics than there Are. the legislation would he
OF character, for which the people would be
more thankful.
Mr.. Avord then took the floor and spoke in
dent press.
Mr.. Williams argued that the independent
press should DO retained. ms the people took
those newspapers because il was in such pnpers
only that they could find tho truth
After some further debate Speaker Alvorl
made an appeal to the House 10 maintain its
dignity, which he said had been lowered 10
degree he had never before seen. Progress
was reported on this bill.
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