The New York herald., 1879-03-11


HoUsE-PAssED TO THIRD READING--CUr-
TING DOWN THE SALARY OF THE COMMISSIONER
OF JURORS.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
ALBANY, March 10, 1879.
The only discussion Of any particular interest to-
night in the Assembly related to apportonmont Mr..
Hepburn's bill was considered in committee of the
whole and ordered to a third reading. The usual
hackneycd objections were advanced. Speaker
Alvord alluded to the folly Of wranglng
on the subject. insisting that the proper
disposition to bc made Of the bill to send it for
consideration to conference committee of both
houses. The outlook for the passage of any appor-
tionmcnt measure seems more and moro doubtful as
the session progresses The debate certainly tended
to create this idea Mr.. Baker moved to take Orleans
county from tho Twenty-ninth Senate district and
place it in the Th;rtcth district. N.Y. Avord thought
it would Be- lost time undertake perfect this bill
in this committee, and the sooner it given to
conference COMMITTEES the better. 1t would have
to go there finally. Mr.. Hepburn thought
the motion of Mr. Baker showed how
little interest he took in districts other than his
own. His motion makes the Twcnty-eighth district
consist of Orleans alone and he argued that that
would give Monroe . dsproportionate representa-
ton. Mr. Baker called attention TO the fact that
Assembly instead Of three as now ana yet she is to
have attached to her the county Of Orleans whom she
is represented in the Senate alone. He did not
think the people of Orleans would like 1t. They re-
garded this bill as not only unfair but nnconstitu-
tiona Ho agreed with tho gentleman from Onon-
daga that this BILL IL perfected at all. must be per-
Icoted in conference committee. He would. there
fore, vote against the amendment and all others,
that the bill should 30 to confercnco committee.
Mr. Bakers motion TO amend negativcd. Mr..
Douglas moved to exchange the Twcnty-third and
Twcnty-fourth wards Of brooklyn. in the Third
Senatorial district. for the Nineteenth ward In the
Fourth district. This, he said, would give .
better water front to the Third district and
Fish did not know what water front
had to do with an apportopment bill The motion
was ncgatived Mr., Brooks moved to strike ont tho
Fifth Senatorial district and then pointed out its
zigxag boundaries. He said he believed this district
was constituted with view to give the dominating
Senators in tie city of New York, but ne thought
was duty OF this House To mako effort to perfect
mitec AS for his county Of Richmond he almost
felt like striking 1t out entirely rather than to have
it represented as proposed in this bill Ho could not
vote for any such organization.
cOAIMIauoxER JurOEs.
The bill relating to the Commissioner OF Jurors in
Committee OF the Whole. The salary Is made $4,000
per annum, instead OF $4,000, as ut present. The
provision giving the appointment TO inc Chief Jms.
courts was stricken out. The appointment will con-
sequently be made by the Mayor and Board of Alder
men, as ut present The law goes into effect on May
1 next, when Commissioners Dunlap term expires.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTHIAS.
Tho remainder of the business OF the House may
be summed mp as follows:--Mr. Wells introduced
bill amending the granting TO the United states
S Of ySs u the Hustsd sfe rSsr and
bill TO amend chapter f5l OF the Laws of 1874 in
lation to state prisons. II increases the communication
TO prisoners fer good behavior two months on each
of the first two years, four months on each succeed
ing year to the NTH year. and ive months to each
remaining year OF the sentence.
The United states Life Insurance Company of Npw
York sent in report In answer TO tho resolution
offered by Mr. Langbcin relative to its action upon
surrendered policies in which 1t alleged the COM
pany had engaged in what is called twisting" The
company deny any wrongdoing.