The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-22


PATENT MEDICINE IMPosroRs.
Mr.. Doughersy has introduced q bill which aims to
protect the public from patent medicine impostors.
II provides for the appointment OF commission of
i've by the Governor to examine all patent medicines
and prevent the sale of any materials of an injurious
character. These commissioners must be physicians
and chemists.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
The gallantry of the Legislature was exhibited to-
day in the report of the Assembly Judiciary Com
mttee requesting Congress to submit to the Legsla
lures OF the several States amendment to the
stitution prohibiting the Acknowledgement of cit
zens of the United States account of sex.
MONEY FOR THE SOLDIERS HOME.
The bill making an appro priation for the New YORK
Soldiers and Sailors Home at Bath Steuben county,
was considered in Committee of the Whole Mr.
Brundage moved to make the item for improving the
grounds $4,000 instead of $4,000. Messrs. Lang
bein, Varnum and Trowbridge sustained this notion
Mr. Fish thought it best to leave the change to the
the LEGISLATION here was to be based upon
sympathy for the old soldier Their tins
amendment and all others like i would
be adopted, but members here have duty to per-
form. They are here to protect the Treasury from
extravagant or wrong expenditures. He referred to
the origin of this home and the promises made that
IL the State would relieve it from its embarrassments
il would never become tax the State He thought
the Ways and Means Commits. tie, had been liberal IN
similar views, and said that the Ways and Means
Committee had carefully examined the necessities OF
this and had reported the bill under full I'M
derstanding and yet tho House is appealed to on the
ground Of patriotism to increase the appropriations
He claimed to have as much patriotism and as much
sympathy for the veteran soldiers rs any man. but
he wanted common sense mixed with such senti-
ments Mr. Brundage thcn Withdrew his motion.
saying that he would bring it before the Senate COM
mttee when the bill reached that body. The bill
was ordered to third reading.
sMYTH's OLD PARTNER FAILS.
Mr.. Walker, the former partner of superintendent
of Insurance Smyth in the brewing business here.
failed to-day. There is ruinor that his insolvency
was caused by bad commercial paper given him by
the present superintendent Of Insurance. There
seems to be no foundation for the report.
MEASURES THE SENATE
The bill DrOvidiuu that fire commands
must pay TO policy -holders the full amount named
in their policies when property is DESTROYED instead
of replacing the loss as at present practsed passed
The special ''Reform Committee of the Senate re-
ported two bills The first 10 In relation to the sala
ries of Legislative employees. and does not differ
sentaly in its provisions from the Assembly Reform
bin introduced by Mr. skinner. and passed by the
salaries Of state officers and other State employees
and is similar to the Gliddcn bill in the AS.
reductions. The salaries of the officers named
below are fxed follows:-Comptroller
ssSsssy Of
Bank Department. $4,000; superintendent Of Insur-
ance Department $4,000; Auditor 1900; Superin-
Surveyor, $4,000; Superintendent of State Prisons.
$4,000. and for travelling expenses $500; Superin-
Of f Put New Works sop1
Appraisers. $4,000; State Commissioners in
Lunacy. $4,000; Superintendent Of Elmira Re-
ton Asylum, $1,000; Secretary of Pubic Charities.
$4,000 Assistant Secretary. $1,000; Superintendent
Utica Asylum, $4,000; Superintendent of the Will
lard Asylum, $1,000; Superintendent of the Hudson
River Hospital. $4,000; superintendent of the Mid
dletown Asylum. $1,000; Clerk Court of Appeals,
$4,000 Reporter Court of Appeals. $4,000; Cover
nor's Private Secretary, $1,000; Deputy Comptrol-
Ter. $500; Deputy Insurance superintendent.
$4,000 Deputy Attorney General. 81 900; Deputy Sec
rotary of State $4,000; Deputy Treasurer $4,000:
Assistant Adjutant General, $4,000: Deputy Su-
perintendent Public instruction, $2,500 Deputy
Engineer and Surveyor. $4,000: Deputy superinten-
dent of Bank Department, $2.5O0; Secretary Board
of Regents 81, 800; Deputy Auditor. $4,000; chief
clerk Appraisers. $3.50; Assistant superintendent
Public Works. each. $4,000; agents and wardens at
Sing Sing. Clinton and Auburn, $4,000; Director
Natural History Museum, $4,000; State Assess
sors. each $500; superintendent Adirondack
approved by the Comptroller; AUDITORS chief
clerk. S2.7O0; state Librarian. $4,000: Assistant
Secretary Regents University, $4,000; Governor y
military secretary. $4,000: Commissioners Quaran-
tine each. 000 Inspector Gas Metres $500; Shore
Inspectors. $1,000; physicians ut Auburn. CLIFTON
and Sing Sing $1,000; chaplains. 200; Superin-
tendent State Hall, 900; superintendent State Cab
met $1,000; Superintendent Old Capitol 900. All
chief officers directed to reduce the pay Of their
employees to the minimum and to report to the Leg
islature the names. terms OF service and amount
paid such employees.