New-York tribune., 1879-01-18
ALBANY
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE

WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
ATTEMPTS AT ECoSOMY IN THE AssFhBLY-BnLs
AND RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED IN THE TWO
HOUSES.
The introduction of a resolution in the Assembly
for the appointment Of a Superintendent Of the
Wrapping Department afforded Messrs. Skinner
and Brooks an opportunity to renew their fight
Of last year against useless expenditures in
the Assembly, and the resolution was referred. Mr.
Brooks introduced a resolution insruc; ing the Com
mittee on Cites TO report IN relation TO abuses #
anv. growing out of the administration Of justice
III New-York City.
ABUSE OF LEGISLATIVE PATRONAGE.
RENEwED EFFORTS TO pFDUCE rxPFNsEs IN THF
ASstWBLY-sUGGF- TIVE STATISTICS.
IFHoN rHE REGUL coRREsrovDENr or THE TRIBUNE /
ALBANY. Jan. 17.-The Legislature for
twenty years past been increasing year after year
its number Of servants; u in III resent year each
senator be said 10 have two TO aid him in tie
mechanical par, Of the le isaton ana every Assem-
hlyman TO have one.
Las, year two AsScmb ymcn Erastus Brooks O' Rich
mond. Democrat and Charles T. Skinner OF jefferson,
Repuhcanat tn beginning o the session of the Lag-
siatuTe called the attention OF their fellow III NJ
bers - the auuse. They pertlacouslv and
couraceouSly fought every such appointment till they
fairly sAamed the Assembly Dto stopping the praclicr.
Tue result of ther protest egcepuDle at the close
~ the session. when fOu nd that the expenses Of
the Assembly we're nearly 5000 less than The preyou,
wear.
Mr.. Brooks and Mr.. skinner began similar attack
uon the conscience o. the Legislature of 1879 To-day.
Nj SKINNER prepared for it several DAYS by in
Producing resolution for the appointment Of
q committee 10 investigate the whole subject Of
appoiutiGents ny the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS aud
of committees pages doorEecpers wrappers tc.-and
report whether tEci numbers cannot be reduced
The committee has been appointed. nut has not met
Meantime, TO-DAY the Committee on Expenditures
reported favorahly upou resolution appoint
iug L. L. Fox. suDerint-uGent of The wrappin-
department the wrapping and dispttc nt pubic
documents being considered necessary Tor me com orr
Of members and their reading constituents. Mr. skinner
rsed the POINT of order that special committee had
ecu apro ned 10 investigate such matters this. and
t was only right that the resolution should
lie over nun the report ~ the committee should bc
made -ur4kc. Alvord cod.v ed the point OF order
no; we taken. y, This time the attention Of the A.
-,uhly nad been gained by NT Skinner, and he hrld i
throughout a lJn- speech ;hat followed umeco--
-ly legislative appointments, He read = letter ir' ~
tnp Hon Richard Z. -hrrmnn, CcIk - he Assembly
-,r Fv v-aIs Nho sta 80 hat only four deputy ce'F7
re- actually Hrec IL. ~"ernIan also >'-d ihat 80
300 o. q a ,n ,-, 70. 50 efficient nuunrr of employee
,. nearly 80 900 was now paid thc ,c1sic"
Nr -b.uu. r. t,u at-uInI rs >ptct i"dH ti' pit
BE-. m o' ih" h, 'H fitIF TOT - fri" l,, pas;
gc o,uY IN government, ana called upon ms Republican
.--o, carry jHr.f promises Av practices ci
economy bon tht It at'..e.
TUT >cEFA,r IF EXPF >TTTrl FS.
AIr Brooks followed Win spcccu .r-tluE with -tl-
tl- ., IA the 80 i.,t u. Ie.a to ,hr Assembly slow
aa .ire-e. ,- tHr .o .o".4- ta5uat.t statements If
le-.-ia .yr cEp.lItl.c