The New York herald., 1879-03-05


of $4,000. and that for clerk hire, $4,000. Ee said
that the Court of Appeals. according to recent
era hundred per cent and to this State Reporter
he was informed that he in the law business
in this city, and yet he receives this large
salary The same. he said, the of his clerk.
MIR. Gldden said the State reporter excellent
lawyer. Mr.. Sloan thought it would be inexpedient
10 make any change in the Office to reduce the
salaries thereof The service performed was of the
greatest Importance and If the salary attached to the
position of State Reporter was rednced he was
doubtful whether n person capable OF filling the
position could be prevailed upon to accept 1T. Mr.
Skinner said he had been informed by lawyers that
He was informed that many of the opinions OF tn
Court. which are in great demand. are
withheld from the public in order that this
reporter clerk may fee for giving copies
in advance OF their regular publication, which in
some year after delivery. This motion
to strike out was lost Mr. Brooks then moved that
the bill be recommtted. with instructions to insert
a section or provision whereby all officers OF the
State except those protected by. the constitn-
Us the Secretary of State Comptroller. Attorney
General, State Treasurer, Engineer and surveyor
and superintendents OF public works ana prisons,
lishcd at standard of pay in no case exceeding ten
per of the salaries paid in 1851 except III any
vAy extraordinary case and at lesser rate to any
and all persons whose capacity and labor Is not
equal at tins time to the requirements for service IN
lso and that this ten per cent or less snai emsr
of the respective State Departments and or the
capitol. with view of maintaining the government
further that the reduced compensation shall COM
mence January l. 1850. Mr.. Sloan replied, stat
ing how carefully the Ways and Means Com, Com
over it thoroughly and taking the opinions OF all the
State officers. These opinions were unanimous
against any reduction of either the force or pay He
mr. Sloan) had consulted with bankers in New York
and Albany to the salaries paid by them, and had
received letters, which were read showing that the
liberal. In one case bank president was
paid Sl2 900 year. Mr.. Brooks said his PROPOSE
tion was intended to touch all salaries fixed by law
and it was liberal 1t would allow them to be xed
at ten per cent above those paid in s6l AS for the
bank presidents salary OF $4,000, he did not
we are to take such precedents w. must go on and
take that paid to the president OF the Eric Railroad
which was $4,000 Mr. Brooks then withdrew his
motion with view to renewing 1t at some other
time, as it was not now in order.
ATTACK on THE INSURANCE. DErARTMEST,
Next came the attack OH the Insurance Depart
ment Mr. Sloan said he was informed the deputy
heretofore had received 81 500 and not 5000 aud he
was all that was paid to the Deputy Comptroller and
the services OF that official were certainly
worth much as those OF the Deputy super.
intendent of Insurance. Mr.. Hepburn thought
the services were worth much more. for the
reason that the Deputy superintendent of Insurance
was called upon to go all over the State very fre-
business in his Office here After some further dis
cussion Mr.. Sloan said he would agree to Mr.. Hep
burns amendment to retain the salaries as they are
now, and the amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Sloan next moved TO incrcpsc the appropria-
tion for the promotion OF agriculture IN sno Sta.e
be distributed to the county agricultural So
ceties and the American Institute OF New
On motion of Mr.. Sloan the sum
of $15O0O for contingent expenses OF the Senate and
Assembly. was reduced to $1,000. ON motion OF
was reduced to $4,000 and the sum of $4O0 was in
serted messenger for the superintendent OF State
Prisons On Mr.. Sloan's motion also the item of
900 for the support OF common schools was in
creased to 81 000 this latter sum having been found
necessary the bill was reported The bill was
then reported to the House. Mr.. Brooks then moved
to recommt the bill. with instructions to amend as
proposed by him above Mr.. Sloan thought the
proposition impractcabe, as the reduction was not
TO be made except in extraordinary cases. Who, he
asked. was to decide upon these extraordinary
cases? Mr.. Brooks thought there was nothing
impracticable in the matter. 1t was simple
proposition to reduce salaries to ten per cent above
those paid 1861 Mr.. Grady offered ms substitute
resolution to recommit the biil. with instractons
State departments. 80 that they shall not DO in
excess of Twenty-Five per cent over what they
were in 1861 He then sustained his notion and
argued that the salaries paid III the departments were
largely in excess of what they should be- After con-
siderable pickering between Messrs Brooks Skinner
Sloan and Hepburn the Grady and Brooks amend
ments were both negatived-yeas Is. nays q.
BUSINESS IN THE SENATE
The oct amending the new code by adding the
nine supplementary chapters. which failed 10 be-
law last ycsr, was ordered to third reading
the e tSacy BY ssts ley to
and Turner being the objecting senstors
Before the vote Of the most earnest
Committee of the Whole, Senator Jacobs in the
chair the bill came up Senator Ecclesine demanded
that the document should be read section by section
to the end instead Of having only the first or second
section read done Inst year. As the bill con-
tuins nearly two thousand sections and covers 800
pages of print this proposition was received with
horror by many. Mr. Hughes said the Committee to
Revise the Chapters had strvcn to perform Its duties
any S % sor we5s .S. needed d
he thought il would be useless to discuss the entire
bill Mr. Edck said copy Of the bill had been placed
on the desk Of every Senator two months ago and
without waiting until this late day to have
it read and discussed. Mr.. Robertson moved that
the committee should report the bill progressed for
the purpose of ordering 1t to third reading and
ing to test vote. Mr.. Harris wanted to act with
he'd not read the bill through The Bar
of the State had not examined it,. be-
cause it had been very sparsciy circulated.
turc, even, had received copy; and he knew Of ar
eminent lawyer who had in vain tried to obtain one.
Mr. En- prsscassa aae O 10 ss
thirteen chapters of q new code now
by that gentleman. but they had been amended by
the lawyers OF the Senate until little OF the original
spirit was left. and whatever there was of good in
them was injected by the Legislature. Mr.. Nc
Carthy thought the bill ought to be passed.
although he objected to the lobbying methods
of it's framer. 1t had been carefully read
by the committee and ought to pass. Those who
opposed 1t only sought excuse for delay. On Mr..
Robertson's motion the bill finally progressed,
and the report being agreed to 1t was ordered to
third reading.
iSsunAScE SUITS ABANDONED.
The case of the people by the Attorney General ex
rel. Charles Il. Woodwork VS.. The Guardian Mutual
and other life insurance companies came up in Court
to-day. The order to show cause why leave should
not be granted to Henry r. Pierson and other di
rcctors of the companies involved individually
vacated and the proceedings stayed indefinitely.
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THE CATTLE DISEASE.
KILLING THE DISEASED COWS AT DLIssvTLLB-
GENERAL. PATRICK PREPARING TO CHANGE HIS