The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-12
DEVOTING ITS TIME TO TALK
A LEGISLA TURE F1MOUs FOR WORDS
RATHER THAN FOR DEEDS.
old salt Threatening 60 Resign from the
speakership-I.onG Debate on Reducing
saIaries-Mr. Nnrnum's New EncIse nu

ALBANY, March 1.-THE air is full OF ru-
mors IA to trouble ahead over the question OF
onlarging tho Committee TO inquire into the al
legged freight discrimination abuses by rail-
roads. 1t was generally understood that Mr.
Ogden was to call up his resolution adding four
members to the Committee on Monday evening
But he did not do so. 1t is asserted that no was
sent for by Old Salt. who declared that he would
consider the passage OF any such resolution n
deliberate insult to him. and that he could not
consent to remain in the Speakers chair after
II was passed That II would certainly pass II
II came before tho House then he we'll knew.
AS compromise. II is said, he promised Mr..
Ogden that IL he would not press his resolution
that night. but let 1t lie over for day or two.
and then amend 1t 80 as to allow him to name
| the four additional members Of the Committee.
, he would appoint the four mon named In
| the resolution. This offer Mr.. Ogden commu-
| nicatcd to the other gentlemen with him in the
movement and It was determined moi TO press
the resolution last night. but to allow It to 90
over until Wednesday; in the mean time there
should be a consultation between the Speaker
and the friends OF the movement This con-
sultation. II rs understood. was held last even
| ing aitor tho adjournment. Mr. Ogden. Mr..
Fish. Mr.. Sloan Mr.. Hepburn. and others. it is
said. being in II. According to the rumor II Is
said that II was there agreed that tho resolution
should bo amended 30 IA to give the Speaker
the appointing OF the additional members. but
that they should be satisfactory to Mr. Ogden
and his friends and that at lenst two Of them
should be- taken from the gentlemon named In
| Mr.. Ogdcn's resolution. Tonight thore are
rumors that representatives ot different rail
roads are here. and that the lobby has boen
| employed to defeat any enlargement Of the
| Committee II this Ia true, there is likely to bo
u lively time in the Assembly tomorrow.
| BunpDulD Dn FpfnFm Fpfrnnph-
| mcnt was the order Of the day In both Houses.
In the Assembly the moving cause was Mr.;
| the employees of tho Legislatures TO come.
| As this bill does not propose to interfere with
the patronage Of any members. II was in q fair
| way OF being passed Through the House without
has filled the position OF Clerk Of the Senate.
| and hopes TO be thore again. and therefore does
not care to Sc see the pay cut DOWN was ready with M
| SINNERS bill. This was in the shape Of an
amendment which proposed 70 reduce the
are fxcd by statute about ono nhh. This
appeared very plausible and proper
and Ont for tho efforts Of Messrs. skinner Sloan.
| Fish. Hepburn. Brooks. and others. tho House.
would undoubtedly have adopted IT, These
| gentlemen while expressing themselves as in
favor OF reducing the salaries Of all public Off
10 Xiii any bill al ali MIR Skinner declared that
he was aiming at abuses nbout the Legislature
with which every member was familiar. He
wanted to cut of the drones ana leeches who
and drawing money out OF the treasury for
doing nothing. :. Only Yesterday" he said
AN ON mployee OF this House wandered through
the streets Of Albany inquirlng the way 10 the
Capitol IN order that he might draw his pay. II
was his first appearance In Albany this winter. "
Mr.. Gliddsn's amendment was rejected. Old
| Salt, while the vote was being taken, demanded
OF Mr.; skinner the name OF the employee men;
toned. Il there was any such and said he would
soc that his name was soon stricken from tho
pay rolls Of tho Assembly. Mr.. Skinner's bill
was then passed. u now goes to the Senate.
where Rcformers harris. Mccarthy. md Pom
eroy will take charge " H. Subsequently,, Mr..
Iosal 20 reduce tho salaries of State officials.
and il was referred to a special committee. OF
| which he WAS made the Chairman.
Tho canal toll resolutions liking the toll shoot
for the ensuing year WIS adopted by the As
semhly as reported from tho Committee. An
inquiry from Hamilton Fish. Jr.. ~ 10 why tho
| tommitteo had not followed the sugg 'stion of
tho Canal Bonrl ana rnduced the toll upon
foreign salt had tho effect Of drawing from Old
Salt the annual speech which ho has made for
twelye years Ia The Legislature in defence Of
T Mr. se"6achcr n N"w York is Of tho opinion
that IL would h' a great thing for the densc.y
HAT now whiiS I propsrty i' is So low. wtoud be-
good time for the city to secure Tn. land for one
: erect n new park in the Seventh Ward, 10y tnk-
ine for that purpose the plot OF ground bounded
: by Jackson. Cherry and East streets and the
Mr. yarnum Of New York has introduced nm
! | other Excise bill for tho city, which has bo"n
, | prefnced with great care. ana should, he thinks
meet with the approval OF all farminded men
. | who must acknowledge the necessity Tor some
change in the existing law. II tis very similar
to tho Holnhan bill in some ot its features. and
A claims to be 50 conservative that none but the
r most fanatical can oppose it, It Will very likely
however. as have been all other Efforts 10 change
the existing law This Committee is control ed
by representatives from the rural districts. and
Is decidedly opposed TO any change IN the eN
istng law. That there has been great change
= | in tho sentiment of the temperance people IN
| the city Of New York since last winter Is proven
10y letter which Asscmbymqn Holahan has
I received from Oliver Couer. who was hero las
n winter as the agent OF DR.. Crosby's Law AND
! Order League. opposing any modlnca'ion o.
y the Excise law. Mr.. COtter now writes 10 Mr.
] | Holahan as follows;
| The hon " ? Hlitf1n.
pFaH SiR am N favor Of the repeal Of The present ES
clse law as far a. III. cru q The state are cenc.red
hs an opg9rianV seIS's ,i the Inierp % AsT
% m is asS s ia Az .nui i a.s ''', a sT aSp6 a.. S
! men and women nom tc rural disti appearing bcior
Les,shhye Committee "a telr ianauesl hlIaisu,s sues o
hops and apples and grapes and sell them. well known
mat these products are made into hg9or. In haste
; Mr.. Calvin Of New York introduced bill t,
i regulate tho running. of cheap trains upon tn
iS'Sn the hour. 'S Of ando IN the morning and an,
o 3 In the afternoon tho fare upon such road
70 shall be Ave cents and that in oil other hours o
= the day at least one ear shall be run upon al
4 trains in which the fare shall bc five cents. |
o also prohibits the slowing or cleaning O
J, the cars or engines over any oi the streets IL
t. The annual Approprlation bill furnished IN,
o session. Syracuse Merchant Mccarthy wa
- ready with proposal To cut down tho salary @
u every Democratic State official. all Of which
d however. were voted down with one exception
Is and that was when the Republican Senators al
5 lowed their spite for few moments TO get IN
a hotter Of their Judgment, and they voted 10 tax
n of 5000 from the salary paid To the Governor
IS secretary. just before tho adjournment. on mo
10 ton Of Hum Harris, this vote was recunsldercd
e and not a change was made In the bill
II Corporal Langbicn's scheme to turn the Cen
e | tral Park into parace ground Tor ihe Nhtlonu
VI Guard has been reported hYornhly from IN
N Committee over which ha prosides and that /
" very probably rs far as It will ever get towar
Al | becoming n law.
20 DR. Polar Hayes's Committee have MS yet bee
O. unable to agree upon scale tor tho rcductlo
of salaries IN New York city aud II is prohai
that betweon A tho schemes Of MIR. Strahan Poa
Hayes, and several others nothing at all in thl
direction will be accomplished,
At Senator Tom Murphy's bill to create a dC
tectvo bureau in the city Of New, York ha
. been reported fayorably from the Committee
10 Another hearing upon the bill 10 abolish lll
in Insurance Department I'm Accordanca with u
40 recommendations of the Governor, is TO l.
% given this week ana after that it is said, that
D. the Committee do not report II, m eilort Will /
h. made in the House to take II from them. Their