The New York herald., 1879-02-14
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Legislation as to the Sheriff, County
Clerk and Register Of New York.
SALARIES INSTEAD OF FEES
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ALBANY, Feb. i3. 1879.
DR.. Hayes Committee on Cities have unanimous,
agreed to report the Seventh Regiment Armory bill
which permits that organization to issue bonds to
the amount of s150000 authorizes the Comptroller
to pay them $4,000 for ten years in lieu of rent
NO CHANGE AS To EMPLOYEES
Nearly the whole of to-day's session in the Assem-
bly, was occupied in discussing the reports OF the
Committee Legislative Employees and Expcndi.
lures. The majority report agreed to the inexpe
dency OF interfering with the present employees or
their salaries. and recommended two additional ap
pointments-that of Superintendent Of Mail Matter
and Superintendent of Documents, 1t contended
in support of tho adoption OF this report that the law
was mandatory upon the Speaker as to making all
such appointments. defining their duties and fixing
their salaries. Mr.. Alvord himself took this
ground. and was supported in his position
by Messrs. Grady, Hustled. Sheard and
others. Mr.. skinner. of Jefferson. read
lengthy speech in denunciation, general princi-
pies. Of the practice Of appointing many
ployas. Mr. Brooks vigorously advocated reform
in this direction The debate lasted from eleven
o'clock until fifteen minutes to two. Most Of the
speeches contained the usual buncombe flights Of
oratory as to necessity tor economy and reform. The
whole matter ended in the passage of the majority
in the document as to the passage of bill by the
present Legislature which will remedy all evils on
this subject.
SHERIFF, REGISTER AND COUNTY CLERK
If Mr.. varnums excellent bills, introduced in the
Assembly. becomes u law the next Sheriff Register
and County Clerk in New York must be content with
receiving salaries instead of fees. They provide that
after january 1, 1880. all the fees received by the
Sheriff and County Clerk shall be turned over to the
Comptroller toward the expenses of the city and the
Sheriff County Clerk shall thereafter be salaried
officers receiving the folowng salaries sheriff
to the Register is Of similar character. giving him
salary of 500 in lieu of all fees, after january l.
1881 The times xed for the change in accordance
with the expiration of the terms of Office Of these
officials thus making the bills comply with the pro-
visions of the constitution The fees now received
by these officials amount to from $4,000 to over
| $4,000 annually.
Mr.. Thomas J. Sheridan introduced bill to-day
| to provide for establishing municipal government
the county OF Kings and consolidating the city of
| Brooklyn and towns of New Lots Flatbush. New
Utrecht Gravescnd and Fatlands under the 1t
| provides that within twenty days after the pas
sage of this act the Mayor Of Brooklyn shall appoint
ten commissioners. who, with the supervisors and
the two justices of the peace having the shortest
| time to serve, or majority of them. Of
each of the towns aforementioned, shall appoint
one commissioner from each or said towns, and tho
said commissioners 50 appointed shall constitute
| Board of Consolidation Commissioners. The said
commissioners shall meet within ten days after their
appointment ut the Chamber of the Board OF Super
| apnoint one of their number as presiding
| o1hccr and shall have power to employ
messenger COMPENSATION
be fixed by said commissioners not exceeding, So
! for every day actually employed They shall have
power to send for persons aud papers. books and
accounts relation the financial affairs of the
| said city and towns. and shall proceed to devise
| general plan for said city and towns to be united
and consolidated into municipal corporation, to
be called the city of Brooklyn. such plan shall set
| forth the rate Of taxation hereafter to be as
tory embraced in the consolidated city. the
| general division of the into wards.
and the method of governing the same selecting off,
tl.aron and rpQrl
| When tho said plan is adopted and signed by tho
president and clerk it shall be printed in pamphlet
form for gratuitous distribution and they shall give
notice in such papers in the county OF Kings
+ as may DO designated that such pamphlets
the Clerk Of Kings county; such pamphlets
| shall be ready month before the general elec-
submitted to the legal voters Of the said city and
towns also that additional ballot boxes be provided
upon which shall be the word .'Consoiidation." aiso
| and against said plan. The said commissioners to
be appointed under this act shall receive for their
| the whole amount paid to any such commissioner
| shall i'll exceed $500 each.
FAVOR OF ELEvATED RAILROADS.
| A remonstrance signed by thousands OF Brooklyn
ties presented to the Asse bly, against the pas
sage any laws inter fering with rapid transit rail-
| roads in that city.
The Senate to be waiting for bills from tho
| Assembly and to meanwhile simply kill time Tho
very briefcst sessions held and little of interest
can be cleaned from the proceedings. Senator E.
cleslne to-tlly pL'.
It's object is 10 make railway and steamship compa-
MES and other public carriers admit to their prem
| iscs or conveyances escort accompanying
females children having passage engaged. Re-
fusal to so admit such escort, at
least once shall be deemed misdemeanor
punishable by fne or imprisonment The compa-
MES are however, permitted TO issue escort tickets
at cost not to exceed four cents each. and when
such tickets issued the escort is bound to present
one for admission
One hundred citizens of Fredonia, Chatauqua
county sent in petition against the modification OF
the existing Excise laws and reinonstrance against
any mobilization of the existing laws relating to the
cevcd. 1t is signed by Henry Ward Beecher and 20JO
other citizens.
The bill OF Senator Ecclesine. permitting insur-
ance companies which had voted to reduce the
number their directors to suspend such reduction
upon a vote of the same character which directed
the reduction, was favorably reported from the
Judiciary Committee.
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE. COMPANY.
The Judiciary COMMITTEES Of the House gave an
other hearing in the matter of the complaint of tho
action of the New York Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany in granting a rebate OF thirty per cent OF the
prcmiuni to policy holders. Mr.. Lawton, the
actuary OF ths company. submitted the figures askei
advertising aud legal ices growing out of the adop-
ton of the new plan.
The Chairman, at the close of this testimony. said
that he understood IL the charge against the COM
paiiy so far as its action concerned, was adj
nittcd. and there had been argument on both sides
to its effect.
Some conversation was had when the committee
adjourned until "Wednesday evening Of next week.
TUNIS TITUS HENDRICKS.