New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-16
GENERAL LEGISLATIVE WORK.

TWO Hills KuLrD IL TIE sENArE-MEAsUREs Az
FEcrrSG TIE NATIONAL GUARD AND TIE DE-
rAGrHENr or CHARITIES AND CORRECTION
BEFOEs COMMITTEES.
iuYILLlGRAru To THE TRGBCSE.l
ALBANY, March 1j.-Ihe Senate killed two
bills today winch have attracted wide public attention
One ~ these 10 permit the New-HorS, Albany ana
Bgnilo Railroad bui railroad on ten miles OF the
BERN OF the Erie Canal and TO try The experiment
OF hauling canal boats th locomotives Senator Actor,
y,l, o. the author OF bill, said that some improved
sy.tou OF towage certainly needed on Tho canals.
Mr. Baker 10 reply. said that State Engineer Seymour
wlq fully SAT scd that such scheme could not possibly
succgcd.
Tie nate confirmed an adverse report the bin by
vote OF l. 10 l..
The other uiu which was killed authorized tho pay
ucut ~ extra improvisation 10 Judges Of tie Supreme
Cour- whom detailed 20 duty outside OF their districts
Many of toe Senators expressed the belief that there had
not been On Improvement m Che quality OF the Judges TO
,.r-e.no1d Win the iucrrase or their salaries. The
,u.ri.u was expressed tuaj the bill an indirect At
t'mrt fuytl'r u increase the salaries o. the
judge. senator Wooir argued that this would
MAKE, thclr places sought By inferior men, VINO
would get 90 tAo bench through political influence inc
intro bench would thus Dee degraded Lately brooklyn
Judge asked for Increase OF ms salary because nc
aad to pay 52 i nS 10, 20 ate no. nav Tor tner
rrui dinIrta u New urs dluuer was gwen IeeShuy
sr9 aes %4 s payment s hg os to GSaer
cock az when ~ ieofG 1l P1i'"'' r s,ys ~ 10 cd
ne! be eAper "a H. P9 ~ s"y yac ~ 100
The Mccarthy Committee wilt report the MrClrtay
Charter Tor Nc7y-Io.k Guy again tomorrow. Tie bil
was Thoroughly cTtruaUied to-day, aud great many
amendments were uIdr tU H. All bHt one Wcrc Of an
uutruYrt1ur nature THIS Was the abandonment 81 the
surnr election fature and return 10 the present sy5'
ten col faIl ,.reilYu1
H,4fM, Ctu,rai Towuscrd appeared before the Az
srmnb Committee on WayF AMI Means to-day ana
,. Tor g incorporation o. 925OoOO q hay uniforms
ami ouu2m,nls for ,Ir National Guard. He sad thtt
br lu;tnird fn due" the laid 10 iOrco ~ $1,000
mcn and WIN the appropriation To uniform thrn
gllKa. Ifa fl-p contemplated buying Two camps Tor
their Instruction yearly Ia the practical duties OF
soldier ir. TIE committee postponed lis decrlOh on
the request ,, o.. H., o..
rfrpr. for tlc consideration OF tho Assembly OH
au horiy ug woman tlA1Gr go .,, VI,
orlando IL. Potter ana william II. webb OF NcT-Horl
app itrd urul. Che Assembly tummtte' on Clles ana
indicated urllu8 even The con-. Iteration OF the Dt lu-
crrIuug tuc fJllucs OF OH '.alt m the Depart
mont ~ Charities aud CORRECTION IN N'W-
YORK Cty O. Tie rates prevailing III .lN9o;
Tho. stated that alter long struggle "a" society on
snrirpl Reform lII occurred the passage OF the FuD
Inc Burden, l $780, winch reduced sdiiIlc5 10 per
ant 81, "a. N,r.iorh departments. Ut now one uelHI'
u..u was reunited 90 incense sal"tes gu the res,
,youl follow ~ example. COMMISSIONER fireman. 81
fu. Pru,l.Iug Dpuarlmcut, also .P'tar'i D'eIe t"s
routt.r. H. argued That The Iuhit Burdens OH hal
uptf the Commissioners O. ni lae very uJA"t Teuuc
tfor 80 tho Rniacs OF their cuplu cS Inc committee
came 10 80 decision on the oil.