New-York tribune., 1885-03-04
THE sHERIFFS CASE ENDED.
THE GOVERNOR DIsMIssEs THE CHARGES.
,,r ru,xKs THE SHERIFF WAS NOT GUILTY or IN
TFNTIONAL WRONG.

Ar
api.sed the proceedings in the matter OF the enarees
preferIed against Sheriff DAVIDSON ol No"'ioiA' i 49,
decision Governor Hill says:
The charges against the Sheriff. upon which ms re-
moval Is sought. were presented 70 tne inYe,iraon
The entire field OF official conduct was before te, @
for inquiry All tne Nned and the shcrs books and
papers produced and put In sensss or good
faith Of that Judicial inquiry conducted .6tes in w"a
the sanction Of the law IL r@esu,'oa @ u charge IN
which would constitute malfeasance In Once II estso-
shed All other charges not embfaeea III @ .nU que he m
proofs addueed insufficient 10 sustain m .aen. n
Upon thai indictment the sheIn mas oeeh h % hang and
Conclusive in determining the proper disposition 10 oe
made OF these charges. yet 1t would seem 70 oanss ne
20 great S m deemed technical and to the
rarst ana most convincing proof should be required
of his guilt before reaching c4neiusEn t,nv M rails to
with them An examination OF the tes.i,no1y on 1mSc
disclose proofs this character renewal nS 1 Se rec
officer under such circumstances w0ua u, m e1iraordi
garied as harsh and arbitrary exercise ol an t
,sary power No oral les imony las oeen Intro intro
dced before me- but by the stipulation or the attorneys
on either sido the printed testimony taken ny
lave Investigating Committee as Wen as .me ana r
ssrded in evidence Together they constitute over
5000 pages of evidence, which ! nave nave qhgeny, Ssve
y e1nea % IN "a o the cass which has been
brief owing the fact that the Legisaie - ~ orT
it's conceded that during the year lsSS no
charged and received for the transportation o, & Tri
ner and General Sc sson, and reporting eonyciions to
~ se ,Se or fees allowed by law II these
oyercharges had been knowingly or intehuon, % re
they would furnish just grounds for his lnmeaiate re-
,aoya Rut the testimony discoses. what pracucay
undisputed, that they were not so s%e restituton
20 the city treasury and the amount with hteress wa
retained by the Con'r0sg sSseSmeny o%S IL S renoered
There does to have been any dlsposiuona on on
fhe proceedings against him. the People failed to sat
factoriiy establish the exisen Oh any YER
charges IL is not deemed in this decision 70
review the other specificatlons I'D Tue m SOW that
in reference to of them the evidence Is sharply con
fictng every material point MItnesseS pprsnnal
of the transactions OF which they speak 70
flute all the substantial h rsnandent Some Of
the witt relied upon to sustain the charaes sS an M;
20 he preiudced against him and 10 entertain i-wlli
sorari him or his sIbordnates, being discharged EN-
ployes ana eccentric inmates of the jail who either fancy
enSsnem"nt el,St or are rcstive or dissatisfied un-
der any system of prison diseipnihne itch ANNA
negligence and minor abuses during the carrier par
OF the respondents administration put no, any III ILL., ,
tonal wrong That negligence and tho ABUSES Uses are @ o
shown stil exist am convinced sSs sSst II atcs ay
misconduct or abuse now exists in te Sne ~ and tbe
after the light which has been thrown ao9ut !. a ,. %
which has been attracted TO ~ oy ,ne
tive Investigation, it would be Immediately eAPoSou
from some quarter and could readily be shown.
accused is d charged by dismissal OF lhese Po
ceedings, which is hereby ordered
THE MODE OF APPOINTING IEACHEho'
LABELS ON CANNED GooDs-LABDR IN PHisoNs-
FREEDOM OF WORSHIP
frRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
A1n,Sy. March 3.-The Assembly languidly
went through the motions Of legislation to-day but
vas mere FORM the OF large proportion OF
fbe members in Washington preventing any real trans
action of business. Mr.. Cantors bill concerning 'ne
schools OF NewYork City, excited more interesf than
anything else present the law says that the ooardS
of school trustees shall nominate persons Tor teaches
but II tue Board Education does not act on the non-
nations within twenty then the Board OF Education
itself shall the power OF appointing the teachers
without consultation with the trustees. MI cantor
characterized the law an invitation 70 the Board oI
Education TO neglect acting the nominations OF the
trustees His bill amends the law so as to provide that
II the Board Education does not confirm or reject the
nominations within twenty days that the power OF ap-
pointment shall upon the Board OF trustees MI
oliver said trustees were best acquainted win
the merits of and should have greater powers OF
appontment. Mr. Howe and Mr.. Hustled criticised the
bill Mr. Cantor thatthere was strong opposition
to bill aud postponed the further consioeron Vi
1t till next week.
The Assembly also considered for few moments tne
Canned Goods bill of Mr.. Earl Mr. Huooeli said that
woula ruin the packers OF canned goods they we're
compeed TO put the date OF the manufacture OF their
products on the In consequences OF the preudce
ayainst old canned goods. lie declared that all the
hackers now favored the bill, which simply requires
them to label with the name OF the MAKER OF the
goods Mr.. Hooley moved as an amendment that. the
hackers should be compelled to state on the label the
date of the manufacture OF the goods Working people,
lie said bought the cheaI grades oI oabned soos an
they desired fresh article Mr. Tappan saa tna Wnat
which must goods were canned should De % oi gppa gpp
quality Much of the tn used was hllen Win ead ao
debate postponed TIL more members were Ill "'Vonu-
.,, -o,.,,o ,o,n,,o mr.
portIons taxation under the corporation tax law
Mr Ihide had "A Prison Reform bill IL PROVIDES
for the appointment OF commission TO devise plal LOT
The employment of conycts in the State Prisons MT
Ildde thinks they might we'll be kept employed at one
trade or No or three trades and that damages meh DO
nad 10 private firms when their business is damaged by
undue competition. Mr.. Hooley's Prlson reform nl
sha be kept employed any trade thus laboring to
lessen the competition with free aeorers tnis pro 70
vision would add TO the expense OF supporting the
prisons az 1t would compel superintendent Baker 10
Teach the convcts than twenty different trades
Mr. Heath from Committee Contested seats re-
ported i'm the case OF the contest Of Charles W. Vosha
lRep). for tue seat from the ia assembly a DrS' On On
favor of the sitting member The committee ma thnt
superyisor for city ward snOt officer under the CITY
Government within the meaning of Section OF Aricie
Ill of the state Constitution go, -. 4. ,,, -, -
cindng five Democrats. Among the private bills con-
sidorcd in Committee of the Whole aud ordered to third
Eyarply-"ne for the relief o James A. Monaghan.
assistant clerk the second District Court In 1874 who
olsins unpaid salary and another to pay W. l.. CDe,
Tbon,as & Meehan and J. NJ Meehan claim for ad-
versng notices in The irlshA Ia lS.a i; ,eao
Mr. Eassett introduced bill on tue SUBJECT OF reedoih
OF worship pubic Institutions 81 the state we t M rs
modification or the GlDDs bili IL
gjou denominations the right to perform thelr religious
rites in the Institutions, including the ceehiali9h OF
Mass hut requires that u shall be done according 10
rule. aud regulations established by the trustees Or man
ayers of the institutions. MI, ,.s,,s -
bill amending the charter Of the College OF Physicians
and Surgeons IN NewYork by aboilsbing tue Limitation
a. 10 ,he amount of property which the college may hold
Mr.. Lowe introduced bil drafted by the state Board
of Health requiring tie health officer OF the Port OF
Ney-York 10 make personal examinations or passengers
arriving the port. and detan them at Quarantine II
necessary to guard ehectaally against CONTAGIOUS
AMI infectious diseases: also TO require all masters OF
merchant vessels present sbls OF health executed Dy
The consuls or vice -cOsus the ports OF departure
which shall set forth the history and SANITARY con lon II