New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-10
DISCUSSING CIVIL SERVICE.
DEMOCRATS SHOWING THEIR PoLicY-vACANciEs
IN THE BOARD OF REGENTS.

DEMOCRATS SHOWING THEIR P0LfCY-VACANCiE Ed
IN THE BOARD OF REGENTS.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsEf
ALBANY, March 9.-The Assembly Judiciary Com
mttee reported adversely Mr. divers bill exemT ting
the ocemen and firemen OF New-York city from ex-
animation under the Civil Service Reform law. Mr..
Oliver OIL osed the adoI ton OF the adverse ort of
the committee Mr.. Haggeity and Mr.. Hooley fol-
lowed In the same strain Mr.. Ranes, one Of the Re-
pubIican members rem inded the Democrats that In
their speeches last fall they had euogized Grover
Cleveland for signing the Civil Service Reform law as
Governor OF this State. lie said it was evident that
they were reformers before election aud sposmen
after He himself in favor of an extension OF the
Civil Service reform rather than limitation OF It, lie
thought it significant that the Democratic party
now that it was in poa or at Washington and Albany
proposed to take down the barriers that had ateiy
been erected against the admission OF incompetent per-
sons to employment under the Government
The death of Controller Burrows and the resigna-
ton of Carson Breyoort make two vacancies IN tie
Hoard of Regents This fact officially brought to
the attention of the Assembly night by exSpeaker
Hustled who offered concurrent resolution providing
for the election Of two regents on wednesday. The
Republican caucus If the resolution is passed by the
Senate will be held tomorrow night. 1t Is already
evident that Senator Hamilton Harris, OF this city,
viii be of the regents and that exsPeaker George
b. Sloan of Oswego will probably be the other a
similar resolution in the Senate laid over under the
rule. =.
then astonished his fellow members ly presenting
resolution for the adjournment of tho Legislature
sine die III April 90. The Legislature thus tar has
done nothing to earn the $4,000 expended by the
State Treasury for its Inante The resolution
will be considered tomorrow by the Assembly.
Assemblyman Huhbell said that the Democrats never
did anything creditabe but that they were sorry for It,
They passed the Civil Service Reform law OF 1884 and
ever since had been trying TO destroy II by indirect
methods The present LEGISLATURE time had been largely
taken up I'm the cOnsdo ion Of such bills introduced by
Democrats Mayor Grace, Of New-York. had written
letter here asking the Assembly to XIII the present bill
Walter Howe said that tho Assembly could not aOrd
to favor the bill.
Mr. divers motion to disagree with the adverse report
defeated By vote OF 81 to GL The adverse report
then adopted 49,.
In the Senate Mr.. Robb presented petition signed
by the President and 200 members Of the Stock Ex
change appropriation to lay out and preserve the
Niagara Park Mr. Esty from the Printing Committee
reported fayoraby the bill for the designation of
daiiy paper in Albany publish certain public notices
Mr. Daily presented bin accompanied by memorial
signed by j. j. Asor and others for the rspayement OF
fifthaye with granite pavement the work to be done
by the Commissioner OF Public Works. Mr.. Gibbs
introu need bill to incorporate the Young Mems Re-
publican Club Of the City of New-York. DIR. Titus
introduced at the request of certain Hebrews OF Buffalo
bill amending the penal code 10 permit Hebrews
10 carry Oh their ordinary business on Sunday. Mr.
Dagge.s bill authorizing the trustees Of the brooklyn
Bridge TO applythe ceps to converting the archways
of the Bridge into storehonses and making the Bridge
tree 20 foot passengers was passed. The death OF
Regent Burrows announced and alter a brief
eulogy IRON senator Murphy the Senate adjourned