New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-26
ECONOMY AT ALBANY.
SCANNING THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
NO WASTE OF PUBLIC MONEY TO BE ALLOWED
MEASURES BEFORE THE STATE


LEGIsLATuRE
rrpox rax REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNAL
Albany, Jan. a5.-some OF the Assemblymen
getting tired Of passing bills appropriatng money.
They suspect that this may be the sole purpose Of the
Legislature meeting in Albany. II that is tho case
they are determined that the practice SHAH DO in
corrupted on some bills at least TO-DAY. after tho
Assembly had passed bill increasing the salary Of the
County Judge of Richmond County from 5000 70
5000, opposition was made TO bill OF the Albany
members approprating $4,000 for dredging out tho
Hudson River Mr. Peck made the point that the
United States Government should make the improve
ment of the Hudson River suggested. This idea
seconded bv many other shayseed membors,s
as Mr. Peck called them, and IL took all OF Dr.
Husteds and Mr. Huntting.s persuasive eioquence 10
persuade the Assembly 10 order the bill to third
reading Their argument that the Hudson River
must be kept In nayigable condition II the stztd
canals are to be Of any impressed the Assembly,
men with belief that the bill was mertonous one;
Init nevertheless the argument on the bin showed THAI
there is storm rising against the bills advancing
salaries and making vafors appropriations which
crowd the files of the Senate and the Assembly.
The haste with which bills passed approprist
ing money is also making bad impression IL was
only on wednesday that Senator vedder introduced
bs bin uc reasing the salaries OF tho supreme Coure
Judges from az 200 to 80 200. increase Of $1,000
Thursday the Judiciary Committee reported the D'ii
favorably TO the Senate That Is an extremely shos
consideration of bill which will add perpcruar
eos 600 TO the State taxes It may be added that ne
suureue Court Judges In NewYork CITY now TO
ceye from the state and the city total salary seas
Of s1TOoo Mr. vedder's bill would increase una
salary to s1e, 900; pretty royal salary even ior
arstcIass lawyer. AS the term OF once OF oupfe"
Court Judge is fourteen years, newy-eec'oa Iu1eo'
ceving during his term SO lucky as 70 DO eecln IN
NewY York CITY the sum Of s26oo not considering
cowpouod interest.
Ernest a. Crosby desires to know no" tD' hiono'
NJ New-York is distributed among the various cnarr
table institutions and with that view induceo uno Az
semby 30 pass resolution this morning asAhs So'r
troer Myers to state specifically whas ~
New York receive aid from the city ana inc essiS1''
authority for this action In each case.
...,sh,v,r.n Roesch introduced bill this morning
,,v,ro the clerks of the Court Of Criminal RECORDS
., 600 additional salary for collecting criminal aats-
~. Cor the Secretary of State This WORK has peeh
hitherto done by some employe OF pne oiS~'.' a.
,orney OF New-York, but Colonel fepo"s u Va no
or,rio, that he cannot longer spare man ior 'h'
task :. 80,
Assemblymar Clark says that tho owners Oh rea'
estate In New-York are oft-n put 70 ia'se oss ~
NJ the fact that large assessments have Deen
49,, ,,non their property. Now be says they are
NV Given notice In The City Record Tnich 10
nh,,cation rarely seen by any one He therefore IN
,,ced hill to-day the chief sections OF winch arc
as follows: c,. =, N.wvorS
shall hereafter In addition TO the notices rsqui" "
49,, sv. written notice OF all assessments confirmed ana
,sd q, his ONCE within sixty days after the entry
% the psrson or parties In interest or owning inc
Ianas and premises assessed; provided however 'na'
sucb nersou or parties shall within ak months previous
Al In Ia cf n
Controller demsnd in writing requiring such noues
such demand shall specify the ward block and ~ara
man number and other description sufficient Tor idsnn
cation together with the residence and usuaa place
business person parties In interest OF owning @
lands and premises assessed
section q Such notice shall contain the name Of tbs
psce street or avenue, which the property may be
situate side Of the place., street or avenue win 'ne
map and street numbers OF the properly ana Ia
whose name assessed together With the dates OF eo~
srr,at,, and entity the purpose for vhicA sccn scs
nent was made, the valuation Of sach property, us
to be paid on each piece parcel assessed and
from what time interest will be charged
There were Just enough members Of the senate
on hand this morning to pass BILL Twenty votes
arc required and there Just that many Senators
present. The absent ones were Senators Langb>ia.
Grady stadler, Foley. MeNaughton, Van Cott We'd
der Raines, Erwin, Coggeshau and Eassett-hys
Democrats and SIX Republicans. Tho first bill to
pass was one introduced by Senator Cantor which
allows people desiring TO adopt children abandoned
BIZ their parents guardians to begin proceedings
AZ once Nineteen votes were recorded and
wag required. Senator Ives the absent man
and his name was called number Of tines seDa
tor Cantor Organised searching party of page boys
headed by himself and tho missing Senator was found
IN dark portion Of the corridor, deep fn converse
ton with constituent. He rushed into the
senate Chamber and his vote was recorded In the
meantime business was suspended entirely.
The important bill OF the day was
introduced by Senator Linson. IL pro-
vidcs that the Superintendent of Public Works
shall cons truct by June 49, 1880, six floating grain
elevators Of the latest improved style At cost Of
5000 bushels OF grain an hour Two arc 10 Do
York and the latter shall be used only for The eIeya
don and transfer of canal grain 10 vessels and ware
cent bushel The profit accru!ng 70 the state after
dedaesing operating expenses shall be PAID TO tss
canals ' i the hands Of the State bin asied
senator Russell introduced bill which conlpcls
| telephone companies to put telephones into Offices
This measure Is aimed at tho Bell Telephone Com
pany and is intended TO make the company put tel,-
phones IN the Offices Of the Western Union Telegraph
senator Collins introduced in the Senate the e!n
edSsns the es raes Of sepRono charges
Assemblymsn Answorth has selected as ,, the ex;
t. wSeSsr 'ne Is
tract the fOllowing tharieS III. Brush, professor OK
civil engineering In the University OF the CRY OF New
York; Krchimedes RUSSELL an architect Of syracuse,
and Albert H. Chester professor Of chemistry in Ham
| fton College
Mr. saxton announces that the Judiciary Committee
viii give a hearing next Wednesday afternoon upon
his Ballot Reform bill The same afternoon the Gem
| Maynard's bin for the inspection of phosphafes.
THE SALARIES OF STATE OFFICIALS.
MANY BILLS INTRODUCED FOR RAISING THEM
A REPUBLICAN CAUCUS ON THE MATTER