New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-04
d" ECONOMY" AT ALBANY.
ELMIRA THE LATEST CITY ASSMLED BY
THE HUNGRY DEMOCRATS.
PROPOSING TO INCREASE LARGELY ITS BONDED
INDEBTEDNEss-OTHER SALARY GRAB
Try IrIEGRAYu TO LIE TRIBrNE.l


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TBIBCSEJ
Albany, Feb. 3.-Ihe Democratic party is asaallhe
enc by one the cities which supposed 10 be under
Its especial patronage. raising the salaries OF o"cs
and otherwise increasing their eGpenses-usuany WIN
the aim Of charging the emoluments OF some Demo
cratic Office. The cities Of Brooklyn Troy Rochester
and New-York are all suffering from this assault upon
their treasures and Emira is added to the list
bill has been introduced largely increasing the
bonded indebtedness Of that city. 1t Is opposed Dy
David G. Robinson, son of Ex-Governor Robinson .
prominent Democratic taxpayer, but OF course inns
Democratic Legislature will nevertheless pass The BILL
The measure calls for tihc of $4,000, which is
large amount for such small city. To-day speaker
Bush introduced the bill. and to-day he had the Com
mttee on Cities report Il favorably despite the oppos
ton of tie taxpayers of ElmiIa
1t was a fitting comment the letter OF Mayer
Grant of NewYOrk. addressed t. the Legislature on
Monday night, that the Committee Cities reported
favorably today the bill of Mr.. Sulze", Of Tammany
Hail. increasing the pay Of the court attendants in the
Court of General sessions NewYOrk That is shin
ing example OF Tammany Hall sincerity. 1t was only
q fortnight ago tnat the Tammany Hall General Com
mittee adopted Spartan resolution, Introduced by
BOuike Cochran, against any increase OF city salaries
at Albany but since then the Tammany Han eela-
tors and Assembymen have introduced bills increasing
salaries with Just as mach innocence as though Their
political fathers had spoken against such action.
The Brooklyn Democrats also Joined in the race for
more salaries the Committee Cities reporting
favorably Mr. CoOney's bill creating park depart
ment with one commissioner, at $1,000 year salary,
I'm place Of the three Park Commissioners who now do
the work without salaries. The Rensselaer, County
Democrats Joined in the merry dance by inducing tho
Judiciary Committee to report favorabN Mr.
Riley, bill increasing the salary OF the Sur
rocate Of Rensselaer, County to $1,000 year
GEORGE II. Busll, the Democratic leader IN The
Assembly also made a grab, on the part OF MS
constituents for the states money. introducing bill
sppropriang $4,000 for The purchase OF the USER
County Insane Asylum Mr.. Plant, OF Brooklyh, also
thought il well TO get friend Of his good sal
ary and therefore introduced bill providing for an
extra Cr.rk in the SurOgate's Office in Brooklyn, at
yearly salary of S2,4O0
The Assembly passed Mr.. Cooney's bill providing TOT
the issuing of 81 100000 in improvement bonds by the
cta Of Brooklyn, and Mr. Bcake's bill appropratlng
SIS 900 for a fish hatchery in sullivan County. MI
WissC introduced bill today lowering the rates OF
ferriage upon the Astoria and Nlnetveecond-st ferry
Mr. Weed introduced bill providing for the pay
ment of pensions TO members OF The New-foik state
militia disabled by the loss Of at least hand or foot
in the service OF the State between 1857 and 1e67 Mr.
Duffy introduced bin amending the Ives POOL law
by makng The laying Of wagers, except on racetracks
felony punishable by Imprisonment Tor from one 10 hVe
A. r. Conklng presented bill amending Chapter
40 laws of 1882 by providing that in the registry OF
votes I'm New York City the approximate age OF the
voters shall be taken