The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09
POLITICAL NOTEx

POLITICAL NOTEx
The tax rate in New York city this year will be 1877
per 500. against Is5 in Philadelphia 277 in Brook
Ign. "a in Cincinnati In New Orleans asa In Jersey
city 73 in Cleveland AIT In Louisville. In st. Paul.
40 IN Omaha. and 4S5 in Chicago. last year.
Tho items OF the supply bill passed by the Legsla-
ture and separately vetoed by Gov. Flower amounted
to sb3oooo The Legislature of 1898 broke tho
Of twenty years in the number OF bills passed. without
corresponding increase. however. in expenditures
The city receives 5000 a year from costs paid in
suts defended by the Corporation Counsel 600 paid
commissions to the Public Administrator and
costs from the Collector OF Personal Taxes in al
slo5oo This is the only direct from tho law
department
Fnvorlte Democratic campaign airs: star pangled
Bauner" Killarney" Marching Through Georgia."
"Shamus o. Bren." and " Dixie" Favorte Republican
Campaign airs; "Massa's In the Cold. Cold Ground"
Tho Battle Cry of Freedom" John Browns Body"
Annie Laurie" and Down in the cornneld"
The Sixteenth ward Of Brooklyn enjoys the exclusive
distinction among wards OF New York cities OF being.
and OF having been for many years. an Assembly dis.
trict Of itself. intact and entire. II in tho old
apportonment Of Kings made in 1879 and which the
Republicans so long and SO persistently adhered to-
1t SO in tho aprortionment made by the Dom.
ocrats in 1892 and which tho Court Of Appeals
turned and is in the very latest of
brooklyn. which tue kepuplicAnb arc trying to break
DOWN The Sixteenth ward Of Brooklyn. with Its big
German population. is district Of itself. selfsucing
and indivisable.
The Thirteenth ward Of New York has this year. a.
last the smallest real estate valuation. The Twelfth
ward (IIarlem) has tho largest.
Senator George W. plunkit. who is serving his third
term As Senator for the Eleventh Senatorial district
bounded south by Thrtieth street. and on tho
north by tho Yonkers city lne) has made
ment on the subject Of his DESIRE Willingness to DO
renominnted and hs friends regard any statement on
tho subject premature But Mr. Piunkitt's busy
enemies have fixed up tho whole matter in the new
Eleventh district which extends from Foreth
to Fftysecond on tho west side OF town. and to Fifty
ninth tho east. They have also arranged that As
semblyman Thomas J. McManus OF tho Eighteenth dis
trct shall against hum. and putting great
by tho hidden and mysterious enemies OF tho Senator
who. they say have been waiting for golden oppor-
tunity to rolegnte him to tho supernumerary ranka
This condition of AFFAIRS with few slight
variations. has been represented 4 existing
since 1882. Encouraged by this hne prospect
OF ovorturning the Senator and his political
applicant. some supersanguine Republicans have dis
covered that perhaps. Republican candidate might
be elected Senator In the district with Plunktt and
AcManus both running as Democratic candidates
Small favors thankfully received by New York Re-
publicans Just now, and reasonable suggestion
possible victory is disregnrded. Some Republicans.
exuberanty carried away by tho encouraging pros
pcct have already fixed upon their candidate and also
upon the commtteeships he In to receive in Albany
when elected The real facts Of the matter that
Plunkitt is easy man for enemies TO denounce but
hard ono for them TO defent. az they have already
found. There is about much chance OF Republican
being elected Senator In this district in November
there is or tho Hudson river freezing Labor
Day. Tom McManus will probably 20 back TO tho
Assembly. and he will have hard night to do that
Tho special session OF tho Forty.second Congress
lasted six weeks Tho special session OF tho Fortynth
Congress lasted weeks Tho special session OF
the Fortysixth Congress lasted fourteen weeks &C.
cordng to tho third section OF Article OF the Federal
Constitution. the President has authority. only to
convene Congress whenever no may think tho necess
ties OF tho occasion may demand IT, but also to person
ally adjourn Congress to given date. II tho two
Houses cannot agree upon the time According to the
State Constitution. section article L. tho Governor
can convene the Legislature under similar circum-
stances but has the power to act only upon tho mat
ter stated In his proclamation. lie has power ad
journ the Legislature.
Last year Aldermen well as Asse mblymen were
elected. and candidates not able to n nomina
tion for Office might be put in tho field tho
other This year there will be no Aderm anio elections
and all local hsprants must look 60 the Assembly for
political hOnors There are however TWO Coron ershps
to be ned this yeRr Ohio terms OF Coroner MESSENGER
and NcKenna expiring) and three Assemblymen WILL
In all probability, be withdrawn from Assembly con-
tests by nominations for Civil worth
OF the Thirteenth Martin OF the Fourteenth. and Hum
mel OF the Twenty fourth. or tho municipal officials
whose terms expire this year District Attorney Nco
10 serving his first term Comptroller Myers his second
and Coroner Messemer his third.
Brooklyns In the same Custom House district New
York city. and It has District Federal appoint msnts
In the Collectors once in the surveyors Naval
Offices Brooklyn has n share Of such appointments
but given number. Its chief Federal offices the
already nled the Internal Revenue
which frnst Nathan, Republican. sx-
poets to retain under Cleveland: the United States
District Attorneyshp. and United States Marsh ashp
Tho Postmaster Rets $4,000 year. the Collector OF In
terna Revenue st5oO. and the District Attorney and
the United States MarahAl paid by fees The navy
yard is. conspouously. Brooklyn's chief Federal |
ofnce. It gives employment to large number OF men,
= majority OF them recommended by the Brooklyn
The old Irving Hall contingent 10 doing pretty we'll
Just now Bob Mooney 10 Commiss Toner OF Jurors John
Fox has tho best part of tho citys iron contracts
Nicholas Haughton 10 about To $40 600 for his
Of the premises at Third avenue and 10th for
IN extra Harlem River Bridge approach Henry Camp
bell Is one or tho COMMISSIONS of CorieArs Hook
Park. Tim Campbell 10 Congressman. Edward Browne
10 Counsel for the Board OF Excise. Michael Z. Muir
ply 10 Port Warden. Henry sisnert 10 Counsel to tho
Board OF Health. and SIMON Ehrlich Is aJudge.
The new Republican leader In Brooklyn. Jacob
Worth. enlisted sailor whsa is ysArs OF age and
IN his return to BROOKLYN In 1891 enlisted the Union
army. and In 1859 made First Lieutenant of the
s9th New York Regiment. He WAS aftsrward pro-
noted to CaptAiney. aud served at the front until
Ss3. when no WAS elected TO the Assembly from Will
He is now one OF the four ComissioHsrs
u Elections. At +,ooo year.