Year: 1876

The bill provides that subordinate in any depart
ment shall receive greater salary than the salary paid
TO the head of the department. except the Superin-
tendent Of the Police Department. who shall receive


WANT TO LIVE LONGER


The terms OF the present Excise Commissioners OF
New York expire the lst OF May next and effort
Is to be made by their friends TO extend their
term for three years from the Both OF April next
A bill to this effect Will be introduced by
Mr. Watts tomorrow The bill will also provide that
all arrests for violation of the Excise law shall DO
made only by the direction OF the Commissioner and
that for the sale OF lager ale or spruous liquors. in
quantities less than five gallons at time no less a
license fee than $50 nor more than 500 shall be
charged


SEw YORK CITY RoSDs FOR THE FRUGAL POOR


Senator Gerard is enthusiastic on the subject OF
law suggested by a late resolution OF the New York
Common Council authorizing the issue OF city bonds
denominations ranging from $40 upwards The bonds
Of the city OF New York regularly bought up now
by few rich banking houses at seven per cent in
tcrest People OF limited means would have some
chance OF investing IN these securities If the idea ol
the Common Council, the best that has emanatcd
from that body Tor long time, was carried
out General distrust the savings banks
urges attention to this scheme for supplying tho work
ing people OF New York with safe method OF invest
ing their spare earnings French loans are pointed
out a striking precedent for an innovation of the
kind. The poorer classes In Paris nocked in crowds
TO buy up paper promises Of the goyernmont and
their investments never failed them.


PAUPRR AND CONVICT LABOR BILL.


In Committee of the Whole Of the Senate the Assem-
bly, bill providing for the employment OF convicts and
paupers under the control OF the Commissioners OF
Charities OF New York and Kings counties was dis
cussed awhile and ordered 10 athird reading.
ton by Mr. Jacobs 10 except Kings county was adopted
the Commissioners Of Charities there have no con
troll over convict labor. motion OF Mr. woodins
also adopted, amending the second section
by inserting that the materials, tools and
implements FURNISHED to the convctsl shall
DO purchased in the same manner as other
supplies for the department OF the proper appro-
praton and the proceeds Of sales Of articles mauuac
tured or moneys received for the labor OF said convcs
and Daupers shall be accounted for by the Commission
ers Of the department to the Comptroller and paid into
the city treasury account Of the appropriation aorc-
said and whatever prodi may accrue from such labor
on sales OF articles manufactured by said paupers and
convicts shall be accredited TO the general fund.
MT Gerard, anxious that diversity OF
occupation might DO furnished the paupers
and convicts, and unwilling to have them
solely devoted to the business OF making shoes,
or to any industry likely 10 interfere too much with
any similar conducted outside the prison by honest
tradesmen. wished 10 have tho bill recomnittcd for
further amendment, but his motion miscarried He
DID not seek 10 make II compulsory on the Commis-
sioners to furnish variety OF employ yments but left
to their discretion 70 vary the work Of the convcts
and paupers when II was possible 90 do 40.


CIVIL Acroxs THK cIrY.


The two bulls introduced to-day By Mr. Strahan are
rather important One provides that In all civil