Year: 1876


was OF the best reform measures OF the session,
pointing board 70 regulate the salaries OF the
poyes Of the city government ana cut OF the poti-
cal hangers on that swarm the payrolls OF the de-
partments and the courts, has been stricken out
through the combined Influence Of tho
agents OF Tammany Hall and the Custom
House. Comptroller Green declares in bis late
report that the expenses of running the municipal
can stand safe reduction OF s. ooO, 900,
and anybody who reads the long list OF multiplied and
useless officers that cucumber every bureau, depart
ment and court and draw money for dong nothing
Will be apt 10 think the Comptroller Is
nearly right There is other way
Of reaching the host OF smecurlsts who
live on The Treasury except by the OF board
with authority to inquire into the right OF every name
that appears the city payros 10 drawa salary The
average sense OF the Legislature recognizes The need
and Importance OF a law that Will accomplish this
object aud the reioTmers OF both parties II elt ia
their honest instincts, would have no hesitation in
passing IT, but It appears the hesitation already
alluded to has been too powerful and hence The dis
satisfaction among those republicans who are earnestly
IN favor OF the bill and regardless OF ihe outside pres
sure against it, The majority IN the Assembly are at
between themselves, and until they become united
no genuine reform measures have chance oil Doing
passed


A CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION.


On constitutional well as on common sense
grounds 1t appears wrong and arbitrary TO legsiatc
man out Of oce which he had been duly elected
by the votes OF the people Yet II has been done IN
several INSTANCES, and bill that atey passed The AS
sembly turning out the Board OF Charity COMMISSIONER
OF Kings county contemplaes an offence OF siml
lar kind It seems gross breach OF gooS



to which a man may be elected Tor certain term Of
years aud after the people have placed him there by
their votes with the understanding that he is 10 hold Il
long he does not violate his uust him out
before his term expires or, perhaps after IL has only
just begun Impressed with this conviction, aud hav
ing the bill relating TO the Board OF Charity
Commissioners IN Kings county, senator Jacobs oereda
resolution requesting the judiciary Committee 10 re-
port 20 the Senate whether opinion the egs
ature can constituLonaly remove from Office oilclai
elected by the people The Court OF Appeals has al
ready decided that II cannot but 1t will be no harm "a
glaI Iudie N


clear headed urst Senator Robertson at It's head


STATE PRISON suPERnTENDENr.


The concurrent resolutions proposing an amendment
10 the constitution giving the Governor, with the con-
of the Senate, the appointment oil superntend-
cut OF State prisons passed IN the Assembly To-
day similar bill having passed in the senate
il only now remains for tho Senate 10 sub
stitute the House bill Tor the Assembly bil,
and we shall have done with. the State
Prison talk for the season. Ever since Mr. sherman
took the resolutions hand In the lower house he has
had to contend with many difficulties and at one time
an attempt have them recommltted TO the Committee
State Prisons within one vote or being sue
Had this not failed the chances were against
the resolutions seeing daylight again To appreciate
the danger they pcurred It only necessary TO bear
mind that they passed by the last Legislature,
and that II they fall 10 pass the present Legislature
they could not be submitted the people until they
were adopted by the Legislature OF 1878. Mr. e. j.
Post has been the head and front OF the opposition IN
the Assembly and 10 day heost his balance completely
when the resolutions having come up in the order OF
third reading OF bills Mr.. Sherman moved the previous
question Post declared when his called
that he deprived debating the resolutions by
trick, and insinuaed that the Speaker
had refused to Recognize him before Mr. sher.
man although he had made his voice heard
before Mr. Sherman had time TO get on his feet In
fact he spoke insultngy that the Speaker had 10
call him order several times aitor having treated
him with wonderful forDearance irom the moment he
characterized the proceedings as trick After voting
he sat down savaseiy growing AN Outrage II IL; IS
with, instead OF the mild hammered hr. sloan, lac
would have been brought up with sharp turn when
he than intimated that the Speaker had ruled i'm
partially order TO prevent the universe from being
enlightened by argument against the bill That hIs
conduct aenated from him the support Of many oi
tho members who had previous OCCASIONS voted
with him opposition to the resolutions Is shown 10y
the vote which stood SO to 36 AmUority OF the demo
voted In the negative on the ground that as the
present State Prison Inspectors were democrats they
did want them legisated out OF oice Mr.. lngaili
presented the supplementary report OF the state
Prison Committee, which adds but little new niorml-
tion TO that gwen the committee's previous report
relating to what they and heard at their late visit
TO the prisons


Half hour OF the Senac's time was devoted to.
day cuogies the late Wee President Veuder and
Carpenter, republicans, aud Starbuck and Gerard,
democrats rolled oil each brief and neat address.


The County Treasurers bill passed the Senate by
nearly unanimous vote.


The bill to enlarge the powers OF the Canal Board
permit II to go with the investigation OF tho
canal frauds was laid over TIL next week


Senator Morrissey presented "A petition from 700
OF craft plying the Hudson, aud others IN
terested In the navigation OF that rivcr protesting
against the passage OF the bill build bridge acrosa
the HUDSON in connection with the Newburg and FISH
kill Railroad.


In executive session the nomination OF william H.
Henderson for Judge OF the Eighth Judicial district io
which Judge Southworth was recently nominated and
rejected was referred committee OF Senators bc.
longing 10 the dstrict-Messrs. Rogers, Cole, Weman
and Voddcr. Henderson is a democrat and member
OF tho Democratic State Central Committee


The Commissioners OF the Sinking Fund are author
lied by the bill that passed to-day 10 sell the lease VI
the Grand street ferry, New York


Tho Joint committee OF Senate and Assembly to sec
reducing the number OF officers aud the expenses
OF the legislature will meet Tuesday next


The bin to the Metropolitan Fire Department
Relief Fund share of the late Volunteer Firo De-
partment Benevolent Fund passed the Senate also
the bill repeating the law OF 1869 evying half the
sessments street openings and improvements above
Fourteenth street on the city at large.