Year: 1876

ALBANY, March "a, 1876
TWAS generally supposed yesterday, whom the Sup
ply bill was ordered u third reading that We had
done with all discussion to its merits; but debate
started 1t this morning when 1t came up on its
final passage to the great surprise OF the Ways and
Means Committee, II not of everybody else in the
House, but it had no practical result the bill
passed unanimously.


INVESTIGATIONS


The Assembly Investigating Committee, In its re-
port to the Legislature two months ago, recommended
a we'll considered design for roorganizing the police
force OF New York city. The Senate Investigating
Committee recently recommended another and nearly
similar plan, the points of which embraced in
bill introduced by Senator Booth to-day, of which the
only noticeable feature is the enlargement of the
powers OF the Police Board. The statesmen OF the
Legislature too full OF politics to worry their minds
with any oil the recommendations OF either committee
and the bills will 60 this session and
probably be never heard of again. These
Investigations have been costly farce to the
taxpayers and will hardly fall OF expense of
500 900 when all the bills The Senate Committee
SIMPLY republican set Off to the Assembly one
and whlo the iormor had only nose Tor democratic
mismanagement IN the departments, the latter saw
little that was except whero republican officials were
concerned.


WHAT DOES THIS BILL MEANP


Tho bill to prevent the Greenwich Street Elevated
Railroad from using the Battery Park passed the Senate
to-day. IL has been hurried through without debate
some great and impending calamity. IL provides
that no elevated road shall use the
Battery Park any other public park
square IN New York city. The Rapid Transit Com
mssoners located the route OF the projected Gilbert ele
waited road among other streets South Fifth avenue
leading directly into Washington square. This bill will
eiectualy stop their progress in that direction, and
unless they obtain change OF route their JIG is up.
Could the street car railroad interest have desired any
thing beterY Under the sentimental guise OF saving
the rural beauty of the Battery Park from disngure
ment, this bill aims a blow at rapid transit and though
ostensbly in the interest OF the people, is nothing
more than device of the street car companies to
prive New York its one greatest need IL IS under
stood other bills will follow this utterly swamp
all hopes of rapid transit II will be 10 watch
how tho Railroad Committee of the Assembly will treat
hcse bills


NO PEACE FOR THE GOVERNOR


When the Governors canal message read in the
Senate Mr.. Jacobs moved that IL be referred the
Committee OF the Whole, whereupon Mr.. Woodin moved
a substitute that much Of 1t related TO tho
matter OF extra compensation for the Attorney General
in the prosecution OF canal suits be referred the III
nance Committee. The Governors stanch henchman,
the special order for Tuesday in Committee OF tho
Whole. Mr.. Woodin thought nc smced mouse, and
declared that the object OF the two democratic Sena-
advance of the State Convention. Mr. Jacobs
made spirited reply, and accused Woodn of finconsis-
tency in agreeing last year similar message
10 the Committee OF the Whole. II was proper that
the first message should 60 there equally proper
that the second message should go there also Rogers
Harris, Bradley, Emerson and Mccarthy, look hand
in pro and con-, but woodns motion finally prevailed.


LEGISLATIVE NOTES.


Mr.. Booth introduced bill authorizing the Depart
OF Parks to contract Tor the occupation of the
buildings in the Central Park by the American Museum
oil Natural History and the Metropolitan Museum of
Art


Also bill empowering the Mayor and Comptroller of
New York TO designate five banks to the de-
poss of city money, each agreeing TO pay the bal
ances of every days deposits the of two and
hafper cent per annum, bank 10 receive than
81 600, 900 time. There is 10 be chief bank
which shall have the deposits OF the sinking fund.- and
which the limit of 81 600 600 shall not be applicable
The Board designate the banks shall of the
Mayor, Comptroller and Recorder


The bill granting the United States tho right 10
quire right Of way for the Improvement OF Harlem
River and Spuyten Duyv Creek was reported favor
ably TO The Senate.


Senator Baadens bill relating to tho district courts
of New York city a condensation and statement
OF all the acts passed defining the powers and
duties of these courts


A motion OF Senator Starbuck's that "Wednesday next
be appointed for the consideration OF the
resolution proposing amendment to the constitu-
ton prohibiting the loan and use OF public money
private purposes was adopted.


The Battery Park bill passed in the Senate to-day
which introduced by Mr. Booth the same day Mr..
Mullen introduced similar bill in the Assembly, aud
which will be substituted by Mr. Mullen his bill
when down stairs BY this means the bill will
be passed during the coming week