Year: 1876

TIRE COUNTY TREASURES BILL.
eyNEnAL EXPRESSION OF VIEWS IN THE SENATE


THE FORCE OF A RIGOROUS MEASURE TO BE


BROKEN IF POSSIBLE BY AMENDMENTs-MR.


wOODIN OPPOSES THE BILL.


lyROh THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE 1R1BCNk'l


ALBANY, Feb. Ex-senator Hammond's
County Treasurers bill came mp to-day In Committee OF
The Whole and debated at considerable length with
out reaching final result The opposition to 1t IN It's
present shape from Senators Harris Mccarthy and
woodn all of whom seem TO be desirous OF retaining as


many features Of present system possible Senator
Emerson. who comes from county that has suffered
from the defects of the SYSTEM is the only Republican
shat has declared himself In favor OF Mr.. HammOnds
oil Just it is; but the popular demand Tor some
measure of the kind strong that the friends OF the
rrcasnrers will probably do much as they can TO
DESTROY the force the bill by covert amendment with
ont veDtmine TO oppose il openly.


Senator Harris renewed his amendment allowing the
county Treasurer designate the bank of deposit with
the approval OF the Board of Supervisors on the ground
that il would enhance the security of the money, as In
come counties people have greater confidence in the
Treasurer than in the Board If Supervisors. 1t so IN
Albany County. In some counties the Board OF super
sisors would be likely 10 select bank in which the
eeOple had little confidence.


Senator Hammond said, in reply, that such an amend
men boards of supervisors disposed to
VIC their obvious duty whereas the direct reverse is



the people. conceded that when the Treasurer has
performed his duty by depOsng the money In the bank
selected by legal authority his bail released but
In lieu Of that the county has the capital OF the oanK ana
the bond taken y the Board Of Supervisors There Is an
additional security under the provisions OF this BILL
Euppose under Senator IaTries amendment the County
Treasurer the bank OF which he s President as In
Ontario County and suppose the Board OF Supervisors
do not concur. The Treasurer is master OF the situation


He the money and snap his fingers at the Board
of Supervisors The initiative must from him. and
not from the body which IL should comethe Board
of Supervisors, who directly responsible TO the
people.


Senator Emerson said that especial law similar to thls
bill had been in force for time in Monroe county
and the expression of public opinion there is unanimous
I'm is favor He opposed Senator Harris's amendment
end said very forcbly that the collector of canal tolls
might be allowed name the bank in which they shodd
be deposited with as much proprety as the County
Treasurer could be allowed 10 fix his bank Of deposit


Mr. Harris added another to his amendments, striking
out that clause Of the first section of the bill which
makes losses by failure the bank dedication OF the
Treasurer "a charge the county, and substituting pro-
vision that such designation of bank OF deposit should
release the County Treasurer OF his surees from re-
syonsibility for losses Of money.


Senator Woodin made various objections to the bill
BY the passage which the amendment just given would
strike out the county would be liable for the whole Of
any loss. This was right. In where moneys
had been deposited subject the order Of the state
Treasurer, ana had passed out OF the control OF the
Treasurer each county ought TO be required 10
its proportion of the loss. lie was III laNof OF
s0"g a SUo ~ [SST sSwin g tm TO be- rclected and
thought, the whole, the present law, under winch
there has been much stealing, was good enough IL 1t
only enforced.


Progress reported on the bil.