The New York Herald Newspaper, March 31, 1877, Page 3

“PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Vesterday’s Proceedings of the State “" ~~ School Commissioners. nectarines MORAL VALUE OF EDUCATION The Effect of School Training in Politics. —_——_—e-———— ALuany, March 30, 1877. ‘The New York State Association of School Commis. oncrs and City Superintendents met this morning in bhe High School Building, The opening exercises were dispensed with, and the business of the day commenced by Commissioner Palmer offering the following:— Resolved, That, in the opinion Ronent's ‘examination papers constitute x» prope: Fexpect to learning Jor the proper qnalidc ates tor the third grade certificates within Of the code of public iustruction. The resolution was lost, é THY BYLAWS. , Superintendent Snow offered the following in regard fo changing the bylaw: Resolved, That section 5 of the bylaws of this associasion be amended so us to read us follows: igment may be. ry, appropri subjects for invesigation and report tor con- fderation at the next Aunual meetinz. ‘The Corresponding Becretary shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, notity each member of such committees of his appointment and of the subject assigned to his committee. ‘The resolution, being seconded, was put and carried ‘Unanimously. Superintendent Snow moved that some copies of by-laws be printed to accommodate membors, Being seconded, the motion was put and carried, , THE AGK OF ADMISSION, Superintendent Smith’s resolution was thon taken from the table for discussion. Superintendent David Beattie stated that ho was not in fayor of the law saying that a child under six should Bot be allowed in,the schools, and delivered a short and selling argument in support of his theory. . Superintendent Suow was im favor of having chil- dren in the school as early as practicable; but tho Great fault was that mothers would get them there too young for cducational purposes. The resolution, he Noderstood, was to get a correct census. Commissioner Van Schaick said that the public mouey was paid on estimates of cliiy superintendents, Lt ought to be done by actual count of the children, It the city superintendent can, why cannot the commis- Bioners in the rural district? He was in favor of ‘taking care of the health of the children, and was, therefore, in favor of the resolution; he believed that children would be as far. advanced in edacation in tho end. Superintendent Pugh stated that it was said yester- terday hat the health of the children had to be taken care of. Ho wanted to know, If the schoolhouse was in an unhealthy condition who could enforce that Glatement? Tho President stated the parents of the children could go there and demand {. On Mr. Pugh asking ‘What would they do if their demand was not complied with, the President said they could withdraw the children, REORGANIZATION. Commissioner R. J. H. Speed, of Tompkins, stated be was in tavor of receiving aud iodorsing the report of the Committee on Reorganization, and offered the following resolutiot Resolved, That th report of the Committee on Roorgan- ization be ndopted. and * committee of five be appointed to Prepare resolutions embodying the principal features of the Feport us’ rend by Commissioner Morchouse and present it to the Legislature for its consideration. Commissioner Andrews muved as an amendment that the Siate Superintendent and President of we New York State Associition ot Schoot Commissioners id City Superintendents compose two of the commit- tee, and the Chair appoint the otber throe. Curried, The revolution as amended, being. seconded, was put and carried. The Chair announced that the committeo were tho Btate Superintendent, A.J, McMillan, Commissione: Morehouse, Speed und Andrews. COURSK OF STUDY. Profeseor Johonnot offered the tullowing:— Resolved, That in all grades of schools tovicul recitations gnu daily construction work in writing alould constitute & part 0: the regular course of study. ‘The resolu\ton was adopted. Tne President, in a short address, said the enemies of public schoo! Ought lo. striko at the very heart of the system at once tf they wanted to desvroy it, and not lop off a bigh school here and there. je was in favor of the system as it was, und as it would be. MOKAL VALUE OF THE SCHOOLS, Mr. A, A. Keyes deiivered the following address :-— MR. Presipent AND GeNTLEMEN OF tux CoxvENTION— A jew Uriel montis «zo we joined in celebrating with Patriotic lervor the centennial suuiversary of the Kepubile, he experiment of government by the ‘peopie, tested by Almost every conceivable strain during a ‘period of 100 yenrs. wax conceded to be eminently. sutistuctor: initsrisults. It had brought us, as a nation, from depend. te iudepenvenve, irom puverty to wealth, Irom ihelge nificance to the pusition of u great power among’ the nations ottheearth. It wasin our judgment wn experiment no ner, but a clearly demonstrate! success, Had we not uring there hundred years undaries from Deean to ocean aud even int bit desert to blossom like the rose? tad we not suecemsiully withstood foreixn wt ressions and omery.ed suscessfully from the most terrible of ull calamities which can befull « nation— edyit war? id. were we not justly en- titled to insist that government by ‘the people through their own duly constituted agents was no longer an experiment but an absolute success ? Congratulations poured in upon us from every purt of the world. Alike from the monarchies of Kurope aud the despoti East came words of praise, admiration and ene Yot scurcely hud we ceased to congratulate oursely tho firmners and indestractibility of our system of Bent and tue wuspic ous opening of the second century of the ep. biic tl in punishment ef our pride, our if tions were once more put to the severest kind of a tort, and Our neopie were called upon to prove again their fitness to Le theirown masters, I need not recall to your minds the bli events succeeding the late Presidential election. roughout the campaign party feeling had run high, and at its close tho result was, for the first time in our history, in dispute. Each of. the two great political parties Stronuously insisted that it had been successtul and that it hud beon defrauded by the other, To add to the existing complications the two houses of Congress differed in opine fon us to the honest result, and without their concurrence there could not be, except by revolutionary means, an, termination of the question. Tho constitution aud wore diligently searched, but they offered no solution ot suw their opportu: ing embers of flame which should sweep over ¢! hole lavd, arr Drother against brother and father against son. time wo seemed to be very close to the abyss of eivil war—a war which would surely bave devastated the country and which could ‘have ended only in the wreek of iree institutions Even those of us who were firmest in our faith In the doctrine of government by the Prople, became uneasy and anxious and dared not to Prophesy what the future had in store for our try. foo s that we were and blind; we forzot that the grent tolling musses of the American people wore men and wot whom education had taken forever trom the ranks Of revolutionists and anarchists xnd enlisted them under the ner of lat on and tranquillity. forget for the moment that we were not deal- fny with an ixnorant and priest ridden people like that of Mexico, or with an uneducated class like the peasants fn the provinces of France. or the communists in her : ities, Tho American people, educated in our common schools to Tespect lexal processes, to practice moderation and sell- control, and taught to'prefer peuceable remedies rather than to'resort to thoxe of a vivient nature, compelled their representatives im tho goveroment to enact laws to meet the emergoney, aud thus were avoided the disastrous conse- ences of a second civil war. ‘The common sehovis saved the country. Now let the country deal justly and gener- ously by the common schools. EDUCATION SAVED THE STATE. ‘The fact has been so frequently a strated that intelligence umong t the wollare of a full free statemen = ‘or a arrangement to prove that common schools have # right to exist, or that it isa duty which the State owes itself to maiutain them. I we ure to piace any value upon the tes timony of past’ generations und of the wisest men of th generations, we xball delfishne: commission Ly. holders, who, having no childrer Moved of the burden of taxction which « maintenance the system necessarily imposes upon them. The first class protess their willingness to educate tieir own children in Sheirown way, and ask that the public fnuds may be di- vided in wueh'n manner that their local and paroehial schools may receive a v' ite share, They argue it is unju ax them for the support of public schools whon they cannot conscientiously patronize thom. But with equal force the Quaker might argue that it is um- Just te tax him for the inaintenance of the army, or of an organized police force, because le is jously op- ned to war and violence, nur could th ne of th class of opponents of common school carried out in gvod faith, even ifthe public fuods to bo divided in accordance with their wiabos, In the cities, and perhaps in gomo of the lnrzer villages, their purochtal schools might, with State made "to produce reralts which would gompare favorably with those of the legitimate public schools. re- of e THK SKCTARIAN TROUBLE. But how would it be in the rural districts proper, wher within the gen if two or more miles irom the schoolhi ough chil form aschool of average numbers? Are thow 0 be divided by secturianinm, and 1s the district consequence to be broken up? can all see Laat sult of such # pohey would be, the hildren would grow up without havi rudimentary principles of education schoul funds among the several reilgi A division of the as sects would entail consequences almost as disuatrous, ae would the absolute withdcawal of our public support, }o4e Who object to the RIE school system on the score of enconomy are so few ago manifestly wrong Iu prineiple that litho about Mia They are seifist: people, who ‘ WEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1877—WiTH SUPPLEMENT. mentary principles educati: ould chiet jm . Bot reset or ersun i “aeintas id be» teed possessing agement af 70 Swell an Skit in ae master Ofimparsing ineiructice T18 saying that the iustruction jar in ite nature, en in the be boldiug that nethis Soar teas Sette Pot ea text books is not germane the subjects therein treated No one will cisiim that ie is aut of order for the teacher elther by precept or example to in- virtue and honest; culeate principles of mor: . pupils aah nob ascoutyilohmeu itis sense of honor. are what the proximate aro facts which must have impressed thomaely minds of ail of you. For this our p instruction is partially responsibie, aud to discover the defects and as far as possible to apply appro- Priate remedies. The schools in must of our cities aud larger villuges are, in the properly gradod, supplied ructors aul well supervised. The seholare af taxeously elasaified and the pragress which they Dring'about ‘= great educational r and thus while the youth in the r doubtedly rives some benefit fro attendance upon the public schivol he is deprived of greater benofits which are really his a tow as ers charcod by law with tho duty of examining ach will license those who are not ouly etoriously incompe: our normal d academic departinents will labor in those offic sons bey ae age d 107 ca sehovin, nad vain to supply te: re for th: rage rural district, Junt whe ‘ntedizent ‘svpervision he most needed there is the least of it. ‘The district trustee seidom vi t under his charge, and it ts Faro indeod that he to advise with Or instruct the teacher. »minissioner do not more than two or threo in tho course of & year, and cases ported where no'visit hud been made by that official to cor- tain of the schools under bis jurisdiction for one and even he poor, inexperienced and too often in- ng Klong waek alter imselt withont havin cases of the blin I dv not claim novelty. the face of eaptious critich ‘of public instrne- 1) yd such a thorough hold upon the affections 9£our poople thas thera te not the slightest dangor ofits aban- denmenton account of the suggestions of new ideas for ex. isting defects made by those who are known tobe itsfriends. NS OF TEACHERS, tik vod, annos be good. if the I would have fn each town « board o ‘Appointed .y competent authority, IT would entrust the duty of employing teacher town schools and to fx their wus district exist as it doew now, but tal teox the power which so many of th use that of employing tenchers. 1 do not advocate an entire abandonment of the present district system, I would only modity it, and I would have the town board clothed with Pawers ample enongh to enible it to force districts to ein- ploy competent teachers. vf, the ‘blind. Ror th Harsh criticisms are ont of pluce in But we noed no thi da nm the there is room for. gr supervision existing in th cts, sioner who performs or attempts to discharge his duties conscientiously is overworked and underpaid. Hight hundred doliars a year Is tho naliry attached ‘un office which, if proverly administered, requires on the part of the pérson occupying {t quite ws much tech- nical knowledge as is possessed by the county judgo or dis- trict attorney, und y while the judge and ‘the attorney, he be tr f and the county clerk are paid neriff, ti Li good work the public must expect to © 18 no county in the State of would be expected tho services istrict attorney could be obtained for ayosr. Let saiuries be made in some meusure com- Mensurate with che duties which the persons holding office are asked to perform, Then we may, Indeed, 6xpect to be able to command skilled t in ‘the adminixtration of public affairs, Put up the salaries of School Commission- ers, chunge the method ot ointments, require them devote | their time to the discharg their offictal and make educations! Lests @ qualification for the office. Intrednee in its broadest sense civil service reform in connection with the ofies and I firmly believe that wo shall have tuken some very long stepsin advance in the path of educational progress. If T have seemed tu speak harshly concerning de- focis in our common school system it is only because that ns an enrnest friend and supporter of the system I am anxions to have the proper remedies applied und to see tt mado roductive of still greuter benefits than it now confers. Bue T toust not be underst implying that ye & competent which the children of the ric! treuted alike and instructed alike. Besides the aire learned out of books and out of the mouth of tho texcher the common school teaches lessous of equality which c it full to be of the greatest value. ‘The public would not long e destruction of the common schoul, COST OF THE SYSTEM. For no other object are our people sv heavily taxed in time of pence as tor education. Jt 1s right und proper, then, that the most earetul scrutiny over these expenditurcs shown be observed, and that pains shonid be taxen to sve that tuat which costs so much should produce results proportionate to the cost. A system of training schools has beon established, and hus been from time to time extended. has furnished our — school; with o corps of jed and devoted teacher nd tbs ter all the system has not beon exempt fi criticism. To maintain cost a great deal of money, and the reported results ances, to warrant the expendi- From those high in uuthority we have sugestions to th: effect that perhaps it would be well to inquire whether normal schools were not costing tvo much, and whether they might nut be avandoned witiout serious detriment to the general system of public instruction. ‘Ihose who have mauve these suggestions are either nut the iriends ol the public schools at all or else do not understand what they are talking abeu we admit thal competent teachers are hecessary to the m hen we must admit that schbols practice of those who design hers ire 1D cessary, and, tbat their support by the State is rigut and proper, It isonly a little moro than ten years ago one of the Governors of this State, in an snnual mended. the enlargement of the system and the ment of additional normal sehools. His recommendutions the resnit was the establishment of six norma! schodls in addition to those then in existence. They have done good work and have furnished by the hunir perhaps { might even say by the thou raduates and under graduat who have gone int Ay teachers well fitted to discharge the task devolving upon them. Yet it is only w few werks since Jenlousy and am! eunited in attacking the plan of ols, and, what was worst of all, that the attack was mado by were heeded, and been advunced by membe Legisiature and the appropriations for the support of the normal schools, wore passed by such # fisttering majority that is is unecessary at this time to discuss the Jexitimacy of normal schouis. ‘The genuine normat school should bes taining achool only, and it should net alm too high. Te 0 to compete with high schools, ucad- ‘and the training school maintained by not be de} pon to produce in Igrge numbers teachers fitted at the outset of their pro- fessiqual carecr to tuke charge of hizh schools and ucademic opartments, but should aim to toach youny men und youn; Me Rood manngers, good disciplinariaus an good instructors in ordinary branches t riet ve schools. 1 would say » word n which education should be carried by the State. should be tho limit? That is uw question” which haw appurontly attracted much attention of | Into. In higher, or, #% sumo term it, secondary educa- tion, ‘embracing the kinds of “instraction given in academies, high schools in cities, and the academic de- Purtments of niion schools throughout the States, ene- mies of the American plan bave tuought they have seen their opportunity to attack the entire system, and faint- hearted Iriends have been 100 ready to admit perhaps thero “unload,” and thus relieve the Fescences” and * tungi.’’ ed from preseribing ‘a public schools. “Lo- beon treo throvgh their Board of Trustees to reguiute these matters xccording to their necessities, ‘The State orders nothing, but permits everything. and the power thus conferred on local bourds hus been wisely exercised. know how specious is the argument which is advanced that when the state has ine stracted those who are to become its future rulers it has erformed its duty by teaching them the elementary ranches of education, and that it has thus done its duty. NO BACKWARD STI:P. Jemen of the Convention, I adju buckward steps be taken. he criticisiny of avowed of our public school system nor to rted friends. Fight the good fight faith. Have confidence in public sent! . Heve stendfastly that in the end the right must triamph, ko believing und so acting you cannot fail to come out suce cessful. Stand trae so your colors, Don’t strike the flag which en unfurled in the cause of public education. Your honor fs at stake in this matter, and Aw lines of light upon the brooklet Hash And break and sparkle in the ceaseless stream, tors rippling on do soem n away they dash. ‘50 shines on mortal man brief honors ight, “Not solf—the paths he takes alune is bright.” SUPERINTENDENT GILMORE, State Superintendent Neil Gilmore veing called on said be hoped the association would always endeavor to raise the stuodard of education, and thanked the members of the association for their support of him, RESOLUTIONS. The Committee on Resolutions, Commissioner An- drews, chairman, then presented the following ro: port: Resolved, That the hearty thanks ‘of this Convention are and are hereby cordially exten din cation of the city of Albany for the excellout facilities they have furnished for our daily sessions, as weil as for ths Mr. President and pray you, enemie: kindl, ting and words of encouragement and apprecia- tiow with whic! h their ident, Mr Charles Easton, they weles i to Prin cipal Bradley of the Alvany High Seho urtesien. Kosolved, ‘That while we do not aqree with those cham that our public schools ure doterioratio appereutly delight in instituting unfavoral ween our uwn schools wad bh at sis foreten nations, we still believe t! not only possible, but desirable, especially in the rural dis tricts, both in ‘the general system and in inatter aud methods of instraction, Resolved, |lat the normal schools should be maintained aud supported by the State us protessionnl schiovls K ‘ in the opinion of tuis Convention, the hi outlived fts highest usetulnoss, demanded a change that unity the wn't for sehvol taxi r maticully graded t wel K Kesulved, ‘Tl ct rhould be tor the care at the Compulsory Kducatios o contain explicit provision and education of truant children, Kesolved, That, while recognizing the evils which arise from frequent changes in text books, we feel confident that & series of books published by the State would work router mischief by opening a new voor to Jobbery and corruption, with the danger of fostering inferiority, Resolved, That to bring our reportsin harmony with those he National Burean of Eslucntion, we suggest numeration for st pores be eh of six ond sixtee Metaining and rial drawiuy, political econ: aportant part in e citizen, wet tes history a omy and of the science h jum of the eu should form on schoo portant fretor in any system of education is the quatificn- Hons of the teacher, we pledge ourselves to each other and to our constituents to epare no exertion, wnd to shrink from no rosponsibility that slini} tend. to furnish better lenchers for the schools of the Kinpire State, The resointions were adopted, The report of the commitice was accepted and the Association adjourned sine die, FATAL ACCIDENT. ation of property nnd intr nt of their possessions y owing to t 9 which eomes from the education of the mann Selfishness may prompt them to forget thelr just, oolizations, ant it fs, theretore. ull the ey are reminded of | MOOL, YA public institu- jorouy fe aime ui adyantege, To impart moro tho duty of tho State to see that th Witmrxarox, Del., March 30, 1877. Robegs King was caught in the maim shafting of Jackson, Sh & Co.'s sawmill this morning and in: manly killa M fi ase improvement is | ¢ |, That recognizing the fact that the most im- | | public to trace whence the ‘‘necdful” has come. THE STATE CAPITAL, PASSAGE IN THE SENATE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS BILL—THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BILL SIGNED BY THE GOV- ERNOR—ADJOURNMENT OF BOTH HOUSES, (By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) ALBANY, March 30, 1877. The dill relative to the Department of Docks, already Noticed at some length in the HxxaLp and destined to accompany the Omnibas bill, passed the Senate to- day. Owing to the absence of many Senators the bill creating three new commissioners of the sinking fuhd of New York city was not acted upon, but will be passed at the fret opportu- nity, A third bill introduced by Senator Morrissey relative to # spring election has been made a special order for Wednesday morning, and that, too, will pass like the rest, tor they are all dependent upon each other, and must stand or fall together, The demo- cratic opposition in the Senate is broken. Two demo- cratic Senators from tho country admitted to me to-day that they voted against the Omaibus bill, simply be- causo Senators Gerard, Wagstaff! and Jacobs had said it would throw patronage into tho hands of republicans and would impair dem- cratic prospects. They haa positively never Tread the bill, knew nothing of the effect of its provi- sions and relied wholly on the dictums of their demo- cratic colleagues trom New York and Brooklyn, whom they supposed were well aware of what they were talking about No clearer case of bull-dozing bas hap- pened since the days of Tweed. Mr. Jacobs is cer- tainly 4 partisan—a bold, outspoken one—to be ad- mired for big courage and manliness, but his intelli- gence is too quick to be deceived and misled by the specious arguments of the Tammany inte that the bill which “he fought so vigorously yesterday did really mediate a transfer of local supremacy and patronage from the democratic to the republican party, Ho knew better than that, He know in his heart that it was a good, square reform measure, vhe first of the kind that has come beforo the Legislature since Tweed wus forced to unloose bis tentacies on the exhausted and prostrate body of New York city’s treasury; but the controlling spirits of Tammany struck’ Jacobs ia his weak point, Tho party was in dapger—the great old democratic party was about to receive a stad in a vital place, and with the chivalry of «lover disregarding all other con- siderations he rushed to itsdefence, That accounts for the extraordinary exhibition of violence to the measure made by the gallant Jacobs, ALL BAFR SO FAR, The bills are all sale so far us the Senate is concerned, The opposition of yesterday has dwindled into a feeble negative and there are certain democratic Senators who would willingly reeail the past that the oppor- tunity might be given them to alter the irrevocable record, Now comes the question, How will these bilis fare im the House, the _ turbulent and turgid House? O'Hare, of the democratic fe and an Ishmaolite of tue party will vole for them, so will the irrepressible Rooney, to whom the terrors of excommunication trom the Tammany fold are butas the idle wind, A dozen conniry domocrats of honest instincts will go tho same way, and the great Majority of the republicans will be solid for the bills Tuis morning Mr. Fish, in the House, gave notice, just after the Omnibus bill bad been announced trom the Sepate, that ata future day he should move fora suspension of the sixty-flith rule, so as to place the bill on the preferred calendar. This would place it ahead of all bills, abouta hundred and filty, now on general orders, 0 that the Omnibus bill, atter all, appears to ride triumphant on the crest of the wave. The evemies of the bill are cowed. The great backing ot pablic opinion is too powertul to be disregarded, The politicians of New York, who came hore swearing vengeance against it, have gone away, metaphorically speaking, with their tails between their legs, and the suffering taxpayers of New York, for the first time 10 many years, have u chance ot relief from at least a portion of their burdens, BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE. The only business in the House to-day was the passage of bills, ana that proceeding was monotonous enough to drive a good many of the members out into the baiconies to imbibe the balmy breath of spring and other things, WHERE THERE I8 A MISTAKE. The reported antagonism between Fish and Husted fg all in somebody’s eye. They are as cordial as ever, and, alter the terrible imprecation of the one and the record and antecedents of the other, re- form should have a good showing in the Assombly, They will pull together, and they wiil have the able aid of Mr, Stephen O’Hare, who has been cast Out from Tammany, and on whom ali the berse-coliar politicians are now lavishing their pity. He wants none of it {fhe works in the peopie’s Interest. OURNMENT O¥ BOTH HOUSES, ‘adjourned until Monday at cight P. M, NDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. On Tuesday nOxt there will be a joint session for the purpose of electing a Superintendent of Public In- struction, who will be Mr. Net Gilmore, the present Superintendent and the choice of the republican caucus Jast night, THK GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE, Governor Kubinson this uftervoon signed the dill relative to the Superintendent of Public Works and thirteen other bills of local and minor character, but he will send in, it is thought, no name this year lor the office, NOMINATIONS AND INCUMBENTS, The report bas been circulated to-day that he intends to nominate Mr, Dewitt C, West, President of the Uuica and Black River Railroad, who happens to be in town, to-day. Nearly all tho appointive offices in this State within the gilt of the Executive, are held by men whose torms expired vetween from one to three years ogo. This 18 especially the case in offices in and about the city and port of New York. The only Pe Warden appointed since 1873 is Gordon, who was rejected by the Senate, the other day. The other port wardens—cight regular and ono spectal—were all ap- pointed in that your, and their terms expired over a year ago, There are eleven harbor masters in the same <p with the diflerence that, their terms of office being only two years, they are now holding over two years, simply by default in the completion of the appolatness of their successors. Tho Health OMicer of the Port of New York 16 in a simi- position, Governor Tilden’s nominee, whore case ag mot acted upon by the Sen: Just. year, having been rejected in the whol: slaughter of the famous open executive session, le There aro in all about filty officers holding over by the frail tenure of Inaction, and it begins to look as if all in curmbency 1 good for lie, provided the incumbent suflicicnt adroitness to defeat stitutional law. This results in keeping in office many men who ought to be out of it; for instance, one of the State trustees of au impor - tant fund, 1s said, bas this week run away with $2,700, which came into his possession atler the expi- ration ol his term of oflice, and it is an open secret here that there are chargos of, it is alleged, sufficient weight to be marshy ‘Of serious consideration against Bank Examiner Ellis, which were brought to the notice of Governor Robinsun before he nominated ex-Lieutenant Governor Allen C. Beach for that posi- tion, although they have not yet officially made their arance in a fully authenticated form. The suf- ferers by the rotten savings banks of New York city are loudly demanding to know why the administration, which permitted their families to be brought to ruin, cannot be replaced, when the law and constitation says it must be. THE, OMNIBUS BILL, has ot operation REVOLUTIONIZING OUR CITY GOVERNMENT— OPINIONS O¥ MAYOR ELY, COMPTROLLER KELLY, COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL AND OTHERS ON TNE MEASURE—THE WOODIN- MORRISSEY COMBINATION CRITICISED, The City Hall officials watch with considerable inter- est the progress of Albany legislation, The bread and bulter of many of them depend upon the passage or de- feat of certain bills now before the Legisiature, Sen- ator Morrissey, !n supporting the Omuibus measure, remarked that money had been raised to defeat such a bul and that a horde of politicians bad rushed to the State cupital to assist in the work, If his siatement is trucas to money raising it will not be difficult for the Lew them watch the departments and office holders affected by the bill and they can reasonably judge of the truth or falsity of tue Senator’s allegation. It is proposed under the provisions of the Omnibus bill to decapitate certain commissioners, to roduce the Aldormen’s salaries, to aboligh the Dock Pepartinent, to increase the number of members of the Board of Appor- tionment and Sinking Fund, to reduce the number of employ és in the city government, and to introduce cer- tain other changes of a similar sweeping character, If such a measure should go through it will result in | revolutionizing not alone our local government but also | our local politics. Hence the great battle, It ts simply once aguin, a6 faras the politicians are concerned, a contest for the spoils and nothing more, itis in- timaced in interested circles that the well-worn cry of “retrenchment and reform” has been used to push the measure, and that it really means the creation of a | power(ul republican ring in the dissemination of local patronage, Joterviews were held yesterday with prominent city ofticials on the probable effect of the bill which was passed by the Senate on Tharsday. THE MAYOR'S VIRWS. Mayor Ely, on being quesuoned by the Henan Tepresentative relative to the bill, said that be was not Yet able to express an opinion one Way or the other as toits merits, He had not had sufficient time to ex- amine its details passed by the Senate, One thing he noticed about it, however, was that it took away from tho Mayor the power of granting licenses and transferred those datics to the Polico Board. Instead of increasing executive authority In the city govern- ment it practically left the Mayor nothing of any Im- portance toda, The Marshal’s and Pormit offoes were a —(‘“‘—™SC™sS—S—S | fetched about $4,000, now under control of the Mayor, ana the bill almed to | tako this small patronage away trom bim, ‘THE COMPTROLLER’S IDEAS Comptroller Kelly is frank and outspoken against the bill, in an interview, yesterday, he remarked :— “The whole motive of the introduction of tbi is to gain political power. Under tts operation the re- publican party would gatn control of two-thiras of the patronage of this city, 11 proposes to do certain things which would be clearly unconstitutional There area great many bad teaturos in it which ought never ta pass. For instance, it ts proposed to give back the power of granting licenses to the Police Board, We all know how this plan worked before. A blackmailing spy system was inaugurated. Under the bili the Police, Fire and Purk departments also would be completely in the hands of republicans, The docks should never he placed under the con- trol of the Commissioner of Publi, Works, A separ heal pean slouid have charge of the whole business. [would be in javor of placing the Dock De, partment under one bead, or probably two commis. siouers, The plan to let out strect cleaning by con- tracting with parties i various districts would also work very badly. ‘The Polee Commissioners are au- thorized by tue bill to designate auy persons they picuse for the work. No advertizing is requisite, [tis trae that the Mayor is given power to disapprove of any contractors he may think objectionable, but then the Police Cominissioners can send in other numes,’* SENATORS WOODIN AND MORKISSRY. “Then your main objections to tnis bill are on the ground that it is the product of # politicul combination apd pot introduced in the interests of the people of this city?” the Herat reprosoutauve asked. “Yes, [have no qoubt of it. Senators Wooain and Morrissey bave struck hands tn this matter, | sup- pose that you have read Woodin’s speech on tho bill yesterday, when be said that it be could have bie way he would exterm: he democratic party. Me. Mor- rigsey Wan/# to inake capital for himsell in advocating meugures on the pretence of retorm and retrenck- men. All his efforts aro instituted for the purpose of breaking down Tammany Hall,’? Mr. Kelly had a copy of the bill betore nim and was emphatic and forcible while discussing 16 merits, COMMISSIONBR CAMPBELL INTRLVIEWED. Commissiouer of Public Works Campooll expresses bimgelt heartily in favor of certain provisions of the bill, He conaidors that such amendments to the char- ter will result in saving to the city alarge amount of Unnecessary expenditure yearly, “L understand,” be remarked to the HeRatp ropre- sentalive, ‘that clauses have beom inserted by which the Dock Commission is abulished, and its duties twaneterred to my departinent, All the duties of the Park Commission, cxcopt as tur as they relate to the actual maintenance of the parks, 18 also placed under my control, Although I favor those chapges in ine interests of retrenchment I want it distinctly under- stood that 1 have never solicited them in any way Irom the Legisiature. | merely wish to discharge any duiy committed to mo tv the best of my ability, and do not seck for additional power or patronage, Waen the Committee on Cities of the Legislature asked tor my opinions in relation to these suyjects 1 gave them be- cause I was compeiled to do so,” “What do you think of one-headed commissions?” “Lugree entirely with Mayor Ely a3 to the absvlate utility of having but ove Commissioner for each do- partment. ‘They can be conducted much more effi: ciently with one responsibic head, Why, you might as weil have threo Secretaries of the Treasury or three Postmasters Goueral Lt the work is too much tor one Commissioner to attend to he can easily designate additional bureaus in his department. These bureaus are then all ponsible to bim and he can re. move or transfer officials at pleasure. I do not. know how I would get ulong here it I bad two colleagues with me in the Department of Public Works. There might be conflict of authority nd delays in the jublic business necessitated by dif. ferences of opinion ia the Board. Now I can control all the diferent bureaus without trouble, and I am di- rectly responsible for the proper aischarge of duty by each of my officials.” ‘Some changes have been mate in the omnibus bill since its introduction?” “Yes, but I believe the main foatures to which al- Jusion has been made have been retained,” “What do you think as to retaining two Commis- sioners of Charities and Correction and four Police Commissioners t”” **Tho same rule might apply to those departments ns to the others. in London they bave only ono bead over the police force, where the property und lives of Over three million of people must be guarded.” “Then you think, on tho whole, thai the intercsts of the people of this city and of the taxpayers would be much iinproved by the passage of this Dill, as far as you are familiar with its leading provisions.’ “I certainly do.’* ALDERMANIC CRITICISM, It is not tobe expected that the Aldermen would favor this bill, one ciause of which undertakes to cub down their salaries {rom $4,000 to $2,000. Alderman Purroy, President of the Board, bus been in Albany looking afior tho Legisiature.' Alderman Twomey argues against the measure on the ground that it is merely a political raid, and would not result in reducing expenses inthe cily government. The retrenchment and relorm dodge, he Kays, 18 introduced to cover up corrupt bargains, Alderman Lewis thinks that $4,000 mall enough salary. id PERS, “nuTn” MERLE'S PAINTING OF ART GALLERY. ‘There is now on exhibition at this art gallory an ad- mirable painting by Hugues Merle, the celebrated French painter, representing the Scriptural story of Ruth in the Held, The artist has chosen that moment when Bonz, struck by the beauty of Rath, torms the Idea of making her his handmaiden, Although soveral figures are introduced into the cauvas all but the prin- cipal one in the foreground are mere accessories, The artist has concentrated all his power and skill in picturing the heroine, He has invested her with a wondrously sympathetic beanty, which though not exactly Jewish in outline is suggestive ot tho Hobrew typo of female loveliness She is standing orect, with a sheaf ot wheat resting in the hollow of the left arm, while the right arm hangs listiessly by her side, vidently her thoughts are not in her work, and sbe has dropped hor siwkle. The noblo. bead, cov- ered with dark tresses, is turned to the mgbt, aud the expression of the {aco is one of tender melancholy, The matden’s soul is filled with day dreams, unged with saduess, This is the keynote to the whole com- position, and the artist bas worked it out with raro power, Most Irequently the works of Merle are wanting im this qi ty of force, and depend tor their effect on the sweetness and sentiment which shine through them, In the present work the artist has happily combined both qualities, and, as a result, gives usa picture that commands atiention by its strength and wins our affection by its poetic sentiment, ‘The private view of tho filty-second annual exbibi- tion of the Academy of Design takes place on next Monday evening. AT scHavs’ ART SALES, Mr. Frost’s supplementary sale of paintings took place last night ut the Kurtz gallory, and though the prices realized were moderate, tho general average was satistactory in view of the quality of the works, The following were among the highest prices realized:— The Affright, Bartolind, $135; Buffaloes, Graght, $105; Fruit Seller, Sain, $127; The Letter, Hue, $60; Hudson River, David Johnson, $52; Coast scene, Moran, $90; Evontng in the Adirondacks, Chapin, $66 South Fork, Young, $51. The remaining pictures sold at prices ranging from $20 to $50, SALE OF AUTOGRAPHS, A private collection of autograph letters, &c., con- taining forty of the signers of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, was sold by Bangs & Co. yesterday altor- noon, The attendance was good and the prices fetched wero in most instances excellont, We give a list of some of the most important:—OF the signers an auto- graph letier of Thomas Stone brought $33, the bighest fice paid; his autograph is one of the rarest; Josepn Hewes, $25; William Hooper, $28; Benjamin Franklin, $14; Thomas Jefferson, $11 50; Arthur Middleton, $15; Cusar Roducy, $9 60; Edward Routledge, $13; ington, $12; John Hancock, $10; of generals of the Revolu Nathaniel Green, $10; Artemas War, $6 50; Thad. Kosciusko, $12; Anthony Wayne, $10; David Wooster, $9 60; another Washington, $11 60; one of Grant as Secretary of War, $2 50 Others sold from ten cents to as many dollars. BOOKS AND Next week and the week following will be rich in book sales, Tho trade sale will begin on Monday at Leaviwt’s, but that does not interest outsiders very much, On Thuravay afternoon, at Bangs & Co.'s, a collection of works rolating to American history will be sold, from the library of a well known collector, On Monday, April 9, a coliection of books on the drama, poetry and history will be soid by the same firm. On Wednerday Leavitt & Co. will begin the sale of the Witthaus collection of rare and voluable works, and on Thursday atvernoon Bangs & Co. will begin the sale of a valuable collection of coins, among which ts one filty-cent piece valued at $100, SALE OF A LIBRARY. The sale of a private library was continued last even. ing at Leavitt's before a large audience, There were no such bargains as of the night before, the buyers having got wind of the fact that tho books were going cheap camo out in fores avd rau the prices up in most instances to the fuil value of the b were no prices fetched worth recording. be continu his eveuing, When some interesting Latin and French books, as well as poetry, drama and standard works will ve offered, Yhe olectrotype plates of Schermerhorn's school books were soid yesterday by the Messrs, Leavitt and ‘There were pienty of buyers at the salo, but the plates did not seem to be wanted, SALE OF TREES AND SHRUBS. An auction sale of ornamental trees and sbrubs, from the nurseries of Coant Van de Vuer Boskoop, near Gonda, Notherlands, took piace yesterday morn- ing at No, 12 Cortlandt street. The prinerpal artictes offered for wale wore dwarf rogos, hybrid perpotual roses, magnolias, purple leafed beach, quinccs, weep- i 4 ti tended and the bidding apiritea, Yue ae wel 8b } tre—“London Assurance,” WAS THIS MR HALL? | a ooo measure | Are “*W. E. Sutcliffe, of Quebec,” and A. Oakey Hall Identical ? RECOGNIZED BY A CARICATURE. ne The Mysterions Stranger Who Took Passage on the Victoria Five Days Before Sailing, A prominent lawyer of this city who bas devoted much timo to the solution of the Hall mystery—and to hts honor be it said, from purely humanitarian motives Ofsympathy tor his family—received iniormation yes- terday whieh furnis! strong grounds for the belief that Mr, Hall, ag reported in the HeraLp somo days ago, was really on board tho Victoria, of the Warren line, which sailed from Boston on the 17th. It was previously stated that the Victor (which 1s not to ve confounded with tho Anchor line steamer of that name that left New York on the same day) belonged to the Martin line, but this was anerror. The lawyer above referred to communi- cated to the HeKatp the substance of three telegrams Fecoived trom Boston yesterday, uccording to which Mr. Hall is. now recognized by the clerk in the Boston office of Messra. Warren & Co, by @ picture which be saw in Harper's Weekly, From our informant’s story tho following tnets were gleaned :— RECOGNIZED BY A CLERK IN BOSTON, Mr. Hali engaged passage ou the Victoria on Mon- day, the 12th iust.—tive days before his departure. Un that day ho was in Boston, and on the same evening ho attended tho opentng performace at the Globe Thea- During tho day te called at the office and asked whether ho could take passage on the Victoria and how soon she would sail The clerk told bim she would probably sail on the 17.n, and that sho was only a freight ship, but if he liked 10 go as passcuger he could be accommodated, Mr. fall expressed bis desire to engage passage, and the tranguction was completed by his paying the price Of the passage, $80, and giving bis namo as W. E Sut elife, from Quebec, Now the clerk at tho office who soid him the passenger ticket thought it queer at tho time thata gentleman should choose # freight ship when ho could havo easily taken a passenger steamor, and subsequently whon the newspapers gave wide pub- liety to the rumors of Mr. Hall’s flight for Europo on the 17th, tho date of tne Victoria’s departure, bo was naturally reminded of the solitury passenger of the Victoria, Seeing a picturo of the ex-Mayor to Harper's Weekly, he de- lared that W. EK. Sutiiiffle must bo Mr. Hall. Ho was particularly struck by the peculiar expression of tho eyes, and svemed positive that it must bo the missing man, ‘That Mr. Hallwas in Boston on Monday, tho 12th inst, is shown by tho Boston newspapers, which published the fact on Tuesday that tho cx-Mayor had attended the performance of “London Assurance, ’? the Globe Theatro, on the previous ovening. WAS I ABOUT TO TAKE THM BOSTON TRAIN? Our informant added, as another link m the chain of evidence pointing to Mr. Hall’s departure on board the Victoria, an incident told bim om Thursday even- ing by Mr. Vanderpoel, A cabman had revealed the striking colncidence that on Friday evening, tho 16th (tho night of Mr, Hall’s disappearance), he had driven up a “fare” to the Grand Ceatral depot in time for the Boston train. Upen his arrival at the depot be noticed cx-Mayor Hall standing in front of the build. ing, looking moodily down the street, He drove up to where tho ex-Mayor was standing and was just About to say, “Shall 1 drive you down, Mr. Hall?” when tbe latter turned abraptly on his heels and walked into the depot. Mr, Vanderpoel himself did not tcl this story about the cabman’s revelation to the reporter of the Heratp for somo reason beat known to himself, although, if this be true, publicity was of the highest importance, ‘and would undoubtedly have impelled the cabman to come forward, Qur informant’s story was not given until late in the evening, It was then impossible to vority it by Mr, Vanderpool, us he had sent word to his residence that he had gono out of town on impor- tant business, ‘ THE Last HorR, “The Victoria ts duo at Liverpool to-night,’’ said our informant, ‘aud I expect immediately upon her ar- rival a telegram stating whether W. E. Sutiliffe ts Mr, Hall or not. Ihave telegraphed to Messrs. Warren & Co., at Liverpool, asking them to cable me at once upon ber arrival whether “W. K, Sutiliffe, of Quevoc,’? is ex-Mayor Hall, of New York, ‘That is our last hope; if be 1s not Mr. Hall then we aro all at a loss as to what has become of him, But I think you will find that “Sutiliffe” 1s Oakey Hall. It is extra- ordinary how he discovered that the Victoria would sail, for she was not advertised ahead, as I understand, and nobody knew that she was to wall And then, if he wanted to cover his tracks, heshowed great shrewd- ness in selecting the Victoria tor, being a freight ves- sel, scurcely any one would suspect that ho had sailed tor Europe in hor. OLD TUKORIES UPSET, This story, if it turns oat true, dispels all the hitherto Prevailing theories that Mr, Hull lett suddeoly (rom a wild freak and that his departure was unpromeditated, If it bo really truo that he engaged his passage fully five days before bis departure, them there is no doubt that Mr. Hail, instead of being demented, was in the full possession of ws faculues,’ and that he acted upon 4 carefully matured pian, Moreover, in the light of this state of facts, he gave @ most magnificent exibition of acting—ininitely better than bis ossay in the “Crucible’'—during these five days preceding his carefully planned doparturo, when not even his most intimate friends kuew of his intention to shuke the dustof bis native land from his feet—an exhibition so minute in its details that he even, 1M apparent carelessness, leit his Ulster in the office and disinissed bis oflice messenger in tis usual tone of voice before be started upon bis momentous journey to another hemisphere, leaving behind him family, {riends, fame, Jortupe und the associations of an arduous Iiletime, A NEW MOTIVE FOUND, But the “sudden freak io a temporary aberration of mind” being dismissed from covsideration, according to this story, what motive 1s now to be assumed tor this unaccountable fight? Our informant gave it as his opinion that Mr. Hall feared he would be gubp@naed to testily against Mr. Sweeny, and, bo- ing unwiiliog that his presence should be a source ot dread or danger to a former triend, he determined to relieve him by absenting himsel!, He could nov have then known, said our informant, that Judgo ook would grant the motion for @ postponement oft that of the gonoral public, undoubtedly was that no Such postponement Would Le granted. This is a new theory. Hitherto it bas been assumed in somv quarters that the ex-Mayor fled from fear ot Sweeny’s testi- mony; but tuis idea is based upon the very opposite Presuropuou—namely, that instead of Mr. Hall naving Anything to fear (rom Sweeny the boot was on the Other leg, and it was generosity, and not fear, which Prompted bis Might None of Mr. Hall’s friends kuew of the facts here narrated, and which were only learned late last eveu- beW aspects the mystery assumed in their minds in the light o1 these revelations, AK, HALLS ALLEGED INDEBTEDNESS, Apropos of the absurd siories that Mr. Hail had beon financiaily embarrassed, it 18 interesting to mention sment mado yesterday by Mr. Cuming tbat (wo weeks alter the departure of the miss: scarcely any unsatisfied cians had bee “ believe,” said he, “that Mr, Hall Outstanding liabilities Will not aguregate $250.1" A PRACTICAL DIFFICULTY, While due crecit beings to our informant, who be- ing bound by no special ties to Mr. Mall or nis famuy, nevertheless went to the expense of telographing to Liverpool, it 16 yet difficult to see how Messrs. Warren & Co. can saioly pertorm the tsk of identifying tho missing man. Devective Golden or Mr. Benjamin, should be in Liver- pool on the ship's arrival to Gnveruke this doleate mission, and it 1s to be hoped that this practical aif. culty Will not stand tn the way of the mystery being cloared up by the positive identification of W Sat. clifle, of Quebeo, as the missing ex-Mayor of New York, A VAIN SEARCH IN THE. NEW DOMINION. Monteeat, Mareh 30, 1877. The friends of the missing ex-Mayor, A. Oakey Hall, have been making a search for him in this city, Thas fur they have met with no eucces® Hotel clerks, parties Who have known Mr, Mall for yours and detecuves familiar with bis features and bis tory, have all been tovking for him, but in vain, The citizens of ~=Montroal__- snow a singular interest in the search tor Mr. Hall, yo not the slightest clew has been found which can lead to luis discovery, The Chief of Police at Montreal says that it is scarcely possible (or a stranger to be in that city without becoming known, Ho discredits the be. het that Mr. Halt bas selected Montronl as a place of weeny trial, and, indeed, bis expectation, like | Some man who knew nim weil, like | a ete ne ener: 8 ae ox-Mayor bas passed thiough that city or taken s Seamer for Europe trom there. Z Post office officials in the Dowinion at various places bave been seeking for auy trace of Mr. Hall, but as yet they nave found no clew to his whereaboula THE MISSING M'NAB. Nothing has yet been beard of Mr, Alexander McNab, the lawyer, of No, 73 Nassad street, wuose d: ance has aiready been published. Yosterday . Mra, MeNab obtained letters of administrati: bel her husband to be dead. Tho business of Mr. MeN was closed up aud his books and papers removea from his office, A MISSING PRINTER, A compositor named Neisov Fenstmaker, of No. 263 Division street, was reported at Police Headquarters last night as among the musing. He i about forty years old, 1x feet high, with hight bair and mustacho, and dressed in bi NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE—THE DIS- TRICT COURT JUDGES--ONE OF THE JERSEY CITY NOMINATIONS REJECTED—DIscoM¥ORT OF THE GOVERNOR—ADJOURNMENT OF TUB SENATE. Tuxxros, March 30, 1877, Tho adjourned special session of the State Senate convened hero to-day to take action on Governor Bedio’s hominutions for District Court Jadges, All the mem- bers were present excepting Messrs, Piummer Schultze, both republicans. The democrats in caucas had decided not toconfirm any republicans, but two Senators of that party, Messra Blackwell, of Mercer county, and Hendrickson, of Monmouth county, broke tho traces by voting for Mr, Tuttle (republican), of Newark, which, together eight republican votes, confirmed that nomination, The nomination ef John A. Blair, republican, for one of the Jersey City judge- ships was rejected at the first executive session by « vote of ten democrats against and eight republicans in favor of it—Mr, Blackwell not votinge Tho principal objection to Mr. Blair was that he w chairman of the Hadson County Republican Execative Committee, and, also, that he is a bitter partisan, A committee waited on the Governor to inform him of the action of the Senate ta rejecting Mr, Blair, and tho Governor said, iu feply, that he would communicate with the Senate at threo o’ciock. An adjournment took place: until that time, when the Senate reassem- bled. Tue Governor for the second time sent in the nomimation of Mr. Blair, and be was again rejected by a vote of 9 to 10, Mr. Stiverthorn, democrat, and the ¢ignt republicans voting to coulirm, A recess was taken, and on the Senate reassembling the Governor, having been Informed of the second rejection of Mr, Blair tn tho méantiine, sent in the name of Isaac B. Ro- maine instead of thatot Mr. Biair, ‘The democrats bold & caucus.on this nomination, when Senator Abbett op- posed thecontirmation of Mr. Romaine ov the ground that “he was no better nor no worse thao Mr. Blair, and that Jersey City should have one democrat as judge at least, Mr. Randolph, the one already con- irmed, being an indepoudent.”” Anoth ecutive ‘session was held, when tbe nomination of Mr, Romaina was rejected by a vote of 8 to Ll—a strict party vote— republicans im the aflirmative and democrats in the negative, The Governor was apprised of this action— he sent in a message in which be stated that bis object has been not to make the Orst appointments under the hew act exclusively pariisan, a6 {hia seemed to him to be duo to the stability and acceptabilily of the courts us woll ay in accordance with a deep seated disposition of our people that judicial appointments, should nut be entirely partisan, botwithstanding the principle may not always uaye been reciprocally adhered to. Some- times it may be necessary to appoint all from one order to make @ reasonabie equilibrium, we of the Common Pleas Judges at the last but Grinly believing tn the principle as stated ho concludes that in Jersey City when there were two appolntments one should be made trom each party. He concludes the message by stating that the refusal te contirm bts appointment for Jersey City has precipi tated upon him the question whether the Executive of the State «hall acquiesue 1p the previous determination of Senators to control his official duty. “To my mind,” be said, “tuere is but one answer, and al though regretting the fact of difference 1 cannot but conclude, very respecttully, that iu view of the policy adopted by ihe caucus, @nd the consequent action thereon, there 18 no further reason for the detention Of ihe Senate,” OTHER NOMINATIONS. The nomination of Joseph Alward for jadge in Elizabeth was confirmed by « yoteof 11 to 2—six democrats not voting. Messrs. Blackwell, Hendrick- roted in yy, demo~ ‘Mr. Alward was objected to by most of the democrats the ground that be i« not an active member of party, There wasa largo delegation (rom Elizabeth, headed by Assembly: + mau Egau, Captain Gill and Alderman Sheridan, worl Ing against the nomination and tn lavor of tne uppornt- ment of Thomas F. McCormick, The nomiation of Richard T. Maller, for Camden, was confirmed by @ Vole of 1610 8—Messra. Ward Ridgeway, aewo- crats, and Mathers, republican, voting tn the negative, DOr e's farhor- law, for one of the judgeship Jersey City, was con- firmed by a vote of 15 to 4—Messra, Ward, Ridgeway and Dayton, democrats, and Hobart, republican, voting in the negative, F. 8, Ogden, for Judge in Hoboken, and F. A, Jobn- son, for Judge in Newark, both democrats were con- firmed by a vote of 18 to 1 (Mr. Hobart, rep., voting in tho negative). blessrs. R. 8. Woodruft, Jr.,'and 0. J, Rutgers, both democrats, for judges, rospoctively, in ouae and New Brunswick, were unanimously coa- irme crats, voted in a ADJOURNMENT OF THR SENATK. The Senate adjourved sine die by a party Meg apa the Governor will have the powef ol appointing a Judge in Jersey City, which shall last until the meeting of tne next Legislature, He will doubtiess appoint Mr, Biair, The matter has caused much excitement, A wide breach has beeu opened between Governor Bedle and the democratig Senate om account of the Judgeships, and the feeling 1s go bitter on both sides that reconciliation ts almost !mpossible, A NEW ATTORNWY ORXERAL. Attorney General Jacob Vanatta having rosigned that oflico Governor Bedie sent in the name ot ex-United States Senator John P, Stockton to fill the vacancy, ‘The nomination was unbesitatingly and ananimously confirmed, A prominent democrat told a Hxnatp representative that the reasou Mr, Vanatta rosigned was because hoe expected to get the democratic nomie nation for Governor this year, and in the event of his election be would ele Chief Justice Beasley to the Chanceliorship of the State in place of the presont incumbeut, Theodore Ranyon, and make the presen Governor, Joseph D. Bedle, Chtel Justice in Peay | Mr. Beasley. Other gentlemen said that Mr. Vanatta resigned be cuuso he wants to be appointed counsel to Jauge La throp, the receiver of the New Jorsey Central Railroad, A PERTINENT SUGGESTION, AnunGros, N. J., March 28, 187% To tux Epiron ov tie HeRALD:— We have read in your most valuable and widely cin culated paper that the New Jersey Legislature bas passed a law compelling the New Jersey Contral Rail. road Company to pay their omployés monthly. Would ft not be well for the same law makers to pass a general law compelling all railway companies to do the same—for instance, the poor ground down employés of the Montclair and Greenwood Railroad Company, who have to work tor $1 per day, have not rocoived any pay for the month of Febraary, and do not expect to receive avy until the middie of April, and even then it is uncertain, Tho stores roluse to trast us and oar chil. dren ave crying tor bread. What are wetodo? It ta of no use appealing to our employers, for we hi ap- ied in vain, Our only hope is in your placing thie atter before the public, and for which thousands of mon Will bless you, for it will be the greatest boon that | ever was granted to the poor railway employéa, 1g, and hence it Was impossible Lo ascertain what e * THO toon. bebalf of many laborerty ALBERT THOM! A BRAVE OFFICER. Officer Philip ©. Bletl, of the Nioth precinct, was commended by the Police Commissioners yesterday for his bravery in saving the life of Mr, Fitzgorald, of Nay + 351 West Forty-second strect, who would have been drowned at the foot »f West Tenth strect on the even- ing of February 12 !ut for the officer, who 1d over- board after him, has saved thirteon other persons from watery graves on former occasions and prior to getting on the force, of which be has not long been a member. The Commissioners ted bim with a handsomely engrossed testimonial and told him bra that furtner recognition of bi taken at the proper time, sw siaad TIME AND ETERNITY. Jane Walker, @ sentimental girl of twenty-seven years of age, residing in Carroll atreet, Brooklyn, waa arrested yesterday on complaint of J. W. Crititon, of Flatbash avenue. He chargos ber with stewing from” his apurtinents a watch to teil the time tn 1 his vi of tears, aod @ finger circle gold to remir! her the endless ages that will roll when sbe pa is youd the river.” Theso keepsakes aro valued at and it is, therctora, hkely that, sho will go stream before Crossing, ” . YOUTHFUL DEPRAVITY. Detectives Corwin and Looncy, of the Brooklyn Com tral Squad, while walking down Fulton street, yester Gay afternoon, discovered about ten small youngsters, . ight to twolve years of age, .. Fangin, pockets of ladies, They manage to secure } Toluge. NOT IN HALIFAX, Information has been received from Hallfax to the | effeot that no porson answering tho description of the of No, 0 Fourth place, and Jeremiah Fourth place. When captured Hall waa 1 taking @ wallet from the pocket of Migs 4 Fesiding at No, 109 South Bight hud was compelid to stand on his toes In