The New York Herald Newspaper, May 19, 1877, Page 3

“TE STATE. CADNTAL Text of the Message Vetoing the Omnibus . Bill. segisiation Without Due Representation. . fects of Depriving the City of Self-Government. A MOB IN THE SENATE CHAMBER. EAS ie Attempt to Force the Passage of the State | Capitol Appropriation. The Ways and Means Committee on the Veto of the Supply Bill, imi [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) ALuANY, May 18, 1877. The now deceased, but once well renowned Omnibus bill, was brought 1 this morning to the Senate with the warrant of execution fromthe Governor, The private secretary iad a diferent and more agreeable experience than on the previous night. The gallery ‘Was very fall and a scene was anticipated, but there was none. Senator Woodin moved, as the Clerk was about to read tho Message, that it be laid on the table and printed. he President intimated that it was already printed, and Woodin—who, by the way, wore a white veat and looked uncommonly engaging tor one of his years—showed a disposition to acquiesce in anything the President might say, and the President appeared to insist that the Message should be read, and Harry Gliaden, the Clerk, who felt like a Hound in the leash, started off to his own satisfaction and that of every ouo else iu the Chamber to read the great veto @f the Governor. Tho following ts the text of the Message:— Strate oy Naw York, Exxcvrive aa Toa To THs Sevath :— Auuany, May 17, 1877, Lreturn without approval Senate bill No, 231, en- Yitled “An Act supplemental to Chapter 335 of the Laws of 1873, entitied an act to reorgauize the local governmont of the city of New York.” ‘Tbe spirit of our institutions is at war with every eilort of the minority to defeat the will of a majority in any locality through legisiative means, When we deny seli- government toany section of people we belie the faith find tevchings of our fathors. Equal representation is requisite to the right ofytuxation, Without it legis- Jative Jevies on localities are simply oppressive. THK CITY REPRESEN TAWION NULLIFIRD. This conceded doctrine is nowhere more scrupue lous!y maintwined than in our Constitution, which pro- Vides that the Legislature shall on the completion of every census award to cach part of the State represen- tation to which its population entilies it For pearly two years this mandate of our highest law hag been denied and disobeyed. A Legislature morally if not legally irregular assumes to revolutionize the local Jew ina city of a million, while denying to the city the Tepresentauion which is its right. Upon the final pas- Suge of the present bil! in the Assembly 74,000 people in Putnam, Wayne, Schuyler aod Cortiand younties by their representatives cust four votes for it, while the 96,000 people ot the Twentieth New York district were allowed Lo Gast but one against it, Lt is neither justice hor common sease that the representatives of 31,000 people in. two rural counties, without interest in Luis act, should nuliily the votes of 170,000 inhabitants ot two New York districts against It, whose personal tights are committed Ly 1ts cure, THE BILL NOY WANTED KY THE CITY. ‘The rst objection to its chactwent is buat, while it prolesses to provide tor all great interests aud wants of the poople of the city of New York, it is passed when the city is not tuily and fairly represented i tue Legis luture, ag the constitution requires that it suould be. By the Omission of the Lugisiature lo muke such wo Appointment of Senators and members yf Asseauly as 18 required by tho cbnstitution the city of New York 18 doprived-ol the presence aud votes of at least seven Additivnal represemiatives to which she 1s enuticd 1B tue two houses of ine Legisiuiure, and this legislation is imposed upon it In the absence of such representa- tion. In the next piace, of the twenty-one inembers of Assembly and tive Senators, aking (wenty-six in all from tne city, nineteon opposed and Voved ‘aguinst the bill; of the forty-seven Senators aud amembers of the Assembly trom the city, Long Istand, the counties o Westchester, Richmond and Kocklanay immediatly surrounding the city und acquainted Wilh its allurs, oniy fowriven voted for this bill, while ail the residue— tlurty-tnree—voted oguinst 11 Ibe seventeen city members of the Assembly who voted against the bill Tepresented 826,404 of Whe 1,049. gudanbavitants of Lue ciiy as shown by the last ceusua It is periectly ciear, therejore, that this bij, whether good or vad, is forced upon the people of the city against their will by the representatives of the inter,or, western und nortbérn | wets of the Slate, Who Know ieast of its allurs. Lt jocal sel'-goverament 18 nore thao an empty name Buch legislation shyuld pekve. 1 > THE LEGISLATURE HAS NO RIGHT TO INTERFERE, Were there no other arguments against the bit tpan this a sense of duty to the principles of popular rep- resentation and constitution Tam sworn to loliow would forbid my approval of Univ -er ayy muriur Meusure forced on an wnwiking people whose popular voice ts sont in the legislative polls. 1 couwot admit the righted the Legisiature to regulate the mua atlairs of New York while refusing it its tur appe Houment of members im either house, twenty yeurs | ago the experinent Was undertuken of withdrawing frum the city of New York the powers of local gov: | erament which it had unger its charter and supplying their place with aéis of the State Legislature, “The Distory of this legielwtion is, With Lew exceptions, one long record of contusion, robbery und wreng. Over | 2,000 Jaws relating to tbe city, of which nearly 600 | fuke of wodily governmenial powers, Lave been pre- Cipitated upou the statute bouks within tbat thu Luws heaped upon laws, original, repealing, amenda- tory wad re-enacting, Mako a mingled bedp trom Which lawyers shrink confounded and judges warn at Jauit. Our highest court has held one branch of New York eny jaw utieriy beyond interpretation of con- siruction, Nor is tus al. Within the shadow of this mighty stack of statutes great combinatioas have been furmed for public plunder and private wrong. Bhelwered by umbiguous law the conspirators buye | sufely fattened on spoils Wrenched from the plundered | poor, | THE BILL NOT A RKFORM Hi tn 1867 the population of the city was 700,000,.and | its deot $18,740,188, In December, 1576, its popula- | tion was 1,049,000, while the debt wis $12h, 175400. | Toe population witha pincieen years bas increased | tity per centum aud the debt ¥ix Hundred per coutum. | Within the same period taxes have beeu drawn from | the people of tuat cily to ihe amount of bun. | dreds of millions of dollars, and the many dis- graceful passages in iis imunicipal government prior to 1872 are too well known to require rep- stiuon, In the lust mentioned year the | outraged people of the city rose und demanded re- | form, aad did what they could to eilect it within the limited power which the Legislature has designed to leuve them, ihe bill wow in question has been claimed as a measure of reform. 1 understand as it Was originally prepared it Was entitled to be xo regarded, but those wuodrew it, since its manipulavon by the Legisla ture, ure scarcoly able to recognize ‘its original fea- tures, und disciain responsibility for it in its present Shape. Alter w very carelul exumination of ite pro visions, und listening attentively Uo all the discussions | Of its merits and demerits by its friend® and oppo- | Beuts who have appeared vetore Ine, it seoms to me a Tovurn ty the vid and bud practice of partial leg: tou, not fo attain reform in muyie/pal governiE but toreltect political aud personal ends and a hesh Gi-tribution of patronage and power for the boneti of dow viduals, OBSECTIONS TO A SUING KLBOTIG Section 3 of the bill provides for tue election of a Mayor ou the tirst Tuesday o: April in every #cbua eat, WhO shall enter on the duticw of bis oMeeon the fr of May succeeding bis election. Section J provides that whenever the Presfent of | thy Board of Aldermon becomes wcting Mayas ta ti Save of a Vacancy in the Mayor's vilice, he fill ¢ Woue to act as Mayor until the Ist day of Maysuceeed- (8, the next electiva al which a Mayor can @ chosen, tS upparent, therefore, that Ifa vacuney diould oF cur betweon the first ‘Tuesday in Apri 1 aly elecuon | your and the following lator May the May@-@leet and | the President of the board of Aldermen waetid both be | Mayors for thy next two yeut The bill gves euch of them 1 clear title to the ville Section $ iukes away from the Boardot Adermen the | power of coulirmation of heads of dopariments und the | Coamberian These oficers in the cnyd New York are each charged With the periort ee Ol Most tm. portune duries and with great powers aid responsibil ties. To give to the Mayor sole and abblute power to Appoiut and remove them is conirary lo the whole theory of our government, and wight ® very daugers ous to all public interests if the officeof Mayor should | chance to tall tnt bad bands. j OWUCTION TO AVOLISHING THE FAW DEVAWTMENT, | | | Section 9 abolishes the present Cosimission of Pablio Parks, aud dechires that hereatter Ue head of te ie. partment of Public Parks in said eit shail be an officer called the Commissioner of Parks, Flo ebali herd ofice four yeurs and receive a 'y uf 0,000. The offt of the present Department of Puile Furks have erally discharged Weir duuies to ye cutive satisiacuon pl the public They serve withoy pay, and there can bo Ho apparent object in logisiaghy (hem out oi ofl unless it be to place Undue powe tINCE, 10 provides that th Department of Public anajontrol vt jhe ‘onstr uae F, maintenance and managinent of all the pavle | sguaren, ‘perks and piaces, wil thew adjoining side. a Whue section 1b ueokros that ai the powers | ands of some See Works shall have oharg | power than those delegated to them by this v1il, bioners, aud legislate } plwnly unconstitutional. | has been waity oflicer of Now York since 1910, and in and dutic NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1877.—W1TH SUPPLEMENT. now possessed by the Department of Parks not con- tiaued in that department by this bill shall be turned over tothe Department ot Pubic Works. ‘Tbe sixth subdiv.sion of the thirteenth section further declares that the Department of Public Works shall have con- trol of the cousiruction, erection, muinteuaice and care of all buildings SeW delongzing to or hereafter to be erected lor the ety, except thove of the Police, Fire, Charity aud Educational Departments, By coim- faring these two sections it appears that wie ,oither jpteptionally or by accident, trans- fers 10 the Department of Vublic Works abso- jute’ control of ail city buildings im the parks. This provision will certainly result in a conflict of authority between these (wo “epartments. It seems impossible that such radical chagpes in s0 important a department should be couvtenanced, It is very essential to the efficiency of the Park Department that it shouki bave exclusive and umplo auchority not only about the grounds, but aver the buildings situ- ated within Ihe grouuds of which they take charge, 1 understand that in Central Park alone there are build. ings used for purk purposes, tor housing animal id curivsities, for rest ts und similar purposes, the contro} of Which is un absolute neevssity Lo the proper government abd regulation of the Park. The Depart ment of Public Werks bas bo other jurisdiction or control over the parks or any part of im, und the regulation of these park Luiidings 1s entirely foreign lo the purposes of its Orgunization. There are beside these, subject to the sweeping transfer of the bill, certaim buildings erected by tie cny und intended as an art gallery und a museum, in Central Park aod in Manbatian square. Tue statute providing tor the erection of these. buildings vests im the trustees of collections designed to be placed therein the care and control ofsthe buildings ‘This bill places these buildings aiso under the*control of the Comunissiouer of Puvlic Works, wad the ofivct of the transfer will probably be to deprive the city o¢ the benellt of the Collections intentivd io be placed there, RESULTANT LITIGATIONS, Again, the twelfth section provides that the Board of Street Upening and Improvements sbull, in addition to their present powers, have exclusive power to ac- quire title to any streets, roads, avenues aud public places in said cicy, This Bection, if enacted, will ab ouce become the basis of countless litigations, Lis strict language authorizes this Bourd to acquire trom y the Lite to-existing streets only. jt gives no to ucquire tithe to land reqaired for streets nor any grunt of the powers necessary to the exerewe of such authority, As I understand existing statutes the present power Of the Moard eoubles them to acquire land for the purposes mentioned south of Filty-nintn eet, DUL they bave nu such power above Filty street, and this bill gives then none; for it must be remembered that @ statute coulerring any such power is 10 derogation of private rights and would recerve a strict construction from avy court, ‘The attempt ander this crude and general section to acquire necessary lands for strees purposes would undoubtedly result in complicated litigations, Wub a strong probability thar the city would be ultimately uusuccesstal, *. & CONFLICT UF AUTHORITY. Anotuer very serious detect appears upon compar son ofthe tenth section With the lirst subdivision of the fourtoeash section, The tormer provides that the De- partment of Pubhe Parks shail Luve rge of the side- walks immed‘ately upjowiy any of guid public purks, squures und places, ‘This cieurly restricts the, jurisdic tion of that department to the sidewalk immediately bordering op apy given park of square. Tuo latier provision declares that the Depariment of | uvlie Works shall have charge ef ‘the streets, roads, avenues and places of the city, bot ingiudiny any of such works within any park or place, or in or on the sidewalks of apy strvel, road or avenue inmediately adjoining any park or place.” ‘This excludes trom the control of the vublic Works Departmont both sidewalks of every streut bordering on a public park or place, The tenth section baving given the Department of Parks con- trol o! only the sidewalk adjucent to the public squares, wa ciear that one sidewalk on every strect contiguous 10 any public sauare is ulterly beyond the jurisdiction of anybody, TRANSFERRING THE DOCKS TO PUBLIC WORKS. One Of the gravest gbjections to the bill i# its at tempt lo transfer the coptroi of the Department of Docke to a bureau in the Department of Public Works. ‘There ig uo greater or more important interest von- nected with the comimerco of the city with all paris of tho world than its immense tine of docks, wuurts and ships, extending already u distance of ubout fifteen Miles urotnd the city and destined to extend much farther, ‘tne proper management of this immense Hine ts of the utmost itaportance to the commercial in- terests of the city. It hes at the very cntranco of the great couffercial operations of the metropolis, ‘There ig no department requiring u moro honest and able administration, 1 am inforined shas tere 13 no complaint of the faithiul and efficient manner in which the affairs of that department are conducted by the Present comumission, and yet the bill _propases te abol- 18h the commission und to transier all its powers and duues tv a suberdigate ofliver lo be appointed by we Coutuissioner ot Public Works and to by called an “Eogineer of Docks.” he impropriety of such a change must be apparent to every ong, Jn all the dis- cussion which tins taken place before me uo one has attempted to defend wn portion of the bil Lt is moreover alleged to be in violation of the constitution, Section 2 of article 10 of the constitu. tion pravides that all city officers whose election or appoiutwent 13 Bot provided tur by the cousitution shall be electud by tne elecwors of the elty, or appotnted by euch authorities thereat as the Legislature shall destznate lor thut parpose, ‘This bill delegutes cxten- sive yovernwental powers allvcting private property. not to any city officers elected by the people or ap polled vy aby desteuated vity ‘watuority, bit to a pares whose clic! ofliver 18 called tho Eosinveer of Docks. devoived eituor ou the bureuu ortis heud, altuough by {inpligation 146 whole govern: wer HOW CXiKt- ing on the subject is sought t given to un mteriur ollicer of & Gepartment of the city government. Li he has this power he is # city ollicer, and constitutionally ehould be ejocied or appointed us above, If be has vot this power the control of this vast interest 19 nowhere and 43 not committed to anybody UTILIZING LABOR, Atiother expensive change proposed by this bill is tbat in the oven’ of is becoming & law the Depart- ment of Public Works, Which jg compelled todo its work apbn contract farmed on sealed vids, would be unabie to regeive OF Use be Services Of prisoners oF puupers in the erection of buidings uceessury tor the | purposes Of the Department of Charities and Correc- Uon. Such buildings during the last few years have been erected gta merely nominal cost to Cie eny by ubibziog sucu labor, ‘Tins vill, tf enacted, would Gou- Pel tue treasury to pay tor outside Jabor upou such erection, while th iroum the same treasury ip idleness, LEGAL DIFFICULTIES. Section 20 provides that. “ihe bead of the Depart ment of Public Charities und Correction ju suid city shall hereafter be two officers, calied tue Comnnssion- ers ol Pubic Charities aud Correction. The commis: sioner wo was president of said department on the Ist aay of March, 1977, and thy other having the stort- est teri to serve shall be Uae commissioners”? ‘Tne third Commissioner now existing ts legistated out of ollie, Section Zl of the bill provides tuat the Fire Department of the eny, shall hereal- ter have for is head & commissioner known xs the fire Commissioner tur the city of New York; that the Commissiouer who was presi« dent of tue said department ou dlureh 1 last shall be the bead of the department until the expira- tion of bis present term ot Oflive, or until a vacancy occurs, us BOW provided by law. Seetion twenty-uve enacts that tue Police Department shall be composed herewiter ol two™persons, and declares thut te Com- missioner Who we dent and treasurer of suid Bourd ou March 1st last si covtinie to Ve suct com- missioners, Wile the office of the other commissioners shali cease alter the passage of this wet, three provisions it Is hurdly necessary Lo say that they are ail 19 contlict With section twa, of article ten of iue constitution. The officers of these three departments can constitutionally only be appointed by the electors of they or some CY autborives designated by the Legislature for that purpose, They were elecied mem- vers of the Boards, in which they excised far lesa tho elfectol these three sections 18 nothing more or less thana leg lection of officers uumed io pew positions created by this act. ‘The same question has been suvstuntially beard and aetiied vy whe Court of Appeals iu several reported eases, notavie Lue Peo pleagainst Alvertsor,’ Oty New York, 56; “Warner ugulust the People,’’ 25 Del., 272, 640, and nuwerous others, In uny event, i this bill should become a law, those changes will by fruittul sources of litigation. AN AUTOCRAT IN OFVICE. Beside the coustitational question the provision as to the Fire Department hus two glaring detects. First wblegistates out of office two of the present Commis: nto office, as sole auiverat of je departinent, the preseut President of the commis. sion, already under serious charges Of mailoasunce, fiviug bim absvlute control of the dopactwent. 2 ond, it gives to the Fire Department tue incoagruoas duty of supervising buildings, now devolving upuw the Commissioner of Butidiogs, when their duty, above all otters, heeds to be confined to the special object tor | Which they are organized, to wit, the extinguishment ot lires. Section 29 of the bill declares that the Counsel to the Corporation sbull, in Virtue oF bis office, be Public Ad- nunistrator of the eny of New York, Thos sevitou is The Vablic Aduiarstraior ali that long period very tew changes iv his powers bave been lade, The office Is within the Incaniug O! the constitu provision above cred, Abd to make the Corporation Counsel Publiv Adiwinis- trator is simply to legislate uy individual ito ollice. 1H Mik CRUDE AND DEPKOTIVE, It is noedivss to yo turther tnt the details of this Dill, Altuous every section of it 18 detective, abound- With Inconeisteucies and crade Or aneonstitatiounl provisions, Cliumed to be in the tmtercat of economy, 1 18 Very evident that its mperieetions are likely to cause much more joss than gain in (hat direction, 1 abstain from any discussion of tue subject of a spring cicction, There are wide differences of opinion vetween good Men Upon that question, It must ve | Lorne in mind that the experiwent Was tried lor many } years; bat itw abondyned under the general beliot Ihat 18 advuplages were pot sufficient to jostity thé Unaveidable eXpense, excitement wad iabur auending 4. More recently a December ¢ivetion was tried jor a short time, aud then abandoned for the sare reasons, the groat noed of the ery 18 A charter framed upon sued and comprehensive principles for thu prot. | Lon of the rights and interests of the people, without regard to oflice-holdors, ofllce-seckers or rehomes ot persona! profit. When sueh a charter shall be adopted; shall restore ty the people of the city the right of Jocal seli-government without legislative interiorcnuce in is imtnieyyal wlairs; shall swoep away the hago mass ot portial and corrupt legisiation udder which the ety has oven buried; shall provide lor the lunding of the initmonse debs at a moderate Tate of interest, und Lor- Mid the crowtion of any more, we may ‘expect a brighter and beter day for the ety, Unwl then all such ertido and smpertect acts as the ove berewi\l re- turned wil! only aud to tho confusion aud anocrcaluty which now prevails. OBINAON. A Mom IN THE CArrron, Ono of the most painful, disgracetal and discouraging scenes that bas ever transpired in this erty since the capital of the State wae placed hore happened this evening, when over four tundred working men ate tempted to brow-beut the Legislavure inty passing over the Govervor's veto tho one mULOn appropriation jor the new Capitol buiding, These whe vated agaist the No specific dutics abd uo delined powers are | classes named Would be supported | OL these | to be | | | guag motion to override the Governor's veto were booted at from the galleries and tureatened with violence. SO great was the commotion that Lieu- tenant Goveraor Dorsheimer telegraphed {or a force of police, STORY OF THE DISTURNANCE. ‘The proceedings began and continued in this way Hasted made a report from the Ways and M, Committee questioatag the Governor's conclusions in bis volo Message, ond atienipting to show the fulsity of bis position on the items which he vetoed. The re- port having been read, Husted moved to lay sa mucl Ol the report of items veived as did not refer to the new Capitol on the table, This was carried, the demo- ting in the negative, A motion was thé le by Mr, Maynard, of Delaware, to lay that part of the Veto message also on the tuble. This was Jost, the te- publicans young i toe negative, along with several democrats, The question then came up, Shall the item appropriating one mitlioa for tae building of the Capito! pass, Doiwithstanding the Governor's veto? ‘Ibis Was lost, by # Vote of 7% to 40, STUMP SPEECHES TO THE GALLERIES. During the taking of the rll call the Jeadere of the two parties took adVantaze ot the rule which permits them to ask excuses for voting aud made brief stump speeches to the galleries, hese speeches were, of course, ull dirceted to the end of making political capital on either sie, and a more disgusting extabition of servility to the wal was never Delory seen, With a low signal exceptions not a mun rose above the level of the commonest order of demagoyues, MEMHERS THREATES ED. Members were threacened with personal violence. Purdy, Spinola, Grady, Stem, Muchell, Childs, of Seneca; Eeclesine and others who voted and spoke ageiust evernding the veto, were saluted with aggca- brious tering, accompucied With threats that if they dared to come out they would suffer, Finally tbe crowd left the yaiieries and formed in a dense mase im front of the Executive Chamber, where they in- dulged in threats agaivst tue Governor, groans for those who had voted to sustain his veto aud cheers for Husted, Harris and ihe repubtican party. | A MEMBER ASSAULTED, Mr. Childs, one of the nen who hat spoken tu favor of Lhe Voto, Was recoynized while pressing through the crowd and assaatied. His friends Uoally succeeded ia getting him buck into che Assambiy Chamber without serious injury, Many meubers feared to puss through the infuriated wwob and escaped by the rear aud doors, Spinola, with bis wondertul collar, was making good tune down bill jor the Deli A SERKCH TO THE Mon, Graham, of Mourus, well known amoug the labor orgauizations, made a specch to the mob connselhog moderation and advising them to go home {hey Te: | fused to listen to 618 vounsel, and kept up a continual Dediam of ch and groans which fairly shook whe oid Capito For nearly an, bour this most diegracelul scene continued, When thé police arrived-and drove the mob from the Capitol, wud thea thay watienty dis: persed, The city 18 quIeL at miduight. CRITICISM ON Ve VATO OF THLE SUPPLY BILL. ‘The Ways and Means Committee made an extended report on the Veto mussuge Of the Goveruge on {he Supply bili to-duy, Whe ems objected to were taken up seriatim and the objections criticised often in a very caustic munuer. Alter rejerring to the private claim ot Mr. Eaton, whieb it defends, and to the appro. priation dor law libraries, a smaller item having veon approved by Mr, Tilden last year, it proceeds :— THE INSANE ARYLUMS, At tg well undersivoa tat there are la the Stute seve oral (thousand unfortunate insane more tian can be provided for in our asylums, und that especitily at the Willard Asylum there is great pecessity tor additional provisions tor the care Of the insane poor, a separate apurtinent tor females being mperauively noudad, ‘The appropriations heretolore nate tor the Buflaloand | Hudson River asylums, particularly for tae former, wil be at ity aval unul ihe baldings stad be completed. The items, if approved, would be alt | that would be required for boda ‘cure to come beyond the suluries of officers, aud Would jurtish aecomimoda- tions jor several huadred of the unfortunate citizens reterred to, flumanity approves of these items, and your committee canuot commena that indifercnce to the wants of this class Of the State's veneticisries | which can consent to retuse all appropriations tor their relief because it cannot digiate the exact amount thereot, ALLEGED UNJOWT DIACHIMINATIONS, Aud we aeprecaie tue Diow that strikes wk the LOblo chariites of the State and cripples their efticlency tor a yeur, because (heir uppropriations are said o be | jarge, but does not arrest aa appropriation tor a | Javored penal institution, although it ts $76,000 in ex- ces of the appropriation ol last Yeat, wor, turtber, can we appreciate the Jastice of the Executive disermiina- tion which favors an appropraiion Jor juvenilo dela. quents at the Catholic Protectory, bus disapproves an appropriation for the denf mutes at Rome. We do not object io the appropriation of £4,000 for furniture for the Executive Mansion, but we' cannot | recoguize apy Wisdom OF propkieedash <oo appropria- | tou if ib 1s UvWise and improper Lo apprepriute $6,000 for the promotion and encouregemont of agriculture ip the Stase, aud in view of the act thas while ho does. not approve the latter item ob (haveeeaas of lis uo- constitutionuity, ho hus tu the general appropriation approved ap item of the same import in te toilowing language :—**!0 the promotion of agriculture in tis State, $20,000," THE PUALIC RELLDINGS, Although the message covers numerous items it is hy directed to the mere postponcment Of unuvoid- Work upon public buildings The whole amount | vetoed ty ubout $1,560,009, of which $1,000,000 wer j for the now Capiol, $494,000 were tor the several | State asytums and’ $35,000 lor proposed inon- uments, all th other ems boing of small | amounts and no general. importance, and inwking in the aggregate the sum of $85,000, “The me-sage is thus practically reduced tu a veto of the appropriations fur the several public buildings which | the State 18 constructing, and the only question it pre- sents ig Whether the Inevitable Work required ty tush them shall be delayed or bot. 1t 1s 10 be observed that itis nota question of saving the suis tur these pur. | poses embraced in the veto. I they could be saved | without injury to any puviic mterest, that object would | Jusiy demaad the assevt of tho people's represeuta- | tives; but it is conecded that these structures, allo: which are well advanced, must be finished. ‘The ate cannot leave them where they are, ‘to do so would be to sacrifice ull they have hitherto cost uad to | forieit ail (he use and advantage expected trom Lvem, | Whetuer it was wise or unwiso to undertake them, | they must now be completed, and thus the only qaew | UoD ts NOt one of escaping the expendivure, but simply whether (be work shall proceed or whether it shall bo | pat off unul s9me future tune, THUR VOLICY OF THE STATE On this point the State bas detiberately alopted a definite policy—a policy which was accepted without | Out opposition last year, aud Which the Legisiature has tnderstandingly followed his year, Wt hus | heid that with the fargo doereaso of State taxation growing of the extipguisyment of th bounty debt, with labor nud materials reduced | to the lowest cost and with the urgent uved for these buildings, It ts Wiser aud more ecottomical to proceed With (ho Work than to delay i and leave the buildings to sufler irom exposure apd waste. There ts po ulti- | inate saving in putting off an expenditure which must be incurred. ‘The true ecouoimy in this case is to prosd the buildings loa stage Where the State will receive | some advantage Irom what 1 has spent. THE NEW CAVITOL In discussing the new Lol Governor is led into some Mistakes Whieh CUZUE to be corrected, He Says Phaval ts commencemens tye people of the | State were assured that 1 would be completed ior $4,000,000, ‘dhe eXuct lactis are set forth im a report of the Ways and Means Comimities made Apri a9, LST, Agsembly Document No, 152, in the following: lun: tue Commissioners have b hold in ome quarters re~ | Capitol whieh | spol pion of plans for chi would necossurily cose e than the eu tated by the Leg a by Gea matter in ISTO, befor etion of the sty taken tow heu the Lexisiatu and particularly Ipiature appropiiated $500,000 for the wuthoritarh | | lane ade by Tover $10,06 . ‘The Legislature assumed all the responsivility tor | the piaus of the buiiding and adopted the same-delie | nitely, The Governor says there bave already been expended upon te $7 16. The tot aumspent | on the Vailding Up to Lhe present Yme 1s $7,005,058, The umount Hamed by the Governor tncindes what Was expended for land, some Of which was purebased | years ago lor War purposes before the project of a neW capitol was coutemplated, He says there ts vo probability that it ean be fully fiuished accord. | ing to the orginal plans for less than | from $}5,090,000 to $20,000,000, This i# a very grave | error, aud the couclusive auswer js that responsive bids with rehable sureties are wirewdy in to fois the | $5,104,013, oF without Ce main Lowers for $4 ad, With $1,000,000 ap ated this year, the Assembly ehainber, the Assembly cormmittee rooms yd the rvoias ior ihe Court of Appeals cau be occupied during the noxt session, and with another million ap. propriated bext year the Senate chamber aud com- | Muitive rooms, and the Exeeusive chamber can be cum- | pleted ko ax to be @ccupied at the opening of the eea- ston of 187 lt 6 objected that the building ts duuble the size necded. Even i this were so, to put off the appropr! tou Obe year Would Dot wake It sbEtUK ONE-Lait pleps at the commencement were widely circulated and criticism thereou invited from the leading citizens of (be stale, and they met with general approval as ouly commensurate with the Wants of the slate ‘ine old Capitol was buiit for Wants of 600,000 peapte, tue new one for 4,000,000, an terease in euch case of ‘About the sate proportion. BLOT OF TH ‘The New Capitol Com port lor 187A, say «Veen said v VOMMIS.JON RRS, siouers, uy their apnual re- | | | { at the building 1 larger than dosir- Ke and ougit to have day, bit the Coyrutisstoagrs belie on who chooses to took back upon tite | tory of aur State aud trace its growth and power und fore ward Juco the future with Join in the conclusion that not Jomg after the compistion of this butiding wit the available room» ithin ite walls will be newded for the eplarged in torests and necessition of our tate. Krom this principle aud understanding the Legista- ture hus since voted and the question of the size of the butiding has been considered 4 settled 01 it is objected also that that the legisiative chambers must Ye reached by aacenuing toa height of sixt rom the frat step to the main iront, Ibis is cate. lated UO Misigad, as the building }s upon an jaciive, so that k sinks the basement, Which ts several feet above the ground in tromt, below the surtace in the reat, It ie not so Ligh we the halls of Congress at Washiogion, und even the present Senate Chamver ts reachedjby an ascent of forty-three steps Irom the front, Tae Gov. ernor #ays:— Toe halis ar He hted aud ve He evidentty refers to their present condition, be+ ing, like wi! buridings in the process of coustruction, AUHS shige of completion boarded up and covered #0 ag largely to exelnde the light, But Hot so as ty preveat 2 aud dampness, tortimony taken by the committee which is jou damp and dark, the rooms badiy uted |-ductions was $2,059,534, Total, | couriers vn vio part d | gluning of tis term, Was reud, declaring the object ut | | Upon the same assets wh: | be still on hom j tha bank on the report ot | Avenue Savings Bauk would preciprate the closing of ¥ dampness and ventilation will be showa to be entirely without tourdation, ‘Tho Governor says that ‘‘a return to the former of architecture will involve a loss of at least 000.” Happily this is a serious miataks ‘ement is wholly disproved by the testimony of in charge, hereunto je bew or modified plans have not yet been curried out jar enough to derange materially the old, and ag they contemplated the pallioy down one- quarter of the whole girth of the third story, and as 8 return to the old plans would require a change of only one course of stone, the old plans can be pursued with Jess cost than the new and with very little lose, as shown by the testimony of the architect and superia- tendent hereunto appended. { bus been intimated that the appropriations in the punile bil.s lor this Year are greatly in excess of those lor last year, After deducting from the Appropriation bill of last year all appropriations which do Dat go Into the Tax bill, aud aiso all those which are to be reims bursed by railroad and insarance compames and the earnings of the prisous, the amount thereof Was $2,404,125. ‘That of the Supply bill with hike de- |, $4,463,6.9. The Ap- ‘opriation bill for 1877, wita like deductions, calls tor 2,252,125; the Supply bil, with like deductions, calls for $2,600 ‘otal, $4,958,334. Excess of 1877 over 1876, $199,175, ‘ihis excess 1s more than uccounted for by the appropriation of $150,000 in tho Supply bilt of 1877 fof the Commissioners of Eimigration, which was last yoar $209,000, but placed in u separate bill; $200,000 additional for the new Capitol over last year; and an item of $50,000 in the Apprepriauon bil ulready approved by the Govergor, for (he purchase of ap Executive mansion, ie AMl of which is respectfully submitted. J. W. AUSTED, GEORGE J. POST, JAMES G. GRAHAM, dL. BAY. 1. G.ALVORD, JOHN THE AVPORTIONMENT MALI. The pencing: of Mr, Woouwin's Apportionment bill was resumed in the Senate this morning, and wus finelly Passed as origivaity reported, by, a Yote of 20 to Ly. The vote was very nich mixe THM ARMORY! CLAIMS, The notorious Armory Claims bill was returned to the Senate trom the Assembly, with sundry amend- nents, Me Woodin moved that the bill be recommitiod to the Committes on Citiee, which Was carried. This meuns that the jast has been soen of this swindle for this session. ADMINISTRATION OF NEW YORK CITY. The Assembly also returned jhe bill to secure better administration of tue city of New York with w imessage that thoy pertialiy concurred in the report of the Con+ ference Comuititee aad appointed new conierence ‘oud to, Mr, Woodin moved abke committee on the jurt of the senate, which was carried, | ‘the Chur appointed ay such committee Messrs, Woodn, Carpenter and Gerard, The Rayeaing act relauve to parade ground in New York city was passed to- THE BELLIS INVESTIGATION, EXAMINALION OF THE CHARGES RELALIVE TO \ THE THIRD AVENUE SAVINGS BAN: Aunasy, N. Y., May 18, 1877. The Senate Banking Committee held a mecting at Conzress Hull this morning and coutinued the investt- gation of chur juinst Superintendeat Bilie relative tothe Third Avenue Savings Bank, Mr, Olmstead up peared us counsel tor Mr, Mallon, who makes the charges, Henry L. Lamb, Deputy Superintendent, was sworn and produced Reid’s report of the oXamination of Maret 2, 1675, vhe letter of Kilis to the Attorney Gen- eral ov Sepiember 29 recommending Lhe closing of the bank und the regalar reports of (he bank for January and July previous, Witness had thought it best to close the institation after the report tn March, bat Mr. Ellis thoughe tt best to await logtslation then pend ing, under Which ho thought jt might recuperate. Hall Kingsley, deputy elerk, of Albany county, produced the papers ou tile in his oilice relative to the proceedings for closing the bank. ATVORNEY GKNKRAL PATKCHILD SWORN. Attorney General Fairebild testitied that he was Deputy Attoracy ora) under Judge Pratt, aud bad | taken charge of the proceedings at the time Carman Was appointed receiver of tue bank; be was agreed upon by all parves lor receiver, We Attorney Geueral hever commences progeouings to cluse up aybank except upon the recommendation of the Bauk Superin« tendent; he bad closeu up several bauka, und all, with Ob@ UXLepLiud, UPEL LUG recommendation Of Lue x Uper Intendenc;e thar exception way Where a bank had vo. uutargy moved tor a recover; thore was wo opposition to the closmg up ol the Third Avenue Bauk, on the part of the trustees, so far as he knew, except tpt tberd Was & contest as to tho amount of bonds which the receiver should give, Mit. Luis! TRITIMONY. Mr. Bilis testified that Ko bank bad been placed in the iauds of a receiver since he Lad’been Superintend- en: eXcept Upon his action, wnieas it was the Uptown German Savings Bank, and Chat was prualy due to big action; Mr. Reid, the examiner, was muking an Xam dad.ou of that baUK WuHeu Lhe President suddenly ceeded to close It ap and applied at once for a reoeiver ; the glostugup Was purtly wo to the lact of the exp: auon; le considered Ruid a very taithiu! examuer; | had beard po hints of tucompetency on bis pare unul Lheso InVestixatious came up. A fetter of matractiods (som Eilis to Reid, at the be- all investigations to be to reach the the banks without partiality or bis: Witucss reawany! sand ;—Had always weceptod Roiju’s reports as tratbTul and correct; it was practi+ | cally Hoposssble to invke an examination of all tho | bauks in the time required misstoned Reid, Vrooman and Atdricu true condition of records then Showed that there had beau a great run on the bank, but Howell, the preceting Supcriutend- cnt, haw required certain bonds ol tac trussees, and the Supreme Court bad refused to appolut a receiver winibation made by two « iy April showed to ae Assely remained #ubstantially tie same down to 1874, does not tink that tne value of the bank building tad been increased $100,000 in the report daring bis tine. 7k REPORES, The reporte were here reterred to and they showed that the same figures of the gost of the banking house were revurned trem 1S) p to January, 1875, when it Was raised from $165,000 to $175,000, vis might have been dus t improvements; tho examiuer re- taurved it im the succeeding Moret at $189,000; there were avout two hundred roporta coming in at ouse; the reports also showed that no incraase hud beea made ju the Tarrytown property or tp the balance of Ue real estate during te same term of years, except that a mortyye bad Deen reduced by some $7,009, the tuterest of the bank in at being correspond. ingly increased; he had deciiwed to close up March, 1975, veconse the present General Savage Bunk law was thee pending tn tue Legislature, and he believed under tt by a provision for the mergiag of weak banks with stronger oes he gould save a wulmber of weaker 4 he was conlident that the closing up of the Lind Reig and the ot a huimber.of others, aud be hoped, under to clitse, lo SAV@ most of Lb rk to consuls with @ number Of savings bank poo. plu dpon the saujece. Mr, Oltastesnd olyected to his saying what other peoplo told him. Mr, Goteman ruled that mie m; ho wont to New the evidence was aumis- | sible. i Mr. Ellis, contioutug, said that he tried to effect a consolidation of a number of the au talked With the oflicers upon What subject; it proved to be unsuccessful, however; he would tot have con- sented to merge the Third Avenue, because he hat made up his mind it would have t ; the others | Huight go too, it they Were not merged; during tho | sumer there were a number of fauures among | brokers and there was a good deal of anxiety main & Co tuiled, among others; | with dessrs. John J. Utsex. Morrison, waday, Muey ond Stewart, all | | prominent bank olficerg, and, all of them said the | Third Avenue Bank ought not to be closed up under the | clroumdunces, and on that advico be delayed closing | Up the ane Guts mx Weeks altorward; be acted then according tv bis duty, wad he believed now it was to tho best mierests of the depositors; there were no | reiutions between ling aad the officers of the bank which would ridaco him to delay; be aid now person. | ally know any of them, Mr. Olmstead conducted a cross-?Xamipation at sone lepgih, Vut without Impunging any of the Leati- mony gi the direct examin ation, die, Ellie said that be usuvily read ovor the bank ro- ports, but he dit wot tabulate them nur do the elerical ‘work required upon them Iv his office. Ihe committee then clused the testimony and ad- journe HE GRAHAM INSURANCE iLL, | Avnayy, N. ¥., May 18, 187% ‘The Senate Committes on Lnsurance to-day continued its hearing upon the Gravam Insurance bill Mr, Prayn resumed kis remarks, He thought the provision relative to proxies siiouid not take elloct unUl next year, ‘There wasa wost oxtraordinary pro. vision in the section requiring that oue-lenth of the policy holders shall accusly yore, Ho thought such a proportion could not represent full number, and their actual presence would bo uu gherous requivemént upon them. He thought | | | | the it was surplusage to require, as ip section 15, that no oflicer, &@, should borrow money upon property of the company, There was a liw now to that eficet. The section jmposing @ penatty of $100 jor iwling to make tuo statements required by law simply took away from the Logisiature power to im pose any higher penalty, which should pot be. He ob- jected also to the provition relative to inereastug the tal stock and to the provision. relative to the muk- ing of lovns, because it wae caiewluted to provent eu panies irom makyg god loans io many cases, Mr. Fenner Mhought section 2, relative to invest mens withim fifty mites of Now York, i ob Jectionable, because 1% ix dangerous to cons evntre all a compfny’s property in one neigivoriood. He saw no reason why loung should nob be made as Wellin losion ad in bufuio. The compantes Would puturally give the preference in thuir loums to the people Of thie State, but the right to good loans ata further distances should not ve alro- aa Jbe committee agreed that the sevtion should be stricken out, It Was agreed that the clauso Hmiting the percentage to agents sould be stricken out. The committee thea adjourned ontil to-morrow vreto anuexod provos (hat, When the building is com- vl toda the Governor's criticitms with revard to lubt, morning wt oine o'clovk, Dubbo furthertesimeny i vkely (0 be ta On the Hilts, | of Mrs, ART MATTERS, SALE OF EDWARD MORAN’S COLLECTION. The second night's sale of Mr, Edward Moran’s col- lection was by po means $0 successtul us the first, ‘The prices realized were remarkably low, and left bat slight margin for }eémuperation to (he artist alter the cost of materials had been deducted, On a few vol the paintings there was some spirited bidding, but the animation proved temporary and prices relapsed almost immediately to starvation point, One thou- sand and fifty dollars were obtained forthe magn! cent cauvas, “lhe Harbor of Now York,” which is how ou exhibition in the National Academy of De- sign, The following is@ het of the prices obtained in deta Orient at Sunrise, Edward Moran Fire Island Beach, Edward Moran. Suudown, Edward Morap.. Newring Southwest Spit, Ed Disavled off Capo Hatteras, Kdward Moran Moonhght off the Battery, kdward Moran. ,, Crossing the Meadows, Edwurd Moran Brig Husering, tue Narrows, Edward Moran “You Cau’t Have Any.” C. P. Ream ‘The Fisbwife, Edward Moran, In the Woous, 5. dward Moray Scene near Pittsburz, A. 5. Wall, Moouligut ov the Buy, Edward Moray, Bare Yard, 5. imann (Dusseldort) Ou the Raritan, Edward Moran........ Overtaken by the tide, Rdward Moran, Cromweiliau Soldier, Edward Moran ‘The Village Oboren, 8. 1., Eaward Moran Vid Ruin, 3. L, Edward Morao, is South Beach [Aghthouse, 5. 1, Rdward Moran, Fors Wadsworth, Raward Moran. i... Ou the Beach at ’Margae, Kdward Moras. Landscape, M. Kollock . Dessert, Morstou Roun, Patisudes of the Hudson, J. #, Cropsoy. Conneaut Lake, a, Mrs, Kdward, Moran Outskirts of the Forest, Hdward Moran ., Shad Fishing at Robuivs?’ Reet, Edward Moran, Autumn oo ry Wissuchickon, Kdward Mora. katen tsland, Kdward Moran. Landscape, Walter Bluckm! ry At Piayers, M. J, Wood,... Stady of Figure, U, Schusselic. Old Port Dampiing, Edward Moran, Orient, L. 1, Buward Moran, , Hlutts by Mooulight, édward Mora Sunset on the Veep, Kdward Mora Orient Bay at Sanris, Kdward Moran, On the South Beucu, 5 L, Kuward Mora Fritz, Joun Moran, Unttie Crossing the Hilis, § Thunger Shower, For: 20 2a PUD. ...s ay Asiormy Duy, Hdward Moran, wi bash Wingy Day ai Couey Island, Edward Moran. 0 Old Mill at Orient, Baward Moran... 2 Ruios o; Aspinwall House, Edward dior, 16 Four pictures belonging to Mr. Moran,.at present on exhibition at the Academy of Design, were now olferca for sao on condition of boing delivered at the close of the exhibition in June, They are numbered jn the Academy catulogue 177, 905 and 603, and realizea respectively $105, $1,050, $260 und $840, sums cou- siderably rept ee prices ae for them in the Academy, ie highest price-—-$1,050—was pros “tbe Harbor of New York.” er TUK WATER COLORS, In some tnstauces thu prices reulized by the water color urawings Were relatively better than Was oulained for the ou paiotings, but not one of them brought any- thing like the studio prices, as will be seen by the Jotlowmg Het: On the Wissuchickon, Pa, Eaward Moran $13 Autumn, 3, L, Bdwarda Moran. 10 On the Sebaylkili (1), fhomas Moran, Ww Ov the Sebuyikill (2), Thomas Moran, 16 On the French Coast, (homes Moran. il On the Seme (1), Edward Moran, 13 ‘Qn the Seine (2), Kdward Moray Ww Fishermeo’s Huts, Edward Moran. 20 Orwnt, L. 1, Edward Moran. 4 Cusco Buy, Me., Edward Morai a7 Jorsoy Sands, Edward Moran... aT New Norman's Woe, Kdwaru Moran be ‘The Cardinal, Raymoud (Hote) PIA dtakrog Time, Kdward Moray... a age he skipper's Dauguter, Edward Moran Tne Gipsy’s Vist, Riecarus (Rome) Study of a Head, Raymond (Rome) Neur Harvest Tie, Edward Moran, Study of Rocks, Edwara Moran, A Study, award Moran... Marine Study, Edward Moran Niugura, Kuward Moran ., 20 . 20 Near Cape Ann, kuward Moran 8 Woman’s Woe, Huwufd Moran, 20 Kusiorn Point Light, Edward Moran, Is Study, Edward oran , 13 Study’ vt Rocks, Casco Hay, Bdward’s 2 Coast of Maine, Edward Moran on 13 Fishing Bouts, Kdward Moran... aL Study of Rocks, hdward Moran. 8 Siaten Island. Kdward Moran bb ‘Tho Sphinx, fhomas Moran 6 Market lace at Boulogue, Jobn P lip. uv SALY OF THE WITTHAUS-VOORHIES COLLECTION ‘The rales yesterday afternoon of the bronzes, marbles and bric@ brace belonging to the estate of Dr. R.A, Witthaus proved qtiite success: , and vory lair prices were realized (or the mure interesting object-. ‘The statuary sold at very low prices, but it must be said it was Very poor in quality. Still the sums paid tor busts aud statues woult not havo paid tor the rough marble out of which they were cut. A beantifuicentre table of Roman mosaic was soid tor $425; Moreau's bronze group, “Zonueur,” brought only $175, while two small figures in bronze were knockou down for $35 euch, Gregraino’s bronze froup of Dapbms aad Culyo brought $165. ‘0 elegant bronze vases, silvered and gilt, by Ubur- peatier, of Paris, brought $500, and a Magoificent Al- gerw@a Obyx vase, mounted im French cloisound euamel, wis sold tor $750, A vase of Sevres Porcelain, purchased at the Paris Exhibivon, brought $260, und a dardiniere of the sume material $ A beautital cieck, mounted in Algeriun ony A bronze group, represcating Perseus and Andromea Went tor $370, and a stutuette by the famous lesinger, “Aioyara,”? sold tor the ‘modest sum of #375. Moxie: Yacaboutas’’ orow 3400. The water colors etavings Wore sold at prices rangins trom $2 to $40, which was quite enough for them, for the greater | bart was mere ru dish. A COMEDY OF ERRORS, REMARKABLE CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENLITY — A PROBLEM THAT PERPLEXED JUDGE WAN- DELL. Judge Wandell was culled upon yesterday to give bis deeision in 4 very peculiar case of mistaken identity, Where @ Scoteh woman named Mrs, Margaret Alemsty, of No. WM Gay street, persisted im clanining « Davo named August Jansen a9 the hasband who had abau- doned her two years ago. On Thursday aitersoou Jansen, a min about tive feet two, was walking quietly QUR COMPLAINT BOOK, tiers intended for this columa must be accompanied by ther writer's tull uame, and address tc iusure attention. Complainants who are unwilling co comply with this ruie simpiy waste time in wriflug. — Ep. Hyman.) A QUESTION OF SPITTOONS, To Tae Eprrog or trax Henato:— Do the Greenwich Street Eicvated Railroad cara have apy spittoons? If they do the passengers should net spit down on the street, for it may come im the face of @ person Who is ou the walk. agit came ip mine. . KEaDER OF YOUR PAPER, BLOCKADING THE SIDEWALK, To tax Epyron oy tux Henary:— . Have truckmen the right to back their trucks upen the sidewalks to load avy unload, forcing pedestrians from the-walk into the :nud and dirt of the cobble pavement’ ‘This 1s a serious annoyance on lower Johs street and Buring slip, Can’t the pulice stop it? BROOKLYN,» RAILROAD TIME TABLES. To tue Eorrok oF Tuk Heavy: — Soging av article in-your “Compiaint Book” relating | to the Pennsylvania traiua I ain inclined to add a com: plaint relating to the xame jnatter. The train whieb | lately left New York foe Perth Amboy at a reasonable time 1s now changed 60 ay eaciier Nome Ww suit the wishes of the conpany alone and ig ko crowded as to prevent mony wearied pussengers with wandry articier! ir arms from oocupy ing any seat whatever. Alec mg to ask whether the sign of ‘ice water’ i» imprinceR ip the corners of the cars merely as a ‘sell? or bas that refreshing liquid been tound injurious to tired passepgers by u iate HORE ea ag ment ??" FREE BATHS NEEDED. To tar Epivor oy tux Heranv:— Tun au old resident of the Figet ward, and for the past jew summers buve 'B poor boys geiting arrested for bathing in the North River and also inthe East River, i the viewwity. I think if the Board of Health would only have a tree bath off the Battery or at some pier tu the North River I don't think the policemen Would spend so uiuch of their idle time trying to pre- veut the poor boys from enjoying a bath, jor in these hard tines i$ atm’t #0 casy Ww lave a quarter to give lor every tine & poor boy Wants to cool off, By insert+ ing this complaint tu a condensed form tn the “Com. plaint Book’? of your valaable paper, the New Yous Hekato, you would do mea very great tavor. Ad. G CHURCH SIGNS, To te Eovror or vuk Henan ‘The complaint of “Stranger,” regarding the nom publication of religious and intelie@tual entertalo- ments, 1s well grounded, 1t is a lamentabie fact that Strangers in this city, homeless in a city full, know not where to, go to get tne refroshmeust which ther mods and hearts may covet. It 18 a sad omission on the part of religions associations ngt to pince theif Programmes beture the public by ns ol your wi versalty read paper, [t tney do uot wish to create t prejudice in the ininds of the lovely ubiders in. hote! caravansaries and lodging houses ol this great metrop- olig that their solicitude for youth ts uta ‘easelers fabric Of u vision” let them supply the deficleney as 8000 as practivable, aud bo the means im fact of di- recting & low thousand or so of immortal souls irom Seneciess nightly recreations into savstantial ways of ploasanthess aud permanecat paths of peace. ANOTHER S©RANGER. UNDIGNIFIED ADVERTIBING. To ta# Koivor ov tHe HekaLo:— Would it not add more diguity to the parade on the 30th of this month if the wagons conveying flowers tc the soldiers’ graves could for vuce bide the owners’ names from public gaze’ Lt tooka very cheap to ior. eiguers to sce such & ‘coIninemorative day’? used ag 0 convenient titne lor advertising. fet ts do justice to the cead hero tna proper aad fitting way. NAVY, A DANGEROUS GANG, To tan Eptror ov Ter Henan There 18 4 section of Brooklyn, aud on the lin which bounds it thero are a cathedral, a Chrimtian Brothers’ school, a Volish chureb, two convents, a Methodist Episcopal church, a Baptist chapel, the | residences of two Aldermen, a police justice and a | Tortress there ig a gang of youn | nage from ten to sixtoen, who up Broadway whea he was suddenly contronted oy a | tall, vigorous looking Woman who grabved bite by the shoulders, tured tum completely aronnd, and catching him quwiekly by the upper ip aud Jaw opened bis imvouth as fo she were about to fiad out bis age by his teeth, Jansen was so thunaer. | struck by the assault that he knew not what to say ; but breaking [rom tho woman be ran down Broadway like a deer. for she was the wom) Joliowed him till she saw him cuter the store No. 47 Broowe street. ket Court, told Judge Wandeéll that ber busband, Walter Alemsiy, hud abandoned her two years ugo that she mot him that day oo Broadway, and sho wanted @ Warrant for tis arrest. The magistrate was Dot periectly satisicd with ber statements, and re- fused lo grant the warrant without further evidence. THE SECOND ACT, He was surprised to see her walk into court yester- day ip the Custody of Gilicer Vatlely, of the kighth pre- clust, Who bad arrested her on complaint of Mr. Brooke, silk imporver, Of No. 477 Broome sireet, Mra, Alewsiy was ip front of Mr, Uruvks’ store yesterday mourning raising a disturbaves aud demanding that Lis porter, August Jansen, whem she positively declared was her husband, should come with her court, When she was arraigned belore His Honor she testiiied that Juusep, Whom she persisted in calling Alewsly, was married to her in Charlestou, 8. C., im L865, wod that he deserted ter two yours ugo. Jansen denied most postiveiy that be was Alemsly i suid he had a wite aud five chiluren; that ue never saw (ue woman till jast Thursday, He then proceeded to toll the J uug how he was attacked by her on roudway, and bexg of lim to secure Lim irom any further Violence on her part, “What nationality was your Judes “ie was a Scotehman, sir,’’ she anjwered. ut iis man is not & Scotenman,” continued the Judge. "Lt is easy to twil that ne does pet look lk Scotcbmar, and he speaks with a sirong German agoent.” Mrs, Aleinsly, however, would uot bo satisfied, she contended that Jansen Was the absconding Alomsly, that the accout was mctely assumed tor (he ovcasion, “Why, | know bim by his teetn,’ Said she, “and that is the reason T opened bis mouth on the streot.” In corroborative Margaret husband!" asked the rt 3 Alomsly when we lived with Iwouty-tirat street two years ‘The, however, did not seitic the matter, for Mr. vt, who identified Jansen as Bo. Hrvoks tesiitied that Jansen had been in his employ seven years and had lived over the store during that ume, seDuK 4 IN A QUANDARY. She thea proceeded to Jeflerson Mar- | | artay bad borage tue brunt of Ubat celebrated | wad ue vidence abe oflerod the testimony | Wile at No. 20% West | Then a Mise Mary Edgurton, « cid (thirteen years | of ge, Was produced, Who picked out Jagwen among aw crowd of for aunt's house, naine of Alomaly. the Judge tor ‘while, but atter a vigor i CLORS -QUOs- peopio us the man who lived ai her | 0. 114 West Flevonit street, under the | Jie testimony seemed to puzaie | Lioning of all parties concerned be said to Mra Alemaly, | “My good woman, ave nu dowbt as to tie bonesty | of your motives tn this maiter, but you are undowbi- | ody mistaken tm the man, Ak sly | will freely give you ajwarraut for his arre: en She efied OF Th LondH Lat could be throughout the court room, “uh, Judge! en me; have pity on me, a poor, defencejess women. Who will t look tut it bdo wot took for yoo, Alemsly |" Jausen lett the court room as quickly as possible, Mra Alemsly. however, would not move from the Judge's desk tiiehe was gently ushered out by one of the court officers, When you do thud the real | ave mercy | pulice sergeant, and right in the beart of suck a social Vagavonds, ranging howld receive ations ion from the Brooklyn police. They insult respects able passers-by, and 1 you should resent their ruifan- ism they jall upuo you ike a band of young Modova, aud hubg upon yoor steps with sticks abu ‘stouds with @ persisteut ferocity resembling thatot a swarm oLrats. Such juvenile pests should be seen to by the authorities in ume. CINZEN, A DECIDED NUISANCE. To tuk Epiron ov THe Wkeaty:— Last Sanday I had occasion to visit Harlem. Com. jug home I took the half-past six o'clock boat from Harlem, op which, when entering, 1 noticed four young gentiomen (*) who were engaged in the ve ungontiemaniy act of staring at every youny lady (Hat passed them. i, with several Irieads, evtered Lue cubic to escape their observation, when they also entered, and sat directly nt the head at the stairs, Which pice must Lave Kuited them vetter, as they coniinued their rudeness with less restraimy, than betore, the inost conspicuous one belug a small youug man wearing 4 gott bat. Hoping that this nov. Sance Will be absted through the medium of your “Com, plaint Book,” T remain A CONSTANT READER OF THE HERALD, ia 9 . y DANGEROCS RAILROAD SWITCHES, fo try Epiroe or run Hekaiy:— Unuer tue mout careful administration the existence of rails in (he Stveet i# detrimental to road vebicles, not only Jorming obsiruchoa to We tree use of the streets, bus the rails, When permitted to rise above the surface of the roadway, cause the crossing vehicle to slide, often breaking it, ‘The places causing ist accidents wre at Lhe switches or turnouts, which danger hus been greatly augmented guring the past low years by sublsittuting for the tongue switch one lortned by an irou icace resting above the suriace of tho street, 1 soMe Places BX OF hore Inches, The ob- Jeet of this lence 1s to force the Wheel of the car inte the desired track; but this is done at the sucrilice of the publie Interest, aud codaugers lie and property. I would call your attention to one particular turnout, al Twenty-third street and Second avenue, but they ex st in all parts of the city, and tbo streets at these places ure uncrossabie by any ordinury veniale, Ibey not ovly obstruct trafic, yut groatly er bly ana limb, and entail on citixens great ¢ and loss cnused by broken vehicles, observe by the papers of Muy 9 that a gentieman by the maine ot Lowry bas recovered trom the De Kalb Avenue Ruile roid Company, of Brooklyn, $2,600 damages for up aceident ca inx vue Of these swrieh I propose, ‘| we cannot get apy other redress trom thig great evil, (hat every citizen Who recorves ao injury to person oF property sues the Gity for damages, tor Loe city ts cortuimly amenable tor all damages aceruing from badly construcied streets. A SUPPERER. THE EASTERN QUESTIO! To ime Biron ov ume Hewann:— 1 am sorry to see the Hrkato backiog down from the “independent” position tt usually holds to become & paruisan of Rassia at the expense of Great Britain, against whom it bas lately printed severai ieadipg aru. cles, one of which in particular was noiding up to the eyes of the world “Russia @ civilized and Christian bation” wed ber large population av outcome of natu. ral growth, when it is well known she is stil but halt civiiized snd bas become such an immense Power chietly by rovbing her neighbors; whereas Great Brit. 41D hus bad ber ebildeen emigrating Wo nearly all parce of the world and there forming large Kaglish speaking colonies, which, With Todia, bas made ber so great itv civihvation and conseqacatly so powerfal, This t shoud not have takeufany notice of but for the latest article, iW the HkkaLY of to-day, and as a patriotic Koghsumau | am bound to take exception to the para- graph denying to Grout Britain the victory of Water- luo, Now, it is an historical tact that the English jay, aod Jam willing to aamit that victory to the allies may have beeu doubtiat up to the arrival ot the russians Ubuer IMucher, Witch at opve decided (hat loog fought vaitie and victory of Waterioo in or of the wilt What would the Henao say if any foreigner was to write a leading aructo im any forwgn paper ying W Americans their victories over the sh in the Revolutionary war, and according Wt to the Preach, aud even in hor jate civis War denying to General Grant bis victories over the Southerners vrding it to the cvlored suldier 1 coutend Unis would be equally as iair as the Hkaato’s dena’ of the Victory at Watertvo to Great Britain, and per haps more so you tuke Wito consideration, in the first twstance, Wellington's continued victories Lorough several years in Portugal and Spain, culm) nating m Nupolcou's bere exiled to Elba and tinally ty St Heleaa; aud, om the other band, Gi victory over the South aiter the Soather ihorod: bly exbausted by tour years of war from want of men, wouey, clashing, and perhaps provisions alse. Th the second tance—that of the Revoluon—the Auericans being belped by the Prenct om both se aus land, abd the Kuglish assisted only by w fow Hegsians on land, and at the same time being at war in Karope with France and Spain; and, lastly, in toe American War ol 1SL2 England Was then at war with eon ws well 4s America, or the latter may have invteh Worse than she othorwise 4 ail very well jor tho Hxkate to uphold the Rus. slaus against the Forks (Lam with ber ia that); but f would hke to ask you what would Karope Bave boon sixty years ago but for Great Bertain’ Napoleon pad overran the Whole of Ttaly, many, Spain the Duteh coanthes, an antest scopped, a Ne oveataaily wot, by the oems and wealta of Groat Britain b+ would bave ruled over the whole Continent, God only knows how feng, thus making an empire far traps couding any OF Lue ancient ones, Alexander the Grea: hotercepted, espectiully yours, aN ENGLISHMAN,