Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-10
From orr Correspondent BrougAan,-No. VIII

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From our Correspondent Broughani-No. VII
ALBANY, MONDAY, Jan. {, 1888.
The majority were successful in getting their
pet measure today than Saturday. So soon as the
Speaker announced that unfinished business in
der Mr. Taylor moved lay the order of business
the table and that the House should go into Committee
of the Whole. Mr.. p. King protested. 1t was of no
Mr.. Taylor entertained the committee with long
and pontess speech in favor of repeal of the prob-
ton of small notes. 1t was made up chiefly OF answers
the Locoocos and their charges upon the majority as
being the friends of the Banks. The only reason he
adduced for passage of the bill under consideration
that the people paated IT, The merits of the ques
ton, he did not touch.
After him Mr. Sibley Of Monroe got up and amused
the house for some few minutes believe, Mr. Char
man. that public sentiment is in favor of repeal OF the
law Of lS35--not such public sentiment is manuiac-
tured IN South Market street, Albany, sent by Mr.
KendalPs mail the west and south, and north, and
east and returned here before the ink is dybut spon
aneous public sentiment such the people have at
home, sentiment of domestic manufacture He went
on to the Locotoco leaders briefly and sensiby
As to the gentleman from Herkmer Mr.. Mann do not
know what he Public opinion he does not obey
and far as his politics concerned he reminds me OF
the unruy boy. Sammy, go and tell John TO get up
said the old lady to her younger son. Sammy went and
returned saying, Mamma, Johnny says he won't get
up" Up went the old lady, to if she couldn't bring
Johnny Did you say, sir, that you would mt get uPF
." Yes, ma am but said would mt get up, unless you
pleased SO is with this gentlenan; he goes against
laughter.)
In the same fscetious manner Mr. Sbley described
the issuing of shin plasters by the Rochester corpora
oH all good Van Buren, men. At last he came TO the
Governors message His reasonings MIR. Chairman
about the currency and all that conceive to be like
the peadngs of 4 Connecticut lawyer once heard Of
His client had been arraigned for stealing iron ket
tie. The lawyer put three pleas against the accuse
ton The first that his client did not steal the ket
tie The second that if be did steal it. it cracked.
And third, that he returned the kettle Uhoe Cheering
and laughter.)
This humorous and unconRected speech of Mr.. Sib-
ley's put the house in a good humor, when member
from Washington county and made his debst. he
began angriy He confined his remarks to the accusa
ton that the majority should be called the friends of the
banks. "Dd the gentleman from St Lawrence (Afr L.
King say that the majority this floor were
friends of the banks p said the debutant :. did,.
said Mr. King, and repeat what then SAID, unless
gentlemen dsclaim the connection" Sensation on the
extreme left. "Then the gentleman and his friends
elected as the enemies of the banks y " We are
representatives of the Republican party" said Mr.;
King. Do you disclam to be opposed to the banksF
repeated the new member. We will be judged by our
acts" answered Mr.. King The debutant was heored.
Unaccus,omed / am to public speaking Mr..
Chairman" said he, after few lame obssrvauons-"l
will not trouble the committee further
Then rose MIR. Hubert, aud pressed upon the aten-
ton of the committee the consideration OF ms Az aay
resumption bill, a second time. he raped MT lay
lor the knuckles and expressed his SURPRISE that
the talent aud commercial and financial knowledge oil
the majority had not forward In da'ence Oh ne re-
peal measure. Gentemcn may reason Is t"Dy "iH' aS
gis OF the whole is here the suspension act de
prved the public of specie. The banks say they are
now able to TO metal payments. Let mem 40
So and there will be necessity for small bills
false issue has been made by the friends of the repeal
project No complaint heard Of the act OF 1885,
previous the suspension. Small notes have been ex.
PEELED from Maryland and Pennsy for the last SIX
years, without any difficulty being experienced Ne.
peal the suspension act, and all will yet be right II
not suspend the Of 1888 and make the banks re-
deem the small bills they may issue.
Mr. L. +. Allen, from Buffalo, made sensible speech.
He said that the law Of 1885 always obnoxious to
the people Of West New-York. 1t passed IN con-
sequence of orders from Washington. He went for
small bills specie payments or no specie payments
He said he would show the effect the measure would
have on the banks but did not redeem his promise
The advantage that small bills 10 the people he
illustrated very happily.
All the Wing Speakers had peunced rather severely
upon Mr.. Owen, of Herkimer genuine locotoco' IN
broad cloth Mr. o. got his blood up, and replied
to them all with small force Mr.. Wadwell, OF JET
crson followed, and proceeding to show that the
people did not unconditional repeal OF the pro-
hbition act when he gave way motion for the COM
mittee rise and report.
Several petitions presented in the course Of the
morning praying that the performance of any religious
exercise whatever be abolished in the schools and col
leges under the patronage of the state. Also that the
clergy be excluded from any Office whatever under the
laws.