The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-04

Highly interesting from tho State Capital.
BHL-THH sCHRNEo OF THE CHARACTERISTICS
TEMPERANCE BILL, ETC.
ALBANY, April 8, 1885.
This day has been Of the most exciting and nte-
resting In the Senate of any during the session. The
storm account Of the introduction bill BY
Mr. Crosby purporng to amend the charter Of the city
of New York. The bill presented At . moment whom
neither Mr. Brooks, Mr.. Barr nor Mr. Whitney In
their seats and Mr. Spencer not listening very particu
larly caught ord or two OF the title Mr.. Crosby
moved to refer the bill to select committee and Mr.
SPENCER il stsny moved to amend by referring the
Committee Of the Whole, thinking there wAss "nggor
in the fence" Very the three absent Senators
came in and Mr. Brooks moved to reconsider the vote
Nobody knew what the purport OF the bill was the re
perers and others desiring to see 1t were uniformly told
that It could not be The Clerk Of the sssate and
ing that It had mysteiiously slipped from his fingers,
finally succe eded in recovering 1t Mr.. Brooks after
giancrg over it, remarked that it nearly identical
with the police bill which is in the hands of the
city of the House. and who refused to report
it. And now without any consultation with either OF
the Senator's representing the city Of Neg York,
Senator hundre and fifty miles from that city, intro
duced it here and moved 1t to select committee Mr..
Brooks snd Mr. Whitney strongly condemned the con;
through the Senate which is in the bands Of select
committee Of the House and against it there thou
TemOnBtrAntS
these Senators spoke eoqucnt defence Of the rights
their constituents They declared 1t was the object and
intention OF the party in power at Albany to destroy ths
pres mt police in order that another OF purely
political character might he established. In corrobora
ton Of this the fact come out that on Saturday last
political panty from albany appeared In the city OF
New York for the purpose Of inducing some of the
PROMINENT citizens to petition for the passage OF the
bill Am es.S nrevssa spoa to G ds
stroyiBg the present police laws and arrangements
One of the Senators also visited the Judge on Sunday
&nrd hr hat hn tn
any change At present in the SYSTEM and that 1T ought
to remain az it is another year.
charter It was run through the Legislature Of 1858,
under the requstion Of what was then known as ire
formers" at time when the Board Of Aldermen were
stignatised being nothing better than a gang of
thieves and robbers aye they we're branded the or
ty thieves" he ilr B) was member Of that Board,
duct Instead Of disappearing Of his in the Board
Of Aldermen his constituents took him up and triumph.
boS next to that Of the senate Of the United States he
sorry that earlier movement had not been made
amend the charter he believed it should be modi
that the biz proposes to interfere WITH Mayor wood in
his police matters and to prevent him from carrying out
the reforms he had happily succeeded in thus far he
(Mr b. must oppose the present bill.
Senator Spencer read the remonsrance numerously
signed against any change whatever in the police laws
Senator'S Dickinson and Crosby only supported the bill
II was evident from the In which they treated
it. that whig caucus had been held here sometime du.
ring the last week at which IL was determined to
the bill through the Legislature ,,oens polens Mr.
Crosby informed j. W Gerard on Saturday last that he
intended to introduce it. Mr. Gerard being opposed to
any at gave the information that
the attempt would be made.
After spending the whole session, 1t finally agreed
to refer the bill 10 the standing COMMITTEES cities and
villages consisting Of Spencer democrat and Messrs
wf and One the Latter ss
of Dickinson and Crosby. Had the bill not been Arrest
ed by Senator Brooks it would have been order to
debate It. fbs citizens Of New York have reason to
commend their Senators In preventing such amend
ept to the police laws as was contemplated. Renewed
exerons should at once be made to sustain those four
Senators, ard New York should speak to the whig
orty here in thunder tones instantly. No time to be
lost
What will the people now think Of this whig adminis-
tratiopp A week since bill, emanatng from all its
Sous In the House. imposing Pcanalstol the rail-
roads Of this State Though other man on the Com
Iittee Of Ways and Mems endorsed the bill stu II had
day two after screw was found to be loose and the
bill referred back, at the earnest request Of the
members OF the and Of the House, have been in
consultation since Their meetings have baen tur
bulent and perplexipg For several days they could
not approximate to any agreement, and II not
~ last night that majority finally agreed to abandon
q ali the and 90
Of the State That bill Is in preparation, will
probably put mill and half, nothing less viii
relieve the treasury from its bankruptcy Such
Ia sample Of fnanciering here at the CAPITOL day
adopting one scheme purely administrative msa-
sure the next abandon 1t and n titute something else
What viii be Swallowed forth in the next move no one
can fern any ioea. We repeat, what do the people
link of this State admin istrationS
Messrs. Aiken and Stevens, q minority of the
and means, have report ready to be submitted They
urge strong against taxing railroads. We have
~ nopsis of this report; but Mr. Batchford has
abandoned bis project Of imposing such tolls likely
there will be occasion for the presentation OF ths
report 1ds ss as sa P02s
towards taking the final vote. this afternoon, on the
prohiLitory law.