The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-07
NEWS PROM TIE s7ATE ClPlTM.

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ALBAsr, April ., 1881.
The Charter Observation-Disclosures the FSra Duys
Worn Under H-BrOadpay Rat,yoad. Harlem Bridge and
Sdy other Proert. Reriped Under 1.-THE O., 6rnioa Of
Contracts and the williamsburg Ferries Referred Select
ComniHee-Su6erSng Kansas-Dtot Of Ds~ty's
BM-Loan Association. do. SC.
The excitement and hustle In the Houss last evea!ng
over the Charter Commission bill fully exhibited the
political feuds tha. exist between the factions deuo
cratic part and the names inserted In the charter with
few honorable exceptions have been put In because
they connected with political clique assoca
ton and have done certain political work in the wards
which the members represent they placing them in the
commission the principle Of rewarding political
vofes Very few of the members representing the city
Of New York have the capacity to rise above political
considerations in matter Of 80 grea. Importance
az that and the vote the insertion Of the
republicans and the representatives poor old Tammany
they have been in the past, stood side by side and
voted down all motions to put in Mozart This as
question that should have been raised; but mas
much the members OF the committee had taken spe
cia pains TO give the names In the charter all to Tam
many and republican politicians, it was but simply
act of ustce that Of person from Mozart
should be inserted
The contest the decidedly spicy one.
the Assembly havipgBhe appearance Of alreguar bear
garden and ia not to be wondered that the House,
alter the eight Of factions that exhibited,
took the matter In haad and str4ck out all the names
hat had been added in the Conrui,tee Of the Whole.
Had the New York members exhibited towards each
other common courtesy the result would have been diff
ferent.
was error in attrbuting the molten to strke out
the Of Mr. d. Kennedy and tue insertion OF that
OF d. ID. Valentine in his place, to Mr.. Camp The mo
ton was lot made by him, but BY Mr.. Varian. Mr..
Camp spoke favor OF Mr. Valentine and argued In
gard TO his fitness for the position
The session last evening closed with the unanimous
adoption of a resolution offered by Mr. Rob nson to "a
ctate business before the Assembly, sort OF special
grinding committee
pbabeoa order aud each member az his nsme e Called be
hio dS require APPROPRIATION gran; take
be
report more than ten os 70 be referred TO
be taken up in Committee Of the Whole in 10 which
sss e Ge
same manner and With the same effect a. above D' % DC
The adoption Of the resolution put lie to matera
things and persons about TIE Lscislaiura rs nsa was
| turned into day Members kept from their beds
S1 hose he Hu who Wanted he
hI,s moved ahead / doubt il there has been
80 many early risers any day this winter as there
bees OF the House moving about at much earlier
hour than usual, lat night was in fact the shortest
Of By Of
died down to the little end Of nothing.
There was an amount Of buzzing and moving around
seldom seen In the Assembly Chamber when the House
called together this morning. The dies were
ove,haued ami the titles OF bills taken down
at no slow rate As the Clerk commenced calling tue
rames the members ali ready with their slips Of
PAPER and sent Up their bills without delay The Broad
way Railroad bill was moved the twelfth on ne list by
hr Bedel Of Greene county The bill goes to toe first
Com mittee of the Whole and will be considered early
Monday Mr. Craft moved the bill TO take the confirm
referred to select committee and will be amended,
giving 10 the Mayor Corporation Counsel Comptroller
the assessments and In that shape will be reported
complete and ordered TO third reading early Non
day Mr. Nesbtt moved the bill to regulate the ferries
between New i ofS and Williamsburg, and on hts motion
il was referred to select committee. This will bring
that bill directly before the House. and will force the
members show their HANDS and enable the public to
| see how many are owned by Geo law. His deeds OF
those that he owns n the Senate already record
three members Of the House. but the vote this bill
viii enable him to mako the record Of that branch Of tho
| Legislature perfect
and referred to select committee. This s the bill to
confirm Devl.n 10 office.
Mr. Cozans moved the bill to amend the act TO sup
press ntenpersrce and TO regulate the sale OF ntoxi
eating liquors, passed April L. 1857. The amendment
gives further time TO taking out licenses gives fifty
eodtonal days 10 those IN New York aud thirty
BROOKLYN The friends of the bill expect to have il
smended add report regular license law.
Mr.. butcher started the Milk Freight biE to reduce
the freight 90 MIX the Harlem Railroad It was re.
f-rred 70 committee He may be able to get il
through the House but Is blocked in the Senate.
Mr. Fli1gwoo moved the bill providing for the sale OF
Quarantine This referred 70 the Committee Of the
Whole. end will be reached about Tuesday,
Nr Fullerton started HyAnd county, which went to
Mr. Hardy moved the bill in relation to the Free AGA
denny o. the city Of New York The oil provides for
special eoa-d Of Trustees for the Academy.
Mr Knapp, OF Rockand county, moved the Spring
street Railroad Ike the Broadway BILL it referred to
tue Committee Of the Whose Mr.. Lanbrecht the Ger
man Hospital IN the city of New York Mr. Birdsa the
Harlem Bridge bill referred to the COMMITTEES I the
Whole Nr Moore the bill to release the interest of the
State lands lying outside Of high water mark
IN Kings county. M Webster moved the bill excepting
lager bier and other malt liquors. from the operation Of
the prescott laws.
These sample of the bills that were moved
uDdey the operation OF Mr. Robinson's relief resolution
which has perfect 2odsend to those here trying
20 get ous through About one hundred AID twenty
hill we're stsr out nf three hundred and atty at
1e present. time upon the general order OF the House
unsced Cpon lad out 81 that number moved oay
dsse we're referred 10 the Committee OF the Whole
sne balance we're referred to select committees to repor
complete The Speaker has ordered the bills which to
he reerfed 20 select committees 70 be divided into parcels
q Ten each .be rs teo bills to be referred to select
mttes " ave- aud the next ten TO another committee
i've and so on throughout without any regard 20 the
nature o. the bills. He considers that TIC Is Obliged
our sue tina, cou Sc % prevent being charged with par
tiatg and to avoid The importunug Of members.
This Is u the greatest reefs that ever brought
forward ~ any Legislature Were it to be
he worse .hso any grinting committee tina, any
teesiat IRE was ever inflicted with II would prove
Goube headed monster and leave such trail behind its
operatives to Ss visible 10 all time 10 come forming
oas OF the Aadmas Tor future generations Judge Of
the character Of the Legislature Of 1861. A It Applies
to ONLY oce day its evil consequences limte1 The
position csthe business before the Legislature such
hat samesot5s hal 70 be done TO get at the bills
really needed. but IN reaching them II, "a q mat.
Ger Of course, allowed severn. schemes aud
Jobs 70 come upon the surface and be pushed forward
with them Fortunately. however most OF those 81 that
20 the Committee Of the Whole and win
be considered before the House when they
lated an AZ 'her obiects made known to the Whole
Hooae In this respect much better In ts operations
then Tue usual Grinding Committee, which refers every
thirI 20 (sslest committees. We cannot but er
press Condemnation OF stem that the LIE
gsiaiure 20 resor. 70 any such mode to pass laws.
The deesate selected to visit Kansas to experd the
CITY thcusaot dollars appropriated for che reief OF the
auerng cttizeus % Kansas reports that be found the
port OF suffering true and that he expended the
co1Nec 10 purchasing the necessary grain for then
TIE Honse bad interesting time the Regular
fnsoveut bid that reported By the select Cotamttee
Of the House. Several motions made 20
reccmmit snd lay tine table, upon all
Of ~hicd he yeas add nays called and hour