The New York herald., 1865-04-24
THE STATE CAPITAL.

siCOrfrm0t ton OF the Fire COM nerli al foucrss-
The Senate Throw tho Responsibility v
a upon Governor Fcnton-1he Non.par-
4 tisan PIan-Thc Governor and the
4 Municipal ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS De-
a bate ON tho CoEstit utional Amcnd-
ment-The Democracy Break Ranks
a They Vote to Abolish Slavery or Absent
Themselves from Thoir Seats-Threat-
oned Defeat OF the Tax Levy in tAo
Legislature, sc.
OUR ALBANY CORRESPONDENCE.
ALBANY, April 90, 1895.
CONFIRMATION OF THE COMMISSIONERS
In the Senate In executive session, the Governors
nominations for Fire Commissioners confirmed
day, being the originally sent IN and
before rejected In Wow Of the continued agitation for
municipal reform in New York. and tho large expcct
tions Of what would be accomplished this session, tho
result summed up in this measure, the Fire
Department bill, appears somewhat eage. The Senate
Investigating Committee have had their labor in vain
far the Heath bill Is concerned any other
OF municipal reform for the departments 1t is thore-
fore, to be supposed that like hen with
one chicken, New York will make q great fus
about Its paid Fire Department, and the Governors ap
pointees will either make break his reputation IN this
a aline. The board goes into olce Monday and
they organized they take command Of the
! Fire Department
good cea! OF fierce discussion had in exec itlve
session to the mpocy OF the choice made by tho
aGovernor mainly upon the ground that the named
not only of party but Of one faction OF that
party whc tho purpose and pol ~ OF the entire
ment claimed dictated selection from the two
lead hg parties OF equal nrmberH ~ I'll le board upon
what g termed the partisan pan TIE merit this
plan alleged " be based upn successful experience
10 tie Police and Charity boar but shs issue T. not
and te aoLe test this os 70 Governor Fcntons Fire
Department He has seiectoe men whom he purposes
10 rely upon and stakes Lis executive credit tho
result 10 vlew OF tho worry roin:sd action Of the Senate
They had further opportunity for cfole or or dsy
sThe department. had to DO organzed We must walt 70
SEQ the result.
AMEvpN-.fr AFoiisrTyC SLAVERY
Mr. Gieason's bill raryny tho constitutional amend
3ment abohng slavery ~ for It's Ina passage In
Y tho Assembly today and crcaoi Little excitement
The 0rst ement In any OF the tates this question
akea In the last Lcgisa'urc icommerdng Congress
prepare and pass such Amendment aud whom such
Eacon lad been TAKEN Ecw YORK sought 10 place itself
hrst on tie lit Of states to raly the neesure This was
soismny of bill to be matured nj loeare.
The dehte vh ch took place and the nciin aken havo
snS p slnS Sns VI sSo-ss Of
viewed the position OF tho denoort,e party on tho
subject o. siase,y "a pars sncs q which Inns Of srgu
msnt he concluded NY votns for the bin ~ democrat
He eamo forward sqaasoy apon the platform hitherto
known as that O. the democracy Hc traced that
Jpol!cy to lis marics in the traditional ieas OF the
SiSa. Whatever ccnScsg1iOn or csn,pron,se nlsy|
Z have been mado from tho far ainentI do;
ri.es ics s,. e.psde1sy ss' Lsi wv praer.s fey
forever u sho party iro slaviy. H denounced Tie
bcllou and s nsticsios aud doclsmcd In which
all bat echoed the cdren speeches ~ IRE i,e Johnson
against the uavehoding der,ocacy o tie cspoded con-
feseracy. Ills speech excited great interest AMI ap
p,use xas tho first open holt from ,he party ysy on
his subject Last winter one dcno attic member only
took this ground This winter, tho previous yc es,
Mr. plit, OF sufot vo,d alone n democrat against
caucus 10 raaty ie amendment Ia the senacr
Hcrphrays was IL, only democratic vote cast in is
favor But today IT,. rarty ranks we're broken Wesd
toe eee snd OF he ablcst men on he democratic
sdc led ca followed by number wno voted ool1y WIN
ssNcs absent Intentionally from thor seats The
,ameadmens ratified by inal vote, auit hiIoh ex
cttericnt ard srnnd Gct iaInttio1-
ru.gArESkD DxssAr o. TIN fix uvY.
Notvithrtsndrg the extrord nary number II chanrcs
and additions Iaado " be tar levy IN me eomnittec
usdensoo lal wu bs further loaded lown for lssiy
ipirpoees In tho Jenntc.
roe lax Ofoc bill viii he ofsrof AZ an am aIdmcrt II,
STRONGLY fecurod .hat uiay iAI Ia tie