The New York herald., 1865-03-16

eUD ALBANY CORRESPONDENCE.
- Albany, March 10, 1905
I'm MUNICIPAL IuxA
me IRE Department bin providing pAya system ~
The NstsspslitAn DISTRICT has been reported BY NE ~
ssmbly committee to-day in two foFms-Asst, . ma
joty report In favor Of The bin passed by the Senate
and also adverse report upon the ordinance Of tho
Commen Council presented hcre in the form Of bin 70
be lsgalsed. Mr. Angel, Of the COMMITTEES ON Cities,
upon the question 70 concur with this adverse report,
moved to lay that report upon the table, which
red BY vote Of seventysix against thirty-nvs This
haed here to-day by the friends Of the
old department indicative OF strength In the lower
house for their which will insure the ultimate de-
feat Of al tho reform successfully carried
through the Senate
II 10 understood moreover, that the municipal party,
In connection with the Citizens Association have turned
their attention 70 tho city railroad bills pending here and
overlooked 1nshed the which engaged
their attention thus far and which are sti pending In
Assembly. Immense ssAbrs have been made in New
York 70 bring innueBes = peculiar strength 70 bear
me Health b and me firs Department Pill and prevent
the caucus may close the question in favor Of
the pending bill.
Tho 0overnors appointments sent 70 the Senate ast
week were consumed in executive session to-day Tho
other appointmAnC held back for the present and
fcw are positively determined upon. Something Of .
confess waged here about the harbor masters especially
the proposed rcappontment Of Captain Coulter and or
andrew blaks'y Avery persistent opposition y made
THE ALBANY MwspAprsas
Among other results Of the is the diminution OF
small newspaper by the extinction Of those which pre-
sent attractive enterpsng features In this city
some na dozen % o. tho small papers are discussing
Sdtesman expired yesterday by being consolidated with
tho Eoeig Journal the latter taking Official form here
after AZ the Estate paper" The statements and
tradotons made In regard this move and the
ship OF the &'nal recently, olttlo consequence
except to the owners concerned and they entitled
question OF privilege, TO make their statements
They ailege that sale has been made and that the
current statement OF sale for tho Of sixty-f
thousand dollars for the entire incr Of this paper
not fact but that tho accession Of Mr. Demcs editor
means recognition OF the radical element for tho pur
pose Of harmonizing the party
Tho fact Is that the city OF Albany was for many
the headquarters OF tho party in opposition 10 tho
democrats; bit those headquarters have shifted with
Seward and Weed 70 Washington and New York; and the
Albany has been practically abandoned by that
thousand dollars as alleged and bought out tho oarwa
they ar, tho parties sold and the thing looks ike
deep laid move OF Weeds friends by which they have
disposed Of some stale stock
Appointments Connrmea Dy the Senate.
ALBANY March 16 1906
the senats in session to-day confirmed tho
nominations Of G. w. Goddard a. Captain Of tho Per Of
New York, and Of n ?. Pond, Henry H Huiett, John
Cashow and James II. Thompson ~ Harbor Masters
The confrmations Of Beman Brockway and e. p.
Brooks ~ Canal Appraisers were reconsidered
Important Assembly Caucus-Party Mea.
sures DcGned-A Serious Secession Move-
ment OF fRopubliesns-Ths State Bounty
Fund, &c.
ALBANY, March 1o-I2.60A NJ
The turning poit and most important action Of the
session. had night In the Of the Assembly
Resolutions passed making the Tax once bn the
Health bill, the Paid Fire Department bn the Buffalo
Police bill, and the Albany Police bill, caucus measures
In a1ornnst cascua called In the Assembly chamber,
Mr. Wilbur, Of Duchess, presided, and The resolution
quirng the Of Union members be for the
known az the TUX Commissoners' BILL was offered by
Mr. Stuart Of New York He recited the history Of tho
dcultics In the Tax Office; the attempted legislation last
winter defeated by Mr. Seymour. and the Of vii
hanson In his imprisonment he made this pathetic
theme tho topic Of three speeches before the final
himself and his friends the books OF next year
his report Of this bill from the Committee not
Mr. Sheppard made a Characteristic speech In which
he opposed the resolution and dwe upon the dscords
OF the republicans 10 New York. and tho hopecssness Of
attempting To hccp the party where no much disorgaDi
The oppositIon was, however led by Mr. Bemis, Of
Steuben He anayzed the absurd stratagem OF the bill
for suppantng the constitution In respect 10 the
thorty OF local appointment OF officers by the people,
He denounced the oxpedient proposed calculated 10
roll up republican majorses had been seen in pre-
cedng acts Of this nature. IL would hinder, and not
Mr. Read, OF New York, replied exhibiting the straits
In which tho party stood against tho consolidated pa
tronao OF the general government heretofore and Of the
city departments now. He detailed the condition OF the
psry and its organizations, showing that only tho in
nuencc OF this comprehensive patronage hndered the
course OF the Union party In Now York from the
result as that presented In tho country at large.
Mr. Van Burcn also supported this view and detailed
tho difficulties under which the party laborcd against tho
oycrpovering patronage OF the city departments
Mr. Hulsc, OF Orange, madc strong argument In op-
position to special legislation and tho futlliy Of It's bear
ings upon party interests
Mr. Angel took ground that the bill was not understood
Ho had not road II. lilo made q motion calculated to
nnstn nnnCfI I'M nxshn Vnnffp
Mr. Bemis sustained this yew and Mossrs Shepherd,
Lewis and Others explained tho present equal distbu
ton OF tho patronage aud tho unexpedency OF ntcrfer
Mr. Wood entered elaboratcly upon the powers Of tho
b and their importance 70 the party. Ar at present
exercised tho taxation power tho pockets and
tho interests OF New York in the interest OF tho demo
cracy. II was tremendous lever and should not bo
permitted 70 be wrenohed from the hands OF Union
men.
motion was mado by Nj. Bcmis to. lay the whole
subject on the table, being midnight. This mo-
ton appeared 10 be accepted test Of strength and
upon division twelve votes we're given In is favor,
with thirty 1--WE against L. Upon this result tho
minority and loft TO the number Of ten, folows;
Mcssrs. Bemis, Bonham, 0lcott, Edwards, Hulse, Le
feys ns% Ange &C. ~, l. ra raTss s ana 5 another
seceders being understood TO bolt and some Of them
they went out declaring they would not be bound.
Fire Department bills madc measures This
motion OF Mr. Sheppard was made amendment 70
Police bill caucus measures and they were 10 declared
unanimously.
The caucus adjourned at q very late hour
Tho two appraisers were not confirmed among the
other names acted upon In executive session to-day
Tho Governor understands that draft 10 in progress
In Now York with the understanding that volunteers will
be accepted In place OF the drafted men The capitalists
Of Now York have not responded with promptncss
call for the State Bounty Fund Only three millions
have thus far been subsaribod. Nothing less than
twelve millions win warrant distribution among tho
towns and counties
The Canadian parliament.
APPROXIMATION ToR THE DEFENCE OF THE FROM
pER ETC.
QuBBno, March TO- 1896
parllaren nj lAst pght voted million OF doars for Tho