New-York tribune., 1869-05-07
ALBANY.

COURTHOUSE.
Albany. May 6.-Strange to say, the Bribery bill
went through the House, to-day, In exactly the same
shars 4 came from the Senate without single vote
IN tho negative The bill was brought up for third
reading soon after the commencement of the morn
ING session. and when the members not paying
much attention to what they were really voting on
So every member present, 81 in number, voted Aye"
After some members found out how they voted they
desired to ask for reconsideration, but none dared
to make the motion. The bill now goes to the Gov
ernOr. AS Mr.. Hales Investigating Committee has
never been discharged it is likely its Chairman VIII
ask leave to SIT between now and January next 10
soc how the new bill will work The bill is identieai
in principle with the article in the new Constitution
on the Same subject ................ ...
This morning Senator Crowley moved to discharge
the Committee on Municipal Affairs from the further
consideration of the Gas bill. and ordering 1T into
Committee of the Whole In making this motion
Mr. Crowley said that there were constitutional OBJ
jectons urged against the bill, but he desired full
discussion of its merits Unless this bill is pushed
forward it will die where it is now. A two-thirds
vote can push it forward, and some friends Of the
measure should bring the matter to a test vote. If
that bill is killed. it will be by the gas monopolsts
and the people who suffer from them should know
the members who owned by the Companies and
who are not.
Both the City and County Tax Levies were re-
ported by the Assembly Committee on Cities. Inc
amount of each was cut down over SlOOOO on lhe
figures passed by the Senate. There was no dihcuy
in making the bill special order for TINS afternoon
immediately after the recess the House resoiVeu
itself into Committee of the Whole. with MI Husteu
in the chair. The City Levy was taken up hlst ana
was read through when Mr. Hodges, Republican, OF
Brooklyn arose in his seat and presented substitute
which was prepared by Controller Connolly, and
which he. Mr.. Hodges, moved should be inserted in
the place of the report of the Committee.
This was read, and then Mr.. Gleason made the
point that the bill having been read through sub
stitute was not in order The Chardecided the point
well taken. and then parliamentary sparring took
place between Messrs Gleason and SelkTeg on the
side, and Hitehman and jacobs the other. The
Chairman ruled against the latter, and all efforts
made to shake his decision failed Then Mr. Hitch
man moved te strike out all the items in the bill of
the Committee and insert those offered by Mr.
Hodges. On this Gleason insisted a division Of
the question, but Mr.. Hitchman tried to pursuade
him IL was not desirable. The Chairman insisted that
itwas and the first item on advertising read. This
the Committee on Cities had placed at $4,000 while
Hodges's amendment gave them $4,000 Mr.. Hitch
man moved to insert the latter amount, but unex-
pectedly was beaten. He then moved to report
progress. which was carried. During this whole
time. about three hours, there was intense excite
bitterly denounced the Hodges bill, while Selkreg
and Gleason were constantly making speeches and
getting the friends of Hodges in mudde; but Mr..
Hustled in the chair, the worst enemy the
friends of Hodges had to contend against. His de-
csIons staggered them every time and they knew he
had pluck enough to stand firm The County Levy was
next taken up, and Mr. Hodges presented substitute
for that also When il was read there was much
tOnishment throughout the House The tlr0 millions
for the Court House attracted the most attention,
and next to that the increase of pay of the Police
Commissioners to celre thousand fire hundred dollars
motion to substitute this bill for the reported
by the Committee was made. but amendment 10
report progress was offered and carried by the Re-
publicans The next bill in the same Committee was
the one abOlishng the charter election III
your city. After it was read through Mr..
Hitchman very cOmplacently arose in his seat,
and offered as the second section, paragraph,
very shrewdy drawn. but which really vested the
Mayor and Controller with power to remove the
Tax Commissioners. Central Park Commissioners,
and CrOton Aqueduct Board, and TO appoint their
successors This raised such storm that Mr.. Hitch
man was glad to accept amendments which took
away the power TO medde with the Tax and Central
Park Commissioners 1t thus became apparent that
The real blow was at the CrOtOn Aqueduct Board,
bat Mr. Gleason that the only thing 10 kill the
whole matter was to report progress A motion TO
that effect was earned and the Committee arose.
In the House, the question arose on agreeing with
the report of the Committee on the City Levy There
was dozen members claiming recognition, but Mr.
Gleason obtained it, and he moved TO disagree with
the report and order the bill to third reading.
This was carried-Yeas 81, Nays 55. All the Demo
Gratis voted in the negative. together with the follow
ing Republicans: Bemus, Conger. D. Stewart sum
mers and Thornton. A motion to reconsider was
aefeoted by the Speaker aCjournng the House. Ac-
ton will be taken on the other two bills tomorrow
morning The City Levy, as ordered to third reading.
is exactly as it was reported by the Committee on
Cities and that is over 100000 less than was allowed
by tho Senate. 1t was thought generally at first
that the Hodges bill would 90 through with rush.
and the disappointment to some people IS not very
slight 1t will probably be tried on again tomorrow.
send the amounts asked for in the Hodges City
levy and the increase each item over the bill as
reported by the Assembly Committee:
- Hodges bh Increase