The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-22
MIR. MR.SWEENY'SLEGISLATURE
THE ZINC CREATING A NEW COM
MISSION FOR ITSELF.

The Men who Went 10 Albany 20 Qun sh the
Commissioned scheme that Sees all the
Existing missions, and Goes 100 per
cent. Understanding the Excise LAW.
From our special Correspondent.
ALBANY, Jan 2l.-Again has the Tammany
Ring" suffered defeat. The effort made last night
In the Senatorial Caucus, TO ooerce the anti-Rins
Senators into confirming few Of the Governors ap-
pontments, in a Special Executive Session 70 have
been held To-day by plcdging them to the decision Of
the majority, has signally failed On sober second
thought the Independent Senators concluded that
they were not bound to submit to the
DicrATIoS OF TuI CAUCUS,
In matters Of this kind. and they decided TO vote
against Executive session to-day, aud II the same
was held thcy made up their minds to reject the
nominations. They agreed to pursue this course,
because they regarded the action Of tile caucus last
night as a mean piece Of political triekery on the
part Of the Ring, and an attempt to secure the con-
frmation OF these nominations by false pretenses.
When Senator Tweed therefore, surveyed the situa.
tion this morning and ascortauod that II tho cues
tion OF Executive session put to a vote It would
be lost, he did not dare make the motion. Accord
ingly the programme OF the sweeny Ring was defeat
cd, and the anti. Tammany element triumphcd.
End OF CORRUPT INSPECTORS AND cAsvAssERs.
An earnest and doubtless successful clort is anon
TO be made to consider Mr Kicrnans bill, providing
Canvassers of Election by voters Of each election
district The Ring viii OF course oppose this meas
ure With all their might.
TUE ASSEMBLY
held an unusually LONG session to-day. TIE pro.
cechings were characterized by mixture OF gravity
and merrlmcnt The latter wns at the expense OF
Mr.. Raw. VINO was Rayscd out Of bed at sI O'Clock
this morning by the Sherif Of Saratoga county and
taken prisoner to saratoga TO answer for contempt
Of court for refusing to attend us a witness In
civil action. Mr.. Ray Is n four hundred poundor,
and goodnatured old fellow, ovcrfowing
with wit and humot lie has already served two
With s IcT ana all er.sS ssni5S pSe. AZ sl9
whenever they have chance, and he In turn re-
torts. When Mr. Dennis Burns therefore men
toned the c circumstances OF his arrest there n
COMPARED to VIA, followed i6e rssd,nns Of
Aner havii stated the facts, the preamble vent
70 say tnat - whereas, MIR. Ray, member Of this
&c., the House could contain iisclf 20 longer and
roars OF lughtcr followed. Some cried out, Why
DO you cail It petty prison Bnra.i l. s too small
marks from three or four members, MIR. Littiejohn
very fraNely said that this wass plain violation of
the privileges Of the House. and ought to be in
CURED into. The resolution OF inqur, then
adopted, oud tnc Committee on Grievances arc to
report to the House.
ANOTHER LITTLE JOKER PROM THE RING.
The most important bill Of the session so far was
introduced IN the Assembly this morning by Mr..
kicrran. A. rsusl, It bore very innocent title,
provement vi the Water Fro,t OF the City OF New
York. &c. But, although the title IL harmless
enough, the bil. -eorcscr, and Is probably iron
the pen OF the shfcwd md cunning knave employed
by tie Ring to draw up these instruments. Mr..
hi,rnan says that lie Is not the father oi the bill,
simply requested TO introduce IT, Tue hill provd,s
for the appointment OF nve Commissioners by the
Ma yor, to be known ss the
COMMISSIONERS OF wnARvEs AND piERs
Tic Board stan have exclusive control OF all the
wharf property. oil the wharye-, Tiers, bulkheads.
slips basins. docks. land under water, and everything
the duties and powers heretofore possessed or ex-
orcistd by Port Wardcns, Harbor Masters, or any
Commissoa. All tho whorves. piers. Snd water.
front property not At present owned by the city the
Commissioners are cmpoMsred to get, either by pur'
cessary lnJroyemeuts and begin new system OF
wharyes aud pi,rs. Any disobcdcncc to tho by
laws, rules, orders, or epulatons OF the ommis
siou 10 is made iAisdemcanor punishable by a. 9
and Imprisonment. The salary of the Commissioners
ls to be tx by the Commissioners OF tue sinking
fund, and II may be hNed at siYOOo) apisce snd go
| hn II they see H.. The compensation OF the en-
ployca Is TO be i1 d BY tue Comm .sion oil Wharvcs
| ami ers. TIER term o. onlc, Ia u be hye years
| and they ciu be removed bN the Mayor on charge.
| The Comptroller shall iss 10 s3,OIO,O)J worth OF
tonds rodocmablo In thirty years. to dCiray the
| necessary expenses Of tne Conmiss oneTs.
FOREIGN ISsrRAScE
companies have RAPED rich h,rvcsI in this city
for number OF years back. They Lave tie adyan,
not required ~ deposit with the eupcrintep dent o
Insurance ten per cent of the amount u their cap
tai Mr.. sweeny Frear introduced u bill m the A
| scmbiy to-day by which the same restrictions are
imposed on foreign insurance companies US on do
mestic.
Tus rxcIsx BILL.
The bin suspandlhg the collection OF excise fees
reyou.b proposed In the House. came up Ia tht
:, maze, and was considered IN UOmmitLeo Of the
Nnuie and WIS uncniei AND ordered to n thrC
reading. The bill as amended road- a. follows:
SECTION /. The time for collecting fees for hcsn'c
TO lie granted under chapter 5,S OF tile Laws of l.i
entlt IAN act to regulate the sale OF intoxica
liquors wflr the Mciropol ian Police District OF thI
stste OF New York. aud the acts smendaiOry thereof
u place OF or IN coutinu uation OF licenses
czpire before tho hrst day OF Ma o s7O hereby
tended uutl the sad lrst day oi March 1910 and tn
late OF tuch foes sha De regulated by the law vhicl
| will he In force on tnat day
| $40. |. This act shall take fleet mn @dlalcly.
| Iuk coSsriRACY LAW.
The bill to repeal the Objectionable features " IN
Conspiracy law h b'ld in the Senate in Iclary Com
mitce by request Of largo Organization OF work
| ingmen who will DO represented here next week b,
| delegates, and who urge u more comprettnsN
| nst sure than than enacted hy tnc lower House