The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-10
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
sWBEyr,s TAMMANY RING ON IT'S
LAST LEGS.


| Tao yourr ID mocrncy'r Stgnnl ana Conci"
sivs Trfumph over HOFFMAN, sweenv' ene
tho Rest Of the Trickrtrrs' Tribe-The
Lender Of the N ostr from the RurnI Dis
trfcts-seustor Bleed - Lead the Young
Democracy.
ALBANY, Feb. e.-'Squiro Swecny 10 disguised
At last. Having asceraincd beyond all doubt tha'
all his influence and power IN Albany had vanisned'
! the obhgine 'sqnre very wisely Concluded not 10
honor ne with his pressnce dcruR tie REMAINDER OF
the session. This intelligence wns conveyed 10 inc
New York delegation ty Senator Bradley n SENATOR
Norton. parlor. IAstnight thero was bu, one wei
eye In tho room nt this announcement, and me
owner OF IL was the ~quire's man Friday. AloeR
Prear The Squire therefore virtually yields tho
political ehoet aud 30 doing he has loet the stake
he played for and virtually Acknowledges tho
rRiumrH or rus YOUNG DEMOCRACY.
The ncxt thing Dust the servants OF the mae
TER, beginning with the hisbes md ending with the
lowest The charter has defeated itself IL cannot
muster twenty Democratic votes In the Assembly
Other onrrunt schemes Of the dying Ping will take
similar course. Gov. Holman Is In the same box
| with his owner. The RINGS defeat Is complete,
WILTON, much rs fighting single battle. Squire
sw,env did not run nwny without causc He Is
| very sensitive person. and IL not slow to take
hint During the last two weeks he found that no
| bodv called to sec hm-no, not even third rate A.
| semblymtn. Senator Tweed's visits too. became
fewer and At last tho Squire left to vile sway
the long hours with his hckey, Hugh Smith.
| "wHERB ARE THE Borsp
| he asked one day. "Down In Senator Blood'e
| rooms" was the reply. swecny sent one OF biz
| sples to ascertain who visited Mr.. Blood, and the
rorort which he received alarmed bin, for he was
handed a list Of the most prominent Democrats OF
the State. The Squire became satisfied that Senator
Blood VAS the coming man. and he was rirht Fen
aor Blood who reprcsc- the Saratoga District Is
a man worth over ten millions Of dollars, and mott
dollar Of n ta- lie earned from his connection with
notifies lie IL 90 years OF aGe, ard no one IL more
highly respected than he. Ills character is above
rcproach. He occupies the hest rooms In the Della
van House, being thoae formerly inhabited by Dean
Richmond Over 900 OF the most prominent roh-
ucian. Of the state call on him every week For
the last week 1t has pecn openly remarked nv rromi'
ncnt Democrats that they have found out on whose
shoulders
DEAN RicuNoSb's usSrtn
has fallen, and they select Senator Blood as the
conng leader Of the Democracy OF the Emoirc
state. Your correspondent IA ag1'n constrained TO
expose two additional stupendous Ring schemes. Tho
Senate Committee Municipal afairs. OF which
william Marcy Tweed Is Chairman, propose TO
present a bin at an "ar'y dav to extend Central
Prrk from 10Th to 10th street, for the purpose Of
| laying outs
INV PARADE GROUND.
The rrrrorriaton for tho rror o-o1 Improvement
!. 10 he sx Millions Of dollars The Committee give
Gen shalcr nnd ether military men who ADVOCATE
roih,nr Ices than = rr6Euifccnt ,rrud hike the new
Conrt House swindle. Tho Rim. be'ore b irs
AZ ,ssr t roets,s they took .re-y prscautcn 10
make Tins jon present as psusihle an anresrance ~
Commend the pa.snrc OF tis bin in his me.sasc.
The Ring somehow are always
coRRuPrrSa GOV. HOFFMAN.
Tho movements cr the Comri,'re have he, con-
Duct un the myst' rious Star Chamber princple.
Thor Object doubtless to 'prnc ihe bill on ne
Lc.i.latule o, the lr't favorable ornortnntv i .
the Ring. The area Of tic proposed parade ground
IL not OF greater dimensions tnan that OF Tompk ms
square, the present parade ground. The latter has
hcen tnrnei ov the r ng into mandatory Of Il e
Fisk eoncrte pavement nuts nee Tor the urpose ~
ss S Gsn rsanc Scheme. SnS The T1%
Of Torpiir- square IL unenSurablc on this account.
50 ttcv desire % ir,ll In lie Central Park Tins
MI IL sure 10 he killcd. The other Ring scheme
wa- frustta' o, nv senator Michnel Norton in the
, Senate th. morning. II appcarl that MIR. saz,rn
emit rcd into contract with = city some tnlr MO
second street for a stpulnt~d amount, witt in =
gwen time. Mr. saxton failed to cor. H. wi'b tie
his con;rac, when some Ring. masters persualed
him to transfer his contract toa
SoroRIors RISa CONTRACTION
. named Guidci. The Croton Aqusduct Board how.
ever, positively rcfused release snxtons surcies
In u . emergency Guile' IL said n have rcccv'
I '
uutcd 10 he interested n all these street cleaning
Sweeny and Connolly. Guidr' took Vie hint md
wet on with the job. Squire swceny's valet, Hugh
Snitn deputy Chamberlain, A. said 20 have adv Hnc
Guidet money 20 carry on Il paving
WITHOUT ANY AUTHORITY oP LAW.
| II l. char ed that million dola-s has becn TINS
| rishursed. The Ring now innocently asks III Lers-
| lature TO legaiiEe the contra with John Saxion.
The bill. very loosely avn M. as all Ring instru-
nents usually are, was referred 10 Sr rweeds
Inittee, which enacted the farce OF toirng the man
, Gudet AMI Comptroller ConnoiN spciS IN favor OF
seat, all cars and ewes. When Twcod's Clmuiittce
called Tor lis reports, Senator Tweed handed In
amaJ irity report, IN favor Of the lng's Job TIE
| Thunderbolt sooner heard the MANS Of John
Saxon than he took the floor. and moved that the
Senate refer that bill back To the Committee h.
desired to present certain facts, showing that TIN
| was
FRAUDULENT CONTRACT,
md that any money advanced from the city by
Ahrsham O'ilali. or Abraham anybody else, was a
monstrons eNtorton from tho taxpayer. He would
bring persons of standing and wrait prove that
this bill wn. gigantic fTud. The Thunderbolt's
motion prevailed, and the bill sent back TO tho
| Committee.
a bill was introduced IN the Senate this mornin
10 protect persons In In ligrnt. circumstances nom
being
rLBECED by PAwSnROkERs
and kc@Hers OF private loan Offices who have been
living the fat OF tho land by charging exorbitant
rates OF interest. The bill provile- that pawn
urok'r other person shah any case charge more
than fourteen rtr cent per nnnunl money lent Oy
them on personal property. Violations OF this Inv
are punishable by fne OF te5O by SIX nunths' i'm.
prisonmcnt and by fbrieitin the money lent. SOL,