The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-02

sTuBDED PRINCE HARRY THUS!
~ am glad 10 be able to rank Mr.. Genet, the sena.
tor from the Eighth, among the refomers o. th i
L 10 be his constitutional obligation to take notice
Of every bill, rs II r. read through In Commuee o.
the Whole But when come to place this proppossl,
ton side by side with the acts Of the Senator DO
70 this INFERENCE hts he sisted that BIN charter
o Se g e Ds %o and
ferred 10 standing Committee Of this body to re-
i, Wien u see 0p re Senator nom he
hsh b nd ,n SsT on, ssT 9ecuS
power to report them complete y seems IN t to me int
and In order TO remedy II am In favor Of the APP
pointnent OF this Committee Of nine with power to
consider certain class Of bill, In the order In which
Tho vote WIS taken, aud Mr.. Tweed carried the
day by an almost unanimous vote. This was NOT
smartng under his defeat,
PREPARED FOR ANOTHER ENCOUNTER
at the FIRST opportunity. It was not long in com:
ing. The next business IN order was the report OF
the Conference Committee on the Excise law. Mr.
Dreamer, as Chairman Of the Committee, announced
and the House had not ncreed in regard to the pro.
visions OF the Excise bill, and therefore he moved
that tie Senate recede from its noneoncnrrence 10
the amendments made by the Assembly. Mr.. Lewis
said that II II was proposed TO discharge the Com
| mitee iIom the consideration OF the bin. he was
| Republican members Of the House Committee that
they had not been at the conference at ALL nor had
they received any notice Of meeting for the pur-
| pose Of conference. A long discussion followed.
Senator Dreamer finally suggested that as some
uemen on the Republican side were DESTROYS OF dis
cussing this measure, he moved to make the debate
on this question 1 special order for next Tuesday.
Immediately after the reading Of the Journal Mr..
Tweed raid:
~ move to amend BY making It a special order
Tor Tuesday evening, at hafpast seven and move
that special session be then called for the purpose
OF considering It,"
Prince Harry's chance came at last, and no
AGAIN PITCHED INTO THE BOSS.
lie said, Il don't know whether there il another
there IL. tall events certainly am not going 70
consent to let this Excise law lie over any longer
| than until next Tuesday morning. l think we
| have let It lie over long enough The
majority IN this Senate is responsible for its
action upon this bil and unless It il agreed that IL
shall he considered on Tuesday morning as a special
we have disposed OF &C. We are able for t 10
our constituents, and they are now complaining OF
| our delay. Further delay until Tuesday or We'd
ncsday evening Is simply delay TO accomplish
than 1t Is TO the people of the state. say that this
Ehei.e BIZ Is more imporian, than any other now
is concerned, and am willing TO stay here now for
tue purpose OF having II acted upon at once GER
tainy shall oppose any delay adjournment for The
purpose OF meeting the wishes OF certain Senator'S"
LOOKING AxGRlLY AT TWEED,
"who desire to take up special acts In which nil.
yiduals are Interested In preference to taking
TINS Dlll IOr when tue people have been cllnOfng,
not ony Tor the last three months We have been SIT
| ting here, but for the last five years"
Mr.. WooD-What peopoS
people Of this state. Why adjourn without dis
| Because gentlemen desire to be heard upon IT,"
| They have all been heard upon It,"
| "They have all made speeches upon 1t, but they
| desire to make more speeches"
Simply because 1t does not meet the wishes OF
/ Senator's on the other side"
/ They stand here mud make AL the sDeechps
that they can prepare rom now until too Legisla.
ture adlourrs, and II Till avail them nothins' be-
this measure and determined that 1t shall become a
| law"
| Mr.. TWEED REPLIED TO MS ros
az follows:
| al heieve, Mr.. President, that good subject
| should be well discussed. am prepared TO vote for
| this bill as II stands II meets my views. AMI be.
ieve II meets the views OF every gentleman that
| represent, for know that my constituents approve
p saS S sustain Nw H S xoag Tor III that
and am not AFRAID that they will disapproye of this
pIne !, ds , ae.Te 10 say rev Sords upon the
| now. still am not prepared to gag discussion on
H. no nan ma, WI mase Ts s s%GrmGes tah WI
or more patiently for that purpose. But deem it
| unnecessary and
| uSKIND TO MY REPUBLICAN FRIENDS,
| who desire TO 60 before their constituents upon
this subject TO prevent them from expressing their
views upon It, desire TO go before my constituents
upon this question also, and IL there is any RESPONSE
~
/ am prepared to take my share Of II, knowing that
the calm Democratic good sense OF my constituents
by my friends At home. that l can afford to make
any motion that courtesy requires, and therefore re-
new the motion to make his the special order loT
Tuesday evening next"
Mr.. GENET-I do not desire TO interfere with
the wishes OF any OF the Senators around this circle,
aud most assurodly desire to give
ANY SENATOR VINO is USwELL
today an opportunity to he heard hereafter; but
| tllnk we eNOugh Wien POSTPONE this inl-
portant bill until Tuesday morning ! am satisfied
that every Senator round this circle IL opposed TO
evening sessions, with this room so badly vcnti,
lated NJ It II, am apprehensiye that II continue
them longer
WE SHALL ALL BECOME SICK.
Blu, we have necessity for them now, because
we have a special committee to which special hills
can be sent. ! am strongly opposed to dolayng the
consideration of This Excise bllI longer than mn Nh
Tuesday morning. am willing to concur in q mo.
ton 10 POSTPONE II until that timo, and believe that
the Senators from the Tbirtie,h and Thirty:
first win be prepared to discuss II by that time.
morning, and DO then considered as a special order
immediately aiter the reading of the journal.
hr. LoRD-l regret very much that the Senator
from the 30th has a headache to-day; but suppose
We postpone this matter until Tuesday, or Wednes.
day, or Thursday OF next week. we shall gain
nothing, for some other Senator on this side OF tie
House
WILL BE SICK THEN.
II we are 10 postpone this important bin for such
reasons, we may postpone It again and sgan until
the end of the session, because almost every Sen.
this subject, and when he gets almost ready TO talk
he gets headache. lLaughtorl
| Mr.. LEwIs-Headache il not upon this side OF
the House, especially In the morning. Laughter
Mr.. Genets motion TO make the bill a ecin order
TOR Tuesday morning, rejected by ayes "a. noes
Mr.. TWced's motion WAS adopted by the sare
vote. This was Mr. Tweed's second victory. II
Genet is anxious TO make the Big Indian the mos
popular man IN Albany, all he has to do Is to con
| tnue his attacks on him. All the New York poll.
ucians returned home by this afternoons train,
| In the evening session ut the Senate, Mr. Tweed
offered concurrent resolutions treatiye 10 the
| REMOVAL OF THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD,
which were adopted, and ordered to be transmitted
Immediately To the Assembly. The resolutions ara
| TO to this effect
That the removal OF tile United States Navy Yard
| from Brooklyn to New London, Conn, as proposed
by bill reported to the House of Representative.
| from the Committee on Naval Affairs, Will seriously
| affect tie interests OF many mechanic.
and workingmen in New York and Brook.
| Ign that the present site presents un-
surpassed advantages for naval depot approac ha.
bile at all seasons of the year, with spledeid river
front, great draughts Of water, and perfect shelter
from storms well as from foreign foe and that
| the Government has expended millions OF dollar,
for improvements of various kinds in the erection
| OF large shin houses work shops, and officers
| quarters, and the naval dry dock which TOOK ter
| ~.