The New York herald., 1870-04-02
STRINGENT ELECTION LAWS
The Arcade and Pneumatic Transit
Bills In the Assembly.
AID SOCIETY FOR EMIGRANTs.
1inCriii Report Of the Assembly Committee
On Public Education.

This has been one OF the du,lest OF dull days In
this swonderfully duh city. Even the April Fool did
not show any life. The principal topics OF couver.
satiou are: the action OF the democratic State Cen
&ral Committee IN ordering the convention TO be
held at Rochester instead OF the home OF Mr.. Cardt
at Syracuse, the chance OF the new charter In the
Senate and the question ofadJournment. on the lrst
OF these the general opinion seems TO be thay
MR.. SWEENEY HAS A "LEvEL HEAD'
In urging that the conventions should be held at
such distance from New York city as to balle the
gang In scraping together money enough to 90 there
WITH and also for tie that such action will
be encouraging district tue people Of which has
risen from
THE SLOUGH OF DEsPOND
nnJer radical rule and with good democratic ban
ner has sent their Lord to represent them IN the
Senate OF the state. Further 1t Is rebuke to Syra
cuse. which has been going deeper In the mire Of
radcalism and has succeeded IN presenting only
sail, bogus giants ana heavy orators. In regard to
the chances or
TIE CHARTER IN THE SENATE
1t seems to DC the general impression that it will
pass by fun twolhirds vote, ana that the triumph
OF the Tammany regency VIII be complete, as the
Governor VIII undoubtedly sign the bill. On Mon
day afternoon stated in my letter OF yesterday,
Shc charter will be considered IN committee, nut 1t Is
not probable that any amendments viii be made.
In regard to the.
ADJOURNMENT
there Is much difference Of opinion, many an1rming
that the day for adjournment VIII be set not later
than the 18th OF April, and others that it VIII not
be until the 1st or May. The Supply bill has not yet
been considered IN the Committee OF Ways ana
Means; then the New York tax lcvies are yet to
come up, and several other important matters, In
clud.ny
THE EXCISE LAW,
mentioned bill was called up IN the Senate to-day
By Senator Crcamcr as chairman Of the Conference
Committee ontne part OF the Senate. ihe commit
tees had not held any conference. and
TALL THOMAS
wanted to have the committee discharged, have the
Senate recede from It's l0rner action and concur IN
she amendments made Ii the Assembly. This
brought
OF the Senate to his ieeb, 10 make another OF his
pose Of staying IL OH In this he helped by the
PLAUSIBLE PARKER,
Salt Springs Kennedy and Mutton Chop Chapman;
all attempting to PICK points OIL 0rder After 1t had
been clearly SHOWN that nothing could be done Al
she mater to-day r,.,, rwr.n
moved 10 have It made q special order for next
Tuesday night. Attempts were made to have the
ing. Instead Tuesday evening, but the majority
stood w 1.-THE Old man., and 80 the matter dropped.
TaE ELECTION LAWS
were reported to-day IN The senate. That immense
document, which was imported mere some days ago
IN black bag and 10 wnca alluded at tae ,i,ns
visions made Tor the metropolis rhese PROVIDE tnnt
two inspectors shall be elected by wards iof each
election district: that the Mayor snail appoint a5
third the person receiving the next highest vote;
the inspectors to also as canva5sers and TO ap
point tneir own pOli clerks. Fraudulent voting -
mace felony instead or mlsdemcanor the Dis
trlct Attorney Is required 10 try those accused OF
and The Judges are debarre from postponlng udg-
ment where the parties charged are convicted.
AN INTERNATIONAL AID SOCIETY
lo ovpny pd for IN a OBJ
Cauldwe,L The lncorporatos include citizeas of
tnis State ana OF the states OF limos, Wisconsin
Nebraska, Michigan and Others ana the object II 10
take charge OF emigrants from Northern Europe
alter they pass from the care OF The commissioners
Of Emigration and forward them 10 tner destination
sJust as an express company would forward
wEsTcnEsrER rOLICE BILL
was also introduced by Senator Cauldwell, which
provides 10 The election Of one commissioner from
each oi the tour towns anu the supervisors as COM
mlsslOners 0DVc.O. Ine commissioners 10 receive
three dollars per day for each day OF actual service,
and the property III that ostricr now IN possession
0i the Metropolitan Police Department 10 DE Trans
ferred to the department created 10y this act. fns
Is following up the bill repeating the metropolitan
police introuuced by Mr. Cauldwell yesterday, and
WILL no doubt, become law. In the Assembly
THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS
were introduced. Charter Alecx, rom the Com
mittee Cities, reported in favor OF the Pneumatic
Transit bill, and the Hon. raircx Chemung reported
ported the Hon. Jim protested, on the ground tnat
there were several memoirs OF the committee VINO
Miitee. This annoyed the Reu Hook Rooster (Mr.
O'Kecfayl, and little wordy tilt (aside) occurred
between the Butcher ana l,ooster In which the
latter came out second BEST AS far as can be
Judged from the comments OF the members. the Ar
cadian depths wil not In all llkelhood DC per-
mitted to be explored, while the broadway bore,
having been demonstrated and being fav0raby re-
garded, Will be FIRMLY pushed through. Tne adyo'
cafes oi either plan are here in force, and an i'm
mense amount OF "chin music' has been given be-
fore the committees on the Arcad!an arrangement,
but wtth what success cannot be determined.
HUsrEDS 'LUNY' BILL
was to. day passed to a third reading. The west
chester Eagle reads the HERALD, aud observing edi
t0rials on the iunacy question (Which looked some.
what Hosmertc) lie commenced reading up on uny
matters ana studied the subject out tracing IT as lar
back almost as the time when Adam was crazy
enough TO do that naughty action which has entaied
so much woe on the race. The result Of this reading
is the present bill and IL Is said TO DC as nearly per
feet as any bill on the subject can be.
Ncrton's bill granting the right OF
BALLof TO TIE BLACK
was to-day reported iavorably and without amend
ment, anu viii be passed In short order.