The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-23
FIRST EDITLON N
A FIELD DAY AT ALBANY.
Grand ROut of the Democracy.
The Richmond War.
Gen, Candy and Gov. Walker.
Another Jail Delivery.
"A Mysterious Bond Robbery.
Etc, ETC., ETC., Etc, Etc.
A DAY OF DOOM.

Dc1cat ana SinuRntcI Ot tho DoHVoE"CJ NJ
ALBANY, March 22.-Never in the history of
this State has there occurred so markeda political
diversion as characterized the proceedings of
the Assembly to-day. 1t was not altogether unex-
pected.
There was buzz of expectancy when the
Speaker sounded his gavel and called the
House to order
singular circumstance may here be men
toned, evdencing premeditated plan on the
part of the general commanding, which was that
Mt no time this session we're so many Republi-
cans in their seats. After unanimously adopt
ing resolution to pay the widow OF the late
George Wakeman the entire salary to which he
would have been entitled for his services as ste
nographer, Speaker Hitchman announced the
special orders for the day, the charter, the
Police bill, and the Supervisors bill. The House
resolved itself into Committee of the Whole,
with Mr.. Murphy, of New York. in the chair.
The first bill considered was the Police bill.
Mr.. Smith, the deputy Clerk read it through
by sections. The reading occupied about ten
minutes.
When the bill had been read through and no
amendments had been proposed or opposition
offered from any quarter, the Chairman asked
the further pleasure of the House. Mr. White
then rose, and was proceeding to deliver an
anathema against the bill, when the ChairmaH
declared all debate, after bill had been read,
out of order. Speaker Hitchmau who was on
the floor, said that there was no disposition on
his side of the House to cut off debate, and Mr..
White was permitted TO continue.
Mr.. Herman and Peter Mitchell followed in
opposition to White but the first sensation eX-
perienced in the House was the speech of Owen
Murphy, who declared that he for one intended
to vote against the bill, rs 1t did not suit him.
He was in favor of electing and not appointing
the commissioners. He also stated that he was
an independent man, and would vote as his con-
ictions prompted him. The people of his ward
opposed bill which placed
TRIcKsTERs AND THIEVES IN OFFICE.
An exciting personal controversy between
Owen and Larry kiernan ensued, in the course
of which Owen charged Herman with skedad-
ding from the chamber many times in order to
shirk voting on several measures The excite
ment reached blood heat after this discussion.
The members, however, maintained their COM
posure and preserved their dignity. All were
anXiously wishing for a vote to be taken, in
order to set at rest the truth or untruth of the
rumors that were aloat, for as yet the recusant
Democrats who were to vote against the Young
Democracy were not known.
Mr.. Kiernan and Speaker Hitchman again
earnestly besought their brethren from the
country to stand true to the New York delega-
tion. Mr.. Kiernan then moved that when the
committee arose they report this Dill TO the
House and recommend its passage. The Chair
man put the question, and Mr.. Mernau's mo-
tion was carried without opposition by utUd
v0ce vote. Some persons not posted In parlia-
mentary strategy breathed freer. The know
lug ones, however, felt the more certain that
THE BILL WOULD BE KILLED.
The Committee of the Whole then took up
the new charter, and, without debate, agreed to
recommend its passage to the House. There
was again no opposition from the Republicans
The situation was becoming desperate. The
Supervisors bill was only progressed-that Is.
the committee agreed to report progress on the
bill. Not having gone through with it, they
asked leave to sit again. This is done to spare
the committee the pleasure of hearing the bill
read through, and to move, when in the Ho lse,
to disagree with the report of the committee
and order the bill to third reading. The COM
mittee having finished the consideration of
these three bills, MIR. Murphy descended from
the chair and Speaker Hitchman resumed his
seat.
Mr.. Murphy, taking a position at the bar OF
the House, addressed the Speaker and reported
the action of the committee. Speaker Hitchman
then said:-
THE Committee of the Whole have had under
consideration q bill to reorgauize the police
department of the city of New York have made
no amendments thereto, and have instructed
their Chairman to report this bill to the House
and recommend its passage. The question is on
agreeing with the report of the committee
Hardly had the last words left the Speaker
lips when
THE MEMBER FROM SLIGO,
Mr.. Dennis Burns, jumped up, and at the top o.
his voice shouted:-
'Mr Speaker move to recommend this bill
to the Committee on Cities, with instructions tc
strike out the enacting clause, and upon thai
motion move the previous question"
mo! No resounded from all sides. "YoT
don't want to kill the bill What do you mean
Burns?
Several members left their seats. The leader
of the Democracy were for the first time con
vinced that the conspiracy would inevitably
succeed. The Republicans smiled compacently
Husted winked at Alvord, and Alvord wnked a
Gleason. The call for the previous question wa
seconded by vote of 20 to AZ. The Youn.
Democracy voted en- ndsSe against ordering th
previous question. This was
THEIR FIRST DEFEAT,
but still ii was no test. Mr. Herman moved I
divide the question. He asked that the vote b
first taken on the motion to recommit to tn
Committee on Cities. Mr.. Hustled immedIatel
sprang up, and, moving the previous question
called for the yeas and nays. The prevlou
question was seconded. Thus all debate WI
cut off, and the young Democratic orators wei
once more
GAGGED.
This was the FIRST test vote. AS each Democr
was called by name the greatest anxiety WI
manifested to hear hit vote. Mr.. Baldwin,
Queens county, was the first Democrat to vo
in favor of Mr.. Burns motion. The commotiC
that followed was intense, Genet, Creamer, No
ton, and Tweed were seen hurrying to and FRI
urging the Democrats to
STAND BY THEIR CoLoRs.
They might as well have argued with so man
sign-pOsts. Hustled conscious of victor
calmly suryeyed the Bcene Old Salt wearing