New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-23
ALBANY.
THE DEFEAT OF THE TAMMhYY RING-fNLrRf
OF THE POLICE BILL, THE SuPEk'looho
BILL, AND THE NEW CITY CHAklbh
NEW UOrSE OF DETENTION.

OF THE POLICE BILL, THE SuPbR'lsoho
BILL, AND THE NEW CITY CiiANi1"
NEW HOUSE OF DETENTION.
ALBANY, March 22-Events in the Assembly
today show state OF things that could not REASONABLY
have been expected from the political complexion OF tue
House Even the brief legislative record shows PLAINLY
party ties not always strong enough 10 oinu
we.meanng men In subserviency to seheming leaders
The partisan machine which was expected to run ike
locomotive through tho Legislature has been thrown
from the track, and smashed SO ehectualy tna1
its cargo OF jobbery has been annlhilated Ihe
contest the bills for revolutIonzng the Govern
ment OF NewYok City has resulted IN defeat that VIII
be long memorable. The bill for abolshng the Metro
potan Police system shocked tho feelings Oh huiper
Of Democrats who fully understood the social caanes
it might entail and fate prefgured the destruction
awaiting the bill for reorgnnzng the Board OF super
visors Both were killed with little ceremony thouRh
after hard battle and similar fate befel even the last
City Oh arter presented by Mr. Frear ION behalf oil the
| New-York Delegation"
These three bills occupied the Assembly. as special
orders, for the whole day; and never was legislative
| execution more thoroughly done than in destroying
them All OF points raised for Their preservation
were voted down. by nearly similar maoritles IN eaeh
case go that no one Of them ever again appear
| whatever attempts may be made hereafter ~ other
forms to accomplish of tho objects which thelt
trainers intended 10 effect,
IL would be a great wrong to the Democrats whose
ter in a merely partisan Although some Oh ief
leaders attempted denounce them as desererS from
their party they do not so consider themselves anu he
Republicans, with whom they voted. appreciate 100
highly their conduct speak Of these events In party
| spirit The citizens OF New-York-al right'mlnded
reople OF all parties in the commercial metr0poNs-owe
10 these independent Democrats the homage OI nearly re-
spect and their names embodied with their votes III te
annexed legislative record, should be ana Will DO ge-
| fully remembered ,.-,. 49,
These results are far beyond anything that cOuld nav
| been anticipated, except by the few VINO caieluhy
watched the progress Of sentiment against the uonSer
ing course OF the Tammany leaders. We Only ada iat
II was 10 this expected catastrophe we referred "e
saying the close of yesterdays letter that the con
fct over these New York city bills would proDaoy de'
vclop facts surprising to those who were e9peei
| ing those projects"
NEW POLICE COURTHOUSE.
new edifce, for q Police Court and place OF deten'
ton in the Third Judicial District OF NewYork City,
proposed in bill from Senator NJ. Norton. 1t is TO be
located on Corporation property adjoining the market
IN the block bounded by feminist, Greenwlch-hVe ana
sxh.aye. One Commissioner shall be appointed by the
Mayor and the Police Justices III thaI Glstrct sI
also act as Commissioners for building tho ednce III
view Of the County Court House frauds ana eNtrav
agance 1t may relieve the minds Of tax payers 10 ho"
that this Police Court House ~ not to cost more ta
sOONOo The portion of the edce set apart Tor delans
prisoners be controlled by tue COMMISSIONERS o
! Charities and Correction.