The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-12
Ths GrowiinG of Disappoiated Comnittes
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denbursh were Sent TO Grass.
The standing Committees were announced In
both Houses this morning, and, as usual, have ere
s.ed great dissatisfaction among the majority OF
BenAtorS and Asscmblymen. The favored few who
have secured important pisces on money making
Conmiiiece ure, OF course in ecstaeics al the
noOs pickngs In prospect A careful perusAl OF the
list will plainly show hat the Sweeny Ring control
. majority each Committee, and that, so far as
lhese Committees are concerned, no impediment or
hi6irance will be offered to the Rings gigantic
schemes and jobs.
No httle difficulty was experienced by Mr.. Sweeny
nd hrs clan IN overcoming Lieutenant Governor
Bach and brngin him TO terms. This gentleman
W. At first inclined TO perform his duty without
eot,ullitg their wishes, but Sweeny played possun
o. Dr. Beach, aud promised him the Democratic re-
ro1nslion for the once he now holds, N he would
Iusi oblge bin BY permitting him TO have hard In
forcing the Senate Committees. Mr.. Beach 'cslst-
Ldt long as he could but at length goou- nSturedy
tibed, and the result was that many important
fhEse- we're effected.
. N, most noticeable OF these. and one which has
1, " rise to much gossip, Is the disposition made
JfS MAJORS H,rdenburgh and Lord. Hardenburgh
ws quite confident oil the while OF being awarded
Tie (hairnarItip OF the Finance Committee, and
he1lor Lord no less positive Of taking the helm
" ihe Canal Committee; What does Mr.. sweeny
ooi Fearful that his Interests would suffer with
tive uch independent Scnatorr on the most impor.
ga Committees OF the Upper House, he place, Lord
OF ths head OF the Finance Commit e. and Harden.
tassA Is made Chairman Of the Canal Committee.
A. ri knows nothing about finance, ana Harden
bungh Is IN bissiul ignora nee OF canals MI sweeny
bs conplished his object, and made both or these
seth !rs perfectly powerless in their respective
saaa,or Michsei Norton |. also pa, in the condi:
to- " nsh out Of water. lie was originally slated
ia T. Committee on Commerce and Navigation, but
ID, ,ech lie delivered last Sunday frightened MIR
bv.ety, and he was sent to rusticate on the Com
nttes OF Internal Affairs OF Towns and Counties.
tor Cauldwelrs bosom Is also in pitiable con-
oit'., and in danger OF explosion. He yearned Tor
th zee awarded Norton, aud which Norton did
no ant but sweony cont particularly relish tho
inr " Of the Sunday Mercury. and punished
sOJ Bidges, and ssndiog him TO look sfer the state
irsons.
Tara we have Senator Christopher +. Norton.
,bs Committee simply because his friends. on
y<e1lhl Of hs pacific disposition. have dubbed him
Cs1Ds .d Nj, sysssy probably p overheard owe some
iot cltded that the Senator was the hero OF hun
irti ba.cs, and Just the man for the Military Com
Iiumsny Halls big Indian. Tweedy, Is on the
ncha Afsirs Committee, aud as Twrsdy is mem
bc y the fa Mems Aseocatioh, he ls also Chair.
aAr the latest Committee Of the Senate, that oi
baicy represents the sweeny family on the
lhrrMce Committee. TIE other Committees are
tl -Tuctcd Of the same material.
A. ~ much dissatisfaction exists with respect 70
s lou.e Committees, US they were enlarged for
81 y BsfDsT pnd Rds@s T@sed Sa9 SS tax n
tsAhg up the list. They did not conclude their
y, p until Yesterday afternoon. When the list was
hd TO Mr Hit"nman TO be read by him In the
hs =; the learned Speaker hastily perused the Com
MISS and was Immediately taken III. lie recovered
saNlenuy this morning TO ride to the Capitol aud
% tDclavAn, and IA conhned to his bed The dose
20 much for linn His mnlady is fortunately
%. ta dangerous character.
dissatisfied in the House are mainly the couL
~ members, who corhded In the promises O.
~! c.. and pledged themselves TO vote iOi
annn, They now repent OF what they have
"Ou' II Is too late. They will know better mex
=, y Patrick. OF Chemung. who Is thorouEhi,
.s0 %ed with sweeny's ring. and who place.
Canirnan Of the Railroad Committee. Ill
lhe only man outside Of the New York dele
a who could be found TO do the Job, and he die
@rcp,a Of the Conspiracy law passed the Com
~ y OF TOE Whole to-day, and was ordered to
~ tsldlng tomorrow, when II will be aurei
y oy gu unanimous vote. Politcinns have a
concluded to respect the rights OF the work
4. Mitchell introduced his famous Gas bill In the
to-day. ltis the came bill that created such
'nnns tho gas mOnOpOlies last year, and whel
hi defeated IN the scnaie By the power Of th'
m 'he command OF the lobbyists, Van Voch
W plrber Its passage Ii almost certain, an
@ple of you: city may then got rid Of the tyrar
a. monOpo'ies.
owen Murphy, smarting under the wound In
'n Nm Dy Mr. Sweeny who pnt linn on ih
zee Of Federal Relations made his first hj
10 Sel square with the Tammany ring yester
a, 'E introduced resolution calling on CONF
s, % audited BY the Board OF Audit and paid b., "
yNN'ouer, and 70 whom they were paid. III
- "ss bay1 1%%pression % seems TO be that numeroa
noNq'o "qa'o Dosn awarded 10 ing politicians VIII
sims but Nho pocketed the money give
supposed. By mistake. Mr.. Fields. {