The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-16
MR.. TW EEDS LEGISLATURE.
rHE PASSAGE or THE WESTON ESTER
RINGS PET SWINDLE


thu vr,tch, -ier Rcpubiicans-How Mar
rswiy ON rcrc Escnped.
ALBASY, April l5.-Next TO the day on which
Ae IlucklcLerry charter was killed, and the Tweed
,hf:ter passed no greater excitement has been Wit
pessed In the Assembly ,bsn prevailed Tonight II
was occusi nee by the debate on the Boston Turn.
yko sd bil, which spproprstes t15 900 mile for
h eonstructiJn. scldom has Legislature been
~ to pass upon more 81 ring fraud, and members
tnsw II. The entire gang OF westchester county
iSindlers were on the ground when the doors OF
he chamber opened. Senator Caldwell WIS early
sn the noor aud vas sealou, In lobbying to secure
votes for tic measure. The two Democratic Assem-
bymen from wostchester. Lawrence aud Mooney,
were busy two bccs in sskink members
70 help them in passing the corrupt
measure. when tn, bill cAmo up for ita
reading Mr.. Hus;ed, tho opiy Republican member
h0m Wostehostsr, moved TO recommit tho bill to
he Committee OF Internal AfAirs, with Instructions
10 siike cut the eusctig clause. In support Of his
notion he beg ed members TO
IAxH PITT on the COUNTY
Which lac rcIr senied, q COUNTY which wns sircady
rrosuing bei.esth the weight Of nnendurable taxn.
nln lie pronounced all th,se bills to construct
Douley rd- AID oii, barOfactd sslndles. Tho peo-
pie oil the cct whch hal uer to ore Invariably
profsssCd the Dtmuerac faith we're 60 hoar ,ired
dibosc Bou Va rings tiu, tscy had thrown OF
tie ptutefstc yoke, and elected . Rcsublican
Boarl q Supcrvrtra MT. Hazel
vARSsp THa DxSocaAn
10 psusc ho'rtc they pass d this bill. sueA course
90 their rsrt would surely make wssschssisr county
krejeosnAb,y publican. Mr.. IIusssi also read
letters nnt kilograms nom ipfusntiAi wsstchsstor
Dsmocr4 tie pol!tssos praying for the defeat Of The
bill wl4n Mr.. Hus'ed had ornsiaded Lis remarks
lhA Gel ~ hsS
SosS PULLED
on TIE floor OF the House BY the AoA James Irviae.
sssyed 10 deliver one oS those brian, speeches for
vAioh lie s 20 aAinous. hs tad soothpick In his
mapia during his disoourre. lie waa under
,,ood 10 say that the huge buSde or papers before
him eonIaincd the lanes OF ten thousand people
uvins on tie iine OF the road, who had petitionsd
Tor the boulevard. Mex, CAM tho other Democratic
nsnNer IRON we'tcheeser, Captain Lawrence. who
was de ca ed few ,ays ago wlea he raa for su-
perNACr, IWs n his
NoSsIEa sousrAcuIo
which mefsure no.riy Shrd in length began . per.
sonaI a,tack unon hr huSlel AT which evory one
laughed. and none mcrc earthly than Husted him.
SCI TIE Speaker then put the question and tie
motion 70 roo mmit was ios'. The Clerx pr oceedod
when the name OF Dsnnb Burns VA called he sid
that the other dIy no voted to
ABOLISH ALL consrsyoys
In bis Own city and that he would now vots tn rid
tie county Of weschester Of these o N "a pouryard
Commissions. before the result was nm ouneed
Il appen ed that thirteen votes were wanted to So
cure the ,onstituti, nal number OF oj VOC, re-
ouired L inss aty bill. l. w-erre. Mooney Caultl-
vel, nd other pomte . of the Westchester Bouic-
ward hin were In a fearful state OF escitcmsnt
wee ,es atched TO
KyrEr rRisKMo SALOON IN ALsASr
T. oues " !cmocra's. Up to this time AIvord snd
h'd'", vot win the Democrats, bnt on
s v. N Mr. % fo,pso ' Field 's Sss esaogSS sta
the wheel. and Accord g'y rolled up his sleeves,
now He 10 x three glasses of water and pre- ared
himself to ak lund.,d years u necessary. Jim
living an D'nny bor'- wtrs the only Democrats
who h-d nerve enough to vote against tho
HIounASDED RoDnEaY
witch tNs hill sought ~ erpctrate. Al this juno.
trs 700 wH told to move All oi tho House.
d. AMI OF tFo ss golnt.at.A-n, siisi forth In
eno-t o. Assem0lynen. wrile waiting for tire ab-
sel >, 1orTedo fielis cndeay're1 to show how
well ~ orme' he Is in psrhtmenttry law, bo'lering
TIE lio1se win his poin;s Of order aud ri olous
euesii ns 81 piylcge, witch we're abruptly shut OF
ch'r and Flanagan, OF NeV YorA in custody.
Fana-a' assigned goo reason ,or his ab-ence,
I'D WIS excused aud voted against the couspiraors'
bul, greatly the snrpri.c Of tie Dom Gratis, her
poin;s OF orier from the Torr"do followed Dinny
Burns with astonisl lug consistency changed hi.
vote from the me- alive to tbs Affirmative. Al
o'clock tho House
uTrrRLY EXHAUSTED
and anxious to he iclieyet from tho parliamentary
display of the 1orpedo rcscnded It's call Of tie
House and the dourS were II rown 'ren. Ten
minutes later the urriy'l Of Dennis o'Keefe and
iavor o. to bii 10 sixty three. Then followed
lul o'Kecfe sked tie Speaker what question was
became iupatielt md thcreupon novel TO adjourn.
The Democratic Speaker tod him to walt until the
to go home, aroe and said that us the pasSsage Of
tie measure would secure
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN wxsrcnEsrxR
County he wouli change his vote from the negative
amer chanring lis vote three times, Gnaily voted
with the Democrats Everybody ondcred why Al
for Il, tho roQaisite nnuber to pass tho bill had
and. md d;sl % red I'M. y: eal nj dry passed .cSSss
Mr. o'Kee rose to a question Of priviie-e. He
was proceeding to explain the cause Of his absence
10 order. o'Koefe, who acted very strangely, and
hs one not H. his sober senses persisted IN address
Ing the chair Arer re eseily cal ing him 70 order,
the Speaker became impatient, AID comman ded the
hergeant at Arms To
TAXI o'KERys INTO cusroDI
Tho latter approached O'Keele'r scat, and was
reirain. q Keele persisted 10 becoming prisoner.
thd wanted the sergeantat:Arms to tako him.
He wrikod tMf way ou, 9f .hs Chamber, but enal-
Hn oncc.ed, while some mclnbers were
tanrng TO CAIN him. The PASSAGE OF
nveiS TrCves shat the only provision which any
Measure need conSin to receive the approval Of this
body is nm unlimited appropriation OF the public
ntneys, with an expenditure in ad 70 be reim
busod BY tue robbery OF the people.
MONEY PASSED THIS BILL.
prominent member Of the Assembly says that
vaic lie vote WIS pending he was offered large
uu OF money to vote ior the bill, v hieh he indig
n'nry rejected, This Is the model Democratic
Le-,lA,rro OF Which Gov. Hoffnan spoke lin such
toWi s terms on the occasion OF his Albany seren.
We, TIE l'enoornts, OF course, by their action to-
tLht emp alicaly proclaim to the people OF West
aeser n ~ 'iey must not expect any protection
htrc i-om D thieves who rule them. I 90 much
.td't "an'o' be given 10 Irving and Flanagan for
tse iaiuF u aid In
nrSNSO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0 0We''c' cster county, i may udd that tie passage
81 ms thl ~ unooustitutiona. ss IL was mot read
urd lit. Tho attci ton OF tue Speaker IA called
70 M, i,c, by Mi. Hustod, but bireed by pJrtizan
zeal, tirc Conn issiuner Hitcnman ruled that the
loll o. rider was not well taken. IT Is very re-
laikaro tlat u Democratic Assembly refused to
thsef ~ place # the cseIt Commissioners Oi the
.'ne'tr9 rchone, The Supervisors or tie tO1 ms ON
ne mt y. tIe roId, which was embraced In Mr..
HQ'".s motion. The Assembly de.igLated next
ALtsd-y oThing rs the time for the debate on
THE TAX LEVY.
hHon'h his bill IL printed vet care has been
at,h 70 ige II from members and reporters. by
W1e, u ig louse II IL TO be placed ON the dies on
S'hdal morning, Which, as Mr.. selkreg observed,