The sun., 1870-02-19
Mr., SWEENY'S LAST DITCH.
,,vosr rytyIMOUS TOTE Against
me SPECIAL sESSIONS.

ia Uman's NtWtet CV"'"N wi '"' Ds"-
.,goni,niion OF the Democratic Party
...,k,r Iiitcbman Snubbins the Hon.
ows, ,Iurphy-The Abolition Of the
u..ra of supervisors aud the M,tropoi-
ran Police Commission.
,u,y,. Feb. le.-Shortly aftsr noon to-day,
,,o,.cr Ifchmsn announced that In pursuance TO
a. order Of the House. made yesterday the bill to
MIN ,be Court Of Special Sessions would now be
-, op II, Anal passage. A buzz ran through the
r,,ob,t and members leaned forward on their
,,,l, the teter to hear the reading of the bill "A
,,ro,sel To error was detected, for there was
,co,. .. Mr. Plunke,,, Chairman of the Ensrossing
,multtec has no affection for Justice Bowling.
at Armstrong, the Clerk, amid the proioundest
qeucc. rr, tho bill, which Was
Ing RiSG's DEATH WARRANT.
Al il, conclusion, Speaker Hitchman s7ose aud
rdcSI the Clerk to call the roll This ceremony
reypicd just len niiuutes The vote stood 9C to 5,
y follows;
r,.-Np,ns Ansvor,h. Ayora. Baker, Baidyln.
on, bradford J; Brown, v. I. Brown, Campbell.
.S % t @ pfc GSs f:d: fHId tG'sn flanagan % fsos
o. Tlyn trinhlln. freari, Fuller, Gleason. Green
ss Rasa aH'hss IEsn h1i.S
ssSsn %ocasy. a6'eIsyi auiiOrs; II {: Nu5pSy;o 9.
Rs P isinsTaf Fs%,n fass Sof Payne. s0fssS fss fss fss
Punku Ian on Ray. Reiner, Rowan. senboru, selk'
St,.Hsca' staise., sweet fei,' Sinans, Wood. ana
'SiITT.ESe,,rs. S. l.. Brown. Dennis Barns. Coon,
Nnmi'k ana speaker Htchman-5.
Hsp s,er Htchman then pronounced sentence Of
! Ith on the tribunal by saying:
This bill having received the votes Of majority OF
sS SSTfe S S % cf hSSs r. aS and
Senator's Norton and Geuet will take gooo care
hs, the bill passes the Senate as speedily az po.si
". SO much for the power and influence OF Squire
sveeny 4 Co.
TuB GRAvK-DfGGHR FOR rHB NSe
At the beginning OF the present session. the Ring
we're defiant and endeavored TO check the revolu
noa BY threats. A sort OF guerrilla warfare followed
Bot things have undergone q marvellous chang,
within week. and now we find the honest Norton
nd resolute Genet In bot pursuit OF the scoundrel,
Who have lived 3D. and thrissd BY roeoing deieneeles.
NE peoples rescue did not strike the blow soon er
becsuse all the prelimnaries had hot been arranged
waning day by day. Yesterday but o faint, yer,
faint gmmer remained, and ~ day Il fell 10 the loi
ds ng Speaker to seal the doom and act as tn,
y bad the news Of the vote Of the Assembly on tn,
special Sessions bill reached the Senate, when Sen.
sIor Norton, the embodiment OF
EIoHrH WARD THUNDER,
bis nee beaming with smiles, exchanged T.. signin
among q bundle OF papers q bil which he intro.
uuced. As the Senators are always on the aler,
shen the honest Norton offers any bills or resou
Ii. defeat Of the Ring on the Sessions Bill, Senators
we're curious 10 learn the purport Of this last bill
Their speculstons were not Disappointed, when the
Clerk read The oil, which was entitled, An act to
ABOLISH rHB BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
oiN. city OF New York" The bill vests the power
pov possessed by the Board Of Supervisors IN the
Mayor % Board OF Aldermen. II creates New
County Court House comms'ion, to be comoosed OF
Tie Mayor tho Presiding Ju 'tices OF the Supreme,
buperor. a. d Common Pleas Courts. These Com
missioner are 10 serve without compensation. As
ths AntCoruptionlsts do not me n TO be beaten by
The HnK on any bill or resolution which they pre-
pent, this creation Of New Court House Commis-
sion ought to inspire the youth OF the present gene
ration with some hopes o'yet being abe to see the
New Cour, House finished and out Of the hands OF
Andrew J. Garyey's plssterers. The introduction o,
this bill startled Senator Bradley and Henry G.
Murphy Senator CTeaner followed the thunder
bolt b! proro'ng bill TO
ABoLisH rus POLICE coxxIssoS,
and directing an ell etion BY the people OF Ave
Police Commissioners next spring
The Assembly was the scene OF an interesting de
bate on the resolution of the Committee OF Ways
and Means, which reads IS follows:
Reo'r,d II the Senate concur. that th princpa
sn1 interest Of the state debt othos than that know
b. he 'Yo oeG or the co@msoher. Of the Cana
iaa 10 g. andsr the laws o. shs s1ss ne s psh 10 70
So%piror and the c9mmlssionsrs mis-, 81 he cana cam es
salJ 10 enable them 10 comply with this resolution.
noFFHAS's NEW TACTICS.
A rather singular and important fact concerning
te bill ia that 1t came from Gov. Hoffman nd wa
brought BY his private Secretary, Van Buren,, to th
tsnt has been further assured by truthful gentlemen
lhA. Mr. Hoffman was very anxious ana eager 10 SCI
this resolut on pass.
Mr.. Hue ted, OF Westchester, presented as MI
horiJ report, preamble that,
! Wher,ds, By recent decision OF the Supreme Cour
ohe United ststes oeots eontfneted prio 70 ne s'
ofthe legal g. nders were psyAoein coin thereoTe'&
The object In Introducing this preamble was u
compel Democratic Legislature TO swallow u
Supreme Court decision and the Republican. pla
form intNct Mr.. hosely, foreseeing this sharp dods
moved to table both preamble and resolution bu
Gov Holman sent In word to his friends, IN the Al
,smbly TO reconsider and pass the resolution, WIT
objection. Some Democrats denounced this Pre-
eeedlng as q tricky piece Of business. Mr. Lyons. G
SeS bs peySerss wer. s DSrsSnx @ Bu, bess :,
monstrances were Of no avail. and both preambl
and resolution passed. They will fail In the Senate
bug from % Speaker % Rssasa. Gssa as 0'a ssa 'nS, en-
deayored for at least Lalfhour to obtain the hoo
70 Introduce resolution, but athough he cried OF
" hr. Speaker at the top OF his voice, Mr.. Hitci
man, either Intentionally or otherwise, failed I
recognize him. Owen at last lost all patience, nn
persisted in holding the floor. The Speaker yeh'
uenuy ordered him TO take lis seat Owen wi
proceeding to speak, when the Speaker agai
brought down the hammer with tremendous lore,
and sad
"Mf Murphy will address the Chair resnectfully."
do address the Chair respectfully. / hold res
lltnn -"
M, Murphy Ia not in order" thundered the speAke
am IN order" cried Owen.
III TIE gentleman does not take his seat the Cha
WI der the serreantat'Arms to take him In Gu
k)dy,' continued the Speaker.
All right" said owen. perhaps the Speak
eoesnI Ike the resolution propose 10 Introduce"
An EXPOSURE OF MAYOR o'HALL.
The following Is the resolution which he intende
70 oner and which he will introduce o. the first o.
pOriunIy
WhslA II Is intimated In the public press that u
nol a pakei Hail, Mayor Of New York, \ pecuniari
ulste'ted 10 the concrete pavement on Filth ayenJ
enl lolhef streets In said city which said pavement HI
therefore - ''N N'--~ S~''
,R,.iysd, That the Committee on Public Health be 4
,Cted 70 ascertain and report TO this body the naIn
'ne partes who are Interested In the business oil la
~ hu pavement, and what amount has been pAd
wy 0i NeN FORK duTinE the pact ear for said paw
1' SOL.
hFINHIkG THE ONO
'hs Dedication of the Louisville susp n-iO