New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-15
THE TAMMANY INJUNCTION.
THE RINGS DEFENSE AG tINST TIE PEOPLES
INDICTMENT
MR. O'GORMAN CONCLUDES his PLEA-MR. BEACH
SPEAKS FOR TIE CONTROLLER.

py the exppcant orderly crowd that filed the upper
ard lower halls Of the Com tHouse, patiently awaiting
the opening Of the doors. Within five minutes altor
the room was thrown open every seat was flied as usual
BY unexplained process the opinion OF the audience
In respect to Judge Barnards action seemed TO nave
changed since the day before. almost every one thinking
the injunction would be dissolved, thou" The convcton
remained firm that it oueht 70 I've Continued as
the first AMI most important step toward the breaking
upo the Ring.
Ono gentleman, prominent Democrat, Faid, "As far
as the ling is concerned II is HioaGy broken; was
known TO many three months ago Shat these tFlOWs 'N
pected q crash to core soon. that they had near!
reached the end Of their tethCr, and were prcpar-
fHc for the end by gathering IN everything
within reach. II Is said that f0me OF th'ii
have already lett the country, ana eiou."
not wonder if this refusal Of ConnolyS 10 resign Is
merely bluG game, To give the impression 'ii ile III
tends to fight out while in reality lie IS preparing lor
flight Do Won think those stolen vouchers VIII over DC
retrrucd1 No sl can tel you Why they disappeared:
because they were simple bills, s;ich as Dr 10 A. D.
Garvey for clustering $500 So ANA contained no
iicms. Do You tink that Connolly c'uo anolo W lc' 'o
fact co forth to the public that he had
noio tbc CITY moneys on such bills that? or
course the duplicates be produced, bnt
they are not cypcccd TO show tie cms and so the pub
lie scrutiny will rc arrested at the outset and the chief
point Of Connolly sGeensc as far as those bills arc con-
cerncd is rendered unnecessary. But all this Is nothing
Hall is looming III again. swetny has scarcely been at
tackled and the Democracy not ready 10 give up
their tins city look ont for Barnard, and
thank lin for your inunc: n-whNn you get it," This
seemed he the general sentiment among the audience
though few could exrrc it so clearly.
Mr.. O'GCTman made energetic effort. and apparent
" worked lnslf up into the belief tat the complaint
was all wICrc ard tie defense alright; hut will take
something more than Gnc Rhetoric to convince the public
of this lie was followed by cX,JudGc W. A. Beach on
behalf of Connolly in address tie olcuinG part OF
which was sufficiently deliberate end forcle at FIRST
TN.l ,tfp ipra1nN IN
Grafton that right have been suitable for the
Fourth of July, but q very weak defense Of bis
immaculate client" Indeed ii may he said that one
portion of his speech rather attack on Hall and
the other co-Gcfcndants than defense OF his own client
UIoH tlr opening Of the Court Nh OGorAiIh resumed
his arr GIncnt follows:
ARGUMENT OF MR.. OGORMAE.
Onyt::o.lay 1 Lad the honor &: presenting to tie
Court tcsc points: First, that the Plaintiff had no legal
capacity sue, because the section in the ect OF lsd4
under when lie claims TO have that capacity was nm
constitutional Incxt presented TO the Court The propo
Aon tat as a past transactions affecting the CON
duct q Ire City Government before ISL. TIE remedy by
Injunction VS. WrV &c @ f xxx an a f 80 rs
past then took up the present conduct OF the City
il was sas' rcqi:td H. tie TWO Fer Cm bill ana
other 9T N freG thai AL 29g Iheg aTG a.
should hc PAID ont Of the avas "l taxation III TINS year.
Il scicoo icrg tive a'rcunt u lord- cf former years
falling lGc il his year, the Cy VS. aTtE2nl'd rany
b''i.''' ~ 'S. a. iOENJ - N'N AF' Va 'NN0 $1,000
Aid Lcore tnat question, c, tor one moment
correct ns 'YcLCnSion TRIO Which, think nv rlcLds
OF the nire zen have t@le1 in tnrlr rGpcri Of Wn,t
be- TO c uy;ci cod Nat Do to r"ier to tie iainr
in tbs or to his pens. Iaughterl am made to
m, ed uIcI ven holding he ifs lo~,ons srolsi
tons baTi aid 50 iorIh, init thy shoniGc entirely
guided ~ INC confidence they Place in Their as,;ants,
snc t3i,s "a NV Thoughts wLet meant to say was
tit, from Ssiiy ron tie pressure and turmoil
and IL Oi business, they often OBJ eel III
important occasions to .dcp,nd nrol the hHit ihr ay
officers wlo from t"eir position. may be expected t.
nR RSrd AMI wnG n b 81 H sS h@ S
specially RESPONSIBLE for that knOWfds' .
GSS'hS CItn ,lt bonI ara as 10 Bonds icd
for a. Ify hc called local inn rmrntS however.
refer 10 those Improvements sp,clLcd III folio Ci vi tine
Tnr RIGHT TO ESTE BONDS.
Az 70 revenue bonds there is scarcely necessary to
say to yor Honor, they issuaDe III advance of tax
alton; tin, are be paid out Of the amOan raised by
taxatn and they Of course should never exceed the
amount properly raised by in any year. In
the present instance tic amount FOR which these bonds
haye been isNE,d "rcHenug nonns, as stated ~ the
amount legally to he raised Ivy taxation is i53OCDO; go
that instead of bonds being issued Of
the legal and proper amount, they have not been issued
tie extent a.. the legal and proper amount ~ TIE sum
Of s59O As far that matter is concerned submit to
the Court that the civic Government, Instead Of exceed
mg is powcrs ha: not yet Exhausted il, powers
amounts not collected by general taxaton hut from IN.
oy internal Improvements. For instance, when Il ID
ordered hy the propGr authority TIT street shall DO
ou 1t Is obligatory by Laws that certain amount 20 per
cent, believe OF the cost i, to lie paid from time to
collected until nc wossI is entirely DOM and in Odet to
meet meet ' nonGs es ae Cd ' ADVANCE Of the
amount which, WIGS the, work IS completed,
properly aSscssable Tor ne local Improvement.
As far as mat concerned. there cannot De sugges-
ton Of mIoprety on4hc part Of the Present civic GOV
back to 1852. The necessity for them is obvious; tie
security their repayment is perfect; and if the real
enSe Inn s + aE @ ay @ in &
here is expenditure Gf public funds These amounts
aot from what is understood as taxation hut raised
oy assessment upon TIN persons benefited and payable
Now we pass on to the question to whether it is
legal to issue bonds for the improvements specified in
folio Ga OF the complaint TO the amount OF $5Z375G In
affidavit OF Mr. Storrs, which is IN the hands OF the
Court there is statement OF all the Jaws since 1882
thai in this law of ISL called the Two Per
Cent act, which my learned iliends say prohibit the
letters recurring the issue of bonds for these
purposes. For instance: Alterations in the CrOton
section $50 Of the laws of ls passed few days before
the Two Per Cent act to the Cloton water improve
Of 1870 and chapter 49, laws OF ISL and chapter o. OF
laws Of ISL e. to npr.y. me1's OF Cy park bonds d
Of the laws Of 1871; Central Park improvements,
bonds directed to be Issued for that Ivy
Of IsS9 Improvement Of docGs-a important neces-
sty, which, properly carried our. will add Immensely
venience future City OF cwYOrk-lOr that bonds
issuabe by chapter 1877, Laws Of 1870 amended by
date Of the passage Of what called the Two Per Cent
law. Is II pO sihe that the legislature could have
issued for purpose and the very day says that
bonds shall be issued for that purposes 1t says not
implication / dismiss that question FOR tie
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