The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-19
FIRST EDITION
The TRIUMPH Of TkMMANY.
Results of Winans' Treachery
The Diseased Meat Excitement.
Startling Disclosures in Boston.
Interesting Municipal Struggle
A DOubIe-h headed Common Council
ETC., ETC., ETC., Etc. Etc., Etc.
Interesting Municipal Struggle
A Double headed Common Council
TAMMANY TRIUMPHANT.

Txveed's Bills Rushed Through the Albany
Legislature and Signed by the Governor.
An Albany despatch to the New York Tribune
says:-
The Legislature is supposed to consider bills
in comRittee debate them, print them, have
them read through at least once for the infor-
nation of members and observe some sort of
order in the action which it may take upon them.
Mr.. Tweed has changed all that. His bills are
not considered, are not printed, are not read,
and are not subject to any rules OF order or pre-
cedence.
His amended Tax bill, his amended Election
bill, his amended Charter bill, and his unadul-
terated bill to encourage perjary and fraud at
elections, were to-day put through both houses,
and have since received the signature of Mr.
Tweed's Governor. Members of long expe-
riepce in the New York Legislature say they
have never seen bribery, brute force, and un-
mitigated scoundrelism SO rampant as they have
been since the apostate Winans was received into
the bosom of the Democracy.
This morning Mr. Smith Weed (whose eye is
still surrounded by a broad black ring) moved
his resolution to abolish the rules which pre-
vented the Tammany bills from taking prece-
dence of all others, and the rules were abolished
by strict party vote Winans counting one
against the Republicans. The whole list of
Tweed's villainous measures, with their late and
unknown improvements, were then passed by
similar vote, without being read, except by title.
Randall, Nichola', Coon, Hull minority feeble
in numbers, but still more feeble in spirit-sub-
mitted without murmur.
These men act like slaves in the House. and
when outside, grumble at their master, as slaves
usually do. To them, party means more than
Asatic servility. Weeds outbreak, like Gra-
hams, has been we'll rewarded. After he had
eaten humble pie for supper last night and for
breakfast this morning, Winans, the Tammany
horde, and Randall d Co. went in and passed
his Champlain Ferry bill, which the Governor
will probably veto.
The Senate, in its Clerk, has a matchless
reader. man who can follow the words of
a florid air in an Italian opera would be at loss
to understand this clerk. Under the eye of Mr..
Tweed this accomplished elocutionistj really did
go through process which was accepted as
a reading of the amendments introduced
through the House Committee on the Affairs of
Cities. A motion to print was voted down by
Mr.. Graham, Mr.. Tweed, and the majority.
The amendments were then concurred in, and
the bills spirited away by some of the Tammany
understrappers. Every effort was made by the
representatives of the press to ascertain the
substance of the amendments, and many mem
bers of the Legislature of both parties were
anxious to know, but the secret up to P. NJ.
was effectually kept. On the adjournment of
the Senate, the matchless clerk was presented
with $1,000 United States bond.
Later in the day some of the mysterious
amendments to the Two Per Cent. Tax bill
leaked out. 1t is now stated that the ring,
being satisfied that they can get along with
$25, 900, 000, have graciously permitted them
selves to be limited to that triflng sum. Then
that court house gold mine in the New York
City Hall Park must be started again, and the
sum of $3.50, 600 is appropriated for that pur-
pose, to be raised by loan.
Another amendment ''fxes" Sheriff O'Brien
for life, as the Corporation Counsel is authorized
to adjudicate upon all claims which may be
presented as due the late Sheriff. The members
of the Board of Supervisors are also given an
annual salary of $4,000. The amendments to the
other bills have not yet become known.