The New York herald., 1871-03-21
GOOdriCh's Erie Classification
Repeal Bill Again Snubbed
i'm the Assembly.
A Startling Arrangement of Fisk
and Gould.
THE PROPOSED PNEUMATIC RAILWAY.
Protests of Broadway Property
Owners.

A SHORT SESSION
there 10 be this year; what terrible amount OF
business the two houses we're determined TO get
through with before the end OF the present month;
and yet how much has been actually done so far
Absolutely nothing. True during the past week or
two there has been considerable hard work gong
ON in the grinding committees OF both houses, and
the way bills have been disposed OF by the
dozens in Committees OF the Whole has
drawn forth high eDcomiums from the
country members, who never look 10 the quality
OF the business done, but simply TO the quantity.
And they have good reason. for nine out Of every
ten measures that have already gone safely through
the Senate and Assembly have been redolent OF
country interests, OF oats, OF hay, OF rural bridges
and village claims innumerable. There are now on
the files OF the Assembly nearly six hundred bllls
and almost an equal number on the files Of the
Senate, and barely onethird OF the whole batch has
as yet been touched upon In any way. Isn't 1t
about time under the circumstances. that weekly
adJourDments should come TO an end very soonf IL
may be urged that the votes OF the minority are to
blame for the adlournments; but they only follow in
THE WAKE OF THE NEW WORKERS,
who are always the most active 10 carry the 'fWe,
j want 10 go home" motions the most energetic in
drumming up rural votes on the minority side OF
the house to be cast for homeward march, and
The loudest criers about the way things must be
hurried up 30 as TO let the people know what
democratic Legislature can DO IN short time. So
far New York city has had very poor show OF it,
Notwithstanding the fact that her representatives
present more bills and resolutions and make more
bad speeches than all their fellow members put to-
getner. The only bill OF any importance in which
she is interested which has become law up 70 the
present time, is the pure and wholesome Water pil
about which SO much fuss has been made by the
powerless Putnam county folks, and the only city
measures that have been introduced which are Ger.
tain to become laws, are the Irving Drug Clerk bll
The bill relating TO the way physicians should make
np their prescriptions, and
THE NEW TAX LEVY.
IL is hardly necessary 10 mention the various
street railroad bills 1or every one OF them is Job
without a solitary exception, and don't think the
city win be much benefited by any one OF them
Now the only really important measure before either
house In which New York city is more deeply in
ierested than any other OF the state s there
fore, the Tax Levy bll and the great question is viii
1t ever become law? We all know that had II not
been for the absence OF Senator Graham the other
night II would have passed the Senate, and its pas
sage IN the House the following day would have
been foregone conclusion There be no doubt
that there are many members OF the Assembly
VINO do not like the idea oil taking out OF their grasp
the OLD lax levy systemtne rich piacers endeared
TO every member by tue corrapilons Of former
years: but have the very best to that
not OF them VIII dare TO kick against the prlcks
when all are put 10 the test. No one has greater
making up the tax levies than the country demo-
Gratis, Tor, as general rule tney always poor
church mice, and ten times more eager 10 pick up
crumo here and there. even though they have to
gnaw through their own and their nelghboTsi con.
sciences 10 get at IL. AS for the city members lcy
can't help themselves In the matter, and viii have to
do Just as they are told and even should two
three OF them make an attempt TO jump the traces
ther places VIII be easily filed from the ranks OF
lne country republicans, IN whose eyesght a dollar
Is as big a. capital dome aud a sinecure OF lew
hundred year the height OF their ambition or
course, as The oi is Senate measure, 1t VIII have
10 sail safely through that easily navlgable stream
before the lower House eau have their say on tie
subject. II is Iust here that / reminded OF now
Senator Graham has Kept away from the Senate
ever since the bin was ordered 10 a third reaiinr
and how very unreliable sheet, published III New
YORK city, has given II out that he has kept himself
away on principle. Let me say, in answer TO TINS,
pubic, who, no doubt, take no small interest iii
THE PRESENT .HiTCH,u
would IKE very much TO stale the truth about
Mr.. Graham's absence: but. as it might do more
harm than good 10 himself ] viii refrain for the
present However, neither wiful opposition 10 the
measure nor desire TO make strike out OF II has
so far had anything 10 do with his beng absent
EVERYBODY knows perfectly well that, II he was OPP
posed TO 1t he could do more by being promptly on
hand 10 vote on the passage OF the bill than by stay
ing away Besides, call OF the House amy day or
night fixed for Its consideration would fetch hlm,
even II certain doors mad 10 be broken down TO get
him. Depend upon 1t, during the ensuing week
Granam VIII not be among the absentees when the
bill Is called up While upon this subject may re-
mark tnat one OF the strongest points advanced
agalnst the passage OF the bill in the lower House by
cerain members is not that II Will rom the
clutches OF the members iacile means by which
they and their friends make a good
retufn ior it, but that Il may e in great
part change the complexion, or rather standing, or
the men who, as rule, have represented the METRO
Dolls IN the lower House tor years past Take the
present Assembly, for example. With but one or
TWO exceptions every New York member holds some
nice fat slnecnre III the city, the revenue from which
enables him 10 pay his way during the session.
Those who do not hold snecures and who are too
poor 20 pay their way out OF their own pockets
hope TO make things even and more than profitable
10y snnggerles that can be smugglei into the tax
ieNies fuT their benefit II the Old system holds out
ths year. THIS being tue case, II can bc easily
what a change might come about If the new Tax
Levy becomes a law. The our men who would have
al the say about the matter would he hereafter
totally independent Of the Legislature, as far the
snap their fingers al the threats Of
THE POT HOUSE POLITICIANS
tney saw nc IN the future 10 give Their influence
~ lhleillgent and respectable men who would be
Wiling To represent the cify IN the Assembly anu 90
Tue same tiIne pay their own way. Wonld the Tax
Lew, theni not ne godseDd IN this particulars II
there are men who are capable aud deslrous of
coming mere Tor the honor of the thing and not
Tor what ihey can make out or slnecures given as
guarantee ~ Their voting ali right when tney DO
come, somc people thInk they should not he pre-
ginning - tank over the aspect OF lie ming very
seriously, and the Independence the new Tax Levy
system would give them In the matter OF shaping
the stasding oi Tie city representatives ~ time 10
come IL one of tRe strongest Inducements tgey have
10 nf1ng n about as soon possible.
Nj. S<odrch came NcTJ near gettln. hts
IRREPREssIBLE EBIE Resolutions
before the House tonight aud rom Fields purpo.ely
led INN OF 70 the belief thai he would al last be
successful. by making = mOu0n whicn apparently
gaye clear way, bat, 70 his utter surprise before
kIngs county was reacneo IN the regular ra,I
Flsgg. the Chairman OF The Railroad Committee
rose aud made an explanation which again ans for
All tIoe spoiled his plan. The explanation was that
The committee had not as yet heard ali the argument
IN he case but would certainly report during the
present week. Thus de.eateo iu hs attempt 70 have
The democrats on the record on the Erie question
~ ms original plan, he offered the following pream-
bic and resolutions
whereas Jay Gould and James Flax, Jr secured their
.lrcon a. directors OF the Erie Railway Company In Oco-
r b1 az which time the stock OF said company amounted
- about S4c and funded debt TO about els 600 600;
nu sac persons have since thai time secured the
ssouit direction zad control of company and have
screased ATE stock se,0V0 600, during which time,
suhgh ts receipts OF said road pend
.,..teA 40 dlsdenes have been msde its stock.
ehrc@ ny ~. influence nf said directors OF the
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