The New York herald., 1871-03-22
YlE STATE CAPITAL.
The Proposition for q Final
Adjournment.
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The Democratic Majority Too Uncertain
for a Long Session.
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Rights Of Aliens to Devise Pro-
perty to Aliens.
The Pneumatic Tube Railroad Bill
Finally Passed.
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Protests Of New York Property Holders
Against the Outrage.


THE FINAL ADJOURNMENT
shall take place on the sth proximo may be re-
garded by some people who are not thoroughly
posted as to the present condition OF things In the
two Houses OF the Legislature as mere buncombe
but there are those VINO know that It really means
something. do not pretend to say that the ..Boss'
has any idea that either House can get through
Its business by the time specified In the
resolution; but the fact is, II was only
thrown out AZ sort OF warning to
the fa hful Of the lower House that 1t was abso-
lutely necessary that certain people should attend
to their business or bde the worst that is sure to
come in the future. Another and a stronger reason
yet for the resolution is the
DOUBTFUL POSITION OF MANY OF THE DEMOCRATS
IN the Assembly, which Is becoming more painfully
apparent every day, to say nothing about the poor
health OF two members Of the Senate and the banker
ing another has to be "nnedn In order to be kept
steady In fact the leaders that the sooner they
can bring the session to close the safer 1t Will
be Tor themselves. scarcely day passes
1 by now that or the unwe Senators
| is not absent from his post, and by the
strangest kind of coincidence, the unsteady
man is never at his post when the latter are on
hand. When 1t Is taken into consideration that all
the democrats have to be In their seats to pass any
bill the unpeasantness of the situation can be easily
appreciated But 1t is In the lower House where the
outcropplng or discomfort aud
REsTLEssNEss UNDER DISCIPLINE
are beginning to show themselves In ways that are
unmlstakabe. So far the rural democrats have
not been able to make enough above their wages to
pay their cheap boarding house expenses and at
the same time go without their usual whiskey
rations. The experiences OF last year taught many
OF these starving wretches that a man could
once In while, make a nice little pile
kaan tha
dark, and the new comers, who only know OF the
golden delights OF last years session by hearsay
and who came here strongly animated by the hope
that they would fare prOftably others had doue
before them are fast coming to the conclusion that
they will have to 90 home empty handed II some
body doesn't do something very, very soon. Is It
extraordinary then, under the circumstances that
they should begin to make the Old reliable heads
ache by their unrelability9 That they should never
ne on haDd when an important measure
is certain to come up. although they
take care to make it known whore they
can be found when they not on hand at the Cap
itolf That the democrats in either house do not
seem to appreciate the danger their slim majority
may bring them to by carelessness before the end is
| at hand need only point TO
| THE PRECARIoUs CONDITION
the Senate was I'm last night As matters stood the
entire evening the republicans had clear majority
for all ordinary purposes, and, had they been
| smart enough, might have placed the majority
in a very bad fix before une people. In.
ceed they could have passed any sort OF
q resolution they had seen tit 10 Offer. The more
damaging In its intent and purpose the thing might
have been 10 the already defined policy OF he demo-
Gratis in regard to important State matters, the
greater would have been the narm done to the ma
jorfy; for nine or ten people who know that tie
Senate is democratic would have looked upon any
such resolution as coming from a source where
quite different thing should be expected And get
this weakness in troHt OF the enemy has become OF
late an almost every other day occurrence either
House. Why nothing disastrous has So far come Of
1t lies IN the simple fact that there is no one man
In the Senate who has smartness enough to seize
upon the opportunities offered and tnat the lower
house has no one republican willing enough
against his interests, 10 tnrn the tap es when
to do so would be mere question OF notion here
and resolution there. To add to the nervousness
caused by the vaciaiing ways OF some or the rural
democrats, who are determined that their own party
leaders shall see" them often. several OF the more
desperate have actually gone SO far as to make
overtures to the minority, which, If accepted
and thoroughly acted upon, would De certain to
prove terribly disastrous to many pet measures
whose success, during the rush OF the last OF
Which certain men on the opposition side OF the
house will be profably struck If they stand firm 10
requires no great display oil argument TO show that
Mr.. Tweed's resolution "means business,n and that
II the welfare OF the people does not the safety OF
the majority does, demand an early adjournment
THE RIGHTS or ALIENS.
The question OF giving aliens the right to dispose
OF and hold property IN this State even though they
do not express their intention OF becoming ctzens,
has several times this session got the members OF
the lower house by tue and given rise tue most
bitter encounters between the friends and opponents
OF the question. There are now two bills on the
subject before each house. and. although both
lures, there Is wide difference between
them as lar the rights Of foreigners
cerned. One OF them, fathered by Mr.. Murphy, !
actually gives foreigner power that no citizen
enjoys, aud that Is 10 sell or devise property an
alien. This BILL feel confident, can never pass !
after what happened In the lower house today !
TO give you an idea OF what 1t amounts to append |
it ne,ewith. II is as follows |
The people OF State of New York represented Senate
and Assembly, do enact as foiows:-
SECTION The title OF citizen citizens Of this
sion Of sucn citizen czens shall be questioned or
o% Or % S tile ay. Or
rived Provided hSwsye, .ha: nothing In .h. net shall
FOR esehsa, s have been h,s instituted; u, :,
OF herr devsee, MORTGAGE or creditor by judgment
$40 3 This nc. shall take effect immpdia,elv
1t viii be seen that the act confirms thS title 10 real
estate which title may be questiones by reason OF
alienage OF former owners, and does not py apy |
means, make law or the futole. Yet on the cn.S
tion OF its being sent to the Subcommittee tf the
vote-and Ayord, by meat dodge had it tabled mai
ly by vote OF 62 OBS. Tie gentleman from Onon
daga favored 70 bill but the Opposition brought oat
the .eqGired number Of votes sod % gos it6at u
made so successful 1t Is said mat there are large
number OF foreign SPECTATORS who want the bill to
pass.
THAT QUEER FISH OF BILL.
giving the Seventy ninth regiment 81 900 for the loss
| OF uniforms while in the United states service dur
| ing the late war, was rushed through the lower
| house this afternoon. The regiment has run down
OF late that many people would ike to know what
| is to be done with this money There are very lew
| or the old war members IN the regiment now, who
alone should he (f anybody Is to ba ba:adtal hy :,
Besides the United States ana not New Yorl, .S,.to
should pay iorthe loss OF upiJrs This =, Sta.e, ,u
open the doors FOR great many similar @ ,,s "nd
the Senate should close them once or rasna,,a ~
| pass the measure. ieiusiHe "
The grave and reverend Sgnors = =, ,ns seno,,
had quite VI 'ns S''aO'
LIVELY TIME
OF 10 to-day, all on account Oh "a. a., v..~..
10 appears Bradley has got into emts .S .Sase
objectlng TO his bills, because mS haui ias ~ ~