The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-24

ALBANY, Juu. 20, 1871
Notwithstanding the absence Of many Of the New
York members there was o quorum In each branch
OF the Legislature this evening when the two houses
assembled. The proceedings ia the Assembly were
opened with
PRAYER BY A CATHOLIC PRIEST.
The novelty Of the thing created no little sensa.
ton. Judging from the look or amazeMent OF
q few or the country members when the reverend
gentleman knelt down and devoutly crossed HIMSELF
there must be more than one OF tue honorabes from
the backwoods who never saw Catholic priest
before In oil their lifetime
The only bill Of any Importance introduced was
one in the lower house by Mr.. Madgan to
LICENSE HOUSES OF ILL-FANE.
Its provisions are almost identical with those OF
the bill which was introduced in the Assembly o
few years ago, and which was never heard Of after
it had got into the hands Of committee. Its prip.
cipa feature Is that its EMO ce6nt Is 10 be LETT to
the commissioners VINO arc to got So 500 year. and
VINO are to have under them their medical inspec.
tors each Of whom Is TO he paid yearly salary
OF - 900. The commissioners are empower 70 issue
licenses and to charge $500 for irSt class one and
$3.50 Tor q second Iate the virtue LOVING commits.
soners TO be, VI course the Judges as how and why
certain places should be rated differently from GER
tain others Inc BIZ wli or course, not pass.
Many Of the members will advocate the measure
stouy on high moral grounds, but those VINO
respectable are by lar IN the majority. The Clerk,
In reading ITS title, read, IAN act for the better
roar Of laughter from the members made Ii. m see
hls mistake, and he corrected himself 0y reading
I'VE ion o. yee oe people VINO no d t me S
first time.
The Committee on Privileges ana elections held
meeting tonight, at which Twombly managed 10 ap.
pear with his double team counsel After the open
Ing OF the proceedings without prayer, Mr.. Stewart,
on behalf Of the contestant went over the position
which Mr. Careys counsel had taken IN reference 70
the shutting out OF all evidence beyond thaJ oil the
canvassers Mr.. Fields responded III his usual Way.
and for a time there was quite lively sparrlny
what VIII the "People Of the State would and would
not do II the committee did or did not DO certain
things being freely mdulged in BY boih SIDES, 70
the great amusement OF the great number OF legisa.
tors and Legislature hangets-on who crowded The
room. Matters got finally 50 nicely manGeuvred
down that The committee consented 10 admit test.
nony concerning the Eighteenth district OF the six
teentn ward. The inspectors, Dennison ana Hem
eacn Of them being sworn according to the uplfted
hand STYLE not a solitary Bible being comeat-
in ali quarters 70 scare up one. Dennlson and
Ludum positively testified that in the district
and Carey 2is; but when cross examined
| by Mr.. Fields they said they could not
! in the same district. 1ney also tesuhed that the
| United states Election supervisor, Iernune had
assisted In counting, the ballots before they were
unrolled, and asserted that the canvass was lair
one, and that although 1t possible for Terlune
to have changed the ballots which passed through
|
have done so without their being made aware OF the
| TACT. Mr. Stewart, after these witnesses had been
| examined, stated that TerLune he'd teen subp9ned,
| but had not shown up, and so he thought
| AN ATTACHMENT
| would be necessary to make hlm put In an appear.
| ance. The Chairman at once issued the oraer for
ue production OF Mr. Ierbune's body, and the Ser.
geani-at-Arms was told to undertake the job OF
bringing Ito Albany as soon as lie could lay hand
upon IL alive and In good travelling condition. the
committee viii meet again tomorrow evening, when
they VIII probably close the whole case. 1t shol aid
be borne IN mind that the testimony admitted by
tho committee tonight related 10 one or the
| two districts the entire votes OF which the
Board OF Canvassers threw cut during their inves-
tgation into the shortly after the election, and
cause OF the legal wrangle before Che committee last
week. In the record OF testimony taken before the
Board OF CaIyassers mention was made of the votes
Cast in these districts. The importance Of the est
| mony WILL therefore, be appreciated for what 1t is
worth, although the whole case, as far as the
| Eighteenth district OF the Sixteenth ward Is con.
cerned Will be turned for or against Twombly &C.
cording to the light in which the committee see fit
| TO regard Terhunes meddiing with the ballots