New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-19
TAMMANY TRIUMPHANT.
TwEED's BILLS EQs9FED THROUGH BOTH
HOUSES AND SIGNED BY HIS GOVERNOR.

SOME OF THE MYSTERIOUS AMENDMENTS LEAK
ING oUT-oNLY THREE QUARTERS OF A MIL
LION MORE FOR THE NEW COURTHOUSE
EX-suERIFF o'BRIEN "FIXED" FOR LIFE.
ALBANY, April 1s.-The Legislature is sup
posed to consider bills in committee debate them, print
Them have them read through at least once for the infor
nation Of members and observe sort OF order in
the action which 1t may take upon them Mr. Tweed has
changed all that. His bills not considered, arc not
printed not read, and not subject
to any rules OF order precedence. His
amended Tax bill, his amended Election bill,
his amended Charter bill, and his unaduterated
bill to encourage perjury and fraud at elections were to-
day put through both Houses and have since received
the signature of Mr. Tweeds Governor Members OF long
experience in the NewYork Legislature say they have
bribery brute force, and unmgated Sound
resm rampant they have been since the apostate
Winans received into the bosom Of the Democracy
This morning. Mr.. Smith Weed Whose eye Ia still sur
rounded by broad black ring moved his resolution to
abolish the rules which prevented the Tammany bills
from taking precedence Of all Others and the rules were
abolished by strict party vote, Wnans counting one
against the Republicans The whole list OF Tweeds
vllainous measures, with their late and unknown i'm
prOvements then passed by similar vote, without
being read, except Dy kdiddll, Nltholas, 'ooh'
l-a minority feeble in numbers but still more feeble
in spirit-submtted without murmur. These men act
like slaves in the House. and, when outside grumbc at
their master, slaves usually do. To them, party
means more than Asiatic servility Weeds outbreak,
like Graham's, has been well rewarded. After he had
eaten humble pie supper last night and for breakfast
this morning. Winans. the Tammany horde, aud Mt.
Randall & Co. went in and passed his Champlain Ferry
bill. which the Governor will probably veto
The Seuatc, in its Clerk, has matchless reader.
man who can follow the words of h0rd air In an Italian
opera would be loss ~ understand this Clerk Under
the eye of Mr.. Tweed this accomplished oloeutonlst
really did go through process which was accepted AZ
a reading Of the amendments introduced through the
House Committee the Affairs Of Cities. motion to
print was voted down by Mr. Graham, Mr. Tweed, ana
the majority The amendments then concurred H.
and the bills spirited away by some OF the TamulaDy
understrappers Every effort made by the repre-
sentatives the press TO ascertain the substance OF the
amendments and many members OF the Legislature OF
both parties were anxious know but the secret up to
D. H. was enectually kept. On the adjournment OF the
Senate, the matches clerk presented Win SlOoo
u. S. bond.
Later in the day. of the mysterious amendments
to the Two Per Cent Tax bill leaked out IL Is now
stated that the Ring being that they get
along with So 100000 have graciousy permitted them
selves to be limited to that triiing Then that
Court House god-mne in the NewYOrk CityIlall Park
must be started again. and the sum Of S75OOO appro-
priaed for that purpose be raised by loan. Another
amendment "dXcs" sheriff O'Brien for life, as the
CORPORATION Counsel is authorized to adudicato 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 5000. The amendments
to the other bills have not yet become known.