The New York herald., 1871-03-31

h. o6nion. Hereafter, il would be well for people
ABOUT the Executive Chamber TO keep mum ABOUT
dob OF either house, else the promoters OF them
may spike the Executive guns before they are fired
by The same dodge resorted 10 by the "Boss."
THE CRoToN WATER ACT.
Mr.. Tweed this morning formally reported from
the Committee Of M@nelpal Anars % an am m a o
read as f0llows:-
1t shall be the duty Of the Comptroller Of the city of New
qaS Se ns eaa ns
e s % s e se Ss sSn e
S 5. 70 % Ss ad Ss @
al expenses necessarily Incurred in surveying locating and
ss :S n as
and sppSS1
csDais are
q a0w.ys the o ssn raised
I;Is = :ss 81 ",
An important o S1sla snas Introduced by Senator
Costa, William Lalor, Eugene Durnn, William A.
city oil refuse matter other than street sweepings.
manure and dead animals. The Dill makes IT the
and set apart for the free use and control of the
corporation hereby created certain docks on the
and East vs !, which the %
they shall have suitable vessels to convey outside Of
the city limits all the refuse collected by them at
other points.
The Erie Bill Observation-Disclosures Scene Be-
tween Messrs. Jacobs aud Murphy-A Joke
Taken In Enrnsst-Close Vote for Erie-The
old Classification Act Uphold by 60 to 81
The New Registry Lavv-Twecd Unearthing
Old Bargains with the Country Republic
cans-Sccret History OF the Young Demo-
cratic Excitement Of Year Ago-How the
Frear Charter was Passed-Thc New Reg.
istYy Law Ordered to Third ReadinR.
ALBANY, March 80, 1871.
THE ERIE QUESTION
was the great sensation OF the session OF the lower
House this evening. 1t was sprung upon the House
rather suddenly, but 1t IL believed that the re.
publicans had been kindly notified beforehand
that 1t would come up, and that the way
the vote should stand on the question Of
the adoption OF the majority report had been
fixed by both sides beforehand. Tom Fields opened
operations by moving the previous question. Then
motion was made to substitute the minority 1or
the majority report. Finally y vote was taken on
the adoption of the latter and vote Of recOnsdera-
ton. When Jacobs name was called, on the ques-
ton OF substituting the minority report, he arose
excitedly and said, "Whan cast my vote against
the previous question, few minutes ago, member
stated that did not cast il honorably. He must
either apologize or
SHALL CALL HIM TO ACCOUNT
before this House, and he knows me well enough to
know thst mean what say.n
Mr.. MURPHY then arose and said that he had only
spoken to Mr.. Jacobs IN jocular way, and that he
was ready to apologize for every word he had
uttered.
At the request Of Mr.. LittleJohn the closing para
graph Of the minority report Of the committee was
then read for the benefit OF the II ouse. When
GOODRICH'S NAME
was called he arose and minutely went over the
more striking points In the Erie Railroad report,
which showed up the company IN It's worst light,
at has been asserted in the majority report that
the English stockholders were the only petitioners
for the repeal Of the classification act. Why, Mr..
speaker, the first thing that induced me to bring up
article read in democratic paper . few
that Governor noGman should burn with
Q desire for the repeal Of the iniquitous measure.
bic way to ali t putting I an ~ end to Tie moss acan a
daious abuse that ever crept into q civilized-'
Here ne w was son ns Under the Ave minutes
to vote everybody held lis breath in expectation Of
everybody was disappointed, for he simply said and
very quietly ~ had not intended to say anything
aiipdlne TO Q compliment paid him by Goodrich.s II
desire to say, however, that this question Is not
osfiy ddssoa a2s sns saaao. 1s in any shape
stanc5 republican % TS1ps ali Political questions was
N s the nsai s HR IL S8ssea
with the Erie Railroad for upwards OF twenty years.
he would vote against the {, minority report: =, m
norlty report was rejected, and the question came
up on the adoption Of the majority report.
when his name was reached, arose and said d:-'Mr
Speaker for the last time''-He was here inter-
Haas s "sg q se % S ct the the
Erie folks being consideled rather good joke. How
he ana ss before BY citing figures TO
stockholders, and concluded as ioows:-
II wish had time Mr. speaker, In my own way
who is ruling This road, character so notorious
that not one OF us would dare to introduce him
wives and daughters. This man who sprang from
his peodling wagon to his travelling harem."
Here again he was interrupted, and his time hav-
ing expired he had to resume his seat.
JACOBS
was determined to explain his vote against the
report, and ne did so as follows:-''Snce the time
when voted for he classification act have changed
my convictions. When left my constituents
Itself would cast my vote against It. believe the
classification bill ought to he repealed, because
free because believe that it Is as wrong
to allow minority Of railroad stockholders to rule
the majority as It would De for the minority of the
people to govern the majority. 1t is my firm con-
victon that the stockholders who desire the repeal
are IN vast majority and are against Its present
port believing that the stockholders have the right
to control their own property; and vote against II
In obedience to the wishes OF my constituents and
my sense OF public duty.
THE VOTE
was finally announced-yeas go, nays 57-and the
majority report OF the committee was declared
adopted. So efectualiy to lay The Erie ghost for
ever for tee rest OF the session, Fields moved re-
consideration of this vote, and It was defeated by
IS yeas to SO nays. Two republicans voted
with the democrats, Blackall and Wlnans and
Banks. Fuller Jacobs, Nicholas and Weed.
Nine republicans and two democrats were
absent SO we will hear no smore or
the Erie outrage this session Of the Legislature
The Senate evidently determined tonight to get
up big grOw on Its own account, after the fashion
exhibited by the lower House the other day. The
bone OF contention was that
REGISTRATION BILL
rweea o lor svsr wn.en tls yepabea1a have been
lay INV - yas introduced: It came
up In Committee oil the Whole tonight, and senator
Parker at once went for it in his usual STYLE He
denounced 1t as an outrage and breach of an
agreement made last year between Tweed