The New York herald., 1871-01-14
Shadows That Cast Their
shadows Before.
Ths Season Of Railroad Carpet Bags
s., to be Mangurated at Once.
The ERIE AGAIN N THE MEsHEs.
THE NEW CAPITOL JOB.
Resolutions Of Inquiry as 10 Where All the
Money Has Been Sunk.
Albany. IAN. la 1871

ALBANY, Jan. ls, 1871.
II Is foregone conclusion that the representa-
uves OF Kings county in the Assembly are des-
tined 10 have good deal to say this year about
good many things which are to come up for legts.
iatfve discussion and IN which their bridge ad-
mirtng constituents have large interest; but
unti this morning, when Mr.. Goodrich rose quietly
from h:s seat and handed bill to one OF the pages
TO ne taken to the Clerks desk and read it not
suspected that the Kings county honorables would
go outside OF their own local affairs to make
DECIDED SENSATION.
When the page handed the bill to the Clerk and he
had begun TO read the title the House was In consid-
cradle confasion owing the presence on the floor
OF large number OF persons who had no right to be
there, but who thought they had, simply because
they were candidates for minor onces to bc filled
that very day by the Speaker. The hubbub was SO
great in fact, that Mr.. Hltchman had been obliged
TO exercise his gavel his weied table almost in
cessantly from the moment that the venerable
looking little domino had concluded his instruc-
lions to the Deity as to what he should
do and not do for the qualification OF the
assembled law makers OF the State But the Clerk
is used 10 confusion and noise and interruption OF
all kinds, grace 10 his intimate acquaintance with
the New York members, and once he had yelled out
al the top OF his voice the enactment clause OF the
BILL he went straight though he were the only
person in the House. When he proceeded to the
''second reading, !" however, no Objectionable men,
ber having objected to his going on as
he pleased, the noise and confusion sud-
denly ceased as IL by the common consent OF every
one who had been doing his utmost to make
the confusion more confounded.
The cause OF the dead calmv was that the
Clerk had, In reading the bill, pronounced
the words Erie RaiIroad' so loudly that
even the troublesome galleries had put an end
10 their loud whisperings. "what did he say about
the Erie Railroad ~ exclaimed one member to
another SO loudly that the Clerk ceased reading and
went back TO the first line OF the title Of the bill
again to oplige all hands. .srd like 10 know 7nat
that's about,n continued the x.quisitlve member,
hall rising from his seat, just II he had been
seen talking with Jay Gould in dark corner OF the
Capitol year ago when that mysterious individual
INVADED THE THIRD HoUsE,n
all safe against virtuouS v1tuperatiOn, thanks to
well filed .Dlack bagn OF which more than one AS.
semblyman proitably remembers, even to the pres
ent day; II want to know what u all means. per-
sisted the inqusitive member as he turned towards
his side partner and nudged him under the seventh
rib Now. fortunately happens that the Clerk, be-
sides being very obliQlng sort Of fellow, has q
very good hearing, and although he knew the words
were not addressed to him. knew fully as well that
they were addressed at him and At one else So he
waited patiently until silence reigned supreme, and
then read, in clear ringing voice, the whole title
OF the bin The lnquisiuve member, had he desired,
might have asked for Its third reading 50 thaf
everybody within ear shot might have learned what
s M w Of Ss ST s
ugh as though. after all, he knew as much about
Il as most @ beople Which a. was @ quite sufficient in his
with many other members The republicans espe-
cialiy seemed more than usually interested as the
word Erie fell on their ears, and as the Clerk faid
IL down on his desk more than one rose IN his seat
with sort OF triumphant
SMILE ON HIS FACE,
to ask for the third reading, whch-for the benefit
OF the unntiated will explain-means the read
cant word rom one Of the rural leaders to whom the
opposition look, after fashion, for guidance in the
wsy .ney y,s snGnia 90 IN rhe Hoase made each one
fact OF the matter is that the Dill was nothing ore
or less than terrific broadside at the well being and
welfare OF the managers OF the Erle Rafiioad-a
broadslde which may result IN their speedy downfall.
II VIII be remembered tnat on the Goth Of May, 1903,
that me board Of directors could SO classify their
members, "by lot or otherwise that, nearly as
could be- one-fnh OF their NUMBER only should 90
out OF ONCE at each annual election When this was
&ngneered through both houses the Erie folks were
smart enough TO couple the Central Railroad with
themselves In Its provisions, thus giving sort OF
honest plansiblity TO the dodge But chickens come
bone to roosf, they say; for by the way Goodrich
tnue the exercise OF the onefth rule while the Erie
is compelled TO drop IT.. and hold an annual
the severity Of the blow aimed at It's pet measure
the bill provides that The next annual election for
directors shall be held one year IRON the time the
last one-nfth folks were placed triumpnanty in
their
No wonder then, that the reading Of the bill
caused a sensation for there is more than men,
per who WI probably sees IN II chance to make .ten
bulk Of his meagre bank account, and many another
who believes that, II it becomes law, agrlevous
Of outrageous bribery and corruption. How
the sb bin will will fare ARE II . Is indeed, very hard
Committee on Railroads is as certain as fate . do
not know how ture it may be, but understand that
n n
help us passage BY every means in their power: If
tins be SO the fight, in my opinion, Judging from
because all members OF the Legislature love justice
too well, but that they love gold more. Indeed, it
al issue win take the Shape OF Political question:
a some ssngIine admirers Of Tamma1y Hal and Of
sp1 sas qs@0dS ss Sot u Sc ea .d
ssss ssns \ n oSR Rsssss vssa Ss battle
me co5s;5sss,o s4s =, NEW wS,sn SAP1roLs
wSen House must m Dale oe its
st whs cost are w Seqa are s
who do not knew whist republican form OF gov
d ,Ss 'w0 nTss woGs
already been sAxpehded on this huge under
0q.d nos %ss . Taelss Sr a. n0s s s,Rs ,Ss
ana z IND soSs u lsssi s. qassle n1s o'Sy Sy
uC Coii DC III uOt SltluR Out any more
, funds for the work. The subject came up IN both
houses To-day in way that showed how intense
was Mo feeling OF dissatisfaction among even the
New York legislators at the manner IN which the
work has so lar been carried on. No charges Of
rupron or swindling were made, for there really
may be no grounds for any, but that there Is deep
seated and general discomfort about the expense TO
which the State Is being put for the construction OF
the building was made stfikngly evident In the
House Mr.. Irving
TOOK fHE BULL BY THE HORNS,
after fashion Of his own by presenting series OF
resolutions which provided that no bricks should
which did not cost at least one dollar apiece and
that, owing TO the tnferfority OF the homemade
article none other than homemade lime and sand
should be contracted for under the most severe PEN
allies. This looked very funny TO some people
who only looked to the ~ play OF the resolutions,
but the Capitol Commissioners friends did not look
at Is the same light. How the subject came up IN
the Senate was IN this wlse:-There happens to be