New-York tribune., 1871-12-28
would not tall He could only say that IL nso ooen
settled. A cory Of Mayor Halls resignation oooo n"'
be procured.
ASSEMB.YMAN FlELDS'S CASE.
CONCLUSION OF THE ARGUMENT BEF0 RI JUD'h
LEARNED OF TIE ORp,.R OF AR.sEsI.

LEARNED OF TIE ORD..R OF ARREST.
The argument vas continued before judge
Learned In Albany yesterday on the motion 70 vae"'"
the order OF arrest Of Tl,mas {. Fields Mr. r"cAh"'
in opposition the motion, characterized II a. re"a
able the object as confessed by the counsel being ~
enable their client to take lis seat III the As''iO
with clean record
Mr. Peckhsm proceeded to make his argument aea'ns0
tho motion before the Court He recited the facts 'a
tive TO the old Volunteer Department 1896 wnen ~
v s aper a.u n OF the city should .c
unpaid. In due course OF time MT Fleus uscover" nh"
TeTe resHsd A. volunteer and took 1t upon him
self to secure pay for them Oh their assigning !" III"
Messr Reach and Rev nods claimed that the retaining
OF Fields In the case occurred IN lse, M, an.,,v
Mr. Peckham insisted that his retention was nos pna
accomplished until November 1863 There nignt n.so
about s matter % ,Se1 Ss pss3 ON IN
the action Of Fields @ While eds, % tsss 81 eS sn
Seas OF Ss e under
vision OF the Revised statutes against bribery Mr:
Fields in hs affidavit ssys tSs Se Of ths S
it shown that that Department knew notnne @ e ,hs 70
session and Fields was careful to have inserted In 1t the
assignment of II cent In addition 70 tne - M es Law
Of srssay s wSsS sfassa limited ssenent Of claims =.
and therefore, there could be no audit tnS
b sy S sSG neSeT Of
audit any claim beyond the 5000 Sana nction ~,
eioGuently alluded 10 by counsel the other side ior
paynR ANYTHING more than that amUuntf tounHi piT
ceedsd 70 show that the law o 1870 was
and void. ,. -u.ooaoa 20
Mr Reynolds OF counsel for defendant proceeded 10
address the Court Referring to the claim tha tne poo
of the State had extraordinary rights In prosecuting Ger
tain suits. he said that was claimed tor Eagama a,e
did not propose 10 inquire what was the law or pruco
in England but he did deny that state or NATION y.
this country had any anch rights and a. "a Sonh ~
affidavit that man came co iresseed ue, anu ne.
being the case what Ia his testimony worn, Nox
then stated that the remen Of the City OF New f%ra &
aud Brooklyn were organized into MetroPo rh.,
Department under Law passed by the LeglslMnre. t %
Fire Commissioners, appears In "a M. norI,,
Department, of the fire coinpanIess ,n ~ WV While
part Of the city volunteer unpaid a,d nIem' ,o
| those in the lower part were, paniu ~ LII ,,'
| course OF time it fouii, tuese III III, NJ
Fields engaged to secure pay for them Th. wss ss, I
there was of that Now 1t was claimed hat [ele @g'v
have given up this engagement when ne pecams onH
Attorney Where Ia the law which requires Hlis lr,a.
sacrihcei There IL no such law. Then, a. " ,.
connection with this matter member OF tns LE%
turp law is passed limiting settlement o tne %
OOO that there fs more tn,sn
that there s nearly 4OOyOOO dne, and the s,, Nv,
Appealed to for an quidating the Claims ~ ri M
that is all regular! So too was the acton Oi ,t no did
member Of the legislature 1t IL not snown % tas Il.
ANYTHING more than any other member OF the , 1r
Concerning this bill indeed be did nothing nt so f rho
it, Counsel concluded with review OF poruoh Va '
| ainday it's and the Judge took the papers.