New-York tribune., 1871-04-08
ALBANY.

II, -ovppNOR AVOIDS UNPLEASANT
ho" -, osuRFS-AFFRAY IN THE AsshMDLi -,
u,T TT COSTS TO RUN THE TAMMANl MI Mn
CuINF-MYsTER1oUS AMENDMENT ~ 49,
VtNDUCr RAILWAY ACI' ::
n,,vy April 7.-When the Governor -
-, .; contact with hill which he knows nc ouku' %
INIT which for various reasons he ooes .i~
" ,i.ssant disclosures are avoided 10y re'i0. 49,,
,oe" from both Houses requesting a Ie'ui" v "a
,n, Or correction. In some cases the pih ~ ' a.
o,ded in such way as to make IL sauSlao'S sau, Az
- A "a never heard OF again This mornins ~,
-, -, a rcspectful message through the ASSou,y' ,,
- che return Of his Gas bl-another triOu'e " PD'
opinion. . ,,o,en. this evening,
The peace Of the Assembly was nSrons without
-, exhibition OF brutality which is, poi'| ,o,,,o
ecesent in the history Of the Ne"-'O," ,o,r .na
rp,e detestahle striking BILL 10 ieIV" So, s,so,o
nnul the contract by which the AO"H' 60 - ~,
~ ,s,,road WAS leased two years ago. 10 INC DeIa-
., uudson Canal Company, after having very ie-
,,, receiyed the marked condemnation oi inc ASSEM-
-, h.d becn again brought 10 the hutla0o ny '"0
- -, ~ the Railroad Committee Ihat gentleman,
- of Rensselaer,, had asked for suspension OF
-. which requires two-thrds vote, In order tha'
INV i,roapce resolution that the Railroad Com
~ e -, discharged from the further consideration OF
.,,c,ops bill, and that the same be ordered to
wa. ding While Mr.. Flagg was endeayorng to in
- tho House by speciOus plea that the bill was
-, aimed AT "A coal monopoly Mr.. Weed OF Clinton en-
- and having aecertained tne ODleclOI lhe IesOuuO
aot.d 70 the Clerks desk 10 overlook the tally Of
~ and Nays While there, Mr.. Irving Of New-York,
,so n the Railroad Committee, applied some abusive
,,tbets IN Mr Weed and finally showed against him.
Ar weed told him TO 60 away that he wanted nothing
40 do with him Irving then attempted to strike him
roth then rushed into the Clerks in the rear of
the Speakers desk where Irving struck Weed apowerful
bo In the face inhcting ugly cash under his eye,
and knocking his head against the do0rpost Mr. Irving
was restrained from nlicting further injuries by those
who surrounded him. Making every allowance for
lrvings ungovernabe passions which Of late years his
friends say he has made every effort TO subdue his con-
duct is conceded by those who would gladly sympa-
thze with him, be susceptible of no defense. he is
man OF extraordinary physical powers and until very
recently was considered match for any fighting man in
the country Mt Weed, who is lawyer by profession
and graduate Of Harvard, sought no quarrel and the
only proyocation Mr. Irving had that Mr. Weed re-
seHted the language which was addressed to him. AS
NAV be imagined, the Assembly was much excited and
On motion Of Mr.. Fields, Committee Of fve consisting
Of Messrs Fields, FreaT, Nicholas, Alyord, ana tue
IOhn appointed to investigate the circumstances OF
the case and report to the House tomorrow morning
The scandalous motion of Mr. Fagg which was, morally
not particle less dgracefu than the act of his second
was defeated by the decisive vote Of 6S to A. all the Ke
ubicans present and many Democrats voting against
him.
The amount OF money authorized by this Legislature "a
e raised by Of bonds for the purposes Of Tweed
eweeny 4 Co.. as corrected TO date, is Sll,OoO0OO as
follows: