The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-14
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Comments on the Burlesque Of
State Politics.
A General Review of the Field and
Hits at the Powers That Be.
THE NEW YORK CHARTER.
City Assessments Explained by Piaytd-0ut
Tammany Patriot.

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ALBANY, April 13 1879.
There was larger attendance OF members OF both
houses to-day than there has been on any previous
SATURDAY. showing conclusivey that The threat
made by one Of the most rampant reformers last
Thursday that he would have 'good crowd" In
the Assembly to-day or call OF the House would
make the celinqucnts come to grief was not with.
out its effect. However there was very
little business OF any Importance trans
acted, ana the only subject that gave rise
to anything like spicy debate was the resolution
OF Mr.. Loughan to give 100 copies OF the Red
Book TO each member OF both houses and twenty
Ave copies 20 the officers ana reporters. Hereto
fore resolutions similar to this one have met with
little, II any, opposition, for which are OBJ
vous to everybody; but It was left for the REFORM
Legislature 10 Kick up the first about the matter
ana SIMPLY 1t would seen for the sake OF making
| little economy caplra the more easily probably 70
blind the eyes OF the people TO the buying and SELL
ing that has been going on for weeks past between
the virtuous members and their bosom lrlends, the
| lobbyists. There be doubt but that In past
| years
THE RED BOOK scHSME
! was made q profitable NINE Tor certain prtn~
| ters and II may ne for certain members
Of tne assembly also Wno helped 70 o maze
| OF the Speaker to-day ~ lnally endorsed by the
House, thcn we may expect gnaShing OF leetn anu
Wringing OF hands by those wuo have, III Antic-
patton of the orders that were certain 10 be yv en-
Tor te BOOKS a1en me Sy e ors st ana
| Is nice little point about the way tne vote
on Mr. Loughrans resolution was disposed or which q,
may next week. wnen the memoirs are on nand IN
strong force stem the Tide OF opposition 90 IL ana
's o Ss he ea books
always understood IN years past TO simply require
OF a ns Mas paa7ags and he
Speaker decided IL lost, on the ground That 1t re.
ii. This got Jacobs by the ears. lie ma voted
against the resolution, but as, III his opinion, there
| AN IMPORTANT PRINCIPLE
| involved, he declared that he deemed II his duty
TO appeal from me decision OF the Cnalr Ayord
! and Tom Fields then look up the cuelgeS Tor the
| Speaker, However, the decision OF the Char was
sustained by vote OF 10 to 20. The vote py which
the resolution was lost was soon after this recon-
sidered ana the motlon TO reconsider lad upon the
table. rms leaves the mooIed question sill open,
ana lively time may be expected over the matter
THE ray OF STATE OFFICERS.
Mr.. Tiemann's bill liking the rate Of salaries VI
the leading state Officers, 1t Is believed, VIII be
given the cold shoulder, although II y claimed by
many OF those VINO VIII oppose II that the Governor
should be paid a larger salary than he now gets.
The D likes the salaries follows, after January,
day for every day he may acS as President OF the
Senate, President OF the Court of Impeachment or
Commissioner OF the Canal Fund or Land once, and
such travelling fees as are now provided by law.
After January, is74-secretary Of state, 5000:
treasurer. $4,000; Auditor Of the Canal department,
| $4,000.
| THAT FRANCHISE AGAIN.
| The Twenty third Street Railroad FRANCHISE bill
came up IN the Assembly again to-day, bur on mo-
Jlon OF Mr.. Mackay II was iaid on the table. IL IL
now almost a lorelone Conclusion tnat tn's bin Will
not pass. Every one VINO Is at all a.aii'ar with TIE
way tnls franchise was knocscd dowa 80 The nigh
est bidder some years ago. ana when bidder l0w
wants The Comptroiier to get donating power ior
his benefit mat the sinking Fund were unWil.
ing TO exercise In his favor knows that
: II has strange, eventul history. Ihls
| history large number oil the property owners
along Twenty tiiird street seem 10 have gotten py
, heart, Judging rom tho administrative circular
tney have forwarded to the Legislature IN OPPOSE
ton TO the nil. Tlcy contend that the irancIse y
worth s5oocoo TO-DAY, ana 70 give II away now
only added 70 tue value OF The franchise, would TO
was THERE HARD c,sH9
The defeat OF the Pacific Mail bill stu continues
10 create great zeal OF ralk. The reason for this
| Is not so much because those VINO wanted the Dill
! passed are IN any wise injured by the turn AFFAIRS
look but because there Is such an unlatnOmable
guli between the vote ordering II to third reading
last saturday ana the vote defeating IL yesterday.
Inc IDEA OF change or 'front.' In one week
from GO yeas to 81 nays - such an I'M
precedentcd thing even IN the extraordinary
legislative annals OF Albany, that not a :e OF tho
"Old 'un5N shake their heads obviously In talking
about II. There those who claim tnat the bill
was an infamous one, while those who did not care
| fig one way or the other whether II was lost or
not declare that II was as 'nnocent" bll AS ever
was introduced. BE this as may, the TACT OF the
not explain away the suspicious right about
that sixty-one members made when the vote
among those who voted mo" last night aDOnt the
purify OF whose motives there can be no doubt
whatever; but II rumor speaks with any degree or
truth, large majority OF those who voted q week
ago to order The blli to third reading, and then
lew days afterwards, without explaining me why
or wherefore, turned about in . sod phaanx and
voted Just the otner way, were induced TO do 80 bv
arguments that always convince hote keeper:
knights OF the goose. The following are me names
OF the members VINO voted MOI
Abbott. Atsen Badoau, saih, Reckn1,h Beri Buskley
Re eg sS X LII Hayes He,y iii iodiase iioiste
Housn,on, nungerord Kennedy khiian, hngsand Knapp
Lincoln, r. Lora Lott Mufdock. osgood Preston.
smyth snper, snyder speaker sprngsea squres Swain.
Dusen, vedder Wells, Wiley.
| YORK ASSESSMENTS.
| Mr.. Richard O'Gorman, Counsel for the Corpora.
| ton OF New ork IN answer to a resolution or The
House maturing as 10 wbat defects, in ms OPINION
| assessments IN the city Of New York, and what law
IS necessary to remedy the same sent IN an
| act TO remedy the same, whlcn PROVIDES
that no assessments Tor improving streets
Shall be void IN any suit on account
OF failure neglect to publish any notice, ordi-
nance, resolutions or report oil committee in rea-
ton tnereo, as heretofore required 10y law; or neg
lect TO le any plan, accoant OF variation from
| SAID plan, nor because sucn work was not subject
| to puDc competuon. II IN any proceeding rela-
| tive TO local improvements any error occurs AFFECT
| Ing the entire lst OF Assessments, the supreme
Court OF the special Term, The first department,
! motion OF the Corporation Counsel. may vacae the
assessment ana order new one: PROVIDED thai
| no assessment SNAIL I've vacated or cancelled Of
record, nor shall the lien thereof cease ny virtue OF
order MADE purs uant to this act until said new
assessment snail De confirmed ana entered as pro-
vided Oy existing laws. me remainder "a tue Diil
makes provision Tor the proceedings.
THE NEW YORK CHARTER
| The Conference Committees or the two Houses on
the charter held meeting ths morning Tor an
| hour. lie Is sad that beth committees gave cg
dence OF q Willingness TO not stand too much on
ceremony. but That the Senators are showing con-
|