The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-23
A Legislative Inquiry Concerning the Reming'
toms Militia Rifle Contract.
The Senate Still Toying with
rg Rapid Transit.
Proposed COdifcatiOn Of the Laws Gov
erning the Marine Court.
The Brooklyn Police and Health Bills Passed in
tho Assembly-Fight Over the Wharves and
Piers-The Safe Keeping and Care Of
Lunatics-Hasty Legislation-Tl
dsn's Judiciary Bill To Be
Favorably Reported.

Favorably Reported.
ALBANY March %, 1872
The lobbyists and the bone hunters are in mourn
ing. Ever since the session opened they have been
roaming about to see what they could devour, ana
up to the day when the Soutnmayd bill was intro.
duced their chances were few and far between.
That bill was their first chance, and while Brlen was
working like beaver pcrfectlng his plans to make
It's passage certainty they counselled ana plotted
over the matter and discussed the "worst" OF the
bill and the hold 1t would give them on both houses
How the rumpus at The Grand Opera House two
weeks ago put all their hopes to fight is now matter
OF history. IL was quite natural under the crcum.
stances that they should look about them for
another bone to pick but though they watched
every bill carefully and even canvassed over the
pro rata freight act there was
NO FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY.
The leading members OF the third house
0nally made up their minds to cheat their
iandladies out OF o weeks board by steal
Ing out Of town by night, and the would.
be brlbed members Of the Senate and Assem-.
bly, settled down into ine conviction that from that
time forward their wash bills and liquor notes OF
hand would have to be paid by themselves or not
at all. It was at this supreme moment that the
new Erie bill made its appearance, and that the
ahead. Nobody thought OF leaving town for good,
and the caucuslng and plotting and schemng
began once more the objective point Of the lobby
batteries being the treasury ofthe Erie dlrec-
tory.
.Dye see." said O vrtuous member to another
the night after the bill introduced, 1--WE got cut
out OF that other Ring, you know, and we must
make 'em sweat this tlme.'
And this was the decision OF the rank ana file OF
THE BONE.HUNTERS
On all sides In and out OF the two houses. When
the previous condition OF affairs when Jay Gould
was tumbied out OF power is once taken into con-
Blderation, and when 1t Is remembered that It was
followed up so quickly by the introduction OF the
new bill, IL is easy to imagine what must have been
the general CONSIDERATION OF the fraternity to-day
when the announcement was MADE that the Erie
people had changed their minds and had
decided not TO press the bill; and this
right In The teeth OF the fact that the
Railroad Committee this morning rep0rte d
favorably upon 1t. Was ever cruelty more sharply
defined and the lobby conscience ever more rudelJ
.arousedf Now It may be that the announcement
Is authoritative, 1t may that 1t Is not but, at
Hi events, The scare is universal among the hungry
people and 1t Will require no small amount OF con-
vlciion that everything is not vet lost before they
win be able to steady their nerves for
FRESH ENCOUNTER.
1t Is said by parties VINO are known to have secret
dealings with the present management OF the Erie
road that the reason why the bill Is not to be
pressed u.s. that the scouts sent feel the enemy
reported him In strong force all round the camp,
and SO ntrencned that 1t would require guns OF the
very largest cabre TO make him give way. How
ever, there are those who think that the announce
Is snrewd dodge on the part ' Of '' the
generals who were sent up to fight the
battle at Albany and that instead OF being actual
q To a a
to draw the enemy from his own CHOSEN ground and
10 defeat him In open field without resortng 10 the
necessity o using heavy ordnance. Indeed, certain
facts which have come to light this afternoon seem
10 bear out TINS view OF the case ana 1t is more tnan
one OF large VS.. small ammunition. The commissa-
Iiat Of the enemy Is in miserable condition, and
this Will, no douOt, have great weight In
DECIDING THE BATTLE.
II the Erie generals find out 10 their satisfaction
that they VIII not nave to use as much AMMUNITION
IN the open field 10 make iher Toes lay down tneir
arms as they VIII to attack them strongly III.
irenched, then in all probability their new scheme
1n the Senate Will be followed up TO the end-for
certainly no good general would make MS country
pay 100000 for the lun OF winning victory II he
found out That by making his hungry enemy await
the c. would not be third OF that snug little sum.
Next week Inc result Will doubtless be known and
the question Of the capIuaiIon, the large and the
small arms be set at rest forever.
THE RAPID TRANSIT SCHEMES,
The Beach Pneumatic Underground and the Me
tr0poan transit, or VOTER railroads, were passed
To-day In the Senate, the former by vote or 10 to
and the latter by IS to 2 The Gilbert Elevated
came up IN Committee oil the Whole, and Madden,
who had fought like tiger for the other two bills
not even hs eloquent ..gun OF arr could bulge the
senate In It's apparent determination TO have the
bii put back for further consideration. He yielded
hnaliy 10 the general desire, and moved to have 1t
Iecommltted to the committee. The motion pre-.
valien, ana SO the Dill goes back whence 1t came
IN an probability 10 sleep the sleep that knows no
waxing, even for an elevated railroad.
49,, THR BROOKLYN PIERS.
Inc Dill authorlzng the extension Of the BROOKLYN
al N yvbif n spl
The Assembly last week. has peen iavorably reported
~ Tue senate Committee on Commerce and Navlea-
LOn, anu Ieconimltted 10 The BROOKLYN Senator'S
who are 10 consider provisions before the ale
ianion nna 10 a Ss upon It, wna mas attracted al
quite struggle between two parties over the sub
tect-one being IN favor OF and Inc other against IT.
The parties all hail from the City OF Cnurcnes and
have so far manifested as much eagerness q echra
eacn otner as though the very late OF BROOKLYN de.
those who advocate the bill that the needs Of
commerce demand ITS passage, and 10 show that
contend inat The river IL = 100 feet wide where ins
pier Is to be built and that last year the Legislature
authorized the construction Of one 81 the same ex
tent as the one mentioned III the bill where the river
III only 100 feet wide. Senator Murpny Is In favor
OF the measure. but 1t is said that Senator Perry
doubtful. There seems 10 be nothing in the bill
that New York city can carp at, and as the shippers
Mt The opposite port Will be Accommodated by the
extension II Is not likely 10 meet with any serious
The subject has not yet come up for discussion In
the lower, house but The Railroad Committee to-
day reported adversely on the Beach pneuma tic
scheme and IN favor OF the central underground
road. The committee appear to be opposed to the
viaduct system, and the Indications are that the
central underground, 70 tunnel Broadway, Will
pass, although the impression SILL prevails that II
II does tile Governor will veto It.
we are 10 have an arms investigation here as
Wen as the one IN Washington. The reading OF q
preamble and resolution the subject INTRO
dnced by Mr.. Twombly In the Assembly attracted
some attention. Last year the SUN OF $3.50 coo was
appropriated for the purchase OF
BREBCH-LoADEBs FOR THE STATE MILITIA,
ahu Conmissoners 10 examine arms and select tho
Dest were appointed The preamble recltes that tho
newspapers allege That those Commissioners "were
entirely ignorant Of any practical or scientific
ku0Wledge OF the subject. that trial NJ