The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-27
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Lively and Exciting Debate on
the Charter.
Senatorial filings at the Sew.
,..as-a enty Solons.
The Tive Boards Of Aldermen To
Be Retained.
Custom House Republicans After
Van Norris Scalp.
The Cumulative System Clause To Be
Debated To-Day.
CITY Railroad Bills Passed in the
Senate.
THE PRO RATA FREIGHT BILL.
nanid INpaneit Nehemas IN 10 Cons;derpd In
City Railroad Bills Passed in the
Senate.
THE PRO RATA FREIGHT BILL.
Rapid Transit Schemes To Be Considered In
the Assembly TC-Msnow.
Sudds Quarantine Removal Bill Reported-The
Dark Divine at It Again-Assemblymen in
Contempt and Out in the Cold
Friends Of the Old Guard Before
the Military Committee.

tho Military COMMITTEE.
ALBANY March g. 1872
me COMMITTEE OF Seventy's charter was made
she special order to-day In the Senate at noon.
The Hobbies were crowded with the friends and OPP.
pOneuts of the measure, but outsider, interested
In the matter one way or the other, was alo wed
by the President to remain on the floor OF the Sen
ate ITSELF The result Of this was that Solomon ana
Stern had to take back seat In one OF the rooms
In the rear of che Senate, where they were busiy
engaged making copy Of the BILL with amend
ments which they wanted inserted and underscor.
ing amendments put IN by tile Senate Committee
which they do not desire should remain This
copy was Intended for the especial benefit and use
Of Mr.. Benedict when the fight gets warm in gene
raj amendments The latter every once in while
during the reading Of the bill by the Clerk in the
Senate quietly slid into the ante-room and con-
suited with the TWO markers. and as quietly Slid
mto the Senate after he HAD got ''st0cked" with
points. stern appeared to be extremely nervous
during the work. and Solomon looked not wise but
terribly out Of sorts.
Once the hour fixed for the consideration Of the
bill had arrived President Beach called Mr.. d. P.
WOOD 10 the chair. The latter, 1t Is well known is
PAINFULLY LONG TALKER
on subjects great and small, and had set his heart
on making some very long and some very heavy
speeches on at least seventy-lve out OF the one
hundred and five sections OF which 1t is composed,
and by being put in the chair he loses all oppor-
tunity OF getting OF his pent-up eloquence. AS
be left his seat to take the chair he was greeted
Gu all sides by his fellow Senators with "Good-
bs.n "Farewel." The poor man, disappointed In his
hopes tried to smile and look pleasant but the at
tempt was sickiy one and his face soon assumed
look Of forced resignation that was painful to look
upon.
Wuen the title OF the bill was read Mr.. Winslow
opened the ball by Offering an amendment to the
second section, that should read precisely
read when II came from the lower hCuse-that Is,
providing for only one Board Of Aldermen, com.
posed OF forty.hve members instead OF Board OF
Aldermen ana Assistant Aldermen. 1t should be
borne in mind that this last feature of the section
was put IN by the Senate Committee, much against
the wishes OF the trainers OF the charter.
Mr.. Benedict. on benalf OF the committee con-
tended had done Its WORK faithfully In dealing
with the charter. 1t had heard everybody that
wanted to be heard for or against 1t, and had
labored night and day to perfect 1t. 1t had only
looked 10 the public good in amending 1t as it
had. He argued strenuOusly to show that 1t was
the part OF wisdom to have
TWO BOARDS OF ALDERMEN.
Indeed, he thought 1t was an american instinct''
that dictated the placing OF cities and States under
the jurisdiction Of two bodies Under one Board Of
Aldermen the city, he believed, would the risk OF
getting into bad hands Once they passed an ordi-
nance there would be no remedy for the people
one refused to do the other might do, and thus one
would act as a check upon the other What might
other set Of eyes Although the charter had been
amended considerably In .phraseology. the actual
then went or at great length to explain the amend.
menH that had been made. The Senate was EVIL
the charter and Mr.. BENEDICT was constantly
subjected 70 ANNOYING Interruptions at first made
% % be maae that the iii Should be read
through in It's entirety before any amendments
so ese r ms but
was asked to give way ana the motion was deb-
erately made by Mr.. Woodip, he resumed his seat,
apparently much against MS WILL In making the
motlun Mr.. woodin remarked that The Senators
would be able TO understand the charter better, and
what amendments were necessary to perfect 1t as
wnOIe II 1t were read through instead OF consider.
ing It section by section. Iiemann rose-out Of
order Of course-and asked II each section could
not be amended after the bill should be read
through. This raised
| LAUGH ALL ROUND
ct the expense OF the Committee OF Seventy; and
when WoOdin replied, "You folks from New York,
who don't seem to know much about this charter
won't k!now where you are when we got through
with it," the representatives committee In the
lobby looked at Que another In evident dslnay Even
John Wheeler changed color. Woodn uncon- |
let the cat out OF the bag-had, Id fact revealed
amend 1t as to make 1t an almost entirely new bill
or XIII 1t outright In the long run. After the bill
nau Deen reau through MI. Ilcmann got up, and |
as preliminary step towards assuring himself that
he was not out OF order, he very graciously In
formed the Chairman that II he was In order he |
would ike to nave the fact announced. This side |
hit at himself brought down the house, and the |
hafsuppressed laughter It gave rise to broke into
PERFECT ROAR
when the Chalrma~ quietly replied, "Thls time you |
are III order" Inc Senator thus having made GER !
tain that ne was all right declared that ne was very
anxious TO have the t1irty-1lrst section amended so
that some OF the good work accomplished by the |
reform movement OF last November Should remain
intact intact. He then sent up 10 the Clerks desk
sne amendment which provides that the
man 10 power until the 10th OF May, 1874, and that
nos unti then shall tho department be placed in
NY ~, Lawns n' VI inc i've commissioners provided for
~ snc Dii Mr, Iiemann then went on to praise the
TIC nr VI seventy, and alluded to the fact that
sme properly owners, by turning out en- masse at inc
last election, won the victory Tor t,e neonle He
MVwever nad no Idea that they would turn ont as
strong at the next election or az anv eIection for
zen years TO come. There were not twenia
wSn IA tne Committee OF Seventy even
PAST pas, ten years. This was ali their o' own o
cv '. No. Inc very men by whose nstrume niality the
ILL., was rescued from ruin a few mon,bs ,@ ,,aG
conm az along responsible for the crimes fhni wee
rohherss against the peoples rights and for Tia
VINO ruled 70 rum Men OF he same eass ne os S Sa
committee OF seventy had aways had ~ IN u" s, .g
power 70 put an END TO the general misrne hmt thnu
law Ut 70 Stand idly by wnie the nun.
oe ut Of Whom the public funds was s' gong
the "invlnclole forcesv thev seh roa 'ner power power J
with melted away before tne, ,isa a Ma " cVn.ena
Inc rising sun. IL required n oreat nn"oe, Dv,".'
arouse WIS CLASS OF men, and ne did nor tnerefn,
eHpes, 10 see aaem cc;ac out In their fun strep e..
.,ad .lciermned 10 40 ne n Win this lde 9Th