New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-26
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE REFORM HALT.

TERESTs AT wORK-THE BOARD or AUDIT
OUr-GROPING ABOUT THE PRINTING-TWEED
AND ROSA.
IRON THg SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT oP TuB TRTBUsEI
albany, Jan. %. - The Senate this morning
amended it's bill for the settlement Of claims against
the City of New-York; 10 as TO make il identical
with the Assembly BILL except that the President OF
the Board of Aldermen Gen. COchrane) was omitted
from the Board of Audit Mr.. Benedict still insisted
his original plan to leave the entire business with
Controller Green. He inveighed against the Board OF
Audit as visionary and impracticabie plan. He
even opposed the amendment which throws open
the sessions of the Auditing Board to the public.
Mr. Benedcts structures had no effect on the minds
of Senators. 1t will be remembered that before Mr.
Twombly's bill had been introduced in the Assem-
bly,, the Senate Committee on Cities had reported
bill providing Board Of three auditors, viz. The
Controller, the President of tho Park Commission,
and The Commissioner OF Public Works
As far as tic Board of Audit is
| concerned they simply adhere to their
original BILL while they adopt the excellent amend
ments by which the bill was so much improved in
the Assembly. The only question left for settle
mcnt is whether the Senate shall yield and accept
Gen. Cochrane or the Assembly reccde anl reject
him. Senator Woodin, rising to the point at issuc
said: 1T that in the House the
passage Of the bill was remarked q sort
have been had in this city and elsewhere es
a result Of 1t. This is disgraceful. We not here
to legsae in the interests OF Fcnon and his friends
Conkling and his friends, but in the interests Of
the people of the State of New-York" He (Mr.
Woodin did not know where they classified hi0.
lie had not yet classified himself. He n0bOdys
man. but should act independently of party or fac
ton in the matter.
Mr. OBrien said there seemed to be great deal of
trouble here about this Board Of Audit. Every
Senator seemed to have favOrite OF his own; they
ignore tho oUly man who comes from the people
that is the President of the Board of Aldermen Gen.
COchrane). He was no favorite ofhis BE had been
a Reforner in this movement. All those men now
in the bill became Reformers at the last moment so
as to get Office Do Senators know how these gentle
men get office ycorrupt bargains with these cor
rupt men who have been branded thieves all over
the country consider myself one Of tho Reformers
/ declined accepting favors from those who had
been branded as thieves. Mr. Green got his office in
the dead Of night through a bargaln--a bargain
which Connolly while in Jail threatened to expose If
Green did not go and see him. and Dir. Green went.
Mayor Hall followed me in the streets and asked me
whom wanted appointed in Tweeds placof told
him could accept no fayOrs from man had been
denouncing Are You going to ignore, III making up
your Board of Audit, the only who has been III
dorsed by the people say strike them all out, II
any, and take new set Of practical me1.
There is a mystery about this thing gentlemen
There have been corrupt bargains all around, and
know it. The Senate ought TO give the people of
New-York some representation. You do MT know
the wants of New-York. have been first and fore
most in this Reform, and mean TO carry 1t through,
SD far as / know how. You ought to put in an
elected officer. Neither of these men is chosen
by the people lie was in favor of
Han rlan had
Initted every deed of rascality out Of
Office. The President Of the Board of Aldermen has
no patronage to give away the others have. That
is the reason he il set aside. We should put practi-
cal men in this Auditing Board; Controller Green is
not a practical man. those find ont who have
husness with his Department. The Office Is too big
for him. Laughter.
A motion of Col johnson Dcm), TO insert the
words :" the President of the Board of Aldermen III
order as he said, that the bill might he in all re-
spects identical with the Assembly bi was lost b.
a vote OF 8 to -. THIS shows that the Republican
Senators bad determined TO act as a unit. AS for the
resolutions Of the Committee of Seventy, they have
not mad feathers weight. The agents Of the Com
nittee here say that the Committee are more likely
than not to recede from their position as soon as
full meeting can be got together.
In the Assembly, Mr. AgOrd's resolution for the in
yestQaton of the printing contracts, &c. was taken
up aud passed with two amendments. The first
transfers the duty of investigation to the Committee
OH Public Printing and the second provides that the
meetings Of tho Committee shall be public The FOL
lowing are the names the members Of the Committee
on Printing: Messrs. Smiley of Lewis. Chairman j. ID.
Brown OF Cayuga Bennett OF Kings; Pierce Of Franklin,
d. L. Babcock OF Albany, Squires OF Cortland Woolsey
OF Ulster Cook of New-York, and Oakley of Queens.
The motion making the sitngs Of the Committee pubic
was offered by Mr. d. j. Hill OF Chemung.
Mr. Judds bill to encourage the formation or froe pun
lie libraries, by towns and villages. ordered to
third reading, after the adoption of some amendments
designed TO facilitate object OF the bill. The Port
chester Savings Bank bill also ordered TO third
reading having been amended to limit the invest
ments in town 10 amount not exceeding 20 per
cent Of the deposits The Judiciary Committee reported
adversely to the prayer Of q petitioner Tor
the establishment OF "a lottery In ala OF inc
sufferers by thc Chicago IRE. On tie Otef manu- reso
luton introduced requiring the judiciary Committee
report the legality OF the traffic III prize packages,
and asking what legislation, any, Is required 10 put
stop to the business On motion Of Mr. Jacobs, II was
resolved 10 hold evening sessions ON Tuesdays ana
Thursdays commencing with next week, tor the conSi
Grafton OF bills in Committee
In the Senate, Mr.. W0odin introduced resolution
calling upon the Controller report oil existing PRINT
Ing the cost OF doing work under contracts
and the cost OF doing extra printing the class VI the
latter kind OF work, by whom ordered, ETC.
The petitions against legislative interference with the
Erie Railroad appear from all parts OF the State, and
from almost every Senator. petition was also pre-
sented, requesting Gov Hoffman to ask the President to
instruct the Burea Engineers to revise the pier line
OF the City Of Brooklyn The object Is understood 10 be
In this way 10 accomplish what was sought to De
done last Winter, TO lcngthen the lines south OF
the Fulton Ferry in mont OF Martins. Hsrbeck's, and
Woods bonded warehouses. Mr. Perrys bill relative 10
notsres authorizes notary to perform the functions
OF his Office In any section OF the State His bill relative