The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-27
THE STATE CAPITAL.
A Rehash of Yesterdays
Legislation.
The BOARD OF AUDIT BILL PASSED.
APPLICATION OF THE GAG LAW.
MI. Hammers Objection to Swallowing
a Bitter Pill.
BLAIR'S BILL ON BARRELS.
Gas Monopolists To Be Overhauled
by the Senate.
Men That Are Not Born Door,
keepers.
The Gilbert Pneumatic
Railroad.
INFORMATION FOR N0TARlES PUBLIC.
Adjournment of Both Houses Until
Monday Night.
INFORMATION FOR NOTAUlES PUBLIC.
Adjournment of Both Houses Until
Monday Night.

ALBANY, Jan. 20. 1872.
The insurance investigation and Mr.. Southwick's
twenty-five per cent commission on the printing
bills, explained before the committee last night,
the charter or The Committee Of seventy and the
Welghty arguments by the gentlemen from Ger
many" in favor OF the charter are the principal
topics OF conversation here to-day.
Even these are not very actively discussed, and
there seems to be a general inclination to
rest after the active canvassing, caucusing
and debating OF the present week. The
scene last night in the Senate Chamber
was decidedly Interesting. The members OF two
committees sat in the reporters seats and chairs
ranged IN front of the Clerks desk. The
chairmen or the commlttees-Senator Palmer
and Assemblyman Hawkins-Bat the md
die. The gallant Colonel had given his well
oiled hair an extra brushing. Senator Tie
mann had evidently made his .scraggy white
hirsute covering more scraggy than usual Bene.
oicts snowwhite beard and stecl-gray wig were
trimmed out IN tine style. Little Judd, from Staten
Island. had his hair nicely parted In the middle,
and settled himself down In his char for quiet lit
tic .'sn0oze" during Governor Sal0mOn's speech.
Joe ODonohue sat TO tho right OF Governor Sao-
mon, and with his good natured lace wreathed In
smiles as he listened attentlvcly TO
THE GENTLEMAN FROM GERMANY"
At one side OF the room was the .reiormer" Al
In Pickwick, and at the other George o. Jones and
Ben Field, both excellent refOrmers and both very
anxious, no doubt. to euchre fat boy Wilder out OF
the job OF "wOrktng' the committees char
ter through In case the committee should
need the services OF other reliable "rerorm-
ers." Jackson s. Schultz, with his ''shocky" hair
more shocking than ever, sat near the back OF the
room, while the active men Of the committee.
Messrs. Blumenthal and Wheeler, sat at the
otahc afrv sha niuta do nv och
of the speakers. Assemblyman Smiley and another
little man sat In most nOnchaidnt STYLE with their
heels up on the desks in front OF them. Smiley 8
feet, in hts singular position, rested IN
front OF Senator Woodin, who occasionally
gazed at them and then at their owner,
with look 'more In pity than In anger" and then
would curl his nose In such way that one might
think hamburger cheese would just then be as Co.
iogne to him. Governor Solomon went through his
speech, as was reported in yesterdays HERALD
HIS delivery was most impressive, and served as
AN EXCELLENT LULLABY
Tor Senator Wood and Assemblyman Judd and three
or four others. Senator Benedict gave an occa-
sional nod: but when Solomon spoke OF the Board
OF Education he struck soft spot In the Old gentle,
times 70 get his eyes wide open. then
carefully scratched his wig with the In.
ploringy at the gentleman from Germany. Just at
this time Senator Wood gave gentle snOre and
deeply interested in the explanation Of the system
OF minority representation and gazed at Solomon
with his peculiarly happy expression Alter Salo-
mon had spoken his piece ne introduced Simon
Stern, That gent with his melancholy Mephisto-
phellan face, stood up, gazed Tor moment with
semi ptul, semEscorniul expression at the worthy
lawmakers and proceeded 10 say that he had given
the greater part OF ms lie to the study or
Tor fully years. and he believed 1t TO pe the best
that could be devised lie then commenced TO
speak OF the evils OF the Erie Railway. As as
he mentioned Erie Senator Madden grabbed his hat
and. with his head down, bolted for the door. All
the other Senators noticed the hurried exit OF Mad
den ana laughed quite audDly. Stern did not see
the Joke. He stopped his speech and dropped the
mustache. Alter Simon had said his say
S !a Sse,sm Rsgses ,om got up lie thanked
the initiative IN TINS movement. and turning to Sal:
ONION and Stern he poured out a voliey OF thanks
safety valve When he spoke OF he
services OF the Germans Joe ODonoghue WINGED.
His smile died out and MS chin sank down into his
shirt bosom until his diamond stud scratched his
Inc meeting came to an end, as all meetings do,
and the crowd dispersed but 1t very evident
that the speakers had not succeeded In making as
favorable an impression as they expected they
would. Mr.. Solomon, II he lives long enough, may
yet be entitled TO vote LII this State, and will no
DOUBT fnd that he made
VERY SILLY DECLARATION
IN regard TO the press being opposed to the char.
Ter because there was no chance for any subsidies.
SalOmon.wnose words aud actions tend to Offset
the good work and neadway That sucn practical
Thursday night OF next week there is TO be another
similar pOw-wow, and unless ideas hereaDouts
change very much or those reliable refOrmers,
OJones, Field. Wilder Ell d oDe'te genus put their
shoulders to the wheel tie committee will have had
It's "IabOr for It's palms,
The major portion or to days session In the AS
Sembly was occupied In rehash OF The discussion
on the Board OF Audit bill. II came up on message
from the Senate containing the amendments made
TO the bill reported In the HERALD or yesterday.
The argument TO-DAY was cOmmenccd 10y little Judd.
The little fellow warmed up on the subject right
away pounded his desk so vigorously that, were
from damaged reed IN hand-organl one might
thnK that Lttlelohn were present aud ''pounderous
as ever. Little Judd stated;fhat the reform move
ment was not about wiped 0ut,n and he was very
anxious u Know wnere those factions were that
THE PUBLIC PAPERS
spoke OF. Those public papers seem 10 worry the
'reformers' a great deal Nies OF Westminster,
had read about factions IN the party. He saw
something anout 1t In the ''pubic papers.n nc
quOted from Carlyle and SAID he thought very much
like Caryie-"I Fear Of uothlng but decay and see
nothing but progrcss.n Alberger delivered SER
mon on The SUBJECT All these gentlemen wanted
10 nave me Senate amendments rejected. Alvord
spoke in favor OF the bill, and acknowledged thai
factions dId exist, and clearly showed mat the d-
visions and bitterness we're due solely to the course
taken by cerIan JOURNAL In holding memoirs OF the
republican party up to ridicue. Fort, OF Oswego,
who tries To follow In Speaker Smiths wake,
now TOOK mp the cudgel as the Speaker could NOT.
tedder, from Cataraugus, had made very sensible
speech and Fort tried TO Onset II. lie was as.pn-
islied 10 lind the gentleman frem On0ndaga IN favor
o. me Oil which made board OF two democrats an0
Que republican, lie did not want TO have heads
OF departments auditing bills OF expenses winch
they rad created. Mr.. Fort was very much taken
back when Hustled asked him II he knew that the
comptroller WAS PARK COMMISSIONER and IN
formed MIN tnat such was the fact lie tried TO
sr up the lact,ous spirit by calling attention TO The
fact That Avord and his friends and the old line
democrats. with the exception oil ulI of Chemun u