The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-09
The Local Option Liquor Bill
Passed.
ANOTHER VETO FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The Bin Reorganizing the Brooklyn Board Of
4Eysise Returned Unsigned-Pay for the
Impecunious Legislators-Super-
intendent Miller's Case.
ALBANy, May s, 1872.

nut owing 10 ultle uiflercnce OF OplnlOu among
certain OF its members, to the particular wording
of the articles they were unable to come to any
definite conclusion. u is pretty certain, however,
that they viii be ready by tomorrow, and that the
managers to conduct the trial on the part
Of the House VIII he appointed The
question as to who the managers WIN be
Ia rather q complicated one Just at present,
and Ii may require small amount OF log rolling
to definitely fix it to suit everybody. To tell the
candid truth, the House is made up OF such poor
material intellectually that it will be no facile task
to select nine men who can conduct the prOsecn-
ton in manner that will not make the Assembly
laughing stock in the eyes OF the people To be
the members who talk by the hour with
ont saying anything are by means few and far
between, and although they may have very good
opinion of their own abilities, they have better
opinion Of themselves than anybody else has II IL
indeed
A RATHER HUMIiLArING SITUATION
for the larger branch OF the State Legislature be
placed in but then they have make the best OF it
ana put as good face upon 1t as possible There
are only four members at the very utmost who
he set down as really able men, capable OF coping
credtably to themselves and to the State with the
strong array or counsel the accused Judge viii be
certain to call to his aid in the hour of his dis
tress. 1t is not necessary just here TO state who
these four exceptions TO the general rule
are, Dut IL may De stated 1naL tnree
Of them very loath to serve and are
endeavoring to get out OF the field by every posi-
bic ingenuity they to. 1t is believed that
the House will take the matter Of appointing the
managers into Its own hands, and not allow the
Speaker TO make the appointments. The Speaker
might make a better selection than the House
would in its zeal to please its particular favor
ties; for he could not very wen select his own
''pctsf without mourning not only the dlsplcasure
Of the House. nut the people at large, and would be
compelled, from sense OF personal responsibility
to make the selection as ''able'' the situation
will permit OF. Besides, the Speaker has become Of
late intensely unpopular personally with the men,
bers, and If they once got 1t into their heads that
he was anxious to make the appointments they
would only be too glad to nip his aspiration in TIE
bud. Probably tho most interesting preliminary
question TO be decided in relation to this npcach-
ment business-intcrcstng at least the Senate
IL concerned-is the question as TO
WHERE THE TRIAL SHOULD BE HELD.
Albany, taken at its best in the dead Of winter
when the regular sessions are held, is not a very
paradise to live in, and in midsummer it certainly
hath no charms OF any sort wherewith to delight
Nobody knows this BETTER than the members Of the
Legislature who arc not residents OF this town OF
ups and downs, and, and in view OF the i'm.
July the Senators are bethinking them
selves Of the NJ, best way to avoid the discomforts
.canvass as to what place shall be selected for the
trial to be held at is already beginning to be quite
active. Albany, matter of course is way
down the list or towns to he selected FROM and
despite the advantages that the State Library
ness the many drawbacks to even a short summer
residence in the city which have already alluded
to are all-powerful, and have convinced the ma
jorty Of the Senators, If not OF the members of the
Court OF Appeals, that
''ELsEwHERE,'
as Mr. Benedict's resolution has It, viii be much
preferable Just now Saratoga has the most
friends, and those who want to go there anyhow,
court or no court are working hard TO have 1t set
down az the place where the trial shall be held.
Mr.. Benedict and few others believe that New
York city would be the best place, nearly all the
witnesses in tue to be tried are residents of
New York. 1t is believed that the following Sen
Lord, Lowery, McGowan, Madden, Murphy,
o,Brien. Palmer, Ferry, Robertson, Wagner;
wooan win thus be seem If the ca oSa
correct in their reckonings, that the delightful
occupation OF daily drinking mineral waters by the
bucket, eating Myers fried potatoes by the bushel
the right ana wrong of judicial actions will be in
dulged in until the State funds exhausted and
just result obtained on the trial. Three or four of
the Senators are dying to get away right OF. Since
the Saratoga idea has loomed into prominence as
THE HIGHEST REFORM NOTIONS
OF the day they have suddenly taken violent
hatred to the reading Of bills, and the yet more
upon suspended officials to make answers that
might give the outside world peep into the dark
tying the pubic Golfers are no longer de de-
bated, no longer gloated over as reform
cries that bad men must heed and good good
were styled of the utmost Importance"
month ago. and upon the passage OF which people
were led to believe the safety and purity OF the
State government hinged, allowed to hide them
selves unsonght for in the plethoric files OF either
house, and the seekers for reform sit i'm
patiently by, waiting, waiting-nervously waiting
until the decision is MADE that they will be al
lowed to
GO TO SARATOGA
and enjoy themselves at the dear peoples expense
anu all Tor tue sake OF purifying the Judiciary-for
you know that no better purifying place could be
found than that where bubbles up the refreshing
geyser as well as the consoling Congress. The
senators who make II practice Saratoga.
wise every summer are In ecstacies the
even at this early day in rooms where perspiring
darkies grow wrathy over trunks that must be
strapped tightly and boxes that must be iashed
thc Saratoga woud-bes want to go home at once
ana TX uG Tor the c1 S , season Of trial and o
two against Saratoga II the efforts of the New
York Benedict are Of any weight; and then, though
New York Is better than Albany and Long Branch
is handy there will be loud lamentations in certain
quarters where now smes, y and plenty OF them,
reign supreme and uncontrolled.
JOY IN THE IMPECUNIoUs CAMP.
The mpecunious members OF both houses had
their heavy hearts lghtened to-day 10y piece of
Intelligence that was as sudden in its coming as
was grateful II was nothing more nor less than
decision OF the great and good Attorney General TO
impeachment proceedings having begun on the loth
of April, all the members are entitled to pay from
that day To this This decision was not omclaly
handed in to the judiciary Committee this
20 be KEEP. private and the cat got out Of the bag
despite The tightening the strings. whether the
decision VIII be considered sufficient TO justify the
Judiciary Committee taking action upon the matter
" at present question in allegiance. The impecu
Naaus folks are confident that IL finds things all
tvyilt, and II must be said TO the credit OF the
tyM lame OF the Attorney General that sundry
wasberwemen and boarding house keepers have
WITHDRAWN certain suits that were threat
cned l0r back pay for services rendered. And
why should not the Attorney General be rs proud
then as the members are happy But II the pay
goes 10 the end OF the session might not the
hungry people vote TO stay here little too long
for the sake OF their miserable pittanceY
RAPID TRANSIT
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