The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-23

a Resolution Calling for Additional Inquiry
Whether the Superintendent Did or Did Not
Make Good Thing Out Of the For
eign Insurance Companies.
An Act Relating 70 Conn
mon Schools.

was cOntcSteu IOOt Dy IOOt Inch Dy lucn, 10 the
bitter end. Every parliamentary dodge that could
be worked put In operation, but all to no effect.
The forces had been marshalled and drilled. The
Fentonites withstood with solid ranks the repeated
attempts to them Of position. Since Satur.
DAY last the adherents OF both factions OF the repub
ncan party have been actively at work
DRUMMING Up RECRUITS,
and last night both parties very hopeful. With
al their popetglnessi however, they did not for
moment relax their effort TO make assurance doubly
sure to-day. The trains from all sections of the
State brought crowds Of adherents to either
side, and during the day the electric wires
we're frelgnted with messages to members,
advising them to vote for tho bill as
introduced by Hawkins. These messages came
from the Customs ana Revenue departments and
navy YARD officials, and some were signed by W. q.
Kimgsiy the new Ring master OF Brooklyn. All
these had not the desired effect and from CONVERSE
lions and comments held In different quarters It is
safe to say that the whipping IN article which hD.
peared in one of the New York papers this morn
Ing helped beyond doubt to influence several
members to vote In direct Opposition to the side
taken by that journal, -
At tue MORNING SESSION
to-day there was little appearance OF e as all par
ties seemed to he saving their strength for the 0gnt
which was expected to come OIL tonight The only
matter Of moment was the personal explanation by
nuste9 in reply to al article which was re.
peatedly published in the New York journal above
alluded TO. charging HIM with fraud IN
supplying gravel to Central Park. Tne Bald
Eagle was most emphatic In his denunclation Of
tho article as base and unwarrantaDle falsehood.
His explanation, together with
THE LAsnING EDITORIAL
q to-day and Alvord's speech tnis evening, charg-
ting that whatever divisions existed In the repuoli-
can party were due entirely to the stand
taken by the journal-all tended to In.
auce republican members otherwise unbiased
70 assert an air OF independence and
vote In favor Of the substitute offered by Mr..
rwOmby. When the Assembly was called to order
this evening the scene was peculiarly lively and
called forciDly to mind the caucus on the Speaker
chip. Very nearly the same crowd were present
The galleries were thronged, the lobbes at lie back
81 TIC CHAMBER were Crowded to their
utmost capcty. Every place that could be
Obtained outside OF the members' chairs was
taken possession or by some ardent patriot anxious
70 be present at the grand tusse. The manly form,
handsome face and
GLOSSY BEARD OF BROoKLYN's BLISS
adorned one corner OF the room; the Comptr0ller's
cady mingled with the crowd at the back. Tho
Generals OF the canal aud railroad rings were among
the spectators General Barnun. who Is here to
OF the Republic In this state in another corner.
Mr. Wheeler, Of the Committee Of Seventy. stood
along the tnrOng and noted carefully the situation.
The Committee OF the Whole was organized as be-
FORE with Jacobs In the chair AS soon as the com.
mittee was properly organized Speaker Smith took
the moor and delivered sermon of some fifteen
minutes' length in favor o. the original bill Of Haw.
kins. he advanced s,s,syfS 81
that the members should rise above party consider
atiOns and vote only for good government, decar.:
Audit, and suggested an amendment which pre-.
vents increasing any amount OF any claim, and
10 vote as he desired them. The .hoary. headed
Tycoon OF the House. as Niles Of Westminster called
1ueS Strongly IN vor Of the sbs,ae AZ look S
occasion to make It party measure, and Gained
that there were Just o. honest men In the republican
wished to confer the immense power the bill would
give him. When abiding 10
THE UNLIMITED POWER
winch certain portions of the bill gave the Comp
troller. lie was interrupted by Mr.. Smith, who eX-
not rise and address the Chair, nor SLOW any other
evidence OF knoweose Of parliamentary practice
81 the S % wsh e had when Mr. S%
in!erruped again. by So, SAYING " ,. & that in
sulky style. The salty Tycoon said that he had
no objection to be catechsed ny any gentleman, but
HE WAS NOT A sCHOOLBoY.
ana did not wish to be questioned in such harsh
manner as that OF the gentleman from Albany, Mr..
sS"ss vey kc Stfy be uS esss oae s
snS sa Of 50 far 9 sSssssr
MS head and the venerable cheeks were plainly
nushed. Alvord concluded bv declaring that when
party should bow to tncm then it was time that
dissolution should come and new party should he
N. substitute, and was getting warmed up. to the
subject when the hand OF the clock reached eight
Jacobs lei the gave T SSme aSw n. with
and announced that the time had arrived when the
vote was " lie taken, All, All this us, time HawSins had
very nervous, and his imperial and chin conse.
quenty suffered much torture: Jacobs announced
by Mr. Twomuy, when Mr.. strahan arose
and said in most rD,,I imp aSss,Ssr s sne
each word; ''and on that cali the ayes and noes
lie was determined to put the people on record, but
Jacobs ia, ayes and noes were ous Of order in Com.
mittee OF the Whole. This brought
LAUGH AT sTRAHAN,
who ls not new member, and although ne smiled
himself, no did relish the idea OF having shown
50 much ignorance OF the rules Tue vote was taken
against II. Smith Immediately offered 10 amend 10y
striking the bill as amended ailer me enactiag
clause, and insert the original bill with the addi-
tional amendment he had suggested. on this there
came up points OF order from several different
Smith got nervous and somewhat irritable; lie
showed his chagriD quite plainly, but when the vote
was taken IL was dilDoSb II ueClueu uegdtlNe. luls
staggered him more Than ever-so much that when
he O0ered further amendment TO strike out
the first section. there was not one Affirmative vote.
He offered amendment after amendment, but all
we're regularly and emphatically voted down.
Whitbeck offered an amendment providing for q
public meeting OF the Board, and this, with several
other minor amendments to the bill, was reported.
Albcrger then tried the dodge OF substituting again,
and on this the yeas and nays were called. This,
OF course, was
THE TEST VOTE
1t was taken amid death.like silence. and stood
as f0liows:-
YEAs-Republicans IS; democrats, 3-Paige, J..
Foley. OF New YORK. II. n. I'M of ChcmunQ.