The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-03
Important Special Message OH
the Financial Condition
Of the Metropolis.
THE FIRST BLOW AT ERIE.
Memorial Of Comptroller Green Asking
for an Immediate Appropri-
alton of Money.
the BOSS CONSPICUOUS BY HIS ABSENCE
Appearance Of Contestants from New York
Caucus Of the Republican Senator's Pros
pect Of Lively Row-A Plot to
Prevent Reform Legislation.


ALBANY, Jan. 2, 1S72
The lawmakers may be said 10 nave fairly entered
upon the duties OF the session. The Custom House
money has done It's duty ami the officials who
ehronged the hotels anG The Railways anu Hobbies Of
the Capitol are departing for their homes. The
democrats coming In by degrees, but none OF
them showing any overflow OF good spirits Assem-.
blyman Heay, Of the First district has arrived IN
almost grand style as Jim Fisk, Jr., for he has
brought with MIN his own physician Dr.. Shine. The
feeling between the FentOnites and Couklingites
has grown decidedly more bitter since last night.
The canaI and railroad rings are nursing their
wrath, and Will undoubtedly make as much trouble
for the vlctors as they possibly can They decined
to-day to accept leading places any OF the
portant committees; and 1t is positively asserted
that on measures not strictly cOnfded TO party
they will vote with The democrats TO defeat the
C0ukilngites- rather they VIII try 10 induce the
democrats 10 vote with them. From This IL may he
determined that
SOME HEAVY LOBBYING
VIII be done In matters Of local or minor interest.
The canallers fearuly depressed they feel their
power and profit slipping away IRON them and they
mtend TO hold on to 1t By all means IN their power.
The railroad men in similar situation AZ lar Ms
Erie Ia concerned, and they are determined to make
blow at tho Hudson and Central at the same time
that the refOrmers are crushing Erie. An
attempt Will be made TO legaliZe the extra
fare paid for drawing room and sleeping the
Hudson and Central roads, and with the proprietor
Of these cars in the Senate 1t Will nccessitate
heavy "worklng" to effect its defeat. Ap attempt
In to be made, however-suggested, probably, by
the Erie people-to bleed the Central road ana help
the Doys 10 pay their board bills. Not alone to ran
ryAd matters ana .aunicpal reform projects VIII
he Excitement he confined. .,sor
l~ rHE NEW YoRK CONTESTANTS 49,
are here supplied with any quantity y: d5ccnents
anu prepared TO maze a bitter hgnt. Duaphy, from
the second district, seemed quite happy until he
Jaw his late 0ppOncnt, Leask, walking along the
hallway IN the Deavan. Then Jimmy stroked his
massive Eoatee, and sail quietly to Hayes, OF the
THIRD district, ~ wonder what that rooster Is a
dom here. He can't contest my seal when l got
5000 majority. on. guess be was only mp to The
CAUCUS" Ilo cOntented himseir with that thought
Rosa appeared on the scene yesterday,
and TO MS evident aStOnishnent very few
seemed TO know that he was the man who had suf
tered 80 much for Ireland as to induce him TO run
keeps his thoughts to himself He Intends how.
eve', to make STIR as ne waited Lieutenant
Governor Beach and had an interview Win him so
There came the Beach poor exile of Erin,
and he notified the aforesaid Beach thai he DonO.
yam INTENDED to present u memorial against Tho
posea 10 know doubt whether steps will '" be
iaken to Dust Tweed. The memorial may
several yey honorable men Il " reu No e wcud
not dare " make move against Tweed. How
this may be lime will tell.
THE VENERABLE SAMMY
Siid not attend the democratic caucus last night.
This regarded peculiar, since he close at
he would stand on the record to-day. They dld not
succeed, however, as he shlrked when the vote for
the speaker was taken, as ala also JOnn A. Foley OF
New Yo,x while Mr.. Osgood oil Saratoga, voted
for Smith. sammy around at the opening Of
obliged to hold the Bible with Tom Fields. me
pec1llsrlty OF the position made both men, and In
= The organization Of the House being completed
with the election Of Speaker and Clerk, directed
cect-was escorted TO the chair hy Messrs Hustled
and Jacobs. When ne was declared elected The
they did last night He assembled the throne anu at
once gave the schooboys VINO had chosen him
how they should w ,e for saSH mo AND
ErlECr OF THE sPEAKER's ADDRESS.
That seemed TO he agreeable enough, but when
nc made out the list or officers authorized
b, the statute and stated That be Intended 70
GERS, attendants or attaches of any KIND mol 80
authorized or not absolutely necessary. then
Of lOaIers and parasites VINO have in
years past held all SORTS OF mythical positions
ministers. Their hopes OF place ana profit are gone,
and many Of them have been here canvassing Tor
When the Speaker stated that he would have
recess and no adjournment, but keep the work
going along continuously, there
A MURMURING GRowL
from the Old members. sOh p' said one, 'he talks
That way because he is right here at home ana don
Now Il ne carries out his intention as 10 appoint
NOT water all the session. and II he does
not the idea OF reform NUT be abandoned. His ad-
given IN style loo much like sermon or prayer.
anu at several points he put q scOwl suci as he
gan put on win eject aud u he would only swing
a IL nv IA W. prn
one might fancy MIN handsome old b'hoy, saying,
n n e. go1n to 40 snis here thing, an what rye
When the Speaker had concluded the protests OF
McMahon against Blair, LEASE against Dunphy and
John A. Foley and the OTHERS by Colonel Rush &.
bawklns The latter gentleman is evidently trying
OF speIter for the New YORK republicans but as YET
TIE CASE OF TON NlrLps.
am ne n ,s S ou Esg. me wrath OF me Salt Sage
but to-day he csppea SpeeS ne Of cI Iast night
81 se% y'.d. T p.1Ss
did. xvaole dtctu He rose and Quietly asked il
Thar was the purport Of the paper. The Speaker
the paper ne could not say TINS tickIeG the gal
lery gods aud they appauded, but the speaker lid
tleman might haue the paper read, but Thomas did
NOT ask for the reading. Thc title OF The prncipal
portion OF the document was:-
SUPREME COURT.
The People OF the State of New York Va Thomas c. Fields
and was n copy OF the proceeding ON which the
bury Thomas was indicted No wonder he did not
want to have II read. The several papers were laid
aslae 70 ne reserred To the Committee on Privileges
and Elections when appointed.
shortly before one O'Clock the Governors Message
was received, End as soon as II was opened the |
crowds became frightened at lis bnlK, and the |
chamber AND galleries were soon thnned out
Or course }t would not be quite The thng if the
assembly at The start of the session were 10 QUITO
The other House In point Of piety. and so the pro-
ceed!Dgs in the senate were opened with prayer by
me Rev. Dr. .Clafx, OF this city, who very Iortu
nately for the Over-pous members, made
~ ny instructions to- the Deity very short
senators with The exception gep"S Of sIurp ,%y
snu IWeou LwhO have not arrived ycN were