The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

solitary democrat, with the execution OF Mr.. MUIR
has taken in to the bill IN
tion, and ne only rose 70 AK Tor informa.
SS had Jurisdiction over the county Of oneida.
on being ,,y answered Sy MI Lowe i n
vote with you on your mOtlon.n The vote was Then
taken and stood 20 yeas 10 nays. the latter being
senators Cock and johnson, democrats. Harden
burgh was not present and O'Brien was not In the
lobby when the vote Was had, so they were not put
on the record. The Hobbies OF the Senate were
nouncement Of the vote was followed BY consIdera-
BILE excitement
The bin which gave rise to all the nuttering was
Of course rather small aair IN itself, but the fact
THE FIRST BILL VETOED
BY Governor Holman that has ever been carried
over his veto during his two terms gave to the
result significance that was as unmlstakable
after the Governor viii have to 60 slow on the Veto
idea, lest he gets another trip up even worse Than
the one he got to-day.
amending the Board or Audit act was taken hold OF
in Committee OF the Whole Of the Senate to-day,
Woua certainly be- rhsnss 70 the EFFORTS
OF Commissioner Van Mort. who managed
before the bIli was brought up for discussion to
convert several OF the Senators who were dead set
against 1t to his view OF the ''benents'' the act
would confer upon certain parties in New York, 1t
did not nave the nard road to travel It otherwise
would have had. That very Identical feature
OF the bill which ! referred TO yesterday
feature IN It that Gould not De stomacned BY ali the
Senators, even though they were anxious that tine
bill should pass II It could be made beneficial In
smoothing the path OF the Comptroller without
GIVING THE COMPrRoLLER POWER
that they mad already denied him in other bills.
which reals:-"Nothing In this ACT contained shall
be construed to require the SAID Comptroller to pay
ton s anv Claims Or amounts tns, may lawfully be
paid out OF the avails OF bonds or stocks here
y any aw OF 81
fund" And Senator Madden, who Is one OF the
acknowledged powers In the Senate, was the first
ing. When he closed his remarks Mr.. Van Mort
understand, pledged his word to MI: Palmer
an idea that # the ' Comptroller ~ wanted
to act "ugly In the matter CT settling claims under
the % c he the 90 80 ~
he powsrs gwen BY tins section. Palmer,
aesy for ne passage Of the ac and Sf begged
the Senate not to strike out that portion Of the sec
Madden, Tor time, persisted in his motion, but
finally consented to rtadraw It, saying as ne ala
Tss SORT NeT Wa sqe p m
dies ana 50 WIN have e give
more freely once this obstacle to the bill had 0een
removed. Senator WO0din at once followed up
Madden's withdrawal OF his motion by an amend
ment to the first section, fixing the aggregate sum
Of the estimates 70 be made at
SEVEN AND HALF MILLIONS
OF az the ec men sa S ~ 1 }ae
third section OF the Board Of Audit act and sue
ceeded in having 1t ordered to third reading.
COMMITTEES COM as s' rose BY motion that The bill
should then and there be put upon its
singular eject upon q few Of the Senators, who
made their way out into the lobby and even out OF
the Capitol building wmIe the vote was being
staggered as.a II the friends Of the bill who felt
certain alter Palmers's advocacy q it
Seventeen votes are necessary to pass any
bill, and only fifteen voted for 1t and three against
Tive. Tnree r therefore, not being present the
bill was laid over. 1t will, undoubtedly, pass to-
THE CONTRACTORS, BILL
got Knocked in the head completely when 1t made
its appearance and, as none Of the New York
Madden declared tnat 1t gave Mr.. Green the
same powers in certain respects the Legls-
and he nAV wanted some u'' informa.ion ' from
New York on the subject. WoOdln also stated that
70 know little
nothing about. The BIZ had, under the circum'
RAILROAD STRIKERS AT WORK.
II ever the bill which Senator Adams gave notice
to-day thab he would Introduce become law, IL
will certainly make "ROme how'll as far as the
railroad corporations are concerned. It Will pro-
vide that a Board OF Commissioners Of Railways
shall be appointed whose duty 1t VIII be to take con.
troll OF the various roads and them behalf OF
the State. They will be required after the expenses
sarus over to There are
doubt, many who heartily pray tnat, some day or
other, the railroad monopolies may In some way be
made to feel that they exist at the pleasure OF the
people, and that they cannot DO just they please
regardless OF the peoples rights. Whether bill OF
every Thing that desirable IN respect OF
10 mere matter OF conjecture. The proposition TO
large swallow is rather q Starting one, but
strange things happen nowadays. SO no one can
say for certain whether or not the monopoles Will
ever be made to bow the knee. They are powerful
and wealthy, and scheme like Mr.. Adams win not
be allowed to pass without grand old night all
around.
SENATOR JOHNSON's BILL
to regulate the transporton OF freight Dy railroads
WIN not be very one to the roads
terms g. It provides that they shall not Charge
greater rate for carrying freight over any por.
over their entire line. For instance, II it
becomes law, the central would nave 20
the same price that it would carry it to New York.
1t is questionable whether the companies would not
from one point to another few miles on, would be
unDearabie. THIS however, could be prevented BY
THE HOUSE PRINTING COMMITTEE
met this morning. Mr.. Manning, OF the Arots pre-
sented statement Of charges for extra work, pro-
to examine the committee adjourned I'LL Wednesday
afternoon, at four O'Clock.
The Committee on ways and Means resumed its
Investigation into the charges against the Capitol
Commissioners and superintendent Of the Capitol
buildings. Eleven witnesses on behalf OF the prose-
cuilOn were examined, each one or whom testified
that he knew OF no political influence being brough
to bear upon the w0rkmen on the new Capitol.
They knew OF no man being put on private work
and paid ont OF the Capitol Iund, and know OF no
material belonging to the new Capitol being d.
verted to private use.
Mr.. Foot, OF the committee moved that the testI.
mOny be closed.
Mr.. Jacobs recalled Mr.. Bridgeford, Superfn-
tendent and asked HIM If Lhe Eight Hour law
was in force IN the Capitol works9
Mr.. Bridgef0rd said 1t was not: men worked by
the hour, and that ne had them work 80 BY direc.
tion Of the Commissioners.
Mr.. Harris. OF the Commisslon, stated that the
Eight Hour law provided Tor men working by the
hour and being paid by the hour, and they followed
the law IN that respect.
Mr. Jacobs said that, 80 far as the testimony
went he could not see any proof that any political
influence had been used, nor that work materials
belonging 10 the Capitol had been diverted TO pri-
vate use. He asked, however, that the report he
DELAYED till Tuesday next, which was granted.
The committee then adjourned, Mr.. Forts motion