The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-28

in power OF Mr. Green ior TWO years. lie then went
on 10 say that ne did not want all the gain oil the
late reform victory TO be thrown away; that Mr..
Green had become very unpopular on account Of
late, and that 1t would be
- IMPOSSIBLE TO ELECT HIN a
TO any once. Mr.. Van Mort was pretty much In the
same lx. but In MS opinion he and Mr. Green were
both good men; and should be retained for the time
sreS Looking raer excited he ross rom his
seat and, gaming the noor exclaimed
SENATOR oBRIEN's SPEECH.
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Green have together and formed combination. They
o. them and ccnovs .nohe Thor: more
%s New S .n ns IN snS sy ns
Knows that NJ Van Mort ha. been one Of the tools Of the
s: "
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Of msn Kim
there Who have a.0s @ 6s
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Chairman, are we going 70 have REFORM There 10 no
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see 1e senator from the Eighth asking to have one Of
Now Mr. Chairman, shall vote tor the charter, provided
and sn s's Sas New YORK
places .a'i By his Covering You iii
same bargains over again don't say anything about Mr.
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honest and honest repub
they have done and propose
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sufficient this Senate that there something wrong
no
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fully accemplshsd came 70 this Senate At =, great per;
came here 70 destroy the amany ami Erie rines That
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prevail
This speech set the entire Senate in an uproar,
and senator Lewis got up at its close and declared
not the question properly under discussion. The
CHAIR ruled the point or order well taKen and soon
ment the Senate adjourned. Winnie O'Brien was
speaking and denouncng the corrupt c0mplna-
ton" Nelson J. Waterbury AMI Daniel Conover were
INSIDE THE CIRCLE
almost front of nim or course, every eye In the
Senate was upon them. Their position must have
been anythtng but comfortable, although waterbury
looked In nowise disconcerted and Conover sat-
side apparently deaf to everything O'Bren was
saying.
At the opening OF the session OF the Assembly this
morning the members who were stu absent when
the proceedings connected with the call of the
House were suspended last night were called up to
answer Tor contempt. Messrs. Buell., Burns, Gram
COCO good, Snyder, seuifes d. Tompkins, woodward
and Bemus were each separately arraigned, and all
were finally purged OF contempt me excuse given
Inv ma m IA
they were too Ill to attend Mr. Snyder had been
suddenly called home to see his mother, VINO was
sick, and had returned as early as pN5slble this
morning. Mr. Bemus was put through course OF
sprouts because he had gone to attend the meeting
IN New York. 1t was proposed TO fne him, first $50.
then S1O and also to incarcerate him IN the county
lai for period VI five days. The House was cOnvulsed
with laughter as each penalty was proposed and
the Speaker interp0sed some admOnitory remarks
upon the Improperly OF levity upon question Of
the House and the taithiuiness OF It's members. But
the scene was so funny the members could not re-
strain themselves, Notwithstanding the Speakers
attempts to impress upon their minds the supreme
importance and solemnity Of the proceedings.
any penalty being imposed further than that OF the
orGeal ne went through In his arrangement at the
Mr.. Niles, VINO evinced so much dspleasure at
the manner OF his arrangements last night, offered
committee Of three 10 investigate aud report
whether or NOS the call Of the House was moved &C.
Whistler any Of tue members VINO voted Tor Il have
been absent, not upon public business during
ten foil days OF the session. The resolution was
Tne esular order OF business was then proceeded
wltn anu large number q bulls which came up for
portant local acts.
which gave rise TO SO much political discussion In
COMMITTEE OIL the Whole, were among those which
were passed and sent to the Senate Tor
two bills mad been postponed on account OF the slim
attendance OF members, but they wal be called up
abolishes the present water Board and creates in its
place new Department OF City Works and the other
reorganzes the FIRE department Mr. Jacobs ana
Committee OF the Whole, on the ground that large
majority OF the best citizens OF Brooklyn, represent
ing both political parties. were opposed to the con-
tempated changes. when were instgated only for
the purpose OF leglslating democrats out OF ofice
and putting republicans In their places took occa-
zion to protest again against the Improperly and
injustice OF this special, partisan legislation, adv0
county even against the protesatons Of the citzess
OF Brooklyn as represented by their recognized re-
form committee. Both bills were passed: however,
vote OF IS to ~ and that recognizing the Fire De-
partment by vote OF 60 to 20.
CROOKED LAKE CANAL-rHE QUESTION OF SELLING
OR ABANDONING CANALS.
In reply to resolution calling upon the Attorney
General Tor mis- opinion whether there are any con-
stitutlonal objections to the abandonment Of tine
Crooked Lake Canal ana lts sale " ing stste, Cen
OF the constitution expressly prohibits the sale
Of any OF the canals of the State; but ne was OF
opinion tnat the Legislature might practically
abandon the canals by emitting to make appropria.
lions for their repairs and management, and ne
understood that to be the substantial ques.
he goes on TO say IL may, no doubt,
be argued that the prohibition against q sale tn.
plies that 1t Ii the duty OF the Legislature to keep
the canals In working order, because II their posi-
BILE abandonment were contemplated by the constl-
tuition the prohibition against sale would be ab.
surd. 1t might be said that II the canals are 10 be
abandoned there can be no possible reason why the
State should not sell the land which they occupy.
The Attorney General does not think that any
weight should be gwen to this argument, for the
reason that it would lead to the result that the Leg
even though from changes In the channels OF trade
or the discovery OF new methods Of travel not q
single ton OF freight should be transported on them
or single dollar OF revenue be derived from them;
and he does think that such stringent rule was
contemplated. While the Legislature Is prohibited
from selling the canals, and thus protected against
the ntrlgues Of ricn and powerful corporations who
might desire Obtain control of them and other