The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-25
THE STATE CAPITAL.
LOgrOlllng Commenced I'm the
ste Legislature.
Important Bills Introduced
and Passed.
Senator Perry Taking
Care of Brooklyn.
oBneN's LITTLE CORNER ON ERIE.
Boss TWecd's Seat Filled for
an Instant.
A Savings Bank Law Proposed-Passage Of the
Grand Jury Aot-The Poughkeepsie Bridge
Telegraph Wires in Sewers Dumping
Ashes In New York Harbor-
Trying to Blind tho Press

Telegraph Wires in Sewers Dumping
Ashes in New York Harbor-
Trying to Blind tho Press
ALBANY. Jan. "a, 1872
The FOG roling,n 'pipe.laying" and other styles
Of Chcanery winch have prevailed at this delecable
place IN years past seem to have been actively
menced for this session. Despite the facts that this
" "a reform legislature and that every member is
'risinR above all party considerations" there Will
be- perhaps as much 'yobbery" as usual run
through the regular channels. stated some
time since that an effort was to be
made TO have an extra gallery built
IN which the reporters should be perched and thus
be kept away from getting glimpse at any OF the
measures introduced or chance to expose the jobs
shat one faction or the other may desire TO put
through. This plan, however, has been allowed to
drop, ana It would now seem as II some OF the
attaches OF the Clerks department were In the EN-.
poy OF corporations or lobby masters to prevent the
reporters seeing certain bills. The Clerk and one
or TWO Of his under officers are apparently oblging
enough. but others. pulled up with
THE DIGNITY OF UNDERsTRAPPERs,
and who are otherwise totally unt for the positions
to which they have been appointed. being exceed.
ingly slow in movement and not over brilliant as
chirographers seem to think 1t Is point gained to
refuse repr esentatves OF the press to the bills
introduced, unless positively ordered to sdo so by
the clerk or some person who knows the business
Of the place and has the Instincts Of o gentleman.
II would seem as II the old republican dodge In the
Committee on Engrossed Bills was 70 be "worked"
this year, and that bills Will be engrossed only as
they are made to be objects OF interest 10 the mem.
bers Of the committee or the clerks Twomby's
Board OF Audit bill was ordered engrossed and
placed on 'third reading" but to-day bill after bill
was put through under the order OF third reading
many OF which were reported from the Committee
OF the Whole yesterday-untll AlvOrd quietly init
mated to one OF the Clerks assistants that the Audit
bill had been reported fully twelve hours ahead of
others that were being considered and thus gave
precious "greenies to understand that II they had
forgotten ~ the fact he had not In short time
thereafter the Dill was produced in regular ~ order
and read. It was supposed that Alberger or some
Of the Others would attempt to the or
trip the Fentonites. They had evidently given up
the idea IS hopeless. however, and the bill was
passed ny the following vote:-
Republicans In Roman; democrats in italics.)
THE VOTE ON THE AUDIT BILL.
AIfsmMs;'r1 Abbott 1ilsn Avora D. L. Babcocs Be-
.es 5on c S1S%s srcrs . p.Y ssas,
,ssn d: T xSwsr fhH sye:
1a:; j R 4 Esss Lssss;s
dSs hsslt ns''i Prince: E k
Van w: wTSSS%ssy
WEI Woodward wooiscv. Total s-Republcans, So;
Es Gem. AoeTsT Bern
Esnnsa Ley Mpg Noutsn os. sss Pe Rice
pnblicans, 20; democrats, g.
s1nTr S sn mot Ba H. Bssaw
Sresnhsieh, Hyatt Knapp Lincoln, LOU, isds". foley
The vote shows that nineteen chairmen OF CON-
mlttees voted In favor OF the bill and nine against IT,
Among those VINO voted against 1t was MIR. D. B.
HILL OF Cnemung, who has not yet re-
covered from the rebuke administered to
Housen some few days ago. In spirit Of boyish
suklness he insists on voting on the side opposed
TO that taken by Alvord, and although ne thus
vote, his aid Is not regarded OF any avail since
II Il only the result Of personal spite
Among the bills introduced today was one by
Alberger, which prohibits the
DUMPING OF ASHES
Greek and sands' Point from any boat or Vessel.
and making 1t punishable by ne Of $50, and should
any boat be provided with any pipe or
Of ashes a fine OF $50 ID to be imposed for every
day such pipe or conduit Is continued after notice
mas been given to remove the same by the Commits
Mr.. Fort, OF Oswego introduced a bill prohibiting
savings banks from accepting more than three
thousand dollars from any depostor, and prohibit
ing them from making any payments in checks
without the depositors book being exhibited at the
same time. The Dill providing tnat
THE TWO GRAND JURIEs
Oi Geherai sessions and oyer ana TermIner may
sit AZ the same time, when called up TOR third
reading, was again opened on by Fields. He mad
10 nave parting shot at H. and ne did 1t in most
between the two Grand Juries was SHOWN IN the
fact that one man who was TO have been indicted
on Monday succeeded III having his opponent IN
dIcted on Friday, and the latter hearing of this
committed an act which consigned him TO a cell
IN the Tom6s and the other 10 his grave The speech
The canaers are here In great numbers and OF al,
employees under the new Canal Board, which are to
be announced tins evening
THAT BRIDGE AGAIN.
The good people OF Pougnkeepsie who have been
On 50 S%g and Sa er to
OF It in the LEGISLATURE inns winter,
judging from the way senator Palmers bill was
taken hold Of In the Senate TINS forenoon 1t Will
De remembered that the Legislature last year al
tOn OF q suspension bridge over the river at Pough-
keepse, but That the very ones who had clamored
come forward to give II substantial and once
ane scheme became 10 all appearances, a feasibility,
iatnre 70 make II However, whether those VINO
xansed me bridge 80 badly put up the necessary
fOF It became quite plain TO everybody once the
Gineers had investigated
THE POSSIBILITIES AND PROBABILITIES
OF the swinging OF bridge from shore TO shore with
out anv Intern edate support. that the possibilities
were nowhere: doubtless Senator Palmer knows, as
well as anybody else, By this time that the original
IDEA about the suspension bridge would never ind
favor again, and II IL doubtless owing TO the study
he has given the whole subject that he was led to
bring IN bill this year, not for SUSPENSION but
for bridge with abutments 500 feet apart. The
,Senators heart and soul are In the scheme, which,
N successful. would certainly be OF great commercial
xalue not only 10 The little town OF Po1ghkeepsie,
bat TO the various towns all along the river, which
could not but profit from the increased prosperity
W1uch It's near ncighb0r would necessarily obtain as
LEGITIMATE RESULT
In bis argument to-day, which was short one
buf fuII OF pointed suggestions aud facts relative TO
the general commerce and coal trade which, In his
OPINION, would be SO mnch benefited by the bridge
being bunt, he commended that the people
OF MS district w0uld at once subscribe for the
42,oOO,cOo provided for In the DILL NO injury to the