New-York tribune., 1872-03-27

LEGISLATIVE pROCErDmcs

DAY SPENT IN TIE SENATE ON TIM A..
York CuhRTER-THE QUESTION TO CoNer
AGAIN T0-DAY-AN UNUSUAL 5CEsR IN ~,
ASSEMBLY. IN
fPROa THH RBGULAR CORRESPONDENT 0p ruR rp,,,
ALBANY, March 26.-The Senate has .r.,
the day and evening over the Eew-York Cha,,., ~
without deciding anything except that two Boara -
constitute the Common Council When the Cba,,..~
Jeachcd this morning. tho first thng done was 70 r..1
all through, which occupied about hour and oa.,
This, with the rambling discussions which pr,seies -
followed 1t, took all The time up W the hour OF aa
meDt The evening session commenced with ano,,
discussion 10 whether the bill should now be re,s
considered section by section. Though undealablv a.
was the proper coarse under the rules there VS. -,
siderable opposition 10 H. but II carried a la, n
the second section had been read. Mr.. winslow po,
10 substitute the second section OF the Assem mby bill "a
effect OF which would De 70 vest the legislative pove,
n single body OF IS Aldermen instead OF two bod..
80 members each. IL the discussion which ensned n.
Murphy severely criticised the action of the Comuo,
Cities IN proposing two precisely similar b.d..
elected IN the way by identical c0nsttuencie a.
said he preferred the single Board proposed by the Ca
mitee OF Seventy TO two Boards constituted a. inu
bin before them.
Mr. Ticmann then made the longest speech he haa ,a
delivered in the Senate. His remarks were chief, am.
biographical and humorous, but he took care 10 bsy,
understood that he considered the Committee Of s6y.n,
tn making charter, To have gone out Of tIeir clement
They had made charter 10 was true, but they had ms
u very bad one. he was particularly opposed 70 IN
cumulative voting features. He believed that ua
amount Of fraud could be peTpetrated under that AZ.
TEN. He was In favor OF two Boards OF Aldermen aaa
a form of three years for the Mayor lie was opnosss
10 the passage OF any charter at all at the present tina
believing that The charter OF 1870 could easily b
amended to carry the city safely through the cur
rent year 10 wasn't 80 much the charter as the Kind
men VINO got INTO o9.ce ug1eft.
The motion TO restore the single Board OF Aldermes
having been lost The cumulative voting next came a,
in connection with the fourth section, the settlement
tAe composition Of the two Boards being passed
the present. -Four Dem0eratio Senators, Messr John
son Murphy, Cook and Tiemanp, spoke against the co
mnatiYc plan aud Mr. WOodn declared tito be his 10
lief that il uncoDstlIional, though be should 0eF
ertheoss vote FOR IT, Mr.. Palmer sad mat the senst
might well strike out the eDactng clause as 10 au
away the election Of the Board Of Aldermen by pe q
rnua,iye ballot on the whole, nothing very hribf
4as said either for or against proportional repfvr4
ton Mr.. Murphy Ulfde an attempt tn snow VA, as
minority might elect more men than the mslonp sa
he was gbl.~ed 20 suppose bolt or third party
msnt ami Mr. NOodin easily showed the fallsclOlsno
Of his rcasOn0g. Judging from the way the sensoo
CbaTter mis- week and there IL no telling what mar
the iIcct Of their example on the Assembly Ihe y
iOurnncnt took place before a vote was taken on u
mOt0n % subs'i lte the ordinary mode OF voting ia
that proposed by the bill IL Is lot likely, however nn
thi. provision viii be changed as Tor the Fest mere
~ great deal OF uncertainty. Inc represehatNesWu u
Committee OF Sc evenly are in very bad bnn0f
Senator Palmer. the Chairman OF the Committee
Piled That he been subjected TO unwarrantaole dcts
tion from the agents Of tue C0inmtte OF seventy Af
Benedict the other hand sald that ms ibereonrss
with the seventy had been pleasant, aha t,at he say
in them evidence OF domineering spr'. IL !s no z
crct, however, that MIR Wheeler threatens TO Wass
amend it as % retain Messrs Green ana van Non
in office. Mr.. Maddon VINO took part ~ 'ne a., ae
that the committee OF Seventy were divided on the char
ter and thai good share u llel od 1ot Dsle's
morrow when it ia 10 he presumed tnefe will be an o.
portunty for ascertaining the disposition OF he oehse
Az present 1t would be extremely rash to MAKE any pre-
dictOn in regard TO 1t. AS TO the retention OF MesSs
Green and Van Mort in their respective offices, DR. PAM
The Committee We're nj one time of bis opinion bui
yielded Difference 20 the wishes Of the majority OF Re
publican Gaucus That caucus, however, was not ios
one,
Tho business in the Assembly, this morning, consisi:d
chiefly OF the third reading Of bulls. About 80 were
passed mostly of local character. The most note
worthy incident was the Introduction OF resolution by
Mr. Alyord on behalf OF Mr.. Prince, Chairman OF u'
Judiciary Committee authorizing tho prlnung OF los
copies OF the testimony taken Dy tac NJ uH y e
tnsstgation OF tho charges against certain NeHf0rA
Judges The resolution was unanimously carried. IL
NAV therefore, hoped that this Important messure
Viii soon be fairly before the House. The Beach Pnei
matte Rapd Transit bill was made special Otoef i0s
Thursday evening next
The Joint resolution that $50 copies OF the CLERKS Man
nal be printed 500 for the Assembly. and 80 ior the
senate, laid on the table, Ar the ehect OF tN r
linton was simply 10 authorize useless waste %mooe,.
the nrompt action of the House In tabling 1t snpndc
tion that a check win in future be placed upon th
shameful extravagance when enaraeItsLea "tua
II gislatures.
The Senate returned the bl 10 regulate the ferries
running from Tenth and Twenty-thrd-'t' to Green
poiut. with some slight amendments, which were con-
curred in by the House. The bill to authorize the exlen
sion OF certain streets In Brooklyn TO the Last ldtet
was voted down, but, on motion OF Mr. hNorI, IL w
agreed 10 reconsider and lay 1t on the table. lned"
nreyent frauds In the sale OF patent rights was paea
Mr. Dim Of YewYork appeared before the Assemble
Committee on Cities this afternoon in opposition '"
bin to repeal the act Of ian known as Tweed's wa''
bill That act provided for additional supply oi Vaa
for tho City Of NewYork. and authorized the expeaH
ture Of 100000 annually, which amount was s,OS
quently reduced to slOoocOO. About tIe tlme ?.
passage Tweed secured w purchase lands situated
certain lake. which ~ was Intended 10 utLe, anu rnn.
be PROBABLY expected to dispose OF to the CITY AZ E
provsion for AN additional water supply was an aosON
necessity. end that the present aer Dl ah9rued ,
facilities needed 10 procure the same. The lana OWSt
nv Mr. Tweed con be purchased at the price paid oy I
therefor with interest II the present Dl oe
to limit the amount OF inoney & TO- ~ S por
eny other particulars. IL will be all that 10 require"
Al the opening of the evening session OF the Asem
there was q very slim attendance, and ar' A''h
moved call Of the ffouse when 1t was ioupl Jgs.
than quorum was present Mr.. Jacobs moved 'n" v.
members absent without leave be adjudgef IN con'sD
which was carried. On motion Of Mr.. A'oru' eH' ~
geant-at- Arms directed 70 bring Deiore TUE O'
House ali members absent without leave, 70 sn'" a.
why they should not be punished ftr contempt ~
iiouss was then cleared Of ali persons eScef @enDs'
officers and reporters, even the pages being ehooi
and the doors locked To prevent the mgss s,m.
eny one not in the charge Of the selgahss' Hons.
and from that time until 10 o'clock when tae ,s, n
adjourned enacted as unusual .. " sIpeJ
IN Yts characrer The abseutees were brOHgn sss 49,
nv the officer and placed before the bar, ana lne 81
having been stated by the speaker the & baS 20 os
called upon 20 make whateyer eKense he hs ,shoH
oo and 20 were thus brought in, most o. W.,
had nothing more excupatOry 10 present than cls5
were only few minutes late. some feW WI MOS
to treat the action of the House rs an lnsny fgl
tbemseyes but the greater number Wisely ~ nembei
that they had bee TO their duty o % ca
stated that he had been In attendance al ~. ,ex mis
the roll and having been cessariy aDsen % on b,
ntes ho had found the doors locked agalns, %
tnrn He therefore considered the House IN no
him lie evidently considered that he had nau YIN, na
Which the House could disregard Pt .s
very much Of its force when the ,h nature OF b
inoury az a mi.chieyOus member - 70 Iu a." answerx
i.ioh miglt