The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-16
The SOreheads Still Grumblng Over
the New Committees.
DREAD OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE WHIP
Senator Tiemann's Proposed Reorganization
of the City Government.
Gambling Election Ballot Boxes.
The Curtis Case.
ALBANY, Jan. Is, 1873.

ALBANY, Jan. Is, 1878.
The excitement amongst the soreheads over tina
Speakers action In not making everybody who
wanted to be chairman OF every important COM
mittee, and everybody else who was anxious to be-
at least private in the ranks on any committees
whose duties give promise Of q few
''BIDs FOR FAVOR"
during the session. is still at fever heat. The indiS
cations, too, are that an effort will be made BY
some of those most aggrieved to form
q little combination ON their own hook
whereby they can not only wreak vengeance
upon the authors Of their disappointment but also
make their services valuable whenever there Is q
chance to get somebody In corner. The general
impression to be that Mr. Cornell did his best
to satisfy all hands, but there Is installing tha
fact that
THE CUSTOM HOUSE INFLUENCE
rules the roast in every one of the committees 81
Importance. The consequence Is that In the Opin<
ion Of many, several of the appointments are exf
tremely injudcious. But, though the charges
are general, the bill of specifications has
not as yet been made out clearly enough to indi-
cate just who the weak men, appointed because OF
the influence OF the outside rulers, really The
old members, who were overlooked, not to say
snubbed by the Speakers selection feel their dis,
c0mfture more keeny than the greenhOrns. The
majority OF the latter ore not men OF any great
weight, OF course; and although they grumbe an
nercely as the old 'uns they nave been led
to believe that long as they are
allowed to get good hold upon the little places
that are to be distributed after the charter passes
they really have nothing to complain about. They
WILL therefore, from now until that delightful Pc
Rod live in
AN AIR OF SWEET EXPECTANCY,
in every skirmish along the line ana
In every regular BATTLE If Disappointment
should come, then they will be pOwerless
to do any harm, and the rulers can snap their fin
gers and defy them to do their worst. What COM
however, by the soreheads and others who may be-
tempted to go the way that leads to- party troubles
hard to saw but the whip that has done such GOOD
service already may, even when the combinations
look the most hopeful, be snapped to good purpose
and make everybody fall into line and beg Tor
mercy for having even dared to rebel. Mr.. DOnO-
hue, Of Kings, to-day introduced his Gas bill, the
full text OF which has already been published IN
IN THE SENATE
this morning at least two bills were introduced inn
portant enough for notice. Mr. Chatneld pre-
sented one relative to
GAMBLING,
which imposes penalty OF from one to i've years.
Imprisonment on common gamblers those who
keep any place OF any kind for the purpose OF
gambling. and all connected with gambling games
and policy shops, Or as the bill designates them,
BANKING GAMEs,n
where money OF IS an t Se f
quenters of Delavan parlors after midnight, when
the third House is In Joint session with the gayer
members Of the two other houses would be greatly
excited over this bill II 1t mad any chance OF be-
coming law, or IL inviolaDle laws were ever to be-
found in their statute books. TO deprive some OF
our most brilliant lawmakers OF the charms con-
nected with
would be to rob them OF Albanys pleasantest as,
soclations and deprive our Legislature OF some OF
its most gifted geniuses.
Senator Lowery's bill, introduced to-day to re-
peal chapter III of the laws OF 1871, does away
with
at elections and, by inference, returns US to the
simpler and less expensive system, where votes
for Congressman. Senator, Hssemblyman and
suppose, roadmaster of the county and PHsiden-
tial electors all jumbled In one box together,
One effect Of the bill will be to give the federal
officials under the Enforcement act better chanc6
to ''enlOrcen the canvassing or votes for sta ia
Officers while they performing their legitimate
duties Of supervising the federal portion OF tie
election.
THE CURTIS CASE
was postponed to-day until tuesday next AFTER
legislative business-the main business OF that day
being the reelection OF Roscoe ConkIing to tue
United states senate. Mr. Chatield asked the post
ponement because he had to attend the funeral OF
a friend and could not be present; but the sugges-
ton received further from the fact that there
would be full Senate present on that day, and
iull Senate was deemed very desirable for so I'M
portant an occasion as the Curtis VOTE
His case certainly looks quite bright, for In addi-
ton to q rather weak prosecution, comes the
PRECEDENT or PR1NDLE
to aid him. Prinde. VINO was acquitted only lase
week Is the only Judge in the list OF accused
Judges who has escaped conviction. He IS also the
only republican in the list, and his acquttal has
therefore the appearance OF a partisan partiaity-
Now Curtis comes up-a democratic Judge-and II
there is chance to acquit HIM the republican Sem
ate will do it in order to show their impartality 10
party In the conduct OF the other trials.
Senator Tiemann tomorrow will introduce his
bill to
REORGANIZE TIE CITY GOVERNMENT
OF New York. AS said yesterday, IL IS n demo.
cratic fight against the Custom House charter; but
il Is something more than that. 1t Is a democratic
demand for the old democratic principle OF local
government. 1t proposes to sweep out of exist
ence all legislative commissions for the city-to
make the Mayor OF New York an actual Mayor,
ment to appoint and remove all his
all city officials, OF whatever rank or
influence without regard to party or application to
opinion. According to senator Tenants bin the
Mayor may remove, with cause, any head OF de-
partment and secure the removal, with cause OF
subordinates in any department., and need only
inform the two boards of Aldermen OF his action
within ten days after the removal. The Aldermen
will have power to affect his action but the re-
port Of the case to them Is intended to secure an
Ofiicial public statement OF the removal, thus
bringing the action directly before
PUBLIC OPINION
Senator Tiemann Is Just now studying the new
republican charter and says that there are some
good points in 1t, which he will not refuse to ise
but many Of Its provisions are dstastef 10 MN as
q free-born New Yorker and lifelong democrat.
What he mainly wants to do Is TO secure the pess
interests OF the city.
The Constitutional Com mission.
ALBANY, Jan. Is, 1879.
At the session of the Constitutional Commission