The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-01

mortal. the case or This man Englsu pIouilsce W
be productive OF q good deal Of interest. II the
statements that have heard right and left here
to-day are based on what is called good founda-
tions, true, he is not such an immaculate sort
OF an individual as his friends try TO make him
out to be. 1t Is stated that he is held In jail on the
strength OF bad law but 1t Is pretty certain that
that law is to be abolished. The committee are
evidently
and feel that they have got white elephant on
their hands, Mr.. Beebe tells me that when he In
troduced the memorial he did so simply because 1t
was handed to him to be introduced, and that he
believed by advocating the motion that was finally
carried by his eoquence about imprisonment on
false pretence," he would attract the attention OF
the Legislature to the fact that there was legal
wrong to be legally righted. He says he had no
idea, in making the motion he did, that the Griev
ance Committeeshould be vested with full power to
investigate the Mutual Life Insurance Company
in view OF the fact that English's memorial
properly constituted, should have referred simply
to the fact whether he was rightfuly held or not
on suit tor libel against him by Mr.. Winston.
Why the committee, because OF this suit against
an individual should be, empowered to investigate
the company with which Mr.. Winston Is con-
nected Is
A QUESTION HE HAD NOT THOUGHT OF,
and yet, strange to say the committee by his mo-
ton has the authority TO investigate the company.
Now, 1t may as well be said 1t isrumored that there
is great deal back OF this peculiar memorial
business. On the face Of 1t 1t will be conceded
THE MEMORIALIsT
looks like badly used man. II he is that IL ex-
actly what the committee has to find out and decide
upon. His side OF the case has been already pre-
sented to the public, and yet there many prsmi
nent members OF the Legislature who contend that
he can easily get bail II he wants to, and that he
only wants to make George Francis Train martyr
OF him that In fact he intends, on the strength
OF legislative action by which a bad law will be
repealed, not only to get out OF jail, but to make
good thing out OF the rnmpus by suit for false i'm
prisonment after he gets out. The joke OF the thing
ia that there now two criminal indictments for
libel against English, instituted In Kings county by
Mr.. George T Hope, president Of some insurance
always been and yet ready to arrest him on the
strength OF them whenever he is released from
Ludlow Street Jail Between the latter JAZZ and
a preference, and has all along been anxious to
Keep out Of the way Of the criminal officers.
THE FRIENDS OF THE COMPANY
in the Assembly assert that English has never at
any time raised the question whether the bail de-
manded In his Winston suit is excessive or moved
its reduction. They moreover state that Englsh's
counsel has often asked for delays In preparing
their answer to the complaint against him, and
be so the committee win have to inquire whether
the prol0ngatlon OF Mr. Englishs imprisonment
Is due solely to ns t Sr no i may anS &c
ago by the exposures Of the HERALD, has not quite
House are largely interested in keeping mat
tiers moving.n In this insurance business there Is
evidently
The fifteen thousand dollar mans success has
proved, 1t would seem, an incentive to other I'M
scrupuiOus rascals and the row over the Hcndee
bill has made them all the more anxious to make
their little pile. That the lobby are after the life
positive fact, and in default Of railroad companies
that will not come down between now and the bal.
ance OF the session they are determined to strike"
right and left. This English case has Afforded
THE SHARKS
a splendid opportunity, and the committee owe 1t
to ITSELF judging from all have heard in relation
to the matter, TO act in such way as not TO even
give rise TO suspicion as to their reform motives
The lobby strikers and workers outside the Legts,
lature are known In this insurance business, and
the strikers inside the Legisa ture may not be I'M
known. The HERALD has already routed the ras-
the pretence OF performing an act OF REFORM GER
tain parties may do an act that will Ill the pockets
Of sne mas be- Sra~Ses to gn by
name and district.
Tomorrow the charter discussion will be again
resumed. The question Is upon Senator Woodin's
proposition to amend the twenty-seventh section,
TWO heads Of the Aidermanc boards the
power, pure and simple, without confirmation. re-
bate or drawback. The debate will not be much
has already been, and the Senate In its present
temper will vote 1t down. probably without deci-
sion TO sye she v mayor e
men, will then be the next question before the
Senate, and here the battle will increase again. 1t
Will be amended most likely, so as to retain several
OF the republican heads OF departments already In
ONCE and impose no additional restriction on the
Wcodin's also fell like thunderboit on the heads
of the members who had attended the caucus on
Wednesday night and who rested under the i'm
thntn lon ntoiV hnn flo
Woodin was not keeping faith and that nndng
to SsS the parity whip A0 puSs aad
drive Senators to q record upon which
the. republican public were to put their
in his own great speech. Again It was said that
Lowery first evaded the caucus agreement by in
longer bound BY the agreement when Lowery had
broken It. There was good deal OF astonishment
among the caucus men when Hank smith was
ton Is yet very vehemently debated whether the
party can carry him or not The democrats have
twenty-seventh section SO long as the republicans
are divided, and WIN probably have no opportunity
hours OF the charter discussion.
THE SENATE IN COMMITTEE.
In the Senate tonight Senator Robertsons bill in
in westminster county was discussed in Committee
OF the Whole, made applicable to the whole state,
and thus ss 70 r
for the transportation OF freight and passengers on
the Hudson River, from the lower part Of town to
the upper was also ordered to q third reading,
with that portion OF the Dill stricken out which
permits the company to own and use wagons for
the transportation OF passengers and freight TO
and from their boats. the President announced
the following committee OF the Senate relative
TO the works OF the Constitutional CON-
mission :--Messrs. James Wood, Robertson,
Bowen, Murphy, ID. p. Wood, Lord and Cock.
The Committee on Commerce reported an amended
bill defining the duties OF the Captain or the Port Of
New York. 1t provides that no boat can be regis
tered except 1t Is In the port OF New York. All
transportation lines which have part OF pier
and bulkhead may, when business requires, have
the exclusive use o the whole OF the pier and bulk
head with the berths thereof, upon notifying the
Harbor Master Of the district that the business OF
the company requires the exclusive use OF said
pier.
The House In Committee OF the Whole ordered 10
third reading the following bills ITO divide the
crime OF murder into two degrees, and TO punish