The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-09
THE STATE CAPITAL.
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The Troubles Of the Rulers and the
Complaints Of the SoreheadS.
The Hubbub About the. Sem
atorial Question.
How the Action Of the Senate on Tuesday
Night Created q Lively Scene.
A Hurried Adjournment and Wire.
Pulling on q Grand Scale.
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TOM MURPHY PLAYS THE boss"
How He Knows How To Do Il, How BE Did
80, 1t and What He Did It for.
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THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
COnkling Unanimously Nominated for the
Senate Without Dissentient Voice.
A Hurried Adjournment and Wire.
Pulling on q Grand Scale.
How He Knows How To Do Il, How he Did
80. It and What He Did Il for.
Conkling Unanimously Nominated for the
Senate Without a Dissentient Voice.

0cuaCe VlCnOuC DlSSenuenC voice.
ffl ALBANY, Jan. 8, 1873.
The machinery OF the new Legislature IL not yet
In good running ORDER and there are those who
cannot be at all times set down as Of the great
army Of soreheads who claim that the lookout Of
the Custom House faction is not as pleasant as 1t
was Two days ago. 1t is said that the nice little
arrangement, by which every one Of the country
men who wanted to be Speaker or Clerk, or Ser
geant-at-Arms was got or the track, did not in
clude pledge on their part to 60 home and attend
to their grocery stores and hay mows for the bal
Rpce Of the session. They are here as numerous as
ever, and as every one holds some federal ONCE or
other, and has two or three friends who are equally
loyal, the Importance of the crowd is doubly en-
HANGED in the eyes Of the leading wirepulers, who,
do what they may, do not seem to be able to sat
isfy alH
THE RApAcrrY OF THE aRowLERs.
What makes matters worse Is that they not only
growl and complain Of the way the leaders are
treating them now that the organization has been
secured, but are beginning to talk rather loudly
about what their Assemblymen friends may do in
case the committees are not made up to suit. All
the countrymen seem to want Is "considerations,n
and must say that never In all my Albany expe.
rience remember to have seen such scramble as
there Is going on now for places on the committees
on the part Of the prominent men, and for places in
the Custom House and elsewhere where the admin
lstration has 1t in its power to
LADLE OUT THE PAP
ad Mottun the part Of the small fry and the big
fry alike, who are willing to get out Of the way to
Dbiige those who are known to be on the slate.
And the considerations are very cheap in many
cases. Let me give you sample. overheard a
conversation to-day between two patriots
which shows to what small bargains the
small fry can 60. 1t is useless to give
in DETAIL but sufce 1t to say that Of the con-
versati0nalists il q member who OF course has not
been here before and consequently is q greene Of
the first water. He was ugly, not in figure SO much
rs in manner In fact he felt bad because after he
had he sad done all he could to induce his friends
to 60 the whole hog in the matter Of adding to the
harmony Of the organization Of the House, he had
endeavored to get definite promise OF position
On one Of the important committees and had been
told he was putting on too many airs. "Now,"
said this worthy, 'Tm not goin' to be put down
that 'ere way. I've done all could for the republic
can party and ought to get some consideration"
Then ensued long talk between the two honorables,
and how do you think the conversation wound upf
why, in this way, simply: The man who wanted
''some consideration" finally concluded to join IN
heartily with those whom he believed to be
ON THE WRONG TACK,
on the strength Of solemn promise from his innu-
entail conere that he could be Of the appoint
ment Of two pageboys in the Assembly If this is
not a cheap. way OF reconciling differences then
there are few even here in both houses who have
no idea Of what reconciliation means. Yet another
instance of the weakness OF some OF the GROWERS
''Do you remember" said one to another, this
way nook IN the Hobbies, II signed petition
for page-boy for you. did not 9n The answer
was given with gracious smile and in the afhrma-
"well, then, you know, he wants you to stop
kicking about that caucus business tonight" This
deightful proposition drew forth eood.szed oath
from the malcontent. The idea OF bringing him
over with the prospective profit OF being able
to 60 halves on q little pages daily wagesl Still,
the other knew his man, and the conversation
went on quite pleasantly, and ended by sHentle-
ploye, adding messenger TO the page.boy promise,
and the bargain was contaminated. It Is this class
OF good-for-nothngs that the Custom House Ring
have to deal with just now. They know 1t, and
have 80 far acted accordingly. They know that
these fellows have in their various localities GER
tain amount Of influence but that they are one and
LOOKING FOR PLACES
in New York for either themselves their friends,
who will not Maggie over the "divvies" when the
day for settling up comes round. The promises
completed had as we all know, their legitimate
eject; and now that they are getting holder, and,
quiet and peaceable on the senatorial question. the
leaders begin to see the necessity Of again resort
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the "Captainn comes TO terms II was deemed BY
some this morning that the action OF the Senate
last night in reference to the caucus for Senator
VINO had been drImmed into line in the
toed the mark without getting all they wanted for
their display OF party virtue, were not ct heart as
rumor was circulated quite extensively to-day.
before the two houses met, that the action OF the
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Congress Hall, where the subject Of attending or
not attending the caucus was actually discussed.
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the senator's for their action in endeavorins to
POSTPONE THE CAUCUS
sence Of many Senator'S At least the Conkling
work they the meeting
senibly met at the usual hour, but 1t was plain to
every one THAT. that the leaders looked ANXIOUS; and
S ns %'o o s and n So the Shi s s a
body but q few Of the unsopnistcated making an
ATTEMPT to present even . petition. What they
exactly what they knew the senators s ala ' not
want; at least 1t was what many OF the members
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noon hour. But the plea OF nothing To DO was too
and too sSs @ so % half
Meanwhile messenger had been
who was at sssE soS WITHOUT him
sleigh and the driver was told to 60 to lie Csptoi
along, and the two worthless were short time
after getting their pressing invtatioH In the As
cured before they arrived, and the honorable Tom
at once hurried to the room in the rear OF the
SPEAKERS desk. Cornell and Foot and several
ethers Of the majority had their heads together
busily engaged In discussing what nobody knew
for certain, but evidently something that appeared
to give them o good deal OF cause for animated
talk and lively gestculation. Murphy pretended
not 70 be looking for anybody in particular, as,
arms stuffed TO the elbows in his overcoat pocSets
he sauntered carelessly along through the crowds
shat were yet conRregated ON the n0or. However,
Tom knows how to
PLAY TUg rossuw,
under all circumstances. ana he knew lust what he