The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-15
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Appointment Of Standing Committees in
Both Houses Of the Legislature.
Fort, Of Oswego, the Leader
of the House.
Mourning and Crashing Of Teeth Among the
Disappointed ASpirants.
ALBANY, Jan. Ii, 1873.


ALBANY, Jan. Ii. 1873.
The reorganized committees were announced by
the Lieutenant Governor In the Senate to-day. II
VIII be observed that Palmer, Allen and Narrower,
the thrce so-called liberal republicans. are
DEHEADED
Palmer, from the chairmanship Of the Com
mittee on Affairs OF City-tho largest and
most important committee In tho Senate |;
Allen, from the Privileges and Elections,
being transferred tO the foot; and Narrower,
from the Militia, being similarly set back to the
bottom OF the class. or these threo narrower Is
the only one that was thorough liberal republican.
Palmer was not opposed to tho State republican
ticket, but preferred areeley TO Grant, aud Alien
voted for Greeley only On personal grounds, being
friend and admircr OF the unfortunate Philoso
pher Chatfeld, who retains his two unimportant
chairmanships has been 0usted from his position
on the Cities, IN payment for his partial recusa-
ness regarding COnkling 1t appears that one Of
the issues uDon which Chat1eld was elected was
opposition to the reelection Of Conkng to the
United States Senate and he did not hesitate to
anlrm that opposition In the Senate and even o,
the recent joint caucus. and he only cast his vote
for Conkling's reelection after tho private thumb
screws of Custom House men had been brought to
bear upon him and Tom Murphy had
HEMMED AND HAwED HIM INTO COLD SWEAT.
AS reward for his intractabiiity he is taken OIL
the only important committee he was on Allen Ii
also Ousted from tho Judiciary Committee. TO
show how ruth!essy out-and-out democrats are
treated 1t Is only necessary to name Jim O'Brien,
who Is cut down from service on six committees
last year to two this year. notwithstanding his
alleged services to the Custom House men in tho
Presidential campaign. Senator Tlemann's bill. of
which he gave notice to-day, ia
THE FIRST DEMOCRATIC DISPLAY
Of fight against the Custom House charter It
bids pretty high for Mayor Havemeyers support
and may possibly win over the Sevcnty'5 men to its
side. II SO, the war may be an interesting one, put
1t will prove vain and expensve--Tom Murphy
holding the reins so tight and cracking the whip SO
mercilcssly that for republican to kick out OF the
traces is simply to subject himself to q scathing
castigaton and forced return to the harness.
The bosses here no longer cajole, they threaten
malcontcnts; and threats are more powerful than
money.
THE AGONY OF THE MEMBERS or TIL. HOUSE
was ended tonight by the announcement Of the
standing committees. When the Speaker after
the reading Of the journal. handed thei ist to the
Clerk to be read, every man settled himself down
in his seat and put on an air OF determination to
face the music that was positively laughable. 1t
was noticed that
THE ARTPUL FORT
was nowhere to nc seen, but report had 1t that he
was ensconced In q dark corner up In the galleries,
where the common herd Of spectators were con-
gregated in q dense mass A gentleman, who
the slippery hili by the aid Of the trees Ss
| in q troubled frame OF mind about the FIRST result
OF Mr.. Cornell's deliberations, and was so over
come by his expectations at supper that he refused
| q second cup OF tea, and was only able TO fortfy
himself with small piece OF toast soaked in cold
milk which he brought with him, in tin can, from
| NJ Drtu rrSf t1sah nftrlu
very nervous for while. Taking his seat, and
while the journal was being read. ne went TO work
he had not the slightest notion OF what the gen
era anxiety was about. He brushed his long hair
back from his forehead every once IN while IN
quick, Jerking way thatindicated quite plainly that
ne was not exactly at ease about the letter he
writing or trying to write; Alberger threw him
MAN WHO WAS READY FOR ANY DISASTER.
He calmly crossed his arms over his breast after
giving that dangerous collar OF his an extra
In stare that would have made him tremblc in
his temperance boots had he been able to look
where the dignihcd Bufal0nian sat like very
statue. O'Donnell knew that he was about to
undertake task that would create great deal Of
tall swearing before midnight, and, pious man that
he is he really looked sorrowful but duty is duty,
and, after clearing his throat and hemming and
ha wing for q minute or so, he
TOOK UP THE LIST WITH TREMBLING HANDS,
and In loud, clear tone OF voice rung out the
death knc to the soreheads and JOY to the favor
ties OF the ruling powers. The reading OF this Tor
midable list over the silence that had reigned in
the House was broken by a din and confusion OF
bers moved about from seat to seattle disap-
pointed ones TO condOle with another and out
vie one another in scowing at where
THE SPEAKER SAT, SMILING AND COMMENTED,
though greatly relieved by the work that ut last
was ended. The lucky fellows, too, could not re.
hands ali altar around, with an air Of sefmporiance
that struck terror to the soul Of every little page
ALBERGER LOOKED cREsr-FALLEN
and stroked his whiskers savagely and at the same
time tried hard TO look good hulorcd, but the eff
fort he made to smile as a member congratulated
him upon being selected as chairman Of the Com
mittee on Commerce and Navigation was almost q
sickly failure. He seemed half dazed, and during
the balance Of the session 1t was more than proba
BILE that the very mention OF the Committee OF
Ways and Means or Canals will give him bad turn
that even Buffalo may have to grieve over
Hustled WAS As COOL AZ CUCUMBER,
to ell appearance, and made no outward sign to
been treated His lace flushed little as the name or
"FOrt" struck his ears in connection with the
Ways and Means, but otherwise he took things
with an air OF a man who knew that In the Lower
House no one has right to be anything II not
complaisant, be the circumstances what they
may.
was in a terrible mood, apparently. The way he
made his pen ny over that private correspondence
was a caution to even one OF Major Eastman
| pupils. He ventured to look about him once In Q
| while, but the look was falure-one from under
the lowered eyebrows-and 1t said as well as words
! could say IT,
'ASD EVEN l HAVE GONE WHERE THE wOoDBINE
! TwINErH.u
The sap OF his old place at the head OF the Judiciary
! Committee diI not seem To have given him con-
! ISOLATION enough TO even try to smile. He had
| aimed high as had his three friends Pferson and
! Albergcr and Hustled, and had, Ike them. been
| overlooked-that was the w0rd-ovcrloOked. He
| could lot for the life Of him, think that he had
been sighted.
WHERE Mr.. PIBRsoN WAS,
meanwhile, no one could tell. He had heard from
some corner In the room, probably, about his APP
pOintment as the Chairman OF the Committee on
| Cities, and had gone home TO ruminate upon the
uncertainties OF things mundane In general and
an Assembly speakers good Judgment In particu-
lar. As for the democia ats, they were, 1t will be
seen, pretty well cared for, the leaders
JACOBS, SMITH, WEED, BEEBB