The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-30
MjsappreheDsion Relative to the Appro-
priation for Rifles.
Death Of the Immigrant Head
Money Scheme.
ANNEXATION OF WESTMINSTER.
An Aged Senator Appeals to a
Heartless Senate Not TO Do It.
The Police Justices Bill-Red Books Local
Option Bill Protection of Game.
ALBANY, April 20, 1873.


ALBANY, April 20, 1873.
The lobby is in terrible ferment over the
probable report OF the Erie Railway Investigating
Committee-that is, the special lobby which has
been appointed by SOMEBODY or other to look out
for the interests Of the company in this locality.
II is now generally conceded-n fact can state 1t
On very good autnority-that the forthcoming re-
port VIII be an honest straightforward report,
aiverging neither to the right to the lett to
CRAFTY those who believe that the side-ssues made
public curing the investigation should obtain more
consideration on the part OF the committee than
the real object they were appointed particularly
10 investigate. 1t is the knowledge of this deter
Mination of the committee that has given
UNgAsINEss TO THE FRIENDS OF THE DIRECTORS,
and that is making them so active in and around
the Capitol at present. The story about that ten
thousand dollars, it is believed really started
by the company or one of Its paid agents for no
other purpose in the world as have already init
mateu in previous letter, than to throw discredit
npon any report the committee may make. 1t has
done the company, at any rate, no good, so far as
the Assembly is concerned, whether they started 1t
or not. The testimony in the case has not been
printed as yet IN it's entirety; but the committee
expect to hold a meeting on Saturday or Monday
next, when it will have been all printed, and then
they will 60 at once to work upon the report.
What
THE LOBBYISTS OF THE COMPANY
intend to do meanwhile 1t would be very hard to
say with any degree OF certainty, but that they
mp to something or other, the real object Of which
has not yet been developed cannot be doubted.
They will not dare, alter the exposures made dur
ing the committees late investigation, to make
anybody in the committee or out of it as men,
Der, pecunary offer for his services on their be-
half IL suDpoSed that they will cOufne their
benevolent attention to members who do not live
along the route OF the road and who might be in.
duced to fight against the report whole when it
comes before the House If they had solid reasons for
ALL SORTS OF STORIES
ARE anOat just now about the matter, but there is
really nothing definite as yet. In day or two,
however, the plans and Screenings of the Erie folks
may not be so secret as they are now Tor the sim
pie reason that they will have to show their hand
before the report is made-at least to many MEN,
beers who are ranged among the ..donbtuls," and
then the plan of campaign TO be adopted when the
report Is offered can be easily surmised.
Bioner of Public Works OF the city OF New York at
$1,000 rom December last was passed this morn
ing by the House on motion OF Mr. Roche.
THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE CHARTER
The Senate bill supplementary to the New York
charter was passed by the House this morning by
THE APPROPRIATION FOR RIFLES.
In seems that the item In the General Appropria-
81 5000 rifles is a Just and proper one after all
1t appears that when the $4,000 rnes already sup
plieu to the National Guard were supplied the
manufacturers allowed So SO on $4,000 Spring
fields. This left the bid of the manufacturers
at Sill so per rifle, and that price the 15 600
delivered. The 5000 rifles now asked for can be
supplied only at SIC apiece. This price exactly
mistake that the APPROPRIATION was as $1,000 larger
than actually required was made on the
ON e e and aer the 70 Same ne
conditions that the $4,000 had been OBJ
tanned Adjutant General Rathbone and General
~ A thar 10 n cd
ST. SO apiece Tor the rifles If they furnished the
amount six thousand required but that the de-
price the manufacturers finally agreed tournsh
them. 1t now also appears that no di-
people for the 100000 required inasmuch as the
$4,000 rifles already supplied were more than paid
to the State by the United States on account OF
war claims. Since then 100000 on account Of war
claims have been paid into the State treasury
rom the same source. and from this
amount win be paid the $4,000 Tor the
5000 rifles now needed for the militia. 1t VIII
be readily seen, therefore, that there is quite
difference between the contract for the 10000
rifles and that under which the 5000 were to be OBJ
famed and that there Is no chance for misappro-
prtation, as was originally supposed when it was
believed they were to be obtained at the same
price and under the same conditions as the $1,000
supplied already. 1t was the "Black Horse Cav
airy VINO were aimed at IN the statement that If
there was an Appropriation there would he a
grab" and not the AdJutant Generals Depart
ment.
wNsLow's UsURY BILL IN THE ASSEMBLY.
Inc great event in the Assembly to-nigkt was the
consideration OF the Winslow bill modifying the
usury laws. There considerable excitement
during the discussion OF the measure and it became
evident s0en after the debate opened that the
try members had at last made up their minds that
the usury laws ought TO he squelched in fact some
Of the strongest arguments in favor OF the bill came
from country members, showing concusively
shat they no longer hold the narrow notions
which have so leng prevail ed among the ruraies
that to abolish the sury laws would he to entail ruin
upon the farming interests. The action OF the New
York Grand Jury on the subject, too, had its
1ull weight In opening their eyes TO the fact that
the world moves. When an amendment limiting
Its operations to one year was voted down, the
friends or the measure were no longer IN doubt
about It's success. The amendment was lost-50 TO
bs. The question was then taken granting
leave 10 sit again, and 1t was granted-71 TO 80.
70 q third reading, which was carried, as ollows:-
VOTE.
:, fEAsaMessrs Abbott, Alberger, Babcock Badger,
Paln b,eilh blackte Blessing, Blumenthal, Brewer,
.oggeshall Cope, Cornell G. o. Couchmsn Grand all,
Saaf CRAWFORD Cummings, Denniston, Dexter Dono-
neld Manley, Nice, Oakley, . Bren, Opdyke Patterson
Sn,ps rhipot lierson. lreous, Prince Roche Rosc
s en-, snyner stewart swain, 1obey, TompkinS Van
Got Van nemark, Van Dusen IS j., Van VaIKenbur
xedder, Watt, Weed West, Wight a. White H. A.
NAYs-Messrs Ba,chcllor Beebe Brown =. r cook
Davdson furbeck, Gtre, Hardy. leacock Hill Heller
j. ID, Holes,er Hustled, johnson Kennedy, knettles
sons, Ray, Raynor Rice, Ryan Schoonmak@r' ia
speaker Suyuam, Sylye ster Tent Townsend Van ~,
sen A. L., Walker, Wells Icomans. Young-Ss
UsURY BILL.
The following Is the bill as passed:-
Az Acr TO regulate interest and % prevent usury
The people OF the state OF New York represented III
Senate and Assembly. do enact a follows "
sEcIIos The rate OF interest or the loan forbcar