The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-19

he taken and What leg islation, any is
the committee 10 send for persons and papers
Senator PALMER suggested that the inquiry ought
to 60 hack to
THE ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION ACT
t0see how much money was expended in Its pas
sage, AND Also how much was expended In the
pie Of the State had protested strongly against the
mittee On Railroads and is rather irascble for
comfort. rose IN fury and declared that the
original classification act was
THE GREATEST BOON
the people could have had. Children might have
been soothed to sleep by recital OF its benefccnt
roads-a sudd change OF directors. The internal
coup ~ctat OF last spring was an outrage anu
vile should have been at his post. Jay Gould and
those associated with him were the best managers
ERIE MIGHT BE A FOOTBALL IN WALL STREET,
but lt was a great highway OF incalculable benefit
to the people living along Its line.
MADDEN-it has no stockholders, sir-they are
We want to teach state officers, from the Governor
down, that they must keep their hands of legisla-
settled with II money were used to innUence leg
islation then would favor an investigation. There
never was anything more infamous than the Dill
ROBERTSON tsprnglng from his seat)-what bills
affairs out Vt the hands Of the Erie stockholders
AND appointed inspectors OF election over their
heads.
ROBERrsoN-T did not introduce the bill.
Senator MADDEN was not to be Gained by any
those wSom he accused, and continued to the END
OF his fiery harangue beatifying Erie under the Old
management and scourging the new.
how the sqnabbe in Erie last Spring came about.
In justice to the Attorney General that was Gen
Henry Smith, who are implicated ny these charges,
he wanted the lnvestiga ion to go on
THE CHANGE WAS MADE
broadcast that these gentlemen received money In
that transaction, and he believes they owned they
did.
Senator Lords substitute was then lost by
THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
Lord 6Bricn, Ferry scorSsGy. lismaan j. Wood and
son, d. p Wood and wcismann-l2
Among those who
DECLINED TO VOTE
on the first call were Lewis and James Wood. On
the'call OF absentccs Mr.. Lewis explained his vote
as being conscientiously opposed to lcglslatng on
the affairs Of company. The Hon. Jim Wood
keeps him continually twitc6ng and winking when
he speaks and generally when he doesn't. During
the taking OF the vote he lay back On his chair
thinking and lie thus let the first call TOR absentees
go by him. Being aroused finally by his brother
Senators, he arose slowly and said that he begged
to be excused from voting, as tue resolution would
have to come before him as chairman OF the Judi
Mr.. WOoDIN evercamc his scruples, however, by
announcing that he would ask to have IL referred to
and ,nor .no s s,1n I,G 6oSM, rnsS r
count above includes this VOTE.
THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION
then came up and hall q dozen amendments were
at once tackled on to tt and Senators opposed to it
began hurting imputations at everybody connected
with IL. The Senate looked quite pugilistic at one
QUITE FUNERAL.
Altogether II seemed to be critical period In the
Qy nj sol n rhn oral 10
were greatly entertained.
Senator LOwERY, In q lull, finally
STARTLED THE SENATE
BY che following remarks:-
"1hs resolution is
JOBHrN0 OPERATION.
1t has been presented tn q number OF Senators for
them to offer before It res Onered here, l was
myself shown it, or transcript Of it, On Thursday
last, by gentleman who holds q high position in
the Third House OF this Legislature. 1t Is cred
by such men in order that an opportunity may be
Afforded them 10 be seem "
senator ohArv wao Is sHn N tell us
Senator LowERY1l am coming to that. These
gentlemen OF the Third House do not care about
reforming the affairs OF the Erie Company. They
care only about being "seen." The gentleman who
suggested the resolution to Inc Is OF the chief
among them, ana his name is JOnesl
"GeOrges" inquired sevetal Senators.
Oneida. george OPP
The effect was not so
DISASTROUS ON JONES
as might have been expected. He nodded gayly to
the senators who looked in his direction,
and waved his hand with an air of saying, 'True,
to SC
tinued his
so bitterly that WOODIN took it up, and replied
that he would Introduce any bin il he thought it
coed one, no matter who suggested it, and john
to be seen, for he had nothing to hide mo mem.
Der OF the lobby" said he, sever saw the bill
have a
actions OF this Erie monopoly, have demanded 1t,
and for their sakes present it.
THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS ADOPTED.
Mr.. PALMER offered q substitute as folows:-
Whereas 1t is alleged that large of money have
pssS Sa ee s Or %
rs Interests pending before the Legislature is72 and
~ % nd ~ :ss L IS 5
% ssiS
alleged and S nA r ne q rs and
month OF March last effected and produced by
Resolved, That a Of five appointed by the
Chair to Investigate the truth or iaisy o., such state
fhls resolution was adopted by vote OF 20 yeas
10 nays, Benedict Lord and Madden alone voting
In the negative. Nine Senators were absent.
Henry Bergh's Bill I'm Committee of the
Wholc-A Favorable Considcratf ion
The seventh Regiment Armory and
the Changes In the Origin al Plan.
ALBANY, Feb. Is, 1873.
Henry Bereh's bill for the further prevention of
disease and cruelty to animals was discussed in
Committee OF the Whole in the Senate this even
ing. Each section was warmly Contested by the
New York members, except Weismann, VINO is
chairman OF the Committee ON Public Health, but
the members from the provinces seem to
RANGE THEMSELVES NATURALLY AGAINST THE CITY
SIDE,
and Henry Bergh, seated in the gentlemen's
gallery, Just behind Senator J. Wood, who had
charge Of the bill, kept him well up to the duty OF
rendering the brute creation happy, and the bill
was finally accepted, pretty much as 1t was pre-
scented. 1t increases the power OF the Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals, and renders
Bergh almost supreme over horse car passe myers,
pigeon shooters and horse owners. 1t was finally
reported to the Senate and It's passage recon-
mended.
The Committee on Cities held meeting this
evening to listen to arguments Tor and against the