The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-21
Mcclure and Cornell Again in
Explanation.
The Gas Bill Amended and Passed by
the Assembly.
EXCITEMENT OVER PROHIBITION
Governor Dix VetOes the Prohibition pill and
the House SuStanS Him,
A Temperance Display -Newspape, Claims
Consolidating City and County
O'Brien's Bill Industrial Exhi-
bition- Washington Market.

OVucUAubtAA6 OAsy oAu VvtAoJ
O'Brien's Bill-Industrial Exhi-
bition- Washington Market.
ALBANY, Ma 20. 1873.
The Senate resolutions TO investigate he charges
made against Ezra Cornell came up In The Assem-
bly, to-day for concurrence. The Speaker ceded
the chair to Mr.. Jacobs and went ON he floor OF
the House. After the reading Of the resolutions had
come TO an end he rsse and all eyes were at once
turned upon him, the general impression icing that
\e intended to make q speech upon tie subject.
Eerybody was disappointed however, fG he SIM
N contented himself with Offering an amendment
tome resolutions 80 that the report OF tie investl-
gasrs could be made to the Governor or trans
mission to the Legislature. Mr. Mcclure then fol-
lowe with an amendmqnt, the object OF which w&s
to ascertain whether section of chapter 30 OF the
Law cCongress Of 1894 had been violate, in any
way b the party having transactions concerning
! THE DIsP0sAx OF LANDS.
This amendment and the Speakers were adopted
without ssent The latter then offered al add
tonal Amendment that the investigators be re-
CURED to Examine into the present conditi'n and
| management of the Cornell University. This was
objected to ty Mr.. Mcclure, who forgot to state,
offered and had adopted before the Speaker drered
| this amendment an amendment that the three
citizens to be appointed by the Governor should
report whether or not las the law Of Congress re-
CURED OF the institution, for whose benent the
lands were to be sold) the leading studies IN Cor
nell University are agriculture and the me-
chanic arts. Mr.. MCGUIRE finally withdrew
his objection, at the instance OF Mr..
Pterson, who made q short speech eulogstio Of
Ezra Cornell. In Withdrawing the objection Mr..
Mcclure remarked that he did not care partcu-
larry what or how many amendments were
tackled on to the resolutions 80 long as the main
objects he wanted to get some tight thrown upon
by the investigation could be reached by them.
He then referred to Mr.. Husteds charge last week,
that he (McGuire) did not want an investigation,
and that his determination pG to have one was
evinced by his objecting to the Speakers resolu-
tions. He claimed that ne was st o+ pa2
JUSTIFIED IN DIRECTING TO THOSE RESOLUTIONS
in view OF the fact that as early as Thursday resolu
lions covering all the subjects to be investigated
had been drawn up by him and presented In the
Senate by Senator Johnson. The fact Of their hav-
ing been presented was known everywhere in the
city, and the Speaker knew when he afterwards
offered his resolutions that the others had been in
trodIced in the Senate -, he regarded his !the
parliamentary attempt to rush through resolutions
destined to defeat the attainment Of the object
sought in the Senate resolutions, which went
to the heart OF charges to be investigated.
The Speakers resolutions, he claimed, cited
charges that were not made and did not touch upon
the real question at issue. He cOntenAcd, there
fore, that his objection to their INTRODUCTION was
right and proper, and that he was justified IN the
having prevented the son or the man against whom
the charges were made from designating who the
investigators should be In having, In fact opposed
Mr. Ezra Cornell in his attempt TO come into the
Legislature to name the men who were to invest-
gate him. At the close Of Mr.. McGuire's remarks
the resolutions were adopted as amended without
O dissenting voice.
There was quite little scene In the library of the
Senate Chamber to-day, caused by the Sergeant
alarms putting General Frank Spinoa out OF the
room, on the ground that he had no business In
their friends. Spinola was very indignant about
the matter, and threatened dire vengeance for the
The Senate met at ten O'Clock this morning. an
hour earlier than usual, in Difference to the pre-
vailing notion that the end OF the session was
DAM WOODS SUPPLY BILL.
by hungry Assemblymen below in the bitterness Of
their disappointment At finding cherished items
lions and subtractiOns. 1t was at once ordered to
be printed and made special order for tonight.
NEWSPAPER CLAIMS
in New York city was taken up on third reading
mann's amendment restricting payment to claims
'legay'' authorized, re-reported, reread and then
defeated by vote OF 10 to failing one OF the re-
slider was laid on the table. There seems to have
been lively sense OF jobs intended all through
this bill, and Tiemann declared that among
other claims that might be settled by 1t were q
daughter for over ssoo, 600 an aggregate produced
nitely among themselves or little corporation
paper which had only $50 circulation, putting new
ing the propretorship in any one OF the three per-
sons or any combination OF them. az seemed suita-
BILE.
CONSOLIDATING CITY AND COUNTY.
The bill to consolidate the city and county OF New
York came up, but on motion OF Senator James
Wood, who claimed that its wording was wrong
aud liable to misead, 1t was recommitIed to the
Judiciary Committee.
THE GILBERT ELEVATED.
The bill amending the Gilbert Elevated Railway
franchise so that it's route shall not include Broad
o'BRIEN,s BILL
The bill for the auditing or ex-Sheriff land pres
en Senator O'Brien's bill for extra fees returned
from the Governor and amended by giving the Gov
ernor authority to appoint the commissioners was
passed by a vote OF 10 to l. Chatfeld alone voting
against 1t.
The concurrent resolution for q final adjournment
the Senate refused to take It from the table BY a
THE WALL STREET FERRY
and North River Railroad bill was ordered to a
THE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION BILL
was called up IN general orders, and Senator
Woodin attempted to amend 1t SO as to reduce the
q 70 s'sst Su lost ' zoons
were carried to strike out the third and fourth
tons, and one to strike out the second, made by
Mr.. T1emann, narrowly tailed OF passage. the Dill
was then ordered 10 third reading.
THE WASHINGTON MARKET BILL
was discussed at some length In Committee OF the
Whole, and finally progressed. The difficulty re-
Gently attending q great many important bills
waited upon the discussion OF this one-a mysteri-
Gus substitution OF some unknown measure for the
original and o failure 70 have any printed copies
Oh IT, AL discussion was necessarily carried on IN
tne DARK, and very few Senators knew what they
| were VOLlflQ for when Amendments DrODOSe0.
Inc report or the Finance Committee on
THE ELMIkA RRFoRMATORY
mas Just Deen finished 1t discloses the same proflt-
able ooseness Of contractors IN the erection OF
that building as characterized more pretentious
oulldings IN New York city some years ago, and
uustrateS anew the ingenuity of rascas even In
tne rura districts In pursuit OF the public funds.
The committee append q resolution to their report
a ano me wtnnodng OF all appropriations to