The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-28

Governor resumed his seat and in the pause OF
business said, In his somewhat unready way, that
the appointment OF this committee was made IN
his absence, without his knowledge, advice or
intention, and that he made the statement now in
order to vindicate himself with certain Senators
constituting . majority OF the Senate, to
whom he had given pledges as to the formation OF
the committee. The Senate was considerably I'm
pressed with this rather novel statement OF the
Lieutenant Governor. Senator Allen rose and
said that while In the char the motion had been
committee at once, as he has frequently done be-
lore. On this occasion he 1et more free 10 name
the committee, as he found slip before him the
Lieutenant Governors desk, headed "Commlttee OF
Conference on the Supply BILL" and naming the
gentlemen he had appointed; The Lieutenant
Governor responded that he did not intend to i'm
pugn the motives OF the Senator In making the ap-
pointment; he only wanted to set himself right
(the Lieutenant Governor) had absented himself
from his place In order that such com
mittee should nd, be appointed: Senator Allen Hen
Senators named on the committee, and he was
willing to decline to serve II his appointment was
Senate generally felt they were on delicate ground.
Senators d. r. Wood and Lowery stOlidly stuck to
their seats and their ana the Leuen
resumed his seat with the announcement Third
reading OF bills" similar committee, appointed
the part OF the House, consists OF Msssrs. Fort,
Kennedy. Brewer, Hustled and Beebe.
THE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION BILL,
even further amended to suit the views of the New
York members, was called up for q third reading
and trremedially defeated by vote OF IL yeas to
II nays. Benedict, Weismann and O'Brien voted
for it's passage, and Tiemann against It, Madden
moved reconsideration, but at this stage or the
session that iororn parliamentary hope Is the
slenderist OF chances.
THE NEWSPAPER CLAIMS BILL
which passed in the Assembly IN the forenoon, was
similarly naltreated, its reputation for honesty
of purpose being wOfully maligned on the way and
a vote OF 10 TO IS consigned 1t to the tomb or the
THE EXTENSION OF THE GREENWICH STREET ELE-
WAITED RAILROAD
also fell under discussion, and that one-legged con-
Germ was the object OF most unstinted abuse, while
Madden, as It's champion, was unstlnted In his
abuse OF everybody who opposed It. II was finally
passed by vote OF II to 8, Benedict, Memann and
Weismann voting for It..
OTHER IMPORTANT BILLS.
Among other important bills read third time
and passed was that reported this forenoon In re-
latiOn to the Board OF Supervisors, which makes
the Mayor and Recorder members OF that body;
and public places In New York, and TO raise money
by taxation in New York for county purposes.
THE IMPEACHMENT OF THE JUDGES
The resolutions 10 print the proceedings had at
the impeachment trials IN Saratoga were passed
by the Assembly.
TEMPERANCE MEN ON THE PROHIBITION BILL
At a meeting OF the committees from the various
temperance organizations this afternoon resOlu-
tons were adopted substantially as fOllows:-
First That the failure of the republican party
deem its pledges to enact local prohibition law places
upon the imperative necessity tor immediate and de-
Secondha the tendency of the leaders to cater to the
lager beer and thus destroy for the Sab
all moral temperance and religious men 10 earnest OPP
Third-That convention consisting OF one from each
Church. Young Mems Christian Association temperance
organization and other organized bodies in favor OF the
traffic. be called to meet in Albany the oath and 18th
June next to consider and decide upon future action.
FouM-Thanking those member OF the Legislature who
stood firmly by the Local Prohibition bill