The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-07

bin The matter could never pc brought up again. az
the local prohibition scheme being certainXt srs "a
petition for resubmitta OF 1t TO the people ., taa'
ctyoyer names to petition Th Ma SI was
only Benedict and Lord voting lor IT, ihe oln was
PASSED nv THE FOLLOWING vorE:-
ALIEN A%es GRAHAM ssssl
Lowery MCGOWAN, Paimer Robertson. wagner wins
'0S Cock. Johnson Lewis Lord Madden
Murphy O'Brien Perry, scoresby, Tiemann-lo.
OBRIEN'S BILL.
The bin to appoint certain commissioners to ad-
judicHte upon certain claims OF ex-Sherin O'Brien
against the city, commonly known as .o'Bren's
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING vorE:-
YEAs-Messrs Adams Baker Benedict Bowen, Cock,
%sne
" H.aswM r. chs MSsS Wood and w0Odn-ao
or the New York delegation Tiemann. weismann
and Of course OBrien were absent failed to
vote. This bill has now passed both houses and
THE GARDINER RAILWAY AND WAREHOUSE BILL,
which has already been exposed in the HERALD
again made determined effort to save the valuable
franchises contained In 1t to the city. He moved to
all incorporators who do not reside in New YORK
city, and to leave to the CHAMBER OF Commerce the
designation OF persons TO I'LL such vacancies In the
list OF corporators. This proposition was rejected
and Senator Woodin took occasion to denounce an
insinuation that Senators from the rural districts
had ncOrporatOrs In their list. lie said such an in
situation was simply contemplate The voting
commenced, and IL was wonderful sight TO see
Senators had read the HERALD on this outrageous
fraud, and were disposed to evade voting, and in
consequence Gardiner mad to run around IN q
dreadful state OF suspense, drumming up enough to
make the necessary seventeen votes. Al one time
the Clerk, Glidden, informed him that he had
the happy inflnencer Of Legislation walked away
with beatinc expression on his countenance.
word to Gardiner that he needed three more
votes When he was told that. the electrified
Gardiner shot like dart for the cloak room,
where many Senators were yet lodging, and, !.
backed by Madden, made prayerful appeal, which
human hearts could not resist. He Des0ught them
for these enormous franchises as pathetcally as he
might have asked for cold vctuals on the verge OF
starvation. How could ne be denied? Senator
Palmer was the one individual whose los, vote was
assailed by Madden and Gardiner both, and
Yielded II was only little favour for friend 3D.
another, you know. True, the bin was bad once,
but u had been amended out OF al its
has been here all this session, in fact,
all OF two or three sessions and IL
arguments which were brought to bear on
| Senators. Palmer voted yea, announcing as ne
Of his Senatorial ncighbors to the merits OF the
| bill. SO the blu went through ana Gardiner was
seen Immediately after adjournment holding dry
celebration OF the event with his friends Carey
Dixon, Jones, &C. Senator LOwery, on being called
to vote among the knot of Senator's dug ont Of the
| cloak room, asked how the New York Senators
voted, and being told "a unit in the negative"
said ne would take their words Tor and vote that
way too. The following Is the vote democrats
and liberal republicans in ltalcs) -
THE VOTE.
Ames Baker Bowen DMs sas roste
Robertson aa, Wagner winsow' D. p Wood, J. Wood,
NAvs-Messrs Adams, Benedict chathcld, johnson,
ABSENT or Nor VorIsG-Messrs. Allen, Cock Lord,
Murphy, o. Briea, Scoresby and Weisman.
Mr.. weisman, Of the New York delegation, had
rot been in his seat since last Friday, and Mr..
OBriea having absented himself when his own
bill came up had not returned. The bill is yet to
safely said 1t win have harder time than in the
Senate, and its voyage from the day of its intro
duction to the moment OF its final passage there
has certainly been a most tempestuous one.
The Supplementary Charter-Amending
for Hnvemeyer-Vacan cies I'm the
Boards OF Aldcrmen-O'Brfen's Bill.
ALBANY, May 6-Evening.
the supplementary charter was discussed as o
special order in the Senate tonight, and was
viii be seen, very generally amended. Section Is,
which declares the Commissioner OF Public Works
shall be member of the Board or Estimates and
Appointment, was, motion Of Mr.. Woodn him.
self, stricken out. In explaining this unexpected
stand Mr.. WoOdin said that the proposed
amendment was at the suggestion OF an eminent
citizen OF New York who assisted HIM in
the detection of in the charter lately
passed. lie had himself favored the amendment,
believing it vitality necessary TO safe and harmo-
NOUS working of the departments IN the city, but
he moved to strike it out at the suggestion OF
the Commissioner of Public Works himself, who
very anxiously desired to be relieved from the adj
ditiona duties. The Commissioner of Public
Works was currently credited with sleeping with
the committee in order to get this amendment
through the Senate and regard for the committee,
case should be stated Just II was. The amend
ment was consequently stricken out.
PROTECTING HAvEMEyER.
Senator ID. +. Wood proposed the following
amendment:
Section 2ois hereby amended to read follows The
first Monday in January, 1875 and shall be the chief
executive oicer OF the Corporaaon shall hold his office
elected at the general State election in November, 1874
senator Murphy wanted to know the necessity
for the provision. Senator d. p Wood replied that
there was some uneasiness exhibited in New York
over the possible exclusion OF the Mayor by the
terms OF the ex ting charter. II was forced con-
struction he believed; but it deemed safest to
amend he proposed. The amendment was
adopted at once without a division, no one voting
VACANCIES IN THE ALDRRMANrc BOARDS
Senator Benedict offered the following amend
ment:-
Section OF said chapter is amended, to provide
that vacancies II Che Boards Of Aldermen assistant
Senator Woodin explained that the charter pro-
vided only tor vacancies which might occur in the
upper Board alone, and not Tor vacancies which
cancy had occurred during the interval when the
bin was In the hands Of the Governor The amend
ment was agreed to-
The bill was then ordered to a third reading.
o'BRIEN's BILL IN THE ASSEMBLY.
Senator O'Brien's bill, with Shepherd Knapp,
Delafield Smith and John Il. Deven as Commits
sioners to- decide what II any, claims the Senator
has upon the city and county OF New York for
services when he was Sheriff, came down rom the
Senate this evening" and the amendments of the
Senate were cOncurred in by rs to IL. The bill Is
fair one, and does not as some people believe,
appropriate money to Mr.. O'Brien 1t simply
authorizes the Commissioners to examine into the
validity of the claims and decide whether they are
good or not. The Commissioners are men OF
prominence and reputation, and were chosen es-
pecally on that account No need fear that
their decision. whatever II NAV be. will be
prompted by other than motives OF justice and
right.
W0MAN'S RIGHTS