The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-30
The Civil Damage Bill Passed
Both Houses.
A JOKE ON WEARY PERSON
Stormy Evening Session in
Both Houses.
IMMENSE RUSH OF BILLS.

New Workers were defeated. Among these were
the bill to reimburse the Ninth regiment for uni
forms, which was lost by q vote OF IL to q Sheriff
Brennan's bill, which provides for the payment OF
clerks in the Sherin's 0fiee, by II to 10, and the
now celebrated
LOCAL IMPROVEMENT BILL,
Is to This bill has had such strange career since
1t came into existence, that n for no other reason
the Sen ators felt like being chary fit. 1t had suf-
fered pretty severely at the hands of the Senate
once before. and had been recalled by the lower
House. where 1t had again suffered very severely at
the hands OF the Speaker. and its reputation con.
sequenty was not OF that pure and unsullied char
acter that will alone quiet the apprehensons and
SUIT the views Of the watchful New
York delegation. SO when this bill came up
again In the Senate on q motion to concur
In certain amendments made In the Assembly,
Benedict and Tiemann were both ready to pop up
one after ANOTHER and clog It's progress. First Tie
mann moved to recomniit and substitute his own
bill, which was, in TACT. the original OF this one.
though no more like it now than IL to Herculesn
That was lost. Benedict then moved to strike out
the enacting clause and said that the present bill
was in no sense the bill 1t pretended to be- that 1t
set aside the provisions OF the charter In some in
stances, and that, indeed, 1t was so extraordinary
bill that the Assembly had become ashamed of 1t,
and in panic had asked to have IL returned from
the Senate before they could act upon 1t.
SENATOR wOoDIN ON SPEAKER CORNELL.
Senator Woodin, who backed the BILL said the
Assembly might well have got into panic when
the Speaker OF that House came himself on to the
floor and demanded the recall OF this bill, terming
1t, as he did then, the most outrageous bill he had
heard Of. It was recalled in obedience to this
demand and from that day 60 this the Speaker OF
the Assembly has not uttered word against It,
not thrown single ray OF light upon what he
called it's darkness. He has never opened
his mouth since upon it-a bill which.
as an ns and seat
aSa o. hSs s2ss sqs5 aes os
claim 1t Is due to the integrity OF that body that he
make some explanation OF his wholesale denuncia-
ton Of their work in passing this biz, against which
In all his wholesale imputations he has Jailed to
specify single charge. Senator Woodin continued
udtil his dve minutes were up, explaining
clusion MIR. Benedict's motion was lost.
number OF other motions, all intended to clog the
lost. The motion D. to concur with the amendments
OF the Senate-which requires constitutional ma
jority equal to that required to pass the bill-was
then lost by the following vote-
,YEAs-Messrs Adams, Baker; Bowen, Foster, Graham,
Lsws Lora Maiden ma pamep Robertson
S1Ys.Messrs Alien Benedict Cock, Die kinscn, John.
son. Lowery, Perry, Temann and weismann-9
so this may be said to quiet this uneasy spirit for
this session.
THE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION BILL,
which had been SO hopelessy decapitated a day or
two ago, was resuscitated by Madden's magic
to-day, reconsidered and, as amended with the
first mortgage clause, passed by vote OF 20 to 7.
MEMORIAL FROM EX-SENATOR GENET.
memorial was presented by the President OF
the Senate from ex-senator Ii. w. Genet, in reply
to the report OF the senatorial Committee invest-
eating the alleged frauds IN the erection OF the
Harlem Court House. The memorial claims that the
investigation took the form Of a personal tnvesti.
CATION OF himself rather than OF the Court House
contracts, aud that 1t was carried on rather
through partisan prejudice than zeal for reform.
The memorial covers twenty three legal cap pages
and appears on cursory glance to be pretty
THE ENGLISH APFArR-A RUMpUs.
-, There was quite an exciting time n the Assem-,
suspend the order OF third reading OF bills SO as
TO go into the regular order OF business. Mr..
claiming that it was made to get the report OF the
Committee on Grievances before the House before
Mr. WaUn ss Presen, Of se M to
surance Company. Mr.. Hustled. in support Of his
motion, said he did not propose to eulogize Mr.
too well known to the world He declared
that 1t was but right and proper that the
matter in question should be disposed OF. Mr.
Weed accused Mr.. Beebe OF having, under cover OF
petition got in an order to investigate the affairs
OF an insurance company, and this being so he
attempt to get the two reports before the House,
Mr.. Beebe retorted that he had not acted under
cover, ana COMMENDED tnaC III the motion pIeVhlleu
he would resort to every parliamentary privilege
to defeat its object, no matter how other important
business Of the House would suffer. The motion
lost by 81 nays to Al yeas. There was much feeling
manifested during the debate.
A JOKE ON PIERSON.
Mr.. Pierson had cruel joke played upon him
to-day. Mr.. Oakley moved that the Four-track
Central Railroad bill should be ordered to a third
readiDg. Objection was made, amid great laugh
ter, whereupon Mr.. Pierson rose to a question OF
privilege He wore q very plaintive look, and
seemed "weary and tired" Mastering his emotion
PERSONS SPEECH
Mr.. SPEAKER-l rise to question OF privilege
Mr.. speaker, regret that on the threshold OF de-
parture my position or my reputation should be
u a 20 w and
in the way OF life. have labored IN the heat OF
the day like the children OF Israel; | have been
often asked to make bricks without straw, ana
when | have been in strange land have been
asked to sing and have had 10 answer TO the
question: How Can sing In strange land !
have sat here all Winter long and have voted for
Jobs put up by members willingly to accommodate
them; and when they have asked for unanimous
consent to put their little bills through nave SAT
in silence, though have been worn ana weary
with such doings. think 1t is hard. True, have
been comp;imented by the gentlemen who have
published in yellow papers as the member OF the
Assembly sitting in the centre with gray locks and
placid mien; but what is that to me now me
THE HANDS OF THE CLOCK
point to the hour when we shall depart, and here
Aui Win Ivy nttlc JILL nave DeeH HcTc al WIN
ter long. have long written speech in my
drawer to answer my friend from New YORK tMr.
Norton), who wants to DIX the pro rata, and now,
after dong all can do, this House Will not con-
sent 10 put my little bill through. 1 do think II Is
fought III am bereaved, then am bereaved."
cannot say more. wish had language to ex-
plain to you how | feel shall remember TINS
winter the balance OF my lie with pleasure. ~
gratitude, but what Is that to my bill =
came here and went through my duties. l
saw adjournment In the distance. I shook hands
across thresholds that never did before and never
expect to again. They came to my house, tney
celebrated me at my home, and yet have come
here and voted to increase the salaries OF the little
friends OF the gentleman from Queens INT. Prtnce
voted for this thing and the other; my friend from
Jefferson mt Hendee) with his insurance bill, ana
Alberger with his many bills, and handing them IN,
az you remember, by the dozen-and they all went
tnrQugh-and here am with my little Wv. ZAP