The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-11
THE STATE CAPITAL.
The City Charter Bill To Be Re.
ported on Wednesday.
No New Developments Relative
to Changes.
Private Asylums- Bidding at Auction sales-A
Chamber Of Commerce Msmorial-Remon-
STRANGE from Fifth Avenue Residents.

ALBANY, req. lO-EVenlng.
As usual on Monday evenings there was not a
quorum in either House tonight at the reassem-
bling of the Legislature, and general order" had
everything to himself BY Wednesday, however,
as the charter Will be reported on that day,
all the members will be on hand, pro-
vided the weather is fine and the leaders
do not make up their minds to change the now set
tied course OF events. 1t will be remembered that
last week, after the Joint Committees on Cities had
got through with their so-called consideration OF
the bill and had formally voted on the amendments
proposed some ten days ago, that subcommittee
consisting of two republcans-Opdyke and Patter-,
sOn-and one ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS appointed
fix up Charter bill to make it read prop
erly-in other words to make all the verbal
amendments necessary to make 1t from the first
to the last section consistent with the amend.
ments engrafted into it by the two committees.
THIS SUBCOMMITTEE
was not empowered to make any other than verbal
changes in the act, which fact may look surprising
to some people who were foolish enough to bolt
the statement made the other day by one Of the
metropolitan journals that they were authorized
to draw up new charter. The trio did not
hold meeting on Saturday, the home enjoyments
OF the recess having OF course prevented them
rom dong that very thing which they were ex<
pected to do during the recess. They have
got together this evening" however, and, IL
they can stand the pressure, will stay up
all tonight and work all day tomorrow,
until they make the thing read we'll.
Opdyke Is neavy weight In syntax; Patterson,
they say, is an authority on punctuation, partcu@
larry commas and semicolons, and Deering was APP
pointed on no other ground than because he can
act as an unfaillng umpire whenever his two ASSOC
GATES get mixed Oh incidental phrases the value
of cOnjunctions and the necessity OF nomnatvo
cases not running riot with verbs and prOnOuns
lair composition when they get through with it5
upon When the two Committees on Cities viii ses
1t from this subcommittee on grammar and report
in the Assembly. Although the subcommittee az
but verbal amendments to the bill, yet 1t IL amOsu
certain that the question OF the appointing power
either no ssssea in 0' t%s @ co%se oa
cities OF both houses (each committee
aeg a & nere Mo m e @
where the Custom House 'aders have already de,
clded It should be leit-namely' with the Mayor and
OF twenty days disagreement on appoint
ments. comforting with the Board. ne
giving the power of appointment to the Board.
There are those who believe that compromise
figure head show In this particular portion OF the
bill; but the leaders have seemingly set their foot
has satisfied the discontinued among the fathful
who based their cry of partial" legislation on his
being retained more than ANYTHING else and 50
OF the new reform democratic cotere in New York,
faESs t Htys roa a.' Win and good graces Of
the present Chief MAGISTRATE OF the Guy:
to n rrSs by certain potential friends Of Mr.
Havemeyer, who claim to belong to no particular
party, to induce the mlgnates to '1et up' on the
speech to John Cochranes liberal republic
cans his IN pat IN the See
show that he ought not to be snubbed But they,
too, will have to go home. 1t is feared, singing,
''Tlou art SO near and yet far;' and even then,
with trembling lips and hearts cast down because
certain people in Albany Will persist in doing just
as they please, no matter what
SPECIAL PETITION AMBASSADORS
want or sigh for IL may not have any thing TO 90
/ from the clouds, and suddenly disappeared again
friends say that he didn't say charter
once while he was here; not ,o even a., at
a puissant gentleman here who may not look
upon 1t simply as good.by. The letter was
a voluminous one and, doubtless, contains many
in which Mr.. Lanln and Mr.. Murphy and
lew other good republicans had -, r nann
House to the Capitol you know.
The bill in relation 70 private asylums for the
in Committee OF the Whole this evening, ana
progressed at his request so as to allow members
an opportunity to study its merits thoroughly.
The following is the hill relating to
FRAUDULENT BIDDING AT AUCTION SALES,
that was ordered to third reading In the ASSEM-
bly, this evening"
AN ACT to prevent fraudulent and fictitious bidding al
The people the state Of New York, represented in
sa e
his Their 6shs by his tneiT Ordcr or TdySe
q hs% 70 with af any as sS r
chaser thereof any person buidlng thereon
the 2 s ds ySsf s HnE 3
deneanor punishable by hnc not exceeding $50 for
SEC a-This act shall take effect Immediately.
TIE SENATE
met tonight with hardly quorum and proceeded
A MEMORIAL WAS PRESENTED FROM THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
OF New York In favor OF the repeal OF the usury
laws and for the removal Of the tax on bonds anu
mortgages The memorial presents the argument
that the customs OF business have 0verridden and
rendered null the operations of the usury laws, aud
that their repeal Is therefore necessary. 1t 10 ac-
senea to previous Legislatures findings Of grand
jures on the subject, extracts from the Governors
message, opinions OF newspapers and other docu-
THE RESIDENTS OF FIFTH AVENUE ALSO PRESENTED
or ro,,o, a remonstrance. AGAINST the having Of
railroad tracks in Fifth avenue, below Twenty-third
street. stating that that thoroughfare Is at presons
the only one running lengthwise through the city
that has not been encroached upon BY the iron
rails; that transit up aud down Is alreauy
rapid; that it is street almost entirely
of residences and that much inconvenience 10
residents would ensue nom the laying OF double
tracks thereon, particularly during the Winter
time, when the railroad companies would bank tho
snow upon the sidewalks, rendering IL lmpossipiey
or at least announcement, for carriages to
reach their doors, and also depriving clt-
zens OF the facilities for sleighng presentet
at present on that thoIoughare alone The re.
monstrance Is signed by some OF the wealthiest
| men on the avenue, among them John Taylor john
| ston. A. K Wetmore, Henry X. Remsen, James
! Lenox, A. c. Kingsland, Robert L. Kennedy, Ed
wards Perrepont, John J. Cisco, James Otis, Degraw
| Livingston, Robert L. Cutting, Moses Taylor and
Cunning =. Bedford.
| News OF the
| DEATH OF ELEAzER JONES,
member from the Second District OF Washington