The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-01
Debate in the Assembly on the
Usury Bill.
An Amendment Giving Two
Years for Experiment
The Senate Resolves Upon the Annexation Of
Wcstchestcr to New York.
THE CANAL FUNDING RESOLUTION.
Revenues from the Canals to Pay Debt
and Interest.

ALBANY, April 3d. 1873.
The Governor signed the charter this morning
much to the delight of q host OF patriotic oHice-
seekers who have been hanging about the Hobbies
here during the past few days with no particular
purpose other than to give certain "Greeneyesn in
the City Hall an idea that they have all along
been diligently working for the good
OF the cause generally and to bring the weight of
this mighty influence to bear upon the Gov
ernor, in hurrying him up. 1 understand that
the Governor at one time seriously contemplated
vetoing the bill owing to the many vital defects
: that he found in various sections OF it,
but promise on the part of the promi-
uent men in both houses that all the sup
Elementary legislation necessary would be
taken in hand Immediately, to make 1t as
perfect as possible maze him reent. Senator
Woodin is to undertake this delightful corrective
task, and will open the ball tomorrow with the
nrst supplementary Dose II he can by hard work
tonight cover all the ground necessary in this
bill, and thus avoid the botheration OF drawing up
and passing other supplementary bills, he will do
so; but the defects In the charter are many and
80 varied that 1t is generally believed that the task
Ofgetting rid OF them all in bunch will be too
much even for Mr.. Woodin.
The great excitement at the capital to-day was
again the Wnslow bill. The vote last evening, by
which it was ordered to third reading, was, in
the minds OF most people hereabouts, a sure indi-
cation OF its final triumph to-day unamended.
But the best laid plans o. mice and Assembymen
gang aft a-gley. The fact is, the countrymen this
morning could not screw up courage enough to
stand manfully by the colors they had chosen to
aght under the night previous. The Speaker took
advantage OF the rural cowardice by once more
making grand effort and moved an amend
0ent limiting the operations OF the bill
to two years, and he succeeded even beyond
nis most sanguine expectations. The charge is
freely mai that the amendment was tackled on to
the bill In order that the Senate might get chance
to kill 1t outright; but If there any such nten
ti0n on the part Of the friends and advocates OF the
amendment the Speaker says he is
NOT ONE OF THE BUsHwHACKERs.
He denies most emphatically that he did what he
did to ruin the prospects of the would-be repealers
and asserts that he has the utmost confidence in
the passage OF the measure amended. 1t
remains now to be seen whether his protes-
tations will be borne out by the final result
On the other hand the members who voted
to-day against the amendment declare that
they will not vote for the bill as amended
even If the Senate does pass it; but this decara-
ton can be taken with great many grains OF salt.
The discussion pro and con the bin has at any
rate brought out into bold relief the sectional dif
cultes that divide the interests of the country from
those OF the Cities and has given put another proof
that what may be good sauce for the gander OF the
town Is not always taken palatable dish by the
goose OF the 6ackwoods village. Yet strange as 1t
may seem, when New Workers, for instance, claim
that
IF THE WORST COMES TO THE WORST
IN this usury business the county OF New York
should he exempt from the operations OF the pres
ent laws on this subject, the countrymen throw up
their hands in holy horror and resolve by all the
hay in their mows ana cheese in their presses that
New YORK must not be given the privilege. Still
the Wlnslow bill is fair, good bin, and with the
1 N
the ruralites. II they are not willing to take the
whole bill as 1t stands now they cannot, with any
good show OF sound reasoning refuse to support it,
amended as it has been The iu test Of the actual
value OF the bill may not be made in two years, but
THE EXPERIMENT
may not be without its good results. There are
those who claim that the Legislature has no power
other and subsequent Legislature II the bill is q
good one, as 1t certainly Is, why not pass 1t with
people in year or In two years, 1t will be a very
easy matter for the next Legislature or subse-
viii be settled the Senate refuses to concur in
the amendment (which is highly improbable. as it
Is considered as sort Of escape valve by
real issue OF clear repeap the House
will either have to pass the original bill as it came
upon the sincerity OF the motives OF the Speaker
and those members who to-day voted for his
amendment after having only twelve hours before
voted IT down 10y large majority.
ANNEXATION OF wESTCHESTER.
The long and mon0tonouS cangor OF bills pass
ing. which lasted one hour and twenty-five minutes
In the first part Of the session OF the Senate this
morning, was interrupted finally by Mr. Robertson,
motion made by him last night to recon
slder the adverse vote upon the Westchester and
new YORK annexation measure which had been so
unexpectedly brought about by the sympathy Of
Senators Tor Tenants distress. Senator Bene-
ulct 10 opposition, said the more he had studied
The subject the stronger his conviction that
the people themselves should be consulted before
election might take place in June next IL the
friends OF the bin were impatient, but that such an
election should take place he did not doubt.
Senator Robertson insisted that the election
clause was unconstitutional, and that senator
ing the bill and he thought that ii was an indirect
and unmany way OF doing 1t.
Senator Woodin thought the argument that the
spassage OF the bill would reduce the value OF prop
trty in upper New York should be an excellent rea-
son Tor the passage oft To give
CHEAPER HOMES TO POOR PEOPLE
h what part OF the city Is contamination that
lie tisation has tried In VAN for many years to COM
pa ~ But he believed that property would be in
sre ssed In value there and that fact ought TO
Dve sgume the objections OF the Senator from the
Eigl VII who so ngeniously admits that he is innu
snce by hls personal interests in this matter.
Sen ufor Weisnann favored the bill, believing that
the pc vyle OF the three towns were In favor OF it,
and ne believed that the city needed an extension
Of terri eory, being now, he said confined within
senat Woodn YER, an,s Sguare nes tho,
would m axe pretty good sized island. The leu
tonic Sen aaSr corrected his figures and proceeded,
shanges t,' be made by annexation. His unex.
sected stan against his colleagues interest was
e0METHISG OF A sTUNNER
10 the venerable faction ranged on Tiernan,r,s side
and was evidently OF weight with the efNnntrv
members who had thought the city mon were
arrayed in soIidgnadrilatera against the measnre
The soft, persuasive silver OF Kobertsons tone ne
had undoubtedly been winning its way among
members during the morning hours and ms
strength was Irresistible when the voting came
to submit the question Of annexaon %
the people was carried by q vote OF 10 10 g.
Benedict Scoresty and Tienann alone 0pposingi 1t.
THE VOTE on THE AMENDMENT
then resulted in It's defeat, as follows:-
YEAs--B,'nedict Bowen, johnson, Lord, Murphy and
fiemann--te
NAYs-Adains Allen BIer Chatned, Dickinson, Pos
Ter Graham narrower, J. >wist Lowery. McGowan, Mad
len Palmer, Robertson Wa, uer, Wcsnann, Winsov, j.
Wood and Wood Dl-Iq.