The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-25
Election of a Regent Of the
University.
A Canard Locating ''B0ss"r Tweed
at the Delavan.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL IN TIE SENATE.
The Charter Engrossed and in the Hands
Of the Govern II.

IN ANTICIPATION oI tue Ieport OF the investigating
committee are beginning to . rive here in swarms
and II Is said that the compf inv ia not unite ne GER
TAIN ~ they are sau 10 nav been q lew days age
mat the result would DC ritual Ofconfdence
in their way oi aol ng business and OF usti
cation OF their late stra tepy nv which men were
bought out OF power tina others might be bought
Wheh III power Inc cor nmittee, understand, viii
hot DC apie 10 report DE fore next week. The men,
Ders are rather retice to what the report will
be; but judging from a conversation had today
with one OF them the re will be
NOV yHIrEwA ASKING
OF anything or az ybody, and that the advice
OF the HERALD not lose sight Of the main
ooJect OF the lvestigation will be strictly
'ohowed Inc " tie last evening against the
mouoh Ihade py Mr.. Opdyke to give the com.
mittee iurther me- not only to make careful
report out also to take additional evidence, was
gwen Win sucn neartness as to cause no small
amount OF goss p in the Hobbies. In fact, had the
motion been ne compelling members to pay the
state LOT the privilege OF serving members it
could not ma re. been overwhelmed with q more
detefmlned' negative yell. But, Of course Assem-.
biymch arc al honorable men, and not one OF the
whole one h, inbred and twenty eight who make
up the House even had anything to fear
from - dfhtional eyidence'' that could
be drag &c to light, and if anybody
0Cupts ~ why just look at the testimony of the
Still the mmttce have an idea that they can
make pre- y good report without getting hold Of
aysproi Ter to the company to secure favorable
THE 81 IALL PrrrANoE OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
The etory about this $4,000 business is not gen.
eras Gre sted mere. indeed there are those who
ciotn Dy certain parties intimately connected with
the Ere management in order to weaken public
cOnnden re In any report the committee might make
paTucul Arly II 1t was severe upon the ways and
means escorted to by the new directory to creep
hatn
lobby Ian is capable OF doing nowadays, and it
may be, quite true that some rascal pretended to
members OF the committee being all the while in.
nocenE OF any such vilainy going on. This kind OF
men In both houses have been bought and sold by
TO approach them with corrupt offers. One thing is
certain, that the committee is, in the opinion OF
THE GOOD AND HONEST MEN
OF both houses above suspicion and that their re-
port will show that they have not been cowed into
rs they have good grounds to make report that
will go to the very heart OF the evils they were espe-
port It Is understood, will be quite lengthy and
may add that the members generally seem
what il will say about the 'ransom' moneys so
freely scattered about in various quarters for the
benefit OF the parties most concerned in the coup
d'etat OF last Winter.
ORDERED TO A THIRD READING.
The House, after discussing the Canal Appropria-
ton bill in Committee Of the Whole, ordered it to u
third reading.
THE TAN BILL
Mr. Fort, from the Ways and Means Committee,
reported the tax bill to provide ways and means
the ievying Of the following taxes For the Gen.
era Fund, mills each dollar OF valuation OF real
Tuna or for ns Is o
State debt. y mill; for the redemption Of the State
bounty debt mills , for the new capital X mill ;
MILL Mr.. Fort reported bill authorizing tax Of
y mill for paying the Sinking Fund
PASSED.
The bills amending the act liking the salaries of
County Judges and Surrogatcs; amending the act
ing for paying the CLERKS OF the Marine Court of
New YORK under a, resolution Of the Board OF Super
visors and the bill TO settle the claims OF contrac-
tors against the city OF Brooklyn, were passed.
NOMINATING 4 REGENT or THE UNIVERSITY.
One OF the Incidents OF the session or the Sena te
this morning was the nomination OF Regent OF
the University to succeed John A. Griswold, de
ceased. Martin !. Townsend, OF Troy, was the
nominee OF the republicans, and when Aliens
name was called, he, being a stout relic OF the
thatas the great liberal party OF the State had
made no nomination, he followed the natural bent
OF his convictions and named Martin I. Townsend
Narrower and Palmer, the remaining liberal relics,
followed his example, while the prominent de-
mOcracy favored John ID. Spicer.
In the Assembly Martin l. Townsend was named
by eighty-one members, John ID. Spicer being
soon after entering the Assembly Chamber r" the
Clerks OF the two houses compared the nominal
tons OF their respective bodies, and Mr.. Townsend
SHALL JUDGES BE APPOINTED OR ELEcTEDf
The day was passed in the third reading and pas
sage OF bills. The most important OF these the
OH submitting to the people at the next election
the question OF the appointment instead OF cleo
LOB 81 the Judges OF the Court OF Appeals, the
Supreme Court and the Superior Courts OF New
Ysrk and Buffalo. 1t passed without a dissenting
vote, twenty Senators voting for II.
The bill Incorporating the
REFUSE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
which originally gave the right to all refuse and
manure to new company, who were authorized
20 noldlhe only dumping boards In the city, came
moved 10 rec0mmit ii, with instructions TO strike
out the fifth section, whichs provides that persons
OF q misdemeanor; but the countrymen stood in
arm array against the city men again and refused
10 recominit IT, and 1t was passed.
Al hall-past one the Senate went into Committee
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL
and NJ. Benedict delivered another long speech in
Mavor OF the clause apprcpriatng $4,000 to the
Academies attached to Union schools.
L'uTini Mr. Benedcts speech the country Sena-
tors eslneed again that dscourtesytwth which they
have too oiten attemptea to browbeat the yenera-
BILE So uStof from the Filth, and finally Mr.. Woodin
enered resolution shat speeches should be limited
TO 0itet N minutes in length. Al this
ME-. BENEDICT TOOK UMsRAGg
and ,,enled the right OF the Senate to limit his
speech ss. He said ne intended TO speak ON impor-
tSnt on, Yeats as long as the occasion required al
thouah 4, ,haa more than once received evidence OF
the aistast >syitn Which mpatient senators received
some % ~ 01a reason ttc passage or the reso
luton. Mr.. Be %edic' aeigned 20 further reply aud
Jeiu we resui n. " zion by vote OF 10 10 TO- Mr.
Heneact t long speeches but he gene
rally puts iacts ana @nation. Senator d. p. Wood
areumen Was rendered eae spprSPr
heated by The pertne sised sfsio,ss 81 81 MI, mr.
Lowry who brought the and rather c TT Sea
that usually well-posted "u,s such was ", ,hs
into the dust. At one q TSe senators n 10
heated dialogue between the u heen of a more
quite probable that had the sube, SLeen Gsiicnns
sanguinary nature there might hav, svlhino he Iad
Senator johnson said If there was al.
respect for u was for 'ofTy
THAT VENERABLE SPECIMEN OF ANT srenera.
which has come down 10 Us from fcrme. sweuId
sjon-the Regents OF the Uslversity-and h. Tator
not be In favor Of expuDglng the Regents. Sc 0f
Woodin also made strong arguments IN lavo. or
retaining the appropriation and Lowry In ia,
Ersl..