The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-01
The Debate on the Police Com.
mission Bill.
SCENES AND FEATURES OF THE END.
Addresses by the Speaker and
Lieutenant Governor.
How Eastman's Rapid Transit Bill Was De-
teated-The Cond ton Of the Transit
Bills-The Character Of the Legisla-
ture-The Work Accomplished.

Both houses OF the Legislature adjourned sine
die at halfpast three O'Clock this afternoon. The
closing hours were remarkable for nothing beyond
An unusual crowd In the galleries and stiff muster
OF lobbyists on the noor and around the skirts OF
each chamber.
In declaring the House adjourned Speaker
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Several rounds OF applause greeted the con-
clusion OF the address. which was delivered
with his usual vigor ana not without plain
evidence Of emotion making itself visible in
his eyes. or the late presiding ofcer OF the House
1t may be said that few men could have discharged
the duties OF the position he held with greater
energy and zeal and with more unfailing courtesy
ana impartiahty.
In the Senate there was barely standing room
when the hour fixed upon adjournment arrived.
The address OF the President Lieutenant Governor
Robinson, was as follows:-
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All safe and happy return to your homes / bid you
j now declare the Senate adjourned without day.
1t was also greeted with hearty cheers, and
In few minutes afterwards the stalrcases and
corridors were filed with the departing members
OF both houses.
"GooDBYs, WERE EXCHANGED
and sort Of festival feeling spread throughout
the multitude that crowded the narrow ways OF
the Capitol building There were exceptions how
ever, to the general Joy. Sad hearts were numer-
GUS enough. Slaughtered bills filed many souls
with sorrow. 1t was vain to soothe the rufled
temper Of man who, having spent perhaps his
last dollar to pass his lavorite bill saw it expire
with the session.
FAR LESS DISORDER
marked the end Of the Assembly than was usual in
recent years. fair exhibit OF decorum prevailed
10 the last. No unseem.y guarres were INDUCED,
and save the brief bitterness OF yesterday between
out the entire session was never once invoked.
All sorts OF people attended the close OF the eris
ad re- least saa o os
were
looking after particular billa. sore were there for
mere uiosity, some were hangers on, tide walters
OF waiting for something to turn up; some
Nere lawyers and great many were non.
Iescripts In character and means OF livelihood.
The prominent men were the lobbyists. They
The moments were precious, and they made the best
or worst use OF them. One OF the tribe who turned
up at the last moment remarked that the times
were bad; that wall street was better deld than
Albany that public opinion was less agreeable than
In former years and retired exclaiming, like Sir
Charles COdstream, there's nothing in it.n The
small fry lobbyists poked themselves into all cor
Ders Of the Capitol II was their last grand
chance, and they made the most or 1t.
THE PASSAGE OF BILLS
proceeded uninterruptedly in both houses. The
jobs kept back TO the last were driven forward by
whip and spur. Some were tmpaled on the pass
age others fell short OF the closing hour and more
Jumped the fence and were declared passed.
The event Of the morning IN the Assembly was
w p The POLICE COMMISSION BILL
ro M further ss anu bo
1t have q third reading. The rules In the mean.
while having been suspended the democrats saw
when the roll was called many OF them stood up TO
explain their votes and poured red hot shot into
the result than bomSasdng the moon. LinColns
motion was carried, and the bill being recon.
mitted and Incorporated with the Improvement
BILL was reported to the House. Weed, who
tnen moved that the oil De again re-
power to remove at pleasure as well as to
appoint but it was lost and, though Mr.. Beebe
came to the rescue with q fire OF eloquence that
would have burned into but less cal0us hearts,
the bill passed ny q strictly party vote amid an
overlooking house. MIR. Bliss shook hands with
everybody, and the Custom House representation
retred rom the scene III frame Of SURPRISING
Dllss The democrats forgot their defeat very
quickly. There was more Immediately important
business on hand and II must be attended TO.
THE PASSAGE OF BILLS
borrowed, and was only interrupted to offer q vote
OF tnanks TO the Speaker and Clerk Of the House.
weed and Beebe did this graceful part Of the days
business ana DID 1t well. The passage OF bills was
the close. =
THE RAPID TRANSIT BILLS
tnat nave died are vanderbilts, Third Avenue,
and Eastman's. Those that passed are Beach's
Broadway Underground. Speer's Travelling
Railway and Warehouse Water Front roads. The
manner In which Eastman's was treated in the
Sena.e was simply disgraceiul. The story ia not
credftable TO the Railroad Committee and shows
mp Selkreg and Madden In even q worse LIGHT than
ov,h uJnusf IL