The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-06
LIBERAL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.

An Avalanche Of Wit and Satire-Fun
At the Expense OF Rev j. r. Newman.
Ex-Chaplain OF the sennte-Queries
for President Grant-The Measles and
Mumps In Japan.
The Liberal Republican Central Committee met
last evening at No. 1853 Fourth avenue. There
was q large attendance. Dr. Glaubensklee called
the meeting to order and presided, In the alb
sence OF the regular Chairman, Mr.. Thomas +.
Stewart.
Mr.. CHRISTOPHER PULLMAN, during the calling
OF the roll gravey rose to question OF privilege
He said several gentlemen were smoking, in clear
violation of all parliamentary rules.
The CHAIR don't know that any special rules
have been promulgated on the subject but as 1t Is
generally considered unparamentary to smoke.
shall rule 1t to be out OF order unless there be OBJ
lection made. (Aiter q pause)-It is out OF order.
Q.aughter)
The Committee on Contested Seats recon-
mended that three delegates be allowed to the
Twenty third and Twenty fourth wards EACH that
the three members from the Twenty fourth be ad-
United and an election be ordered In the Twenty
third. In the last mentioned ward there is strong
liberal republican organization which was I'M
doubleday worthy OF representation In the COM
mlttee.
General CoCHRANE said the officers of the
Twenty-thrd Ward club should be reported to the
committee, and the club recognized as the liberal
association OF the ward
The CHAIR called attention to the fact that dele.
gates must be admitted by Assembly districts, and
not wards, according to the bylaws OF the COM
mlttee.
Mr.. JOHN A. FOSTER moved to repeal the provi-
sion OF the bylaws referring to this subject:
The CHAIR stated that tins could be done by
unanimous consent.
The report was finally adopted without repeating
this provision OF the bylaws, and the committee
was continued with power.
Mr.. CHRISTOPHER PULLMAN offered the following
resolutions
Resolved That we are exceedingly gratined to hear
n Grant s
the term OF back pay swlndling, and very much
Resolved, however That there are some things upon
which he has tailed to cns us and we would re-
child Of The Consul Foo Chow has yet commenced
get his S hs the ws ss the has
whether hs the wife Of the Gonsu at honosg re-
Es.oysd; That mater Of minor importance would
the pleasure excursion Of the Rev J: T. Newman is
aury, addressed ctabie the
w MAY have we hSa get the in
Mr.. PULLMAN, in submitting these resolutions,
said he did not care whether the committee
adopted them or not, but would like to have them
The CHAIR called Mr. Pullman to order. as no
member should submit a resolution on question
care to have them adopted.
Mr.. PULLMAN meant to say that had no per-
The CHARIOT course; no member Of this com.
mittee ever consults his personal interest, but
always does everything Tor the puDllc good loud
laughter.)
Mr.. PULLMAN explained amid general merri.
ment that he wished, by these resolutions, to ex-
pose the oOllshness OF President Grant and the
great absurdty OF the mission on which he had
sent the Rev. D. p. Newman.
MIR. j. r. JARDINE moved as an amendment to the
query whether partisanship had ceased in the
agricultural regions OF japan Qaughter) and
whether the unloading OF political parties over
weighted with dead weights, could be explalned9"
(.aughterJ
Ihe CHAIR-Who shall give this Information?
President Grant, Mr.. Pullman, or the Kew j. p.
Newman? (Merrment)
General COCHRANE wished to have the ''mumps''
and smallpox also included in the queries, an
amendment which Mr.. Pullman cheerfully ac-
cepted.
A DELEGATE rose here and said he had sag
gestiOn to make. After cOgltatlng for quite a
while he confessed, coniusedy, that lie had forgot
Mr.. CHRISTOPHER PULLMAN also moved the tol
lOwing:-
Resolved That the committee cordially endorse the
OF the city government
Resolved. hat the pay and emoluments OF public
officials and employees generally Is one hundred cent
greater than the could command in private
life, and. cny with the President the United
States and running DOWN the list TO the most humble
official in the employ OF the municipal government
Resolved That such a would be civil service
reform great worth, and wOu tend to tighten the
neavy burdens now imposed upon honest labor.
The resolutions we're made the special order fol-
the next meeting of the committee, alter which
the meeting adjourned.