The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-12

Debate on the Centennial
Appropriation.
Expulsion Of a Reporter from
the Senate.


majority are new ana untried. OF whom the world
has yet 30 hear, and whether they may he good.
Dad or Indifferent time alone can tell some say
this Legislature is the most corrupt that ever
assembled In Albany. 1t is scarcely fair TO assume
30 this early. They have yet to he
weighed In the balance and the measure of
their morality taken IL would be tan
ING credulity in presenting to say that IL Is
~ honest Legislature. That phenomenon IS re-
served for the millennium. and even tnen the
inevitable lobbyist Will be to mfest The halls
Of legislation 10 demands 100 blind faith in
human nature when WE are asked to believe that
a man. alter spending all his own and his friends
money TO become an .Assembyman or Senator,
proceeds to this capital and leaves his business
Behind HIM with no other eartniy expectation
than So day, and no other motive than the
public good. The great, inspiring purpose OF
the rural politician 10 seeking the position or a
legislator az Albany, Is 10 make laws Tor the city
of New YORK not because OF any profound convic-
sion that the people of that city are incapable OF
taking care of themselves, Dnt the witching,
golden glamour that hangs around every measure
relating TO the commercial metropolis 30 fascinates
the rural mind that IL no other feature In the
business OF legislation so productive OF happiness
AZ pulling TO pieces and putting together again
The charters OF the metropolis and the affairs
Of the municipality generally. IL pays to legls-
hate for New York city. IL always paid
In the past and there is no reason TO suppose 1t
viii be less lucrative IN the future. RAPID transit
opens up the only gitterng vista that reveals a
prospect OF fortune for impecunious Legislators not
particularly afflicted with qualms OF conscience.
Mr.. Eastman rs sanguine man, and thinks his
plan must be adopted because 1t recommends itself
on the Of being above the reach Of lobbyists
and schemers; but he counts without his host.
Ioa ka1v hem nj m win
the ultimate prize OF legislation, provided 1t
h engineered in the right way, which,
OF course, means in a moral sense the wrong way.
Mr.. Eastman, however, works along with an
earnest ana nnnagging determination to carry his
plan, which he ~ now engaged in amending and
correcting so as 10 render IL simple TO the COM
monest mind
The complexion OF the senate is improved this
year. There are corrupt men in the body, but
there are al least half n dozen WHO combine hon.
esty with ability. Your stupidity homes. legislator
~ OF benefit 10 the peoples interests
than the rogue. 1t takes sharp intelligence to
In upon the Legislature in its busy
hours. One who appeared to know de-
cenned and counted the material OF the Senate.
ne was satisfied there were only nne corrupt
members IN the body, and that the preponderance
OF honest men was suncient to counterfeit ANY
schemes OF plumber
a
consideration OF the resolution appropriarng
$500, 900 to
THE CAPITOL BUILDING.
md now the new Capitol of the great State OF New
York must remain silent and shut up because the
State has no money To proceed with the work OF
building 1t.
THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.
In 1871 nineteen commissioners were authorized,
by resolution, to represent the State al the Cen
tenniai Exhibition. Mr.. Lincoln to-day offered, as
a substitute, that nye be appointed AZ Subc0B-
uittee from that body to 90 to Philadelphia Mr..
cd K
pense TO the State, and this stirred up an unex-
pecteG discussion to-day IN the Assembly Mr..
way, about the patriotism oil the thing, the homage
due from every state in the Union TO the great
event tsat commemorated 100 years OF independ-
ehce and material prosperity, &c. Mr. Charley
Spencer had something TO utter in the same
vein but IT. tribe ssa more emotional and eX, <,
Bunker Hill, the crossing OF the Delaware
and almost all the sensational episodes OF the
Revolution airy War. Chariey's voice has certain
Cheap john quality that puzzles his hearers to
tell whether they should laugh or cry. when
cOmbe. Charley, however is still an accomplished
taIker, and RI his emotions lead him away from the
conven uonaf standards OF propriety IN speaking,
his instincts he 10 harmony with orthodox COM
mon sense.
Mr.. Vedder, of Cattaraugus also took hand in
on the PATRIOTIC phase OF the question, and scared
almost as high as the ambitious Charley, but the
speech That won, the heart OF the gallery was that
debate, and the regularity OF his method makes
the strength OF his attack. He IL young, tan,
nation there IS al angry tumult OF passion 10 the
expression OF his face that would be very laugh
able II IT were not so earnest. He can storm and
shake the spheres over bill to build plank road
IN sullivan county, and his style has all the detects
Of country training out when he declared ali the
nnctaous amor pa ftR OF the previous speakers
"humbug," and the appropriation inferred in the
resolution for the Philadelphia fair an outrage. In
face OF the facts ti,at the treasury was bank
rupt ard starving VIC men and children haunted
The very Capitol whert, legislators were nippantly
talking OF voting away money to gratlIy mere
Speaker Hustled had it immediately cleared, which
was rather hard but pr oper Mr. LIncoin's reso,
commissioners serve without pay, was nnalIy
adopted.
The insurance compsnie rs and the railroads make
xoOa game Tor legislative practice. The insurance
companies have been don " well OF late ana are
i've attention. little blee .ding THAT VIII reduce
inelr boared systems TO h ealtny standard. Mr..
~ Mcr n III may nave t6is Jew OF the matter,
copy OF which was also intro duced in the Senate.
Is NJ provided that the lapse 'f the premium on
life policy shall not lie held to work It's forfeiture.
A. insurance companies deri, ~ half their income
from these lapses win policy holders the bill ap-
FCome to LIMERICK
AN UNFORTUNATE RE PORTER
Of paper IN Brooklyn called the argus was turned
on the 1oOr OF the senate this NJ VrpiEg n reso-
luton offered by senator Coe, VIII o rose 10 gues-
ton OF privilege, and complained Of having been
In the paper mentione Il on the matter
Of his vote in the Madden-Ab bott contested
case. The Argus reporter stated that a game OF
senator Coe for the purpose of conVeylng under
the guise Of the play, bride OF $500 to Coe This
was the point or sting OF the parag Taph ana Tor
this the reporter suspended from the privilege
Of the floor until he snbstantiates Tue charges
made in mis- paper. The reporter nj TIRED away
wnen the resolution passed. though he might have
made a stir by making stand and wal ling Tor the
to put him out
Governor DIX holds IL TO be the oountieh uu'! %
the Legislature TO take into early CON stusra,iou
and enact laws the bill mentioned YESTERDAY
competing county treasurers 10 make pood with
out delay the money deposited with mem lof
taxes and also the iii OF Mr.. AivoYd reori 'antzng
me STATE treasury ard providing IN the Iut1e
S,gainst embezziemcp. or The pubic nloneys.
mother bDi-thst OF prohibiting towns fIom IN
testlng IN railroad bones. WHICH the Message OF the
Governor reeommen ae'i-has received an llustfa-
t3on OF us pressing need as law Of me state ~
he instances OF the tHuBs that iDve8tsd In bonds
al the New iork, Midland ana Oswcgp Railroad,
and now nave them on their haRas as worthless
paper
bill was introduced in Che Assembly by Mr..
Allen pI0vidiDg FOR the
CONSOLIDATION or THE CITIES or NEW YORK AND i
Brooklyn