The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-27
The STATE CAPITAL.
Anxiety Of Members to Hear from the
New York Editors.
INDIGNANT VIRTUE In TIE SENATE,


The possibility of nsU issue of inconUc'tits
paper regard ,oith dDsdzement and anxiety and,
in my judgment, such an issue ,ooutd be a detri-
n'end and shame. CHARLES SUMNER.
ALBANY, March 26, 1874.
1t was thought the br7tsm Ja,'n,en OF the Assem-.
bly, would cause a terrible quaking among the New
York editors who have thought tit TO crticse the
Railroad Committee Great anxiety was felt in
consequence to see the papers from the metropo
lis. The Speaker experimenting that the men,
Ders, who are like school OF boys In many re-
spects, might disregard the business hand TO
what the New York journals had to say, gave
orders TO have no papers brought by the pages
the Assembly Chamber. The republican organ which
Mr.. Lincoln so savagey denounced did not fulfil
the general expectation, and was declared on all
sides to have taken water. There was need for
this. The Committee OF Investigation Is an empty
farce. No direct charges of having taken money
from Squires or Vanderbilt have been made against
the Railroad Committee. and pray what is there
to investigator Enough to know that the Railroad
Committee has shown Migrant Partially to
two great mOnOpolies, and out OF the
mouth OF two Of It's own members is
convicted OF playing falsely with the public.
Said Lincoln and said Weed. tpe two principal
MEMBERS for the rest mere nOnentites, ''We
were laboring to harmonic the different plans so
to give railroad for the east side, the west
side and :he centre of the CITY," This result they
declare they have achieved. and the three rail-
roads they recommend to the people OF New York
are:-For the west side, the Greenwich Street
Elevated Railroad reported to have been recently
purchased by vanderbilp for the centre, Wander
bt's Fourth avenue, and for the east side,
Squires' Third avenue. This is the great achieve
ment OF nearly three months elaboration. When
the committee has only such o showing to put
forth suspicion will attach and cling to
1t forever, in spite OF Saitpetre Alv0rd,
and all the committees OF investigation that were
ever formed. However, as the Committee OF In
VestigatiOn may need some material to keep it
going. suppose they call Mr.. Squres, of the Third
Avenue Railroad. and Mr. Squires' brother law.
These gentlemen were hardly up to Albany Tor
mere amusement this winter. They are said to be
intelligent and for the sake OF giving the COM
mittee something to start upon, throw out this
suggestion.
INDIGNANT VIRTUE IN THE SENATE.
The Senate Railroad Committee has caught
spasm OF indignant virtue from that Of the Assem-
bly,. 1t reported favOrably the Broadway Under
ground Railroad last week, which was to throw an
obligation OF $5,000,0 900 on the city OF New YORK.
A minority report was given by Mr. Tobey at the
time, and the Chairman, Mr.. Selkreg to-day TO
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
The unfortunate organ in New York, no longer
able to Keep these obstreperous republicans in the
traces, came IN for some very hard knocks, and
then Mr.. Selkreg proceeded TO pay his attentions
to Mr.. TObey.
he charged that the Senator from the Sixteenth
(Mr. TONey), at the solicitation OF the friends OF
tne schemes Tor rapid transit IN New York. which
had been denounced UNNECESSARILY by the New
Railroad Committee on the 18th Of March, and
that he voted for the Fourth Avenue Rapid Transit
AND s ahs e rom mt the
| bonds the City OF New York. He said MIR. TObey
| had told him IN private conversation that he mr.
| TObey) was willing to report the bill II he (Mr.
Selkreg) was. AT the meeting on the 10th of
March every member OF the committee objected
to the provision providing for guaranteeing bonds
by the city OF New YORK. In conclusion he said:-
81 charge still further, that at that meeting OF the
Railroad Committee no intlmation was given to
myself, or to any other member OF the committee
in my presence, that minority report was to be
presented, and the record OF the clerk OF the COM
mlttee shows that no vote against the reporting
OF that bill was made on that occasion. A vote
was TAKEN and no man answered in the negative"
knew nothing about reporting the Pneumatic Rail-
road with the bonding clause H. but the Incident
Is sample OF the lntricacies OF legislation
TELEGRAPH FOR THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION.
BY a bill of Mr.. Biglin, the Mayor and Corpora
ton are authorized TO construct and maintain
telegraph within the limits OF the enlarged bounda
ries OF the city for the use thereof.
PAVING ENLARGED BROADWAY,
The Commissioner OF Public Works is authorized,
by a bill introduced by Mr.. Woods. to contract
for the grading and regulating OF that part or
Broadway recently widened, one-half the expense
to be paid from the general tax, and the quality Of
pavement to be in the discretion OF the Commits
sloner OF Public Works.
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
According TO a bill OF Mr.. Waehner's the Com
missioner OF Pubic Works is authorized, within
thirty days, to contract In behalf or the Mayor, AL
dermen ana CommOnalty or the city OF New York,
Tor period not to exceed nve years, to repair and
keep in good order all the streets, avenues and
during that period with stone pavements. The
contract may be entered on according to such
terms as may suit the discretion OF the Commits
sioner OF Public Works. The time for the perform
ance of sucn repairs and the payment thereof shall
be oased upon period OF nine months from the
18th OF March to the 15tn Of December OF each
year. such persons as make the contracts shall
also be required, IN the opinion OF the Commits
sioner to do such work as may be necessary be-
tween the 18th OF December and the 18th Of March,
In these repairs the Commissioner is directed not
to eXpend more than $4,000 year, and the
Board OF Estimate and Appointment Is author
lied to appropriate this sum eacn year Tor the
pN'r TO BE DONE by CONTRACT
Mr.. Waehner introduced bill providing that
all the usual work done to streets IN New York
or Public Parks, shall hereafter be performed by
contract after due public notice.
CHANGE OF SAVINGS BANKS NAME.
By bill passed in the Senate today, the name or
the Sixpenny savings Bank OF New York is
changed to the City Savings Bank OF New York.
DISCUSSING THE SUPPLY BILL.
The Assembly was taken up all day with the
discussion OF the supply bill. Most OF the items
so lar read were Tor small amounts, and only few
gave rise to any debate. Mr. Eastman, from the
Committee on Cities offered an amendment
Services OF Attorney General Barlow on the investi-
CATION into the street Cleaning Bureau. The
amount was deemed twice too much and Mr. DAILY
insisted, contrary to the amendment, that the
state, in place OF the city. should pay It, The
ton to make the State pay was voted down, and
the question was still pending when the House ad-
journed. At the evening session the amount was
reduced to $3.50.
THE vULTURE SWARM AT THE CAPITOL.
Lobbyists, pretended newspaper people and job
beers generally have infested the floor OF the AS
sembly for several weeks past. The cheek OF these
nnhn cd npy n
corner OF tue CHAMBER and occupy the members
seats with the coolest assurance. Before the OPEN
Ing of proceedings this morning swarm OF these
evil pests occupied the noor, for the Sup.
Div bill was special order for the
day A peremptory order from the Speaker
to the dOorkeeper was issued before
the business began to exclude all but those strictly
entitled the privileges Othe floor The effect was
to relieve the atmosphere, and transfer the crowd
from. the moor TO the gallery. The number of idle
hangers-on who try to get at slice OF the public
cake is perfectly prodgous.