New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-16
ALBANY.
BICKERING LEGISLATORS.


FEuD OVER THE SUPPLY BnL-sENATE DEBATE
UPON 1.-THE RIVALRY BETWEEN SENATOR WOOD
AND AssEMBLYMAN BATCHELLER.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUNE.I
ALBANY, April l5.--The Supply bill was the special
order In the Senate this morning, and occupied the
whole session. About one-third of the bill was read
through, and, with the exception of an additional
appropriation Of 81 500 to the State library, and
$500 to the law library at Kingston, no changes of
| Importance were made
bitter contest is anticipated between the Senate
and Assembly before all the items in this bill are
settled. The Ways and Means Committee were TAX
ing credit to themselves for having reported the
"cleanest" bill that has come from that Committee
for many years. when, to their establishment, the
Chairman of the Finance Committee steps il with
his pruning knife and 1Ops off about $4,000, or
nearly one-thrd Of the aggregate amount of the
DILL Ii this large deduction is to be credited to the
wiser economy Of ID. z. Wood, the inference might
be drawn that Gen. Batcheller was to that extent
wasteful or extravagant; and since the two Chair
men are both anxious for little political capital IN
this matter, the antagonism between them has
taken personal turn.
Gen. Batcheler accuses Senator Wood of dis
courtesy" in striking out items that were reported
from the Ways and Means Committee without no
tice to the Chairman of that Committee or any
intimation of what he intended to do. lie has
therefore got to work to detect the little steals"
that have been inserted in the bill by the Chairman
OF the Finance Committee, and, among Others, has
discovered an item of $4,000 for tho benefit of Mr..
Woods law partner, under cover of counsel fees in
certain canal proceedings. Utica also came in for
an appropriation to repair dilapidated armorY
which Gen. Batcheller claims is utterly useless,
and Auburn gets a similar plum"
In a word, the Chairman of Ways and Means AYERS
that the deductions from the bill as it passed the
Assembly are mainly large amounts appropriated
for public purposes like the S50O,O0O taken Off the
Capitol appropriations and the $4,000 for the Sara
toga monument, while, in lieu thereof the Senate
Committee has added large number OF small items
of private and personal character, which really
give the bill a more "unclean' aspect than it had
when it left the Assembly. Between the personal
rivalries aud eaouses of the two Chairmen, the
prospect is that the Supply bill will occupy large
portion of the time of both Houses for the next two
weeks and will finally go to the Governor in about
as unsavory a condition most of it's predecessors.
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
MUNICIPAL BUSINESS IN THE AssEMBLY-THE CAPI-
toll COMMISSIONERS IN DANGER-A THREATENED
ERIE INvEsTIGATIoN-ALBANY NOTES.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUsE.l
ALBANY, April 1j.--The Assembly spent the
morning session in third reading OF bills OF which
about forty vet remain on the calendar waiting for
chance pass. Among those passed this morning was
the compulsory Education" bill, which has occupied
so Of the time OF the House aud which secured 6S
votes its favor. On motion Of Mr. Deane, the bill for
the consolidation OF the City and County Of NewYork
was sent to tho Judiciary Committee Tor inquiry into
the validity OF certain legal objections that have been
urged against IT, Eastman's Rapid Transit bill was
made the special order for tomorrow evening. The bill
for repaving Ffthave for which petitions have been
sent here purportng to represent $4,000 ooo still re-
/ mains la hands Of tho Committee on Cities. The
hill proposes repave the avenue with patent pave
ment ike that laid down year or two since opposite
tho Worth Monument, and the Committee give as an ex
cuse for not reporting that the city has so often been
svindled by patent payemens that they afraid 10
impose another upon the Taxpayers. The estimated
of the pavement lie 500OO, all OF winch IL Is pro-
posed by thebill to levy upon the city.
Mr. Miller of Herkmer introduced bill aboshing
the Captol Commission, the Commission for the con-
sructon Of the Buffalo Asylum for the Insane together
with the Hudson River Asylum Commission, and putting
the entire control Of the erection OF these structures
into the hands OF the Governor, acknowledgements
and Controller The bill is looked upon as the first step
toward changing the Capitol Commission only-a meas
ure which the interests Of the party" ara said TO
demand.
Near the close OF the morning session Assemblyman
Melvin of Kings offered preamble and resolutions set
ting forth that the recent strike" on the Ere Rllroad
arose from the inability of the Company to pay their
employees and calling for select committee OF nVe 10
investigate the financial condition OF the Company ana
the truth OF the charges made by Dunan against Its
management On several occasions during the last SIX
weeks printed circulars have been distributed around
tho Captc similar in tenor Melvins resolutions but
no has been found 70 present them TO tho House
until to-day. Whatever foundation they may have II Is
not deemed practicable at this late stage OF the session
to conduct thorough investigation into the charges
and report the facts the legislature and therefore,
there is little prospect Of MeIvn's resolutions being
adopted at this session.
LATER.-Boh Houses adjourned early TINS evening 10
attend reception given to Speaker hu'e9u Ny 'oi'
Spencer the completion OF the hundredth Gay Oh te
session. Among those present we're Gov DIX Nher
Justice Church, Judge Foleer and majority OF Tue
State officers Senator's aud members OF the Assembly
The Assembly Commerce and Navigation Committee VIII
report fayorably the bill giving TO the Presidents OF the
Irish and German Societies equal powers IN the dstrl-
button OF patronage with the other Commissioners OF
Emigration.
The Brooklyn Bridge bill was up for hearing this
afternoon before the Senate Committee on Commerce
and Navigation when John Kelly and John H. strahan
spoke in favor OF the amended bill and sah that mayor
Havemeyer did not truly represent the people OF New
York City in opposing tue sane ,o a,n,,v hin ,bis
The Senate progressed the supply, DIh this
evening after disclosing few items. and made 10
the special order again for tomorrow Among the
arrivals at the capital In the last "a hour. are Gen.
Ayerill Gen Alex. Harvey, Col Fred SeayeI ALDERMAN
McCafferty, e1-Assembymen Fannigan Cahpoell, ana
solon smith: Deputy Con missioner Barker, sheridan
shook Grand sachem Kelly, Hugh Hastings, mos -
stewart, GEN John COchrane, Gen. HlgneS d. r.
E. b. lansing Frank Abbott, and others.
An informal conference OF leading Lberal fepuoIgans
was held last evening discuss the political sltuatoh
Reports from various parts OF the state represented
that the masses ripe for an independent pe9ess
moyeme nj outside OF all existing party organizations.
tGpsERAL PRESS DIsPArCHl