New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-27

Republican PARTISAN to serve and to have served IL
very thoroughly His course during the discussion
has been subject of great concern TO both tue lit
den and Mcclure men. He had remained perfectly
quiet in his seat through the most heated portions
of the debate, content, like good partisan, TO
see his political enemies slaughter each other
Outside Of the chamber he has renamed
studiOusly reticent and not even to Mr.
Alvord, in common with whom he holds his paTlors
at the Delevan, had he given hint OF his intended
course. OF his sympatbes during the light. Canal
men. Tildel men. and Republicans have alike as
sailed him for expression Of views without aVall.
The lighting Democrats felt sure that he would, by
his personal magne tism and his mastery command
OF parliamentary tactics succeed IN involving them
in greater strife than ever, and both Tilden and
Mcclure men were afraid Of him. When he MADE
his first speech on the subject on Thursday night
there was consequently marked and almost pain
full interest visible on the faces of the
listeners, but they were at that time IN
the midst of parliamentary ENHANCEMENT
from which it was conceded no one couid
lead them well as Hustled, and probably no one
successfully but he and although the shTewdest OF
them must have known that he meditated mischief
when he announced the somewhat remark
able statement that the Legislature must
appoint q committee to do the very work which
az the same moment they must authorize the Cover
nor 70 appoint commission to perform. they were
all so bewildered aud helpless that they INCREASINGLY
gave themselves into the hands of the enemy. and
were led away in his chains AS prominent Re-
publican laughingly stated, Hustled locked the whole
party up In his desk. 1t may readily be seen how
Gen. HuSLsds coup aids his party purposes. The DIS
sension in the Democratic party which might have
readily healed if the Speakers Committee had been
refused, is niamed anew and will probably re-
main innamed for some time, with the arraying
Of the opposition committees in open hostll-
10y to one another. IL the House had been able
TO vote directly the resolution for the appoint
ment of the Speakers Committee, they would have
defeated it by Majority of over two-thiIds OF the
House, and would have quietly accepted the alter
native of a Governors commission and eventual
peace. That was what Gen. Husted did not want
them to do, and le succeeded in preventing 1T. The
more astute members of the party woke up to That
fact this morning but it was then too late to rem
edy the matter. even if they had their way to
do it. They had recovered only the consciousness
IF defeat. They saw no way to retrieve
victory, and Speaker Mcclure, who was
reslessly shifting his position from one friendly
desk to another during the time the House was ID
Committee Of the Whole, wore pale and ANXIOUS
expression that was in remarkable contrast to his
flushed and harred look of the day before. Tie
canal men, too were nervous and aStatcd, and
while none Of them could exactly define IN what
particular Hustled had outraged them they evlnced
"A feeling OF aggravation when his maneuyers were
mentioned.