New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-08
THE GOVERNOR DEFEATED.
THE REPUBLICANS AND CANAL RING DINO
Gratis COMBINE.


rHR ABSOLUTE REMOVAL BILL KILLED IN TIE AS
sEMBLY by VOTE or 81 NAYS TO 81 YEAS
Tue SENATE BILL PAssED-mR. wAEHNEKs
AMENDMENT ARGUED AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MESTs by MEssRs. DAILY, MvORD, INQUIRE,
AND OTHERS.
iBY rELEGBAPH TO THE TRBUyEj
ALBANY, May 7.-The Assembly to-day killed the
Absolute Removal bill by vote Of the whole Re
publican side of the House and of the Canal King
Democrats. An three bills were brought before the
Fouse in speedy succession. Mr. DAILY called mp
the specal order for the day. which war the consd-
Grafton Of the senote BILL
Mr.. Waehner moved to amend by inserting the
first section of The bill, providing for Trial by the
Court of Appeals for the first section of
the Seuate bill. Mr.. DAILY moved, as
substitute for this amendment, his bill, which pro-
vides for the absolute removal of the Canal
Commissioners and state Engineer and Surveyor.
This brought all forms Of the question before the
House. and a debate followed that was not marked
by the DOnnybrook characteristics that have made
things lively in the Assembly heretofore, whenever
Speaker McGuire has mingled With the menu
bers and tangled up the debate The hint
that Mr.. DAILY dropped early in his
remarks that al persona!ue, and breaches Of par
hamcntary good breeding might better be avoided,
wac respected on all Sides Mr.. Mcclure was deco
rous although by no means dull. From the first it
became evident that the bill which has been sup
posed 10 meet the Governors wishes would suffer
defeat His opponents had the best of the orators,
and added TO their strength in the debate the UNI
versa cert ainty of their final triumph. The debate
was interrupted by a recess until O'clock, and
lasted until Z. when the final vote was taken
Mr. Alvori was the first leading Republican who
Joined iii this Democratic dssension and made bis
ablest speech of the session. lie and Mr.. McGuire
divided the forensic donors of the day. The House
had thInned opt somewhat, owing 10 departure of
members by the afternoon train. 80 that
barely hundred votes were recorded on the bill.
At the close of the debate, MIR. Waehncr withdrew
his amendment, aud the test vote was taken OF Mr..
DAYS bill. which was defeated by 81 Nays TO
81 Yeae. This left the Governors supporters no
choice but to accept the Senate bul nasmuch
AZ Mr.. DAILY had already announced that they
were willing, rather than cause delay, 10 accept
whatever could be got at the hands of the Assembly
The Senate BILL therefore, received nearly
unanimous vote. Mr.. Daviss being tie only negative
voice Mr.. COsigan cast his vote in the negative on
the first rollcall but subsequently, changed it, The
vote on MI Days bill sustains, with perhaps one OF
two possible exceptions, the statement made above.
The Republicans opposed il in body. The Democrats
who appear in the opposition list belong either TO
the friends of the Canal Ring are men who have
the reputation whether justly OF not, Of being pur
chasabe. Ii is of course possible that these gentle
men followed this from natural aliliatiOn with
the Canal Ring or because Of their legal
donbts as to the Wopriety Of the measure in ques-
ton. The names Of the friends and supporters of
the Canal Ring ought perhaps in justice to them, to
b. separate from the company in which they voted.
These are the Canal Ring voters:
Bradley, MCGUIRE.
Cole George Taylor,
Willard johnson, V0sburgh,
Page, Waehner.
Mr. Wenzel has not heretofore been classed in
either of these divisOns His vote against the Gov
ernor to-day wac the first in which he
hos failed him, having stood by him
even on the Costigan bill. His
il the only apparent exception to the rule. Mr.
DAVIS was apparently unwilling 20 vote either on
the DAILY or on the Senate bill, but his vote was