The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-20

The saunbble Over the supply Bill Ended by
the Passage of the Act.


the Passage of the Act.
ALBANY, April 19.-An eager throng be-
seged the doors Of the Assembly this morning,
anxious to listen to the novel proceedings I'M
der a call OF the House, but the doors were
strictly guarded and outsiders were excluded.
When the Speaker gavcl fell nearly every mem.
Der I'm his seat. very unusual occurrence,
and there was evidently no further necessity OF
enforcing the call. On motion OF Mr.. Sloan IL
was suspended. Tho doors were thrown open
aud the crowd poured In. Mr.. Forster aud Judge
| Horeboom, who Notwithstanding the signal de-
| feats Of last night, manifested no disposition TO
abandon their factious opposition TO the passage
of the Supply bill, were instantly on their feet
| with points OF order. Mr.. Forster's was that
the roll having been called last night before adj
| tournament II was now In order to proceed
| with the calling Of the sbsentces. Gen.
| Sherman, who 10 tho author of several
| works on Parliamentary law. took issue with
| Mr.. Forster saving that the pending question at
| the time the House adjourned was a call for the
absentcca, that the result had not been
nounced, and that rs tue House adiournet uu-
der a call to meet under call, tao effect Of which
was to extend the session Of last night until this
morning the same a. II It was one continuous
session, the call for the abscntees mus. be pro-
| ceeded with. Speaker Hustled ruled that Mr.
| forstet's motion WIS not IN order, and Forster
| appealed ffom the decision.
THE BILL PASSED.
Gen. sherman moved to Law the anpeal on the
table, which was carried-B to "a. This dis
cOurged Forster, and.after another attempt to
get tho 9iil ,recommitted with Instructions to
amend the Item for the new Capitol, and to
| strike out Dr. Hayes's Appropriation for State
| survey, when also failed, he aband the
light. The report OF tue Conference Committee
was then agreed to, ana the bill passed-p3 20 "a.
1t Is seldom that such prolonged aud bitter
struggle has been made over the supply bill, or
| that 50 many members have bad, as Judge
| Hoeeboom expressed It, "the backbone to
STAY until the last. when question Of principle
voted against tue bill
rMessr. }. W Brown Gaze Clark, q nee. cheney,
9lare, ONiell, PCtcr kugse5, santee; simmons,
| Whitney.
| The Republicans say that they intend 20 keep
| In session about ten days only alter tine Gov
| case he vetoes any of the items. According to
this programme the final sdJourumont VIII be
Third reading OF Hills was then begun. and
| among the 1rst was Peabody's Civil District
| Court DILL. The Republicans voted almost solid.
| y Tor 1t. ana II was passed, % to ~ me New
| York members who voted for the bill were
| Nessrs. A. j. Campbell. Carly. Englehart, Gran,
| Gueel, Hayes, Peabody. srahan, end Whitson,
| all Republicans except Casty ana Nhitson, who
II were Messrs Falon, Calvin, Honman, KIllisn,
| King, Muller, OIiare, Patten. aud SeyiD, ali
| Democrats except Mr.. Hoffman.
| MIR. ogden believed that II was q good time to
| call MS BROOKLYN charter from tn" table. The
| Lll proposed to reduce all commissions In
| brook, n TO sing e head, and decrease salaries
| from the Mayor down. II had been maze a
party measure. MIR. Worth called II from the
| liable, and moved TO reconsider the vote ~ " hich
II was lost; MIR. Ogden expancd tue provisions
Of the bill. ana denied that It was party
measure saying II was demanded b. the best
men Of both parties Ia Brooklyn ITS design being
simply To reduce tue expenses Of the city Cow
eminent
| Mr.. Talmage and MIR. L,on pronounced II a
strictly party measure made so O' a party eau
bus Republicans. Tue calling of the roll was be-
gun, and many Eepuolicans began to slide out
| VI the chamber. Mr.. ltiMilton lsh. j r, noticed
| the House, which was lost AZ to 81. The roll
Call Was then proceeded with, out before It was
were skulking that Mr.. Forster moved another
sall OF tne House ana !. was ordered-55 to o.;
Toe galleries AMI nocr were cleared and
the ron was sailed sha T. oo as SS1sr VIVA.
sixteen answered, and Gen. Sherman, saying
that it a mucn larger number tnan was
usually present, moved 10 suspend the call,
which was carried, 80 10 81. The call of the roll
again proceeded with. Tue Democrats
voted against WORLDS motion, and 1--we Repuo-
Leans, Bets, Gugci, Hoffman. aud " atts Of New
York, and Gallagher OF Erie, refused TO DO
bound by caucus action, and voted with them
Tue Republican aOsentces were Messrs. Clark,
Graham, Hammond, Hodges, Lawson, and
snngerand. The motion to reccns der was lost,
| number. This Kills the measure for this session.
IL Is openly asserted that this bill was killed 10y
turned out. 1t was said when the bill was de-
feated before that $1,000 had been raised to dis
| Pr Of II. Certain IL Is that crowd Of Brook
| lvn politicians have been here every week lobby.
iug, and among those who arrived lass might
were Boss MelaGghlin's man Bob Furey. Biz
Frank swift, DICK Newman, Charity Commits
sioners Norris aud Midas, ex-senator Coe, sheriff
Ddggett, Alderman EIsner, Geo. Is. King, anC
many others.
THE vEXED IMMIGRANT QUESTION.
The Senate Finance Committee this morn nG
reported for consideration a bill making an ap-
ltOpriatiOn for the Emigration Commission C
carry on their work Tor the coming year. The
amount to be appropriated Is lett bl ark for the
Senate to hil After "A discussion Of the me -
mittce as to whether the state ought 10 make
any appropriation at all in view Of the fact that
the collection Of head money has been declared
constitutional. More than half the i'm
ultgrxats leave the state Immediately after
their arrival, and some members OF the
committee cannot see the justice in pledg'
ing tho state To their support Tor hve years
IN case tlev should come 10 want, now that the
state has been deprived Of the means to do II rs
decision OF the United states supreme Court.
Ihcy thluk that Congress should either Uass u
law permitting New ork TO CO. lect head money
or else impose upon the general Government the
task OF looking alter destitute Immigrants.
Mullers LABOR bil was reported favOrably. witt
an Amendment striking out the two dollars
Limitation. and giving the Mayor and Aldermen
TIE tkit to Tx the rate OF wages.
Many New Workers are here to assist In The
closing laOors Of tue Legislature, among other,
Dock Commissioners Wales ana Dimmock, cX
Speaker hitcnman, ex-senator Mike Norton. eX
Assembly men LhOmis Cooper Campbell, " "
Coos, anu Barney Biglin, AMI Alderman Jacol
Hess.
West Point Instruction.
To THE EDITOR OF Tue sUN-SU: Referring
10 the article headed " West Pointer, Aot We'll L4u
catei," reprinted IN lnE SIX Of Yesterday from "a