The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-03
Final Passage Of the Woodin
Charter Amendments
TAAIANY HALL WEEPING And WNIING.
The Apportionment Bill Lost by
Close Vote.
HUSTEDS RAPID TRANSIT BILL DEPBlTED.
HUslsDs RAPID TRANSIT BILL DEFEATED.


Rapid Transit bill up in It's regular order. Mr..
Hustod tho moment the title read by the Clerk,
got the floor and moved strike out the enactng
clause he did this 90 TO make few remarks in
favor Of tho measure Ho said that the bill
righteous ono; that Il demanded by the press
and tho people Of New York, and that IL met with
The favor OF tho Governor and every person in New
York who was really in favor OF rapid transit He
closed by moving the previous question Tho motion
The and nays called for by Mr. Faion and the
previous question ordered by vote OF 81 to IS
The nsi she bill taken and resulted in the
defeat OF tho bill The New Workers who voted in tho
Affirmative were McssrS Carly Failon, CALVIN. Gran,
Hayes, Peabody, strahan and Engchart
The New Workers who voted in the negative
Nessrs Gugcl Ki!lian. KING, Muller, oHare, Pasten,
Sicvin, Watts and whitson-
II Is asserted that tho sum OF 900 sent up
here by property owners and city companies
10 defeat the BILL and that It sufficient convince
NOR, than the country members that to vote for IL
would not be profitable.
The knowledge OF tho fact that the woodin Charter
BILL the bills relative the district OF New
York city and The suspicion prevalent among the
Gratis yesterday that the Green Extension bill well
would be put upon their final passage served to crowd
tho Assembly Chamber to repleton during tho three
sessions which were held The ladies' gallery In tho
Of the Chamber the galleries up stairs the obbes and
even tho vesbules, thronged BY politicians aud
lobbyists, most OF whom from New York. The
rammany General Committee bad not less than twenty
representatives in tho crowd some OF them men who
have osensblc Of support in New York. but the
minority OF whom have not The place holders,
too, were numerous and the quota Of ex-Assemby.
mon and ex-Aldcrmen who 10 DO met with
all sides showed very clearly that the leaders New
York had kindly invited them. after their usual
fashion in that require desperate remedies to pay
visit to Albany for tho benefit Of their health as well
for the benefit Of other people Some Of thcm
the Senate lobby when the Park bill passed
The announcement Of tho vote had anything but an
agreeable effect upon them. ana they hurried down 10
the Assembly Chamber hoping thus to get little
comfort their friends the floor had sent up word
that they thought the situation not blue the
republicans would have them believe.
The passage Of the civil Justices bills and tho
woodin Charter in the evening awakened them the fact
that there things that summary influ-
ence could not bring about. and melancholy
looking crowd than that which stood in the lobby OF
tho Assembly Chamber about that time never seen
at Albany.
PASSAGE CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
The woodn Charter Amendment bill to-day
committed 10 the Committee the Judiciary for the
purpose Of amendment, tho democrats making op-
position to the motion after they informed that
the amendments to BIO madc 10 the bill were simply TO
perect II to render IL suitable TO tax
payers generally. There was but little fight over It
when II up ts 0nal passage the republican
lines were drawn so closely that the democrats
there no hope in nlibustering 10 defeat tho
bill, and IL passed by vote OF 81 TO 49, Gcer, OF
Tiosa, and Hoffman, OF New York. republicans. voting
with the democrats, and Maxneld, Of Ontario, and
of MAJ Yorl dano hn
publlcans.
The following are the amendments made to tho bill
by tho Judiciary Committee this afternoon and the
House in the evening session.
The amendments were to strike out the provision
quirng officials to be residents OF the city. and by
ccpng Riverside Park from tho provisions OF the
Also to strike out the provision requiring that all pay
ments shall be made ut the Comptrolcr's Office.
Mr. Strahan secured the insertion OF provision
thorzing and directing the Police Commissioners to
donate from tho Excise moneys such will be
just TO the life insurance fund OF tho Police Depart
mcnt.
THE Park HILL
Tho Park BILL which lcgisates out OF ofco all the
Commissioners except Mr.. Stebbns passed the Senate
to-day by vote OF II 70 10.
THE DEP0sIroRIEs MONEYS
After . lively tussle between its trends and op-
ponents the bill which authorizes tho Mayor Comp
trolIer and City Chamberlain TO designate what banks
shall os selected selected = Tor city Sswn
inserted in Il before IL passed clause which takes
away from ihe Comptroller the exclusive control BIO
wanted over the moneys raised for the OF the Board
OF Education. The amendment compels him 70 pay at
sight the drans made upon him BY the Board Tor
school purpossa
The bill giving the civil justices power TO suspend
and remove city marshals for failed In the senate
motion 10 reconsider the vote by which lost
vailed and Il 10 said that u VIII DO taken from the table
tomorrow and that the bill will DO finally passed
CIVIL JUSTICES BILL.
The Peabody bill, relating to civil Justices which
leaves the number Of the courts as they are but reduces
tho number Of employees and makes stenogr apher
do the work Of two courts passed the Senate and As
sembly to-day, after being so amended that the
stcnographer Of tho Tenth instead oil the stenOgapher
Of the Ninth, Is retained Office. The A. j. Campbell
bill relating 10 the subject, up right
heels OF the Peabody bill. on motion to reconsider
the vote by which the bill lost some weeks ago
II was nearly two O'Clock when tho motion take
from the table was made Campbell talked against
consider, the House adjourned On NJ tho re-
assembling OF the Assembly the vote TO
bill nbus.ered in every way their ingenuity could
suggest Tho previous question was called Tor, the
yeas and nays were called on the motion, and, on
its being lost. call or the House asked for by Mr.
Campbell This was refused by the House, when again
an attempt was made 10 30 along peacefully with the
calling Of the roll But the absentecs, 10 Hbern-
cism, who were called for aud who present.
wQuld not vote. second demand for tho
call OF the House successful the galleries
we're cleared and the doors were locked Ono hundred
aud twenty members we're then found To be present,
when the operation OF the call was suspended Finally
10 o. and motion to order the previous question
on the final paragraph Of tho bill prevailed
by vote OF u a. The bill
then passed by vote of GO to 90 and
10 the Senate. where Will DO concurred IN
The nan feature OF the bill Is that II consoIldaes the
ten district into seven OF course the justices
beng retained ne thcy would not under The consttu
iion be ieyslaicd out OF Office. Campbell
claims the measure will bring about q SAVING
OF 500 900 10 tho city The bill, may be mentionr1
provides that aitcr the expiration Of The terms OF tho
pressnt justices there shall be but seven district
justices, who 10 be elected after the
and for the same term ne the present Justices
TIN HARISK
The Strahan bill relation this court which spcc
cs what time and how The election 81 the Of
the present Judges shall take place. and nxng the terms
Of Office Of the Judges hereafter to elected well the
clerks 10 be chosen nj SIX years has passed the Assem-
bly,
THE ANSvAL TAX BILL.
The annual tax bill was. by unanimous consent, in
froduced by Ar. Sloan and passed IA the Assembly to-
day II imposes Tor he fiscal year, beginning on the
s day ~ october, 1885, each dollar Of real and per-
sonai property In this state SUBJECT 10 taxation.
The general fund and for the may mont a.