The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-09
THE SECRETS OF A LOBBY.
ACCUSATIONS THAT MIR. STRAHdN
ENDEAVORED To EXPLAIN.
Mr.. Muiiers Views the Act Regulating |
the Pay Of city Baborcrs A Lively swarm
nf n obh.ass. At,r Noo,a,eoItc. fsr.o.

Stfahan rose to question Of privilege brought
ont bv an intimatlon In the World that he failed
to prosecute the late lobby Investigation to the
bitter end. The article said that Republican
member Of the judiciary Committee had held
conversation at Dclmonico's with a certain per-
son connected with a corporation that obtained
leg slativc aid 10 1872, whose testimony he was
eudeayoing to secure In the lobby investigation,
In which the person had told him CStrahan) that
he was not going TO Albany; that he had pay
rolls tn his possession In which a prominent
member Of the Judiciary Committee and of the
Legislature of 1872 figured, the dates and
amounts being named and that he should
present that pay roll To the committee, " sum
moned whereupon the Republican member re-
ferred to apologized, and Invited the other
to take glass OK wine. Mr.. strahan
said that this meant him, as he was the
oniv memher OF the Judiciary Committee who
was in the LEGISLATURE OF 1879. He pronounced
the story lie, and called upon the World to
name the man with whom 1t was said he had
any such conversation, and assured the II ouse
II 1t did not the pay roll should not long be hid
from the public. II the newspaper did not &C
cede to his request, then he should AJAX the
House to pass resolution calling for the n anne.
II that did not bring II he limited at still an
other course to get satisfaction, which was gem
cnahid,ne OF the editor. strahan's manner in
dc tied that he would prefer the latter course.
PERHAPS another investigation Of the lobby may
rcsul and II there IL Mr.. Strdhan may be in
duced To give the list Of lobbyists which was
prepared TO ACCOMPANY the report Of the late
investigation, but which for some reason was
smOther,d IN the Judiciary Committee.
ENCOURAGING CONGRESS.
Mr.. Wenzel thought the Democratic House
OF Representatives deserved some recognition
for unearthinc Belknap, and be offered resolu-
ton congratuiating the Democrats IN Congress
aud calling upon them To 90 on and unearth
ana expose all corruption IN Official places.
Hamilton Fish, Jr., thought he would like to
debate the resolution, and II WIS laid over.
Mr.. worth Chairman 81 the Commerce Com
NIT ee ofered resolution instructing his COM
mtttee to ascertain the amount OF revenues OF
the Health ON er of the port Of New York. with
n view To- determining whether the proposition
To make the quarantine establishment self-sus-
tanning s possible.
The Senate dill little exceot TO discuss the
item OF the annual appropr ation bill apuropri-
aung money to Day expenses OF the commission
to revise the statutes This commission has been
IT work several years, and there appears to be n
good deal Of difference OF opinion among law
yers "a to the value OF their labors. Several
Senators zealousiy opposed the further continu-
ance Of the commission, but 1t was finally de-
appropriation was agreed TO.
In tue Committee on Cites last evening Mr.
Muller Of New York n-red the report OF the bill
giving the Common Council power to Tx the pay
OF lihorers. lie urged that the great of
people inside OF Tammany Hall were IN favor Of
the bili, ana as to that he could speak under
standincly as he was a member 81 the General
Committee Of that organization. In addition To
TINS We Represented "A ulsttlft III Nnlth lntfa
were more labnring teople than any otherin the
city. and he knew that they desired that this
tn pass Bot they did not ask for II as an act
81 charity, but rather Ms An act OF Justice. The
Aldermen were the representatives. Of the peo-
ple. familiar with their wants as well as what
was Tor the interests OF the CITY, and IL was
tr0per that they should saw what should be
fair dave pay for a { ir DAYS work. rhe bill
care ully guarded by Limiting tbs amount at
which the ees could toe nxed at So a dav.
which lac Thought Was little enough to support
fami upon IN the city. especially when II was
taken into consideration that they lost mucn
tine IN wei wea her and from other 6 fuses aud
ins season, while they were 60 MI eled 10 be idle
during the winter
WHAT rAMMANY WOULD DO.
Mr.. Flllon Of New York also defended Tam
MANY Hal, and insisted that II Mayor Wickham.
John Kelly. ana the Aldermen could only have
their way, they would give the laOorers e day
In executive session, the committee laid the
bill aside, aud II Is understood that they Will
/ House. In connection with this action, II was a
n,tts singular this morning to see the great IN
terest taken by Messrs fl-n, Peabody, Higgins,
and other members Of the committee, when the
! blll to reduce the salary Of Mayor wckhain and
other city ofil'itls was up for It's
sSor co%miee. fss bn's ept 4 %SS se
remem bered, was considered last week, and the
! salaries Of the Mayor aud Comptroller we're re-
/ duced to 5000 wear, ana those OF other city
offrials In proportion. MIR. Fish voted for tho
| reductions them but to-day he SAID he mad no
doubt, n IN. pill was recommitted. It could be
made satisfactory to every one. THIS simply
| means tnat the OIL Introduced last week by Mr..
Peabody, and giving tue Mayor And Comptroller
/ $1,000 yesr, and Raising all the other salaries
| In . opOrtiOn, and which ~ satisfactory "a the
Mavor. will be substituted for IL In Mr. Fish's
committee aud put through under the party
lash.
II the labori~ men had the patronage Of the
| MAYOR, omptroller and he ds OF Departments
to distribute among the members Of the Legisa-
ture, they too could have their interests taken
care II In the Legislature. The bill was recon-
united ~ party vote, the Democrats voting
no, with instructions to report 1t back by Friday
next.
HELP FROM THE CITY.
A large delegation Of New York politicians
S h ok. Pile" 81 'commssonsr Wheeler, eIsenn
tor OBren. Alderman Jacob Hess. Ed. GIL
Custom oS Jshp9y 0hssn James
exception Of Disbecker. they have come TO
numerous bills. Mayor Wlckham demanded
this no an evidence OF good fath OF the Custo y
House In carving out the bargain made with
him when Dsoecker and Matseli were kicked
out Of the lohce board and Wheeler and
ouRhly alarmed at toe proposition To extend the
COmptrollef's term beyond his own, and insists
There is good reason FOR believing that after
the repOrt OF Senator Booth ana Little Johnny
Davenport's Investigating committee, a bill viii
be introduced making the Office OF Comptroller
elective, and providing for tue election Of sue
cessor to Mr. Green at the same time with the
election Of new yor next fall. Oswald OF
tendorfer argued before the committee tins
forenoon Ia favor Of a bill extending Green's
time.
DIR. Hayes wants a complete survey OF the
State made, and has introduced bill making
Horatio Seymour. VIM. Dosheimer, w. A.
Wheeler, Fred. l. w Olmsted, and Isaac A.
Stout, u commission to supervise the survey.
They are TO receive sum not to exceed tjOO
each per year for expenses, and are to mold ONCE
for six years. The bill appropriates $4,000 for
the first years expenses.
The Democrats and Republicans In caucus to
night nominated two candidates for regents OF
the university. The Republicans nominated
VIM. l.. Bostwick aud the Rev. A. Z. George.
The Democrats nominated Erastus Corning and
Daniel Beach. I he election Is tomorrow, and
Of course tue Republican nominees will be
chosen.
THE CENSUS.
| An examination OF the census returns on ae
in the office OF the Secretary Of state, shows
that the charges brought by Little Johnny Da-
venport are without foundation. 1t appears
that the enumerators were Ignorant or mis-
led by the blank furnished them, which
had two columns for the nativity, one
Of which WIS under the head of voters. In
Milling up blanks they registered all the mem
bers OF family under each head, which made
| the total In the district In which little johnny
lives as stated by this 1.l09. But these returns
were corrected Ia the office Of the Secretary OF
state, ana the total number Of voters credited
to this district out 438 The enumeratOrs did moi
foot up their returns. That has been done IN the
, OH o OF the Secretary OF state, and all error
were corrected before the returns were OGiciall,
will ~,