New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-01
ALBANY.
|, IN TUE JFGISI,ATURE,

SCANDALS IN THE LEGISLATURE.
A a,r,,pyR CHARGED WITH TAXING MAIL MATTER
FROM THE HOUSE PosT-oFFIcE-A LOBBY OF
"srp,KERsD AND OPPONENTS TO AN EARLY
ADJOURNMENT.
,vpou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, March Silt is not to be disputed
that the present session of the Legislature is the duest
within the memory OF man. To-day for almost the first
time there ripple OF excitement AZ speaker
Hustled rising his place with great gravity announced
that he had very painful duty to perform and handed
TO the Clerk to read statement from Mr. Bradley the
supernenden of Mail and Express Matter This recited
the facts that Felix Murphy, an anti-Tammany Demo
cratic member OF Assembly, had come into the Assembly
PoetOce the night before and had taken several sur
ance reports from the boxes Of members and red book
from the box of reporter as well as mail package
from the table.
On the motion OF Mr. Sloan the communication was re-
fsrred TO the Committee Privileges and Elections, OF
which Murphy 10y coincidence happens to be mem
Der. Unless Mr. Murphy can successfully meet the
charge his expulsion from the House must follow as
matter OF course unless the Assembly chooses to accept
an apology gross breach Of its privileges 1t can
not be said that his disappearance VIII be great oss
He of the worst type OF the class OF
men who are happily not In the New-Iork
delegation as they His only achievement
during the presen; session to raise vulgar laugh
during the election OF Regent OF the University some
weeks ago by voting for Henry Ward Beechcr.
scandal OF larger tHOubH 81 e1eS VI
detection was the discovery that number OF the men,
bers OF the House perfected lobby organization and
working In body TO oppose all efforts at ADJOURN
ment, and to carry regular striking business The
boldest manifestation of the fact given when Mr.
Graham OF Monroe offered resolution TO commit to the
Committee OF the Whole the pro rata bill that had been
introduced only short time before. This bill, which
provides strictly pro rata charges on freight for short
A. well as long distances Of the oldest strikes in
ase at Albany To-day 1t was introduced by Mr. Wurz
H Ulster Speaker Hustled at once took the hoor, ana
with much Indignation denounced the resolution of Mr.
Graham as unprecedented and outrageous, and an I'M
called for reflection upon the Railroad Committee He
moved to lay the table, and the motion was carried
The same organization showed their hands when the
Speaker called the table the concurrent resolution
to adjourn sine die the 18th of April stating that he
had known Legislatures in previous years TO finish their
work within fortnight when the determination 10
adjourn had been adopted Mr. Worth opposed the
resolution vocerOusy that Mr. Soan seeing that the
prospects Of early adjournment might be injured oy
the defeat OF the resolution moved to lay 1t on the table
until next week. 1t is evident that no adjournment at
the time suggested will be possible There has been SO
little work OF Importance accomplished by the Legsa-
ture except that the action the Appropriation Dils
has been prompt and thorough that there seems TO be
avery poor prospect of adjournment before May l.
and perhaps not then.
COMPLETION OF THE NEW CAPITOL.
TAX OF 81 100000 TO BE LEVIED on REAL AND
PERSONAL PROPERTY-THE ORIGINAL DESIGN TO
BE CARRIED OUT-REMONsTRANCEs FROM ARCH
ITECTs.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE'l
ALBANY, March 31.-The Finance Committee
reported Supply hill the Senate this morning, with
the provisions with reference to the New Captoof which
an outline was given to-day. Before reporting II, SEN
atOr Harris, the Chairman presented the renonsthce
OF Thomas Fuller architect, against the proposed
change in the plans and also the following remonsrance
of the NewYork Chapter of the American Institute OF
Architects on the subject and TO the same effect:
NEw-YoRK, March 90 1876
To the Senate ofhe state Of Nec- York The New-1Ork
CHAPTER OF the American Institute Of Architects has e1-
anined deliberately aud with the helotyPe e. G,
LITERAL copies OF the designs OF Messrs Omsted Eidl
md richardson the Advisory Board" appointed by
"be New Capitol Commissioners for The completion Of
the State Capitol building, published IN The american
Architect and Badig NeUS OF March J. which design
l. reported as approved by the Commission and recon-
mended for adoption The report Of the Advisory Board
has been also carefully considered The Chapter nd tst
the projected WORK is designed IN direct antag0sm 10 He
received rules Of art II mus tha laiiah hehaisinTo
under stories arc surrounded by other absolutely ht
monious Romanesque sores that 10 snesess,nt at
style 10 the other; that the axes OF Windows nave
been totally dSregarded feature the preservation OF
Spce: hat The Whole is surmountcd by roofs tower
and discOrdan character Renaissance in FORM
brilliant color the faeades and roofs which is not only
Sdf Se esrncve Of the rpose and dignity Of strnc
ure Of this class and material and that the new Work
Is extravagany rich and expensive in parts, while in
others IL is meager TO badness.
The members of this Society severaly vOtares or
all recognized styles and schools and II considers IL It's
duty II does by unanimous vote that
this design is false in principle an agglomeTaton OF III
rOnguOs forms that its details inhaTnOnOus, ana
that the result must be bad. Tile primary object
OF the American Institute OF Architects Is 10 foster the
growth OF architecture fine AIT in this country, ana
It's New-York Chapter most respectfully praYs that
you will not, by causing the contraction OF TINS
design, establish q great public example which will
stand for ages all its grandeur OF proportion and mag
niceuce OF material, 10 yste public taste by us eA-
incOng uites OF form and OrnamCnauOn II con-
sders itself justified in demanding that the greatest pub
lie work IN our great State which Will doubtless be ac-
eepted as lasting type of the architectural knowledge
and sk Of generation, shall be free from the unp-
donabe and obvious faults which characterize this de-
sign.
The New-York Chapter Of the American Institute Of
Architects in general interest Of the public and OF
it's art education, well OF the profession which 1t
represents feels itself called TO yOu TO sane
ton no design for the completion OF the Capitol building
the work already executed if the work so faulty in
construction bad IN design that IL Is i'll your opinion
Impossible complete the structure in harmony with H.
30 as make good and suitable Capitol building this
CHAPTER submits that the common interests OF the pubic
and OF OF architecture demand that the faeades
should be removed and sold, and that the work should
be commenced anew. And your petitioners Will ever
pray. X. NJ. HUNT per A. D. 3D., PRESIDENT,
A. j. BLOOR, secretary,
N Y, Chppter Amerc9P IpGtfrsH OF Architects
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STATE EXPENDITURES.
ECONOMY NOT SHOWN IN THE SUPPLY BILL-RE-