New-York tribune., 1876-01-19
THE FIRST POLITICAL SPEECH.

aNAToR MCCARTHY ATTACKS Gov TILDEN-Ioo
LITTLE REFORM IN THE MESSAGE FOR HE
sEN.ToR-THE CoNDEMNAToRY RESOLUTION RE-
FEERED.
fFROM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRlBUNk'l
ALBANY, Jan. 19.-The first attempt to provoke
political debate that has been made 80 far this ses
Gon showed to-day that the Republican senot"rs
are apparently in mood to continue the syseGatc
,buse of Gov. Tilden, which the more unscmpulous
Of the party organs have so persistenty carried on
Senator Mccarthy called up from the table his
puerile resolution of the other day. remandng so
much of the Governors annual message as dealt
with National affairs to Congress for consideration
and offered the following still more preposterous
substitute:
Resoucd az the Assembly concur), That we view with
establishment and regret the insignificant space allotted
by the Governor in his annual message to the subject OF
reform, his absolute failure to suggest or recommend
M tS ar. % tbe state over1men while bo de-
votes 30 large part of the same 10 the consideration OF
national topics, over which tie Legislature na' ITO
control.
Thereupon Mr.. Mccarthy rose and proceeded to
read from printed sps-a Congressional vice almost
unknown in Albany-a long speech, charging the
Governor with Misrepresentation and untruth, and
echong al the of his Canal Ring constituency
Ue even went 30 far as count the lines which were
devoted respectively to State and National topics,
and hold up his hands in arithmetcal horror at the
result.
When he concluded Senator Jacobs suggested
that inasnuch as the resolution and the substitute
were so entirely different it might be well to allow
them to 20 over for one day. and the matter was ac-
,ordngly laid on the table. Subsequently. on mo-
ton of Senator Woodn, it was taken up and re-
ferred 10 the Committee of the Whole. While
Senator McCarthys speech was in progress. n num-
Der of the least partisan Republicans on the floor
EXPRESSED the opinion that the would vote
down any resolution 80 grossly disrespectfu to the
Governor; and Senator Woodin's motion to commit
10 the Committee Of the Whole believed
10 be made with the idea Of avoiding vote, If
possible. While it is scarcely possible to give O
serious meaning to anything Senator Mccarthy may
do he seems to have been of service in showing that
his colleagues are at least moro moderate than he.
Almost at the very close Of his speech message
rived from the Governor in response to the resolu
ton, which he offered days ago, calling for in
formation as to the testimony taken by the Canal
Commission and also as TO the condition OF the suits
brought against canal contractors. II will be
that the Governor reminds the Senate, in polite
phraseOlogy, that the Commission ia required by law
to report to the Legislature, and will soon
do so. aud that the proper person to
call upon for information In reference to the
suits Is the officer having them in charge, the Attor
ney-General. The message is also of interest
being enlarged statement of the reasons demand
ing an appropriation to aid the Attorney General in
his SUITS During the reading of the message to
which such steady opponents of the Governor as
Senator Woodin and Senator Selkreg listened with
entire respect Mr.. McCarthy's laughter il-sup-
pressed, and was reflected by or two of the
weaker Republican brethren near him.