The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-12

prohibits the sale OF liquor In any pace where theatr
cal exhibitions are given, with provision prohibiting
the employment Of females to furnish liquor In such
places they can, therefore, under the bill thus amend
ed, DO employed In any other capacity
DAILY REGsrERn
Mr. Strahan, chairman OF the Judiciary Committee
denies that he pocketed the Rugges amendment to the
original Daily Register BILL which was sent TO New
York with the bill He SAYS on the contrary that he
Incorporated the Ruggles amendment in the substitute
for the original bill reported to the House yesterday,
precisely as Mr. Ruggles wanted It BY and by the real
history OF the Influences That being brought to bear
all around among the Assembymen, 10 keep the calen-
dar job under the control Of the Daily Register people
WELCOME TO hight
That lobby Investigation does not seem TO amount 70
much yet The Judiciary Committee have had elao-
crate subp9nas printed and is said one OF them has
been actually served upon lobbyist The inVesuga-
ton Is TO be carried on by subcommittee composed
OF Strahan and two others whose names nave not
been announced. The investigation u to
be held IN secret SO secret IN aet
not on the subcommittee will not be allowed to
attend the subcommittee sessions All this IS done,
It IL said with view OF not allowing lobbyist to
know what another testified TO before all who are
wanted examined, as If lobbyists had any Sc
crets from one another: The only way for the
beginning with the "big bugs, and not con1ne their
attention to the insignificant fellows who only do
woe o Bs q ali how way he gPe
Eric Investigating Committee OF 1872 only elected
one statement OF Importance, and that under
oath came from Barber himself, which was that he
had paid dollar for a member to vote
and that certain few thousand dollars traced to him
paid him for the service he rendered somebody
In walking up and down State street occas onay. In
the opinion Of everybody the present investigation VIII
be ridiculous farce and making so much mystery
about it only makes the thing look all the more absurd
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
1t was dark in the Assembly chamber at noon to-
day that the gas had TO be it, II was supernuty, as
the Kings county delegation were debating their Charity
bill at the time.
10 vote. West is the Adonis Of the House. Tho
sufTragsts, who have been besieeing him for
week, will have torchiight procession at Balston at
A nIUNpER OF DEMOCRATIC SENATOR'S
The resolutions adopted yesterday in reference TO the
question Of the Canal Authorship expressed the sense
of the republican element OF the Senate in condemna
ton Of the Governors course in refusing to withdraw
the nomination of Schuyler and send in another name.
In the controversy over this matter. the
democrats, aggrieved at the indgnity, were
loud in expressing their dsapprobation of
The language of the original resolution, which
plainly called the Governor to say what he intended
to do about the matter. Woodin modified his resou-
tNn--in fact offered substitute making no request
uDon his Excellency for information and no direction
that the resolutions should be transmitted to him
Governor has through the lack OF foresight
on the part of his supporters Had they permitted
tue original resolution TO stand the Governor would
have been furnished exactly what he wanted-the op-
portunity Of sending in message in reply Now this
MI Bradley, democrat stood up this morning and
moved that the resolutions adopted by the Senate yes
terday be addressed and transmitted to the Governor
This he said proper, in order that the Governor
might have opportunity either of sending in another
nomination to the Senate or of communicating his
reasons for withholding such nomination.
Mr. Rogers replied that It WIS but few days since
that the minority of the Senate had shown a proper
constituencies when the proposition made TO address
the Governor The question had been disposed oil by
amicabe arrangement The resolutions passed yester-
opinion They simply expressed the judgment OF the
Senate He thought that the present anxiety OF the
Senator from the Twenty scventh (Mr Bradley was,
Mr. Bradley asked what practical effect the resolu-
lions would bavo II not sent to the Governor.
Mr.. Rogers replied that II was perfectly proper Tor
the Senate 70 give expression its opinion grave
situation that presented in the matter of the Audi
torship.
Mr. Bradley-Does the Senator from the Thirty-hrst
object having the resolutions sent TO the Governor
Mr.. Rogers--1 have objection TO the Governor
less no has already done 1t may also be that
woek in advance of the passage OF the resolutions he
had prepared message the question of the Auditor
ship, which he would be glad TO nave
opportunity Of presenting TO the sen-
ate He contended, however, that the Senate was
not called upon 10 formally communicate the resolu
tions In question to the Governor. He, therefore,
moved to lay the motion on the table and II was
carried Five or six republican Senators were absent,
democrats tried by two successive attempts
get Mr.. Bradley's motion through and get the Gov
| crnor's reply, which already drawn up, sent
in before adjournment Senator DooIttle OBJ
serving the critical situation OF affairs,
at once made motion TO adjourn, which carried
by majority OF two votes to the disappointment OF The
democrats and the still greater disappointment Of the
Governor.
MoRRIssRY ON LOCAL ASSESSMENTS
In Committee of the Whole Senator Morrssey ex
planned the provisions Of his bill relative to the pay
ment OF assessments in New York city for local i'm
provements He said IL simply granting OF grace
delinquent taxpayers by extending the time wherein
pay their of assessments and by dividing the
due from each 10 tho city into three equal install
ments payable each year for term OF three years,
with eight place of twelve per cent make 1t as easy
possible the property holder, who insuring pay
! ment TO the city treasury.
The Senate being without thirds representation
to-day bills were passed, and the only bill intro
ducod was one by Hamilton Harris appropriating
$75 600 improve the navigation of the Hudson, be-
tween Troy and Coxsacke Alfred Mosher Jesse Buel,
W. II Morton and J. Ii. Curtiss being named as Com
missioners