The New York herald., 1876-02-11
Passage Of the Resolution Increasing
MaSjr Wlckham'S Power.
REPUBLICANS SOLID IN FAVOR.
The Adjournment Fixed for
the 18th Of April.
A CONSPIRACY AGAINST CONKLlNG.

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friend "Feesche" called from the table his resolution,
offered on Monday night calling upon the Committee
Cities to consider the advisabty OF reporting bill
giving the Mayor OF New York power appoint heads
OF departments and other commissioners independent
ofthe Aldermen The resolution had been scarcely
through by the Clerk before thero a general
among the New Workers. toward the doorway
leading TO the lobby. Somehow they all very suddenly
seemed to have important business with somebody
outsIde the Chamber; but the Speaker saw through
their little game and used his gavel saw
agey preserve order and compel persons moving
about TO take their not of the dodgers
able to reach the doors. Peabody afer the read
ing of the resolution in his place and said that he
deemed it high time that the Legislature should
seriously consider the question whether the Board Of
Aldermen should be allowed TO remain obstruction
to the Mayor, when no endeavored TO do
thing that of benefit to the interests OF the city
He did not pretend TO know what the proper sou
ton Of the difficult problem which the question pre-
sented, but he hoped the Committee Cities would
consider the matter in a spirit Of fairness and justice
and give the House opportunity TO take some ded-
mite action upon bill which would put In
! way to the evils which sprang from the Aldermen's
/ present power of confirmation
Calvin next took the Goor and declared that the
Mayor in his opinion did not desire the power which
it proposed to confer upon him. did ne believe
the people New York all desirous Of
ring the power any man, matter who he
He for had not lost confidence in the Mayor
and he convinced that he represented the
ments of majority Of the people in New York. Mr.
Strahan of the opinion that the resolution
quesed the committee simply consider the advisa-
bihty OF reporting and did not instruct them absolutely
to report bill the resolution ought TO pass. These
marks OF Mr.. Strahan simply meant TO deceive the
democrats and republicans who anxious TO dodge
the ISSUE that after all it nattered very little in party
sense how they were recorded but the straegem was
unsuccessful The Speaker finally put the resolution
to a vote when Calvin called the yeas and nays and
a sufficient number of members supporting him on the
standing CAL the vote was taken, resulting in 70 yeas
! to 43 nays The Speaker had to call
several memoers names TWO or thyee times even dur
ing the call for the absenees before they pucked up
| courage enough to toe the mark, SchieGeln and
| o'Hare, democrats beng Of the number. The repub
lcans voted solidy for the resolution, Mr. lie Roy or
Cohoes, being the only exception. But one New York
democrat voted in the Affirmative, Mr. Kilian, Of the
Fifteenth district The country democrats who sided
with the republicans Becker Of jefferson county;
Crosby, Of Lewis; Maxfeld OF Ontario; Morse Of
Greene Payne OF Queens aud whitney Of Chautau-
qua Ii Is understood that the consideration of this
resolution by the Committee Cities will be very brief
indeed for the reason that It was really inspired bv
member OF the committee (who by the way not
Of the Assemblymcn who dined with Mr. Wiclham last
Saturday evening", and bill giving the Mayor full
power Of appointment is already prepared. Il will, IN
all probability, be introduced some day next week.
THE VOTE
The resolution was adopted by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Becker, Belts Billings, T. W.
Bradley J. Brown J. W Brown Bureigh, Calkins A.
SaB ns6 F Fee Forster Gaas6e Ehe es
Gilbert Glass Graf Graham A. Green, Grdley; Gqgel,
Hoffman, Hogeboom. Rilan. Lang, Lawson, MeFalls,
Peabody Plumb, Potter Power, Preston Rassell s6es,
end, wadde, Watts Webb West, Wheeler, Whitney and
SAYs-Messrs. BanOu, Carty, charec CIeary, coTey,
coleman. Cruice, Dayenport Fallen, Faulkner Flanagan,
Lyon Lyon Meeroarty, Mahsr MsynaTd MilIeT n Muller %
Murphy Nss91 osrs p@tsen / Post, Eeeyo Roscoe
Tal@age' voorhees,, weiant, wenEe whison Winnie and
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The republicans OF the Assembly did very little at
Of the character of an informal interchange OF views
than of meeting at which each member expected
TO take solemn pledge In fact no pledge as TO legs-
laton was made at all that was binding any
! The question Of the adjournment the
the general opinion OF the majority Of those who
present that the nual adjournment should
be taken within the hundred days II shown
that the business Of the House had been carried
rapidly thus far that the Clerks desk almost
cleared every day. giving each day fair
its own hook, unencumbered by the proceedings OF the
preceding one Mr. Hustled who spoke at some length,
mentioned one year as an illustration Of how
business be when a day has been
finally fixed for the hnal adjournment On the
hundredth day Of the session resolution
passed extending session fourteen days Up TO the
hundredth day but third OF the business of tho
House had been ACCOMPLISHED during the fourteen the
House got through with the other two.thirds The
Speaker advised that the should work hard
every day get everything referred them of their
hands, so that the House could take speedy action
I
less delay, and postponements OF hearings should not
be allowed unless under the most urgent circumstances
The New York bills were touched upon by Mr. Fish
and Others and general expression ELECTED
favorable 10 giving them fair treatment to admit Of
recommtting dodges on the part OF the New York
democrats yet at the same time to afford them full op
portuniiy TO vcntate their in committee and
the Goor IL was the unanimous opinion
Of the sixty members who attended tho
that while legislation should be
adopted that would create general change in
the government personnel Of New York vet that
bills should be passed reducing salaries all round and
so far as could be without detriment the public
service, the number Of officials decreases this TO be
accomplished by consolidating bureaus and
departments and the abolishment Of officers
deemed useless Nothing was done as to the
stand that should be taken on the Governors
canal policy any OF his other policies, all
claiming TO 20 hand in hand with him to accomplish
administrative REFORM provided he did not agitate
forms for party purpose 10 further his own amb
ono course they the republicansj 10 be the judges
OF the Governors motives. IL stated during tho
caucus that the policy OF the minority 70 delay,
by motions to recommit and by every device they
could measures which they knew the republicans de.
sired to pass. This policy, IL was given out allowed
fun bent would give the Governor all the opportunity
he might want to his veto power at time when !
the Legislature, II they bad twothrds vote, I
could be Of little opposition 20 him SO the minority
will find that they will be hustled about In lively style
from this time forward II they attemp to gain time by
recommittal or bills or long talks IL Is the /
belief OF but few hero that the final |
adjournment will take place early as the 18th OF
April However resolution will next week be INTRO
duccd in the House fixing II TO take place on that day.
In 1871 Tweed offered resolution IN the Senate that
tho Gnal adjournment should take place 10Th OF
March. The session Of 1871 did not end until May
Albany legislative history often repeats itself
'REcisTER'i BILL
The Judiciary Committee to-day reported bill as a
substitute for the original bill introduced relative to the
Daily Regiser which provides that within ten days
after the passage Of the the prcsdng Justice Of
the Supreme Court OF the First department. the Chief
Judge OF the Court OF Common Pleas and the Chief
Judge OF tho Superior Court shall have published for
SIX consecutive days IN the Cuy Record notice IN
vting proposals from the daily newspapers for the pub
hction OF the daily calendars Of the various courts
ioi record, as well as notices and advertisements
n legal proceedings The proposals. which are
TO be sent sealed TO the presiding Justice /
OF the Supreme Court within twenty days /
after the advertisement must the terms onwhich
the publishers will print the calendars &C, and tho /
terms per ioho for notices and Advertisements in legal
proceedings, which must be than the present
legal rate The average charge tor publishing the
calendars must not be 81, 600, and In the pro-
posals the circulation OF the papers that send IN BIDS