The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-01
THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Question Of the Final Ad-
iournment Not Yet Settled.
COMPTROLLER GREEN'S SUCCESSOR.
The Railroad Committees
TribulatiOnS.
A New York Member Gets Him
self Into Trouble.


ALBANY. March 81 1876.
The further consideration by the Senate Committee
ON Cities Of The bill to extend Comptroller Green's
term Of Office sixty days as place it beyond the
power Of Mayor wickham on the eve OF
his retirement into private life to name .
new Comptroller for five years with Wick.
hams brand his back, will take place next Tuesday
This question has suddenly become Of overshadowng
importance with the politicians OF different sides The
combination that arranged to deprive the people
OF New York city Of new charter and
spring election is the same that Is now urg-
ing Senator Booth to defeat the bill extend
ing tho Comptrollers term This combination Is made
up OF the leaders Of Tammany and the Custom House
party, and for weeks past they have been moving
heaven and earth to kill the bill in question. Their
capture OF Senator Booth is small evidence OF the
influences they have had at work Bearing in mind
the III treatment he received at the hands Of the
Custom House party last year and the help extended
HIM in his election by the anti Tammany party and the
Comptroller, 1t must have becna trial TO his feelings
to consent to do the bidding OF John Kelly and Alonzo
B. Cornell in this instance.
1t is difficult to what good tho republican party
will derive from allowing Wckham to appoint new
Comptroller unless he a republican for the Of
hce which rather unlikely, but 1t IS easy to perceive
how great help it would DO to Tammany Hall to have
of its members selected for tho position That the
Custom House republicans should use their influence
in behalf OF Tammany Hail. and in the direction Of
defeating this bill Is only what might be ex-
pected from tho nature of tho arrangements
entered into between them. The estrange
ment Of feeling between republicans manifested at
Syracuse will witness another illustration before this
business is ended. Cornell Il Co. viii DO shown that
they cannot drive all the republicans OF the Senate into
doing their bidding The bill will certainly be reported
and carried ana be followed by another bill providing
for the election of Comptroller with the other city
officers In the fall. 1t is safe to state
that as far, at least, tho local campaign
is concerned, there will be union between
TAMMANY AND ANrI-rAMMAxY.
The latter will nominate Comptroller Green for Mayor
and the antCustom House Republicans will support
the nomination Whoever is the same ticket for
Comptroller is to be elected and in that the
city may expect to have government Of more harmony
and efficiency than 1t has at present The howl against
Green's bills and the alarm raised that he is seeking
power and patronage for the object Of helping Tlden
and injuring the Republican party, parts of plan
to prejudice Senate against the bill to extend his
term Of Office II the intriguing politicians who paid
no heed the plea Of the HERALD in behalf Of spring
election for New York city find themselves in tight
box now they may blame themselves. Had the Custom
House republicans made compact with Tammany
Hall defeat the passage of bill authorizing spring
election there would be occasion for them now to
here camorng for the death OF this measure that
! gives the appointment OF new Comptroller to new
Mayor at least takes 1t out OF Mayor wickham's
hands.
Y About month ago the republican members OF tho
! Assembly decided in that concurrent resolu-
ton should be introduced fixing the final adjournment
the 18th of April Nothing further was heard about
the matter until few days ago, when Mr. Strahan in.
slxA clnftn IN ha .1laii nd
there at ensued very lively debate. Mr. Fish
denounced IL as mere buncombe, and declared
| tho nnal adjournment taking place tho
18th OF April had the resolution been offered short
that time legislation had Jagged and II sheer folly
for any man now TO suppose for an instant that
the necessary business OF the two houses could be com
uleed by that time. The Speaker then took the floor
and earnestly advocated the passage OF the resolution
He called the Of the House the fact that
tho day previous 1t had passed, without word three
| OF the most important bills of the session,
all relating to the canals and authorizing the
expenditure OF many thousands Of dollars and yet 1t
was wonderfully given to tak'' matters OF no
earthly importance to any individual IN the State. Hc
| remembered that during the session OF previous
Legislature the business Of the two houses very
much further behind than the business of the two
houses present, and yet resolution was passed
adjourn fourteen days, and during that period the
business was all completed, with one day to spare.
Mir. Worth opposed tho resolution stating that he
did no. think that any member IN 1. the House s
ing the adjournment the 18th OF April believed in
his heart that the resolution ought to pass. Mr.
Sloan in order to prevents division of the House on
the subject moved to lay the resolution on tho table
which motion was carried by a vote OF % to ~.
shortly alter the resolution had been thus sum-
marily disposed OF another offered resembling
much of the one adopted during tho week pedging
the House 70. hold sessions on Saturdays
Mr.. Fish al once took the floor and SAID
that he would vote for IT, as hc was anxious to put
those members record who seemed TO DO so
ENTHUSIASTIC A FINAL ADJOURNMENT
the l2th OF April BY close application to bust
take place that day, and lie sarcasicay concluded
by stating that no felt certain that the members he
ferrcd would cast solid vote for session tomor
row. Faulkner at this point interrupted Fish by ask
ing him II he would permit HIM TO put ques-
ton % him. with great pleasure" replied
said Faulkner, REALLY desires to stay hero
tomorrow, would like TO know why he sent over TO
the House. and the resolution excepting tomorrow
the provisions OF tho resolution relative TO Saturday
sessions adopted by vote Of IS to 80 Faulkner,
Fish says forgot TO state that the sache he sent Tor
1 Faukncr's room was loaned to Faulkner over six
weeks ago and that he for It week ago Friday,
and not yesterday. But Faulkner got in his joke at
Fshs expense 1t is not likely that he will be particular
TO make Fish the amende honorable as 10 the day and
date hereafter
The Railroad Committee have been having hard
time OF 1t they reported the mo Seat No
Fare bill adversely. Two bills they reported ad-
yerscy upon yesterday to the Committee Of
the Whole IN spite OF their procsiations and again To-.
day they were defeated badly when the chairman tried
TO have the bill compelling railroad companies
10 charge uniform price for tho trans
| portation of coal recommitted 10 their ten
DER mcrcics. The plea the chairman put IN
Tor tho recommita. was that member OF tho House
wanted to have a hearing oa the bill Ii turned out
that this member Mr.. Ford, OF Bnghamton, who
acknowledged that he clerk OF one Of the CON-
panies who do not want any such bill passed. Mr..
(;erc, of Tioga Knocked the underpinning from this
plea by showing that Mr.. Ford had been present at
every meeting OF the Railroad Committee at which tho
bill In question considered. ''rhe gentleman
watched that bill (" said Gerc, las closely cat
watches mouse" lie then put clinchcr on the
prcext the committee had put forward Tor getting the
bill into their hands again by saying that as Mr. Ford
member OF the House he could get all the hearing
he desired the bill in Committee Of tho Whole. Mr..
Sloan as sort OF compromise, favored the recon-
initial OF the bill, provided the Railroad Committed
Instructed TO report II back IN some shape on
Wednesday next He madc motion TO that
effect which voted down, and tho House
then, by an overwhelming vote, refused "a
let the committee have the bill at all Mr.. Ramsey,