The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-07
Will There be Another Change
Of Tactics /?
THE QUARANTINE DEADLOCK
A Member Reprimanded Before The Bar Of The
House for Improper Conduct.
THE POLICE BILL.

OF seeing the divided democracy OF New York reunited
has resolved ID ally himself to the younger and NOR
vigorous anti Tamnany party and smash up the OLE
concern including John Kelly. II Is clear enough t
his mind that Kelly, who is Tammany Hall, bears hin
good will, but on the contrary has already ex
pressed determination 10 oppose him, tooth anu nail
In the State Convention. Within a few weeks pas
Tilden has heard the voices OF than half dozcr
county conventions speak out for him, and he hal
the assurances that twice as many WI
pledge themselves in his behalf within another week
He feels stronger aud more enboldcned in consc
quence. and John Kelly grows less OF nightmare IN
his dreams Tammany Hall has tlo influence over
the country democrats. lis ASSOCIATION with Tweed
few years ago and with the Custom House republicans
present. has wrought the ruin Of its imposing
It's power and patronage, too. vastly
crippled and 1t would need but very few further blows
to give the machine its final coup de 0rice ldcu has
been turning all this in his mind, and cal.
cuatng from the results Of last year
whether II would not be wiser to ignore
Tammany and throw himself the support
of the Of position. lie must, OF course act at once
and decsvcy and that he IS reported US being about
TO do TO win over tho anti-Tammany party ard
erappe them to his side with hooks oil steel he must
by deeds show the strength Of his good Intentions.
which SAID to he these.-To recall the appoint
Of T. J. Sinnot to the Marine Court and substi-
tutc the name OF Ira Shafer. AntTummany; TO re-
move Sheriff Conner and put Emanuel Is. Hart III his
place; to appoint Tor the vacancy in tn,
Office OF Surrogate Denis McMahan, OF West
chester. whom tho anti Tam many people Intended 10
nominate for the position last tall, and 10 sign the bill
extending Comptroller Green's term Deeds like
those, II is supposed, Will make fast friends OF the
antl-Tammany party and as Tammany is nowhere
without patronagc-in fact, is but u shadow without
the subsiance-the instinct Of all the natural born
democrats Of New York city will impcl them to tho
side OF the organization that controls tho spos Til
den clearly has the inside track
THE QUARANTINE DEADLOCK.
The deadlock con,inues over the bill relating to
quarantine in The Committee on Commerce and Navi-
CATION. The Commissioners and the Health officer
have told their respective tales 10 the committee, and
enough has been learned 10 JUSTIFY tho proposition
that quarantine should be made sell sustaining The
other proposition. that its management should be
turned over to tho Commissioners who should have
the authority collect all the and pay the Heath
officer salary OF $4,000, is open 10 criticism
The Health Officer is willing to conduct
iorlh without any expense TO the State
There Is reason to believe that the Commissioners
win do any better than the Health Officer
Neither party Will lose any pcrquisites that hands
be laid on ana II Is just as far To suppose the
Commissioners will push the exactions The com
the port far the Health officer has Lcen
in the habit dong, except that the latter knows tho
business thoroughly, aud less confusion would
arse from having l, placed in the hands OF one man
than in the hands OF three
FELIX'S FIX.
Felix Murphy may thank his stars that his foolish
trick OF taking documents out Of the Post Office boxes
oil the other members did not get hun into more
serious trouble than tho Committee on Privileges and
Elections, who had has charge put hun to to-
day. Tho committee were satisfied thst Murphy did
not commit criminal act, ana that II he had had hts
about him when he did what lie accused of
dong he would have got himself into such uncn.
viabc noloriety The report OF the committee was
submitted to-day to the House and il recommended
that the Speaker should publicly rcprimand him. In
pursuance Vt this resolution, which the House adopted
Murphy was brought before the bar OF the House in
custody OF the Sergeant-at-Arms. The Speaker ad-
dressed him us ioliows:-
Mr. Murphy-You are brought before the bar OF tho
House in accordance with resolution adopted by the
House, which has becl adopted IN your presence and
which you have heard You are brought here charged
with having violated the dignity Of this House by
tcrng the Post Office and taking thereirom books be-
longing TO other members However, in cxtcnuation,
the committee who have HAD charge OF this matter.
who have examined IT, have decided that they do
believe that you guilty oil any criminal INTENT
and that thus act was committed when you were not
really yourself
am directed, therefore, by the committee and by a
vote Of the House That IN ,nc presence O. The Houss
eprimanding you | desire 10 say, what l be-
ieve every member will concur with me in
saying, that during your experience here as .
member you have had always the confidence,
the respect and the esteem Of this Assembly. Never
before have heard word uttered against you; never
before, think, have you committed any act which
In any way diminish the respect and the esteem
OF your fellow members for you trust that this may
cercy believe your conduct hereafter will be such 10
restore you the confidence the respect and tho cs
teen in which you have heretofore been held. You
Murphy looked considerably Inundated. and viii.
no doubt, look upon his experience OF to-day MS a
ssyaluable lesson Tor him In tho future The
Speaker was a little exravagant, in the opinion VI
many about the coincidence respect and cstcem' IN
which his fellow members held Murphy; but he, no
doubt felt that he had 10 do something TO make
Murphy feel his the balance OF the session,
WORD TO THE POLICE
Charles s. Spencer and Orlando Stewart appeared DO.
fore the Committee on Cities OF the Assembly
noon 10 oppose the Police bill They agreed that
bad in that II injured the very men IN
the department VITO should be protcctcdthe patrol
men. the salaries OF their superior officers
and reduced theirs. II may be stated just
here that IL the policemen have been foolish
they have been very FOOLISH indeed, as the
bill 1t sands meets with no favor with a
majority Of the Committee Cities and the sentiment
vi a very large majority oil the Asscmbymen Is dead
against The clause which gives the Commissioner
charge in writing being made against them, or after
trial, Is especially condemned as TOO arbitrary.
This clause, as well as the provision giving the Com
toner's power TO grade the salaries vi the officers,
will be stricken out, II 1t is reported favorably.
II reported will be reported ana amended that all
those features in 1t which rather unjust the
competent patroimen OF the force will be snorn Of
their harshncss; and In the bill II II reaches tho
House for consideration, the Police Commissioners will
be gwen the power 10 dismiss the men at will.
Under ali these circumstances all necessary
the three fellows who are here from New York
pretending mat they came 70 look AFTER the police
scrbcd any money and placed II in the hands OF any
who pretended II vas necessary for at Albany
they have been cheated. II an Old practice Of played
out political hacks get other peoples money in Their
pockets Tor the ostensibe purpose OF influencing the
Legislature aud then 10 come here, stay three or four
DAYS and 20 away without making OF either their
iigottcn money or their influence, simply because
they got the money for tncir own benefit, and they
have no influence with anybody. There Is strong
suspicion hcrcabouts that sfme has been playing
this upon the police force OF late.
HILLS REPORTED rAvoRABLY
Tho bill TO suspend the operation OF tho Parade
Ground act Tor two years and the bill prohibiting Tho
sale lottery tickets this State were reported iavor
ably this evening IN the Assembly.
ADVERSE REPORTS.
The bill giving the Canal Board extraordinary powers
and the bill providing that State soail pay io
transportation OF the National Guard OF the State u
Philadelphia during the centennial reported nd
vessely
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The bill to authorize the Park Commissioners Il
make a contract with the American Museum OF Natu
raj History and the Metropolitan Museum OF Art fol
the occupation OF the buildings erected. or 10 b,
erected, Tor their accommodation in the Central Pari
was passed IN the Senate.
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.