The New York herald., 1876-03-23
THE STATE CAPITAL.
MEMBERS AT THE SYRACUSE CONVENTION
THE CAPITOL BUILDING.

ALBANY, March %, 1876.
Owing to the fact that many OF tho republican men,
bers Of tho Assembly were in attendance upon the
Syracuse Convention, either as delegates lockers
on the Assembly adjourned to-day after being in
sion only twenty minutes. previous agreement had
been entered into by majority of tho democrats
and the republicans who hand when the
sion opened that motion adjourn would be allowed
to pass without any opposition. To the SURPRISE how
ever, OF Mr Sloan tho Speaker pro tenn, when the mo-
ton was put Mr.. welant, of Rockland, democrat.
called the yeas ana nays Had tho call been sus-
tanned it would have shown quorum present and
the democrats might have forced cal OF the House
To prevent this the Speaker declared that sufficient
number OF members had stood up to second the de-
mand for the yeas and nays, and declared motion
made by Faulkner (dem.) soon afterward carried Tho
fact is that some Of the democrats had not been madc
aware oil tho agreement entered into by some OF the
members their own side OF the House and tho rcpub
lcans Wciapt being among the number.
CAPITOL BUILDING
has mad hard road TO travel SINCE It's beginning The
designs have been tanpered with aud nkcred by every
successive Legislature Tor the past eight years. and
now the report Of the Advisory Board recon ndng
an altogether different treatment of the upper part Of
the structure, has been adopted by the Capitol Commits
soners and the Senate to-day notified OF the fac
Mr.. Thomas Fuller, tho architect Of the building,
finds fault with all the recommendato IONS OF
the Advisory Board; but it will be his
duty now to that they carried
out 1t will certainly be unique example Of the com
posite order of architecture when completed. The
Commissioners state that the building can be COM
plcted, except the central tower and the eastern APP
proachcs for s. 500 000 that by the contract system
large saving can be made in the cost Of the structure
and that VIII DO ready for occupation January 1879
TiLDES HOLDING THE WINNING CARDS
In conversation yesterday with we'll known NewYork
politician tho subject OF Tden chances thcPres
dcncy Secretary OF State Bigelow said:'Tiden casts
the longest shadow Ct any man yet named on tho
democrotc side. You don't realize his strength by
reading the New York papers Out West and down
South he has more friends than all the others put
together. In Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin they
swear by Tlden They know what hc has done TO
rciorm the canals and mako low tolls possible
Low tolls on the canals bring down tho figures for rail-
road freight and the farmers know how appreciate
reform of that kind AS for Tammany Hall opposition.
Tlden has little to fear He has tho inside track
the anti -Tammany delegation admitted to the State
Convention He holds the winning cards and Kelly
will soon lind II ouLn
CATHOLIC CEMETERY wEsrcHEsrER.
Father Salter, OF ST Raymonds church. Wcstchestcr
appeared before the Committee on General Laws to-
day to explain the bill asking for charter to legaze
the new Cemetery OF ST. Raymond, In Westchester VIII
age. He said that the cemetery was absolute ne
cessity for tho Catholic denomination Of Wcstchescr
the poorer members Of which find II so expensive to
make their intcrments in Calvary Cemetery. car
rage TO the latter place costs $40 and whole day is
consumed in getting thero and back besides the fact
that tho ferries have TO be crossed and the travelling
done over rough roads
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
The democrats OF the Assembly held caucus in the
chamber Of the Court OF Appeals this evening" pre-
sided by Mr. Richard U. sherman, OF
oneida. and they unanimously agreed TO support
the proposed amendment TO the pubc schools.
The measure emanated from the republicans,
but the democrats think II is the wisest
policy not to opposeit In the Senate the bill author
izng keepers of boarding houses to place lien the
personal property OF boardcrs who failed to pay their
board was passed. An amendment, offered by
Senator Schoonmaker enabling boarding house keep
to place lien the property Of third parties for
unpaid board bills was defeated