The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-13
STATE REAPPoRTIoNMENT.
Monissey CudgeIIing Tammany tor New
Works Defects
COAL COMBINATIONS.
A Measure to Break Up the Re-
cent Agreement.

amendment made TO Il was one reducing the appropri
alton for lock tending and ordinary repairs tho
psted canals from $500 900 TO $640 O00 When debate
exhausted the bill ordered third reading.
Prior this another Of those lively that have
almost daily marked the proceedings Of the Assembly
occurred Mr. Spinoa raised several points OF order
which decided by the Chair (Mr Hayes as not
being well taken and Mr. Spnola getting ucensed at
tho repeated rulings oil one way exclaimed that the
Chair did not know upon what he was deciding.
Thereupon Mr. Strahan Jumped up and said thoy had
tolerated this kind OF thing too long, that 1t was time
10 shut down upon IT, and that buooncry had had It's
day.
Mr. Mitchell called for the words to be read and the
old scenes were enacted over again.
Mr. Rugges, OF Seuben. moved 70 lay the whole sub
jscs on the table, and there enough left TO
agree with tho motion.
Tho Scrgeant-at-Arms George Goss tells mo that
whenever he hears this kind OF wrangIinR Of late no
keeps himself conveniently posted, feeling as II q
catastrophe was always impending and his services
ready to DO invoked He Is confident the session
cannot end without terrible and dlsgraceful
plosion
RKAPPoRToNrXC STATE
There is strong feeling among the democrats, who
are the only interested the delay the part
Of the republicans in moving to reappotion the State.
The reapportonment would give tho counties OF New
1Ork anu hcnmOnd Two aduitOnal senator's ana ABOUT
five Asscmblymen, almost q clear democratic gain and
naturally enough the republicans don't want il. and
will keep putting OF the inevitable long possible.
Governor Robinson must also feel strongly in this
mattcr, not aonc the score Of party but the
erest OF securing democratic Senate year which
would be more In harmony with hts views than the
present one Should no action he taken by the re-
publican chairmen OF tho Appointment committees
The Governor, It IL thought Will call extra session
Of the LEGISLATURE
DOWN on MoSoPIIca
The coal companies entered into combination on
the 9Th Of this month to keep up the prices OF coal
and prevent tho public from rcapng benefit by the
excess Of production To-day Mr.. O'Haro introduced
combination. Everybo Of the col
lapse Of last years. combination and the beneficial
The combination has been reformed nghenedrand
made much moro formidable. The representatives
70 mnc soOOO 900 OF coal instead Of 81 100 oOO
Is In past years.. aud to raise the price my
cents ton OH the LIST Of June next Tho bill pro-
poses 10 accomplish It's end by FORGETTING tho charters
OF any companies organized under tho laws Of this
State and tho privileges and immunites Of foreign
conspre to cheat and dcfraud the public.
AN INCAPABLE JUDGE.
Tho resolution ns.rucslng the Judiciary Committee
On tho part Of Judge Ransom Balloon. OF the Sixth
Judcia district WIS called from the table and adopted
AN INTERFERING DEBATE
The bill introduced some weeks ago by SIR Norris
sey supplemental 10 the act reorgan izc the local
ing In tho Senate but not without sharp aud spicy
debate The third section Of the bill provides Tor the
election OF Comptroller, Mayor, Corporation Coun-
sci and Board OF Aldermen In April 1878 Dir. Star
buck made motion TO except the Comptroller and de-
nounced the bill as aticmpt to break down the DEM
ocratc majority In the city Of New York Tho pur-
pose Of mischief, aud this effort Iegisate
IN Official out OF Office might be called a conspiracy
against the majority He sorry tho Senator
iron the Fourth striking hands with the enemies Of
the democratic party. Mr. Morrssey replied that d
legislative career Of six years he had done nothing
against his party.
rAxMAxY's TRICKS.
The Senator was speaking Tor Tammany Hall, but no
Ia tho way OF the people. II was rammany that In
the dark and In the dead Of tho night stole away The
ana inserted a provision IN the supply bill that he
should be appointed that the man do The stealing
Tor the Ring might be put IN us he was put In and you
know the rest There was no stealing when the people
elected the Comptroller. The bill was not
aimed at John nor any other man, and the
Comptroller anyhow would be democratic, whether
appointed elected Mr. B,xby said the bill provid-
Ing Tor the election Of officers by the people emf
nenliy democratic. some mcasure OF relief must be
adopted Tor New YORK else the taxpayers Will DO
driven INTO the insane asylums and tho poor people
into tho pauper houses. Another principle OF democ
ment and when he mr. Starbuckl assumed in the
name OF democracy to invegh against rerenchmept
aud assumed that OF the BOURBON lie called
upon the Senator 10 sustain tho bill because IL was
democratic, and he did not he tho speakerl and tho
Senator from tho Fourth (Morrisscy) would be COM
PEELED to read him out Of tho democratic party.
(.aughtor) He called tho Senators IRON the Filth
and Seventh tWagstan and Gerard) to sustain tho bill
because was democratic, assuring them at tho
time that u would have the effect OF taking John
Kelly OF Office, but that they had better sacrifice
nifty Kellys than their democracy.
ELEcTSG TIM COMPTROLLER.
Mr.. Mccarthy trepuocan) favored the bill and Mr..
IL by reminding tho Senator from the Eighteenth
f5tarbuck) that since he had been the Senate
had moved 10 make the Office Of Comptroller elective,
and every democrat IN the senate had voted with him.
Crhat was when Green was Comptroller)
Messrs kennaday and WagslaH held out with Star
buck, but when Woodin reminded krnnaday that the
Comptroller OF Brooklyn was an elective officer aud
gave great satisfaction that account the field was
won and the bal was ordered to a third reading.
ARREARS or TAxEs
Mr.. Bixby's bill providing for the payment Of arrears
Of taxes extending tho time one year and tho rate
Of interest cgat per cent was reported avorably to
the Senate.
Mr.. Harris, from the Finance Committee, reported
the Supply bill Itappropratcs 81 900 OOO toward tho
shall DO continued according to the old plans, and
duces the saury VI the superintendent from SO 900 TO
$500 IL givcs TO the Comm ssioners Of Emgration
for payment oil current expenses, Sl5O,OUO; to tho
Commissioners Of Quarantine, Tor Tho maintenance OF
the Quarantine establishment S10, 900; Tor the pur
chase and erection Of n monument in Saratoga county
In commemoration Of decisive battle during
che revolution, $4,000. provided q like sum -
raised by subscriptions to the city Of Kingston for the
erection OF u memorial In nmemoraton OF the tor
nation Of State government, $l0,UO0 provided ike
sum DO raised by subscriptions; for the erection oil
monument at Fort Greon, city Of Brooklyn, over tho
remains OF the martyrs OF the prison snip, $4,000
provided 500 600 DO raised by subscriptlon to the
New York Catholic Protcctory, Tor the sup
port and maintenance OF juvenile dclinquents,
$50. 900; Tor the establishment or law IT.
brary ut Canton, ST. Lawrence county, Tor tho
Of the Supreme Court, 81 900 for tho advertise
meut for the sale OF lands tor unpaid taxes ST. UO0
Tor deficiency III the rent OF the Governors house
$35oo to the Attorney General Tor the preparation of
cases before Board OF Audit 800; TO tho Board
OF Audit TO meet awards So 400. and qratuy TO the
willow Of Rev. Ienabod sharpe, who killed BY the
falling Of a canal bridge, $1,000.
the bill made the special order for Tuesday
morning.
FRIGHTENED RUMsELJ.RRs
communication received IN the Senate from
the sunday liquor dealers OF New YORK. protesting
against the bill transferring tho Excise Bureau to tho
Police Board.
CANAL RETREyCnMExT
TO Lieutenant Governor DorsheiTcr, whose zeal for
rotrcuchment has been marked feature Of hts con-
pcctiou with the Canal Board. may be attributed the
circumstances that at the recent meeting OF the Board
lbn icns oil thirteen collectors AMI lhiry clerks were