The New York herald., 1877-01-10
Doings in the Senate and Assem-
bly, Yesterday.
ALVORQ SALTS SPINOLA.
The RdgewOOd Reservoir and MOrningsidc
Park improvements.
GOSSIP ABOUT THE COMMITTEES.
INK TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. |

| ALBANY, Jan. 0, 1877.
Both houses reassemblcd three o'clock this after
noon. Less than the usual number OF loaicrs
tho snircaaes and Corridors the proceedings as
whole quiet. Spinola, Of New York, fired of
half small speeches made up of pleasant sort
| OF impudence and gravity, aud tho new Speaker
heshed maiden sword a ruler OF parliamentary
debate Before the House set TO work there
lively chrrupng OF voices all the noor, the
one leading topic was .'who shall be who' on tho
committees. swarm OF small boys, all anxious
to be appointed pages wigglcd in and out among the
throngs OF Sloan kept his counsel close and
careful and there getting anything out OF him.
even with the most powerful OF force pumps After
the presentation OF the reports OF the Capitol Com
mission and OF tho Audit or of the Canal Department.
introduction Of bills began and Brooklyn 10 tho
'front.'
BILLS, HILLS, HILLS
In five minutes Bradley the Bold alono shot OF
three in succcssion the first providing Tor tho pay
mcnt by tho State Of its Just share in the OF the
New York bridge the next providing for the by
the city of Brooklyn OF $500. 900 in bonds for tho
enlargement OF the Ridgewood Reservoir. .srhat,"
explained Bradley aierward IN private way, sis
chiefly designed TO give employment to the poor, and
Brooklyn swarms with that kind OF people 4" The
third was TO cut down the Brooklyn commissions from
three to each.
SuisANcEs
teres and when the delugo ceased from that quarter
General Spnola drew himself up and forward a
bill to provide for the abatement OF nusanccs by boards
OF health, which he said he wish cd the assembled wis.
dom to understand not his bill, either by ospousal
or inspiration
'GIvE A CHANCE"
Mr.. Peter Mitchell followed with bill that embodcs
the spirit OF passed IN the reign OF George ILL.,
expressing the ovo justice characteristic of
the sh ri u bel fora
jury trial for felony the mention by way OF prcu
dice Of any previous CONVICTION and Imprisonment tho
accused party may have undergone.
Mr. Elliot G. Cowdib, gentleman who threatens
to do his share o! talking during the session, INTRO
duccd old time bill authorizing tho taxation OF
stockholders OF banks ana the surplus OF savings
banks 1t was referred TO the Committee on Ways and
Means, but subsequently MIR. Cowdin arose and OBJ
ccted TO the reference preferring that the bill should
go to tho Committee on Banks The new Speaker
showed his grit by promptly insisting that his decision
AS to the reference was rrcvcrsblc
socIETy's CHAMPION
Mr. Fish, as usual, nad bin Tor The better comfort
of society. One TO provide for tho custody and
reformation OF vagrant ana disorderly persons.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE
On motion OF Mr. Hustled Governors Message
referred to the Committee Of the Whole whore
part OF II at least VIII be pretty badly mauled.
TWO ASSISTANTS WANTED
About this time the venerable Sage OF OnoEdaga Mr..
, Alvord, opened his mouth and offered "a resolution
''rhat owing the labor dcvoiving
on tho superintendent OF Mall Matter he be al
interest whatever the matter and the House ght
do with 1t as 1t pleascd Here was splnon's great
opportunity aud ne m proved IL alter ,his fashion =
''Mr Speaker, said he ''this resolution is dcs gned
70 provide soft places ior few gentlemen who have
down from the Western part OF the State Now
am here in the interest Of reform tlaughcr; beg
pardon, | should say there half dozca
} OF US here Tor reform tmoro aughtcr), and
have it, and | am opposed the resolution - rho
Onondaga giant irowncd herceIy he STOOD up stroked
has forgotten the time when one Billy ilchman was
Speaker Of the House aud memper OF the gcntlcmans
party, and that 246 names were then on the pay roll
OF the Assembly. Perhaps he has forgotten when he
here himself rerhsps he h1s one Mr.
himself above his great shirt collar and
brought the House down, 10 mild
way, by replying he had forgotten Tweed was
there hc fact that the gentleman from Unondaga
was there well, ana yet things were better The
bald eagle OF ter tooS at mana 10 ana there
about being lifted but happily things took
ausp'cous turn ana Alvords resolution was adopted by
20 to 10, Sphola. amid much dcrsvc laughter, chang
Ing his vote from the negative to the affirmative.
REDsrRIcTiNG THE STATE.
Mr.. Hogcboom, the most learned man In Columbia
county, who looks like Walt Whitman, offered a
resolution which WAS adopted, that committee Of
eleven ue appointed the rcdistrctng o the State,
SENATE
Unlike the proceedings in the House tho greaest de.
corun characterized the work IN tho Senate. Ev.
IDENTIFY, however, the honorable gentlemen IN no
haste sate Tor their constituents the session
only lasted u very short time.
senator Morrissey was IN his seat and was tho
cipicnt OF the most cordial greetings, III which
svmuaby with HIM IN bs recent an ctlon was every
where manifest time II looked as though
there would not be "a quorum, but when the roll
called sufficient number answered to their names
Senators Wagslan and Woodn were among the ab-
scntees There was flood OF reports, those OF tho
State Superntcndcn OF Pubic Instruction and Deaf
and Dumb Asy lum leadin. OIL
The eighth annual report OF the New York lnstituu
for the Blind was presented. also tho report Of the
The Board OF Pilot Commissioners also IN their
report Then came the annual report Of the Capitol
cARELEssygss RgBuKED
A message IRON the Governor received calling
attention TO the imperfect manner In which bills from
the Legislature were often presented to hm Tor
ture. Many times they are careessly written, badly
words which at some future time would warrant the
belief that they mad been ampcrcd with. Tho Gov
crnor also slated tina, hc would decline TO alx his
signature In tho future to any document present
to HIM IN such condition. which gave rise to the
mark that It was pity that the House, with It's rcpub
lican majority, had not been able 10 find competent
rHE MORNING sipx rAaK
Several bills were introduced TO authorize towns TO
issue bonds and just before the ad ournment senator
Bixby presented bill rcalivs to streets and avenues
adjacent 10 Morning Side Park. II provides Tor tho
completion of the drive around Morning SIDE Park.
There has always been more or less OF question
as to VIII ich department this Improvement bclon ged
IL was claimed by both tho Department OF Public
Works and the Department OF Public Parks Senator
Bixby places this work IN the Park Department, and
claims that the city must eventually complete this
work and that In the depressed state of labor be
accomplished now at bai the price 1t would cost at
any other time.
GOSSIP ABOUT THE COMMITTEES.
Again tonight The Dcavan is ave with people walt
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which there has been little else talked OF Tor the past
three days. IL s really OF very small interest TO any
body except those Immediately concerned whether
Mr. Hogcboom Is at the head Mr. AlvOrd at the tail
OF committee, still men talk very earnestly over tho
matter and 20 whispering around tonight as they
held the secret OF the SpbybS, that ihs man Is
appointed on one part OF n comphtcc and that man
Oh another The rural lolks are deeply
Interested IN the two committees OF villages and inter-
nal AFFAIRS CITY people treat these obscure but use
iul committees with dsdaip ana say there Is nothing
In them; but, then, III To in Schoharc county
, counts lor as much $40 New York. Alyord is
reported having declined the Committee on Appor-
tonmcnt, Tor which he slated last night Gilbert,
OF Frankn H. sad to stand The best chance Tor CHAIR
OF the Committee on Insurance. as ne s opposed
10 the Ring. Mr. sloan has distinctly announced his
/, | intention to put man nj lc hcad oi "A
committee who urged by any corporation or wealthy
interest. 70 this high and heroic purpose OF his may