The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-25
Final Adjournment of the
Legislature.
FAILURE OF THE APPORTIONMENT BILL
The Speakers Address and Certificate Of
Character to the Members.
THE SENATE IN EXTRA SESSION.


The long agony is cyer-the Legislature has ad.
iourned and the members OF the lower House, Ike
frolicsome school boys are nurryng away, the Sena.
tors meanwhile remaining behind In extra session
ior tho trial OF Bank Superintendent Ellis. What,
pechance may add 10 the exuberance OF the departing
legislators the certificate OF good character given
them by the Speaker, who, no doubt resardlu OF the
faint on many OF their predecessors, thought that
tho absence OF any opon and notorious bribery
and corruption thing worth special mention, and SO
ne made IL Nevertheless, these honest representa-
tivcs OF tho people managed to swnde their consttu
en,s by adourning without tho performance of their
constitutional duty in tho passage Of the apporton-
ment bill. The result would TO indicate that,
from the start republicans had decrm ned to let
vol enough alone, and very sharp and Satisfactory 10
themselves has been tho game by which this
was accomplished. Woodin's bill in the Senate
though far from providing for a just apportionmert
was so much more fair tnan the democrats had ex-
pected and gave thom such increased advantages for
reganing tho contro! OF the State that they deter
mined TO accept To acquainted with the devious
ways OF the machine politicians their antcipations
shat such measure would be passed IN
tho face OF tho republican majority indi-
Gated "freshntss" which could only have been
born OF hope deferred which made their heads
sick. A disagreement between the TWO houses fol-
lowed as . matter OF course and conference CON-
nnittee. Tho differences found 10 be "irreconci-
able, aiso q matter OF course and Mr. Woodn's
6nal report to that effect followed by motion TO
concur in the resolution for final ado urnment with
out one sigh OF regret for the defeat OF the measure
when he had held up as one Of unexamried fairness
wooDIS's RxpoRT.
In making his report from tho Conference Commit
lee Mr. woodin said that the committee got together
hst evening and consulted upon the points upon which
Ak,nrx- ehA
~holc subject and OF one another. Another meeting
was hold to-day AZ noon, at which the House COM
mittee presented its utimatum. Tho House
was willing that the Senate districts should
stand as organized In the Senate bill but declined
TO make any concessions n regard 70 the assembly
gives New York twen.y-three Assemblymen, Kings
Twelve Columbia two, Broome two, Suffolk one, which
has large traction. IL takes Assembly man from
Ulster Tho bill refuses 10 apply the same rule to
Albany, Erie and Monroe requiring fraction TO each
have four members. Munroc karee and Albany three
fhe difference between the two houses were irrccon-
Tho report or the committee was then read and
sgreed to- and then came the motion TO concur in the
adjournment resolution.
The democrats made some slight opposition to this,
evidently In the nature OF fcrlorn hope Mr. Jacobs
nifty 10 agree Ii the Legislature adjourned without
passing apportionment Dill It would be called 10.
sr: s
(Mr. woodinl had reported tair bill to the Senate,
ana another effort ought TO be made to induce the AS
M wo.dn rspi,sd that tho failure or the Apportiou
mont bill could DO charged TO the republican
s q - onpoossd scrs would Be title Or no oncc
zion. He had meant TO and thought he had succoeusd
House would not reconsider its action The Senate
had done ts duty, and had tried to give tho people
That TO which fhoy entitled under the consttu-
Mr.. Jacobs said he wanted to put the responsibility
bf the failure Of the blu II failure was to be, on the
Mr. Harris saw no difficulty in the matter. The Sem
ate had the concurrent motion OF 1na adjournment In
proper He thought another effort ought to DO made
% unite the two houses on an apportonment pill.
They further apart on this bin than they had
been on the Code bill, and yet agreement was at
length reached the lattcr BILL He hoped the Senate
would not tic itself up BY passing the resolution.
dnal adjournment TINS time II no apportonmcnt
bill passed he hoped the Governor woud call the
Legislature together Tomorrow. lie regretted that the
two Houses could be compelled by mandamns 10
NIL tho constitutional obligation imposed upon them
Mr.. Jacobs moved to amend tho original motion so
rs TO provide that 1t should not be considered until
snree O'Clock, which was lost.
Tho motion to adjourn sine die at four O'Clock was
then cOncurred H.
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
In the lower House message received from the
Senate transmitting tho report OF the Conference
Committee on tho Apportionrncnt bill to the effect
that they had reached agreement there.
on. and their difiercnces wore irreconcilabc when
Mr. Avord moved that the House adhere 10 its posi-.
liop and upon that he moved the previous question:
which ordered, and the motion carried by party
vofe and so the republican majority for tho second
time have neglected 10 perform duty required Of
them by the constitution whose provisions its men-
bers had sworn 10 observe
THE LAST HOURS
Tho nual hours OF the session were devoted to the
passage Of bills which, a: usual on such occasions,
member, the reciprocity principle OF 'you tickle me
and III TICKLE you, hurrying forward his own little
local pet scheme successful issue.
Ia thc senate NO special place. The
sommitteu 10 wait the Governor reported that the
uovernof had no furtner communication to mako 70
ihe senate. A committee appeared from tho Assem-
bly, announcing that that body was ready 10 adjourn
TIE hodf q tour O'Clock hsv,ng nrivss me president
In tho Assembly, Mr. Maynard in the chair, Mr.
Cozans with few brief words Of Introduction, Of
tered the following
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ne kslhs The Of speaker Tie
session of tho Assembly
Rugslcs, Grady and Hoahan spoke TO the resolution
expressing warm terms thor respect and admiration
tho speakers character and ability and his cour
tesy and fnrnoss IS presiding oiccr The resolution
verc adopted unani mously by rising vote.
The Speaker resumed the chair md committees were
named 10 wait tho Governor and Senate resolu
THE srrAKEs's FAREWELL ADDRESS,
Speaker Sloan addressed tho House rs foows.--
GHss.ExES or AssxxBLY-For more than one hun
srse and thirty days yop have been - -
committed you BY the people Of srea. and prospe
Those duties about ~ end and going
out halls from the official
by will be 1t liberty fix your Thoughts
upon OF private and individual In laying
nowD solemn trust naturally ask yourselves the
question, Have tho obligations resting upon US been
retrospsct and II il did not u would be uniting
1or Jou or 10 make The verdict. But part
until tho river that skirts tho eternal shore
am believe would ovcrsep the propriey
tho time and place In saying much All that You have
undertaken you sfrven perform
EcoxoNIc Al soDY.
You assiduousy IN the direction Of what
tho people demanded kecpnl constantly in the
purpose Of tightening the public burdens. You have
sudeavored TO promote new methods Of retrenchment
Of economy. and in this you may fairly
cissn = reasonable measure OF success. Laws
affecting both the state and municipal governments
have enacted greatly diminishing the volume Of
pcnditures and lie said 10 truth that your labor
Its scope has been such forbid
torepel all attempts that you believed 10 be In tho
direction OF trcnching the public veal and IL may be