The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-19
Senators Cooling Down hlla The EEatsnsn!
Caused BY Twssds Disclosures,
PROGRESS ON THE SUPPLY BILL.
Passage Of the Presidential Electoral
Bill In the House.
RELIEF FOR LIQUOR DEALERS
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


ALBANY, April Is. 1877.
The Senate having become quoted after Mr. Woodn's
speech OF las. nigh, devoted nse pretty assduousy
to-day to the consideration OF the supply bill Two
hundred aud eight thousand dollars or appropr,a-
tons agreed TO- 5000. 900 being Tor the Buffalo
Insane Asylum. No other important amendment was
decided upon and The Senate into executive SEES.
son
The Supply bill viii sim be tho special order until
disposed OF.
In the House, Dir. Strahap, from the Judiciary Com
mitec, reported avorabiy tho I'LL for tho protection
OF properly ana prevention OF crime ut sea bathing
places which provides sricer police arrangements Tor
Coney Island and suburban bathing places
near the metropolis. Il was placed The regular
calendar Tho gentleman also reported favoraby
his Humanitarian bill Tor the protection Of children.
which intended TO give further authority in various
the Society Tor the Protection Of Children Il
also took ITS place upon the calendar which means
meagre chance OF passage ii this late day.
ELECTION op PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
The Electoral bill was. however. the interesting sub.
ject OF the day II IL denounccdl by democrats as
most outrageous measure and received very severe
handling by that side Of the House. According to It's
provisions, as applied say 10 last year. this State.
which gave 80 600 majority to tho democratic candidate
Tor Governor, would have given twenty out OF lis
tnrty Hvc electors Inc TepuUIlcan Candidate,
It's presentation aud pressure now y strong confirms
ton Of the report which Las lined groupu the APP
portoumcnt Committed, who SHOULD redistrict Tho
Stale more equitably, 90 not intend 10 report any
feasible measure at all
EVENING SESSION
In tho Assembly tonight there was . hvny discus
SION over small poini Of order which covered largo
question: Mr. Gilbert, Speaker pro tem., sent 10 tho
grinding committee large batch OF bills under tho
rule allow the Speaxer and Clerk 10
Tor preferred reference by unanimous consent In this
case unanimous consent not specifically asked the
n
the House tho following bills will DO referred 10 the
Sub-Committeo Of the WHOLE Mr. Maynard. OF
Delaware, commended that this was NOS proper re-
quest Tor unanimous consent, which must Always
be specifically granted aud could be inierrod
that tho approval Of tho House might mean merely q
majority vote, and In fnct that idportant measure
had been referred. which would not otherwise havo
obtained unanimous consent The Speaker. Ir sloan.
took tho door and maintained the correctness OF tho
decision, and after much debate tho appeal finally
laid on the table by a party vote. The question "
really important, because under rule established
tonight, objectionable measures may be hurried
forward without fair chance OF objection, and with
false appearance OF unanimity.
Tho Electoral bill. which passed the House to-day.
will brisk political breeze. The practical
elect OF II, II II becomes law Will be 10 place New
York In peculiar political position future Prcsiden-
tial cOnteas. and TO make the apportionmcnt OF Con-
Rressonal districts decisive. even against large sd
verse majority IN tho state The democrats are bitter
this matter, and dcnounce II as republican dodge
secure the state, oven without the machinery OF
Returning boards II their construction Of the bill
right Governor Robinson vilI undoubtedly veto u.
TuH ExcisK LAW.
Mr.. Martin Nachtman's blu providing that tho
Board OF Excise shall lcenscs to liquor dealers
heretofore was directed TO be iavoraby reported
tho committees This IN designed to relieve licensed
liquor dealers the embarrassment caused by
decision VI the Court oil Appeals, by
Judge Folgcr maintaining the validity o the obsolete
Tavern and Lodging House law. so Mr. Demonco may
delay in putting In hunks Pympton beasteads In his
baTroom Tor the present