The New York herald., 1877-01-19
Senator Woodin and the Elec
toral Vote.
TACTICS OF THE DEMOCRATS
An Interview with Cow
ernor Robinson.
A PAINS AND PENALTIES BILL


pass uuno,iced. The Senate OF the Empire State
should be asked to couhnc itself TO tie dry discus
sion OF merely local matters--to the dull common
place business II was sent hero 10 transact Thero-
fore, on reaching the order OF resolutions, Mr.
woodn roso ana said :--ssThc constitution requires
the Governor 10 communicate with tho Lcgisla
every year all matters pertaining 10 the
welfare of the State The message OF this year is tor
the most part worthy OF the man who occupies tho
Executive Chamber but at the close OF bis message he
branches OF on a subject which compels Senators to
believe that, although It is the hand OF Lucius, yet It
the voice OF Samuel and cmanaIcd from the Liberty
street bureau of compoops." He thought IL due
Governor therefore, that tho Legislature should
express It's opinions, and be offered preamble and
resolutions, which closed as follows
Resolved That declaration Of the resu, of the Pres
pies the constitution and BY ihe established usage
G % IN n' +, s me-
thu. created when they resolved that tine senate hoad
receiving and opening and counting the Yates for rrs.
gushed member of The Convention made in ,le debate of
iso In which he stated ,ha, In she Fedora. Convention
President Of 70 take the business.
Henry Clay eSpressed snbsequen, debate In which Ss
Ss ss'
and the votes that the opinion OF Chancellor Kent
@ ~" N % the
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interpret Of the trainers OF thu constitution
oi New York earnestly insist, that partisan Efforts
should be allowed to dei embaras the orderly
law which essential TO she welfare and prosperity Of
Resolved Assembly concurs. That tho lawful deca-
asv "' pessmSer I" is "nSns upon ALL and thai" ia
making such declaration nna ~ aphodns ,hs
po : Of every patriotic citizen
sss.o" ana %I'" its lawful @ nse"%
In spirit and revolutionary IN characte that angst
o
SONS upon question which has passed bsynnd the app,o
declared Ascending to and law calls uaauaasd
must enforce Ms the supreme obligation duty
OF aud Undertaking acceptance OF the legal deter
Mr. woodin asked that the resolutions be pu, upon
their npal passage
Mr. Jacobs objected, and tho resolutions therefore,
went over under tho rule ana wcro ordered to DO
printed
EXTENDING POWER COUNTY JUDGES
The bill extent the powers Of county judges when
ing courts In counties other than their own
ordered ,hira reading and the bill rcatng to the
superintendent OF State Prisons was progressed Tho
latter Office created under tho constitutional
amendments. and tho b, provides that tho salary be
fixed AT SIS. 0o0 with additional sum OF 81 900 per
year travelling expenses Senator Starbuck wanted
tho bill passed, but the Sage of Auburn raised tho
slogan Of economy ana was finally successful
in having II laid Tor the tmo being
MES HONEST ny Law.
Another OF Mr. Dorman b. Eaton's bills turned up
to-day in the Assembly. They to law and legsla
tion what Turner's paintings are to art-vaguc. mystic
ianc.cs that DEFY both logic and experience. II
introduced by Mr. sirahan, who explained privately
that he believed the bill was intended to mako mel
honest by statute a elcam of wisdom and jusiic.
breaks through at distant Intervals where penalty
is provided for such conduct the part OF officials
has he 10
ings for armorics, &C., at cxorbItant rents, and
tho part ot Senators and Assemblym OF forcing
appoin 10 Once on the heads OF departments
EoUALizISG TAXATION.
Mr. Hodges OF Monroe, offered a resolution as a
substitute Tor that OF Mr. Moorcs, which offered
lev days ago, Tor cquazlng eHcciuaiy tho bur.
dens OF taxation The resolution aud substitute
referred 10 tho Committee on Ways ana Means This
subject is OF great interest 10 the country members.
ana they manage to shit the burden OF taxation
a little more OF themselves and on TO the big city Of
New York they Will be correspondingly happy.
a PLANK MOVEMENT.
The democratic Senators held caucus this evening
and appointed II committee, consisting OF Scus'ors
Starbuck, bradley and Schoonmaker, to draw up set
OF resolutions MS counterblast to those offered by
| " ooun tho morning. Tho resolutions start out
with severe arra'ehment OF tue system ol RETURNING
boards, tho Nemesis OF republican form oil government
ana the broad suggestion OF despotsm. They arraign
the federal Executive ior military in,cricr.
cnce In States where Tho PLAIN motive CT
| interfering acicat tho iegitlmately elected
candidate for President and count In tho man who is
counted army OF oficc- holders appointed
| by said Executive; they wind up by expressing the
conviction Of tho democracy that their candidate
honestly elected and that he will DC iDauguratcd II
democrats have not lost their courage. When Wood.
ins resolution comes up to morrow for consideration
StarbucK will offer some sharp.ponted amendments
iull OF gall and wormwood iur republican stOmachs
which, OF course Will be rejected. Then hc will move
to substitute the democratic set OF resolutions Tor
!hosc OF the republicans, and lively debate may be
expected.
WHAT GOVERNOR ROBINSON SAYS.
"Well that was TO be expected SAID Governor
! Robinson to your correspondent this evening, when
asked what he thought OF woodiu's spiurge in tho
senate IN reply TO the national portion OF the euberna
toriai Things oi that kind are rs nevitab
as the rising OF the tdc they have no meaning as tar
as am concerned"
| 'sYou have reason to hopc, Governor, that your
relations with the senate will be amicablcf''
II have; they unanimously confirmed the appoint
men, OF Major Wiley, and that Is evidence OF their
feeling"
..You sent in an appointment Tor Port Warden OF New
York to-day. DO YOU intend TO send any moro nom
nations Tor PORT wardcns or Harbor Masters"
.'Mr. Gordon, whose name sent In to-day, was ap-
pointed 70 NIL vacancy by Governor riIden during
by the senate was necessary. but consulted tho AZ
torncy General and he gave II us his opnon that Il
would be AS well to send in the name have no pres
cnt intention OF sending IN any names for Port War;
dens ana Harbor Masters"
what treatment do you expcc, Of your nation.
for Super ptcndent oil Puoc Works and Inspector o
State Prisons Will receive :"
"l am satisfied the senate will act promptly on the
nominations and all the measures necessary TO carry
the purpose OF the consttu tutona amendments, as
tho people evidently intended The canals and prisons
should be taken out OF polil,cs PROPOSE these ap
There is dissatisfaction among some republicans
with your paragraph the message dcpreciatng the
| large expenditure on the public schools
There has been nisapprchcnson on that head
the money rascd for school purposes ~ sacred iund
and every possible penny OF should be devoted 10 the
one object OF cducAtion none Oi II should be devoted
TO the mere architectural ornameuta.Ion Of schoo
! bindings Thousands OF people who have no children
are taxed largely for tho support OF schools from which
! personally they reap no benefit and their money
should bo expended with economy"
'Is there much legislation necessary this winter ?"
mot much. Legislation tor cities based on the re
port OF the Municipal Charter Committee will be Tho
most important Mr. Evarts told the repor
would not be ready before the nrst week In February
u Will no doubt be elaborate and Interesting docu
mcntn
NOTES.
a bill introduced by Mr. Jacob J. Stein extends tn,
provisions OF the Mechanics Lien act TO printers pub
Iishers and photographers
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