The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-31
Hustled AGAINST ALVORD.
Probable Adjournment Immediately After Or
ganzns for Committee Work.
A NEW EXCISE LAW.
Another Charter Proposed for
New York City.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]

ALBANY, Dec 80 1877.
The Legislature, which republican branches.
opens on Tuesday, at noon. Both houses DO
organized IN and the interest about
the questions Who shall be speaker OF the Assembly
and Clerk and SergeauLat-Arms Of the Senate and
Assembly, So te~ Senators and Assemblymen have
arrived here that there has not been thorough can
yet OF the which will manifest themselves
decidedly In the caucus o-morrow evening. Il now
appears probable that Mr. Hustled will be
Speaker the contest tor that dignity bong
waged chiefly between his friends and
those OF Mr.. Avord who arc IN The hottest kind OF
earnest For the OF Clerk ofthe Senate there
three canoidatcs-Mr. Cuyer. eoor Of the albany
Morning Express; Henry A Gliddcn. OF Orleans and
Mr. vrooman, OF HerSmor hr Giidden has Tor
several years neld tho post he seeks TO retaiu
&. and Mr. Vrooman has been financial clerk OF The
Assembly. Mr. Glidden's chances tonight rather
the best Senators being pledged him. 1hc local
sentiment IS strongly favorable to Mr Cuyier Edward
N. johnson, Clerk Of the assembly docs not appear
10 have any competitor Tor that Office the republ
SIDE The candidates for Sergeant-at.Arm OF the
Senate are george W. Corning, the present incum-
bent, and Mr.. Baxter, OF Steuben. The latter has
record u soldier tho George Goss, OF Mon
roe who has been Sergeant Arms OF the sembly
two years, is y candidate Tor reelection, but his
claims are stoutly by tho friends OF Charles
A. Orr, OF Eric.
PROBABLE PROGRAMME YoR THURSDAY.
Alter tho Legislature organizes an adjournment win
probably DO hsd Thursday until tho following Tues
day. during which interval committees DO
ecled by the Speaker Of tho Assembly. That viii DO
delicate task tho Speaker this time, since the
political forces OF the Lower House are SO nearly
coual-6S aud GO Some Of tho com niltscs consist OF
seven, others OF niue members. Whether the demo.
Gratis shall have Two out OF seven and three
ar four on q IL
an crithmeticai problem aud also problem oI policy
which has good deal TO do with the canvass Tor tho
Speakershp. or course, too the forces whc 10
control tho two paramount decisions To be made by
the incoming Legislaturo-namely decisions respect
ing new Excise law tor the statc aud new charter
for tho CITY OF New York-arc u, work to tho
choice OF Speaker Of tho Assembly II possible.
CHANCES FOR NEW EXCISE LAW.
There doubt that all interests cepIrng In New
York and Brooklyn, rammany aud anti Tam many
alike, Will unto IN favor OF some souna law
Tor licensing the sale of liquors. The effort enac.
such Law Will be resisted by members vi the Legs.
ature from the interior OF the state Just as was &C.
liquor selling TO innkeepers IN the srict sense OF that
term, good enough Tor the Representatives OF vii.
lagc tavernkccpcrs and legislators for cities may
pare Tor hard aght II they intend to change IL. ON
all other questions tho delegates from New York and
! Kings arc rammany anu antLTaminany.
| CHATTER FOR GOTHAM.
on the great question OF tho New York city charter
| democrats aud others who desire 10 offend and con-
| quer Mr.. Kelly II IS understood that Mr.. James
DAILY, IN anttTammsny man Of conndont judgment
| viii bring forward one project Then there Is u we'll
authenticated report that two gentlemen, Mr. Charles
| IL swan and Mr. Louis DQesher, who are sup
posed to represent the vows OF Mr.. Andrew
! H. Green, WIN brios forward another project
Also 1t is expected tina. Mr.. Morri.sey, who
| Is steaming Northward by rail from his recent
retreat Florida will arrive with another project
All schemes arc intended 10 curtail John key's
powers other good or mischief the mctrop-
oils Ihcy all tend TO disturb tho present
| OF things IN New York, because the present coldl
tons are Iammany. Tho probabilities tonight are,
first that Mr. Morrissey anu others who deem best
TO cut the Comptroller's powers will cndcsvor
to SO divide the functions OF hts Office take nalf
| OF them away from him. They Will try make him
q dIsbursing oficcr exclusively, and not receiving
officer ALL therefore part OF their effort will DO 10
erect a new Office. that OF City Receiver There 10 Ut
present, undcr the direction Of the Comptr roller q
both OF whom arc 10 DO done away with IT practica-
DIe their offices and duties merged the transac-
lions OF the proposed new city receiver
l TAAMASY's SCHEMES.
In opposition schemes this there will
be Tamlnany and other conservative men hero to-
| morrow who will stand by Tie existing status
| Senator Ecccsine from the upper end OF
Manhattan island, Scotchmsn, the editor
Of sound principles among those who will resist the
| Innovations OF the enemy, and he Will have with him
| several stanch gray boards No one risk pro-
phecy concerning the result OF tho approaching con-
test moment when II Is said tbat Mr Charles N
Swan his friend are prepared to introduce char
| for New York almost identical with Mr.. GREEN'S
charter, which the Governor did not sign last winter
MASSACHUSETTS, CONTEST
Mr. Fordham Morris, who Was defeated, according
TO report OF the caDvasscrs Tor the First district
Of westcbestsr, is here and intends 10 contest the
seat win Nr. Purdy The canvassers gave Mr.. Purdy
credit for Go Mr. Morris for $685. having
rejected hrty-ninc others bearing his name Tor the
reason that the words Nv estchescr county, did not
follow First district" These thirty votes, Mr.
Morris CLAIMS were cast tor him, and thus he makes
out that he was elected by majority OF twonty-
seven.