The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-09
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Agitating the Question of Adjourn
ment Sine Die.
NEW YORK INTERESTS.
Lobby Cavalry Making a
Final Charge.
ALVoRD's APPORTIoNMENT ADOPTED
[pY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


furthcst. There is good reason why an adjourn
ment should not 10 effected this week, and strong
disposition toward that contamination Is manifest
IN tho Senate. But tho various Jobs that various
members OF both houses land or tho third
house, which is crammcd full hcrc) want
to put through :ntcrpose and Will probably prevent so
early an exit OF the important general bills and
Now York city bills only few to be disposed Of
Tho Excise bills all killed, except Senator Gocbel's
around which there is some talk tonight OF a useless
rally. The scandalous Apporionment bill. which has
passed both houses, is in tho custody OF
conference committee ana will probably DO
rcadoptcd IN tho Assembly amended
by tho Senate. The Senate amendment TO the Public
Burdens bill agreed by the House this even
Ing. The Finance bill Is In tho hands Of the Gov.
Tho Dock Department bill hns passed tho Sen
ate and will doubtless get through the Assembly In
Its present shape. Tho now Sinking Fund bill intro
duced tho Assembly Is tho special order
Tor tomorrow, and Is hkoiy to be passed.
Tns New York Cleaning bill is yet disposed
OF, but II has boon long tho nlcs and its pro-
visions so well understood that tho final discus
sion OF II need not occupy much time. Other New
York Brooklyn bills hang. as It wcrc, by the eyc-
lids and will have takc their chances tho swift
gantlct ut the finish.
PARKWAY SCHEME
Inpumeraole schemes, reserved until th Q last mo
by their willy will be rushed tn rough
possible the hurried third reading OF bills within
the next few days and nights Moro than an hour
spent the Assembly this evening last des-
pcrato struggle between Mr. Bergen and the eight
other members from Kings county ovor tho Ocean
Parkway bill, which proposes TO transfer the
for tho OF that boulevard tho property
along the limo 10 the property OF tho entire county
Rccrimnations aud charges Of corruption wore ban
died back aud forth, but tho conflict resulted eav
ing tho Dill just whcro It bofore-upou tho
Speakers table.
OFFICE BUILDING
Senator Eocesincs bill providing that tho Mayor
ana Commonaity Of tho city OF New York be author
ICED to permit the United States government use
and occupy tho rooms In the Post once building
not needed for post Office court purposes such
other purposes may DO approved by tho Secretary
OF tho Treasury considered In Committee OF tho
Whole this afternoon and progressed.
Tho members OF the senate tonight dincd with
Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimcr at Congress- Hail.
noLAHAN's EXCISE niIL DEPEArxD.
r,.n 's .na ne' ,a 40 ,o.esasng aaa I'M
about twenty-five bills. considered the Apporton-
mcnt and Excise bills. Contrary 70 the suggestions
% eve sss0 20 So 10 CHARGE Of Inc
Ess a nsr
adopted, and by this action tho following officers for
Rev. Theodore d. Woolscy, D. D.; about sixty Vice
presidents and thirty 1.-TWO directors Auditor, George
ooe Reeordins secretary, W Il. smith; CORRESPOND.
Treasurer Rev. DIR. A. IL. olapp. The society meeting
then closed with prayer by DR.. johnson.
Tho newly elected Board OF Directors, nearly the \
same last year, met Immediately alter the society
adjourned. committee OF three nominations |
was appointed, and upon ihcir recommendation The |
following Executive Committee WIS elected: Mr. J. |
y. Hutchinson, chairman; Mr. T. Il. Robert, Rev. Il.
:. Slorrs Row. W. l. Buddinglon, Mr.. c. C. Wool |
worth, Rev. William raytQGs.D. d.. Mr. John wyley.
- " 4 --'"-' kPARrISG snor, Farmer and Mr. !
parting gun for Excise was nrcd b, wna.0ffc
against tho bill that shc only way IN which they could
cure themselves OF their dyspepsia was 10
drinking wafer and cultivate n taste Tor hight
vines He diiased on the importance OF the liquor
traffic as element In the support OF the
were 10 earnest and acted as they had Tor tho nign
moral reasons they ascribed u would DO we'll for
TO go, at the root OF tho whole evil and go nome 70
their temperance constituencies and them pull
their hop poles aud cease raising barley ryo
from which the deadly stun they complain OF IS
made. hut this dad not avert Tho death. Tor tho
vote proceeded aud the bill killed. The
q party ono, and tho republicans have assumed tho
responsibility OF denying relief In the premises.
AProRrioSMESr.
Quite unexpectedly tho Appor'ionmcut bill was
Lipp,. Republican, WHO Soed the caucus . Tho he n
the first vote, during which there little
speccnmas.ng was lost, having ia''ed 70 secure she
another republican,, also helped this result
,ion OF Mr.. Harris that tho vote by which the bill
lost be RECONSTRUCTED was laid upon tho table In
about half hour, during which time ali the rerup
Icnn leaders were Duttonhoiing scnacor Lppiti aud
kIns, tho motion to reconsider called from tho
table. and on tho final passage tho following vote
yr,s-Nessrs. Davenport. Edict. Harris. Hicks. Hop.
kins Lppitt Loomis. Lyndc, Marvin, Mccarthy. H. v
Wagner, Wsndoycr~is "''''"'' 'a'"'''
Nays-Messrs Goebel. Hogan Hughes. JACOBS, Payne.
Aesrsr.-Mcssrs. kaines Oakley. Jones. Goodwin aud
Feclesinc.
OF these abscntccs Oakley. Jones, Goodwin and Ec-
clesiDc voted on tho nrst vote against the measure
Even n they ad been on hand on tho list vote inc
he qpfnr ont
whipping In OF Lippt aud the presence OF Hopkins
made tho case hopeless There seems TO be no doubt
10 the mind OF amy senator hero, democrat rcpub
can. but that tnn Governor will tho bill when
rs prosecuted 10 hun. But conference committee OF
tho two houses have nist 10 arrive at some agreement
IN rcTard TO tho Senate amendments
Toby.
Senator Rockw OF ths Sixteenth district, sue.
ccssor OF Senator Tobey, delivered a cuIogy on lis
predecessors memory this morning, ana on his
motion the senate took recess until tour 4. NJ.
A resolution onerod BY Mr. Uiapp in the Assembly,
regarding the doath Of tho same ex-senator, was
adopted alter tho delivery OF several clcsiac adj
dresses, whom the Assembly also took recess.
Among tho bills passed Mr. Douglass, to rcgu.
late the quany and supply OF illuminating COS, Tor
tho pro cotton OF manufacturers and consumers
thereof The bin had boon stripped some OF is
original provisions, ana now relates exclusively 10 tho
gas supplied In cities Villages being left out Of Il
altoeotnor. ~ provides that every person. corpora
lion company manufacturing aud selling furnish
ing Tor compensation illuminating gas ia
any city OF the state shall furnish TO
70 coosomea sas Which used ,hpeuss 'i gSs
consuming i've cubic icct per hour shalt be OF bril-
lfaDcy or illuminating power equivalent sixteen
standard candle power. Otherwise Illuminating sas
shall not be mcrchsntabic and when u Is proved that
the quality furnished rs below tue hxed standard q
heavy penalty specified. Every gas meter supplied
TO consumers required to bear a marx indlcatins
Its capacity and tho date OF It's being tested
ever any consumer shall provo that tho meter fur.
nisned h,m Is wrongly marked no will mood TO pay
sas bills.
THE SINKING ACT.
The new Sinking Fund b,li brought MP hero bv Mr..
Potter and his brother bankers and published IN tho
HgRALD to-day, was introduced into tho Assembly by
Mr. FISH, ordered 10 third reading and ordered 10 10
printed forthwith. On the motion oi Mr.. Sroogs,
WHO said he understood this to be peace oifcriue,
designed 10 reconcile all differences and diicutcs
Inc bill was made tho special order Tor tomorrow
morning.
RAILROAD COMMITTEE srArrsMsvsuIp.
Tho Assembly Railroad Committee, when on the
4th OF April reported to the House bil particularly
applying to Inc elevated railroads In New York CITY.
to-day asked permission TO withdraw IT, accompany
ing the request with the following explanations