New-York tribune., 1878-03-15
REAPpORTIONMENT.

Nrxr nuI-spREcHEs OF MEssRs. BROOKS AND
ALvoRD
tpRom THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE IH"hoNr'
A,p,xy March 14-The Assembly Chamber
wns filled with dust-Dotcal dus-througDont the u's
cussion BY the Assembly to-day of the reapporonmeh'
question Many were the speeches and little was 'he
made IL was plainly TO be that many coni
t,v Denoc,1,ts although Loyalty supporting their com
raes from NewYork their attempt TO obtain twenty
SIX Assembymen moi in the least disappointed oS
fine attempt falling. Nor were sone Republicans sats
fed with the Republican bill. They were especially
dissatisfied with arrangement OF the senatorial DIS
tr1cts Yet they STEADILY voted against amendments
,rored by the Democrats The leaders of both parties
sow by the speeehes of day that there were many
spirits revolt aud in order to cake pfccau""S
AGAINST sudden deserOns, at the close OF ti' oy SUM
moned party ucrses Dissatisfaction with the arrange
ment the Districts gave rise to maay panec
descriptions of the seycring of political Friendships
that the new bill woull cause. Caynga and wayne haH
ALWAYS lived lovingly together; why should they now We
separated! The selhshness OF some counties III te mat
Ter Of Assembymen Also held up 10 the scoh oi
tae Assembly. Ex Lieutenant Governor AVori nia"c
y far the leading speech Of the day iii behalf Of the Re
pnbcans and Mr ErastIs Brooks for the Democrats.
Mr Brooks rs argument for granting more sena-
tnrs and Assemblym,n 10 NewYOrk, gave very inter
eating history of the var Gus charters grhtcu 10 'c
city, declared that the source OF all Ito present woes was
the creation of state Commissions to govern tle city
charged upon the state 'be responsibility for the crea
ton OF eighty millions of the citys debit and asserted
as the browning outrage. that the views Of the cityS
rcprcsentaivesn tire legislature were not regarded when
its ars were considered. Mr. AyOrd IN reply, argued
that the legislature nad the present condition OF airS
in the CITY 10 consider and the past; that Mr. Brooks
himself whl q member VI the state senate h'd Noi'
for state Commissions 10 rule NewYork; that it was
dangerous to tine State to give that city all the power
that il asked. it, M. Brooks asserted, IT was inc
Botany bay of the world that New-YOrks large pay
ments TO state scno ~ fund served TO provide IL WIN
well educated and horst men for the city; anu last oi
ALL that twenty three Assem- nymen ana SIX senators
xsanted to New-York many as it was entitled TO-
In accordance with both the Constitution and justice.
These speecnes were brought by an ancntircnf
offered By Mr. Brooks that NewYork be given twenty
six AssemblymeD and Brooklyn thirteen Assembyme
The amendment rejected by vote of IL 20 d. Ar.
Wlllers subsequently offered an amendment taking away
one Assembylnan from Broome CattarauguS, Coz
umbia Washington and Wayne, and giving the Assem-
blymen thus appropriated TO New-York, KINGS ana
Ulster The motion defeated by vote OF 40 to 3d.
speeches under these various m0aous were mace oy
Messrs c. c. Peck Halliday Grady, Purdy and Bergen.
The latter pointed out thar his Assembly District III
BROOKLYN contained more inhabitants than any one OF
ten OF the Senatorial Districts of the state The hil
was finally a special order for tomorrow morning
Below will be found extracts Mr.. BrOoks's and ar.
AlyoFds speeches:
MIR. BROoKs'' SPEECH.
H. Brooks-I went to ny roor slnariing yesferday'
I'm consequence Oi the injustice OF the Assembly lrt
Legislature has passed in twenty years 2lG bS rca'
ing 10 New-York. That city has been saddlcd duIhS
mat time with dfbt of $50, 100000 and 1000 Office
holders. protest against the injustice oi thlS stat I"
that city. Thomas Jefferson wrote Som, words III 1Ac
Declaration OF Independence concerning the treatment
of the Colonies lay Great Britain that icmakaby aIi;
IN the oppression OF New-YOrh CITY by he Sia'c oi n y"
York lie George ID has refused ms assent 10 laws
most wholesome and necessary Tor tie pn'hc good ne
has made judges dependent on his VIII aone Tor me
tenure OF their offices and the amount aud PAYMENT
OF their salaries lie has combined with Diners TO ,uD
unacknowledgc by our laws Imposing taxes On on IL
without consent; taking away our cAari' abolish
ing our most valuable laws ana altering iuri1nchally
tbe forms OF government lie ms relCsrG 70 pass
other laws for tie recommendation oi ia1Ie as,lcs o.
the right of representation In the Less,a,nre'
and sent hiiher OF officers to haI-
rass people and eat ont then substance,
This has created multitude OF officers alld sent
than 70 harrass our people Hundreds OF them have
been placta ~ our IN Mai , Dp Cbar,rr % "
all power and rgEt to the Mayor and Aldermen OF New
In l7es ON April 10. the Frccnan's Charter was
passed 1880, Geor5c H. gave charter Chancellor
Ii had stood the shock Of the Revolution ana Wls
confirmed by the Constitution IN l19l ana ISL
Governor Clinton said that it had been settled rinci-
e that cha tes Should not he broken without the CON
sent OF the parties 20 them. | intend to prove
away without tine consent Of its people In 1896 that
monstrous cOmmitted OF establishing
state Commissions That the source oi al our woes
Probably if that had not been passed we would not nave
lad such "A monsrous load OF debt New-YOik nad four
stature created Board o Supervisors consisting OF SIX
Republican and six d m9cr;tS Thee suerys9rs m SAT
in secret sessions, voted millions OF money under the
enormous power in thai respect granted theM ny tDis
esa,,s ,. SAC 40 igco supe M %GaeTc P to rgS his
sing. IL 1858 there was no debt 1 any consequence
il in i4creaied H 81 100000.
lYls debt up to the present year. has constantly "a
creased aln happy 10 state that last year it was de-
creased millions OF dollars say with great deal
Of pain hc action OF ms 5yte has been constantly
friendly to Ncw-Iork GL!n was queen Anne OF George
H. The Legislature here has had The effect OF Iesrey
ing local selfgcyernnfrt fon select out New ork lol
punishment Gentlemen IRON o'n9r e'',es reoss1 are
eaea w vey T'e'i nsrerenes aGa Ve on n' the part
81 the Legislature ia tle affairs OF NewYork City has
memt might be- You always make bad worse We CON-
plain Of salaries Sl7,5Oo eacn for Judges Who
members are trusted tnan The Intelligent repre-
seuat!ves OF the people There are multitude OF com
nr,siolrrs appOuted and not elected. The city has
Maid 30 sg7 30 the state Tor taxes within twenty
i've years That rho the eeo tax o, winch hSs
have never known in Nc"-York II valuation OF less
than 10 per cent OF oge@ una I " was Se 70 cc" Dg TSe T
of New-Y0rk has pad SS,230,7s4 of The Sls,0o9969
dn,ins the past twenty-five years The terminal fac
ties given by Boston Phiadeipna and Baltimore 10 the
instead of its flowing naturally to New-York
The auction duties that New.York pays ITO TO
the State is a discrimination against trade. The
Board OF Estimate and AppOrtiOnment has no control
over S7ol54 425 of expenditure. protest against New
represent her here DO you think 1t jast, Mr. Charuan
that ZOO people In Putnam should nave representa-
ton here ana ia people In NowYOik DOD"i New
York has constitutional right 10 twenty SIX members
and vet have surplus. No member of this House can
afford violate the letter the spirit OF The Constltl
ton. We have soleuin oath 10 iulnl.
Mr.. ALVoRD's REPLY.
Mr. Alvord-I had hoped that it would my duty 10
Eecp TO the question before did not believe that or
Colonial history be examined So far my action
T. corcerned never have had nor shall have anything
except the kindest feeling for the gentleman from Rich
nond MIR Brooks). do not desire to review the past
history OF New-York suffice ii say t1at NEST the
QUESTION IL is to-day rbe stcaunot be changed we
Yre. I'D thinking thar local legislation is best lt 10 due
10 history that We should look and If VIC
90 nj lIa,po The gentleman Rich