The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-16
RESUMING WORK IN ALBANY.
OLD SILT DOWN SICK IND mr. Hustled
RUNNING TIIE ASSEMBLY.
The Much = Anticipated Committee Announce
mcnt to he Made this Observation-Disclosures
ment Ia the Senate Practically Defeated.

The Much Anticipated Committee Announce
mcnt to be Made this Morning Retrench-
ment In the senate Practically Defeated.
ALBANY, Jan 15.-Rocklands Bald Eagle
ofIlciated as Speaker to might in the Assembly.
The pressure upon Speaker Alvord has been
50 great that he has given AWAY under
H. He was unable to climb Capitol Hill this
evening. In the afternoon there were rumors
rs to the cause Of Old Salts ndispositon some
attributng II to the strain Of his nerves. in try
ing to construct the Rairond aud Insurance
Committees to meet the wishes OF ALL and
others to his having contracted cold while
dodging around the Railways OF the hotel
and up dark alleys to avoid place seekers.
But all rumors were set ut rest by the announce
mcnt Of Gen. Hustled that his sickness was the
result of nm accident. which subsequent inquiry
fixed at the time when ho was coming TO Albany
two weeks ago and when his bottle
Of Salt Point cycwnter was such n blessing to
tho other injured oncs Old Salt. 1t seems. did
not tnkc enough II It then to effect n permanent
cure oi his own injuries. but with his usual self
sacrificing spirit. gave II to others. Since
then he has boon so busy 1ghting for the Speak
or's chnir and making up his committees
/ that he had not time to think ofhis own bruises
! But the rcact.on cnm'. and Tonight pc Is
! prostratcd Rockaud's Etglc alayed all fear
| of serious reeulis hy further announcement
| that Speaker AlVOrd was 10 be in his place in
| the morning TO announce his committees. Inc
! appointments. however. must 20 over for an
iu,lC inieres, wos fclt in tho ros, Of the pro-
ccedings. There was rush OF annual reports.
! bills and petitions which tho Bald Engle dis
| posed Of with rapidity. So rapidly did he rattle
| OF their announcement that tho echoes chased
| each other through the yaulted chamber. and
! soon became n tangled mass Ot confused sound.
| The Hon Frastns Brooks took the wind out
| OF the sails Of the Republican lenders by asking
permission In consequence OF his known bud
penmanship. TO rend resolution which he de-
| sired TO offer. This. OF course. was accorded,
! and ho then read In his most effective stye =
resolution congratulating the country upon
the resumption Of specie payment and
will dYa suvn hpanTln' aiMra iSgsbVh ,be cas ~
! lamlty. Of nm unrcdcemabls paper currency,
| Hustled. Sloan. Gen. sharpe. and others looked
though they had been caught mapping. Upon
the question Of It's adoption there was ringing
| Aye, and whom the negative was put not one
Of the Nationals had tho courage 20 say no. and
the resolution was declared to be unanimously
MIR Travis OF Westrhester has the credit Of
making his maiden effort in the right direction,
though 1t was plain that he had not consulted
the powers TINT rule the Legislature. He offered
a resolution reciung the failure ot the Legs
ture to do it, duty In rcapporiionlng the state
and calling Tor tho appointment oi a committed
Of fifteen o. take thnt subject into consideration
and to have power 10 report ~ any time.
Before the Clerk had finished reading the
resolution Strahun. Fish. and several other
Republicans were ON their frut. shouting 90 tho
Speaker that they desired To debate the rcsolu-
lNil ! ltiN sent " ONfTs anu h'lbIf IL ~ hSNiu
reni.hrd the regular committee will be- an.
uouncc1 and Mr.. Travis will b. convinced that
for pnrty rrasons 1t Is best to leave the whole
Formal notice was Rvcn tha, Mr.. John T.
Brol-ky. Republican Of the Eighth New York
District WHO polied 1885 votes. viii contest thf
seat ol Mr.. Daniel Patterson, who was declared
elected on the Tammany ticket. receiving $40
Mr. Stcgman introduced bill providing fol
| the erection oi u new jail in Kings County also
making the Kings County Peniicntiary u Jail Tot
The Ssnainrs pcnt the evening in testing III,
acoustic =. .periirs of thcrne Chamber. Th'
occasion the talk was MIR. GOOdwn's resolu
tion for appointment ot n committee to lOOl
into the Sutj'ct ol cutting down expenses in th'
Senate. The senator advocated his resolution
! showing how H-- istunts hnd increased from
year g. year until there ara about live for eaci
senator az nusel'sS "Np"ns' OF thousands @
corus oi the Hon. Hamilton Harrl
and other Republican senators who have thus
taken care % thnir friends 40 the expense Of t1'
State. md they wrvc not slow IN going 20 thl
rescue of their henchmrn. MIR Harris led OF
with a wholesale attack upon Coy. Robinson
from who's. message Mr.. GOODWIN had quoted
This Is a work OF love for Mr.. Harris 10 whom
| the q Governor has Laeu "A nightmare since hl
handled the lnow Capitol calamity and those 70
| sponsible for t 30 sew rely in liis message.
) naior Carthy al-l protested against tht
being wasted ut tho hung.
senator Hughes too made long speech II
favor % rrir ir'nohment every where
After au hour talk nu iuenlmrnt offered h'
Mr VI CarHy. proyiinE that thc Cqmm.tteo in
Nt-ll- I" uil the departments ui th' state. tx
ecutive. judicial. aud Legislative, with u view T.
seeing what reductions could be made wa
adopted This. of course, pre'uics any pos
sihlty of disturbing anyhoiy at this session
AMI the farce WIS concluded by a resolution
offered by Mr. J. +. Pierce. providing that th
attaches should be uniformed. So that the
might be DISTINGUISHED from the Senators an,
spectators. Everybody laughed at this, an'
then it was quietly lnd aside. So ends the lrs
attempt at retrcnchmcnt and reform IN the neN
tapltll.
Mr. Edick introduced bin TO amend tho Re
vi-ed statutes nS 10 fix the legal rate Of int +
est at six per cent a year,
1t il said nto tonight that Mr.. Hnlscy q
CayuEn will be Chairman ot the RAILROAD Com
mittec, SiC9n Of Ways and Means. DR.. Poia
| Hayes II Cities. Langheir 81 Internal Affairs
Strlhnn of Judiciary, and probably Con Sharp
Z g.fI Ia.