The sun., 1879-01-30
PRICE TWO CENTS.
SOBER SECOND THOUGHT.
ASSEMBL YMEN'S REFLECTTOyS ABTEB
SIGNING THE MEMORIAL.
Another Document Prepared to Follow the
First One-A Hay or Words In the Senate
Taxation or the Rich ne Wen ~. the Poor.

Another Document Prepared to Follow the
Fir., Onc--A Hay Of Word. In the Senate
Taxation OF the Rich ne Wen n. the Poor.
ALBANY, Jan. 29.-Thc engineers OF tho Re.
publican machine did not fully realize until
this morning the significance of the petition
circulated yesterday asking the United States
Senate to confirm Custom House appointments,
nor did they learn. until tho appearance Of the
New York newspapers, that the Democratic
Senators had signed memorial on the same
subject. Asccrtaining that special messenger
Gen. Pamer-had started for Washington
with tho two documents. extraordinary efforts
were made to induce those who had signed the
Republican petition to telegraph to Senator
Conkling that they did so under misapprehen-
sion. A paper was drawn up saying that the
signatures were appended under false state-
ment OF Conkling's wishes. and it WINS taken to
members who. 1t was conjectured had signed the
other document. for them to sign us "A retrnc-
ton After the most digent effort three signa-
lures were obtained. but it is known that neithet
Of tho three signed the original petition. On
tho other hand. three members who wcro not
asked to sign yesterday. complained that they
had not been given an opportunity to do 30. two
Of whom telePraphed to have their names
appended. Senator Webster Wagner directed
Senator Lynde to telegraph to Gen. Palmer
he would write a letter to the same effect. Two
other Senators said that they would have signed
il IL they had born asked. The petition had,
when II was taken from hero. the names Of forty-
SIX Republican lnemnrs OF Assembly. II It had
hsen presented 20 all the Republicans Of the
House. iifiy would have signed-a big majority
of the Republican members There Were flye
Senators names on the document. Corporal
Lnngbein being the only New York memhrr.
Mr.. Varnuu was absent. All the Brooklyn Re-
publican members except on" signed. Great i3
thecommotion among the engineers Of tie ma
chine. ltlt they luNn Tpuelpl tho ppuplugiOn
that as the petition asks the Senate to confirm
the appointments. 10 hnrnonize the nary II will
have no effect thHtthe United States Senate will
not 90 ANYTHING cspociai " iO create harmony in
the Republican, party Of New forg; All machine
men like Sirnhan. Hayes. Hustled. and Sharpe
gave tho petition wide birth.
The petition Is said to have received the
ii,c. SIGNATURES 2i ths i2llowini msn6ers OF As
Bruudage, Case, Cnnse. Chickgring. Deyoe.
Dusuid, Evans. Fish Gentsih. Hepburn. In.
Naught McQnecn, Munson. Nnyes. Ogden,
Sheard. sherman. SHUT Simmons. Skinner,
bri,lEe. Van Nalkcnburgh Wadsworth. Warner.
o; O;,Wheelcr Willis. and loungs.
other field day. Tho ball WIS opened by
senator Sessions calling up his resolution for
the appointment of n Joint committee 10 revise
The tax laws. In support OF this proposal. he
charged that our present tax laws were passed
hity years ago when there was but llttle per-
sunal prpp"rty ana no corporations ot any ac-
count: thnt the laws We're just ~ applicable 10
the present time as canal packets were to the
present mode Of travel Gen. Hand Shaker
Ioomis. who. since lie Introduced his Railroad
Commission bill has been ticklcd with the no.
tion that he il 10 be nominated for Governor.
announced that he lid not approve OF Sessionss
plan. Judge Turner objected to the employ
ment of eXpers To hslp the Committee while
syracuse Merchant Mccarthy declared II n
scheme 10 break down the barrier between real
AMI personal property. In this talk IL cropped
pnratinns; IN spite OF their efforts to cover II up.
Senator Erclcsine quoted parable of hypt
critics strninng AT gnnts. and for this Senai I
McCarthytoOk him To- tnse for talking in mais
ncr unberomiug "a Senator Senators Hgin-s,
Edick. and Marvin exercised their lungs on ths
side oi tho resolutions. There was huZzln2
around the circle Hud q whispering 10y the nom
TALKING Senators. The resolution was amends
ell. tnhlcd and at length taken up again, and a
committee of three Senators ordered in place of
a Joint committee Of twelve all Of which means
that the whole affair IS 10 md in talk.
senator Ham Harris then paid his respects
10 the Governors message Tor half An hour.
pitching into that part which opposes the ex-
p"ndlture ot publIc money for the support 81
hiGl schools and colleges. II referred 10 Gov.
hobinson ~ the man nQurniully sitting in tho
doncd. The locular senator Hughes then took
up the culgel IN behalf of the Governor. and
declared tina, whether In the old Capitol or new.
merry or sHd tho Governor merits tho com.
mendniion oi the people. They approved his
message Tn" senator severely criticised tho
ago. ana reminded Senators that their language
WIS better tued for blllinsgute than Tor such
mnsniiirence that surrounded them in their
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Or entail eNtrayagance nor had he been con-
nc't"d with ths contracts and schemes Of this
palace. There was squirming around the cir
clr over the sHrrasm oi the lOcular senator. Ii
was de 'idcd that next Wednesday should be set
apart for another talking match over the mes
sai:c.
Col Manning oi the lobby has got his
resolutions ~ the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany before the Assembly. Ii calls upon tho
Juul'inry COMMITTEE" To examine into the le-
gAlty of the action of the officers OF that COM
pany in the rebate OF thirty per cent. in tho
rates to now policy holders, and whether. by
that ne, the company has not violated It's char
ter. and whether the Legislature has not the
constitutional power 10 remove the officers Of
IN" company for mismanagrment. The reso-
luton Went on the table. to bo called up and
talked over in tile future. when "a field day in
tho Assembly may p" exp 'cted.
Corporal Laugbein secured the passage OF the
College Law students bill. admitting them TO
practice ON graduating. The three annual
Canal bills were PASSED. That making appro-
unY lu-trnd Of hall million. ms II used 10 be-
lore Mr. Tlldcn nado his onslaught upon the
Canal Ring.
Dr. Polar Hayes introduced bill imposing
hltren months or loss Imprisonment upon per-
sons convicted of being trmps.
senator N"ndoyrr put in a bill that compcls
receivers To- report under oath olca in six
months their proceedings rs such receivers.
senator NaGstaf introduced "A bill for the
levylng OF q tax upou kinEs County entire for
the unpaid part ~ the Ocean Parkway from
Prospect Park t1 Gomez Island.
Mr. BrnoNS oucr'd a resolution which calls
on tne Secretary OF state Tor a statement oi the
number of aliens AMI Indians in the State as
shown 10y the last cc!s sus.