The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-17
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Nomination of the Stand
ing Committees.
A DEBATE ON APPORTlONMENT.
OF the Suffolk
County Vote.

announcement by Speaker Alyord of the commit
tees. The usual polite expletives of course have
been uttered by the disappointed. but on the whole
there is not much thunder in the sky as usual.
Speaker Avord had difficult task in the selection OF
these gentlemen. Every interest pressed for
ward for the purpose of introducing claims,
which, from certain particular standpoints. could not
well be overlooked without serious detriment the
State, and in fact, to the entire country. The selec
ton Of Dr. I. I. Hayes chairman of the Committee
Cities has given universal satisfaction. Everyone
comedies that wise choice has been made. In ac-
cordance with all former prccedents Mr.. Sonn the
opponent of Mr.. Alvord in the S,eakership contest
has been awarded the Committee on Ways and
Means. The Judiciary will be handled by
Robert II. Strahan, from the Eleventh New
York district. General Sharpe has been given
the craftsmanship of the Insurance,
trary to expectation it presumed he would be
chairman of the Committee on Railroads. The fight.
however, is in this connection and the dis
appointed can only take their defeat in good part
and nurse their lmpatience with resignation. One
fact is apparent in the composition of these commit
tees-the corporations well taken Of.
JOHN MoRRrssEY's SALARY.
graceful compliment paid this morning in
the Assembly to the memory of John Morrissey, i'll
the unanimous passage of bill authorizing the dead
Senator's widow to receive his salary for the rast
year. The suggestion was made by General Hustled.
EXCISE LEGISLATION.
Mr. Sheridan. of Brooklyn, has introduced another
Excise bill for that city, which gives the Police Com
mssioners power to issue licenses at rates ranging
from S25 to $780, the moneys to be paid into the city
treasury.
THE APPoRTIoNAIENr GHOST.
The fight of last year and the year before upon the
passage or proper Apportonment bill is likely to
assume much more spicy proportions during the pres
ent session. The ball opened to-day by the intro
duction of Apportionment bill from Mr. Skinner of
Jefferson giving New York city six Senators ian in
crease of one) and twentyfour Assemblymen ian in
crease of three). Kings is taken Of by appor-
tioning the same number of Senators and allowing
twelve Assemblymen. which is increase of three
In connection with this subject Mr. Travis called up
his resolution relative to the appointment of COM
mttee of fifteen, who directed to report bill.
For few minutes heated debate was INDUCED in
between Messrs. Brooks and Grady. on the demo-
cratic side and Messrs. Sloan, Fish. Husted and
Shoard the republican. Mr.. Brooks gave
free vent to bis wrath at what he called
the outrage perpetrated by the republicans in not
complying with the plain mandates of the constitu-
ton as to apportionment. He said that in the pop
ulnr vote OF this State the republicans were in
minority Of at least forty thousand. evidenced in
the last election for Judge of the Court of Appeals
this direction. Intimidation by federal officials,
whereby ten Thousand twelve thousand
democratic voters had been prevented from
casting their ballots, also charged by
Mr.. Brooks. This allusion to Commissioner Daven-
port created shouts of laughter among the repubi-
cans. lyon are in an accidental majority here"
asserted Mr. Brooks. s.becausc you have failed 10
obey the plain mandates of fhe constitution The
gentleman further commended that New York should
ut least have twentysix twenty-seven members of
Assembly and Brooklyn twelve fourteen. There
was no gainsaying he said. such facts
Mr.. Fish tried to defend the action the majority
in former Legislatures but his efforts did seem to
meet with much success. Mr.. Sheard argued that
insisted that the committee should be instructed 20
report within twenty days After ain oratorical effort
from Mr. Grady as to the shortcomings OF his poti-
cal opponents and few interjected sword thrusts
from the "Bald Eagle of Rockland mot wcstchester
now). Mr.. Travis offered to accept an amend
ment compelling the committee to report in forty
days. This offer was looked upon with favor by Mr..
Brooks Mr.. Sloan wished 1t understood that he did
not taink it right have the impression 60 ont that
his party wanted To throw any impedimcnt whatever
in the way OF giving the people OF the State fair
arportionment. After the orators both sides had
moved the previous question AMI the resolution
unanimously passed in its amended form.
DESIGNATING TOMB.
Mr.. seebacher has evidently taken an interest in
the robbery of a. I. Stewards remains He yester-
day introduced a bill which provides penalty of
tivc years imprisonment and fine Of $500 for all
persons found guilty of stealing dead bodies for pur-
poses of dissection. or with view to securing
wards. The stealing of any coffin or other material
Inferred with the dead is also made crime. punish
able by not less than three years Imprisonment and
hne OF $3.50.
The bill OF Mr.. Fish. in relation to the establish
ens of specie payments provides that payment for all
shal be payable in this State in United states gold
coin when not made specially payable in United
States silver coin or United States notes.
GOVERNOR RoBINsON's PARDoNs.
lengthy report was sent to the Assembly by Gov
srnor Robinson. giving statement as 10 the num-
Der OF pardons and reprieves granted by him during
the past year. There were 1oi pardons.
THE coMMIrTErs-AssEMBLY.
The following is list Of Assembly standing com
mittecs in fuli:--
WAYS asp MEANS Messrs Sloan. OF oswcrc Hustled. of
Rosland Eth Of ratnSm; wadswqr Of Livingstone
Columbia: Brooks Of Rehmcni and s;rsdy OF Now York
JrpiciARy-Messrs sirahan, of New YORK: Hepburn. OF
q n" Of Sy os sara%
nSf ss an" s ay Of R Sss Ss
Erie skinner Of Jcnc,son BrdTss, Of O,sesc Prnacr
s%"E sGss fs%s Ne"
nen;elaer stewart Of Saratoga chekeriar Of Lewis
Ayr.gs q c,TIss-Ns:sT. HAYES, d New YORK Hustled
uraa of nam Manu- OF Remssens r ID
New York; Brooks Of Richmond. aud Iolahan, Of New
RSirro.ps-Nc.srs. Haisey, of Ceyaga;. n, anan, of
SCHENECTADY NcKcc Of schuyler; Wheeler Of Duchess
s,cymap o. 4ngs Brodhc"a, OF Orange aud secbaclcr
Coxxrncs AND NAvreArroS-Messrs Knowles Of Albany;
q Of p"srS %s 81
Queens; Grady; o. New YORK. and sherman OF Knge.
Albany, o. cSay o sssss Si
Of Ssx % and on New yc %
sp. Of Fl "i's e osS if S"s
Columbia Bradley Of Nesfrhescr; w. v. Wheeler of
cattaraugus; stevens. of Greene and andcld Che.
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INTERNAL ArrAIRsMcssrs Wakcley of Ailegany; Skin.
ncr. Jefferson Fish. of Putnam: IIasey OF Caynra:
Talina.gc, OF Kings; swift. Of Erie; Eidinan, Of New
York Bcekman of scioharic Sccbachcr, of New York
ArfAiHs or viLtAoTs--Mcssrs. Dcyoe, Of Saratoga;
Oiiddsn, OF Orleans Palmer. Of ST. Titus OF
Tompkns; Evans. Of Scncca Brundage OF scubcn san
dcrs of tennessee; Perry OF Madison and pcnd OF Che.
mmg.
| RoAps AND pGRs-Mcssrs. CLARK, OF Yates: Bruu.
dagc OF Scubcn Grnnf Of Oneida Shut Orange Sim.
MONS of Rensselaer,; Weils OF westchcsor Peek OF ST.
Lawence H. W. Davis OF Monroe. and Hickman OF sclo.
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PuBIic PmSriSe.-Messrs. Trave Of westchesier skin.
of Jcrrson Reynolds Of Washngton Irprs ~ Al
bany swift, OF Erie; Grant Of Oneida; snonson of New
York Williams OF Oswego. and Lagan. II New York.
Public ilhALrH.-Messfs Pool. Cattarauvus Mills
paugh OF Ulster; Varnun, of New York Saunders
| isob Stephenson OF Kings; Mcknight, Of Delaware;
sang Of Oneida; McDcnough. OF New York Sheridan.
\ Of Kings
cnAslTspLr AND RfLiaious sosurKs.-Messrs. McKell.
81 schuyler, Cha.e OF Oseg Thomas of Warren; En-e,
of Oniarn Ogden OF Kings; Curtis Chrnango; stephen
SON OF kings Grsdy, OF New York nnd Flynn of Kings
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