The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-01
THE Young REBELS IN Albany.
Sloan Republicans Heating the Old Leaders
In Three Important Votes.

who east their lot with Old Salt and his backe rs
mt tho opening OF the session were clearly
drawn several times. and on every occasion re-
suited in decided victory for Oswego's little
giant. Tho preliminary skirmish was over tho
resolution introduced several days ago by
Harmony Hepburn. calling for tho appointment
OF n special committee to investigate as to the
alleged discrimination against citizens OF the
state by railroad corporations in the matter Of
frcghts This Is tho resolution which has
been sent hero for two years by the New York
Chamber OF Commerce. Previous to calling II
up Harmony Hepburn sent to tho Clerks desk
and had read petitions from the New York
Board Of Trade and others in tho city OF New
York asking for this investigation. Rockand's
Bald Eagle was the first TO open fire upon tho
resolution. lie sailed out into the aisle in his
most graceful STYLE and in his blandcst manner
declared that while lie was in favor Of tho pro-
posed investigation he was opposed to its being
made by special committee Those special
committees have always In the past turned out
TO be either whitewashinR or smut machines.
The proper committee to make this invcsu-
cation was the regular Railroad Committee.
and he moved to amend that the investigation
be made by it.
But the followers Of SlOnn have not thought
much OF Old Salts committees since the first
day they were announced. and especially Of the
Railroad Committee and they would not listen
to the Bald Eagles proposal
Harmony Hepburn took Eockland's Eagle to
task for charnctcrzlng in advance any COM
mttee which the Speaker might appoint as n
whitcwashing or smut machine, to which
Hustled replied that his remark only ap-
piled TO special committees OF past Legisa-
lures. and it was true Of his own knowledge.
aud Of every old member and altachG Of tho
Legislature. You yourself" Mr.. Speaker.
know it 10 be true" scrceched the Bald Eagle
AMI Old Salt nodded his assent to tho assertion.
and smiled swectly as he thought Of tho many
special commitccs he had served upon in his
long career in the Legislature. Then no de-
cIaroi TINT Harmony Hepburn was out Of order
~ putting any such Interpretation upon the
Bald Eagles remark. and, for the sake ~ hnr-
mouy. Mr.. Hepburn withdrew the remark and
apnlog zed AT the same time. declaring that he
could not for tho le of him SEQ how any other
construction could be put upon Husted's Ian
gugge.
Mr. Sloan thought that the people who asked
for this investigation at the HANDS Of the Legis-
lnture had n right to be- heard. and inasmuch IA
special committees he was in favor OF that
COURSE. not because he hal any objection 10 tho
regular Railroad Committee. but II had. he
Thought. about all The business on its hnnds II
could attend To. and he had not the heart to fur
thor load IL down with work.
Then Mr. brooks gave the parting shot hy ro-
calling that last wintcr the Railroad Commit
tee refused To- report tavorahy precisely sim
liar resolution introduced by him. Tho vote
WIS th"n taken viva vocr on lIusted's amend
mont TO drrct the Railroad Committee tO make
the invest igatlu ION, AMI IL was lost. about twenty
voting with the Bald Eagle. The vote on the
original resolution was II To 1 tho solitary neg
atiNe vote lring cnst by the lone fisherman from
SUFFOLK. Mr.. CnrmHn. who crowded the fragile
Dnrvrn out of his scat by a strict PARTY vote.
This victory greatly encouraged the young
braves who have rehrllrd against the old Lend
rrS, ana the tai Young statesman from Putnam.
i tmlit1n Fish. Jr.. 1t the first opportunity.
nnng another brick into the camp Of the enemy
hy cainc from tho table the buncombe rcsnlu-
tous passed hy IA" Senate yesterday providing
lor IN 9,unurnment sine Die on the I'm OF
thuuest Kind ~ buncombe or that IL had some
other object which was not even 40 honorable
amt commendhhl, us thnt. This reference to
what is generally believed 10 be- true here. that
tho large corporations desire 10 force an al
louruu"nt h"fnr" any action can be- taken affect
ing thcir interests IN the way OF thNntion. did
nn' please Old Salt. for HI Eavel came down
statesman from Putnam that he had no right to
impugn the notion Of coOrdinnte branch Of
the Legislature. Fish pulled nervously at his
ten-inch mousinche. and replied that he was
sorry that any one should be so thin-skinned MS
to squirm. and II It was not parliamentary he
would. 81 course. withdraw IL; but Mt tho same
time those were his sentiments and he believed
thnt this WAS one Of the times when plain words
should hc used, and he was going 20 use them.
II" hoped IN" House would either kill this alb
surd resolution. here and now. or else send II 10
committee that would take cnre Of 1t until the
b
again tho Bald Eagle tried to sten the cur
rent. lie thought the Senate had nut its foot in
% Joy passing the resolution, II would be a good
Joke tor the House 10 let il lay on the table and
then they could act upon IL at any time. But
the Young braves. Fish. WndswOrth. Wheeler
Nurnum. Skinner and others couldn't see
whore the Joke came IN. They did see how. upon
soWe fnvornhlr occasion. the resolution might
l' snnt he'd from the table and passed, and then
the men who were behind IL might laugh al
them. So To make everything safe they sent
tn" resolution 10 Mr.. Sloan's Committee of Ways
and Means. whore they believe they will be able
onither strangle y or call Il forth at any time.
The bigvictorv OF the day for the young rebels
h"w"vrr. was neoverwhelming defeat 81 u we'll
land scheme To kill the resolution introduced by
Mr.. Wadswcrth yesterday. calling upon Insur-
me" Superintendent John f. Smyth to resign.
II had been whispered about the chamber Mi
th" morning that one Of the Albany members
WAS gong 70 call the resolution from the table
ana that all the arrangements had boen per-
WIS surprised when under the call Of counties
Albany was reached. Mr. Braman moved to take
the resolution from the table. Instantly. how
ever. and before the question OF taxing II from
the table could be nut hy tho Speaker. Fish.
Wadsworth, Wheeler. and half a dozen others
We're ON their feet snmuting for recognition. Old
Salt looked toward Madsworth. Fish shouted
to him across the chamber; Move TO table tho
resolution" This the chief OF the agriculture
isis did. aud Old Sa.tinformed him that no would
entertain his motion as soon as tho matter WAS
properly he;orethe House. This accomplished.
was u sharp but short debate. The Young brave
from Putnam insisted that courtesy required
AT Tue lllINlNNfF OF u resolution ulOue should
b" allowed to call ii W Tor action. and he pro-
uouuced the present proceeding unparalleled in
hi- legislative experience.
Mes-rs. Hepburn. Terry Narnum. Brennan
Moucrs. and others thought that courtesy TO
the gentleman who lntrodu ed the resolution
required that n should be- allowed to lie upon
lh" Table longer, M least. than one day before
being called up hy another member
Snlths best friend, Mr.. Knowles, made a
fecule apology for his colleagues violation Of
the proprletlrs. declaring that this was nm eX-
traordinary resolution. and should receive eX-
traOrdiuHry treatment. But he spoke without
heart or spirit. rs before this II was plnin To
every one that the young rebols were bound to
~cor" another victory.
sir. Sloan said II was n well settled principle
OF the American government system that every
man charged with an offence should be allowed
% appear in his own defence. To adopt this
resolution WAS 10 strike at this principle. and
hence ne ma been opposed 10 il and regretted
lis introduction in lis present form. II the
FACTS recitcd in the preamble were correct. aud
he dld not know whether they were or not, the
proper course, and one which ha would have
favored would have been a resolution of invos-
ugauon. He would have voted against the res-
9Iullon II II mad come up. and would now vote to
lay On thetahn.
When the Speakers namo was called Old
SAT- sad that the object sought 10 be- accom-
pish"d 10y the resolution could be- reached in a
humber Of wavs-by Joint resolution ofthc two
Houses, or articles OF Impeachment carried up
10y the House 10 the Senate, or charges pre-