New-York tribune., 1880-02-20
TIE NOMINATION OF MR.. sMYTH.

A STORMY SESSION OF THE sENATE-THE CON
rIRu.TIoN OF MR.. sMYTH OPPOsED-A POST
poNEMfNT OF THE SUBJECT AGREED TO-
tynoM THE REGULAR CoRaEsPoNDEsToF THE tribune
ALBANY, Feb. 19.--The nomination ol Jonh
f. smyth for superinteOdent OF the insurance ~
partmnet caused a very animated s'ruFfo "
the Senate to-day. Mr.. smyth's fnenus nave
naturally done all in their power to secure Vo'eS
in favor OF his confirmation. They have hot nee" a"
successfu this task as they thought they """" o "
fore his nomnatiOu They were unaware ior one
NJ feeling OF intense indignation among the kepnD1
cans of the State the precpitate holding " 'ne
nr,maries for the Utica Convention in TINS County
Mr. smyth as the leader OF the Republican or
. ganization here. was held 10 DC respo"''
the act Senators from the interior Vi "''
State especially received scores o' "''
from their constituents strongly disapproving OF such
,oa,hod of e,ect,ng delegates the convention. Ihe
hack-country newspapers were also almost UNANIMOUS
in their denunciation of such an election among Hep
ueans Accordingly, when Mr.. Smyth's flehus nave
sought the vote of Senators representing oo""'''
districts the present week, the repy mas aIinos' "
variaby been that would be impossible to do so now
u,,hout causing great offence among their Republican
constituents. who had been greatly angereo ny MI
smyth's course in ordering the convention prinl"l'e
without giving sufficient notice. promise was maue'
however by some of these Senators, that ater the
storm had blown over. or after the cohVehuoh' eS
would support Mr Smyth.
The opponents of Mr.. smyh feeling confident
that they had a majority against his cohhrma
tion. today put forward Senator Fowier' one
of their number, TO Oner res"Iu'ion '"'
no nominations shoulbe considered in executive ses
iops of the Senate other than those OF noaies up 10
March g or after the Utica Convention Their object
in puttg in the resolution was not 10 delay action on
the nomination. but To prevent the INSURANCE ,S
Zee who Ostensbly have Mr. SVmths hOhln 'uoi uluol
consideration from suddenly putting III a report MhCn
the number of Mr.. smyths opponents IN attendance
Ieuteuant Governor Hoskns said that ne douDte1 IL
6Se6Seot 6ne of Mr. %s sny
outiOn profered on account OF rumor th tue hi
surdnce Committee nad concluded 10 make 1"'o"oie
report on Mr.. Smyths nomination ,, s,,
Senator McCar.hy who intends to vote for MT. smy,ns W
cnn0rmation that he knew OF no NOMINATIONS cA-
cpt Mr. Smyh's that to be considered executive
session and the Insurance Committee mao not
Senator Rockwell chairman Of Insurance con Commit
tee and an ardent adherent OF f way m no ready to
report fact had not agreed to report lnSSG % ne me-
time the Senate was in fermen, ana IL was P"ipaoie
that all the Senators were greatly exeGc co. matter the
Lieutenant vernon declared Senator FO"leIs mot'on
o senator Robertson thereupon calmly moved that thee
Senate should at INTO executive s,ssion. orv
eao seffe tbis matter there" Tire motion was
adopted by vote OF 20 to 4 Tue HsnuS na
alive On the motion. Tho Senate Chamber was then
cleared strangers and secret session was nelu lor
parliamentary conflict over the question OF whether
the Insurance Committee should or should 9 n9t
all the Senators took part in the discussion so bat
their attitude on Mr. SDyths c0uii nation became pat
pabe. Senators NJ, Carthy, Rockwell and sra9an were
The leaders OF the Smyth forces and senators
Robertson, WOOdin aud Pitts Of the opponents of Mr
Smyth. The Northumberland finally decided thai
the Insurance Committee could not be forced
TO report at that executive session Dut
might at the NcXt Senator Robertson ~ once
moved that the executive session should end iIe mo
tion was adopted, and the crowd rushed in But only
one report mad been made when senator Robertson
again moved that the senate should 20 into eXccutX
session The motion adopted by vote OF ~ 10 "
II IA safe to that all IN the negative on TINS MOTION
were Mr. Smyths friends. The vote was as f0.loWs:
Nays-Baker. Blxly. Braman. Maiden MCCARTHY
Rockwell, Strahan Wend0veT. Wiliams-9.
Yeas-AstOr, Birdsan. Davenport Forster italDert,
Hogan. Jacobs LOOMS, Lord. Lynde. Mills, Mnrtna
Pitts Robertson Schroeder Sessions, Stevens wagner
WinsOw WOOGD-22.
Judge Robertson made the motion 20 eVadc the Lieu
tenant Governors ruling about the INSURANCE COMMIT
tee not reporting executive session. lne hsuf
anee Committee, seeing that IT was eitcnuVenied
promised that IL would make report, favorable OF
unfavOrable on Mir. Smyths nomination, on March 3
next The opponents OF Mr. slnyth accepted thls com
promise, and tne sena.e then adjourned
Ii the Assembly To-Day. the eXpenses or the insuf-
ance Department for examination were reduced Iohl
$4,000 TO $4,000. M. Skinner moved To- reduce Mt
SHY th's salary $4,000 This was lost-44 10 H.