New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-11
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
THE COMMITTEES NOT ANNOUNCED.
THE SPEAKER HEsITATING To TAKE ACrloN-BiLLS
PENDING AND To DE INTRODUCED
M rnNnrrrEEC AMMO. NHED

PENDING AND To DE INTRODUCED.
NO COMMITTEES AMMO, need.
(FRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oF THE ru buNh J
ALBANY, Feb. 10.-Speaker Patterson looked
out this morning when he called no Assembly 10
order. Members who expect good places ON thr COMMIT
tees gazcd upward NJ him with an appearance "i the
keonesi sympathy. II wns known that he had laboed
OF the night the committee list In order 10 com
petc it and submit tho document to the Assembly To-Day
The Assembly WINS in session two houir'
occupying its time In debating trivial mo'l"Ds'
AZ moment after moment passed the meinDcrS
palpably became more and moro anxious 10 near inc
committee list read A motion 10 adjourn VII mOhuhE
evening next voted down by large majority MI
Ranes Republican member from Ontario County "aS
80 overcome by during the taking OF TINS wore
TO adjourn that he shoutcd If to warn members OF
the feas that in store for them they would only T
main in Albany. "COmmittee hat" Speaker patterson
heard this rcmaTk ny Mr.. Raines, bu, ana nov sh''
There general impression that the list was reaS
and that the speaker was only waiting oppOrune mo
mcnt to hand II 10 the Clerk 10 be read But inc
moments favorable moments, passed. and the Speaker
made no sign Gradually the sickcnnG impression came
over the members That the Speaker had no list q" pre-
sent A wave Of keen disappointment seemed to pass
over the Assembly. move we adjourn" said Mr. LiV
inc-tonc suIculy and the Assembly in wrathul mood
adjourned Till Monday evening.
The motives are plain that led Speaker Patter-
son to thus prolonc for another week the
deadlock over the. orsan7ntlon OF , dnG As dt
urcsr NJ with the drm0nds Of lis political friends Tor
committee positions and legislative Offices The country
Democrats are most rapaci us IN their demands BE
sides there are the conflicting claims OF the Ncw1 otk
AsScmbl rmcn for important committee POSITIONS IAN
many Hn and Irving ila battling together ngans' te
Comfy DcmOcracv The last named have lrl' nus VINO
are close to the Speaker aud who can influence hhn
greatly IN their favor There remains third elehcn
Of difficulty for the speaker, namely; tue lrthdr
OF the caucus candida for tlck. "afer H.
Bum. who insi4, upon his election on me
dav that the commit ce lists are nnH"uIc'tii
They sav that the nnany NSsc mhlvmcn wiz
that they viii never consent t. vOt" for Bum II iunll
can only no elected l"'nrc committees nTc announced,
ev say tn bu,in of the emily VIII 20 on smoothly
or the rria icr la, session his argument IN a OF
OF pcrccn! the Orsani atinn II the Assembly before
Announcing the committees i said To nave ad great
weight o ith speaker Patterson to-day POLITICIANS are
the opinion that Mr. Patterson COmNttcd graz error
in withholding his committee list III that the prO-
pie the state will h0ll him rcspOn ihlc Tor the
neglect of the Assembly 10 transact the
states hlI-incss The Tc gi5ature is eNp"nsiV" ma
chine II the people of the state every year nraI
'uuOOO for the sake OF gratifying the ambition OF
a few petty politicians IL Patterson stops tllS COS "
machine. The taxpayers pay for H. blt u Is ult me
delay rise to rIInrs OF diSCrHcclW BARGAINING Tor
positions those important committees the Railroads,
Commerce and Navigation. Insurance ana iles.
In the scramble for these POSITIONS ihc les!
a ba ancc- Of accounts. Mr.. Iattersun- fri now
prnnis mat the cn.ii tee lis slu br ready on Ia -
Gay next. Another unsuccessful ballot for Clerk Wa
f..Ee fntlf