New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02
AFFAIRS AT ALBANY.
MORE ATTEMPTS AT HARMONY.

ALBANY, Feb. 1.-The Democratic Assembly
Caucus which held to-day for the purpose OF con-
sdering the subject OF rules appointed committee
Of five to confer with the Tammany members Mr..
Higgins, OF Niagara County, spoke in favor Of eoncia-
ton.
In the Assembly to-day several votes were taken with
out definite result Mr. Catn moved that the rules
OF the Assembly Of 1881 be adopted but at the instance
OF lis fellow Democrats he afterward withdrew the resolu
lion senas Boyd excited instans sensation In the
Senate by introducing resolution calling for list or
the persons who hold raUSy passes which is said
TO have been written by prominent member OF the
Autobiography League. Upon motion Of Senator Nc
Carthy the resolution tabled by vote OF ID to D.
Senator T eanor introduced bill permitting the sae OF
"pOOls on race tracks.
The conference of the Democratic Caucus committees
OF the Senate and House with the the representatives OF
tae Autobiography League and Of the Utica Conference
took place afterward Mr.. White. secretary OF
the State Committee of the Utica Conference, stated
that the following members were present Theodore T.
1omllsGn L. b. Thurber, ID. T. James w. J. Wolf, ". A.
Herman Glass OF the Farmers Alliance After dis.
cussion subcommittee of seven, consisting OF
part part of the the senate. NM and '' Of MrssTs
OBren Catlln, rorrison and Walch, OF the Assembly
appointed 10 meet the members of thu Utica Con-
ference az O'Clock this evening after the latter had con-
ferreG with the Tammany members.
Mr. Mccarthy moved 10 take the table his motion
to give the president power 10 the standing com
mittces but the motion was defeated by strict party
vote, tnc Iammany aud AutiIammany Senators voting
IL the negative.
Senator Jacobs has brought in n bill amending the
charter OF Brooklyn IL provides that all common car
rlrrs peders, ndwkers pubic clrtmen hackmcn, CIR
Cuscs etc, snail pay "a license fee not exceed 80 ana
the same sum snail be assessed every horse car.
Inc state Treasurer to-day rcdppUlneu Klchafu
| &. Mlks, OF Albany, Receiving CLERK.
Tie state Engineer to-day sold 700 acres or puzzle
land IN Ham on County to j. ". Finch, OF Gcns Falls
Tor $500 and lGO acres in the same county to william
| Harris OF Hope, for 800.
At the Autobiography Conference Mr.. Thurhcr, how
ever came TO the rescue of Iammany, saying that II was
the first organization TO cspOuse the antl-mOnOpOly
cause and deserved great credit for dong Never
tneicss, he SAID our organization II outside OF Doth
the great parties There Is impression that Tam
many Hall mas swallowed the Autobiography League :;
| that Is not true"
Encouraged by this attitude of tho AntMonopOlists
the Democratic Asscmblymen asked them II they had
any objection l. Mr. Patterson, the regular Democratic
candidate Tor Speaker " No. sad Mr.. Ihurber, we
have nOniug against Mr. Patterson there has been no
opposition TO han from the start
Mr.. IDurber was tnen questioned rs 10 his attitude
toward senator Jacobs the regular Democratic candi-
date for President pro TEN. " have nOOOlcctiOns to Mr.
Jacobs personally" SAID Mr.. Thurber. We take "a
sponge ana rub out the past record OF members, said
Darwin r. james, land Judge of them by the recOld3hey
make In the present Legislature dnti-mOnOpOly Dlis"
lhs happy ODhtcraOL OF his record seemed to please
| greatly senator Jacobs
Mr. 1hurOer rtpudlaed the idea that thcAnt-MOnOpoy
League was interfering about tine Cerksulps or other
appointments He said That all that the League desired
IN TINS direction that the Committee on Railroads
should nave some AnMOnOpoliSts among its members.