New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-04
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
rur ,.sr nays OF THE SESSION.

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N the Croton Aoueduct Commission, put the
Senate non-concurred in the Amendment anu
conference committees were apto,
A renort in favor of the Assemplys
recea;ng from its action was presented ana was
.aonted nv the House by party vote. Inc
h;lI was then taken to the Governor. as was
o,so the Ramapo River Aqueduct bill. The
Sonote killed the Piotage bill and amended ana
nossed the Surface Railway bill ana
tbe Harbor Masters bill. The Assem-
blv passed the bill relating to the printing OF
the Court of Appeals reports. The Legislature
will probably adjourn this evening
THE AoUEDUCT BILLS WITH THE COVER
NOR.
,,, .,sr,,n,v AIMS A SEVENTH COMMISSIONER,
pARKr GOODWIN, TO THE CRoToN COMMISSION
Ann THEN REcINDs ITS ACrIoS-THE BILL
THUS PASSED.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
A,p.vv Nav 9-When the Croton and the
Ramapo River Aqueduct bills were announced IN
the Assembly at noon to-day the four members Oh
the committee appointed at the Cooper Institute
meetng-Henry Dexter, j. Noble Stearns, william
II. Armour and James Talcott-who had come to
ALBANY to look after the interest of the Taxpayers
were invited to seats on the floor of the Assembly
Soon the gray head Of ex-Judge Arnoux could be
seen buried between the leaves of the engrossed
copv of the Croton Aqueduct bill, which
he was critically examining lowering about the As
sembly Chamber were ex-Mayor Edward Cooper, 70
lice Justice Power and ex-Park Commissioner Mac
Lean intimate friends of Samuel j. Illden ana
leaders of the County Democracy faction. Ii was
whispered that General Francis b. Spinola, VINO
has been known one OF John keilys most
trusted eutenants, would, at Mr. Coopers sugges-
4ka nrnV
the appointment of Parke Goodwin, also An intimate
friend of Samuel J. Tilden, as the fourth oiIizen
member of the Aoueduct Commission.
COLONEL MUGPHY's WRATH AROUSED.
General Spinola apparently confirmed the truth Of
the rumor by duly offering an amendment as soon
as the Croton Aaueduct bill was announced adding
Mr. Godwin's name to the list Of citizen members OF
the commission. Colonel NJ c. Murphy. the chair
man of the Committee on Cities, seemed amazed at
Spinola's motion and, with q face crimson with ex-
citement. cried out: "Who proposed this amend
mentnf EI-Mayor Cooper ran down the aisle
to where Murphy was standing and IL Is
presumed, acknowledged that he was It's author.
General Spinola, in the meantime, was making
speech in favor of the amendment which might have
been made by q taxpayer of New-York. He had
proposed his amendment to restore the confidence
of the taxpayers that the bill not political
"iob.n No possible objection could be made to
Parke Goodwin, gentleman of the highest charac-
ter.
Mr.. Murphy was full Of wrath apparently because
il was proposed to amend the bill. He objected to
the bills being altered because alterations would
endanger il in the Senate. Erastus Brooks, who
had been consulting with Orlando B. Potter about
the BILL favored the appointment of Mr. Goodwin as
seventh Commissioner. In his opinion the Assembly
could not disregard the citizens request for
seventh Commissioner.
MR. RoosEvELT's AMENDMENT.
Mr. Roosevelt next impetuously addressed the
Assembly. In behalf of the citizens committee he
offered an amendment providing that Mayor Edison
should have the right Of naming the fourth citizen
member of the Commission. He argued that as
Mayor Edison had taken part in the movement for
new aqueduct he ought to have the naming of at
least one of the citizen members Of the Commission.
Still the Republicans had no objection to Parke
Goodwin, if the Mayor was not given the authority
to name the fourth citizen member. Mr..
De Witt, of Ulster County, inspired by
Colonel Murphy argued that as the
Legislature had named six of the Aquedu Com
missiOners 1t should name the seventh. 1t would
be an incongruty In his opinion to give Mayor Ed
son authority to name one Of the commissioners
Tin Campbell favored the appointment of Parkc
Colonel Murphy by this time was angry, and c.
pecially with the Republicans Pointing his finger
ut throng of Republican members he said threat
ingly that he would favor dropping William Dowd,
Aouednct Commission, in order to make
the number Of the Aqueduct Commissioners
unequal. He then turned 10 the Democratic
Assemblymen and said with the air OF a master:
ave ought to pass the bill as it came from the As
semby witheu: permitting the crossing OF at or
j. W. Brooks and Mr.. Howe in behalf of the Re-
publicans. said that they were not AFRAID that NJ
Murphy would he permitted to execute his threat 10
drive Mr.. D0wd out of ths' Commission and thus
leave the Republicans without representation. III
aseyenth commissioner was refused, the opposition
TO The bill which had been begun In New-f York
would be continued and a veto of the bill might be
secured.
PARKE GoDwIYs NAME ADDED TO THK COMMISSION.
MIR. Roosevelt's amendment, giving Mayor Edison
the authority to name the fourth citizen member,
was then rejected The vote q viva voce one;
but it was plain that Democratic Assembly would
not trust the Democratic Mayor of New York. Cen
cral Spinolas amendment. adding the name of Parke
Goodwin to those Of tho three other citizen members
wasthen adopted by vote of so to 26 Nearly all
of the Tammany Assembymen voted against the
amendment The amendment may be
said to have S''R sSFTsd by the qnitsa
Democracy. and the Chaplin Democrats of the As
scmbly; while the opposition votes camo chiefly
from the Kelly Democrats The bill was then
Aqueduct bill was then passed by an equally unani
General Spnols, when he saw that his fellow as
socates of lalnnany Hall were opposed to the ad-
dition Of Parke Goodwin to the number OF the Aquc-
duct Commissioners hurried over TO the SEN
ate and informed the Tammany Hall Senators
there what had occurred. He represented TO Sena-
TOR Grady, it 10 said. that he had been deceived.
The Tammany Senators instantly prepared 70
resist the passage of the 6lll with
Parke Goodwin as one Of the AQuedqct Com,
pissioners. They said frankly that they
thought Samuel j. Tilden, ex-Mayor Cooper and
ether leaders Of the County- Democracy had thrust
control Of H.
rHx SENATE REJECTS THE AMENDMENT.
"aen the bill was announced In the Senate Sepa
wi 1iaay moved that tho Senate should Don-concui