The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-03

against the bill. Irving was IN favor OF
it, Weed cried out a motion to have the
bill reeommitted. Irving, ful-neeked ana
bully in every aspect was in range
Walking up to Weed, he dealt him blow
full in the face. The resounding noise
made by Weeds head being dashed by
the force of it against a wooden door was
heard all over the house With a groan
he staggered for moment and was sup
ported TO an adjoining room by some
friends Denis Burns and Dick Flana-
gam Mortified, bodily seized Irving, pin
toned his arms to his side, and showed
him into back room. No wonder re-
member Denny as | see him pass by
That night session broke up in confusion
and dismay. ... 3i9
Tweed took part IN the second act.
Irving had to resign-and away went thar
constitutional majority of the Assembly,
all the Tammany rings big bunch of pet
measures ready to be passed too And all
this, too after Carey. Democrat, was
listed as elected from the Seventh district,
when there was no doubt that the Repub-
leans had won. 1t looked like poetical
vengeance on the Boss, didn't it? Bah!
Where there's money you'll always get
your man-anywhere, and the Broadway
lounger gave an extra twist to his big
diamond stud, as if he was an authority
on the subject.
what happened? There's a prominent
Republican on the Supreme Court bench
to-day who. l dare say, will read with
interest what I say now, for he was then
member of the House from Kings coun-
ty and cut quite a prominent figure in the
battle against Tammany that ensued. I
refer to William w. Goodrich. To con-
tinue; Irving gone. the assembly stood
for days a deadlock. 81 10 6S-one vote
| = I xnrac eyaf if7o n
lit tired of it all one nigat when / drop
ped into Tweed room in the Deiavan
House. There was a little card party go
ing on. The players were William M.
| Tweed, Oakley Han, Mayor of New TorR;'
Richard O'Gorman, corporation counsel;
and Richard r.. Connolly, the comptroller.
" There's been a caucus of the itepub-
lican members of the House. said I. and
they've passed a resolution to stand firm
A grin came over Twecds face. He had
at times a bit of stutter in his speech. and
looking up he sputtered out in a sleeful
way; 'Were-were- were the-the-the whole
sixty-three of EN- there? And Chautauqua
all heard from, too, eh?' and he went on
playing cards Doubtless it was at that
/ card party the plans We're finally settled
! for the securing of that lacking vote.
1.-THE next day I got seat right up near
| the correspondents desks in the assembly
Alec Frear had called up Tammany's pet
measure When the name Orange S.
Winans was called a silence OF death
spread over the chamber as the tall form
Of the member from the Second assembly
district of Chautauqua county loomed up
from his seat, No. SO, on the fourth row
to the speakers left On The same row,
but on the west side of the main aisle,
sat David B. Hill in seat No S. Just as
Winans arose Daniel Manning, then SEN
ate reporter for the Albany Argus ana
many years afterward Secretary OF me
United States Treasury, came down rom
lJhe Senate and took a seat beside Hill
How little either then thought of wat
a few years to come was to do for both!
And in the very seat in front of them,
talking with Old Salr Alvord was the
Junior deputy clerk of the assembly and,
who like the other two men, little dreamed
Of the national name and reputation before
him. Daniel S Lamont.
"Weu. Winans was on his feet and all
ewes were on MIN. Poor fellow! He was
very popular with everybody. lie was
misunderstanding man, aud as he stood
there for a moment without uttering
word there was a universal feeling OF sym
pathv for him. Every one knew what he
was going to do. He had had long ride
in carriage two night before on the
road 10 Troy friend of Jim Fisk was
with him There was also a friend of
Barber. the Tweed ring lobbyist. Winans
was an emploge of the Erie road at Dun
kirk A promise of big railroad place
20 come was part Of his payment. IL was
never paid The $4,000, that was the
other part, was paid to him in the car
riage-two-tenths of il only. The rest of
Il was to be his at the end Of the session.
Eie never got II.
Poor Winansl BE. stood there that
morning to deliver himself, body and soul,
for those installment plan prices. Well,
he explained, in a trembling voice why he
felt in honor bound to side with the
Tammany men because they in honor
bound had sacrificed one of their mem
bers. Then aud there one after the other
the Tammany measures passed, lest Wi
mans in a night might change his mind.
When he arose to explain his vote l