Year: 1871

| ALBANY, Jan. IL, 1871.
People who are unsOphistlcatea enough to believe
that the session Of the Legislature this year is to be
"qulet" one will, feel pretty certain, find them
selves very much mistaken in a week or two 1t is
an old dodge OF political tricksters who come to
Albany every year as poor as church mice and ten
times more eager to get some good thing to fatten
on, TO give 1t out whenever they have a few jobs
hand, that everything Is certain to be quiet at the
capital 1t may not always be to the in
| terest OF the tricksters to resort TO this
/ way OF putting the wary of their guard,
who would otherwise Keep a sharp lookout for
| every scheme they put their hands to, no matter
how honest 1t might appear to be; but 'noIhng
| risk nothing gain" is an old motto well known 10 a
good many OF our vlrtuous lawmakers IN more ways
/ than one. And who knows the games OF chance, OF
| profit If not OF loss SO well as a New York Assem-
bly, MANI The fact is that the "quet session. cry
this year may have more force in 1t than 1t could
possibly have had last year, thanks to the generous
efforts Of the Young Democracy, who, II they did
nothing else than raise great hubbub made their
! opponents feel that row could break out once
in whlle even in the


SACRED FOLD OF THE FAITHFUL:


but that there will be some lively times OF it before
the present session is one.half is as certain
that Mr.. Hustled did not get elected Speaker the
other day. The very best guarantee OF this is found
in the steady increase OF the lobby fraternity on
the arrival OF every train. or course the term
lobbyist admits OF very broad definition but 1t is
not necessary to make an Albany Legislature
'lively" to take into account the small fry WIRE
pullers who try, by oily persuasiveness unadute-
rated with mixture OF the much admired cash
principle, to get poor little county bridge built or
AN OLD BURIAL GROUND


novel into the wilderness. What does make it


iivey," however, Is the appartion on the floors Of
the two houses OF heavy weights, who represent
big railroad interests some other big interests
which everybody knows beforehand are determined
to take each other by the throat during the session.
and that whichever makes the largest bid is almost
certain OF choking the life out of the other This is
exactly the way matters stand now. don't mean
to say that the men who are to push railroads and
underground horse cars and canal projects
into every legislative conversation outside the
houses have already shown their hands to
everybody; but do say that certain members
know what is coming and are preparing to meet
the onset in the usual way. Now, what is this
usual wayS Is it to bring forward Dill favorable
to particular OF the interests which are de-
| termined to save itself when storm is brewlngp
| By no means. willy legislator will tell you II he
dares, Thousand times no. 1t simply consists in
bringing forward bill to oppose some villanous
project which these same particular interests may
desire to succeed. This has the stamp OF legisla-
tive honesty on the face OF it; but every man who
knows what Albany legislation is, can easily under.
stand that money is paid not much to buy sup.
port for measure as buy opposition against the
passage OF one. To some this may seem
DISTINCTION WITHOUT DIFFERENCE,


but 1t is not for before bill is presented by the
friend OF some railroad interest," for example, two
Will have been presented beforehand favorable to
just what the friend Of the railroad not want
| Several bills already presented TO the Assembly
look suspic0usy like bids for opposition purchase
OF this Kind but it will be time enough designate
them when the "other side shows its hand to save
| itself.


FERRY FARE


The New York members this morning had rather
the best OF the little business that done previous
| to the early adjournment which took place out OF
respect to the memory Of the late Senator Blood,
and managed to have read two bills, in which New
York city will have big say. The first one relates
fcy,a to 1ne Jerry companies and was offered BY Mr.
become law. and that It. at ''s isast, 81 'nH is
not, not one eo,,o Of those opposition manGavres


Is family man, and when he is in town likes to take
trip to Brooklyn or Williamsburg once In while, and
| ruffed his usual good nature. OF course he don't
care snap for few extra cents for fare for didn't
he help to give those Fenan eXies big lift pecunl-
arlys But he argues as family man that there are
people to whom an extra cent dayis





and that the aforesaid fortune ought by right to go


into the pockets Of the poor folks who are not mem
bill when first introduced read cali ferries Carrying
passengers between New York and Brooklyn thus
the Williamsburg ferries out OF the scorching but
the moment Jimmy discovered 1t he quickly changed
n1 oner aryng
not include Hunters Point then he wanted to know


"But, Irving, old boy" exclaimed Flanagan, who
SITS near him, and who was looking over Jimmys
shoulder as he scratched down .'any other Joint"


"Well. what Of itf" quered the father Of the bill.


.:Irs an awful fal from ten to one cent, alntlts'


II know IL. SO much the better.n


Irving is evidently after all the companies with
slnn sharp scs ana the the OIL doesn't 60 through all
certain. Tpe following is the biii:-secton three
all a M with ,ne bill
mediate after 1t becomes o law. s.--


point ssa not charge for
ssns Ps::sss and:
q. drawn by one two horses not than
tsEo Zach ferry company within the provisions of sec


ton one Of this shall keep for sale packages twenty
thirty each package and shall sell the .ams
70 all who wish to purchase At the places where errage


For each and every violation of the provisions this act
party violating shall be subject penalty Of one thou


M and 81 usn ps % se a nS % 70
sry Of the city which the owners lessees of such ferry


THE CITY CAR TRAVEL.
After this RAID on the money bags OF The ferry |
folks had been referred to the Committee on Com
merce and Navigation for its action another James,
ONell by name, inaugurated another on the city |
railroad companies by sending up TO the Clerks |
desk bill entitled "For the better accommodation
OF passengers in city railroads." 1t aims TO put an
end to the packing SYSTEM" 80 highly priced by |
the managers OF city cars, who have more regard |
for extra fare than for the comfort OF those who
give them luxurious living by their patronage by
the provisions OF the act the companies are compelled
to divide their car seats into certain number, and
provides that greater number OF persons can be
allowed on the than be comfortably seated.
When all the seats OF car are occupied sign over