Year: 1871

ALBANY, Feb 8, 1871


The Legislature has entirely recovered from the
terrible excitement into which 1t was thrown yes
terday by the disaster on the HUDSON River Rail-
road, by which 1t was supposed that at least one
the majority had been sent, much against his own
sweet VIII, TO that bourne where the "ways and
meansn OF this life OF no avail Jacobs IL him.
self again He took possession Of his seat bright
and early this morning. and was, as matter OF
course, the observed or all Observers There was
a good deal or


HEARTY HAND-sHAKING


when he came In and good deal OF hard drinking
when he went out. But as a severe snow storm was
prevailing at the time 1t is charitable TO believe that
the latter would have been pOslponed on account OF
the weather had the day not been a stormy one.
Seriously, the relief OF the majority when they dis
covered by ocular demonstration that they were
not to be shor-handed for all the coming session
perceptibe in every movement they made.
They laughed more heartily every time Tom Fields
made an attempt to get Off joke and didn't sue
ceed; talked more gllbly about everything any.
thing that came into their heads good or bad !;
stirred themselves about more actively in the lob
bies, and allowed themselves to be buttonholed by
the railroad agents with less show OF opposition
than they have done on any one day since the first
OF the year.


"REGENTs. MY LoRDrn


The formality OF choosing tive regents OF the
University was gone through with I'm the Assembly
Chamber to-day according to all the stilted usages
which were made necessary long ago, no DOUBT by
technical rascaties that, when lawyers were
smarter than ordinary people, were wont to bungle
matters OF state Importance in a serious way.
IL Is very comfortable thing for q man
when he does get appointed TO q lucra-
tive position to feel that some rascally devotee
OF Kent and Blackstone may oust him high and dry,
on the ground that the appointment was made void
by the omission OF a word here or the putting in OF
a wrong sentence there by the authority that gave
him the comfort when he wrote 1t, or announced 1t,
or told 1t, or In what ever way he dl it. Certainly
the two gentlemen who were made regents to-day
can have no fear Of sucn dreadful result for the
very words were


PRONOUNCED WITH DEIIBERATIoN


Sentences read as one would read a funeral sermon
and whole paragraphs repeated over and over again
would OF itself scare out OF his wits any man who
would dare to think that "break" In the appoint
ment might be discovered, II one searched long
course the caucuses OF DOtn parties had fixed upon
the candidates the night before, and 1t only re-
geher to-day and try to make the occasion one that
would give the gallery people the most solemn idea
they ever had In their lives OF wnat thing it
is to he a member OF the Legislature When. this
morning, Warren and Lewis were officially declared
to be the successful nominees OF the House. the
resurrected Jacobs and that butt OF everybody Big
nall, were told to go AS committee and tell the
honorable folks up stairs what the other folks down
quick time, aud, his return, the Resurreced
told, in the usual stereotyped way, what the com
mittee had done. Now, 1t was Just here where
THE soLEASITY or THE OCCASION
was 10 begin. The Senate committee
had returned to noav its SKY parlor the
down stairs; the yellow cane-bottom chairs we're
ranged In front OF the first row OF Assembly seats,
to put on very solemn face. But Tom Fields had
to put In his oar after Jacobs had made mis- report OF
Assemblymen and did so bv exclaimng. "rd like
Mr.. Bgnalrs opinion on that subect.h THIS Put an
ena 70 was @ rs nng and Das yrees a me roar Of Of
tine honorable the Senate" when the doors were
flung open. An effort was made by every member
to look serious, though, as he stood up and the
Senators marched In two by two and took their
places. Mike Norton, IN hIs harry to get down
stars forgot tnat he mad his hat IN his hand and
had as much as he could do, while the two clerks
reading the proceedings In relation TO the vote,
TO hide II from public gaze because 1t was black
and shiny and the only one visible Tweed sat next
to Mike and looked as


INNOCENT AS A Guild


with its eye teeth uncut, while Bradley, having rot
euchred by Harry Genet out OF middle chair had to
beforehe speakers chair with his head respect
fully bowed down. to get mold OF an end one winch
the rural Kennedy was also making dead set for
When Harpendlng had succeeded IN getting two
aud Lord had discovered, after careful inspection,
that his son was in his seat, looking as solemn
Quaker meeting house, Lieutenant Governor Beach
got up beside Hltchman hemmed three times; put
his left hand IN his pantao0ns pocket as to leave
Its deli ate thumb exposed TO view, and went on
with his part OF the technicalItes It was then
the Senate clerks turn to perform his part. and he
did mis- very best TO read well, knowing that the AS
sembly clerk was to follow him. aud might do a
great deal better than he II he didn't mind mis- ps
and q's, his commas, his full steps, and likewise hs
pronunciation: He did well. very well. and he
looked quite pleased with himself when he had done,
and stared up at the galleries. as much as to say,
You fellows couldn't have done IL better" The
Assembly clerk had the advantage of knowing the
compass OF his rival beforehand, so he cleared his
throat when the proper time came for his reading,
and went at 1T with a WILL There was evidently q
word mis-spelled after the name of eacn or


THE TWO DEAD REGENTS,
IN whose lllustrlous slippers the TWO new nominees
are destined TO strut about and be happy, for he
yelled IL out diseased, vOicing it so einphatcally
the nrst syllable that would almost have been
led TO believe. If one didn't know any better, that
the word had a ~ IN 10. The Senate, however,
seemed to have Deen told beforehand that the Two
defunct regents had kind OF a disease at the
time they died a natural death, and so were not
surprised that they were ''diseased instead of
ceased The Clerks reading over Mr.. Beach again
leaning the Speakers desk with his right, de-
cared Lewis and Warner me nominees: Il declare
this joint sitting dissoved" SAID me- looking solemn


THANK Y0U,'
exclaimed Harry Genet. There was as loud laugh.
and the serious Senator'S rose to take their leave
They started 10 go ont as they had come by pairs
and would doubt have been satisfied with the
funereal aspect OF the that had called them
from their own room had not voice IN the gallery
cried ont as they were marching slowly along
.'strike up The Dead March, This was TOO much
for good nature, and the Senate hustled out, the
galleries Uttered, the speaker hammered with his
gavel and the Sergeant farms went IN search OF
the muscally inclined Gaerian. Thus ended the
ceremony OF the election OF the regents.


DEADHEADING FOR CONSCIENCE SAKE.
Governor Alvord believes that there some
people high In power who have souls small enough
to be bought up by railroad pass, and, having a
liking ior people IN power, he wants to remove from
them the temptation or selling themselves too
cheapy. With that view he intends, tomorrow, TO
introduce bill entitled, An Act TO secure inde-
pendent action on the part Of the several depart
mens Of the government Of this State. and TO pre-
vent undue influence by corporations" IT is "a
foliOws:-
SECTION l. shah be the duty of the Secretary OF State OF
this under the seal of his depart
of the members OF the Assembly and State Sen
ators OF this State and TO each OF the gses justices
Commits OF Appeals of the State Of New York.
lows viz The Justices of the Court OF Appeals the Com
OF he Commission Appeals
the Judges the Court OF Common Pleas
city New York; the Judges Justices Supe
ror Of city Of New York the Recorders Court
OF said city the Judges or Justices Of Superior Court
Recorders Court of OF the cities this County
Judges OF the respective counties of this the Cy
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