The New York Herald Newspaper, March 23, 1870, Page 3

WAR OF THE FACTIONS| The Great Ficld Day of the Sesston In the State Assembly. The Young Giants of the Demo- eracy Dwiudle inio Dwarfs. Defeat of the New Charter and the Police and Supervi- visors Bills, Tammany Triumphant—Her Warriors’ Brows Decked with Victori- ous Wreaths. Exciting Scenes, fucidents, Debates, Recrimi- nations and Wrangles. “The Angel of Desirnetion Has Swept Over the House of Israel.” ALBANY, March 22, 1870, At length the Rubicon is crossed, New York city to-day placed uself before the As- sembly as an applicant tor the restoration of the chartered rights of which it has for so many years been rebbea, and the democratic Legislature of 1579 has crashed it most eftectuatly, TAE SCENE IN THE HOUSE to-day was one not easily vo be forgotten, as may be judged from the detailed report of tne proceedings given below. Of course, tho poiltical leaders and followers from the metropolis were present In large numbers, and the most intense interest was evinced. ‘The three bils, Police, Supervisors’ and Charter, alter passing safely through the Committee of the Whole,” were seemingly sale for adoption when Mr. Dennis Buros by 4 cour Dirrar managed to have the Police bill recommitted to the Committee on Cities, with power to strixe out the enacting c'ause. ‘Ihe same tactics were pursued with regard to the Supervisors? bill and the Charter, in manceuvring which Messrs, Alvord and Huested acted as REPUBLICAN LEADERS FOR THE DEMOCRATS, and pushed back again into the overwhelming waves the struggling democracy of New York city, which was imploringly holding out its arms, plead- Ing for the support of the country meinbers of the democratic family. ‘Lhe result of the votes, of course, made TE REPUBLICANS JUBILANT, and they accepted with good grace this absotute surrender of the democracy while the latter was almost at the thot lasting power, During the debate and actions on the medsures before th House the galleries, lobbies and ante-rooms were stowded by men and women from all parts of the Btate, and when ~ “ Tax ANAL OVrRInROW OF THE DEMOCRATS on each meosure was announced @ cold, clammy sweat stood plain)y on the brows of very many who wore present. A “damper has been cast on the affairs here and the excitement will not soon die out. It is publicly charged that THE PRICE OF VOTES $0 defeat the bill varied trom $7,000 to $10,000 eachs but, of course, such charges are but natural under the circumstances, waethor founded on fact or not. ‘The result of to-day’s legislation will he to make matters here for some time to come very warm, as the defeaters of these pet measures of the young de- mocracy, for the success of which they depended on the support of the “lovers of reform,” can expect no ald from those to whom they have broken their pledges. Mr. Burns, of New York, acted turough- out, it 18 believed, manfully and conscientiously for bis firm and life-long friends, M, T. Brennan and: Supervisor Roche, and tae subtiety ne displayed to- aay is, beyond doubt, to be recorded with ciedit, Owen Murphy worked actively against the bill in re- wenge for past injuries. At hall-past ten o'clock THE LISTS WERE OPENED, the heralds witnout sound of trumpet announced shat all was ready for the tournament. The galiaut knights entered the lists in full panopoly prepared tor the tilt which was about tocommence. Colonel— now Brevet Brigadier Gencral—Murphy took two wilitary strides from the door to nis chair, which 16 close by, bis jocund face not showing a single, St. Patrick’s day wrinkle, his glossy nair more elabo- rately dressed than ever. The other Murphy, Owen, took njé seat in the same secuon at the same time, looking daggers, but using none, in the direction of the Speaker's chair. His lonce was sharpened for any wmdmill that might come in the way. Denny Burns, who, thongh smali on his feet, ‘sits bigh,’? lilted his Snakspearian head above his desk and waited the event calmly. What that event was the result proved. It was to kill the Police bill on the very eve of its passage; and In this he succeeded with the assistance of twenty democratic vores and all tite republicans. Bergen entered with nis usual jaunty, swinging gait, HIS CERULEAN NECKTIE floating towards each shoulder. Fields, whose locks wore not their accustomed Hyperion “kink,” being smoothed ous ana looking a hittie grayish, waddied Ww his chair and dropped into it with a heavy sigh, as though he knew what was coming and had made up his mind to be a non-combatant. Plunkitt and ‘Mitchell presented themselves in the arena, as if they had both come out of the same bonnet box and Tresh from the hands of the same Albanian Figaro, #0 trim they looked and natty. Jim Irving, with hands in peckets, landed his portly figure in his chair, corrugated his forehead and glanced fierce de- flance around. It was noticeable that he discarded his bright claret coat for a black one, as if he kpew by intuition that the democratic bills were about to come to grief. Caipbell ana Blair, swinging their rival compiimentary chaius, and Owen Cavanaugh took their p 5, looking neither demonstrative nor otherwise. As for the COUNTRY DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS, Things were so nicely fixed for many of them that they seemed careless of how matters went in de- bate, because they were ‘“orearmed’? for the result. THE REPUBLICA: They were like s0 many matadors, said to have each a blood-red handkerchief in hts pocket, ready to shake in the face of any democratic bull who might require goading. Some people said that they were to be used on Tom Fields, but siy ones insinu- ated that no red handkerchief was needed in that quarter, Thts proved a mistake, however, for the wilver-voiced orator of the democratic delegation never opened hia mouth, except to vote. THE SPEAKER} glided along on the same unrutiled stream of face and manner from whicn he rarely departs, whether sunshine brightens or tempest disturos its surface. Af he felt keenly the disaster to his party which he took the floor mantully to avert he did not show it in look or action after his eloquent words passed forth, THE CHESTERPIELDIAN KIERNAN, the champion of the Poitce Commission and Super- visors bills, did not behold his idols overthrown without emotion. He fought even around the broken altars like @ zealot and @ hero, and when the Pouce bill, the Supérvisors bill and the remnant of the charter went to destruction one after the other by votes of twenty-two democratic members he ex- clatmed bitterly, “The Angel of Destruction has swept over the houses of Israek since last night 1” A Scriptural allusion which seemed to te under- stood to refer to the results of THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS which sat ap all jast night, whose labors gave rise to a variety of stories that might tind an interesting place in your financial colamp, On Friday morning ulittie gathering of republicans was held, comprised of J. H. White, Kusted, Alvord, Littlejohn, Seikreg and two or three others. The machinery to dejeat the New York Mits was thon set In motion, It is sald that several democratic members in conversa- tion with members of the caucus bad declared their purpose Lo vote against these bills, because they did not come as @ general charter for te city, but as & number of bilfs concocted they knew not where or in what myeterious interest, Nelson, of Rockland, declared vehemently that he was not going to vote for the removal of Judge Bosworth and Matthew T. Brenna from the Police Commission to make way for Pete Mitchell and Mike Murphy. These are the reasons given for their actions by the members of THE BLACK LIST, Whose nates are as follows on the record against the bill changing the Police Commission and giving the appointment to the Mayor and Aldermen:— Burns and Owen, Murphy, of New York; Barnes, of Columbia; Davis, of Steuben; Droll, Haver, Mosely and Jones, ot Brookiyn; Hasbrouck and Krack, of Uister; Horton, of Putnam; Sweet, of Schoharie; Sturges, of Columbia; Snow, of Otsego; Payne, of Nelson of Rockland; Mooney, of West- Oneida; Baldwin, of Queens, and Van Steinourgh, of Greene, A WAIL FOR TRE PARTY was the voice which Jacobs raised when the final result was arrived at. It was like the voice of Rachel crying for her clitldren at that precise period when she “would not be comforted.” Jacobs was never 80 caruest. Ali bis young political eathusiasm rose up in him when he declared with mournful eloquence that the power which the democratic party had been waiting for seventeen years to ob- lain bad been surrendered that day into the hands of tue ene:ny Whom they just vanquished, at which the repubhcans SMILED ALL ROUND. Jim Husted jersed out of tne house as gay as a humoung bird; Alverd’s Old Pan countenance Wreathed itself into @ coruscation of lgut, while Wante rubbed his hands, declaring tiat the demo- crats WO voted agalusi the bills had done an act entitling them to imimortal renown, THR SENATORS, ‘Tweed, Genet, Norton, Creamer and Bradley, were hoor during the debate, With What Variety ng Ukey watched its resaits | aut nut prepared CHARTER, POLICR AND SUPERVISORS BILLS are all gone to the bottom ol the sea. ‘There was & diophty stirring up of Waters and a good deal of mud thrown to tae Surtace; aise @ very bad odor, TUB BUSINESS IN THE SKNATE Was virtually suspended during the excitement in the Lower tlouse, 2nd a majority of the Senators re- paired to the Assembly Chamber to waten te pro- cess ol uifains. ‘The names of Bernard Kenny, Jonn Brice, T. 4. Verris, J. W, Brown, J. Suydam, U. Me- Comme, Colonel Sunmonds and Wiliam Pennoyer w seotin by vue Governor Jor the positions of arbor Masters; A. L. Brewer and flurt as Waraens, aud J.5, Jones as Captain of the Port. SPECIAL ORDER—THE SKIRMISH, Amid not a Httie excitement the House went into Comuntieve of the Whole on the three bills entitied “Iu relation to the government of the county oL New York,” “to reorganize Uke police deparunent of the elty aud county of New York,” and “1 relation to the local government of the city of New Yor« ana the maimtenance thereof.”” THE POLICE BILL was first considered. KIERNAN, (dem.) of New York, moved to sub- stitale Jor Assembly bill No, 505, tue Senate bill No. 801, As ib Was precineiy the same in Character and suostance, Mr. ALVORD, (rep ) of Onondaga, rose to a point of order, contending Uual the bil, mentioned coula not be substituied, it was Hinaily resolved that the first section of the Assembly bill shoud follow tie second and vaird sections of Lie Seuate oil No, 301. Mr. Wire, \rep.) of New York, thougnt that the Assembly bill was not entirely ube same as the Senate bil. Mr. K1ZKNAN—The only object Thad in substitu tmg the Senate bill was to aavance legistation. Whe Clerk having read the tirst uaree segtions of the Dis the Chairman 1 whether there were any amennntonts td be madd, TT ae Mr. KIERNAN Moved that the cominitieo rise to report and recommend its passage. He desired to say by way of explanation that he was not prepared to make any motion until the pill bad been read oronee: He belleved taat now discussion was out crder, ‘Mi. Wurre asked the quetion whether it was in- tended there should be discussion upon this bill, and Whether it would be proper to move immediately aiter it had been read. He was informed that dis- cussion would be permitted, and now tt seemed he had been mistakea In that respect’ by tae mowon which bad just been made. Mr. HiTcHMAN, (dem.) New York—The statement made by Mr. White 13 entirely corre Nor is there auy disposition woatever to cut off debate, Mr. WuirE—loe question pefore the House as announced was as to the amendment of tne ttle, and ui Luin 1a order | propose to make an amendment by strikiwg out the ttle. A Mr. MI7cCHELL, (dem.) New York, rose to a point of order. ‘The titie was annonuced by the Chair, and, therefore, amendinents were out of oraer, THE GAUNTLET CAST UPON THE FIBLD, Mr, KifRNAN Sard tt was far from his intention to cut off depate on this question, He was informed that the dixcussion of the mertis of the bill now be- fore ine House Was perfecily in order, and if the —* trom New York (Mr. White) desired to heard on the general provisions of the bill he had now an Opportunity to enlighten the House so far as tus ability would permit him. THE DEBATE—THE TOOSIN SOUNDED. Mr. WHIT# said he did not intend to go into any minute discussion in regard to the merits of the bill; nevertheless, being tue only member from New York representing the minority, he thougnt it best and proper under the circumstances to iniorm the Inembers of the history of the police system of the city and county of New York, and to present some facts in regard to it, borden! the question te the members to vote on the bill as they deemed fit, He would premise by saying that as general principie he was now and always had been in favor of leaving local matvers to the local governments, He should always be in favor of that provided the local governments exercised the powers: conferred upon wiem properly, and taltnfully per- Jormed the duties Imposed upon them. Whenever any municipal government neglected or failed many respect then it was the righs, nay, it was the duty of the Legislature to interfere and see that the exisung evils Were ubated and reformed. VHE POLICE SYSTEM as it now existed grew out of that difficulty, and that alone, and @ proper police department was wanted in New York, ‘The present sys- tem was established in the year. 1857, and in 1860 tt was reconstructed, having commenced 11s existence in 1857, Under that bili the Comunssion- ers were appointed by the Governors and were con- firmed by the Senate. Subsequently, by the law of 1860, the Commissioners were appointed and con- firmed according to the form of tie Regents of the Universittes. Under the old system, and at the time the oid system Was advocated, the police confirma- tion was substantially invested in the Mayor. |t Was through him iat all the appointments on the police were made. It was true those were some- tunes made ulrough the recommendation of tne Alderme:, but he was recognized as the head of the police sysiem. in fact it was through him that all appolutments were made. It was in 1357 that that system was attacked and spoliated. And Why was it that that new system was adopted? Why Was it put upon the stature book? He appealed to any man familiar with the old police system to bear witness with him that it was because the system had become ineticient, It became partisan. It had become corrupt and worthiess, As 1b existed it be- came a growing evil. The men who ofticered that system, aud many of the attach:s of that Police De- partment—supposed to be the conservators and guardians of the peace—were taken from the very wort set of cosmopolitan population, some of them eng NOTORIOUS THIEVES. This was the class of men who composed the Police Department of the city and county of New York at that time, and it was in the power of one man to make or unmake it. It was believed, and with reason, too, that a better system was needed, One that was of common usefulness to ali, not par- tisan. That was the reason of the police division in 1867. He submitted to his colieagues from New York the piain question whether the present system was not far superior to the former system; whether there was not more security afforded to property and life and @ more efficient body of men now than under the old system. At present the body was not partisan. The Commission was made up of two democrats and two republl- cans, and he had never heard that there had been any partisan effort made with regara to appointing men, The only thing the Commissioners cared for and asked was whether the man seeking admission into the police force had meri’ to entitle him to be a policeman of the county or city of NewYork. A eee examination was gone through before he was admitted. ‘The system in New York, now so per- fect, gave great satisfaction. It was now proposed to transfer the whole condition of things back to 1857. Now, if he criticised the reading of section four of the act now introduced, 1t would be perceived that there were in that no limitations or restrictions a8 to the number of policemen that might be appointed, or as to the expense that mignt be incurred, or a8 10 what was the protection of policemen now members of the force; no reference as to what disposition should be made of them, whether they were to be retained or discharged an turned out. Itsetforth that “all persons, except the Supermtendent and inspectors of police, who Shall at the time of the passage of this act be in the employment of the Police Department of the Metro- politan district and be assigned to duty tn the city of New York shall continue in the same employ- ment under the department created by this act util rerhoved or unéil their successors are ap- pointed, It seemed possible that EVERY MAN UNDER THE NEW COMMISSION might be turned out. Besides, there was no limita: tion to the powers to be conferred upon this board. ‘The section set forth that this board provided for by tuis act should immediately upon 1ts organization appoint a superintendent, and so many inspectors aa might be deemed necessary, who should hold ofice uAt removed or until thelr successors were appointed by the board. Now, under the present system, and that ag part of the law, no policeman could be dismissed unless written charges were pre- ferred against him and proved by trial. Under the system sought to be introduced no policeman could be sate in his position unless ne became the tool of somebody who bad appointed him, Such a NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET, nen would destroy the community, and if the bill wae passed by this Lemsiature aud went into effect there would pea sydtem as bad as that of 1367. He thought it hisdusy to oceupy the attention of the House for a tew moments, in order to simply present tor consideration the history of the present police system, and he asked, should that eflicient system be now destroyed? When the act was op- pared in 1857 by the then Mayor {ope although the ili reinstated every policeman in his oifice aud con- Unued him, those policemen were advised not to ‘ake the position under the new department, YHREB HUNDRED ABMED POLICEMEN were concentrated to shield the civic authority, and it was not until the Seventh regiment surrounded the City Hall nat the Mayor flnally yielded, and per. tui’ted the Duerif to serve the civil process upon hia the constitutionality of the law, The conser- were armed to resist the service of the civil Process; blood was shed. The riots of 1863 would ‘bot have teruipated so easily had 1t nov veen for the emecleacy of the present system. The present system ‘simply took the department away from politics and’ placed it upon a firm and in dependent footing. It Was that system that had worked so weil that Was now sought to be over- turned, He could say in such a large cosmopolitan city as New York it was impossible that every 2 liveman should falthtully disc e his duty. He belleved he could say, and they could bear wit» ness, that the discipline of t olice Department and the general conduct of its members were en- Utled to the praise of every citizen of the State aud county of New York. He did not speak of Uns in any parusan sense, but toe present system was NOW SOUGHT TO BE OVERTURNED, as if bya wand, and to restore it to all the bad features of the old system, He would say, in con- clusion, standing there as the representative of a district of New York, that he had been in receipt of several letters, not only from republicans, but some leading democrats, asking in earnest term3 could there be no way by which the p: fe of this bill might be stopped. He would mention that the editor of a police newspaper, 4 man who had been Chief of the Polioe of the elty and county of New York, had denouuced the bil a3 possessing strong characteristic features of parusanstiup, and de- nounced the act generally as calculated to supvert law and order, A VIGOROUS ASSAULT, Mr. KiFRNAN rose w reply. He said he came from New York as the representative of tue Eleventh dis- trict. He desired to advance to the House the rea- SONs Why the present system siould be suoverted and another substituted in its stead in accordance With the wishes and desires of the citizens of New York, The bill before the House relating to the Metropolitan Police system, together with the two otuer bills which had beon referred to the Commit- tee on the Whoie, were the jomt resuit of a caacus of Senators and Assemblymen representing the city and county of New York, with the exception of Mr. White. ‘The bill was acceptable to we great majority of the representatives froi that part of the Stave, and if it were for no other reason it sbouid receive the unanimous sanction of the House, But there were other and higher reasons Why 1 should become a law. in tae first place, it was in contormity with the letter and spirit of the constitution of the State, waich was under the contro! of the present Metropolitan Police Commis- sion bill, In the next place, it was a reflex of THE VOPULAR SENTIMENT which now prevatied in the city, and he thought that no man th this House would oppose the passage ofthe measure, He dal not ask any exctusive privie lege. The representatives irom New York did not ask any NY ed to which they were not enptutied, He did not ask the Legislature to favor them wita special enactinents, but they used the House to pronounce tts absolute condemnation of that uncenstitutional system Gr special legis- lation waoten had largely prevailed in the city of New York, and they asked this not from democrats alone, but they asked it from those honest and intelligent minded men of that repre- sentative body woich had hitherto fought agaist secondary legisiation, ‘Cuey asked it of those far- seeing, deep-thinkmg men, the minority, WhO be lieved that (nat system of special legislauon was & BARRIER TO TAL CONSTITUTION and opposed to the rights of the people of thia great Commonwealth, His distinguished triend (Mr. White) had stared that the entire pariy which he represented was in favor of the present cout- missioners. In such @ statement he (Mr. Kernan) begged to take issue with him, and to tell pim tnab he was acquainted with the leading men Opposed to him In potiules m 2's Giteot, Wa a WANS siete "iB DARLING WISH of their hearts that this Legislature should wipe ont by itself the commission ag it existed upon the statute books in years past. He did not desire to speak of ihe interests of tne repudiican party, for he believed 13 representatives present would scarcely give him credit for sincerity f he assumed any such role, He derived to say, however, that it-was the wish of the representatives of the party to which he belonged wnat the bill should be passed by this legisiation. Let them look at the figures, He had taken occasion to consult the matter a@ litte, Now the plain consequences of tais special taxation was that the Gemocratic party had been lncreasivg 4s vole, while that of the repubican nad been de- creasing, with the exception of tne few corrupt men controling the organization in New York, Tne democratic vote had been largely on the increase, ‘The last majorities, as given by the democratic party in 1867 were forty-seven thousand; in 1563 the Majority was thirty-seven thousand; in 1869 tne ma- jority was seventy thousand. He wished to ask to What might be ascribed the large increase in the democratic vote. He auswered most ieggenge Mt was the system of special legisiation by whic! the city of New York had been governed. But the American mind COULD NOT BE SHAKEN, No restraint could be imposed upon any Ameri- can ciuzen that he would not fling back. The pri- vileges of the Amertcau community could not be curtailed, nor their rights imvaded, that would not be met with a corresponding reaction, and so tt had been wich the city of New York; when the attempt had been made to pass oppressive laws, when te individual rights of the community were in- vaded the reaction. would accordingly ses in and the more ioudiy would they protest against such action. And so it had ever been, and 80 1t Would ever be, in the city of New York. Now, What were the provisiuns of the bill which proposed to abolish an unconstitutional measure and invest the power which had been allotted to the Metro- Ppolitan Police Commission in the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. The Mayor was the chief executive head of the city of New York; the Board of Alder- men constituted the immediate representatives of tue people, and were elected to districts every two years. A BODY WITHOUT A HEAD. It there be any evil 1n connection with the city gov- ernment of New Yorkwhich should be depreciated more than any other it was a system whica, for want of a fixed accountapility to the people, every department of the state seemed to revolve round its own axis without central power to control its ac- tion, The Police Deparunent was no exception to the general rule. Ky the provisions of the bill now introduced it was intended to take and pass that power tto the hands of the Mayor and make him the central head, which would direct, contro! and manage the machinery not only of the Police Department, but of every other depart. Ment m connection with the city government, and all respecigbie men of both parties who have spoken and written upon this subject had declared in favor of the principle and the proposi- tion involved in this pill, The Governor of the State wnen he was Mayor of the city of New York wrote to the Common Councti tnat he considered that the wantof @ concentration and of responsibility of power was a great evil in the city government. And it was because that great truth Was now recognized, because it was desiravle to act up to that great principle, that this bill was now introduced. He asked that in che nawe ot the en- ure delegation from New York—in the name of the constitution of this State—in the name of justice—he asked that the Honse approve of its passage, He, with others, asked it of tueir democratic Irienas, because it was hoped they would stand as faitntully by them (the young democracy) now as in the past New York had stood by them, ‘Yhey asked it from those men who at the last can- vass pledged themselves to wipe out all hindrances to the interest of the city of New York, He hoped that by their action now those PLEDGES WOULD BE REDEEMED, by voting for the passage of the bill, He fancied that their republican friends could now very well put themseives on record against the mea- sure, and for the reason that afew days ago a bul was prepared haying reference to the elecuon of Police Commissioners for the city of Oswego. A bill was introduced by his frend Mr. Little: join, and the entire of the New York delegation had no hesitation in voting for iis passage. —_ Last yer, 8 bill similar in its character was introduced yy Mr. Sumner, of Onondaga county, asking that the Police Commimsioners of syracuse should be elected by the people. The New York delegation voted unanimously for the passage of the will, In the same way the New York delegation now asked for @ RETURN OF THE COMPLIMENT. ‘They asked if their repubiican friends whom they had sustained to pass measures conducive to the people's good, would now sustain them. New York ought to be allowed the same rights and the same privileges which were now represented ands which belonged to every section of the State, The passage of the bill was now asked in the name of 100,000 people, voters, citizens, whom the delegation repre- sented, and tt was hoped that the aemocratic_ mem- bers would remain true to that representation as it had remained faivhful in the past, Mr. MrrcHent, (dem.) of New York, next spoke in favor of the bill, He said he had not intended to say &@ Word in reference to the passage of the bills, but under the circumstances he was compelled to call the attention of the House to a few facts in reiation to the inefficiency of the Metropolitan Police system. The editor of the police journal referred to by Mr. White, had for the last flve years almost in every issue of his paper denounced the present police system, and particularly the Detective Metro- Polition Police force. He had noticedgthat in that paper the edivor called the attention o1 the public to ‘the fact that these men were becoming WEALTHY ON $1,200 A YEAR, that being all the salary they réceived; that they were building houses up town, wearing large dia- mond pins, and all oat of $1,200 a year. He satd that they were drinking and associating with thieves. He could tell the House why those de- tectives had beeome ‘suddeniy rich, He (Mr. Mitchell) would first call attention to THE OCEAN BANK ROBBERY, That robbery was committed some months since in New York by thieves, and miliions and milliaus were 4dtolen. He would ask, Had there been a single arrest? Not one. That was one of the great robberies which had taken place in New York without a single arrest having been made. But, perhaps, the fact explained fteelf how and where those detectives bad become so suddenly rich, and Mr, White would not say much about them after hearing it. He desired, moxgover, to call the atieur Uon of the House to the fact that there wore horrid inurders in New York from time to time, Take Wat of poor Rogers for instance. He was MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD, yet no arrests were made, nor did the Superinten- dent pay any attention to it uatil he was denounced im the papers. He never callea lis detectives to- gether until a week afterwards to put them m pur- suit of the murderer or to ascertain wheuber | Rogers was murdered. He could cite many tustances | of the kind, yet the efficiency of the Metropoliuan Police was tilked about, He contended that it was the most INEFFICIENT POLICE FOROB for the same number of men that there was on the Tare of the globe. He desired to call the attention of the House to another fact. ‘There was a robbery took piace in Maryland some months ago and some hinety thousand dollars were stolen, ‘There was a reward of sixteen thousand dollars givea, and the money Was not paid into the fund, but Was appro- priaies by one John Young, and he was sustained yy Superintendent Kennedy; and he would call ATTENTION TO ANOTHER FACT, which was that the Police Commissioners nad had the power of appointing inspectors and canvassers, and it was generally the case that the most unscru- pulous Meu Were appoinced in tbe several wards by the republican Conimissioners, In hia district one of the most respectable appointees was ‘Theodore Allen, He merely ealied attention to the mat that his democratic friends might note it down. Year after year the democratic majorities were increasing. ‘Seventy thousand had already becn obtained, and the State could hkewise be easily carried. ‘he change set forth in the bill now introduced was asked in the name of the peo- ple, who demanded the right of municipalities to govern themselves. The subject had been careiully considered by the New York delegation, which was unanimously m favor of supporting the present bill. A BOMBSHELL, Mr. OWEN Murpny, (det,) of New York, resisted the Passage of the bill, ie denied the right of any five Senators to meet there and get up a bill for them without consulting the New York delegation, and— Mr. KIERNAN—f rise to & question of oraer, and I desire lo state that this bill 18 not the resuit of a senatorial caucus, It is the result of a caucus of the New York delegates composed of Senators and As- semblymen, Mr. ALVORD, (rep.) of Onondaga—I rise to a point of order, Mr. OWEN MurrHy—l nave been instructed to comme here from tle Seventeenth ward. sy eon- stiigents want the bill beaten andl come here as as their representative, All L say 18 —— Mr. KIEKNAN—I rise to @ point of order, Mr, Chairman —— Mr. O. Murey—I will not carry out their wishes, It i the wish of the majority of the New York aclogation to defeat unis bill, ‘There is nobody who Wants it; but the Senate trcksters want to geb control of the police and over the can- vassers and inspectors for the nexs election. I Mention tiat for the iuiormauon of the members the Legislature unacquamted with New York. They Want to get contrel of the police, and no wan wili be safe to walk the streets. They don’t want to have the canvassers under the control of tae police in oraer to secure the nexé election. Lam for the democratic party, but J will not sell my district, 1 therefore enter ny protest against the passage of ou bill. \AN—He has really misnamed the word .? Why, 8ir, he has only vo refer to nis “ato tind @ suitaple sell-appropriation of that name. Two years ago ie was elected by the aeimorrauic electors of his districl, aud wien he came up to the Legisiature his action was character- ized by ao abandonment of all party pledges, THE MAN FOR GALWAY. Mr. 0 Murra ltis welt known that for three Years 1 was elected independently against te rogues and thieves of New York, and was elec! against Taminany aud Mozart combined. | chal- lenge any man in this House—in this Assembly or OUtside—Lo Bay Liat niy recora was nor, since 1467, In keeping a8 ademocrat on the floor of this House. Did I notgoppose every corrupt measure? Tam now here to stand upon and pursue tae same course that I Rave pursued MURPHIES DUG UP. comes with bad grace from Mr. Murphy to call names, because, as L said, ibree years ago he was eledied by democratic electors of tho Toni Agsembly district. He came here and broved untrue, Mr. Miter: . Chairman, 1 tell yon— The CHarrM. Does Mr. Kiernan give way? Mr. KigeNan—Well, I stall wait till tue gentieman bas done. Mr. Monpay—He’s talking about aemocrats. He was a democrat to run rom tins chamber when the Onondaga bill was up in order to get pra trom ‘voting on democratic ineasures ant prihelpicd, “* Mr. Kiprxan—I desiré to say, that, so far as the Measures which wy friend from New York alludes to was concerned, the only questions o1 responsi- bility were questions relating to loan comumission- ers, Wilich, out of good will, he has avoided, and the abolition of Supervisors of Onoadaga county. When I came into the House] believed itto bea democratic measure, and 1 voted against Onondaga in favor of the abolition. I beneved the principle therein imyolved to be demotratic. i considered a democratic principle was invol m allowing Onondaga to take care of 1t3 own aiairs and imind its own busi- ness. isnt, sir, the gentleman from New York nas Not stated thas be has come up hera with a demo- cratic endorsement and that his record 1s opposed to bis poittical afliliations. He was asked to enter this caucus and be refused. He gave me lis personal assurance that his action would be entirely ruled by the majority of the delegation, A REPUBLICAN POSER. Mr. HusTep, rep.) of Westchester county—The gentieman frou; New York has given his reasons for voung agains. the blilto abolish the act ereby the Commissioners of Onondaga were electéd by the people. Why does he advocate that the Police Com- Inis#oners should be elected by the Mayor and not let the people elect them? Mr. ALVORD—I Qo protest against my poor local interests being brought up here. Mr. KIERNAN—I desire Lo say, In answer to my dis- tinguished friend from Westchester county, that when the people of New York, through their repre- sentatives on the floor of this House, ask that tne Police Commissioners sail be elected by the people in that county IT shail vote for te passage of the jaw. but to-day the people or New York, through their rep- resentatives on the floor of ths House ask, not that tne Pohee Commissioners suall be elected by the people, bat that they shail be appoluted by the Mayor and board of Aldermen, aad in that view the people of New York are represented by their repre- entatives in this House, INFORMATION FOR THE RURAL CICERONIANS, Mr. 0. Murvuy—I said it was the duty of the Senators and Assemblymen to meet together and submit the bill to tue people. Gentlemen, the $ ators refusec to meet tue Assemblymen, and each House met separately, and they never have tried to actin unity. 1 state this.tor the information of country members, that they may undersiand tue poxi@n ot the New York delegation, Mr. MITCHELL—The Senators and a large major- ity of the memboers of cae Assembly have agreed to this bill. Mr. 0. MurPHY—I have got no knowledge of it, (Laughter. ) Mr. KIERNAN said that the in caucus, composed of the majority the members of the city of New York. The Senators by themseives approved the bills by themseives and the Assembly by itself, all bemg present except Mr. Murphy. The tirst action taken was to pass @ resolution that every member of that caucus should be bound by the of the majority, The motion was put and r and every act done alter the passage of that resolution found every member of the New York deiegation all bound by the action of the majority. ONCE MORE TO THE BREAC Mr. 0. Munriuiy—Mr. Cualrman. {Laughter.) The CHAIRMAN—Does Ube gentleman irom New York give way Mr. KiERNAN—Oh, yes; be seems so persistent in interrupting me. Mr. WU. McRrHY—I Say now, that there Is a gentle- man— Mr, James Invina (dem.), New York—I came down stairs tu the Delevan House and met Mr. Murphy. He told me what had taken place. He seemed w have some personal grievance, tie principa: one being that they went into a certain room. r. Mar-* phy did not teil me whether he would go into the room, but he told me be would be bound by the majority. bill was takea A TRUCE TO PERSONALITIES, NAN-~-Mr. Chairman, J will say in reply nee having by my friend from te Tenth district. It seems astonishing to me that he would undertake to lecture the members of this House. In 1863, when he stood tor the Tenth As- sembly district, We gave him every democratic nomination in our power, but on account of tne ob- noxious course which he pursued be was repudiated by tne people, Mr. Jacobs, (dem.) of Brooklyn—I ask that per- sonalities and details of conversation in private rooms, any where outside the capital, be not allowed. Mr, KIERNAN—L desire In a few words to say to Iny frieads—iny democratic friends from the coun- tey distri hat tois fMieasure has received the unanimoas approval of every representative from the city of New York. They put 1¢ lorward as tue exponens of their views, and they hope that the members from the country districts will remain as faithtul to the city of New York and its representa- ves ag the representatives from that city have re- mained faithiul w them in the past A ROLD RALLY, Mr. MITCHMAN, (dem.) New York—It seems to me that tunis debate has taken @ curious turn. We have @ bill belore us of the greatest importance to New York, and these internal cavillings should not be re- garded at all in connection with the measure before tue House, I want to speak of the merits of the bill and the onjects we hope to sccomplish by its passage. Keep, then, outside the question of per- sonaliuies and bickerings on this floor, and let us stand true to the question at issue, ‘I expect noting from the mmority, I have no right to ex- pect much from that party. Others believe it their duty to stand by and sustain that bill, Now, sir, let us look at this question in ite broad sense—let us look at this quesuon of the Police Department. Ana what have we to expect from the present Police De- partment, I deciare IT IS A FARCE, and as to its not betug partisan because the Com- missioners who have control of 1 are equally divided between two poliucal parties, I declare it 1s the broadest possible farce. Sir, | want to show the minority here that we are in the majority and want the commission apolished. I donot want two demo- crats aod two republicans at the head of the police commission, Ido not want divided authority, | want mien appomted with whom there can be no trade, no culling up as between the head of the comm) sion by which this man can be turned out and that man kept in. 1 want this commission to reflect ine bealpwens of the people Jo not cere about this question of representative minorities. I believe & responsible board should be respousible everywhere. I peheve that this republican party and” you gentlemen of the mumority on this question should be put m that Way. It ts the states- man’s way of putting it, ‘This, to my mind, reflects the sentiments of tne majority everywhere upon the exercise of authority, If this is wrong, our whole governivent is wroig. Its theory is absurd. Why, sir, 1b prevails every where, It ts recognized through. out the lengti” and bread of the land. it meois favor im every State the constitation, For the constitution shows it, direct- ing that sixty-five shall control ins action—Bixty~ five of the House and seventeen in the Senate—npon issues whieh divide public seutunent, New York, Strong in her influences and hey ideas, has this mat- ter at heart. Twenty members out of twenty-one! We are the responsible party, Tue responsibility does not extst with you individuaiiy. Yoo share it. Let us stand upon Ujis measure and see if it 1s not ae Tdo not want to go into special pleadings. e want to be responsible, and ask tut ‘respon sibility be placed oa our shouiders, Mr. WHITE, having moved that all after the words “puplic leer be stricken oul, and no opjections: having beon offered, the bill was ordered to a third reading. THB SUPRRVISORS BILL, providing for their election by Assembly districts, ‘was next taken up, and @ motion was made to strike out the enacting clause. Mr. Hustep called attention to the fact that the Dill set forth certain matters in relation vo New York without making any provision for the counties of Richmond, Kings, Queeus and others. Mr. JACOBS said his only object under all this legis~ lation Was to secure the redresses 80 much neeued by tne people. tie did hope that the representatives from New York would agree, but ne found. nnfortu- nately, that some division existed between them, He adverted to the effect such & course, if persisted in, would have upon tne party generally, Mr. KIERNAN, la reply to Mr. Husted, stated that the bill to watch he had referred made ample pro- vision for all the counties, He inquired if the House carried the motion to strike out the enacting clause of the Police bill would it go back to the Senate with instructions, The SPEAKER said It would be returned to the Seuate, Mr. KIFRNAN—This 1s the first time in seventeen years that the city of New York has been belore @ democratic majority of the State Legislature in the atutude of @ city demanding the resioration of its rights. Ji this bil 18 not perfect there 1s a way to change its provisions so that the movers may be enabied to present it, But by striking out the en- acting clause the bill will be destroyed i foto, Mr. ALVORD objected to the arguments of Mr. Kier- nan while the vote was being taken, Mr. KieRNAN—I do not ask anything extraordinary from this House tn this Legisiature. We only ask to present our grievances to the members of tus House and that those grievances be rearessed. Lf the present bill {8 not in shape gentiemen Know it is not at present easy to resettle just uow, It can be moditled for anotuer verm of the House. Mr. ALVORD—I have contented myself with re. maining, but the persistence with which the geutic- man incroauces this argument, while excusing him- self from voting. must ve ovjected to, Mr. KIERNAN—I am giad you take such an interest in the matter, Mr. Chuirman, | call for the absent members. Mr. BuRNS (dem.) of New York, moved to recom- mitt the Police bil, with instructions vo strike out the enacting clause, and on that moved the previous question, which Was ordered, by Ti to 35. The ques- uion bir divided, and the House refused to recoumit the bil. THE ENACTING CLAUSE—THE VOTE AND THE FATAL BLOW. The question was then taken on striking out the enacting clause, and it was carried, as foliows:— Yeus—70. Democrats tn roman; republicans in italic, Aloord. Fuster. Lanahan. Buus. Prankits Baldwin. Graham. Gleamn. Green. Hasbrouc. Haver. Horton. Hat. Huser. Steen. Hyitt. 4 Jenad. Nayu=42. Ainsworth. Goo. Hennessey. Payne. ben, Cord. Howe. Pearsall. Dg, Plaskett. Jacobs. Ransom, Martine. Ronan. Mitebell. Shanahan. MO, Shght. ey. Young. ‘avanagh. Hathaway, THE DESTROYING ANGEL. Mr. KIERNAN, who voted tn the aimfirmative for the urpose, Moved @ reconsideration and that the mo- ton le on the table. The Liat havin gone through once Mr. Kiernan catied for the abzentees, aying, ‘The Destroying Angel may have passed turough the House of Israel last might.’ a e tion to-lay on the table was lost by 42 to 70. question was then on reconstdering. ‘Tbe motion to reconsider was then negatived—33 to 87. GRIEY AND INDIGNATION, Mr. Jacoss, in commenting on the rapid defeat of the measure, satd:—{ did not desire m the course of this discussion to participate for @ single mourent; but I do desire now, not in any unkindness, I do desire to say a few words as tothe exhibition of the democratic party here to-day. For years, ever since I attained my majority, I have endeav- ored, in an humbie way, to advance the interests of tne great parcy with which I have ever been politically connected, and after long years 1 tind that bo J in @ moment surrendering the advantages which it has gamed through ner labor to the common enemy. [deny to no man upon the floor of this House the right to express his convic- tion, and I would be untrue to my constituents were I not to remind them, asl remind this House, that I at least have not faltered in what I beiieved to be my daty. I remember, during the late civil war, the Metropolitan Police as the instraments ot tyranny by the national governmeut, and year after year when the democratic hick y has assembled here to condemn that system and to promote some measure that would benefit the people on the fifst opportu- nity. That opportunity came to-day and it has veea scattered to the winds of heaven. Can a party live having committed such an act alter pledges of seven- teen years’ standing. What can we ti in the pie when their representatives prove recreant to them in the hour of need? As I took round and ~ see those pleasant repunliican faces I can feel that thelr power returning to them. No party can exist when it 1s not true to its principles. No party can live that violates its solemn pledges to the people. I know nothing of the bills upon the table, but | do kuow that while the party stands true in the Senate it has fatied bere, [have no unkind word for any single gentieman in the House, but I have sad feelings for @ great pary of which I am an humbie member. Having been invested with power it willingly hands over its advantages to tie enemy. Now, as wo the other bills, 1 would suggest that the minority do their work quickly and skilfaily, No votes should be taken, In order to save further disgrace to the democratic party; for the bills siould pe destroyed a3 soon as possible. THE NEW CHARTER BILL. The qnestion was then announced in agreeing to and ordering the new Onarter bill in relation to the local government of the city of New York to a third reading. eS motion was made to strike ont the enacting clause, Mr. Bi N, (dem.) Brookiyn, said he came to the Legislat tis winter with the intention, so far as it lay in his power, to represent the wisnes and Wants of his constituents. He felc that he would be recreant to every piedge if at the present time he had fatled to discharge his duties, which were now presented. He had fondly hoped that the ume had come when the people of New York would be restored to their long lost privileges and time-honored rights. He rose, surprised to think that in the moment of triumph the democratic party had abandoned the people who had encrusted their representatives to watch their interests. He looked upon the bill before the House as one which, if car- ried, would restore to the people of New York the privileges once enjoyed by weia, Mr. MircHEe.t said he did not think that if those democratic members had deciared their intentions: on the day of election of voting aguinst the aboli- tion of the commission that they would have ob- tained their seats upon the floor of this House. A NAIL ON THE MEAD, Mr. NELSON, (demn.) of Rockland, alluded to the Swaggering insolence of some members, and said that though Gemocrat as he was, he voted to strike out the enactment. Mr. SNow, (dem.) of Oswego, sald he had belonged to the dem tie party of the Empire State fora period of over thirty-seven years and did all he could to serve its interests. He proposed to serve it now, but he did not propose to engage in special legislation as regardéd the Stale of New York. He was oppored to special legislation. He would go with his democratic friends when the charter was presented in the proper way; he would go with them against anv aggression, and when they brought in their amendments he would support them; but he did not propose to be ar- raigned there as not being a democrat. He would vote to strike out tne enacting clause. ‘The motion to strike out the enacting clause was then pus and carried by 67 to 45, THE LAST FAINT SPARK EXPIRED. Mr. ALVORD moved to reconsider the previous vote, The motion was loat and the pattie was over. Mr, KIERNAN then sarcasticaliy moved a resolu- tion to the effect that the democratic majority ap- proved of the Police Commission bow exisung in New York, which, however, was not put. . The question was then en on granting leave to ait ogala on the Supervisors’ bill, and leave was re- fused, thus killing that bili, Also a motion to recon- wider was lost. The struggie having tus come to an end, the House adjourned, ALBANY, March 22, 1876. If I were to paint a picture of the condition of affairs here to-night I would have to Imitave ome @f whe latest landscapes of Tur 3 ner and give you @ confused representa of what might be as well as whatis. Rankling tempers are festering in every room. Charges and counter-charges and suspicions are floating about the debris of (today’s battle flela. Rumor has imany months and long ears. Bhe hears a great deal and says a great deal more—among others thas Senator Tweed is responsible for the three chops of the guilloune which decapitates the city bill in the Assembly, Whispers were pas#- ing around that Creamer had something to do with it, But there is no truth in this, THE YOUNG DEMOORAOY INDIGNANT. ‘The Delavan to-nignt is like @ lunatic asylum. Groups of excited individuals are gathered here aud there discussing tue action of the Assembly to- day. The leaders of the young democracy are more bitter than ever, They claim that Senator Tweed had @ prominent part in the mancuvring of the vote on the thrge bills to-day, and, in compl ance with thelr t, George McLean leaves here to-night for the purpose of officially discharging Mr. Tweed from his position as Deputy Street Commis - sioner, They declare that $250,000 were laid ous to control the action in the Assembly to-day, that the notorious lobbyists Barbar and Van Vechten, manipulated the men and money. I will nos pretend to verily the slander that mem- bers of the Assemuly can be bougot, but some wicked people say that the following scale of prices were a to yesterday.—For # New York member $10,000, for a Brooklyn membor $7,500, and fora country member $5,000. Of course no bodybelieves thm of our virtnous legislators, It ts preposterous. The young democracy claim, further, nat Gov- ernor Hoffman was Interested in it, and @ y deal of feeling against Hoffman is 5 Mea eral influential men, from different of the State openly announce thetr decided hostility to the Governor in regard to whe nomina- tions for harbor masters and port | war- dens. It is stated positively that Mr. Tweed has offered to pur up $200,000 tO help pass any bill which Senators Nortoa or Genet may desire. A meeting 0/ several of the ivading ight was held Lage but up © a@ late hour no compromise had been effected. It is positively asserted that there will be no comproinise at all, and that the charter, as introduced in the Senate, will be put for- ward wittun a few days. ‘This charter provides lor the election of the Police Commissioners by the people ana the election for Mayor to take place May, Italso abolishes the Board of Supervisora, Several of those wiio voted against the Police bill to- day stated that they would vote to have the Commis: stoners ciecied, abd this bill will give them a chance. The youngsters 2 that tuey Will call a meet lng of the vam neval Committee for Monday eveniug next and carry the war right tno the lines of the Kegeney. REVIEW OF THE FIELD OF CONFLICT, Yesterday morning’s dawn gave promise that the noon would be springiike, balmy, geaial and serene, and such indeed it was. From that woment it needed Mr. Thatcher to tell us that the eve would Diend into night without even the threavenings of a storm. do meterotogically dawned and closed yesterday, and all the breathing humanity of this great city made up their minds that the winter, indeed, was past, and the happy mouths of spring and summer and autumn were again before iuemw, bringing renewed life and fresh enjoyments to all, We said the day thus happily dawned and closed to all. In this, however, we do not include the politicians per se of our good city. The con- * vuision that bas lately disturbed the political atmosphere has not nad the effect that always follows a disturbance of the physical elements. Not by any means, though the physical or mascular vleads largely tm thelr composition, On the inatead of having cleared the atmos late politica: siorm, Which com- menced at Aloany, but whose eflects were most seriously feit in this city, left us ite wake nothing wuc confusion, gloom and anarchy. fo the rulers oO! those elements, the rougt aod ready democracy at Albany, however, it seemed that everything Was going ob @4 taey desired, believing us they aid that it was In the very chaos of things political they were to make themselves perpetuat Mnasters of the situation. in their caging of tne horo- scope yesterday 1morming there were nO indications of a revulsion that Was (o overthrow all thelr atry, le, them helpiessiy at the , nov only of the foes they bad despised, bat of the leaders of their Own party, to Whow they had proved as renegades and recreauts, THE WAR TO THE KNIFE BOYS. ‘The “war to the knife boys’ have fallen victims to ine emasculated and aitenuated philosophers of the Manhattan Club -shent per sheni—aud Manta- limt silk stocking democracy, that was so muck out at heels that a darning became abso- lutely necessary, and they corrupted the roughs to heip thei in their sere need. e “rough and readies’ having begged, sueaked and fawned themaecives into the Legisiature and into city offices, which give them cqumand of the worst elements of te democracy, turned against the power thal le them what they were. That power, in its turn, left them—as the stiff-necked aud ungrateful Jews of old were left—to their own de- vices, and te first resuil was tuat they bowed down to and worshipped the faise gods which the sueut per shentives set up. THE NORTON-CREAMER-GENET ALLIANCK. ‘The Norton-Creamer- Genet alliance payed tne way for all the ils that followed that first recreanoy. ‘That party thougnt tat nothing was impossible th They suppo they covld wield the flerce emocracy a8 tney bud seen Ii wielded by the Potent hand of 4 master. They were so mauy OF pheuses who #apired to drive the chariot of the sun, and like that amuitious youtn they paid the penalty of their rasuness. The power they usurped was in turn wrested from them, and the rough and readies of the Assembiy were in the ascendant. THE CHARTER STRUGGLE. Then caine the struggle over this charter and that churler, and the contest commenced at the epening of the session ended tugloriousiy for all paruem Ib the Assem ly, a8 Will be seen from our Albany de- spatches, the charter was knocked out of time “in less than no time.”? The Supervisors’ bill was sent vo grass In atwinkiing and the Police vill gave up the ghost at We first onslaught. THE CONSEQUENCES. There was weeping and wailing at Albany yester- day at the result, but there was gnashing of teeun combined therewith among the politicians aud ofice seekers im this city, When the news spread abroad that the tomahawk demucracy were utterly de- feated by the repubitcans, aided by the “haylott and cheesepress democracy” of the State. The first imtelligeuce | was not credited; but as the siartling fact vegan to be accepted there came a wonderful elon- gation of visage observable on the faces of those Who had given a tov tasty advesion to the young ae- moeracy. in 80 el & space of time ana on such short notice there never was wit- nessed 80 sudden and complete @ transfor- mation of politcal harlequins as the Albany despatches ellecied. “iley, presto,” and — the change froma ‘rough and ready” toa loyal Tam- manyite was perfect. The favorite ground of de- bate—the hails of the new Court House and the adjacent cornders were deewed unsafe arenas for toe discussion of this unexpecved ord of things, and even Jimmy O° office and the approac thereto niy deserted, It ts pretty clear now wouida't take the Street ¢ It; neithe tutor int sion to Pel Bismarck Sweeney (God save the mark !) if it was ofered bim—by the ring. Not a bit of it. They will strike out for themseives on a new tack, aud turn out ail right by and by, provaoly. VME EFFECT IN THE CITY. The news Of the defeat of the new ring spread like wildtire througnout t y aod caused @ great sen- satiou. In view of the (act that the bilis proposed by ’ the ring provided a great many iat offices, to be filled by the memuers of the aforesaid ring—to be distributed by them to thetr frieads—this 18 not to be wondered at. ‘The truti is, there 1s weeping and walling and gnashing of weth tirougbout Gotham, This state of agoay 18 not confined solely to those whose hopes of immediate oMfce are nipped m the bad, but among those ulso who having been already provided well for, under the old regime, were, without any just rea- son, among the first to join “in the hue and cry against their benefactors, There are mauy of these, and some of them the HERALD reporter met yesterday in lis rambles round town, before and afier the receipt of the news, bat how they felt and what they said, before and after thas event, we refrain in pity to them from making puo- lic. THE TAMMANY CHIRFS, It was Impossibic to sce any of the chiefs of the old party to interview them or glean anytning ot tueir teelings at what must be considered their ‘ri- umph. They evidently betook themseives to where the “woodbine twineth;” for one, we were informed, t Mount Vernon,” and anotuer was “ont of and soon. But whether this was for the purpose of eschewing our friendly designs on them or not we may, perhaps, discover to-day. A NOTABLE FEATURE of the ngne over the bills yesterday was that they were defeated by the hayloft and cneese press de- mocracy of the rurai districts, and A NOTABLE SAYING was that of Mr. Kiernan, who demanded during the taking of @ vole on one of the bilis that tne absentees be cailed. saying “The destroying ange! nay have passed through the House of Israel Jase nigh! {angel has certain: napped his wings over the rough and ready branc! ol the democratic party and sealed their fate, How could it be otherwise when such effete politi- clans a3 Sammy J. Tident, ihe representative of the silk stocking democracy, and Barlow, of the shent per shent stock could, cajole and wheedle its leaders as they did. Tae only dest thing for these marpiots of politicians at Albany to do 18 to shake od the Jim- my O’Brien- iasey iniluence on the one hand and the Tildon-Barlow temptauions on the other, and tonet to Work with the leaders proper of the party and perfect and pass a charter that will be an honor to tWemselves and a viessing to the city, ; ‘There is but a brief term left for legislation betore the close of the session, and if that period 18 allowed to pass without @ reiorm ia our inunictpal govern- ment the members of the Legisiature from this city Jor 1870 Will he despised and desecrated as false and recreant to the trast that was reposed in them by Wueir fellow citizens.