The New York Herald Newspaper, April 14, 1871, Page 3

THE DEADLOCK IN THY ASSEMBLY: pare Signed by All of Zhem, ‘Bho Registry, Elwetion, New York Charter and Two Per Cent ‘fax Lovy Bills All Proseribed. ‘The Doom of Political Outlewry Awaiting Beercant Republicans, THE DEMOCRATS IN EARNEST COUNCIL, | ‘Dizenssion oa the Subject in the Evening | bi Ses:ious of Both donses, A Bill for a Special Election to Fil Trving’s Place to be introduced. Tntense Excitement Among the | Peop! - ? ALBANY, April 15, 1371. THE SUPPLY BILL ‘was passed to-day in the lower flouse by a voie of Sito 35, and it is expected that by to-morrow algut ‘the Senate will have done its partin adorning it | ‘with all sorts of items, which the Mouse will have to take a peep at before it gocs to tie Governor, It ts oneraily believed, however, even Wf la tne Jong ran 4% conference committee has to be ap- Pointed to harmonize conflicung views about what MAtvidual jobsoursht to be allowed to stand aad ‘what to be given the cold shoulder, that only a few hours Will be spent tu the wrangie. if tis should tara ‘out to be the case the tax levy and the amendments %o the city charter will Le brought before the As- sembly beiore the weck 13 over. Gut will they pass? ‘That is the question. Up to to-day the democrats bave been - SANGUINE OF SUCCESS ‘and willing to bet their bottom dollar that not only ‘the levy , buteven the Registration and Election bills e@oukl bo put through at any time the Boss gave the word *‘go.” ‘The spirit of their dreame. Ii was all very well for a few republicans, who are certain never again to be gent back to Albany to represeut @ miserable cons Mittuency of backwoods iguoramusea, to make 16 known to the “ors,” in an underground fashion, That all thoy wanted was to be well and cdmfortaply “seen” before the bills wonld be moved, They had ‘Bot then heen forced by their more honest fellows to sign a paper which placed them on therecord be- forehand; but to-day tey tell heavily into the trap set for them by the icaters of their party at the suggestion of a venerable agtt- eultarist in Now York city, who, aceording to Neison, the Rocklander, cultivates cabh she sidewalks and plonghs adamantize rock with a. rc spoon, ‘fhe lacy 8 tikat te repudilcans of houses MAD A CAUCUS THIS MORNING, at which they promised each other vy ali the spoils ‘that the republicau pacty is heir to, by right of birth fF eluent domain, to go dead against tie tax levy, the Rewistration pul, the Election bill, tie Buttaio Police dill, the Buifsio charter and the ameaimenis ‘to the churier of New York orty whevever they should’ ‘be called up in the Assem)iy, ao matter Now mo.l- ted, how changed in tieir provietons—so long as ‘the modifications or changes Were nob made by uo honest member of the pariy of great inoral ideas, Xow, I know guite well, a3 eve-y one nere at Al- who has taken the pains to warca the move. ments and the manwuvring of the minority during ‘the session so far must Know, that republican cau- euses have been the WORST RIND OF FARCES the whole winter round. Tue minority held a caucus ou the Water Supply bill, it witi be remembered, af Which more than one of them _ prefer whiskey 10 water, pure and unwholesome, and at which all of them plgited their ‘word of honor to make the- “o:s" take Water on the vil, even thouxh they shi themselves to sacrifice every 10 ‘Sheir political future depended, Doubie-leaded cdl- rg ye were jired off jn the republicun jour- ; mais ie next day, and yet a few vights afterward, althongh not a republican vote Was ne ary to. its the bill was passed by a heavy majority— only twenty-two republicans voting for it! Will ‘@my one dare say afier tits that a republicau caucns @mounts to auything? In a caucus woras are plen- ‘fal; out of 16, in the lobby, doilars are not scar Bull, tle wirepulicrs of this morning waucus doubtless {eit that & mere pio- mise was not sufiicient ~—to guarantee @ solid republican front agaist the wily vassals of his “Bossship,”’ whea the batue will be to the strong, ‘ana when pledges, promises and hifalutin speecies: ofthe pasi wil be light as alr. Sometiung more Was necossary, and so the resolution lo oppose the “Boaa’ ” bills was not onty adopied, but every “good sepublican” was called upon to sign it. Of course there was NO CHANCE FOR THE “STRIKERS”? to ge: out of the trpp, aad down went every name. ‘Tous, you ested any one should in the end prove Sraitor Nis autograph will be made a bandie for his futare political ruin, which will ve circulated about Hike a pateut medicise, and witi ten times more of afonrish. ‘togive you an iiea of what a high old ‘ame the caucus had, and how tie leaders ihreaten excommunication to any backslider, I herewith ap- the resolution, Which Was sianed by every re- blican, even by—well, never miud whom; when tax levy comes aloug we shail see: — Resolve, That ws rogirt the following bills now pendin, the Legislature ae narty meaturaaceg: Pees ‘bill Known as the i jaw fur New York city. biil to ainen tthe bs iy of New Work. et bill to amoud tho ¢ ba mon hows ap tue Two Fer Cons Tax bi. Buti: vires Dill, and the bid amending tue cuarter o ry a ‘And that no republican can, consistentiy with his party mM, BUPPA:L vitaer. Resolved, That to case any member of the sert ft in acting noon tho measures meatio: gerolutions wo wit! rogardit na our duty to 4 deserter as a traitor €) the party, in a writ by ws and publisied tu tho repudlican papers of he ‘We, the uncersignot, do hereby ncree to ablde by the fore- aaa roles ana Go hereby pledge ouree.ved ooletaly ‘as members of the republican party to support the same, Now, under the circuinsiances it 1s bat natural that the rank and file of the democrats In the lower House who desire the success of the tax levy—and (ey would be found few ana far vetween if they ‘would ouly unbosom Wems:lyes—siould feel i SOARED AT THE SITUATION. ‘They know what a paltry thing a republican pro- mauve In caucus is; bui this getting each one of squarely down oa the record In black minority et ton Goes not go down so easily. It ts, in take! as bad as though a vote had been mn in the House on the thing and that < every one of the mruort) had voted no, 40 individual promise mate in. cancus ts id an airy noibing,cven if the man who -mankes it does sve fitiogo back on it, A caucus t8 secret Consistory, and if a member chooses to vote the other way from that which his promise tu Gane Jed his fellows io beiteve he would vote who a the difterence outside? One man’s word 13 98 good as anothe's in politics. If somebody breaks THE SECRECY OF THE CAvCUS ings and opens upon the deitaquens ho has a remedy. Being ag willing to lic eut of caucus as to let his werd for nothing ontside of tt, he has no compunction about sticking to it thas no @iidn't bind himself one way or the other. This the thing dowa to o question yerecity, and one side in the as bly very seldom believes much thut the d side has to say about its own backsliiers. May resort to abuse to bring him into line; but Ds is tov often used as a whip to drive the weak- i ead erst one fold or the other when a crisis is baud, und so the whip often cracks without the ing bing gbie to reach the vic. No one un- Is this better thauthe “Boss,’’ and, although followers may % QUAIL BEFORE Wtf BLAST dread, he remains ox coutigent ascver. Yet Nation, | niet confess, looks More dangerous Unan it has @ any time iharetprore. fhe Excitement ia tho Asecaily—Tom Fiery Specch:—Denunciatidy of the of the Republicany—Threntoyed Cole Mates Between Hitets and Gootrich—: “Tho fo Caucusca—The Projipved ret to the Republican Action—Aun Election MM to Fill Ieving’s Flaco to bo Introduced at Once=The Discussions in tho Senate and Ansembly—Great Excitomont All Ovor Reed Hephal—Prodabio Immediate Adjourn- se ae . ALBANY, Apnl 13—Evening, THE CRISIS has como at last, The first rumole of the storm was Beard this morpivs, when tho procozdings gf to amt ny anal Bo ee - J} %epanrican cfiucus were made pubic, aun now the But a change has suddeniy come over | ges on | ald be competled | Loti upon which | ery of both parties is, “War to the knife ?)? When the Assembly met this evening bus few persons not in the secrets of the democratic leaders had any idea that the majority intended then and there to take so acciaive a stand as they ultimately did; but for all that here was a general feeling of uneasiness upon all sides, The republicans and democrats were every one, toa man, in their seats when the house ‘Was calied to order. There was no prayer sald, and | when perfoct quiet had been obtained Mr. Fields Tose to A QUESTION OP PRIVILEGE and was at once recognized by the Speaker, Then for the frst time did the republicans begin to feel that someting not ia the ordinary routine was | Aboutto nappen, They wero not disappointed. As svor as Viel'ls made mention of the republican cau- cus a giand rash for seats in the troné part of the House took place among the members, while the crowds in the loobies pushed eagerly fosward into the aisles between the members? seats, It was with order, £08 he oaly succeeded in doing so, finally, by turoatening to cie: It will be seen that Fields only 4 tnpiccs of his pariy, aud that way p AUNT | Pies 1 down by the republicans in the caucas. Piel there is ntatives lon, ama I d hese ge’ tho ext luoat, of phood rose above pai Tre the di xelteme y lines, th aity between ‘your bi 8 pariy shail be lias gearcely yrassed away 0 magnillcent'y Itoeral then-~ i# ideas aud planning to block tha rT to say to tia that 1 stand here as one of the ropresentatty: St sew Fork; but, while Tho that nizo the fealty whlch T owe to my patty.. Str, my expe fu public lke, passing back’ ‘ior tyrou\y years, fanght me tint all” pub positions have In a greater or less degree relations to party. Sir, T charge here, Openiy and above vonrd, that this magnificent and liberal miuority told me and told others that If justice. should bo of the great ialtion, I recog made to fall upon one belonging to our party nothing skoutd happen to prejudice the tntersats of that party. Cece the public pres of this city freely ackno % the pledye mado by these gentlemen tantalizing” them aod ackiog thom if they dare to carry ont the oblig:tions they have entered Shy Leay bera,in the nameor the party to whieh 1 by atie party of the © ju titenee to those ed to the dea thal never, never, sir, emn pledge, cither when inthe majarity minority,’ but what they faltl- ud fairly exeonted thelr obligation and avree- ate Now, sit, whut fs the position? The minority of this House have met in ennens, in secret conclave and 1 uke that phrase in no cflensive sense—have cecroed that certain loen) bills now before tho Legialolure pass. One of these ix the bi no to the Bu charter—a b er ofthe d from the o with the exception of one, fs in { favor of; but wise theso gentlemen tmagive J that there fs king beneath “some line or leiter of that bill something they choose to con- sider am party mensure, therocore they are re: resolved to make vse of a pariy advant it. A vill purely neal in its character—pure! ‘effects Its passace should be solely contro led by j Hoa from the county of I Not eatisfied with that, they, sir, goon to say that other bills, eutirely local in thelr ch: { acter, having no ral anpitention, having no general | ‘owed to pass. And now Lappeal to | gentlemen upon thys floor, repre. ar ye to defeat the delexa- senting — const: her than the city of New Yerx. ‘oar local Jaws; yon have | your — local Now, would) you thi it beoame us, if we d kafd that you must con- to our views, Sir, I am m_ concerned, to except from this caucus bas named as dy to wit:—The Lil known hy e "Registry law for New Yor eliy; and the bili to amena tae Election law of the State, which does not apply to New York city. Grant, if you please, Mr. Sp eaker. thot these are political meaaurea, still I ask you what position are the minority of the they sxy, that whatever be te consequences, t block tho wheels of lexisintion and prevent the passage of these laws? Sir, T say, 23 a representative of the democracy of @ yfex* State of New York, aad on my responsibility bis not as the bil ‘a representative of a portion Of Ita. peopl know'ng, vas 1 think 1 do, ha sentiments of tho peonle O. this State, ag Welles any man of my years within i J say here that 1! the minoriiy presuine to attempt stop the ienisiation of this State they must take tho 1. | sponstofitty. “And, sir, {believe that Tspeak but the sentl- menta of every man within the sound of my volce, I be- ' Love that speak the sentunenta of the peopie ot this State | when fray that above all other things tiey desire fair play. Aad, air, it in vindication of the tigh priviieves of { tals ouse, i tn vin-foation of ita disnity and prosperity, wa, as the majority of the House, ed by one of the | anembers of that majortty reste: priving aa of tho i | 1 fi thus constitutional niunber required to ‘pass bills, aud The minor fty under the whip and spur of party disel pine, and the necessity of galvanizing into Mle a deeayet and dacaying party, havo called thelr forces | te nd decreed that no bill, excent such as they taay ct shal! pass. this Lense, i reyeat they must take the { responsibility. (Hear, hear and eppiause.) { not wnmindfal of the ‘responstoll ty asarune Di this greats w ; Now, sir, Tum of the postion which I sir. Lappeal to the judgment of the people of } tei nppea! to the yidgment, not only of those \ ‘are associated with ine fi the samy party, bat to the ers of the opposition; T appeal to thé ordinary | experiences of every man in his fadividuat lide, 10 it 18 not the | incaneat thing, 11 it 18 not the most contemptible thiag on the } face of the earth totake advantage of the a ty of others, to take advantage of the misfortune of others? Sir, 1 do not, in what say to-night, regret our action of Tuesday evening, My jndgment upon’ that matter sands recorded in the archiver of this gent State, and there let It stand, there let It reside-—as the expression of my judgment In re- gar to the manuer in whieba vio ation of the high privileges of this House should be trented. One of the proudest hours of my Ie, sir, was when J gare that judgmedt. But, sir, fee'tns as Luo in thie respect, yet looking over the whois matter, and taking it, as T thidk I do, witnta the scope of my’ vision, the ‘eonduct on the part of the opposition is an un! rd of meavness, t is) a meanness { utterly beneath th latioo of noble and generous W260, alte: tho wiole body of # was eqitaily concerned to maintain {ts honor and ty occupying tl ition of the minority should take advantyge of an oppor. power gained in such a manner, not together and ‘paws aw resolution that only such they please suall receive the aporodation of the Ase | ‘They have woipped and drayooued ite members { ing s paper, and pudiished it to the world that they | for none of the bilta named avove their signatures. I wish tosay, and I mean what Leny, that if this thing ta | i , in, whatever the — ‘consequence may 18 House omnst not adjonrn until “the ney fa fits numbers can be tilled, and call upon every man within the sound of | my Voice, be he democrat or republican, to austain mo in that pac ition. "I Nevenod with admiration aut™hang with delixht ‘upon the eloquence of the gentiemun from Onondaga and the genteman rou Oswego when they lave upheld he duity and torogrity of Tle Honse, T have alluded t> a high breach of “privilege which waa committed npon the foor of this House, The centieman from Oawozo, wi his towering form, with bis full sound voice—which echcet and reverberated’ fn every corner of this chamber— told you that that was a high mtorat question ; that this Houss | amnst pass upoa ft; thal until 1 was passed upon no | business should U6 transacted within its, walla until the question was seltied, ‘That, gir, has passed away. The resounding votce of the ‘gentleman ‘trom. Orwogo (Mr. Littiejohn) has died away, aa the wind dieth after it posses over our faces; and, sir, the brief, terse argument of m Onandaga (Mr. Alvord) still lingers in ‘@ resting place ia my mind, and there ore wz the law as he cave tt, taking the law from him the jveat phitosophor and patriot aud sage pf the party to which he belongs, atandra fo toed a party, appeal to bis fairness, L appeal to his judgment, E Rppeal to magnanimity, I appeal to bis couselence, sa mochh 8 House { appeal to him in his character the people. I ask him if ho does not and jns.lee, and propriety and decorum ald” have procegied with the ord! this House in ‘the ordinary f 2 we Tovilng . eaca ‘measure take ite chances” letting euch” dill bave an opportunity to. be. ‘lscusse. on iis merits, Jetting each act receive the scrutiay of {bo members of this House, cather than that a seeret cancus, $0 secret the poor old gentleman who, by appointment of the Gourt of Appenisy la requtred ns ox fan?or the papers ta the Court ol Appeals to see that they are preserved from all harm, sy secret (hat they would not allow this gentleman to remaia in tue room, Mr, SFLKREG—~Yon are after tHe wrong chap. It was another fellow T was after, Tt was tho deat man who stayed out of doors, nad the man who cout bear stayed in. r, FIFL.V6—1 have seen both parties since, and the dent fan tod mie thatsince his deatness occurred ke has boon extremely happy (in the world, end he siggested to bis hearing friends that be should remain jn the repubiican cancus because there would be sure to be ro muck wrangling, confusion and noise, ant that he oon bo’ as deat as himseit and asbappy. (Laughter.) Mow, etr, thig ahall not divert me from the statement I deatre to make, which Is this:—That it ia human nature to resist aggression. yas one of presentatives of my party oa tuls ft vie N be op. to ny party voting for any measive whaever opponents shall stand apon the same footing ag ourselves in respect to thelr freedom of action, Tl, sir. tue proposed amendments to the charter. of the city of aro poiltieal, thea, sir, the bil in relotion to the Ono salt upringe is politidal, ‘Tt the amendments ocharter of the city of BaTato are political y Jocal Dill which ebaoges a fixed law cae” T° Gesira Ne gentlemen Yo" understated nition, whien H ocenpy. I do. not anytliing before the wheels of legislation; butt ezislation shall be talr, nnd Jast-and hodorablee tT eeeps Ii there gentlemen of the opposition see bt to avail tem selves of tie temporary abeence by resignation of the ono who made up tte majority of thie House, and the co tional vote necessary to pass any bill, 8 I they do this that they abailtako the roajonelutity: of tee laying the business ot thls Legislature aati the place of the absent mnerber can be filed. (Applause.) ‘Toon, alr, Laay that this to rieht—L say that this 16 just—and upon thut r Tam wijing to go tothe people of this State, No man wore than tyseif can regret’ the unfortun: ocourrenes which has ‘prodnoed the absence of the gen: tloman to whom Tallude. No man more than myself can regret the circumstances which imdaced the minority of this Tonee to get and by.s pledge bold vy aif honorable men as sacr: as hig y obligation that can taken, bee fnaividuat in its character, bind vee dettverately to bloc the wheels of legislation. 2 deiiverats, becanso the gentleman who particlpated in that caucns would) «not have taken suclt Action exeent wy Que doliveration, | But I Say, airy thw ey have thus” deliberate! determined to retard legislation, T think tt due to rae. imen who belong to tho samo ‘party with myself, and who etl! have “a numerioal majority in this House, notwith- @anding tho resignation OF one of ite ‘membe: 1 think ft duo to th sir, that they shoul bpage an opportunity t0, dellbgra'e' and for that reason meove that this House do now adjourn until balf-past O’elock to-morrow morntag. ripkcigndiimasein tied The moment Mr. Fields took his seat the gallert and the crowds upou the floor broke ont tuto the most uproarious applause, witch the Speaker in vain attempted to suppress. The speceh fell like A DOMBSHELL among the repablicans. For a second or so not one of (lem rose jrom his. seat even to attempt to make areply. Loud cries were heard upon all sides for “Littlejohn,” but he Was powhero to be found at the moment, It was fe that he alone could the po. wish to place ‘ce the storm boldly for the saxe of mht colleague, aud as messenger after messen- who tt been sent im search of him ee Whit.’ Fielda was speaking, rusi in out iM a anounced that he could not be tound bara eitement on the republican side becamo’t Fields, iy wever, loat no ine atter he had taken hit reat, pnd, J08t as Litticjoha hurriedly entered the chamber ax! Alvord Woe abeut to i180 ty speak, great diMlouity the Speaker was enabted to restore | Mr. } egontiemen | ty has | tocal in its | made a motion that the Honse shontd then and there adjourn until ten o’clook the next morning, and at ence followed this up @ motion that demo- crats should go into caucus, These motions were carried with © persect yell by the democrats, and then there ensued a scene of the MOST INDESCRIBABLE CONFUSION, The democrats crowded apont Fields to congratu. late him upon the stand he had taken, while several republicans, excited to the highest pitch, jumped upon the desks near where he stood and endeavored by loud calls of order to attract the attention of their colleagues, ANOTHER ‘4§1L1,)) IMMINENT. Hitchman, mean;whtle, had lett the chair, and, in attempting to find his wa: Phooey. the crowd to- wara Fields, caught sight of Goodrich standing on one of the desks ecniaine, in a violent man- ner and crying ont something about justice, the meaning of which, owing to tue hubpub which pre- vaited, could not be understood. Mitchman made some remark as to what tho republicans had done to create trouble, when Goodrich cried out “What kind of a caucus are yon going to have—a | secret ono?” with @ sneering emphi upon the word secret, fs Hitchman retorted—"“We aro to have a caucts that will not de like that of the republicans.” The members now began to prees thickly about Hitehman,- possibly anticipating that the general | excitement might tn te end wind up ina row, and to add to the confusion the crowds tn tho galleries } can unnbung down the stairways, and roshing | pellmeh into the body of the House despite the eiforts of the doorkcepers to keep them Out. << eee Goodrich from his perch fuatly managed to make his voice heavd above the dim, and yelled ont, “Why, | whenever you folks want to pass a just bill, you can always lind votes on our side of tle House, but not | Hitobman at this time stood immediately beneath Goodrich, on the Noor, and exciiedly exclaimed, tha yon LO Bay upon the subject? You are Agory . tIs only your opinion,” replied Goodrich, } “ond it fs entitled to but Ntle weight.” | , How this scene would have ended it wor to tell had the Sergeant-at-Arma pot su | metuing bis posse tometner and clearing the floors, { leaving only tie democratic members remalning. "HE CAUCUS | was then called to order, and Mr. Frear was selected as chairman, Mr. Jacobs, who had not been present before the adjournment, opeucd the proceedings by asking for iniormation a8 fo why the caucus had been called, Mr, FIELvs, after explaining what had happened in the House, stated tat ho held in his hand a dratt of a law providing for the election of a person to re- present the Sixteenth Assembly district in place of Mr. Irving, which he would present for their con- sideration, The bill, which reads as follows, was then read by the cler AX Aon to provide for apeotal election to fll the rneanoy in the Sixteenth cistrict of the county of New York, caused by the resignation of James lrving, ‘The people of te State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follow n shail forthwith be held in the Six. { ombly district of the connty of New York to fill | the vacsney caitcol by the resivnation of James Irving. The | Secretary of Slate shall Immedintely direct the Sheriff of the elty and county of New Yerk (o cive notlco and fix the day on ‘which such election shall take place, which aball not exceed five cays after he shall have Leen ao directed by the Secretary of Stato. 8 ‘The said election shall take place on the day so fxot by anid And shalt Ke held unier the direction of the inspectors and canvacsera for said district, duly clecied | crappoiated, Immediavely upon the closing of the polla the Several canvassers shall procoed to canvass the votes received jection and make return thereo? to the county clerk of said conaty, and he shall forthwith transmit the sald ean- | vaue and return to the Secretary of State, On the receipt of return the Secretary of Stute shall forth- ceriuin who has received the greatest nim at such specia! election, and shall issue a fny forth the fact of the election of the perzoun of voles and shall tranemit the saine to the Speaker of the Avsembly and the person go elected shall take the oath of ottiee as required by aw. ed certificate get who have received the greatest numb All acta or parts of acts inconsistent with the pro- visioas of this act are hereby repealed so fur as the sane | apply to the enccial clection herein provided SEc. 4, This act shail take eifect {mmediatcly. Mr, FLeLps, at the close of the reading, then sald that there was no provision of law to flil a vacancy during the session, and that the biil was meant to | meet the defect in the statutes, Mr, Jacons—What will we do if we cannot pass this bul? Is it to be presented to throw the respon- sibility of its defeat upon the republicans, or is it simply to fill the vacancy ? Mr. Frepps—My desire is to have a vote taken on the bil and then offer a resoluuon to adjourn until | the vacancy shail be filled. If the minority set | themselves agarnst ft, then no other bill shall be passed with the aid of a democratic vote, and an | adjourninent sine die will be had, We will Ici the minor.ty take the responsibility of the defeat of the bill and tts consequences. Here the resointions passed by the republican caus cus were real for the iniormation of the members, Mr. Jacous thon remarked:—I_ have been for thir- teen years connected in some way or other with ine Leatslainre of tits State, and I asstrt Nere that never before heard of & more outrargous proposi-+ ton than ths. proposition which ts unbecotuing & great party end the men who belong to li, No man cau say that lever by act or word placed myse!f in hostility to the jnst policy of my Pasig J have often had occasion to differ with my col. | leagues, wend when I have IT never fitnched from What I considered my duty, no mat- ter whether republicacs were intercsied or not. But wien the representatives of the party which is m a tminority {n this State attempt to ate- tate to the legal majority elected to this House, tien, sir, J feci it to Se my duty to stand shoulder to shoulder with every man who opposes the ont- rage. But we should not, onthe spur of the mo- ment, in the heat of the hpur, go too far. Let us retiect upon the consequences; cousiger, calmly and dehberately, the results that may flow ‘from wnat ever action We may take here to-night. So far, the proposition of the minority {sagainst us. If they come here after a causas had bound them to one single [os gee wieasvve, [ would have nothing to say; but owing to our misfortune, caused by no | fanit of our own, they come and cry out, “We now have you. in our power, and we will exercise th wer”? Did you ever hear of a victor submit | tine tothe van@nished after his victory? We hero represent a majority of from thirty to forty thou- sand ih this State, and now by an accident we are without & proper majority, Now, I say here that, responsible as my trasts have been, as anxious as am that bills of importance now in & transition state should pass, Tsay rather than submit to this outrage of the minority let us sink our Supply and our Appropriation bills and stand by our party with respect and dignity. This plot is not a question of New York city against tho country, We represent } not ourselves, not the county ef Kings, of New York or any otner special connty in_ this” emergency, but we represcnt the great democratic pariy | of this State, and we owe to that party respect and duty. It {s tho representative pron f which ts to lead the van in the great lresi- ential contest near at hand—the party toward which all eyes are now turned in every part of the nation, If we falter now where siall we stand when the great struggle begins? Go to tho: tates Where the democrats are in @ minority, where the! are not represented, and you will find thei stand- ing firmly against ail oads. What would they think of us if we give Way hore, and, because of a lossen- ing of our strength in tae Legislature, we cry out that we canaot stand firm? We have a duty to per- form which should be performed withont hesitation, We owe it to the respect we have for ourselves and the justice whiclr our constituents expect at our bands that we should not give way an fuch in this struggle. Representing our party faithfully, let us sO act that while we do justice to ourselves we also do justice to the people of the entire State. Let us pass this bill to-morrow. Let us have a vote upon it. We have a Speaker of nerve, who will not fail to do his duty with firmness. It 13 @ privileged bill, and as suciit must be offered. Let the minority appeal It vy like against this, and we will sustain | the Speaker. Let thom vote against itif they dare, and we will adjourn until, under the law, we can Mil the vacant ti Mr. Fretv—If the bill fs ordered to a third reading and does not pass We wiil adjourn until the election is filed. Py that means we will piace the minority on: the record before thé people. We can take hoja of it the = first thing in; "the morning, consider it in Committee of tne Whole, tf need be, thon we can order it toa thira reading, and if the minority defeat ti let taem take the consequences. Let us give thema fair opportu. nity to mcet the question, and do it in @ way that will be honorabie to ourselves, There is a vacancy inthe Sixteenth district. There ts no law on tho Statute book which prescrives how it can be filled, aud yet tt 1s but right that every constituency shouid be répresenred, {f thts case Was to England the Crown would igsue tts warrant, and special eltction would have to be held, We propose to make a law by which the vacancy can be Biled; let us give the minority an opportui'ty to do it, and if they fal ours Will nut be ‘he biame, Mr. Hitoum4N—There ts one thing which concerns us of which [must speak. lregard the iutroauc- tion of this Dill asa question of privileme, ant f de- sive to say that, sianding on an equal footing with | all as a represeniative of the people, f will hoid that | no constituency will be deprived of representation here while it (3 in. my power to aid in letting them be represented. My party shali not suffer, the con- stituency of the Sixtcenth district shall not sutier, the Interests of this State shail not sufier by my uc- tion, and I give 1 here, to be understood by all, What | as far asin me lies I will exert my power that no constituency shall suffer by my action, There wil | be to-morrow ho snch thing as snap judgments, bat justice must aud shall prevail, be tne consequeaces what they may. Mr. Woop—i did not know, as I bettove but fow persons did Know, before 1 camie to this louse to- hight, that this cancus was to be heid; nor dtd I in- tend, once it had been cailed to order, to take any other part in its deliberations than to vote on what. ever proposition might be made. I will state that I cordially agree with all that has been said by the rentieman from New York and the geuileman from ings county. The law as to the filting of the ‘acaucy Is defective, and no represontative of the Sixteenth district can be obtained but py a speaal election, I believo that when this bill is ee it shonid be stripped of all delay and at mee put pon its final passage. The question of journment 18 naturally involved in this matter, ‘The more cautiously we go the moro certain we will be not to make @ bluacer, as I think the minority have done tn the action they saw fit to take in their caucng to-day. If the Dill should not pass a joint resolution to adjourn until the vacancy can be filed Will cover the whole ground. Mr. NACHTMANN then make n few remarks, claim- ing that the defeat of the bill would be the best campaign document the democrats, cowd carry invo ‘the next campaign. Mr. Freipg then stated that the democratic Sen- ators would heartily concur tu any action taken by their friends in the Assembly. The statement was reveived with rousing cheers. A motion was then made that tie Dill should be considered In the House 1 Jo-mosroy p38 privicued gap aud Ibas the deme | the other 9 crats should vote as a body through all the necessary stages. to put the bill on its third reading, Bs lessrs. Weed, Jacobs, Fields, Teneyck, Nicholas, Hill and Wiley were then appointed to examine the Jaws on the subject of filling vacancies. A commit. tee was then appointed to wait upon the democratic Senators, who were in caucus, and returned and stated that they had no communication to mak but that they would stand by their friends in th lower House in the he pomnoe they had taken. Tho caucus then adjourn TUB ROW IN THE SENATE began ina more quiet way than that in the Fonse, The Senate, while the House was in such an uproar, happened to be in Committee of the Whole on a bul for extraordinary repairs to the canals, when Tweed opened the bail by moving to rlse and report pro- gress, In doing 89 he sald:— Mr. Chairman, I make this motion for the purpore making another motion when. woxet, lato the Senate” T by the fag Journ t that our friends on the other side have decided that We shall ’o no mor bustuess here until cartaly matters are nxed to their satisfaction, In view of that de cision on their part we, the democrats, have made up our pilads (hal until we Low whether leztslation ta going to be impeded by tho united action of the gentlemen upon the other side we do not caro to psa this or any other bill, ‘Therefore we propose to adjourn. in order thot we may cet together to decide what course of action {t 1s bert for ua to pursue under the circumstances . ‘Nhe OLERK proceeded to call the roll, ‘The Chawman di rected those who were 'n favor of seporting progress In the Dill to rite and stand tilt counted, M ‘BKER stood up, whereupon Mr. Kennely said to i | | i | ( t ' ‘bin, it down; you are not in iavor of reporting pro gress. Mr. PARKER—I have no objecifon, I am ready to meet | the now. Messrs, TWEED and BRADLEY—This is the time and place to meet ft, ‘The motion was carried by a vote of 15 to IL. The chairman of the commiitee reported progress in the Dill and the President resumed the chair, Mr. HUnYARD—Unless the benator from the Fourtecnth desives to make that motion, I desire to move that the Sen- ate disagree with the report of tho committee and that inis Dill be ordered to a third reading. Mr, KFNNEDY-—Uh, that ia not iatr. Ther are other gen- Uemen here who desire to oer amendments, Mr. Huncarp—I withdraw the motlon, I was out of the Chamber ana did not understand what was going ou, Mr. HARDESEERGI—L move to disagree with the report of the committeo and to order the bill to a thira reading, Mr, sRADLEY--Don't do that. Mr, TwRRb—T wonld not do tt. Several Rupuniican sNArons—Don't—don't press that motion, Mr, ManoRNEERGH—I withdraw the motion, My friends on both sides (aud L have (riends on both sides) requice me to do it, and T-do so. Mr. Lonb—I renew the motion, and upon it T wish to say a word. Ipropose to proceed with legislation until we ad Journ finally, notwithstanding the Aieviy Journal or any Other republitan paper, or any republican, T care not what they aay or what they do, I propose to atay here and put th republicaze of this Legisiature on recor. I do not prop torudjoura this Legieinture bocanse tha, H:eviny Jon si kay Wwe must adjonrh.” I propore to atand here an & democrat, ts proceed with legislatiou aud put my republican brethren ‘on fecord npon every queation. Mr. KENNEDY—Ard we propose to stand by you in that. Mr, Woop pe that the Senator from the Twenty: eighth will not insist npon bis motion, because there are Several ainendments to the bill yet to be offered—two of which T have in my possession, and whieh have been drawa or recommended by the Canal Commiationers, Mr. Loun—There will ve no objection to putting in any amendment on the third reading ot the bill, Mr, Woopty--fhe Senator can answer for himeelf as to that, but not for otters. C have not yet had an opportavity to offer these amendments, an aire to fer them. ‘The Senator from the Tweny-efghth gays he pro- osvs to stan: here as a democrat and co on with legialation. propose to stand here with him, not asa democrat, not as aropnblican, but asa Senator representing a district In th State, and’ to de my duty | caliniy | and | cvotly Without the slightost degreo of bad temper or bad blood, it Snything has been done tia t isindiscreet or wrong, let those Who have done it bear the responslvllity. 4 propose to stay here and do my duty until the majority see fit to adjourn this, Legislature; and it’ they see tt to do tt prematurely the re- sibitily will rest upon thelr shoulders. T propose Lo co my duy here, not only upon this bill, but upon every vill, every motion, every | resolution, every question that, comes before ‘us, whether it como Further from our eide of the house or from the other side, F suc Teay that 1 dieel jin nero and now recognizing any thing as “this siae” or * the oluer side" of tois body. stand hese as acitizen and as a public oliicer, ready to do wy duty fearless y upon all measures that come beiore ue; and Tbelfeve thet alter a night's rest and rettection my brother Senators will ail come here prevared to do the samo thing. Mr. LORD—I congratniate my friend from the Twenty Gfth (Mr, Woodln) upon his decision, announced ta termined, quiet, honorable and ta.r way, to continue 1egi tion heve until the end, and be will find me ready to weet him half way upon all questions. Lem glad that he for one repwilates what the Koving fount! sa nt, Lhope there will Le more republicaas to do the sat Mr. WOODIN—air. 'renldent, I have not repudiated or proved or endorecd anything that the Being Journ be Bald or dane this evening, of hereto‘or it may here- after say or do, voz have T sald anything wt ali upon shat Budject. Those who control the Lvenig sonra publish what they please, and J suppose that they have secn fit to jouish the nrcicies witch {he Senator refers to. Mr. GENET 1 wish to ask the Senator {rom the Twenty- Ati (Mr. Wooain), wheter they publish documents wih his name sigaed to them without Ela consent ? Mr. WouriN—1 never gave my conseut to publish any- ny Mf GENFT—Did you attach your name to the resolution that they publianed unis eventnyT Mr. We dopiN—L did attach my name to the resolution [ibich youhaveseon pubished, but Thad wo Idea of coving 1, pubiished, f. TWEED—Mr. Presidenty st 18 tn order that we may do exacily what the Senator from the Twenty-ffth (Mr. \ oo!in) suugetts, in order that we may ait down an‘ reflect calmiy upon tbe conrse we ought to pursue, in view of the extra- ordinary action of our republican friends, that we propose toudjourn. We wishto get together and conguit with cach other and ascertain, if wo can, what our {lenuds, the ropub- Neans, mean. ‘They act ‘in before foen or heard oc in a i ‘Thoy Gel together and decide that. certain bills are to be considered fs poitical measuces, aud that because they are political bits they are. to be ignored, When the parties in a legis! tive body differ ia their views of certain up and cougider and amend nd try to come to an agreement ahont them; ere point blank declaration that repablicans consider certain bil political, that therefore tigy cnnnot consider them oF touch them aball. Imag Matton couid hardly have conccived Such action posible by s great political party. lero. are intéresia and great responsibill- ary to pass {n some form in order way is tv take those measures them but t! on goverment of are cities in yet our repuvlican friends get together ‘and sign paper stnting that thew are political bfils, nd hat therefore — the cannot be con order that the democrats of this Legislaiuro mey retest and it calmly, in order trat they may not be blinded by passion or resid co, asl fear some of the gertiemen were who signed the Leertny Sournnt manifesto, that we propose to adjourn now. We propose to meet these gentlemen haliway. The Senator trom the Seventeenth (Mr, Parker) saya he is ready to moot tue iaaue, Now is the time to meet It. The thing Is in its infancy. It bas juat been brought forth. Let tus sit down at once and eotisider what course we ought to pursue, Itisa matter for gravo consideration. While we are willing to ndmit that the gentlemen upon the other side are governed in thelr extraordinary action by what they consider pure and proper motives, we desire to have the game motives aliributed to’ us, and we desire to have an opportunity to do ' what they have done—to ‘sit dowa together and consul decide what wo ought to do under the clrentostanc certain bila are to be marked out by these gentlemen as political bili, and 1{ they decree that, because they are political bilig, tuey are not to be discussed, amended or con- sidered. It is in sidered = at ail wh w novel species of political _aetion. “and probably have to be met in Now, we want to consult calmly, quietly and c ously about the course we are to puraue. We cannot do ithere. In the cx- citement it be said on one side or the other that would be unpleasant. Ihave no doubt that cur friends upon the other side have carcfully and cautiousiy con- xidernd ther action and we desire to consider oure in the fame way, I desire to mect their action 1m the most amtcable way poasible, but nt the sate tine T desire that the interests of ‘my constiinents shall not anier, and I Intend that they shalt be prot-cted and mainiained in @ careful, discreet and proper manner, Mr. LE W15—Mr. President, Lam surprised at this temper. Being somewount of a novice'in, potiticnl itie I do not under- stand what the trouble {8 or why our distineu'shed friends upon the other side are excite? over this matzer, ‘Mr. Twrep—We are not excite: at all, Mr. LRW16—I have been here two winters, and Ihave nt- tended some caucuses and Ihave heard o} upon the other ale. Thave heard alter tho: fn them our friends had determined npon action upon certain subjects, and J have observed that after- wards when those subjects bad been under «is. ussion here the Senators upon the other side e very iraukly stated what they considered poiitt- cal and what they consicered non-polliical bills, ana T nave found them, without a aingie exception that I ean now cai to mind, voling solltly in & boy in favor of their political dill, There have been cazes when Indiviaual mem- bers upon the repndifean wide of the Hous not voted with their party upon _ ques. a8 that some of them considered partisan questions. e.done it myself, and the Senator from the Twelfth 1s triet (Mr. Thayer) bas doxe iy within a tew days past, by tho evening papers that the republican membera bare met together aud decided that they will consider certain bilis to be partisan bills, Among these are two which apply to my ‘own city-—bills that have been announced ide ag partisan billa, One of these bil's waa w Giscussion here laat evening, and ipon It we were arrayed, Tepudiierns ag syet we find there ge npoa tue ot geising Into a rage simply, because the ican the minority fn both branches ot ture, have announced over their signa- they cousider these bits pattiean me: Whatof it? Haven't we rigut to annonnce what we consider partisan bills? Haven't we a right to pledge ourselves each to the other thut we will oppose these bills? Certalaly we have, and that all wo tinvo done. But, tho action of the republicans iu tals case has beea published. Well, the xction of canewses yensraily has been known shorlly niter they have ndjonred, “We have announced our action in tila case, and ft is said that our frieada upon the other alte propose to adjourn, because we have announced that we will not ait down with them and conault {n reterence to these meas We have made 00 such announcement; but tye fact fa they will not consult wits us. Thoy have fixed tall for my own city, without asking @ single elector In hat city, and agains the tivo-thirda vote of the Common Council ef thateity. They have fixed up that bill to sult themselves, an’ have Brought it here be- fore the Senate and voted unitedly in support of i. We ipposed that one of the members upon that side of the House might revel oa that bili; but all ¢ by their untied action, ins’ constituents, who do not thea ?—Iis it a thing about which excited—that we who are in the minority jad Logetuer to protect the interests of our constitu- We do not refuse to consult with you, gentlemen, ou, but you Ox up your as you plea i nof allow ts to cross a tor dot an {, knd seek to force them upon us, aud then you got exetted and say thot we will not conm!t arith zou, Youhave meacures here in reforence to tue city of New York which the public press o{ that elty aay ought rot to pnas. Herice weoppoxe thse Tncaaures asa body. That isall, We nnonaced, aad, a8 ve Faid, you have yourecl ented! here what you consider pariy measures and what uot, Now, gentlemed, co on quietly with your legislation, and It you are not able to foreo these bills upow people who do nut Ve- sire them, why goon and pase such bills as thoy to desire, and you will Sid republic » Senators mecting you haif way. Mr, TWEED—If the Senator will brush his memory » Mitt) he will remember that my proposition was mado in order to Parent our getting excited. and now, to prevent the vossl- ‘ity of tt, L move that we adjourn. PARKER=If (he Scuator will withdraw his motion— ‘Tw aeD—I cannot withdraw It. veral Sonators deinanded your and nays ani the Clerk the democratic Senators her upon foreicg f upon wi it Ue itenrp should shou rocended to enll the roll, When the name of Me. Parker wae called he asked to be excused froin voting ani sail: Mr, Prosident—The Senator from tue Fourth (My. Tweed) a that the republican members of thie Lecisiature have retused to consier cortain bills; that they have rotted <e shin act upon them or to have anything to do with them. he saya that without serto: Sere the Senator refers to the resaititio: republican rembers of the Legislature and evening, The language thore used, ufler pete bitie, whtab have been squarely vutod for byt pnd savtarely voted ag if vote bas been taken, is t consistentiy with h Seach pe You present bill and t wo lave night which im always ec that them as party measures, Not that we ‘vit ¢ any factious action im regard to them, not that we refuse wad consider tem, but it wo consider them party mea- nd that we Will hot support thom, an wo any In these reaglutione. Jpubmit to you, ceytlomen, ta inirness, yut in jemocrata, whenever & » aan them, sod by all parties 1G | might very well go and do busine eatname, Soak that {s our buatness, as a potttical party. Wer as a have this right. 'e have exerctee! e A, Send ei “lands road cand od belo tit nde nl ‘wilt stand by it, not that we will be factions, not that we willmake any Szypropet legislative attack upon any bus not that we will (@ any extraordinary or disbonoral oti; but as to theae bill, which we Lelieve 9 be cont {othe pabllo interests, and which are presse | aolely in | mocralic interest, we,'aa republicans, will not support them, Tent tS ke thar positions, “have. never beard that a ons . er od to aletate the course of the party has heretofore pany in opporition, and I do not belive that it can be doug Enccenatally in this case. The democrats would not oo Oo uch: egy al fa a moment. ‘ee respect for ol oipline which Was organized _ by Martin wre Dares and which carried the dem party to the heights of its would for @ moment snomit to have thelr eause dictated by the party opposed to them. Gentlemen, we take the same position, | say it with ro- spect, with kindness and witnout feeling, but with earnest. 8 and firmness. We will not eubmit to be dictated to, Now it ia, of course, proper that you should take time to consider this matter, and although ‘I think we for an bour or two lonjer this evening, yet if you cesira to proceed to consulta tion ant coneurriog immedia.cly of courre that '* your right Wo freely concede to you the samo right that we demane and instat upon for ourselees. ‘Therefore. if yon see ‘:t to nd- fret now ft fs proper that we should do 60, to meet again career to believe that th fo-morrow oF the next day or amonth from now--to mect, I in foot humor, and yet along as pleagantly together as wehave done heretorore--I withiraw my request to be ex- cused and vote “No,” Mr. Hanphwnbita—T made the usual request tnat Sena- tors make here when they want to get an opportunity to say something. (Langhter.) I have had time to cool of now, and to get ria of the excitement under which my friend trom the Thirty-firet (Lewis) — supposed that we on this side were laboring. (Laughter, M& friend, domocrats here took the hatishty ‘ courge olresiining ant going home, leavingt he people to decide what was to be done; but that act was followed by tho samo result that will follow this act of yonrs, They never cot Into power ple or again, exeopt occasionally, until now. The peo- marked’ them, as the will mark iy part the fragment. of a party, that underinkes to ato ‘ation by such means, “You take tha actfon in consc- ones of arecent occurrence tn the Assembly, whicl ena- tion 3 you to stop leg! min “hia way but you should as legislators, E cht to mec, the fate of the democratic bolters of 1851. Cancns as much as you please, gentlemen, but do not go outside of these halla anil announce in the newspapers thatyou are banded together iike #ome secret organization against (his or that measure of leyisla~ tion, That ts not way to legislate, This 1 & very strange condition of adairs, out 1 make the mark’ without any degreo of heat of excitement, and now, aay, In conclusion, that but for the fact that these ie boya’and the clerks, who have really work of this Sorat. pply bill done abont all the of the iallure of the adjournment o1 ‘thie 1 inst reports of” my C satlafies (Laughter. ) ‘The motion to ndjourn war carried by the following vote, ANd accordingly the Senate adjourned til ten A. M. ot videy ‘AvES—Mexere, Ranks, Bradley, Cauldwell, Creamer, Frost, GenetyGraham, Mardenburg, Hubbard, Lewis, Mor anu, &, F. Norton, Ml. Norton, Pieree, San'or4,"Tyvoed. Navre—Mesave. Bowen, Krand, Chapman, Elwood, Har- ending, Kennedy, Lord, Minier, Parker, ‘Scott, Thayer, inslow, Woodin—Ayes 18, nayes 13. As soon .as the Senate adjourned the democrats went into caticns; bat as it was held with closed doors It ia not exactly known what was sald or done, It ts understood, however, that they decided to act in concert with the democrats in the House, and refase to pass any bill until that providing for the special election géts through. If the renubil- cans defeat it they wiil join with the lower House and adjourn until the vacancy can be filled, After the caucus the Senators adjourned to the Wxecutive Chainber, where they were closeted with the Gov- eruor unul near midnight, It is neediess to state that Tm TOWN IS WILD with excitement over the sudden stand taken by the democrats. To-morrow is looked forward to wiih considerable anxiety, and the general impression prevalls that lo compromise can now bridge the gulf between the two parties in bo.h houses, and that the republicans will, to @ man, go against tue special bill, Another Republican Cancus—A Democrare Last Chance—fie Morning Session Called Earlier Than Us: ALBANY, April 14—1 A. M. | to this present writing the parties hav nets and in the tmmortal “Rigoletto” qnartet. Was assisted by Adelaide Phil'ps, the queen contraltos; Leoni, an excellent young tenor, and the Veteran Roncont. A smatl orchestra, under Hetg- mann’s baton, supplied the tnstrumentat music Miss Renz sings again on Sarurday, THE COAL MINERS’ TROUBLES. No Conference Yot Weld Between the Opposiug Parties, An Amiceble Settlomont Anticipated ~Concessiong to be Made on Both fidos—The Horald’s Age vice Heeded—Feeling Among tho M: Distrust of the Board of Arbitration. SORANTON, Pa., April 18, 1871, it was anticipated that o conference would take place to-day between the company ofilcers and the delegates composing the Convention of Miners, but gether. The Convention was sti!l deliberating tits’ evening, and it is expected that the interviows wilt, not come off until to-morrow, or perhaps later. “Tt has been before predicted that both sides of the controversy are undergoing careful covat eration, and no movement wil! be made savoring in ine least dogree of haste, The deliberations of the miners prowise good resulis froin the length of time cone sumed in them, and [ am pleased to say that during the whole of to-laya much more topeful opinion’ has pervaded the ct There is more confidence felt that tue troubles aro likely to soon have am amicable settlement, It may be satd that the ime partial and earnest manner In watch the whole sabe | ject has been treated in the Herato has oxerted @ powerful influence for good, Tho miners and core porations breve been brought to a realizing sense that only through mutual concessions, and by # spirit of conciliation, conld the dificuities be ar ranged, and both ibit_ @ alsposition to etep square on the platform laid down by your paper ; Thear to-night that each have determined to red cede somewhat from the positions which have been so stubbornly maintained for four long, weary months, and will no longer stand like a couple of angry school boys daring each other to knock @ chp from off a shoulder. I has been intimated that the company 1s disposed to drop the propositions'to pay only cignty-stx cents per diamond car, and to-day I learn that the miners will give up the demand for basis and accept one dollar a car when coal sels for five dollars in New York. These intimations from rellable sources has had the evect to improve the tone of the community, aud hence the easier feeling .to which Ihave alluded, Upon propositions [ think there can be an agree- the only question which can cause another hitch belng that about the men going to work at ouce and then fixing up the matter vy arbitration, The men are still very tenacions upon this point, and will strongly insist upoa a full understandin; before operations are resumed, Great Scarecrow ho umpire, and when thei reasou can be coi. vinced that individuals cannot be bougnt uP by the capitalists the rough edges of an ace t ment will be rounded off Caretuily we all things, { think the situation to-nigl most gratifying, and that the whole affair could have been arranged three months just as The republicans, a little after midnight, issued call for another caucus, which will be held to-mor- row morning at nine o'clock. A TRIOK. The democrsts will meet as members of the Legts- lature at half past nine o’clock, The Speaker this moruing adjourned the lower Hyuse to meet at that hour, and this evening adjourned it to ten o'clock after the republicans had left. So it will be seen that "the democrats will get the start of the republicans by half an hour, What they propose to do beiore the minority pot in an eppearance at ten o'clock ts a question which is troubling a good many people. AMUGEMENTS, WaALis.ck’s THEATa2.—Some time ago there ap- peared in a Western newspaper a statement that the great agriculturist, Horace Greeley, on being applied to by a Western farmer as to the proper cul- tivation and best sort of broom corn, was answered that there were two kinds of broom corn, the plain handied and the striped handy broom varicties; but that the seed which produ the plain handled broom was a much hardier variety than the striped handled article; and the author of this statement, they say, was pronounced by the farmer of Chappa- qua a stupid har, This brings us to the new play of “The Liar,” which ts a very old play, brought out for the Orst time at Wallack’s last night. Young Wilding, the hero of “The Liar,” is a genUleman with whoin lying las become & chronic habit, and in the indulgence of which he takes a keen delight. Ar- rived in London, tn company with Papillon, a follower of his, he finds himself invotved in a ren- contre with an unknown beawy whom he meets in St. James’ Park, True to is instincts, he gives full license to his imaz.native statements, the better to prosper his suit with her, and irom one bold aight of mendactty proceeds to the extreme lengths of fiction. Sir James Eiltot, a favored suitor of the lady, whom Young Wilding {3 pursuit 1s treated to the same dish of florid imagery, aud, in conse- quence, reproaches tie lady for her want of iath and leaves her. At this juacture Old Wilding ar- rives, full of projects for the marriage of ns son With @ lady of great wealth and beanty—none other, in- deed, than the lady (Miss Grantham) who had ac- cepted sir James Elliot’s addresses. To ¢3- cape @ union which he fears might pre- vent his ursuit of tne new tamorata, Young Wilding, with his wouted readiness, invents & previous marriage and surrounds his com- pulsory wedding with a whole host of impossible and thrilling incidents, In this denghtful state of confusion, in which @ good crop of equivoqne has been evolved, the first act terminates, The second Act, a3 @ natural consequence, brings Young Wuld- ing’s escapades to A ciimax. Fle is tricked by Misa Grontiam, Who assumes the character of the wife of bis imagination, and having mystiied the mon- dacious hero shows him up in his trae colors before her friend Miss Godfrey, his father, Sir James Filiot, and his satellite, Papillon. The charming manner in which “The Liar” was presented last night aé this theatre warrants, us in hating it as a deligutrul addition to the répertoire of Wallack’s. Mr. Lester Wailack played Young Wilding as perhaps vo other actor could do. His déonnaure, sprightly manner, his quick apprehension of the authors most subtle meaning and his entire embo.ument of the ¢ thoughtiess and light-hearted dandy were fauiti In all the’scenes of repartee and humor he was so thotoughly at home and so thorougiily enjoyed wiat he did tnat the audience were with him in every lace of the text, His appearance and costuming were alike perfect. He was supported admirably by Mrs. Clara Jennings and Miss Mestayer, Mr. Jolin Gilvert, Mr. Marlowe and Mr. Williamson. Mrs, Clara Jennings was very charming and de servedly received recognition of her merits from the audience. ‘The piece will be played every © ing (except Saturday) uutil farther hoctce, and may be pronounced a great success, The evening's cn- tertainment closed with the popular ‘comedietta,’? as they now style it, entitied “His Last Legs, which Mr. Leonard,’ Mr. Lanagan, Mr. Ringgold, Mr. John Brougham, Mrs, Johu Sefton, Miss ira Miss Blaisdeli and Miss Clayton appeared, in addi. tion to the parties engaged in the firs’ piece, thus giving the audience a pretty fair idea of the strength, in quality, vertety and numbers, of Wailack’s excel. Jent company. Same bill this evening. The haad- some and elegant costumes ladies’ and gents’.—of the fashions of the cpoeh represented in “The Liar” are worth an evenina’s study to persons interested lu exquisite dressing. STAD? THEATER.—Madame Seebach muae her re- appearance last evening in the comedies of “School” (“Erzichungs Resultate”) and “All Aboard” (“Im Wartesalon erster Klasse’ She was equally good in both assumptions, Her acting was characterized by an artistic ease and naturalness which showed the versatility of her talents, Madame Seehach possesses the gift of being able to identify with tie part she impersonates, and may be satd to stuk her own individuality in tie character. She 18 a sterling artist, but her acting lacks the fresnness and pt- quancy which are the characteristics of younger arustes. She was ably supported by Herr Du: browsky and the other performers, [¢ ts said that Mr. Grau has made arrangements for Madame see- beach to give her farewell performance tn conjunc- fiona with Mr, Edwin Booth at the Academy of Masic, The tragedy of “famict will propably be pase with Madame Seebacn and dir, Booth in heir respective roles, =, STSINWAY HALI—MIss Casstz RENZ.—That rents are and have been long high in New York is a fact that admits of no discussion; but we doubt if ever before in this city they were known to reach G sharp in alt, until the young lady whose name heads this notice demonstrated the fact to a large audience at Steinway’s last night. She is a very promising young artiste, and onc that. with the necossary expe Trence, 18 bound to make her mark in her profession. Her voice ig of that aay biralike 5 and flexible nature pecuilar to a class of American soprant; but it is also lacking in power, expressiv! bot ae =) finds = dit ¥ to sustain no inary length. was @ very forced and nartistic. Method adopted by her friends to advertise ber voice on the bilia by mentioning the fact in n that she sings G sliarp in alt. it would havo been more judicious to nave her claims as an artist on something more substantial than a fugitive note, a more trick of thia kind. The cédutante sang the “Caronome,”” | from “Rigoletto,” ihe Venzauo waltz, in a gouple of -| less and easily as now, If the company had been less arro- gant and pas but dare lnee a cena me a a all hazards, and the country might been A very serious lafitetion if capital had been Jess soul- rasping in its demands, The public may be serious in Its destro to know why the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rate road Company sustains so prominent a posiiioa in the negouations now going on. ‘This ts explained. by stating tat that corporation is in tne compina- tion or conspiracy with the Doiaware, Lacka- wanna find Hudson Canal Company, and the Pennsylvania ‘Cost Company, aud control tha coal trade fn this rerio ‘Two years ago these three great monopolies compacted to allow a uniform rate of wages, each agreeing to pay ag much for purchasing coal as the othera, In all straggies with the men the Delaware, Lackawana and W rn Company acts as the cats- paw for {ts broiher monopolies, and it has always been ready io so act. ‘ The General Hoard of Arbitration will meet om Monday next, etther at Mauch Chunk or Pottsville, and for the first time in this country the greap panacea for business dimiculties 13 to be tried, 16 may not be out of place to remark that although the General Council of Mmers has recommended this experiment, it nas done so for the purpose of seetng how it will work rather than in any confidence that if will accomplish the tuuinense re- suits predicted for it by those who have been at @ loss what to suggest for exiating and oft recurring trouble in the coal fielas. However thoroughly recommended by some, it must be said that arbitration ts not realty re- garded with much favor by eituer the operators or the miners, The former are opposed to tt be they ave no idea that aroltrators fro 1 Schay! can properiy act upon matiers wineh may occur in Luzerue, and the men are airald of it becanso they Imagine that they may be sold out. ‘The first board of arbitrators will, there‘ore, have a hard time o1 it, and it is believed that the whole subject will ulite mately have to be referre] each to the dtstricts and thus make the arbitration local instead of general. The next few days wall develop matters of the deepest interest to the coal trade, WEATHER REPORT. WAR DEPARTMENT, THE CHIEF SIGNAL OvFICER, WASHINGT: D. C., April 15—7:30 P, M, Synopsts Jor ¢ Twenty-four Hors, The area of low pressure has moved eastward into the Eastern States and Now York. The pres sure has steadily diminished over the country cast of the Rocky Mountains, and is now very low ip Towa and in the lower Mississippi valley, with very general clondiness, Westerly winds have prevailed on the lakes, but easterly winds are now reported ia tho Mississippi vail OFFICE 0% Probapttities, Tt !s probabie that udy weather will on Priday very generally prevail, with light rains at afew boints in the South and Southwest. Easterly windg on Lake Miciigan and nortnoasierly on Lake Sa perior. “Tle WEATHER YESTESDAY. The following recor Wil sudw tie chaages in the temperature for the past twonty-four hows 12 om. parison with the corresponding day of last year, as led by the thermometer at Hudnavs Page , HERALD Kailding, coraer of Aun sireet:— 4970. 187M. 457), 187L 6 bt OPM, Tk 69 SL 63 GPL Mu eeeee G8 5 0 -5T UPL Meee. OT BT 61 60 12 PA +6 54 oO Average temperature for corresponding date last year oe OLY “TELEGRAPMIG NEWS ITEMS. Incenwtinriem ts pretty rife ta Mtysourt. ‘The French Reilet Fair in Boston realized 214,000 April it, ary W. Bisuop, of Lennot, Mass died at vhat plage Rey. Josopn An: Muss, do Anna Gtba ff Unitarian clerayman of Miiton, i] known as @ confidence operator, with is indicted for trial ia Hudson, N, ¥. ‘The democrats of St, Loula, Mo., claim that the gext Demo D. Sherman was of the new Naslon wen prositent Sank of the Company to restrain tha Ohio and Miss! pny from narrowing Ite gauge has, we are sssared, been amicably eattlied. Counterteiters and “ahovers of the queer” are looked after sharply in Boston, Wiliam W. Dow and Albert Tenny rave been sent to ihe Masenehusouts State | rison in consequeace. Mica Morey omployed tn the port office at Motrawvill N. Y., was arrested Apr 13 for robbing moneyed letters al ‘the sy't of gressed (0 Koohester, she was committed for exaulle’ ‘ot f ‘The dwelling of a newsprper editor io St, Lou's, Mo., 1.48 enteced by burglars 07 cles of value carried vif, point, The National Photographic Aasoolation will hold ite Bual meeting aud exivition tp /biladelpuis. ioe session and fete will commence June 6, Very elegant aud novel features: will be introduced, i ‘The Sherif of Monroe county, N. ¥., received, April 1% from Butfalo, £ tons agains the Ney York Central Kal!road inount tag, 1a gross, to BH,000, He levied upoa locomotives, ™ Railroad tigation 4 prevatont in Massaohusetta, Sengie of the Commonwealth nan taken ay the sutect of the enfdreemont of bu. im siaounting to $2,000.00), given oat Tith of Mares, 1953, to the State, in relation ‘o the Boston, Hart(ord wad Evie Raflroad, ve Lith that. and a greai many ants ‘Communism at a very daring Admiral Gu‘dou bas been nominated Governo® General of Algetia. - The journals or the Isére, of March 26, announce that Colonel Ricclottl Garibaldi hag arrived a8 Grenoble. A telegram from Rome states t Monsignor Franont jcaves Rome beginning of Al ry | mission froma his Holiness pari a ape mt Madame Thiers ts present at neariy ail ihe sitting! of the National Bhi there on foot, and leads @ very sitaple life ip e3, 1 Biangat bas been arresied at Bretenoux ment Let), Where he was concealed with one ol Sie Ho bas beon trans{et to the prison not come te 4