The New York Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1871, Page 3

TOE STATE CAPITAL The Irving Special Election Bill in the Assembly. REPUBLICANS STANDING FIRM. Tho Bill Lost by One Vote, but Reconsidered and the Motion Laid on the Table. A LAST CHANCE HELD IN RESERVE, The Stirring Discussion Over the Bill in the Assembly. Republicans Charged with Bargaining i for the Xxpulsion of Irving. Mr. Prince Shows the Democrats a Way Out. ALBANY, April 14, 1871. THE EXCITEMENT created by the bold and unexpected stand which the democrats took last nighs in the lower House Was, if possible, greater than ever this morning. ‘The fact that the republicans, at their caucus at nine o’clock, had reselved to vote in a body against the Special Election pill, out added fuel to the flame. Precisely at half-past nine o’clock the House was called to order. Notwithstanding that the re- puplicans had been led to believe the night previous that the House had been adjourned to ten o'clock, théy were all on hand, with but two exceptions, when the Speaker took his seat. Strange to say, the democrats, who were suppesed to have been given the inside track by the little mistake of the night before, lacked several of their number to make up their sixty-four. Something had, therefore, to be done to give the Jaggards time to pnt in an ap- pearance before THE SPRCIAL BILL Tow would begin. Fields bethonght himself of the heavily (reighted journal of, the proeeeuings of yes- terday, and so.a motion that Itshould be read was carried. The Clerk, faithfully obeying metractions, Look hig time aout it and went over hne after line of the dry details of bills passed and bills lost, as thongh he was spelling each word in his own mind as he went along and found it very hard work at that. Meanwoaile tie republicans sat quietly in their seats, while a few of the more active members on the other site of the House kept moving about from one side of the chamber to another, now,dar- inginto the lobbies and now into the vestibules, button-noling as they went every one they met com- tng irom the direction of the Delavan House, with the hope of finding out just how far away the miss- ing faithful reaily were. it was very near ten o’elock belore THR LAST DEMOCRAT appeared upon the scene, anu by that time, of conrse, the last line of tne journal had becn reached. Iv ttien became necessary tor the democrats to un- fold the plans wich they had decided upon in cauous last night, and the ball was opened by Alec Frear presenting the privileged Election bill, By tins time every ayailable space of room on the floor inte or upon which a body couid be crushed or laid had been seizcd upon by persons whe pad sug. Ageage m rupning the gaantiet of grim 6e, ee wio did their best to Dibe rent... ay v erson who ae tn ing *ivifeges of the el they were 20 el rer’s desk it Haay drownel the voice of when he stood ‘up to hand the bill to the page and explained what his question of privilege was, It became a neces- ity, therefore, to. - + + Be Sets toe CLEAR THE HOUSE of all outsiders, Alter this was done a certain de- gree of order was maintained. ‘The Speaker, asa matter of course, was quite equal to the occasion when the bill was presented, and at once made the usual announcement of the presentation of a vill, ‘Then came the test for Hitchman’s Grmness and mn THe anasto yet ae of the opposition, Alvo ick as hing, en- tered his solemn protest apeint the mmirodacnon of The Speaker's reply wep would be received with all the honors tickled the risibies of the galleries immensely, and a loud roar of laughter greeted the decision. Alvord sat down, !ooking anything butamiable. He then demanded the yeas and pays upon every mo- tion, and every one resulted in defeat A strict party vote. The bi t hubbub broke out over the ordering of the bill hird reading. The republi- cans 7iaimed that, according to the rules, a two- thiras vote was required, and they were quite taken aback when Weed, of Cilaton, showed his hand and roved himself one of the warmest advocates of the As soon as they saw that the result of the fight would, after all, depend solely apon their own efforta, they became more desperate than ever. Tne over THE TWO-THIRDS RULB, ‘was a stirring one. Even Gleason, from ‘St. Law: who always stands ta the back- a when there is danger of a discomfiture to pany. attempted to take a hand in the rumpus ag the forty-second ruie, but was sent to vy tbe 8) that the Chair was conversant with the rule. Laven in, not likiug the aspect of affairs, his seat and in a very meek fashion ex- ren his hope that the Vion and nays would be lowed on the ordering of the third reading. Toe mild power subdues, even in a ne wraneNe, and so the Oswego rooster’s crowing was listened to With favor, But he did not get out of the debate ‘without yerang his feathers badly rafied. The Speaker cited Au ‘an instance of Littlejohn’s own ruling when Speaaer, where he had decided a certain question which he considered a precedent for order- pS the bill to a third reading, and the lame way in which he tried to get away Irom his past record af- forded no small amusement, Hitcnan, while bis hand was in as to precedents, thought he might as ‘well touch ALVORD ON THE RAW hkewise, and when he recited the little Incident where the Onondaga giant tried to wriggie out of a ‘wrong that he had dope a New Yorker in a decision he had made when Speal he brought down the house insuch a roar of laughter that for several mmutes the Assembly chamber became a peers bediam. The most A ante) thing elicited by the devate was that a pledge had been mace by certain Tepublicans a week ago that one of their number ‘should be designated TO VOTE WITH THE DEMOCRATS ns provided Irvi: on.all juestior ing was got rid after his aifcuity with Weed, Goddrich acknow! half the corn, but he said tue pro- mise was that if Irving would be expelled the muck. needed sixty-fifth would be encore To he appealed the make his ition = tenabi er, With whom he had conversation upon the nor ‘but Hitchman asserted that the promise was th caine were done in the dimculty between ar id Weed the republicans would lend a man for emergencies.”’ ben all the members had voted 4) ‘the final passage of tne bill Jacobs asked that some republican should move a recon- sideration, but he was met with loud cries of ‘No, no, no.” Uniess @ motion to reconsider and lay upon the table was ess i carried the bill was “GONBR, and that the republicans were well aware of; hence their unanimous refusal to accede to Jacobs’ re- quest. Having no other alternative, therefore, he ct his Own vote from the adirmative to the and. so the result of the vote stood 68 yeas ‘to 7, The motion to reconsider and jay upon the table was them carried. Thus it will be seen that by Jacobs’ manwuvre the bill can be called u “an at any time. The tabling of the bill ende fight, an the House then adjourned amid much excitement, the democratic members at once re- solving themselves into & wavern ORET This resulted in nothing whatever. A motion was made by a persefally jachued member to appoint # conference committee, with yay to settle a Dues for fatare tions with the republicans, 60 sthat the business of the session could go on, but it ‘was voted down by an almost unanimous vote, the ory being, ‘No compromise.’” The republican mem- of both houses held bers A JOWNT CAUCUS in the afternoon, ana, after making themselves = by excluding all the members of the “except those devoted to the republican party,” & resolution pledging each and every one of them to vote against sli motions for an ad- journment, and declaring it to be their poilcy to go ‘on with the nsual en, as W nothing of @ serious character had oecurred to mar the general marmony of the Jower House, Tne following is the xeaolution: Whereas certain members of n Ot Lo charge C republi kin lation, therefore ig tbe w! megsures Ary passed. Ab six o’cldgk the democrats held nother caucus, the democratic party have members with a purpose of ker informing him in a dry sort of | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1871—TRIPLE SHEET. bat founa that every man stood firm against thing concession te the enciny, do the PE mi Matters stood when the House ee ‘TO-NIGHT. ‘The crowded and the lobbies were filled to repletion by an excited crowd. asked everybedy else what was to be done, Rumors flew thick and fast that the democrats had taken water—ip fact, retired from their stand oflast night. ‘The excitement was indescribably intense, and when the Speaker took the chair and catied the House to order @ silence of doath fell upon the vast assem- bDiage. In the chamber every member of the minor- ity and majority was in his seat, and from the gen- eral uneasiness it was evident that neither side knew how the other intended to act. The suspense was of not long duration. Aleck Frear rose frem his seat, Every eye was turned toward him, What was up? He simply said, “I move that this House do now ADJOURN until to-morrow morn! at eleven o'clock. The motion wus carried with o! and thus ended the struggle of the day. deadlock is still as imsurmountable ever. The question now is which side will give way first. The republicans swear they will not; 60 ‘do the demo. crats. ‘the latter have the numerical majority in both houses to journ the Legislature sine dte by Joint resolution. In case of a compromise ine effectual they have the game in their own hands, It ig & dangerous one to play. Will they take ad- vantage of this position to-morrow may tell. THE DEBATE IN THE ASSEMBLY. Able Filibustering Mancuvres of the Republicans. The Senatorial Fifteenth (Saratoga) District Also Unrepresented—The Qdium of Barring Full Representation Not Thrown on the Re- publicans—Mr. Princo Offers Mr- Fields a Suggostion—How the Democrats May Get Out of Their Difficulty. ALSANY, April 14, 1871, Immediately upon the opening of the House of Assembly this morning Mr. FreaR, of New York, rose and sald:—Mr. Speaker, I rise to a question of privilege. I desire to present the following privileged bill at this time, Mr, ALVORD—I protest in the name of the parliamentary inne ae House and of this land against the introduction The SPEAKER—The Chair will accept the gentleman's prote ‘The Clerk read the title of the bill offered by Mr, Frear, as follows:—“An act to provide for filling the vacancy occa- Hloued by the resignation of James Irving in the Sixteenth Awombly district of the county of New York. Mr, LITTL¥JOUN—Tdis being a precedent in the legislation of thig State, Task that the protest of the gentleman {row Onondaga (Mr. Alvord) shall be entered on the journal ‘The SPEAKER--The Chair has announced that the man’s protest wou'd be enteres!. Mr. FRPAR moved that the House go into Committe ef the Whoie upon the bill Mr. ALVORD raised the point of order that it required a two-thirds vote to pasa the motion. fhe SPZAKER—Tio Chair will decide that this being a pri- vileged bill the motion may be carried by the action of the majority. itr. AT.voRD—I desire to say that I will not under the ctr- ‘cumstances of the case apveal from the decision of the pro- siding ofiicer of this Houre, but I desire also that my solemn rotest againat this invasion of the rules be entered on the urnal, and upon the question now before the House of going juto Committee of the Whole 1 call forthe ayes and a ‘The ayes and noes were oraered, ana before proceeding to the ‘calling of the roll the Chair ordered the floor to be cleared of those not entitled to the privileges of the floor, ‘The roll was then cailed upon the motion to go into Com, mittee of the Wiiole and was carried by 64 to 60. The House then went into af f the Whole, Mr. Frear in the chair, ane WEED asked that the bill be read through, which was ni No \dments oXered to the bill. Mr, Wrap moved that th» committee rise, report the bill o the House and recommend it passage. Carried by @ viou coce vote. rose jentle- The committee made their report and the Speaker announced the 2 Was now upon agreeing with the report of the comm: and ordcring the bill to # third a Nr. PRION called the ayes and noes thereon, and they were ordered, ‘The vote wasthen called reading, and resulted in a in the negative, The bill adin ver. Faean moved that the bill now have its third readiug. Mr, ALVORD -On that question I call the ayes and and desire ‘that the Speaker will rule that ft requires a two: sag You, Try RE weer ee es The SPEAKER— ir will not so rule. Mr. ALVORD—Then, in addition to my solemn Sag soe ‘this invasion of see Parliamentary tae Oe and, I 8 "Bsair phated the question. wil be in order. agmacaan ate therefore oa fi The SpRAKER—The Chair uestion is now on the motion of the gent Pork that this Ctl rg Che ene ay nies . —| or a % ihe Qeeteea the Chair will decide fat this is @ privi- leged motion. . GLEASON—Then I appeal from the decision of the "prenpe—I rise to a point of order. I submit that thi a Je not in order until after the result of this vote is an- ‘The result may be that the motion may get a two- wos. Sreaxzn—The Chair decides the point of order well taken, Mr. Litt. ByonN—I am perfect'y aw: sir, thatthe ma- jority upon this floor intend to pasa this bill, and wheo ft shall assed I shali bow to the will of the majority; but Ido hope sb his perfect knowledge of the rules, wiil record ourscives as we be recorded upon the journal of House, and 1 al from™~ the decision of T think the Conair must know that tl appeal must be taken now oF not at all,and as one of the minorky Ishnply claim the right to record my vote upon what n'a violation of the rulés of the House, I wish to do it Without feeling and ia all Kindness and without further de- ale. ‘The SPRAKKR—The Chair will state to the gentleman from swego and to tue House that the Chair finds high precedent for thie action of his in the action of the gentieman from Oswego, when he was Speaker of this House, on » party measure. as {i was then called, ‘Mr. LitrLEsoax—As the Chair has pointed to an error of i —(laughter)—be will permit me one moment Tony thine Tu the bre pince let” me a hak, tg accomplish to say this. Inthe what seemed at that laughter)—within some thi under the joint ruies of the Neved it my duty then tor re as a Btate—(great minutes of the adjournment, nate and the Assembly, I be- T did rule, ‘It was the on!; th during the five that I occupied that chair that wade arulfog which I knew was in violation of the rules of the Ho: i, was oniy justitied, sir, by the prospect of an Smmediate adjournment. No such precedent can be quoted for this present ruilng of the Chair. We are under no joint Fesolution to adjonra. There ia nothing shat requires this ruling, and yet the Speaker has the same right to rule now Esl did thea. dhnuuhter.) | Now, sir, all I desire ig that the bpeaker will permit us to record our’ o ling, und the only time when it ean be don Speaker gives his ruling on the ground that th leged question. We take issue on that and declare that bill is not 's privivegea question, and ae a minority, large minority on this floor, we ‘ask the right—t will not call ft privilege—1o record our votes here at this time upon this issue, and I trust that tbe Chair will, in all good nature and eeling, accord to us that privil ‘Mr. ALVORD—I am clearly of the opinion, sir, that as I made my motion eo Is the pariiamentary rule, ‘The Chair has decided against my point of order—I think T did not say in terms that I rose (0 & point of order, yet it was in fact a point of opder_ that this, mation requires s two-third vote to arry it. I understand the Chair to rule that it rejuires onl & majority vote to carry the motion, because this is a privi- legea question. I cannot see, sir, at what time, under any poenib.e contingency, this question can be seitied ao far as Fegurde the opinion of he Honse, except at thie juncture. 1t would not be proper after the incoming vote of the House to e the appeal. My friend from New York (Mr. Fields) suggests that there may be a two-third vote of the House upon this motion, Whether that should be the case or not it is right and proper that the House should be inform What is necessary in order to bring thie matter to a clos Now, Mr. Speaker, 1 believe that Ido not stand in the posi- tion ‘of the gentleman from Oswego, nor in the position of entieman from— FIRLDs—I o ost this House has no right to 0 1 from & mere opinion expressed by the Chair while! not yet made @ ruling. Mr. HusTED—I wish to ask the gentleman from Onon- daga If, ne will be Kind enough to state what his point of order is Mr. ALVORD—My point of order is tnis, T asked the Chatr to say whether the motion to order the bill to a third reading did pot require a two-third vote, The Chatr has stated that when « proper time came to rule upon the point be abould ole that the motion Tequired only & majority vole, because this was a uestion. LiTvLE20nN—T will remind my friend tbat the post- ‘@ much stronger one than it. ‘The gentleman er upon he point tat tale wan a, pviered eat m the poin jon. ‘ALvouD—{ understand that. T understand the Chair question and that the motion Teading does not require « two- polnte I take issue with the Chair, and claim that this je the only time to from bis decision, I was about to say, when I was interrupted by m: genial friend trom New York, who’ will always get in bis Joke upon every occasion, however solemn it may be, when I bad the honor to preside over this House in past fime, whether as Speaker of a democratic or republican Rowe I ree ot caer aeetat the thon any why d ian mH} of the House required mo oie ead} Hold, air, that a ‘tb fn the long ruo— ‘The SPEAKER—Will the gentleman from Ononaaga allow the Chair 40 one ti instance? The last time tbat the mitleman was Speaker of this House motion was made TY og td og mod lec! eh Py man from. the joterior jons on his rui gust here, The Mill fe a priv e A to the bil third vote, what was yi » Whether right or wrong; the cae eer D Tne Chair has somewhat amplified my an: that oeeasion, and has not Tully qoded the dene, made a the ‘Mr, Lyons), and that mae By the bergentiomen on the fol- wing day, But, the yeln of humor which runs through eve done by. Jo bi ryt friend ‘New York, tho pmulginan {FOR Chondage aid anewer that fixt:ruied on the previous day the Chair was ero to-day, and therefore ruled ashe did. But Thave a recollection that there was a dissimilarity between the mo- ous made upon the two different days. ‘The SPRAKEU—I wiil simply state that the gentlemen from nondaga was my informant. Mr. Figvps—I have no doubt that jhe fentleman from Onondaga thinks he was right in both bi Mr. ALVORD- always in favor of bringing in for the jury, and I may say that Iam iver Tight. Ido not desire, sir, to prolong thie discussion, but T simoly ask the majority of the Houss, through ite Speaker, that we may Cord our protest by Way of. appeal from the Speaker's dect- sow upon the mater now at maun before tho Houso, and that Esco it as WOU COME ab Lbis time as aDY Other stage of ut mpor pul upon re ‘The SPRAKER—If the gentleman from Onondaga will state is point of order the chair will rule thereon. Cvligged guastions bud thal thererore id rerures © two, jon, an ore reyuires a Ehirds Vote bf the members present to order the bill to = third readins Mr. fivsren—t rise $28 potat of order. The gentleman | from Onondaga and the gentleman from St. Lawrence bave | stated thelr potats of order, that by rule thirty-nine the third ding of a bill must bo on the day subscqueat to the day on h it passed in Committee of the Whole, auiess the House two-thirds vote direct otherwise. SPRAKER—The point of order of the gentieman from taken, the bill having been alreaay Westchester is not wei third ling 1D—I would a to my friend from Westchester it in bis roresiioe, that if this is a tht in his decision that the mo- tet “4 the dig Privileged question be is right lon to orcer the bill to a third two-third vote, and that the only point between the Of the House snd myself ts that thie dogs not riae to vi juestion, anc PEER tis Chanrwill ate the gentleman from Onondaga oun debate Upon the motion that this bill be ordered to a readin, gentleman from Onondaga raised the point of order that the motion required a two-third vote, The Chair rules that thia is a privieged motion as made by the gentleman from New not require a two-third vote to it, The fenueman from ‘appeals from that decision, and question is, Shall the decision of the Chair be sustained ? ‘Mr. ALVORD—Upon that I call the ayes and noes. ‘They were ordered and the Clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr, Jacous asked 10 be excused from voting and said: are about, I think, to make a precedent in the legislative history of the State, "The Speaker of the House, in obedi- ence to a necessity whted couid uot be avoided by the pa of which he is a member and the main representative be has been compelled, in justice to himself and in justice to bis party and in ‘justice to the interests’ of the State, to make & certain decision. The tacts of the case are simple, | Through an uoforyunate ogcurrence e bar of this house a the majority was lost to that majority, in uence of which there ts no political majority in this Assembly, This vacancy having occurred the members of the minority upon this floor, without regard to even common decency, without respect to theinselves as individuals, for- getting that they were the representatives of the people in ot sense, and vot merely oi & party, took advantage of that ut fortunate occurrence and in secrvt caucus decided that Ie all be bl that in the polttical an resding does not ts black pages to equal this consum- ity of the people, a minority of the 310,000 compelling the legal, majorily, a consequence of & circumstance over which that majority had no control, to ait down here and do nuthing, Now, waat is their object’ mn thia? "Thelr object is that the important legislation of the session shall not be accomplished, a0 that any to the people of the Btate that the democracy have faiied in thelr duty, Sie, there is no question of privilege #0 high as that wh{ch involves the right of the people to he represented on the tloor of thin House. The people of the Matecnth Aa- acmbly district of the city of New York have as much right to be represented here as the people of the. Ninth Assembly istrict of Kings, and when that representation means legia- lation, when {t means that the business of the people shall be transacted, it becomes the highest question of privilege known to parliamentary nw; and I. say that the Speaker of the House is justified, I say that the future wil justify him, aa T belive the present wil, in making ‘a Fullogy not gentleman from Onondaga, but in ‘Tavor the rignt of the people to be represented here. We know, sir, the object of the gentleman from Onondaga in compelling thls action upon the part of his party; for f be- Hevo that there are republicans upon the floor of this House who have been compelled unwillingly to follow his leader- ahip. I give him credit for his courage and. persistency; I give him oredit for the ability by which he hag compelle tho members of the party to wear the yoke put upon’ thelr shoulders, ven in his approaching’ old go he shows the spirit’ and the strength of a dictator, just as the Jeader of his party in Washington, Mr. Butler, has shown the spirit of adictator, Andeven my distinguished friend from Oswego falls into Nue and {a silent, And now, sir, T torn from y friesd from Onond to my friend from Westhester—he, sir, who was. the republican candidate for Speaker at the beginning of tho | session, and who laid sow my Giatingatshed cole Teague” on’ the Ways and Means. Committee, ‘the entieman from ‘Tompkins, that in candidacy, vowing, sir, that he feels that this action of his party fa all wrong atid that the minority of the House has made a fatal mistake, And yet tho two fail under the rahip for whial the gentleman from Onondaga has struggled and at last #e- cured, Now, alt, [think thatthe gentleman Crom Onondaga, who has been Speaker of this House for many years, and the gentleman from Oswego, who has. been ‘Speaker longer an any other man on this floor—I think these two gentlemen will say with me, when thoy come to a mere question of privilege ike this, that it fs the right of the jpeaker to make a new ruling. ‘The rules laid down inthe | book do not cover a case #9 extraordinary; the rules ‘ail | down jn thia book do not cover a case which takes within its broad scope the question of popular representation. ‘There- fore I hope the Speaker will be sustained in his decision, and that the ood sense of the minority will relly around, not a party, but around the people of tie State, who have the right to'be represented on the Sor of this ithuse. r, LirterJonN—But for the remarks of the gentleman from Kings I should have contented myself with a qutet Vote upon this question; but, sir, that gentien:an has taken occasion to defend this ruling, and, in doing s9, to denounce the party of which I am a member, and pronounce the action of the minority upon this floor as without precedent in the history of logialatfon in this State. Come back, sir, with me to the year 181, and when the great question of the enlargement of the water avenues across this State, for the purpose of enriching the State and advance: ing our prosperity, was upheld before the Senate; fifteen democrats of that body not only refused to vote | on it, but by a rovolutionary atep \roke, up the legislation ot the State, ‘Is that, sir, no precedent? ‘That act, sir, was without justitication, There was no excuse for it. Mr, FrZLp8—I would lke to ask the gentleman from Os- vwego this question :—Did mot the result of the election occur- Ing upon the queation of fi sor isastrous to Was ‘not the lead of Oneida, "fhe ‘gentleman who resigned? jor of these fifteen, Mr. Mann, cf the county by a majority of 8,000? That sir, L believe is 80, Mr, LITTLRJONN-—My friend from New York is correct, mat rr he mnory "upon. Chis oor do sir, 3 volutionaty step and withdraw; of Pepe wit fag ~ Bi re which the poet 2 it Btate, during the Period of their organization have ever exer- —_ they have met in a Soy) ue zalnority of that will of the majority, and we ha ied tay al Weshall Vote. wcafnateriata bile Wat we to Fax ples to the best interests of the people. +» JOO! the minority agree In caucus against this gt: dayne SS . fr. LrreLeJoUN—I think I am quite competent to pre- sent poe without interrogatories of this character, Hough 1 am wiliing to answer them now. I repeat that this is not a revolutionary step at all. We lave not decided to Fevolutiontze thie Lexisiainre. We bave simply decided that Whenever the majority here bring forward p pill uch ag that for the repeal of the Registry law and other billg that wo to be party fiveations, we shail not vote for these | bills. Now, last evening, if my friend from New York bad not fnduiged Jn a tirade of three-quarters of an hour, and had permitted legislation to go on in sual course, we would simply have fecorded our voles against these measures and voted for such bila as we thought ought to pass, There is vowing revolutionary in shut, 4 ‘was. our privilege our Fight, t agree not to Vote for certain bills. Now, Mr. Chair- many Twill refer to, another fact that may haxe had it in- fluence in guiding the ininority on this Moor in {ts action. Wo believe as a party that Mr. Twombly, of New York, was entitled to m seat upon thin floor, We believe that if that seat bad been awarded to him the majority in this Ho would have been with the repubricans, We believe that exercised (he powers of @ majority in deciding that question and gave yourselves in that way the constitutional majority of sixty-five upon this oor. Now, sir, this has in- fiuenced the minority to meet in caucus to decide, if possible, to arrest legislation, which, in our opinion, will be damaging to the best Interests’ of this State. We believe in protecting {he purity of the ballot box, We believe that, there: Is no affecting higher question than this Regiatry act and the bill the election laws of the State, and for my part, as a party man and asacitizen of the State, I am opposed to these same bills. These are briefiy some of the reasons have induced the minorly upon this- floor a revolutional step, but to meet e for certain bill @ are ready to go on with legislation, We will vote against these bills which we have named. If we can prevent their Rrneeee we feel that we have done our duty to the State. jow, coming to the bill petgre, us, I do not belfeve that it isa privileged question, Why? Because this Legislature has ‘xed no time for an adjournment and this bill can be reached in the ordinary course. It is as eure to be reached in due time as that the sun will rise to-morrow morning. Mr. FIRLDS—I would ask if this resolution, which I will and to which is affixed the name of the gentleman from Oswego ana of every member of bis party in this Legislature, {a an ordinary resolution, to be passed by a party in caucus ? Mr. Fields read the last of the resolutions of the republican caucus, threatening to denounce as traitors, inthe public press, all those who fai to comply with the decree of the caucus, and continu sir, have never before read a resolution of that kind past by any caucus. oni o anaon lala 148 DO bearing upon the question of this bill, Mr. F181.D8—It has a bearing upon what you said, for you | were defending the action of your party in ci us upon this mater as being of an ordinary and legitimate description, and | call your attention t. this resolution and ask you tl it is any ordinary resolution to be passed by a party caugus in relation to legislation comiag before a legislative body Mr. LivTLRJouN—It is only done by my writing and sig- nature, putting upon paper what fs the binding obligation of to take not in caucus and decide that they will not v ry tan who agrees to abide by the decision of & caucns, nly reducing to wri.ing what without writing ta bind ing, and my friend from York s too good a party man not to know chat every man that ¢nters a party caucus, and agrees to be guided in his action by it, is bound by the high- eat considerations of honor to abide by its decisions until he bolts from his party and takes an independent attitude. To re- some, This ta not a privileged question. Why? Because this bill'can be reached in due course of time in the ordinary course of lemislation. Mr. JAcons—I should like to ask the gentleman from | Oswego whether in the meantime the people of the Sixteenth Amembly disirict of New York havo no right to be repre- sented here? If we are to with legislation should not the people of that district hi their volce and their vote here as weil as those o: er part of the state? Mr. LittTLRsouNn—Mr, ker, the ps of which Tam a member have determined that {t was right to oppose this bill, ‘because if it conid be defeated we could prevent thi rageous attempts to interfere with and break down the bar- riera which stand arsund the purity of the ballot box. We believe that we are justified in resorting to every legitimate means in legislation to prevent the passage of these bills. Having this much in reply to the gentleman from Ki 1 simply say, on the of the minority on this floor, that we’ are ready now, in a kindly spint, iit which has prevailed here during the entire session #0 far, to proceed with the ordinary legislation of session. We advocate no revolution: fon. ready to go on with the discharge of our dutics under our oaths of office, and to vote for such bill commend them- ves to our best judgment as conducive to the interests of the Stale ‘and against those which we believe to be injurious int tarestn, One FuELDect would itke to ask the gentlema if be had not once in bis life followed his best voiting from a caucus of the party to which he jonged and ry party voting for a United States Senator other than the man that his party had agreed upon f Never; but I have at times, sir—and, y ¢ proudest moments of my life--stepped arty obilgations when they violated my con: jure I should feel called upon to do 80 again I shall, with lke independence, and stand by my manhood. But that time fs not’ now. If the majority | member of this House to introduce bill | democratie friends complain that we, ha ears ago, atter bis party had made the re ular nomination ‘or bis Senatorial disivict, he did not bo't his party, ran inde pendently, and carry the district? (Appiause.) : Mr. Litr.rsoux—l was uo: aware, sir, that my personal ‘acts were to be broughi into this debate. ‘Tn the case of the Speaker I think bis question was pecultarly pertinent, Im ‘thie cage It may be the suine. Tha! was one of the occasions, air, t© conden Uaiy action — laughter)—whben it is neces- sary foe manhood to assert elf, and, air, the attempt was juslified by the terrific majority In the diat) Mr. Javous—Another question, from Oswego has been a Tuembér of his body for some and has been in caucus of bis yf very year during that ttine. Twill ask itn if bis manhood was) ver before 40 insulted uy’ the varty of which be is 8 member as when the aft him, no doubt in order to Keep him to his wora, to put his nae to a paper containing | certain resolutions of a caucus of his party, when his honor | should have been a suflicient guarantee that he would adhere to?” No democrat would sign a paper of that kind. Mr. ALVORD—I would state {hat there were great doubts in regard to the Renator trom my district and myself unless ‘we were bound by writs Laughter, )* Mr. LrrrirsouN—t slate 1 couventivn or in { et in caucus, in the private relations of life cided to do anything that I was ashamed to put in writin, ith my signature attached, and no shame will fusl | my brow for baving put in writing that which wé agreed to do by resolution in caucus, ‘Speaker HitcHMAN, when his name was called, said:—On all questions of this character in parliamentary bodics the hair from couricsy refrains from voting. But feel that this is a bigh question of privilege—the right of representa- fon here on the part of the people of the Sixteenth Assem: bly district of the county of New York. Ideny that it 1s the iat of the minority to restrain or destroy the policy ich was enunciated by the majority here, aud which was tained by a vote of thirty odd thousand ‘Iast fall. I be that the policy of the majority of the people of 1 hould be carried out to the letier, I believe that the ot the minority will prevent the carrying out of that aq my wee ie necessary on this ques- afrmative. Bt action polley, and igasmuch on I witl cast it in the Mr. WRED asked to be excused from voting and sald :— Mn. SPRAKER AND GENTLEMEN OF THE HoUsE—Many of the arguments upon this queation, which {8 simply a ques- Hon of parliamentary jaw, have been, to, my mind, entirely foreign to it, I have regretted to ace’ exhloitions of feeling between cevtlemen of the Hovse of different political par- ties. Tt does not seem to me, sir, twombly basi | should be construed os having anything to do with the ques ton before us, ‘The question is simply and purely whether the ruling of the Chair in respect to this bill—that It is a quea- Hon of ‘privilege—is a correct ruling or not. 1, in com. mon with other members of this House, regret’ that the Twombly case was not more fully discussed at the time it was betore the House; for I believe that any court of Jaw examining that case, as it was presented to this Legista- ture by the reports of the majority and minority of the committee which Investigated it, could have come to but one conclusion, and that the conclusion that this House came: to; nor do 'I'think that the question of the vacancy i the | Senatorial district of Saratoga should in any way atfect th question. That is a matter for the Senate to initiate, ag staged by the gentleman from New York, If any gentleman Of the répuriican party had arisen and asked that that vacan- cy should be tilled I belfeve that it would have been the right of the Spenker to rule that as a privileged question. I wish now to speak for one or two minutes upon this question of the ruling of the Chair. There sre rights which every mem- ber upon this floor has, which are considered privileged rights, and which are above the rule, which are not considered in'the rule, which are not: mentioned In the rule. These are the personal rights of the House. Now, the rights Of the people to representation in the House’ are cowjual with the rights of the representatives, and from time ime memorial “questions affecting rights have been gonsidered privileged questions. ‘This question which 1s ie- fore the House now la a'new question, Xhisis the drat tie it bas been presented to this legislative body that I know of and this bill coming so before us asa privileged question, it seemed to me that it was duty of the Speaker to rule that it may bo presented and passed through the reguiar forma without and above the ordinary. rules, 60 that the Sixteenth Assombly district of New York city may have an opportunity to be represented upon thi floor, But the democratic pariy 1m this House are not con- fined to this course. Every lawyer on this floor who. bas ex- amined the question at all knows that under the letter of the law the Governor of tue State of New York has the right to fll this vacancy to-day, and it {a only because he does not believe that the spirit of the law gives him the same right that the letter does that he refraind from doing 60, He voted in the affirmative, ‘The decision of the chair was sustained—yeas G4, nays 63— astrictly party vote, The qitestion being on the motion of Mr. Frear, to order he bili to a third reading at once. Mr, Ai.VORD called for the ayes and noes, and it was car- ried by the same vote. ‘The biil was then placed upon {ts third readin ‘The CLERK proczedied to call tho roll on the passage of the bill, When the name of Mr. Gooputou was culled ho said:— Mr. Speaker, I ask to be excused from voting. There is ‘one question that it seems to me hag not been touched upon in the somewhat wide disvussion that has been had here this 2 ordinary circumstances I should be switt to secure for the people of any district in the State the right of repre-entation here, But one of the measures which this action, the republican party seek to defeat, is an act to repeal the 'Reglatry law passed last winter. t lnw was passed in pursuance of an ayreement made by the demo- cratic magnates, in the Senate and in the Assembly, with the copudlican leaders, by which the cles’ tion Iaw was given a8 a consideration for the passage of the New York charter, ‘That agree- Ment Was avowoa by Nr. Twoed in the Senate in this lan- guago:— I was a party to the arran| made here last year by which the Charter iw and assed, and, white I insta: tl fair and just in fteclt, I sa remained unchanged, if terfered with aur election asked or ny chang ection law. But the change forced upon us by tue action of the federal govern. the rights of our citizens. We must give every hhag the right to vote. an opportunity to Foguter andig vote. ‘This bill has been carefully drawn for , then, that this election law which the demo- ‘now seek to repeal was enacted in pursuance * lema compact made between the republicans and the democrats, that if the republicans wouil vote for the ‘vill the democrats would vote for the Election law. asthe gontieman from Oswego (ddr. eegonal core, preserve intact the purty of eisctions in this State; but to sooner was the Senate convened, I believe on the very first day of the present session, than'a Lill was introduced by one of the Senators from New York to repeal, ‘that law, in Violation of the solemn compact of last winter. * Mr. JaGous—I wishto asic the gentiemap from Kings a question. Can the action of the Vegielatare, or the pro- mises or pledges made 43 that Legislature, bind this one? Mr. GoopRIcnh—I did not say that it bound this Legisla- ture, but l say that the partics are bound by the action of theif leaders. J presume that the gentleman who asks the question Was cognizant of tha: agreement at the time. Mr, JAQnS—T knew nothing of any such agreement or of tg Raye teens ind, ~~ on ‘ F. ALVORD—I wish to ask the genileman from Kings ile. Jaoobs) whether the Senntors who mate that agreement jo Not atili occupy their seats in the Senate? Mr. FTELD8—Mr, Speaker, I wish to ask the other gentle- man from Kings (Mr. G odrich) if he isin favor of parties wlign they make solemn pledges of that kind executing them faithfully ~ Mr. GooDRtoH—To the letter. Mr. Ficnps Then I ask t! House who agreed to vole f¢ epublican gentlemen in, this measures that the major! al should desire to pass on condition that a certain should be expelled from this House to fuldl_ that pledge. A MEMBER %—It was never male. Severa] MEMGERS. entieman —Never, never. 4 Mr. Goodrich said that, Mr. Gooprici—One moment. 1 will state what Mr. Goodrich said. But first 1 will say that if the republican party made any such piedge, J, for I vote to desig- Date @ man to ee the democra:: that St Ww: al nd I call apon him to remember it. Speak- ing of the lamentable occurrence in the House which has since made the vacancy in the represuntation of the Six- teenth district, I said that I belfeved that the republican arty in this House felt no aggrieved by the outrage which ad been committed that if the democratic party would ex- pel Mr. Ir Ing the republicans would be willing to designate aman to vote with them upon all party questions. ‘The SrRAKER—The genteman from Kings stated that if the democrats in the Honse would do justice in the premises then such action would be taken by the republican party. Mr. GoonRIcH—I have stated what I believe I sald. Mr. LITTLEJOUN—And you stated it merely as your opin- jon. Mr. Goonntcu—Yeu I staved tt as my opinion of what would be the action of the republicans if the democratic P would take the action that I mentioned. But what was fact as to thelr? action They did not expel offending member. Common rumor asserts thero was | no — intention that M that r. Irving should even resign, that he came from New York on Monday without any such intention, and that the plan was alterwards arranged here, Why? Because seven members of the democratic pariy were 80 outraged by the action of Mi ig that they sald that either he or they must leave this House. More than that, I say that if the democratic party upon this floor will certity to tne people of the State that their action in that matter was taken solely atthe request of the repablicam party, perhaps even now such a ovledge can. be carrie out. Let me say one thing further. I have not spoken tos single mem- ber of this House upon what I um now about to say. Tapeak without authority and without consultation with the mem- bers of my party, but I presume that every repuliean me der of this House would be willing to resign and go tot people, upon the whole question, word the Fifteenth {Senatorial district, party now cxpress great sensitiveness abou Tepresentation of tho Sixteenth Assembly district, and the ntleman from Oswego (Mr. Littiejohn) very properly asked them awhile ago, ‘Why, then, do you allow the Sarato; Senatorial district to go’ unrepresented!” ‘The answer made that it is because the Senate does not take the Initiative in filling that vacancy. But is {t not the privilege of any ill for that purpose te Y Now, our made certain causus measures, But, what is the cufereace Je measure or half a dozen measures are cat They complain of our caucus action, and yet, on the aery heel of the tirade of the gentleman felds)}, Immediately on the adjourn iow, as The democratic the non- the without waiting for the action of the Si mel SEV: RRAL MEMBERS—-No. Mr. GoopRIc—Weil, he cailed a caucus, I withdraw the word secret, But be called a caucus of the democratic pote inn bl pose. I withdraw my request to be and vot hen the name of JACOBS was called he said:—Mr, er, Lask to be excused from voting for the purpose of I desire to know now many republican nembere of this House pledged themeeives to the majority that in case the member from the Sixteenth district | the House, no matter io fog way, they would not interfere with our ordinary party legislation. I ask the gen’ from Suffoik (Mr, Carman), Mr. CARMAN—Nont ‘Mr. JAcovs—I understood that a great many did, 1 with- request to be excused, and vote “aye.” OHN was called he sali name of Mr. Lit’ ies regretted— iy sree ; owing that the House ‘here ‘would be no constitutional majority upon this floor, did undoubtedly say for themeseives that if the member from the Sixteenth district should be removed they would be willing to vote with the democratic apon this floor feels so sensitive about the right of a» constitu- ency io be represented here, I ask why it stands upon the question of the Senatortal distriot of Saratoga’ Mr. FIELDG—My friend {s too well acquainted with the usage of pariiamentary to know that that isa matter for the Senate to initiate, It yacenen je their body, not in ours. This is a vacancy In our body. When the Senate proceeds to fil vacancy in their body I will gi my 8 to them, and f believe every member of my party will do the ‘But what called upon now to do 18 to fill the vacancy in our own body. Mr. LirtLEsoun—The answer to that is here:—The right entation ie a principle, and if &, vacancy exiete in ate it ia the duty of the ‘majority there to ill andi of the ain of the democratic party where the responsibility g maior the rere jon of the Saratoga Senatorial later 0. Mr. PIRt.ps8—I desire to inform the gentleman that if the minority here wisned to fill the vacancy in that district they had the opportunity to do so when the bill was In Committee of the Whole by moving an amendment to the bill; but they Saw ht to do no such thing. ‘Mr, Lirt1.eyoux—The minority on this floor are not sponsible for the vacancy in the Saratogn district, It was not their duty to move ab amendment to the bill. Wish of the minority here to sit and vote quictly pon such Measures of the majority xs they presented and let them ethe Fesponmbility or thelr action, without a word, if the Saratoga Senatorial district goes this year without repre- sentation upon the floor of the Senate. Ihave felt it m; duty to tay this much In vindieation of the party of which fam'h member, and, ar, having sald this mich, ¥ now reoord my vote in the negai Fo Sxoone—Nefore the gentleman records hie vote I would iiko to ask him a question or two. 1am sorry T cannot Ask them of the gentleman from Onondaga, Tho trouble with hing 14 that he does his bad things so quietly that nobody Knows anything about them, The gentieman from Osw favathar ies le duly to le party 19 obey party ob Hons, That, str Ja pight, Buy Jor me ask b whether lina- | federal government and sent two 1 pf New Xork aad Brookizn, upon arty questions, But that was ® momentary ‘ebulinien of Feeling and ought not to be spoken of in tals debate binding obligation upon the party. That, howeve Claimed; bat I say further that it should not be held upon individuals, 1 vote 'No." ‘When the name of Mr. MOSELEY was called he asked to be excused from voting and said:—Mr. SPRAKEB—I had not in- tended to say anything upon it from ite ii tothe p yt ception resent time. Ihave avoided it for the reason that the man whom I bave aiwas Sag ed aa the leader of the re- ublican party of this House, though the people of the Brave did not Know it natil now, bas not yet spoken. I refer to my colleague from Kings (Mr. Goodrich)—(iaugbter)—and 1 desire to. say in the prosenoe of this House that iri is any rep yoy in who i entitled to the credit of being & yp hen when he has succeeded in all the republicans here to put thelr names below ie (ONS tenes of resolutions which be as, Published, (Laughter.) He ie vy, the true leader of bis. party here. My colleague fought the Garey , case. | My eolienzue fought | the | Water, | bil My haa fought the democrats from the start upon .) question. He bas never been silent, and now at last his virtue proves iis own reward, 1, therefore, desire, as & democratic reprosentative from the county of ‘Kings, proud of yy hero in the proseuce of hed colleague, to aa} ‘and not the leader f mntleman from Onondaga gla” tow, a “enlicegue’ epeena of a parents mags "Now, my col $ relatos, his owns ear, but he ret o yament reading ea distioguioned Senator trom. New York (Mie said on the subject in the Benate, that after we had passed a law to throw safeguards around the ballot box, the federal Ee i fered by a law substan- tall, ing the elections of this State out of the hands of a the ernment, ue knows that, in pur- ac Gar artke Rg Hee Meat fii tn bis district was with about 6,000 men, who were expense Ramee ay ol 0 Uriviag oF deterring ‘yervous I think the gentleman | from the polls; and he knows, farther, that if there had been a fair election even he timedit might not have occupied a | seat he | Mr. Goopricn—If my very complimentary friend will i allow, wish to ythat it that thas was ledge av Bellet, oF suspicion, he fe mistaken. ” Mr. Mosrizy—Then my 1s too hngh-toned, (Laughter.) Now, I, too, #1 federa] government ed ae Supertones with oak oe ed es Liars bate efieren gement made last year; but _ tion of taat government absolved us from that ent. ' But I let that and to another consideration, | which I hope le of this Btate will bear m inind, and woleh | t Fase overs Ceeapee ‘will bi jon MG Fy iRGion fertously a | their recollection uext fall. this House important measures of legis! of the cliy The It ae + affecting the Rerests ot New York. teenth district, in that clty, is not represented here. stated by the republican newspapers that the men who the people of low, all bill ‘pase | apy | legislation Ft at we tbat you | giving tne people of — that | Opportunity to send a representat! | democratio leaders of the city of New with the verdict of the peoole, You say these gentlemen ure gonspirators, who do not represent the ‘ork. You cannot, therefore, consistently ovject to letting this bili pass, ao as to give the people of the Sixteenth district at Rortiunity to say whether they want thie legislation oF no! withdraw my request to be excused and vote, “Aye.” When the name of Mr. PRIvor was called he asked to be excused from vottag and Mr. SPEAKER, I deem {t no ‘more than due to myself as a map to say that were there no other way !n which the people of the Sixteenth district could secure representation upon this floor than by the passage of this bill, I would vote for thie bill, without regard fo what the r members of my party mighi do, without regard to what acai f that party might do, but on my own responsibil- | fly as one intending alweys to do what is right in my own judgment and before my conscience, Fegardlese | Of uy | man. But, I may examine the Jaw, and I find that there is fu'l and ample opportunity for the people of that district to be represented here without the passage of any special bil such as presented here this morn-. ig. hie Lesialatare ean go on as usual and paas the bills which ority of ita members are {a favor of and adjoorn within a day ortwo. ‘The Governor can. call an extra, easion within twenty or thitty dare aftr, and can in the meantime order w special election in that diatrict, Mr, FIRILDS—Ob, that’s too thin! (Laughter), Mr, PRINCE—I did not understand the gentleman from Now York, Mr, Fuel Mr, FIRGDS—I said that was too thin, (Renewed laughter), Mr, Prior —I presume that gentieman ia acquainted with the law, As I was saying, the Governor can call a special session of this Legisiaiure, and can, in the meantime, call a | Special election in the Sixteenth district, and then T sanpoae tha: the democratic part: re will have their constitutional | majority of sixty-tive votes, and can go on and pass whatever hey choose to take the responaibiiity of paastug, IELDS—I wish to ask the gentleman whether in his faa a lawyer the vacancy an be filled under the existing law without au adjournment of the Logisiature 1c Mr, Prrxor—What I have sald is that we can go on hore in the usual course and pass aucn bills as the majority will support and then adjourn, and that then the Governor, who ort those measures cannot be sustained by besaaary, ity. ie ere. York will rest content Juin uoton with the majority, of both houses, can ail a 4 election in the Bixteenth disttict, so that can _be represented at an ex- jon of the Legislature. That would give the a constitutional majority, and it could then ‘All that we ask is tha! we of the mii rity shall pans its own party measure ail, by ite own party vote, and not as If tho cours? 1 have stgyested had been adopted every- | thing would have gone on tranqulily, and the ma- jority would have carried out the general law | mriclly, tnacead of ing, as they have asked, for a spectal law for this special case, although they did not think it necessary in the case of the Saratoga Senatorial dis- trict, Now. I wish to say a word {a bebalf of my fri from Suffolk, whose name was parsed, and who, tierelo had no opportuntiy of speaking for bimielt. Its proper me to ray in behalf of him and ef others that members of tue republican party did say that If the representative from the Sixteenth district shoitid be expellet they would see that | some republican members would vote with the democratic j paris ,but it Js only fair to draw clearly the brond ‘ine ‘of distinction that | that they spoke of and taken her Expulsion would required probably the united action of the democrats as a party, while by the course that was taken the action of only one member was | required—the individual who resigned. T beliove, indeed 1 know, that my friend from Suifolk would have acted up to exists that between the action which actually was word ke had said if the conrse he contemplated had pursned, and [, as a republican, would have voted ‘to su him’ in that action In cancus ar elsewhere, and I woud have been wiling to have | besn designated as the member who should vote with the democratic party in pursuance of that standing; but the cireumstances are entirely differ | ‘and I think that, in justice to myself and others siinilariy situated, the distinction ht to be distinctly drawn, I withdraw in the negative, lost by a vote of (Bt who had changed his vote to the negative for Tioved @ reconsideration, ans that that motion ile, 1! was then lost by the followmg vote ;— Messrs. Aiken, Hanker, Bartlett, Baylies, Bennett, Frown, Buck, Buckley, D. Burns, Cainpbell, Carey, Chamber ain, Chambers, Coie, ‘Connelly, ‘Col Cook, Cvon, Loyie, drew, Fielus, Fi Fiana: gun, Fleck, Pres: din, Haver, Hyer, Hill it well J », Lord, Lout » O'Brien, O'Neill, , pesker, Sweet, Ten kyck, Van Steenburgh, Walnwright, Waterbury, Weed, Wiley —tb, NoRs—Messra. Aiberger, Alvord, Baker, Barney, Barae, Remus, Berry, Bicnall, Blackall, Bolt, Bradford, V. P: Brown, Buneé, Burhans, P. Burns, Cady, Carman, Chad- wiek, Delano, Durres, Bly, Fink, G. gods, Ca in, Gifford, Gleason, Goodrich, Graham, Green, Hewitt, Hill, Husted, Jacobs, J. Johnson, R. Johnson, Killam, Knapp, Littieiohn, GP. Lora, Lynde, McDougal, Mulford, Nortuup, Pabud, Pierce, Pound, Prince, Sago, Sanborn, Soribner,’ Selkreg, Seward, Shepardaon, Sniper, won, Strahan, Bunderlin, ih Wade, Wagner, Wiison, Winans, Wood, Woolsey, A008, who had changed his vote to the negative for urpose, moved @ recondsideration and that that mo- tion jie on the table. On that Mr. ALVoRD called for the yeas’ and nays, which were ordered, and the motion was agreed to—yeas @%, nays 55. The House then took a recess unti! half-past seven P. M. Evening Session. The House met at half-past seven o'clock. Mr. FREAR moved that House atjouro, Carried. The House then adjourned tiil eleven o'clock to-morrow morning. * PROCEEDINGS IN THE STATE SENATE. ALBANY, April 14, 1871. A Dill to authorize atax of 2 mills per dollar of valuation Of the year 1871 for the construction of new works upon and extraordinary repairs of the canals of this State was consid- ered in the Committee of the Whole and ordered to a third reading. THR NEW NAMBOURO SENATT. Mr, Gren, from the Joint Committee investigating the New Hambura disaster. on the Hudson River Railroad, sub- mitted awritten report stating that they had taken much testimon (which they prerent with the report) and had given the matter a full investigation, in which they were atded, #0 far as known, by the efforta of the Hudson Kiver Railroad S Company. 80 compiteating, however, the testi- mony taken, and 60 different the reasion | left | by tt, on the aigerent nat the — Joint = Committee fin ther unable to agree on a report that will command the support of a majority of the committee, and they there‘ore simply ly report to the Senate and Assembiy the testl- and respectful mony itself, inviting to It the attention of both Houses of the Legislature, w:th whom it resta to take such action as may be ed just and proper. The report is signed by ail of both commitece. ‘The Senate then went into committee on ‘THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILI., The bill was sndjectea to a lengthy discussion, but no ma- terial amendments were m: it. It was reported to the Senate and then passed—yeas 25, nays 0, PLYAOULMZ LECTURES ROOM. A Bit of Mr. Beecher’s Experience. The usual large congregation were in attendance at the Plymouth prayer meeting last evening. Mr, Beecher was in his familiar place, a cluster of trall- ing arbutus lying on the Bibie at his elbow, given him by some brother or sister (sister probably) who knows the Plymouth pastor's love of flowers, After the usual prayers and hymns Mr. Beecher said that he had received a letter asking him to give his idea of what is meant by coming to Christ, ani by a man’s not being able to get the victory over self excens by LEANING ON CHRIST. We are to come to Christ as we would come to any one heard of but not present. Frienas are separaied; the wide world sunders them for years, yet true hearts never grow cold. The love that begins with e3 passes Inco the realin of the imagination, a as to work turough faith. The power of Goethe, of Shakspeare, of far-off, unforgotten Plato, 13 felt lo-day—the power of great natures abiues, Christ is God reveaied im manifestations toward the weak and wicked. That part of the divine Father which is adapted to imperfection is Jesns Christ. Men gay that they can apprehend the Father, but that it 1s dificult to apprehend Christ, That which in God 18 PITY, LOVE, FORGIVENESS, that view of God which makes him tne nurse, the mother, the father, the frend that we need, is Christ, whatever name we callit by. Now, is it dificult to form concepttons of Christ in ail these elements? It ougut not to be dificult from any intrinsic reason. Personal experience in this respect is extremely varied. I remember when it was thought necessary to aur up the human heart as the doctor stirs up the bil © patient was made awful sick before he was allowed to get better. It was thougnt neces- gary for @ Man to go through a terrible coniict be- fore he could be a true Christian, 1 strove after this experience for years. I sought for horrors, for A TERRIFIC WHIKL OF CONVICTIONS, but finally gave it vA I was at last swept into the Charen. Well, the Church provea a restraimt; but I bad no clear conception of Christ for a long time after. It was not Uli | had begun to study theology, and then not on purpose, but accidentally, If any ex- perience of the soul can ve catled accidental. Bur I finaily got @ view cl Uhrist, by surprise, a concep- tion that nas never left me. Let each come to Christ as God appoints, and let nelther doubt the other's experience. ‘The action of bringing the mind into sympathy with Christ 18 subject to the same laws as all otuer mental efor. We have the game mind to be religious with that we nave to uso in other directions, The love of Obriat is the same as other loves. THE HEART MAS ITS TIDES, like the bay; they rise and fall, We have not vi- tality enough to kecp ail tie machinery of tne soul in activity at once. Lach emotion must have its turn. Many persons weary themselves vainly because tuey cannot thin) of Christ ali the time. Tue soul Is so constituted that it can- not think of any one thing continuousiy. When the father leaves his home in the morning the love lies down while the love instrament works, LOVE. RESTS SOMETIMES, as the flowers shut at night that they may oper in the morning ail bedewed. In loving Christ the soul does not act under new laws. Love is not exiin- aished because it subsides. It Is latent and breaks forth atopportunity, Duties inspired by love never smother love, A. T. Stewart has responded most readily and handsomely to an invitation from a lady in Holyoke, Masg,, to contribute towards an extensive fair to be held in Springticid, Mass., during the first week in jay, ue benefit of “A Home for Friendiess Onil- dren,” by sending an elegant camel's hair India Ho'dixnonea of for the benedt of the far, shawl to 3 CUBA. Herald Special Report from Havana. Several Severe Engagements—--Heavy Losses on Both Sides. Operations of the Guerillas Near . Santiago. Trains Attacked, Bridges Destroyed, Es- TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Havana, April 18, Key West, April 14, 1871. A column of Spanish troops, commanded by Colonel Bascones, had a very severe engage- ment, on the 27th of March, at Los Desiquia, near the River Nejasa, with the rebel forces commanded by Generals Ignacio Agramonte and Julio Sanguili, The Spanish loss was numerous. Among those dangerou:ly wounded were Captain Laso and Lieutenant Morales de Roda; the latter has since died. At a later date some rebel forces encountered the El Rayo column of Spanish troops under Colonel Montaner. The fighting was very severe, and heavy losses were sustained on both sides, It is reported that the Spanish column com- manded by Colonel Morin encountered a rebel force under General Vicente Garcia, intrenched at Naraujae and Monte Oscuro, and the latter were driven from their positions with a loss of eighty Spaniards and twenty-one rebels. A party of rebel bushwhackers near San- tiago are engaged in burning bridges, attack- ing trains, firing estates and committing other depredations with impunity, Numerons minor engagements have taken place in the rebel districts, with contradictory statem2uts as to the results. The Diario admits the news from Santiago to be painful, and adiitted the same last week rezarding the news from Santi Espiritu, and says that the rebe's, disembar- » rassed of the woman, children and old men, who impeded their movements, have effected a more systematic organization of guerilla war- fare, causing thus much damage by ambus- cades and surprises, Four rebel prisoners captured by Major Recarey’s column in an engagement were im- mediately executed. Neue Lerdarro, Emilio Nufiez, Tomas Crie and Fernando Seayas lately surrendered and were imprisoned at Puorto Principe. peel RUSSIA. Religious Persecution of the Jews and Riot in Odessa. QUTRASE AGAINST THE ISRAELITES. Serious Despoilmeat of Propsrty—Migratory M:vement of the “Choson” Peopls. TELEGRAM TO THE KEW YORK HEALD, Lonpon, April 14, 1871. Telegraphic despatches have been received in this city to-day from the banks of the Danube, which convey intelligence of a very serious and exciting charact The festivities of Easter have been marred and clouded in the Russian territory by religious perse- cution and outrage. I have been informed, for the service of the HERALD, that the London Standard received a news telegram this morning from Vienna, which states that “a religious riot had occurred at Odeasa, The Jews were despoiled and great devastation com- mitted.” . The local authorities were powerless against the rioters or for the prevention of the first tumul: or the suppression of the suosequent disorder. It 1 alleged that the Israeiites have been re garded with a considerable share of public and political aisfavor in Russia and along the line of the Danuve during some time just past. I have been told tnat the Israelites nave aggregated m great numbers suddenly, at different points by migration from the more disturbed disiricts of Europe, particularly from France. This movement has excited the atteution of the natives, and their Jealousy also, Statistical returns say that there ls one Jew to each 33 resident inhabitants in Austria: 1 to 42 in Russia; 1 to 62in Turkey; ito 105 in Germany; 1to 333 im Belgium; 1 to 412 1 Italy; 1 to 436 in England; 1 ta 403 in France; 1to 695 in Switzerland; 1 to 664 in Scandinavia; 1 to 52 ia Holland, andito7in Po- Jana, During some eighteen months just ended, the Jews in Russia, like their neighbors of Mol- davia, have been in great distres:, and appiled for assistauce to tneir more prosperous co religionists in Western Europe. A short time ago all Jews residiug within forty miles of tne Moldavian frontier were ordered to remove into the interior of the empire, aud the order was exccuted with such severity that only a few days were allowed even for large families to dispose of their houses and jeave the country. The population which had to perforin this new exodus ounted to 100,000, and the heavy losses caused by thelr sudden removal reduced many of them to @ state of destitu- ton. In other parts of the empire the Jews, of whom phere were then 2,430,0.0 in Russia, complained bitterly of the persecution which they suffered at the hands of the authorities. A Rassian soldier at Odessa accepted the Jewish religion and was sur- prised by his officer at prayers in a synagogue. The man Was arrested aud banished to Siberia ander the Russian crimmal code, which makes “secession from the Ruasian faith punishable tn the same way ag high treason.” At St. Petersburg several wealthy Jewish merchants were forbiddea to employ Jews in their offices as clerks; and in the Jewish governs ment schools religion was and is taught by profem sors belonging to the ortiodox (Russian) faith, Fike W SOUTH BROOKLYN, The alarm of fire given between twelve and ond o'clock yesterday was. caused by the discovery of ) flames issuing from the factory of the Parent Elastic. } Felt Company, King street, near Van Brookiya. orate to the combustible ct the convents the fames spread with rapiuity, & few minutes the whole of the upper veloped oe devor "The are’ uring element, Th , drying row S Buer-henting of the stoota apparstne: the the firm h is of Messrs. Yorr.* taoen on Stok aura erachineryn #18000" 0. . acKinery, bulldiag, $6,000, ‘The property is SWAY MIEOa-