The New York Herald Newspaper, April 26, 1876, Page 3

- PENT-UP UTICA. Political Elements Ready There to Explode. .. Symptoms of Revolt Against » a Tilden Pledge. TE RIVAL NEW YORK DELEGATES. “ Btate.for Horatio Seymour than for Mr, Tilden.’ Horatio Seymour Calmly Strveys the Situation. POOH:POOHING HIS OWN CHANCES, The Bepublican Party Not Responsible for the “Popular” Corruption. But the Ship Must be Scuttled to Drown the Rats. OMENS OF TO-DAY. Unica, April 25, 1876, The rush of coming delegates begun this evening, ‘The hotels are already full, and there is scrambling for cots in out of the way places. Vestibules and barrooms and street corners are lively with the interchange of ideas. From one dialogue I catch a sertence as fol- lows:— ‘Any man who assumes the position of General Jack, won and attempts to dictate terms to the democratic party is not my man for the Presidency, I don’t care a damn who be is,” 7 The speaker had a hardy, sunburned face, a big Roman nose anda full grizzly beard that betokened | the experience of many fall eloctions, His black foit hat sat on the back of his head as if his forehead and eyes tlefied the need of shade; indeed, the expression of that hat, bis coarse garb, his bo!d attitude, with one elbow thrown back on the bar, the vigorous, careless, easy style of the man from head to foot, marked him asa sort of POLITICAL WALT WILITMAN, sounding his independent yawp over the housetops of flemocracy, This yawp could be heard over the mur- mur of all the voices of the hundred men in the room. But the three or four small men who reasoned with him im a deprecatory, beseaching way, cither had no re- sponte to make to this declaration or they would answer in a whisper, as if they bad an answer that must be kepta profound secret between him and them. This incident 13 typical of the whole discussion here on the subject of a pleaged delegation, which is the only topic discussed to any extent, Our friend, who 1 of opinion that one General Jackson was enough, only expressed in a popular and forcible style the general objection of thinking democrats to the ex- action of a pledge from the delegates to St. Louis that they will, in any event and on ail occasions, press the candidacy of Mr. Tilden upon the National Convention, ‘This sentiment haga voice that is vigorous and out- spoken and makes itself heard. All tho answers are given in the tone and style and with the caution ; ‘with which men communicate the points of an intrigue. Indeed, itis evident that if an attempt is made by the | friends of Mr. Tilden to force the peremptory tnstruc- tions of the delegation in bis favor, it will be resolutely opposed and will greatly disturb the harmony of the Convention. Delegates who have been published as all Jor Tilden are not for him to that extent, though they ‘would be greatly pleased to gee him nominated. Mr. Seymour’s name 1s used in this connection, in a way that he would probably not authorize if consulted, One man said, “There are 75,000 more votes in this HORATIO AND SAMUBI ; One who probably does not banker for the candidacy of litsle Samuel barrows up his soul with ingairies hke this:—*‘Supposé some other State, suppose Wisconsin, should propose Horatio Seymour, what are you going w do with the New York delegation, so tied up that ahey could not assent to tho nomination of the mat whom the democrats of this State would like to seo Bominated above all others, even though they may not themselves present his name?” Many who talk thus are real admirers and supporters uf Seymour, though many others do not love Horatio more, but Samuel lesa, Auimated against the Ring smasher for all sorts of reasons, they wish to give the expression of their oppo- sition the moral advantage of an unselfish tone rod an elevated purpose. They modestly recognize that their wn personalities, their likes and dislikes, do not con- Witate a ground from which Tilden can be assailed tflectively, and so they hitch their causo to the namo of the most popular man of his party, m the hope thas to g@ the load of their dissatisfaction dragged up hill ELEMENTS OF TILDEN’S STRENGTH. Some troublesome fellows are inquiring whether tbis 48 a Tilden convention or a democratic convention. | They say they can understand a pledged delegation if | the programme 1s Tildon firat and the democracy any time, but if a delegation is to go to St. Louis to agree with delegates from other States as to what is wisest and best to be done in the interest of the democracy all over the country they can conceive the probability that Mr, Tilden may be thought of little consequence | there, and that for a delegation to stand up and | support bis name at the peril of finding itself at issue ‘with all other democrats {3 to put the party im this State in a ruinously false position. This is a thought which seems to influence in a great degree thoszo who fo not openly revolt against the pressure in favor of a pledged delogation, though they are at heart opposed lo it, Mr, Tilden is conspicuous as a reformer. His name is associated in the most honorable way with the actual administrative retorms in various parts of the State. In our city and out here on the canals it is con- ceded that the canvass will turn in a great degree upon the issue of administrative reform. With a canvass aged on that issue many timid men aro afraid to seom indifferent to a demand made ofthem inthe name of aman famous for his returm record. They fear tho taunt that they did notdo woat Kittle they might m favor of reform by supporting to the utmost the name of a democratic reformer, They fear the effect of this taunt in their local divisions, It (se taken for granted that if the democrats do not nom- inate Tilden at St. Louis, and if this Convention at Utica does not go to the greatest extreme to secure such action, the republicans will point to this as an evidence of the insincert:y of the democrats in regard to reform that they give the cold shoulder to the only mau they have whose name is typical of the purpose to secure political purity. Many delegates tear to become responsible before their constituents for such | B result, and this somewhat unworthy sentiment seems to be the main strength of the movement for a pledged delegation. HORATIO SEYMOUR’S VIEWS. Utica is one of the handsomest little cities in the country. Rutger street is one of the handsomest streets in Utica; and one of tho finest bous: Rutger Street is the home of Senator Roscoe Conkling. There I found Governor seymour, and there we used the house of the distinguished republican Senator to dis- cuss, in his absence, th pending ruin of the repub- lcan party—at least Governor Seymour put the case in that monstrous way to tho jady of the house, who is bis sister. In the course of observation on the prospect of parties Mr, Seymour said:—‘‘I recently | sard that the republican party had lost the confidence | ofthe country and that the democrats had not gained {, apd that was not @ random phrase, but one that s.ems to me to reflect the general reiation of the parties to public opinion.” “But the sanguine democrats view their side of the case more hopetully,’’ 1 saia, “My view of the bopetulness of the case for the de- mocracy is as bright as theirs,” he answered, “but perhaps for n different reason. It seems to me that the ieaders of both parties misunderstand the state of the public minad im some respects.” “Im what respects in particular?” “In respect to the relation of the parties to eorrup- Won, The democrats feel (at they can overthrow ‘NEW YORK: HERALD, WEDNES their tgon account of the developments at Washington. The republicans think that they can hold power if they throw overboard detected wrong-doers, ‘The latter proposition ts not true at all. The former is nos true in that shape.’’ _ CORRUPTION 48 OLD sToRY, “It is in the direction of the truth, but does not grasp it, then “The common error is in the assumption, which avems to be at the bottom of so much that is said about the condition of the public service, that all this fraud and corruption has suddenly grown up at tho capital, and is now fully exposed and brought to the” Knowledge of the people for the first time. These corruptions cate {rom the close of the war. Frauds and violations of law have been dpen for years, Though known they were not noted, for the people were indifferent to them. People were so filied with the passion engendered by the war, so absorbed in their purpose to save the Union, that regard for honesty, love of justine, reapect for law were like lesser passions overwhelmed by the greater, Lt is always 20, for a people wronght to great fever by a great occasion regard all lesser topics as unworth§ attention, and rogues seize the opportunity. Then came the time of excitement; speculative greed for wealth, « love for extravagance and vulgar display.” “Crédit Mobiler piety and pos: tradershipa,’”’ I in- terjected, as the Governor rested a moment. “Luxury,” be contipued, “immorality, dishoncat schemes, an aversion to honest labor and simple econ- omy grew up everywhere in our country. They de- moralized, more or less, all classes, all of which is shown by the constant disclosures of bankruptcy and defaications all over 4he land. Our governments, municipal, State and general, are strictly representa- uve, and in their maiadministration they have reflected errors ond demoralizations that begun with the people,” NO PARTY SPECIALLY GUILTY. | / 1 “You do not then accuse the republican party | strictly ?”” “These corruptions are popular and common, and are not the vice of a party especially, but the party that wasip power reflected them. The people cor- rupted the officials, who thereupon robbed and wronged the public. Had it been otherwise a change of parties would have brought relief, but the action of all partias has been the same in this respect, Democrats and re- Ppublicans have floated with the tide and been tainted with the corruption of the times,’’ “Republican corruption therefore is only more con- spicuous because republicans have been most in office.”” “Precisely. Look at the social condition of Wash ington. I believe that if any momber of the Cabinet im the past ten yeurs had lived within h:s salary he would have lost caste aud cousideration. There has been o rago for course and vulgardisplay, utterly at variance with the simplicity, the self-respect and the dignity which once marked official life at tbe national capital, Mr. Belknap did not make corruption. Cor- raption made bim what he is, It laid hold of him witha thousand bands tho moment he came within the circlo of official patronage. He dia not make it, any more than-the weathercock makes the wind which moves it.’”” THE MORAL MALARIA. “But bow does this view of the origin of the cor- ruption change the relation to them of the party not in power?”’ “People aro not: satisled that the party out of power is really apy better in its mature than the other. It must, therefore, deserve their confidence | before it obtaims it. I¢ has an opportunity before it, while the party that has been proven corrupt must yreld its position. , The uprising against corruption is not because the republicans are now worse than before, or because their crimes are now first known, but be- cause the country is better than it was; because it has recovered its moral sense and in this frame of mind it gives its contidepce reluctantly. There have been ‘worse cases of misconduct by our Ministers abroad | than Schenck’s case, worse conspiracies against per- { sonal satety ard honor than tho safe burglary affair, and bolder extortion’ than are charged against Belknap, but the stories of them fe!l on indifferent eara, all were stupefied by the moral malaria. “The developments, therefore, that startie the coun- try only do so because virtue and patriotism have been | awakened, because the people have bad such other de- velopments as moral perception and regard tor public honor and the name of the cuuntry. phase of the public mind all will be called upon to do their duty. The public men of wealth or those repre- -wenting large interests” wit uo. iouger be tolerated in their policy of neutrality between right and wrong in politics, and there will be a just contempt lor those men of business who are so much wanting in self-re- spect that they deem it to be surewd to say they take ‘Do part or interest in politics.” THE PROPLE REFORMING TUKMSELVES. “You believe, then, that we are in the presence of » sort of mora! revolution ?”” “Punishment is bringing our peoplo again to their senses, They are opening thetr eyes to abuses which, though patent for years, they did not note. 1 am firm in the faith that the beginning of the second century of our national existence is to be the beginning of a bet- ter state of pubhe and private morals, in which learn- tng and ability will be more honored than wealth, Our Jegislatures, city, State and national, will represent a higher sealo of merit and patriotism, I believe the American people are reforming themselves, and we can have no other reforms of any value, Our governments will be all right when the people are virtuous, patriotic and intelligent.”” WHY DEMOCRACY WILL SUCCEED, “From this point of view, then, one of the great ad- vantages of the democracy is that they were not in power in the national administration during the years of the prevalence of this mora! malaria.’’ “It would be a great deal to say that my party, ifin Power, would not have been corrupted in the times we | have seen, especially if I am correct in the opinion that the corruption in the government came from the people themselves; bat it Is true that if the democracy had been in power and adhered to its own political principles, these very principles would have shut the doors of the Treasury against it The greater corrup- tions of the republican party have grown around the enormous outlays of the public money, which, as the democracy hold, the government has uo right to make. But the democrats have not been in power, and they, will succeed to power for that reason, They are not entangled as the republicans are in the acts of the past. can, as the republicans cannot, make the needful thorough changes im every department that has be- come worm-caton with fraud. The republicans can no more change the 80,000 place-holders who make throughout the country the organization of the party They | sade aguinst corruption In: p Iw this changed | | | appears to be to push ether of these distinguished gen- ! | | | | | deal of bad bloog The tight, of course, will be made | Thomas J. Creamer, than aman can change his skeleton. They cannot, if | they wish, meet the demands of the public. They have lost the confidence of the people and cannot ro- gain itat this time. Some of them are trying to save themselves by turning State’s evidence and going back on those they bave upheld so many years, This | policy msy save {rom punishment, but it never gains honor.” THE REPUDLICAN SUIP MUST BE SCUTTLED. “The republicans, then, can scarcely present a candi- Gate good enough to win with?” “I believe that many leading republicans wish to | Hon, nnd at this early stage of the proceedings, 1 ts purify their party, and that the great body of their | voters are houest and patriotic, but they must go out of power before they can reform their organization. They must scuttle the ship and drown the rats, Aiter ‘a time it may be raised again and be made of service to the Repubiic."” “It is the course of events, therefore, that co-ope- Fates with the democrats," “Yes; but they must not make the mistake of found- ing their claim to power merely on the misconduct of oshers, In ordinary times that would do, for only change would be necessary; but now there is distrust of men and parties They must pot only show that others are wrong, but that they a right ia their views and purposes, Thoir purposes must be evidently and unmistakably public aud patriotic. They must bring forward good men. They must not critictke others so much that they forget to | look to themselves, The conddence of the people Bot to be gained by political strategy. It may be gained by « party which proves that itis in barmony and sympathy with the revived moral tone of the nation.” PUBLIC ISSURS—PRESENT AND FUTURE. “As to the issues, there seems to be some difference of opinion a8 to whether the currency of money problem will not overwhelm reform in the administra- tion.” “It asems to mo that the subject of reforin will be the pomt upon which the canvass will turn, The cur- Tency question will be involved ia it, bat Whe discossion will not be parrowed down to that poimt A good cur- rency will not of esl{ give asa good governmens. It anti-Tammany delegates, cousisting of | Tra Shater, Jerome Budd and = =Eman- uel = = Ward) and = Senators = Morrissey aud Rixby, was then sppointed to go upstairs i ally, | Fenueu, but such a proposition would not be enter- is a greatelement in the problems of the day, but must not lose sight of the fact that good morals, good administration of the government, good sense in law- makers and patriotism do not all grow out of good money. The people are anxious for relief from taxa- tion—rehef from the shame which corruption has brought upon tke American character; anxtous for a return to the honor, honesty and ‘patriotism of the betier days of the Republic, and during the coming | years they will think and taik and act upon these topics.”" THY CANDIDATES “Well, Mr. Seymour, as to good men, there are & great many candidates before the country."’ “Yes, agreat many. Some ot the republican candl- dates remind me of the happy phrase ofa farmer. THe stood by the roadside as a stranger came driving furl- ously along, inthe way some people drive fast when they are behind time. With his horse all foam, the stranger pulled up by the farmer, and with an anxious aud eager manner, inquired, ‘Yo you suppose I can reach town by noon!’ ‘Why, yes,’ said the farmer, tranquilly, ‘if you don’t drive too fast.’ Some of the Tepublicans are exceedingly anxious and likely to drive too fast.” “Sut as to democratic candidates?” “‘As to them, the West and the South seem likely to | have their own way. They are in sympathy. In fact, rs consider their relations to the Mississippi River, they are one people and they will naturally agree upon @ candidate satisfactory to themselves, It is perhaps only in their failure to agree on one of their own men, iu the disputes of the friends of rival favorites, that ‘the nomination can come to the East." MR, BEYMOUR'S POSITION, “But Il have heard to-day some strong declarations for Seymour.” “Weil, that does not moan that 1 am in the race, It is only a apy? expression of some of my friends and neighbors, “It is their compliment to me person- aud must not oe regarded as politically significant, Tt is like throwmg a rose bud on one’s grave, which does not assume that aman isa live man, buta dead man, Every boy be- lieves that every one one else who looks at his sweet- heart 1s desperately in love with her and is himself un- easy according!y. But the little courtesies of some of my neighbors toward me must not be misinterpreted in that way by the friends of those who are really cau- didates.”” “From what you have said of Western candidates it seems (air to assume that you are not im favor of send- ing to St, Louts a delegation pledged to the support of any candidate,” “Our State should not endeavor to force an: upon the party. As New Yorkers we may proud if the Convention honors one of our gens with preference, but we should not for a mo- ment take any position which seems to dictate that st shall do sv.” ARRIVAL OF DELEGATES, ‘Three o'clock this alternoon tound Utica comparatively | quiet, but few delegates having putin an appearance, ‘Two hours afterward, however, the svene was Very mate- | nally changed, Considerable excitement now prevails, | At five o'clock the New York delegation arrived, headed | by Jobn Kelly, Among those who accompanied him | were Augustus Schell, Sheriff Conner, Alderman Lewis, Wilham R, Roberts, Alderman Sheils, Alderman Cole, Jefferson “M. Levy, Colouel Thomas Dunlap, James Young, E.. D. Gale, Police Justice Dufly, Henry A Gumbieton, ‘Thomas O’Calla- | han, ‘Park Commissioner O’Dunohue and several | others. Senator John Morrissey arrived one ‘hour | afterward, on the anti-Tammany side, followed by | Jra Shafer, Colonel Mic! urphy, Samuel i, { Garvin, Roswell D, Hatch, Emaneul B.’ Hart anda large outside crowd. The headquarters of both Tam- manany and apti-Tammany delegations aro situated at | the Butterfield House, ‘he ladies’ parlor and a large adjoming room have been assigned to tho former body, | and two capacious rooms on tho same floor are occu- j pied by the latter. The State Contral Committce have aixo put up at the Batierfleld House. Mr. Kelly and Mr. Morrissey, with a large number of delogates from all sections'of the State, have taken rooms at Bagg’s Hotel TUE CANAL RINGSTERS, Monroe, Oswego, Cayuga, Madison, Jefferson and two or three other counties of the State wore represented at au early hour of theday. These are @e Canal Ring | districts, and a stranger passing through Vhese knots of excited men would imagine that Tilden bad pot a single trend im the Convention, Denunciition and bitter | criticism of the Governor's acts permeate the entire tone of discussion, Tammany Hall delegates aro not ; bebindband tn the onslaught. They do not disguise 10 | the shghtest manner their teeling of opposition to Mr. Tilde:... Ot course the action of these men is entirely | guided by the orders they have received trom their} leader, Mr. John Kelly, Not one of them dare | acknowledge that bis soul ts bis own, Tho speech of Mr. Kelly betore the Stato Commitice at Albany, in Opposition to a pledged de! jon, sounded the key note for their future action. It is a singular 9] cle. The alliance of Tammany with the Canal Ring thieves | as an effort to crash Mr. Tilden is canvassed by inde- |g at democrats with feelings of great mortification, tis looked upon as a ruimousstep in the opening of the democratic Presidential campaign, Dock Dennison, of Syracuse, one of the leading canal contractors, is also’ here, but keeps remarkably quiet. Ex-Senator Lanning, — © emblyman Johnson @id others, who made tight against the svernoi's canal policy in the lat Legislatare, arcue | openly in Opposition to the pledge system, They vigorously advocate the claim of Horatio Seymour for the Presidency. Judge Church comes next in Ine of | promotion irom their standpoint, .The plan evidently | tlemen to the tront and fight Mr. Tilden bebind their | backs, But, as a New "York local statesman might clo- quently remark, “The thing won't wash.” ‘The masa of respectuble delegates see the game, and will fight it down when the Convention assembles. TAMMANY AND ANTI-TAMMANY, * One of the main issues to be decided in the Conven- jou 1o-morrow will be as to the adinission of Tammany | d anti-Tammany delegates, 1t 18 a mice question, | and may, ax at Syracuse jast October, engender a good | Velore the committee on contested seats, which 1 to be appointed by the temporary chairman of the Con- vention, At Syracuse, it will be recollected that argu- ments were made on behulf of Tammany by John Keily, and on the part of anti-Tam y by ra Shafer, John Morrissey and others, Mr. Uswald Otendorfer also appeared be- fore the committee. High words and bitter personal alercations disgraced the harmony of this gatkering. | Chargos and countorcharges were made by both sides. | } | The insult then offered by Mr. Kelly to Mr. Ovtendorier has been since taken up by the German voters of New York, a8 evidenced in the resuit of the last November | election. The wound thus snilicted still rankles and ghaws in the hearts of our German fellow citizens, not alone in New York city, but throughout the State, | and its effect must again be felt with renewed forceat | the contests of next November. It is to be hoped that #uch proceedings will not be repeated within the com- ing few days, THR QUESTION OF cHoICR. ‘The great question, however, leading all others in the.decision of she delegates, 18 a8 to the course to be pursued on the propositiva to pledge the Convention. Of course, the Canal Ring interests cannot hear of sach an idea, und they may have some good reasons for their opposition. Governor Seymour, in his interview else- where published, does no: im any way commit himself to the doctrine, but the next course to advance and one which will probabiy ve followed, is the proposition toal- | low the delegates to follow the old time maxim of casting Uheir votes at St Louis asa unit This will practically answer the object sought to be attained by the Gov- | ernor’s Iriends, as he will no doubt ,have a majority of | the New York delegation trom rarious Co sional districts, Tunmany would like to see thi ernor’s laudation brought down simply to the passage of a resolution indorsing bis admiuistration ; but this | does not go far enough, Such a fight as Mr. Tilden bas | lic places deserves, they say, @ better reward than the mere adoption of a ver- | bal'comphiment by 386 delegates of his own party as- sembled in solerun convention. THE CONTRSTANTS. The Butterficld House presented a busy scene to- | nignt. The State Central Comimittes, with Daniel | Mazone, Jr., in the chair, assenibled in ove of the larze | lors on the second floor at eight o'clock, The anti- | Tammany delegates met down stairs on the first floor. | | It was rumored in the early part of the evening that suggestion hur been made vo the leaders of tbe testants Lo admit one-third of their number to the Cs tamed for a moment by the anti-Tammany leaders. A meeting was organized shortly altor eight o'clock with Mr. Ira Shafer im the chair. The question was cussed as to the admission of members tw the floor of the we atthe Convention to-morrow, At the lust State Convention a resolution was introduced by Mr. Beebe providing that Tammany Mall should alone bo | Tecugnized as irom Now Yorkeetty. Iu this conuee- | claimed, and very properly too, that such # resolution | did pot bind the present body. A committee of the | Messrs. / and demand tickets from the State Committee for tne | floor of the Opera House. They arrived at the door | of the room whete the State orzanization was in ses- sion. The Cerberus at the entrance, ex-Sorgeant-at- | Arms of the Assembly Brown, carried the message in- side, A puuse of over half an hour took place, during which the avu-Tammany representatives. waited tm- patiently in the hullway, Morrissey looked savuge | aud so did Sbater, Iken came the anpouncement | fom the inner sauctum Uiat au answer would be seut down within au bour, aud the delegution withdrew. SCENES In the meanwhile the crowds increased in the bail- ways and around the hotel. Governor Tilden’s brother waiked up and down chatting convivially with a nam- ber of visitors, Colonel Peltou, nephew and private | Secretary of His Exeeliency, vecupied a private roow, | eer by several of the Governor's political stgt. | 0 the sent olf despatch afier despatch: detatlug situation, The sixty-three fammany dele- acs at paenly sweking cigars im their peadquarters, directly opposite those of the Stute committee Sepawr Kernan wandered ip, ana was im- mediately buttonholed by a host of tmquisitive indi- viduals, who wanted to know bow matters looked. in- Numerable specuintions were advanced to what ac- ion the @ Commitiee would take, Tho selection of the temporary chairman must give a positive cue to the complexion of the Convention. to represent the Stato at Cincinnatl. | novices knelt before the altar grating, and, at th | exhorting his hearers to practise in THY TEMPORARY CHAIRMANSHIP. The State Committee did not adjourn o'clock. It Wax Unen ascertained that Senator Jonn C. Jacobs had been selected for temporary chatrinan of the Convention, The Tammany deiegation will be ac- mitted to seats among the delegates, while it was agreed that the anti-Tammaanyiten were to be cheese with tickets to the body of she Convention, right DAY, APRIL 26, 1876—TRIPLE SHEET. of both jong to vote and take part in the proceedings of Convention must shen be determined by ou Con It is given out to-night that anti- @ allowed some repensantaticn, The will probably be Horatio Seymour, if Senator Kernan, Lieutenant Gov- d William Purcell, of Rochester. The Convention assembles at twelve o'clock to-mor- Tow at the Opera House. Everything to-night con- vinces the most skeptien! that Governor Tilden has Convention in Bis hands, but he will not insist upon a pledged delegation, BAY STATE REPUBLICANS. THE SELECTION OF DELEGATES TO CINCIN- NATI—BRISTOW GAINING STRENGTH FROM BLAINE’S WEAKNESS—THE RURAL CANDIDATES FOB DELEGATES. Bostox, April 25, 1876. There is a lively intercat, mingled with a multutude of uncertain speculations, over the Republican State Convention which 1s to be held here to-:norrow, for the Purpose Of choosing delegates at large to the approach- ing Presidential nominating convention at Cincinnati, It is a new departure for the politicians of either party | to have a State convention im Boston, and the deser- | tion of Worcester on this vecasion is properly attributed to administration intrigue, manipa- ; lated through the righteous Collector, Sim- | mons, in order that the Custom Houso and | Navy Yard crowds might more readily and coo, | Yeniently participate in the proceedings of the body. When the Convention was called, some weeks ago. | there wasa lingering hope thatit might possibly be | carried in the interest of Grant, but the events which | have since intervened have utterly exting ed all || third term embers which may have been previonsiy | slumbering in Massachusetts. ‘In fact, the promt ad- ministration has turned out so wonderfully corrupt | withip the past few weeks that it 18 questionable if the Massachusetts republicans do not openly and formally Sper their disgust and indignation in the Conven- 100, MASSACHUSETTS’ CHOICR, I doubt if even the acts of tho Convention will be | hing hike a tair expresston of tho preference of the | Massachusetts republicans for the successer of Ge eral Graut Conkling and the other candidat brought forward in other parts of the country are | scarcely ever mentioned in the Kastern States, but it | does not necessarily imply that the New England dele- | ates would be hostile to the New York tor if he | med prominently and formidably at Cincinnatt, Blaine, by tho vigorous wire-fuiling of himself and iriends, has obtained quite a stronghold here; but "it is no secrot that some of his followers are inclined toward Bristow, since the Maine statesman has shot himself so tardy in meotiag the charges about his connection with’ the railroad rings in tho flusn days of Crédit Mobilier. Tho | moral support of Massachusetts would be usetul for Blaine just at this critical juncture and {t is among the prevenkios that he will get such support indirectly. y this { mean that the four delegates at large, who are to be chosen, will not be pledged to the support of any particular candidate, but they will, neverthcless, bu ardent and enthusiastic supporters of the ex: ; Speaker. H VIKWS OF MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESSMEN, Both Senator Dawes and Senator Boutweil are en- | thusiastic for Blaine. Congressman Hoar, the Judge's | brother, also inclines to Blaine, aniess the people sink | party discipline tor honest retorm—which he hopes they will do—and then he is for Bristow ; and the o be Baid Of Congressman Pierce. Congr rdox, although a democrat, believes in Bristow against a weak candi¢ate of his own party. Thurman ; nd Bayard aro his pots in the democratic ranks, | Congrossinan Frost is for Blaine, and Professor Seelye, | who claims to be no politician, Is for Bristow, and so is General Banks, Mr. Crapo and Mr, Warren. Mr, Chapin and Mr. Thompson (democrats) are divided in | their preferences for thy democratic candidste, the | former‘yoing for Judge Davis and the latter for Han- cock. BRISTOW'S. CAUSE GROWING. The gathering of the promiment potiticians and acuive and leading workers of tho party will be very large, und a goodly number aro already on hand this evening. There are vo indications tuat the proceedings will be harinonious, but on, the contrary, It is anticipated that they will ‘be unusually lively and entertaining. The only candidates who are entertained or discussed in the minds of the delegates are Blaine and Bristow and the contest will be between the supporters of these two aspirants, Up to within avery | few duys the Maine states bas seemed toh: wh inside track, und even now he has many wari porters who will make a vigorous fight for the of delegates who wili fully commit themselves to labor for his nomination. The association of his name with | the Paciiic Ratiroad scandal. bas Ly grey weakened | the strength which be commanded in tho State a fort- night ago, and nis plausible explanation avd defence come too late now 0 avail him much. The Bristow movement, on the other hand, seoms to havo developed itself suddenly and sim- | ultwpeously throughout the State, and the indications in add are that delegates friendly to bis nomination for the Presidency will be selected at the Convention to-morrow. | TRE CANDIDATES FOR DELEGATES. | The friends of both Blaine und Bristuw held prelimin- | ary méetings this evening w arrange for the work ahead and discuss Yhe merits of the men who sball bo selected The Blaine party } will present tor delegates Governor Rice, Judge FE. | Rockwood Hoar, of Concord; General Cozgswell, of Salem, and Edward Learned, of Pittstield, and the Bris- tow ticket which will be offered will bear the names of Alexunder H. Bullock, of Worcester; Richard H. Daw: Jr., of Cambridge; President Chadbourne, of William’s College, and Rev. James Freeman Clarke, of Boston, | THE METHODIST ALPPORT. | The latter ticket 1s universally ad: led to be the strongest, and the fact that Mr. Builock’s name aj Pears upon it 18 an indication that the New York ference next May is an undisguixed movement in fav of Bristow, The Committee ou Resoluuous will be of a Bristow complexion, comprising such men as J. Rus- | sel Lowell, Freeman Clarke and J, M. Forbes, | ‘The Convention will meet at Tremont Temple at | noon, and will be presided over by Speaker Sanford of | the House of Representatives. WEDDED TO CHRIST. | | { | TWO NOVICES MAKE THEIR SOLEMN PROFESSION | | IN THE GOOD SHEPHERD CONVENT. What is known in the Catholic Church as the ‘“Devo- tion of the Forty Hours” is now in progress at the Convent of the Good Shepherd, but way interrupted yesterday for an hour to allow the ceremony of the profession to take place, The high altar was bewuti- fully decorated and illuminated; a carpet covered the floor of the chapel in front of the grating; and, while tho chor sung the hymn of welcome, the nuns, in their Jong white mantles entered the chapel, the two lose of the hymn, the Rev. Father Nolan, vested in sur- plice and stole and cope, offered the appropriate prayers and presented each novice with a lighted taper, bidding her place her confidence in God, as He is the light and strength of those who put tucir trustin Him, The choir then sung the hymp, “Comé, Holy Ghost,” and at the conclusion of this the novices sat | down r the gruting, while the priest | laid aside hie cope and preached a most eloqnont sermon on the lessons taught by 0 ood Shepherd, highest pertec- tion His attribute uf tenderness toward the lost sheep, Alter the sermon the privat resumed bis cope, the nov- ices knelt betore him aud he asked them what they re- quired. Their respotse was thut they wished to make their religious provession in the Order of the Good Shepherd. Hw interrogated them repeatedly on th pot and their reply was a continued demand to be re- ceived to their protession, The priest then Mother Superior if she aud th » receive these nov willing nee you persist in this demand, co to accomplish what you have resolved upon.’ The choir sung, * will offer. my vows to the Lord beiore ail His | people. will consecrate myself to Him at} the entrance of Hts te “Each of the novices thea read the Yow Wuich she had previously written, and which, onee made, is irrevocable, promising to God | poverty, chastity, obedience and devotion to the work | of reclaiming the uobappy creaiures whe seck jor | rofige aud protection 1 the houses of this Order. As Fuel as each novice bad read her vow she signed Ler Hume 0 ib in the presence of the priest and peopl the choir began the Pealm, “Hear, 0 God of Juco ; the Mother and ber assistant placed a crown of white flowers over tue veils of the two sisters; the priest gave cach of them asilver heart as a mark of their consecration to the “Virgin Mother of Jesus Cbrist;"” tho two sisters sung ““Ihis is the place ot my rest; here shall | dwell, tor Lhuve chosen it.” The priest tren swid:—'My sisters, now you are dead to th world and to yourselves, to live no longer but in God, in solitade a4 in # tomb.” The two sisters then proa- trated themselves on the floor, and the biack i was neld over thet by their sister cempanions, while the choir chanted the office for the dead. When this was Hluwmsbed the pall was withdrawn, (ve priest called to them to afise and clothe themselves with the hight of lite, Jesus Christ, and their lighted candies were agaia given bo them. They again knelt vetore the priest, | who gave them each a cructtx, bidding them tollow the example of Jesus Chr: uil death, They replied, glory io anything but in the crows of our Lord Jesus Christ, by wh ch the worid is crucitied to me and | to the world.” The choir answered, ‘Vor it is no longer I thatiive, but Christ that liveth in me; Jesus Christ by whom the world is crucided to me and 1 to the world."’ The ppest then offered prayers for thea, gave a special Ogpesing, and bade them “go 1 peace’ as God had accepted their sacrifice, and turoing w- ward the altar he ytoned the “Te Deum,” which the choir coptiwued, whiie the Mother Superor gave hor new children the kiss of peace, and they, going from choir to choir, gave it to the other religio The cession then reformed and jit the chapel, while the choir coptinued a hyinn of praive. newly pro. fessed soou appeared in the pariors where their friends oflered cordial congratulations, whie the clergyman and a few invited guests repaired to classes for a #bort it of inspection. The officiating was the Rev, A. M. Nolan, assistant pastor rel of the nvity, assisted by aier, chaplain of the tustitutron. the two Jadies are Miss Mi Gertrude, and Mies Ann Coen, Sister M. St. Francis Assisun, beth of whom of Boston, to which place they rovarn at once,.as tney only came to the er House here to make their and ‘y Donebay, le OBITUARY. THE STATE CAPITAL A Money Relief for the Emigration Commissioners, BARNEY WILLIAMS. | Mr. Barney Williams, the popular and genial Irish | comedian, died at his residence, No. 41 East Thirty-eighth street, at balf-past one o'clock yesterday afternoon. ‘Six weeks ago he was seized with an attack of pleuro- Pneumonia, This disease, alter two weeks, yielded to the treatment of his physician, Dr. Walter M, Flem- oS Z, ng, but was succeeded by cerebral anwmiu—a loss ot | THE COUNTY TREASURERS’ BILL, cireulation of blood about the brain. When this trouble set in Mr, Williams became an almost uncon- trollabie maniac, and it took absolute force to Equalization of Taxes and As keep him in his bed, He raved day ana | night, with lucid intervals of a few min- sessments. utes’ duration, when he would call his family around him, and converse with them kinuly | this city frat ha | Courier and Enquirer newspaper. | and so he managed to secure a re-engagemen, | ward manager of tho Olympic; | Hambiin, N. H. Bannister and other strong and intelligently, A consultation of physicians was held three weeks ago, at which Drs. Van Buren, James R. Wood, Flint, Clymer and Fleming were present, and it was their unanimous opinion that if the patient did not recover in @ very short time meningitis or paralysis would follow. As subsequent events proved, meningitis supervened on last Friday, and Mr. Williams had two | shght one at four | strokes of paralysis yesterday- o'clock inthe morning and another at nine o'clock, after which time he lay perfectly unconscious, ina completely comatose state, till the hour of his death, During his last hours all bis mmmediate family and the greater part of his relations were at his bedside, aud, kneeling Gown, gave the responses to the | prayers for the dying, which were read by Rey. Father Henry McDowell, pastor ot the Roman Catholic Churen of St, Agnes, who attended Mr, Williams through illness and prepared him for his last change by all the rites of the Chureb, miso were his wife, his daughter, a girl of thirteen years; Mrs, Williams’ mother, Mrs. Pray; bis mother, his | two sisters Mrs, Manus Kelley and Mrs, Clara Evans; Mrs. Willama’ brother-in-law, Mr, aud bis ola iriend Hon. William E. Robinson. Shortly w t ath Judge Jolin R Brady and Rev. Thoinas Mr. and Mrs. Florence, playing an engagement at Boston, were im- mediately telegraphod for aud were expected to arrive dn this city last night It 18 only thirty-Gve years since the good people of offered for their favor the Irishman on the Stage as a specialty, Of course there were Irish characters in ail sorts of old dramas, but starring in Insh characters was hartly known. Tyrone Power waa the firat to unfflertake 1, and he succeeded in domosticating the feature which hag ever since in vari- ous forms been a strong element in our theatrical entertainments, Power first gave us the Irishman as ara- tional being; not long afterward John Broughain showed shat be might also be a gentieman; and tater still Dion Boucicuuit has raised bim trem the whiskey still and tho peat fire to the regions of chivalry and poetry. Pour Power sailed away in the til-starred steamsbip President, in March, 1841, and pelther he nor the ship lave ever been heard trom, nil reinains iaithfu to his many New York triends, and Mr. Boucteault is in Euglaud, where he proposes to give Johu Bull his 1ceas about Ireland and her griev- ances, Barney Williams will probably be remembered as the last conspicuous representative of the traditional Irish- man—the ragged, reckless, whiskey-deinking, ignorant, lied at the house, | quick-witted, half-civilized creature, whom Spenser called ‘these wid Irish’? aud Shakespeare scurcely deigned to notice, and then with undisguised ayorsion, | Burney Williams (whose real pame was Bernard O’Flaberty) was born in Cork in 1823, ana came to this country when about ten or twelve years old. He first Degun io be known among the Gre boys—having se- | lected Good Lnient Engine, No, 39, as his tavorite—and many a song and dance did the young Irish lad give in the bunk room in Doyer street, though maxing ho pretensions to artistic ability, for a trade, he chose printing, and began ‘an apprenuceship ina job office in Wall street; but he had already served us the oltice boy im the office of the A characteristic anecdote 1s told of him at this time in his life, Founder of hus tricks than of the duil routine of oflico work he | managed to get bimselt Msctiarged, aud an advertise- ment was inserted tn the paper for another boy, But Barney was at the door belore any ono else, and to each Jad who came with tho intention of seek- ing the place ho said, “Och, you needn't go up staifs; they got a boy two hours ago.’? There were ho upplicatious in consequence, In those days it was common for editors aud even job printers to give orders on the various theatres at dis- cretion, and, of course, the typos were not too modest | to ask for them. Young Barney hadthe ran of the Park, the Richmond Hul and the new and magniticent Bowery theatres, and, ike many other printers’ devils velore and sinco, he took a liking to the players anu do- termined to crowd into the profession if he could. His dancing ability had become known, and, after watching a chance fur # long time, he got into June, Angevine & Co. cus, at No, 37 Bowery, where he had an “act,” ambi x pon the dramatic stage, The great suce the Bowery induce other eatorprises, und in Septem- ber, 1835, the F about twenty-five lect wide—was opened on tho aout! sido of Chatham square, Small ag tt was, it boasted such players as the Seitons, including “Jemmy Twiteber,” William Rufas Blake, who there made his first appearance in this country; Billy Mitchell, aft Joo Jetters: sher, Mary Gannon, the fir: mere boy; Alexina Barbey was a “supe” and an apt scholar, and after pa- tient waiting made bis first appearan speaking partin a benelit periormance on the 2th of Juiy, 1840, the part being Pat Rooney. His brogue was yenuine aad his success immediate. Small, agile, apprehension, a lair singer and a good dane: id and easy to what was then con high position He held to the litte Franklin for several years, though the house was poor property. In the spring of 1842 the Franklin opened as a variciy | ter Diamond was id Barney was another, and was Dilled to da “Cowehoaker,” a burlesque of Fanny Elsster'’s “Cachuca.’? ‘About 1845 Mr. Williams played in Philadelphia and other towns with tolerable success, In August of that yeur he became the manager of the Vauxhail Garden, ju the Bowery, opposite the Cooper Union, whicm, however, he did not iong retain. In the course of his professional bus‘ncss Burney bad become well ac- quainted with « handsome young actress, Mra. Charles Mestayer. This lady becaine a widow about 1848, and in 1850 she and Barney were married. und pleasant union Mr. Williams dated his artisuc and house. The famous one of the Sepeny 6 pecuniary success. Mrs’ Siestayer was ono of threo | sisters, the daughters of Sarnuel Pray, an attaché of ; several theatres, Whose career closed suddenly at the Broadway, ou the 22d of April, 184% On that evening the large damask drop curtain caught fire trom the | glaring of a movable light, and the qniers barely waved the house by cutting thé hoist rope and lewing the cartaiu drop to the stage, The drum or roller came down also, striking Mr. Pray on the head aud killing him in an instant. The three daughters were, or had been, 10 the ballet for some years; one (Maria) was then’ Mrs, Mestayer, now Mra, Barney Wilhams; another (Malvina) subsequently became Mrv, William J. Florence, and is well known in the profession, and the | the wite of George F. Browne, an actor of some | third note, and a Bouitace of wide reputavion, About the time Barney and tho fair young widow went into a life partnership there was on the stage « bad player known as Yankee Hil, whose caricatures of the Down Easter were more o rageous, it poss than the pictares of Irishmen drawn by Wifliams. such siud was popular, and so ottractive that even our inimitable *Falswatf,” the veritable Baron Hackett him- well, condesecnded to don short, strt| trowsers, with nd talk through bis nose and whittle stage, protending to portray the New and Yankee. Thank Heaven, the animal is now classed among the extinct species, Mrs, Williams out- Heroded Herod by conceiving and bringing into tho World @ still Worse monstrosity—the ‘Yankee Girl,’” What she made of it, aud how enforced it with a vyouwe peculiarly adapted to the work our ring! can still remember, We nad thus a double to speak—the unnatural Irish man and the im Yankee woman. Turning over the les of tho RALD find io the 9! , Me aod Mrs, Barney Williams as 61 4 the National or Chatham Theatre, Barney in the customary Irish parts and tho Jady Yankee caricatures, Worthless and uuti aa these representations were the people eagerly gouglt ehu supported them, the Yankee impossibility became & positive wad paying reality, aud from that tine to the preseot there bave usually been large and ¢n- Ubusiascic aodiences to welcome and applaud Mr, and Mrs. Williams ina line of characters from which they never lo aay extent departed. It te unuecessary to follow their career. Husband and wife worked hard and faithtuliy im their vocation, | travelling many times over the United States, and playing in England and ireiand (trom 1866 to 1550) | with unabating success. played at Nibio’s aud the Lhe leadioy cities of the country, occasionally preceded or toliowed by Mr. and Mra, Florence in basiners almost exactly similar. Iu his babitedn business affairs Mr. Williams was Always prudent, and some feats ago was able to secure ® charming villa at Bath, Loog Island, where, durmg the intervals of resi, the couple enjoyed and made others enjoy the pleasures of social lite tn a liberal and dehybtfui nauser Mr. Williams bad besides the fine house on Murray Htii in the city where he inst resided, aod was, thereiore, more liberally Dlessed with o world’s goods (han actors generally are. Mr, Williams’ Hirst child was a boy, born mm Nevember, 1850, and dy- fog in inten The next and only child was a girl, born in this city, October 24, 1863. She is now hvin and, as may be supposed, is the especial love and e of ber friends and relatives, Reterence to the chiel characters played by Mr. Will- ‘ams i¢ scarcely uecessary. He was at home in most old piays in which [righ life was depicted; but Of iate yoars he preierred dramas writen a y returned in 1890, aud erented was the effort to erect & monument to the memory of the late James T. rattan ‘one iluess slone preventing him trom car- tying this je to complete success, Mr. Williams foliowed the faith of bis jathers, and was ever ready 10 ed his services in aid of the various charities of the zhureh, especially the annual bene! Roman Cathole Orphan Asylum. Arrangements for the funeral of the deceased actor ‘Will not be made ttl tg asa) it was decided inst nigitt that he should be Buried from St. Stephen's Homen Caibolle church on Kast Twenty-cighth street his | Among those present at his do, | Georgo Browne, | Genial Jon Broognam | Casting about | 3 on was for a bigher piace, and he kept his eye | Frankhin—@ titile bex of a piaco,only™ From this fit | Bat | ‘ondway, and again visited | | Avaxy, April 25, 1876, The fact that several of the democretfe Senators and ‘a large number of tho members of the lower bous¢ | are delegates to the Utica Convention acted to-day as 4 sort of damper on the general proceedings in boty houses; for the democrats who were to leave town 1@ the afternoon were so intent upon getting their carpet ‘bags ready at their hotels, and those who are to remaim | bebind wero so unwilling to do anything like works while there was a chance to talk in the lobby about the | Probabilities at Utica, that it was quite impossible ta | make things go smoothly, However as on Friday las® | the Assembly had decided to make the Ogden bill for THK RELIKP OF THK EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS ® special order at noon to-day even the most unwilling were compelled fora couple of hours to make at least @ show of work. Tho bill afforded the specalative phile | anthropists a wide field to roamaround in, Mr, O'Hare nd Mr, Muller, of New York, took a firm stand favor of the bill, O'Hare showing that an appropriatiom: of $200,000 was un absvlute necessity, in order that the reign of the ‘runners’? should not again be inaugurate® with all its vile forms of viliany and outrage, Mr. Mule | ler spoke at considerablo length on the "importance of | the bill. | At the close of Mr, Muller's remarks Mr, Ogdem | moved that the blank im the bill be filled up by inserte | ing $200,000, Mr, Sloan attempted to have this motiom | eo amended that the appropriation by the State should , be contingent upon a failure of Congress to muke an ap- propriation; but finally, alter some debate, modified hie amendment so that no moneys should be paid under the act, after Congress shall havo made an appropria, tion, ‘Thus amended the bill was ordered toa third | reading, THE COUNTY TREASURERS’ BILL. | The bill, which passed the Senate some time ago, re- quiring county treasurers to deposit the funds of theig respective counties in designated banks, the interest on the funds to be credited to the county, was fully dite, cussed in the Assembly. After boing * amended so thi | Monroe and Seneca conntics, whose treasurers are now regulated by a very stringent special law, as well ag the counties of Albany, Columbia, Rensselaer, Catta- raugus, Kings and Sullivan, from the operations of the Dill it was progressed, One of the members during the, disc ou declared that the opposition made to the bill was prompted by inflaences exerted by | the county treasurers’ ring. Mr. Ogden, of Brooke | lyn, a man whose honesty and pureness of charactes are beyond the reach of even suspicion, was very ite dignant over this charge in view of the fact that he nad announced that he was opposed to the bill in toto, aud he denied that his action was influenced by any othea Motive than a sense of duty and right. Mr. Grabam, who let slip the declaration about the treasurers! | ring, made an egregious blunder when he uttempted | to drag such a member as Mr, Ogden into the gradually growing circle of members who do not look upom Tings with an unfavorable eye, A WG KRSOLYR, A certam member of the Assembly does not like the way the New York correspondents taik about the bonor- able members, whose actions sometimes do not look aa honest as other members. He has threatened, it is | said, if he cannot get even in any other way with the correspondents he will horsewhip them. This cer+ taiuly would be a big job; and I doubt, judging from what L have been able to see of the member in ques tion since the opening of the session, whether he bag brains sufficient to discern the difference Le- tween ag and a bad horsewhip, It ie an old threat this horsewhipping of newspaper men by fellows who do not relish the outspoken course of the newspapers, and it amounts to very little. News- paper men are generally able to take pretty care of themselves, and when it comes right down to pistol and coffee for two the horsewhip bullies very ofve: find out that the coffee is not all on one side, THE RAILROAD COMMITTEE, Despite all the demands made for an investigation mto their action on the ‘No Seat No Fare’ bill, the | Railroad Committee refuse to ask for one. Killian bag sotyet asked-tor the appointment of that commuted ‘was 60 determined to have the Speaker 0128 * over six weeks‘ugo. Is the committed afraid the facia will come oat if ‘estigation is held? BQUALIZATION OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTR. The bill to provide tor the correction and equaliza. | tion of taxes and assessments was amended on ite passage in the Senate, providing that pending the re- , View of any assessment, or pending any proceeaing ior the correction of uny alleged illegal or erroneous ase exsments the collection of any tax or any portion thervot against the party or parties seeking such re- view or contesting its legality or correction may be suspended by the evecutiwn and delivery to the Cole lector or Receiver of Taxes of a bond, with satisiace | tory sureties, to be approved by a county | judge or any Justice of tne Supreme Court conditioned for the payment to the proper authority of such por- tion of suid unpaid tax as shall finally be adjudged to be just, lawful and correet, 0 conditioned for the Payment in case any assessment complained of shal) be | fully sustained by such final judgment of interest om | such suspended tax at the rate of twelve per cent per | annom, ‘The Court sball have power to punish as for # | contempt any disobedicnce to any order or judgment | made ander the provisions of this act in respect to the | assessments reviewed, | ANOTHER BROOKLYN CHARTER BILL, | The Commnittee on Privileges and Elections will hold | another session tomorrow, whea “ ’ Furey, of | Brooklyn, and several others will be. examined a8 to what they know of the charges of bribery aileged | against five of the republican members of the Assembiy who voted against tne Ogden charter. It fs said that the committee have discovered a party who, it is ul- | leged, acted as tho holder of the corruption tund | wach, it ts charged, was raised for the benefit of those members who would not vote for the bill if properly | convinced. Who the individaal ts or whether the com- mittee ure on the right track or not is not yet ascors | tained, the members retusing to furnish aay informa- | tion on the subject. | The Commitiee on’ Cities this evening reported fae vorably the Brooklyn Charter vill introduced by Mr. Higgins last January. * ‘This bill1s afar more sweeping measure than wae the Ogden bill. The iatter retained the neads of de partments, but the Higgins bill provides that ali the de- | partments shall be reuuced to bot only voe Commis+ | mover each, but legisiates out of oflice | heads of departments and gives to the Mayo ; Mon Council the appointment of the appointments to be made ten day: sage of the act. The roport during the absence of the demvcratic members of the comuwittee who are at Utica created no little indiguation among the democrats who were in the the House when the announcement of the report ‘was made, Mr. Bradley rose and avked what the report was, and on ascertaining Lo do arts declared the act of the “dishonot Committee on Citics rable,” Shorti; of the Whole not full. Mr, Talmage rose to debate it, when the Speaker ruled that the resolution was wos des | batable. He then moved that the House adjourn, | which was lost. Mr. Lyon, also of Kings, then offered a resolution to Fecominit the bill to the Committee on Cities. Before » * direct vote was taken upon it Mr. Sioan moved to lay the resojation on the table, He said that he hoped the Fesvluwon would prevail, as be felt certain that the re- publicans were not desirous to do anything in absence of a majority of the democrats that would look like a trick, The motion was carried and the Brooklym democratic members breathed more treely. LEGISLATIVE NOTES, The dill drawn up by Dorman B. Eaton and entrasted to Senator Rogers for securing fair dealing und justice between the local government of New York city, ita | officers and agents and those who may furnish services @ same, was killed to-day in the Senate, It wag * ce host of Eaton's bills that bave met with @ 0 The Senate passed the Assembly concurrent reso- Javon to adjourn on May 3, only ve votes being ro- corded in the negative. Owing to the lull in busi occastoued by the Utica Convention and the absence a score of 60 Oo! democratic very little can be done between now and the Axed on for adjonrn- | Mant, and it may be necessary for both houses to re- consider their action, though the proceeding is rare great and only taken unde: pressure. Mr.8t arbuce's bill ing investments by fire ine surance companies on the third reading. Sena tor Harris explained that last winter a bill bad pasted the Logivlature giving the companies permission to in- vest in stocks of other States and in mortgages on y other States as were within the immedi- vieintty of New York State, The companies were hot sauistied with the | privi! conferred in that bill and now asked jor tional privileges, He ope posed to the bill, since under it the companies would go un aod invest as they chose without himit A usotal has been adopted in the Senate merce Navigation The Commune 98 Of “ Prova iS