The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-17
ALBANY, April 10, 1916.
Intrssting Proceedings in the Legislatxrs.

ALBANY, April 10, 1916.
Intrssting Proceedings in the Legislatxrs.
An attempt was made in the Senate this morning
to hasten the apportionment bill through that grave
and reverend body, without paying any attention to
the preliminary opinion received this day from the
Justices of the Supreme Court Besides the intimston
made by Senator Van Schoonhoven that the motive Of
certain senators in rushing this bill through" was po
litical one." we see in this movement q certain evi
dence of the contempt in which the opinions of the us
tees are held by the Senate Temporal ETC. The Su.
preme Court decided this morning that the representa-
ton OF the several counties in this convention should
correspond with their present representation in the A.
semby Senator Lester said If there was any doubt az
to the proper construction to be put upon the wording of
the original convention BILL that the duty was incum
bent upon the Senate to solve that doubt reference of
the affair 10 any other tribunal or set Of men was only
tempoiizng with the dignity and 'profundy Of that
celebrated body. The honorable senator proceed.
ed to appeal to law and orderlovipg senators
upon this subject. He said il those Counties S
whose reduced according to the nav
apportonmen that the election would be void that the
seats Of their delegates in the snton would be CON
as, me state would be that the great
convention called, would be defeated and fnalIv
thath would adjourn in confusion. He said this rule
also applied to those counties whose was
increased ny the recent superintendent.
Senator Hard followed the honorable senator in sub
santiatng an assertion that the trouble and the envy
aud the political avarce concerning this
AFFAIR, was strictly confined to the lnstapced
On, ons ca,s 81 Ere county ThSa county he said gained
Oideiega,es the State convention BY II. old iaw BE-
also ntanced nominations in many other counties and
in nearly all Of these countless no regard had been had
in the nomination Of delegates to the provision Of the
alteration in the OF these counties in the
convention The honorable senator held that the mas
o. ,ns 1 would 1e violation Of the faith Of the
COURSE that the section in the convention bill Which
provides that the number Of delegates shall correspond
tn the number of members Of Assemby expressly al
ludes to the old apportionment He said this bill PASS
cd would throw Are brand into that convention and
would not undertake to say that the object Of tue advo
Gates Of this bill was to dissolve tho conventonsaud to
warned senators that ths would hs out ne
passage Of this bill
Senator Putnam followed, and stated that the assem
bly, had referred this matter TO the Supreme Court and
had promised to accord with the opinion that tribunal
Senator Leser.-The senator makes that assertion
Senator Putnam disrsgardsd the Of false
hood made by the honorable senator He proceeded 20
great ability He argued that il the ieEi.Issurs had
power to annul any single provision Of the original
pie likewise had to abross. 'e% aeo oso
The learned gentleman spoke with very much feeling
and ~ S that hop. for the
yention depended upon the defeat OF this bill He
followed by Senator Tslcott. who urged the pas.
sage OF the bill most determnedly. motion was here
made that the bill be laid upon tho table until the
opinion of the supreme Court the House to-day
could oe printed and laid upon the tables Of senator's
which II supposed will be done to morrow morning.
but the motion was objected to and withdrawn Senator
Tscott proceeded. His argument was complete ira.
bill ~ erp'''A'' u INC
have alluded to this subject at such great length be-
justment of it. 1t will have tremendous influence
upon the convention in any Without tskipg the
question upon tho bill the Senate made il specal order
Ter this afternoon at half past three o'clock
Senator Williams presented majority report in favor
of the Assembly ill authorizing the construction of
new railroad between Schenectady and Utica
Senator Lester reported in favor of the Assembly BILL
provide for the of the debts Of the insovsn
estate med by these banks is made available Tor the
payment Of their debts aud thus great cause for as
sumng insolvency for personal aggrandizement will be
abolished.
In House to day 1900 copies of the judicial opinion
with regard to the precise meaning Of The convention
law. upon the matter Of representation, ordered
printed
The bill repeating bountes on SALT cosl ard lead and
reducing the duty on domestic SALT to ono cent per
very animated debate tbon occurred in committee
upon n tie %sIts o. medical colleges general pending
University Of the City Of New York for the use Of the
medical faculty and $1,000 to the College Of Physicians
and Surgeons In New York. Alter very lively argu.
menta,ion, in which there seemed to be combined at
tempt to annihate MIR. Bailey Of Putnam who opposed
the bill the committee without taking the question:
Immediately upon the rising Of the cor mittee, Mr.
Bailey. on leave INDUCED In tho legislative luxury, In
speaking Of another member of the House. Of using
common substantives OF coward" mean, dsspicabls
contemplate WRETCH" bastard &c. The excitement
shout the House increased by degrees and gradaons
ded this dSuae fouehens and the House proceeded
to the third reading Of the bills.
ana Erie Railroad and the location Of the road was on
motion. recommittsd to the COMMITTEES to report com.
plete as member minated that he wished to offer
certain bill regulate the salaries and perquises
ofthe Canal Com missioners In this State up
an amendment to reduce tho travelling Of these gen.
tlemen to 5000 year, adopted. Mr. Coo, in this
connection, made very beautiful ailusion to the ecacy
reply proposition reduce the salaries Of Canal
Commissioners to Sl7oO per anAum Mr. C. said; Just
step over to the State Hall with me, gentlemen, and
win show you cerincates, with the Autograph Of the
Governor at the bottom that fourteen days service Of
Attorney General is worth $780, This pretty senii.
men was pronounced quite Ironically, and the effect
was delightful. No action upon the bill
Thin afternoon In the Senate the apportionment bill
concurred with the opinion given BY the Judges Of tbs
supreme Court the bill cannot pass and tho question Of
subsequsnty the anti rent bills we're discussed ia
COMMITTEES. During this thrilling discussion Senator
Beers made hit which scpses Warrington mythology
it entities him TO the chsplst The thing done with
matchless grace II threw the Lieutenant Governor OF
his equilibrium and il convulsed the whole senate with
laughter. Mr. Beers said "Mr Chairman, what has
been the result Of the neArous schemes Of these anti
renters What the result Of their tratorous revolts
What Of their meetings What Of their plots and their
counterplots and what Of their murdersf Why sir II
has sent two the galIows fifteen to the State
Prison. and one to the State Senats!" This unpsr
allcled hit was, Of course, intended for Senator Van
Schoonhoven IL hit you may be assured. The last
named senator arose. and was sorry TO see he did not
receive the blow rssgnedIy his reply was indignant
No final action.
THREE PRISONS BURNT ALrvE.-By letter in
me Aioany Coming Journal OF the 18th instant, we
,csrn mat the dwelling house of Timothy Leonard, on
ssei hi near Watervilie, was burned TO the ground
M with ell its contents, together with three wa
ana Two sleighs, which under the wood house
ou tne sad part OF the caismiy IT, that Mr. Leonard his
MA ana daughter Of Mr. Woodsrd, about twelve years
ve, ps.Isnea 10 ,ns names Their chsrred and shape.
Sclo's this morning Every soul in the house was
burned none are lett 10 tell the manner in which the
house TOOK nre nor any particulars relating 10 the ca
tasIophe From the appearance Of the bodies II would
seem that Leonard and the girl struggled desperate
which she slept The family known to have retired
hafora Qtha dra must hax csusht sonn sftar hs 49,