New-York tribune., 1869-05-05

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As it required two thirds the motion was lost; but
it was renewed subsequently, and then postponed
until the afternoon session. Immediately after call
ing the House to ORDER this afternoon motion was
| made 10 lay the order of business, which was the
third reading of bills, on the table, and take up tho
Tax Commissioners bill. This prevaied-Yeas 81,
Hays 81 All the Democrats and the following Re-
publicans voted in the Affirmative: Akin, Bemus,
Bender, Brundage, Calkins, Cameron, Carpenter,
Chase George Clark, Conant, Conger Cook, Crane.
| E. Ety. W. NJ. Ely, j. Ferris, Gould, Hegeman, Hix-
son, Hodges, Hull, c. Ray H. Ray, Rich, Schoonma-
ker, D. Stewart, w. H. Stuart, Summers Thornton,
and Walker The Nays were: Allaben. Andrews, Arms,
Avery, Barker, Barse, Berry Butterfeld, w. W.
Campbell, Gay, Dimmick, Doolittle Clifford, Glea-
son, Glenn Hawkins Hoyt. Hustled, Kilham, Lasher,
Mcleod, s. Mitchell c. Pearsall, Perry, Richardson,
Richmond, Root. Sekreg, L. f. Smith, N. b. Smith,
Speaker. Truman, Tuttle, Weed, and Wright The
Committee OF the Whole was formed, and Mr.. Barse
of Cattaraugus placed in the chair. Mr.. Gleason
moved as O substitute his minority bill, from the
Committee on Cities, which states that the present
Tax Commissioners shall hold Office for five years,
and their shall be elected by the Board OF
Supervisors. In support OF this motion, he made
speech denouncing the reported bill, and claiming
that 90 tho Republicans had made the matter
a party one, they should vote down the original
measure Mr.. Calkins Rep., Of Erie) claimed
that the question was not n party but q
legal one, and that this bill, OF one similar
in principle had received the vote OF every Republi
can member save one Nr richardson Of this House,
who was a member last year. Mr. Hartman took
the same view, and then Mr. Selkreg took the floor,
denouncing the bill and insisting that no Repub-
can could vote for il without betrayng his party TO
the Democrats Mr. Truman Of Iioga. followed suit,
claiming that Mr.. Calkns, and those Republicans
who were voting with the Democrats, had,takenipart
in Republican caucus, and were in duty bound to
| stand by its decisions Ar. Hustled was next recog-
| nized and after complmenting the Democrats for
| standing shoulder TO shoulder with each other he
paid his respects to the Republicans who sided with
them in language forcible as any ever uttered on
the floor. Henceforth he claimed that these Repub-
6cans should not call themselves such, the true
Republicans on the floor would not recognize
them as such, and tho party would see
that they never again had the chance TO msropresent
| il. He pitched into Hegeman Of Dutchess, saying
his people would keep him at home. as they ought TO
do Mr.. Hegeman replied, denying that his vote TO-
day would injure him, but that he should come back
with greater majority. He also insisted that hr.
Hustled had no right to apply the party lash. lie
vas as good Republican the gentleman from
Westchester but he could not 90 back on the deci-
sions of Republican Court Of Appeals and the opin-
ions of eminent Republican lawyers. Both had de-
cided that the Tax Commissioners should be mp
pointed by local authorities, and this bill merely
went back to the law which in force previous TO
1883. Mr. Hustled reiterated his previous remarks,
and then Mr. Gleason denied that the bill Of last year
gave as much unlimited power as the one
now under consideration. Mr.. Mcleod made
long argument against the bill taking it up first in
a legal and then political point Of Wow. motion
10 report progress was carried and when the bill
before the House, Mr.. Allaban Of Kings moved TO
| recommit. with instructions 70 amend no that the
bill should involve the principle that four COmms-
oners of Taxes should be elected for five years from
next December but that no elector should vote for
more than two Commissioners. He claimed this
plan would test the sincerity Of the Democratic cry
for self government. II was more Democratic than
to give the appointing power to the Controller and
he wanted q square vote on the proposition. Mr.
Jacobs moved as all amendment that the report Of
the Committee Of tho Whole bo disagreed with and
the bill ordered to third reading. This motion pre-
vailed by about the same vote which first ordered
the bill into committee. Then Nj. jacobs moved to
give the bill it's third reading and Mr. Allaben made
another effort to get in his amendment but failed.
The bill was then read through and passed. by the fol-
.ota