The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-29
AN ASSEMBLYMAN'S FREAK.
RETENGE THAT MAY PROLONG THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.


Reauirine Every BilI to be Read before Pass
ngc The Republican Renppnrtiontnent-
Gov. Tiidcn's Choice for Health Onicer.
ALBANY, April 2s--Many things indicate
a near end OF tine legislative session. Each
member is ncrvously anxious to push ahead bills
In which his own or locaity's interests are in
volved and the monotony ~ the third reading
of bills 10 frequently interrupted 10y the intro
duction Of resolutions for that purpose. This
requires unanimous consent, which IA seldom
refused, and the result is that large majority
OF the members vote to enact laws about which
they know little or nothing. This Is the harvest
time Of the lobby. The adjournment, the lead
ers say, will occur on Wednesday next.
Yesterday, In the Assembly. the Republicans
PLAYED sharp trick on Bradley, In tho absence
Of many Democrats to the Utica Convention, by
recommttinR an unimportant bill Of his relating
to BroONvn, and attaching to IL IA an nmend-
ment the defeated Ogden charter by this
means they revived that measure, and advanced
II Ia third reading. he Constitution requires
that oil bills shall ne read through on the final
passage, but the custom has been to read merely
the Titles aud few lines. ANY member, how
ever, has the right to demand a complete read
Inc. When the speaker announced the third
handed that every bill should be read
through before the vote. This was n startler
Tor Democrats az well as Republicans.
There was "A large pile Of bills on the clerks
desk. and to read them would require nearly all
the time between now and the day fix d Tor Hd
journment. Republicans asked him To yield.
but he said, " When you apologize 10 me an6
the Democrats OF Brooklyn Tor your bad faith,
then Will Weld, and not before" Democrats
also appealed to him In vain. The reading went
on tcdtousv and when Clerk Johnson's voice
gave out, n substitute took his place. only TO
succumh and he replaced. Belts moved that
each member take a turn 20 relieve the clerks,
hut Capt. Power thought that Bradley ought to
be compelled to do all the reading. Forster
tried to get around the Constitution on a point
OF order. hut failed. Gen sherman, speaking
Tor the Democrats. said that Bradley was acting
without any understanding with the rest Of his
party, and exnrcssei the hope that after good
dinner he would feel In better humor. but that
was not the clse. Work that would have been
disposed OF ia two hours occupied the whole
dav. Bradley saws he will stand firm until the
Republicans arolorize and make reparation.
The kepuhhcans scheme for reaDportio nlna
and redistrcting the State was presented to
the LEGISLATURE TO-DAY. The programme Is sud
To tie Co pass II at the very close OF the session,
so that the Governor can have no time to exam
lie and veto n. thus making II appear thut he Is
responsible fur the failure to rcapportion this
year, AS required by the Constitution. IL Is said
that TildJn WIN have the veto message ready be-
fore the till reaches him. lhc Democrats on
the Senate and ON the Assembly Committees
made minority reports, ana both were made
special orders for next Monday. fhe Republic
cans propose TO give New York; city SIX Sena-
tors, ana the Democrats ask Tor seven. The dis
agreement as to the division Of the Assembly
districts are as follows: