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AN INCIDENT In ALBANY.
ASSEMBLYM1N MURPHY PUNISHED
ron A DRUNkEN EXPLOIT
Sharp Trick In Furtherance Of the Grocr
Bill Woman Suffrage Again n Topio-Ths
Police Reorganization Measure.

Sharp Trict In Furtherance Of the Grocr
Bill Woman Suffrage Again n Topio-Ths
Police REORGANIZATION Measure.
ALBANY, April Elm the Assembly to.
day, the Committee on Privileges and Elections
reported on the charges against Assemblyman
Murphy The report said that Murphy wa
innocent of any criminal intent In taking
books from the Post ONCE. and that 1t wac an
act OF recklossness committed while he was
drunk; but that no should be brought befors
the bar and censured by the Speaker. This
silence was complete In the chamber "a tho
Sergeant alarms conducted Murphy TO the bar
and while the Speaker was briefly addressing
him an intense interest was manifested It was
evident that MIR. Hustled found his duty disa-
Rreeabe. lie said that he believed every mem.
Der would agree with him that since Mr.. Muir.
phv had been member OF the House no had
always had the confidence, respect, and esteem
or the Assembly, and that never before had he
neatd WORD uttered against him that he had
never before committed an act which would in
any way diminish tue respect and esteem OF his
would be a valuable lesson. and that Ills con-
duct hereafter would be such IA to restore tho
confidence and respect In which he had hereto-
fOro been held Murphy was visbly affected
by the Speakers address.
The Green bill in the Senate was laid over until
next tuesday. WOOdin says that he will then put
II through. story IL current that the bill was
got out of the committee by sharp trick. Usu-
before o'clock IN the afternoon, but when Sem
atofs J4cobs and Baden arrived, on the day the
PHI was reported, tney found that the work had
been done before that time, and the CON mitteo
had adjourned. Baden SAYS that II he had
been present when the vote taken he would
have voted against the report
The bill to permit women to vote for Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United States
came up IN the Assembly to-day. Mr.. West, who
introduced II, urged Its passage on the ground
OF Justice as well IA that IL would introduce a
new and puror element into politics. Hamilton
Flsh, Jr, who is not married. did not want the
subject talked about now. The House refused
to progress the bill.
Senator Bixby introduced bill repeating the
clause In the charter of the Industrial ExnibI.
ton Company which exempted its real estats
from tax and assessment, ard compelling the
COMPANY to pay airearaRes.
Mr. Forster thinks II viii take three DAYS In
this Centennial year To celebrate our independ,
ence, and has Introduced bill making the 81.
4th, and 9th OF July legal holidays.
Speaker Hustled Introduced a bill relative to
persons imprisoned for deDt. 1t Irovides that
they may petition any Judge or Justice for Q
hearing as to their nnanci II condition, and that
q hearing shall be granted when a fun state
ment shall be made under oath Of their financial
condition. The Judge may discharge them.
Col. Z. ;. Spencer and Orlando l.. stuart made
arguments before the Committee on Cities in
oDDostton to the bill to reoryanize the police
force OF New York. Mr. Stuart denounced II az
an attempt to make the police simply a military
machine. and clOthe the Commissioners with
extraordinary and dangerous powers. Col
Spencer said that, while i reduced the pay Of
creased that OF the officials above the grade OF
patrolmen. The committee will nd the bill
by striking out the clause authorizing the Com
missioners to dismiss policemen without
charges or trial, and also ss to prevent the ro-
ductlon OF the pay OF the present force. The
grading of tue police will also be confined TO
those appointed after the passage Of the bill,
but Its pass sage In this shape Is doubtful. Three
deleRations OF property owners In the city OF
urged him to sign Morrissey's bill for the relief
OF those in arrears for assessments.