The New York herald., 1876-03-18
THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Killian Bill Not Com
pletely Dead Yet.
A Reconsideration Moved
by Wenzel.
REPUBLICAN Discomfort.
Passage Of the Superintendent Of
State Prisons Bill.
REPUBLICAN Discomfort.
ALBANY, March II, 1876.

ALBANY, Marcn 1oio
An effort was made to-day TO have tho vote by which
the House last evening agreed to the report adverse TO
the Kilian 'No seat no are bill reconsidered but it
was only partially successful There is rule OF the
Assembly which provides that motion for recon-
sideraton of any shall be order unless on he
day the following legislative day TO that on
which the bill was passed or rejected II was con-
tended to-day by some of the members that
II a motion to reconsider not "acted upon tho
day the following legislative day the original
disposition of the bill the vote on which It was sought
to reconsider remained intact ana beyond the power
House thereafter to alter. 1t Will be that
this of the erroneous one, for the rule
distinctly states that a motion Is order the same
day the taken or on the following
day. Consequently the mere making Of such
motion within the prescribed time sufficient TO place
the reconsideration OF In the hands Of the House
to acted upon at future time. This is now tho
condition OF affairs far the Killian bill is con-
cerned. motion to reconsider the vote by which tho
adverse report OF the Railroad Committee agreed
TO, and matter OF tho bill rejected, having
been made and action upon II cut or by motion to
adjourn which carried is still pending. The first
move looking to
A RECONSIDERATION
on the bill was made by Mr.. wcnzel, OF sullivan. Mr.
K!llan not beng present Although rule 81 OF the
House declares motion to reconsider the vote on
which bill has been passed or rejected privileged
notion 'and shall always be in order" the day
the the bill taken the following day, the
Speaker pro teas Mr.. Sloan, rnlod that II not;
rather that the motion could not be considered until
the regular order hrd reading of bils) had been gone
through with. He however. ruled that the motion,
having been made would lie upon the table and could
be taken up when its regular order reached. Mr..
wenzel prefaced his motion by saying that ho did
so Mr. llian WAS VIII hg
report OF the Railroad Committee handed
in, and because Of tho support given to
the bill by the HERALD In the interest
of the travelling public. Notwithstanding the high
regard he entertained personally for the chairman OF
the Railroad Committee, he thought 1t but proper that
If there any virtues in the bill they ought to be
brought to light, that at future time, at any
rate. Legislature might act ntcgcnty upon city
railroad accommodations without continually every
year going the whole field and causing
unnecessary delays From unexplained
Mr. wenzel was not in his scat when it became
possible for him to ask for vote ON his motion; but
Mr. Belts, of New York, seeing how matters stood
and moved a reconsideration OF the vote, by
which the House agreed to the report of the Railroad
Committee This got the opponents OF the bill right by
the ears they had anticipated that any motion
like wenzels would be pressed during the day, long
as wenzel not on hand and they
UP IN ARMS.
At once the Speaker about TO put the motion,
when Mr.. Worth. of Kings, who is member Of the
Railroad Committee, jumped hts and asked Mr.
Betts to "wilhdraw his motionn for moment, he
had privileged resolution offer, promising 10
the motion. ''I Will give way, said Mr. Belts. M the
gentiema Will renew the motion" IL will renow It, ,"
replied Worth, who thcreupon sent up to the Clerks
desk his 'privegcd resolution which resolution
OF adjournment O'Clock III quarter to
the lie respect Speaker Hustled whose
had died on Wednesday. Mr. Hogeboom contended
that be did not think the resolution good taste,
and that Mr. Hustled he felt certain would prefer
the death o his father Ia any referred
by resolution Of the House He supplemented this by
amouon to journ at once Mr. Belts appealed to the
Speaker that he had only given way TO Mr. Worth
condition that he would renew his motion relative
to the kilIan BILL but, OF course the Speaker had
TO rule that the motion to adjourn in order The
Clerk, a demand for the yeas and nays the
ton Of Mr. Hoqeboom began 10 call the roll when Mr.
Belts attempted renew motion, when tho point
OF order raised that the troll having been called"
Mr. Belts was not In order. The Speaker ruled that
the roll had not been called. (Thc first
on the list however, bad been called.) Mr.
Hogcboom then again moved to adjourn when
Although several of the voting asked that
the question should bc fairly stated whether Mr. Hoge-
boom had moved an adjournment on account OF tho
death OF the Speakers father, Mr.. Hogeboom
ATTEMPT
why he had made the motion, and the Speaker very
properly had TO reply that hc could not tell what tho
motives OF the mover OF the adjournment
were. Under the circumstances the members
who did not desire TO cut or Mr. B5tts'
motion, especially in view OF the way Worth
had obtained the floor TO offer his resolution
were left IN doubt. aud rather than be placed tho
embarrassing position OF voting against a OF con.
dolcncc resolution relative TO Mr. Hused's bercave-
ment they voted TO adjourn, many who had voted
against the adjournment changing their before
the hnal result announced Tor the purpose of
not beng misunderstood Mr.. Worth explains lhat ho
offered his resolution the time he did
because he felt assured the discussion OF Belts
t,on w,ud oecupy considerable time and he wanted
have II acted upon before the debate began. hut
this explanation Is rather a poor one and regarded
by many n very clever but atner dishonorabc par
H.. r.l..
Mr. Belts motion might have been, his resolution
could easily been offered close
well before It began. II Is but
just to Mr. West, the chairman Of the Railroad Com
mIttee, state that he manifested desire TO
OF consideration OF Mr. Bets motion. On the
trnry be moved an amendment TO Mr Worth's motion
posiponing the time OF the adjournment, with the
press purpose OF having the report OF his committee
settled way the other
DEAD Ngr
As The matter now stands u Is believed that Mr..
Belts nOtOn. Notwithstanding that the Speaker ruled
that Il would be IN order when the reports OF commit
tees be Ia order, IS OF no account Worth,
viii lie borne mind got the floor by asking Mr.
Belts ''befofc the gentleman puts that motion"
give way. Aud Bctts did give way and Worth did
not renew the motion according To his promise and
did not succced N agan getting the noor II very
question whether or not the motion can be
s,,lcred ~ HAVING been made AZ all However Mr.
WcnzeI's molion having been made before Nr Belts
ma ic his aud that motion being the table vote
can yet be taken reconsider the vote by which the
Railroad Committee were sustained IN their report
rmR IonuY Ar WORK
The unfortunate circumstance about the bill 4
now that the lobby, with the prospect OF prob 4
aplc recouf Liberation being carried, nying tncir
pipes 10 make us passagc strike the /
railroad companies. The lobby man who I
all appearances Is the most anxious
10 The bill referred 10 the Committee Of the Whole
is Charles Edwards. the very individual whom the \
judiciary Committee investigating the LOBBY, had bo-
fore them exs ago HIS dcais evidently the
b gcts The House tOpiy the arts of the lobby
make money out 0f Il by aiding IN ITS defeat This Is
only another illustration OF how these rascals always
tTy mako really good oil, dcinAnded by the public
interests investment ny which they put money
Their pockets II the bill does get before the House
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