The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-25
OUR LAWMAKERS EXCITED.
LIVELY hattie IN ALBdNY OYER
THE CODE RESOLUTION.
How Mr. gilbert Made n Flank Movement
Ex-sheriT Conner's Demand-rhe senate
Passes the supply Bin-BrookIyn Matters.

hLbAN1s April lt-ONtI TWO NtthS ago
the Senate passed n Joint resolution calling for
the appointment Of n committee of each House
to sit during the recess to examine and review
the Code Of Civil Procedure and also all bills
submitted at this session blythe Commissioners
10 revise the statutes and to report the result to
the next Legislature. To this committee was
given the power 10 report n bill amending the
code or creating now code. together with such
lltcratons or amendments ms they might think
iropcr. For the purpose OF doing this the
committee Is empowered TO employ coun-
sci. o.crks. and other assistan,s and to in
cur such expense as they think proper for
travelling expenses Office rent. books. DC.
In fact. it is simply an attempt 10 continue
tho old commission TO revise the code. and
keep that subject hanging by the gills until
next winter, rs 1t ia generally understood
that Montgomery Throop would bee the counsel
employed. and he Of course would run the com
mittec. Satisfied that it would be impossible 10
override the Governors veto Of tho CODE ts
friends have hit upon this scheme Of trying to
get around it. Mr.. Gilbert. who has the matter
in charge in the Assembly has been Watching
his opportunity since this resolution came
down ~ the Assembly to call II mn. but by the
shrewd tactics Of Avord and others opposed
to it, he did not succeed until this
morning. And he would not have done
- then mad u not been Tor ruling
Of Speaker Hustcd. that tho resolution did not
require siNty-nvc votes. The discussion upon
It lasted until the hour Of adjournment OF the
morning session without vote being reached
~ one time 4 grew luite personal between Mr.
Mr.. Kellogg OF CORTLAND then got the floor
and was making an able speech against the
resolution Ms tho hour of adjournment arrived.
and the House took "a recess.
For nearly four hours ut the afternoon ses-
sion the members of the Assembly wrangled
over The Code resolution. Tho discussion was
the most bitter and heated that has taken place
this session, Mr. Gilbert WIS particularly Of
i.nsive ~ his remnrks. and drew iorth from
Mcssrs. Halliday. Hepburn, Alvord. and others
rclonders that were equally bitter. II was
nearly s o'olo X before a vote WIS finally taken
upon the question of adopting the resolution.
The creates excitement existed in the chnmhor.
When the roll had been nearly called through
tn second time. Mr.. Gilbert moved call Of The
House hut the motion failed. Convinced that
he had lost the day he changed his vote tn tho
noticeable feature Of the vote. and one that
caused no little comment was the factthnt most
of the Tapmany representatives voted with
Gilbert IT WIS whispered that this was done
under orders and ms direct insult To- the Gov
crnor. Several of the Brooklyn Democrats also
The vote WIS finally announced as AZ in favor
Of the resolution Ia % against.
~ soon uS the result was announced Mr.. Gill
bert moved a reeons Liberation. ana that the mo-
ton lay on the table. This WAS done with "a
view of holding the subject whcrc It could be-
brought NJ again II some future time Had
this motion failed the resolution could not hay"
been 9rougl, up again this session. ON THIS
that moved for the previou US question, express
lng the hope that the motion would be beaten.
Then there WIS another exciting scene over the
roll call. Several of the absrntces had been
hunted up and brought into the chamber.
u"hl, aii.r ipth slu,s h9u slr1hel every
nerve ana the las man hnd been brought IN,
the vote stood tic. and the resolution would
| have been lost had not Mr.. Clancy oi BROOKLYN
az the last miuui" appeared ON the seen" and
voted IN the affirmative. This carried the mo-
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