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AIvord, Hustrd, and the old Guard Routed
Speeches Made In Favor of aud Against n
The Other Work of the Legislature.
ALBANY. April 9.-Aftcr dcfying tho com.
mands of the Constitution for three years. the
Republican Legislature has at length passed an
AppOrtDnment bill. or. rather what it professcs
to call such. but which in reality violates every
principle OF justice and fairness in tho make.
up OF the Senate districts. and the distri.
button Of the memlo ors OF the Assembly,
Still IL Is on the whole better hill than was
prepared by the majority in either OF the last
three sessions. md for that much. and its final
passage what credit there is is due TO such
men as Messrs Hepburn Fish. Sloan o.
Wheeler. Narnum. aud n few others who re-
fue ID longer to obey the dictation OF a few
purity leaders. and again defeat appor-
tionmcnt. All last night such stawarts
IA United States Marshal Payn. 1nsur-
ance Superintendent John f. Smyth. Sem
ators Rockwell and Wcndover Speaker
Avord. and Gen. james W. Hustled were
hard at work among the members of tho As:
sembly stirring up opposition To the Dill agreed
upon 10y the Conference Committee. and this
work they kept M on the ilpOr of the CHAMBER
until the final vote was taken and they found
themselves again defeated blythe Young Itsbcls.
The Assembly Chamber was packed this
morning IN anticipation OF a lively struggle
over the bill, and for two hours there WIS the
most active lobbying among members that has
been seen this session. In the night 1t leaked
out that the conference committees had made
some changes In the bin from the form in which
IL was first agreed To. Among these was an rear
rangoment OF the Brooklyn Senate districts.
which mnde them mora satisfactory to the
Democrats and member had boon taken from
Monroe County and given TO Wayne. leaving
MIR. Hepburn briefly explained the provisions
Of the proposal. He said twas not just what he
th Ought an nppOrtionment bill should be-, but he
was satisfied that no other could pass this Leg
islaturc. He moved the previous question. The
vote heinG taken by count. 1t was declared TO be
Mr. Baker Of Monroe moved to lay the report
upon the table until the first Tuesday IN May
This was received with shouts Of ON that l
demand the ayes and noes from Hepburn.
Fish S,rahan. and a score OF others. and they
were ordered. In the call OF the roll many
Mr.. Dakers motion to table. was lost, "a to SO.
mr. hepburn then fe9ewed tnf b f" vd iSs tmd
nays. The previous question was ordered. 6T
Mr. Brooks voted against the bill because Il
was rs unjust rs II was unconstituuonal. He
called attention TO the coqntiss Of New York.
Kings. st. Lawrence. Suffolk. Washington, and
others to show how inquitous II WAS.
, Lucky Grady .iwho desires me TO deny
nS Wanted sf'et6'0n 10 vote a against % the b as
he had previously announced that he
sisting the Republicans in defeating any ap-
portionment and II was too late to change his
Senate district which had been fixed ny by See
bachcr while no was away investigating the
Brooklyn bridge. and so he voted for II.
The bill was passed. 81 to 20. those voting In
| the negative being:
MessrS Baker, Beckwith, Bradley. Braman. Brooke
Cady CarmHn Chickcring. CLARK, Deaue. Evans Greer.
0risgs, llaycs. Hnsted, Knowles, MareAn. McAiscr,
Perry sharpe skinner Steele, stevens Thomas. Travis,
Wells, Weston, and Alyord.
OF these Mr.. Brooks Of Richmond and Stevens
| Of Greene are the only Democrats. The only
| members from New York who voted against the
| bill were Mr.. Deane and Polar Hayes
Tho report was Immediately sent to the Senate
| whore II was agreed TO after brief discussion,
| 2l to G. Senator Ranes was the most cUnspicu-
| GUS opponent in that body. though Senator
| Murphy pleaded for delay as also did Senator
| Turner. But Harris had determined to put ii
| through, The only Democrat who voted against
| II IN the senate was Mr.. Rainos. The bill now
! goes 10 the Governor.
Ham. Harrs's resolution TO stifren up Mr..
| Hayes = hack t. the point Of Netoiug the Army
! bill because Of the proposal TO urohi IL the con-
! troll of the polls by soldiers passed the Senate
| 10y a party vote.
Brother Richardson's bill went through the
| Assembly w.th dying cOlors the vote standing
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