New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-20
PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY.

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JEcTED-FEATuREs OF THE DEBATE-THE AS
| sEMBLY BILL FINALLY PASSED BY A VOTE oP
90 TO 55.
There was an animated debate in the As
sembly at Albany yesterday over a motion
made by Mr.. Hustled to substitute the Senate
Street Cleaning bin for the so-callcd Assembly
bill on the same topic. The motion was lost
by vote of So to Ga. The Assembly bill was
then read third time and was passed
by vote of G5 to 50, only ten Republicans
voting against it. The vote i'm detail is given
below. The street-ceaning problem was dis
cussed in this city yesterday by the Police
Commissioners, the Farmers Club and the Re-
publican Central Committee. Three cases o6
cholera have been found in NewYOrk.
THE DEBATE AND THE VOTE.
MIR. HrsrEDs SPEECH IN SUPPORT or THE SENATE
| BuL-MR. CARPENTERS REPLY - WHY THE
| MAYOR SHOULD NOT HAVE SOLD CONTROL or
| THE STREET CLEANING-THE VOTE IN DETAIL.
| lFRoa THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRBusgl
| ALBANY, April 19.-The confusion and excite
ment that prevailed in the Assembly early this
morning indicated that action to be taken upon
some bill in which all the members interested.
| The cause of this cOmmotion the New
York Srcet-C Cleaning bill, which for over
a week has been in the order of third
| reading. When il last considered tho
Committee Of Twenty-one from NewYork sat on
the steps Of the Assembly Chamber witnessing tho
action Of the Assembly. To-day none Of them was
present. Ii is not known whether not they in-
| tend to return to Albany.
| When the bill was announced, ex-Speakcr Hustled
moved that it be recommtted to the Committee
on Cities, with instructions to substitute tho
| Senate bill for il. The Senate bill authorizes
| Mayor Grace oappont Superintendent of Street
| Cleaning without the intervention of the Board OF
Health in the mafcr-as required by the Assembly
bill. Mr. IIustcd then made a statement about some
negotiations that were started by Speaker
Sharpe for the appointment of conference com
mttc'> by the two houses to consider the bill. lle
suggested that conference committees be agreed TO
in advance of the last consideration of the bill
| by the Assembly to-day. Mr.. Hustled stated that
Speaker Sharpe further said that the minority in
the Senate ought to have representation tho
| Conference. Committee. and through him had sent
word to Senator Robertson, President pro tcmpore
! of the Senate that senator Astor would DO
an acceptable representative Of that minor
lty which favored accepting the Assembly
| ill. senator Robertson had replied, Wien
told Of Speaker Sharpc's suggestion, that
hc hoped the Assembly would conclude To accept
the Senate BILL and that there woni be no necessity
of appointing Conference Committee.
| Speaker Sharpe corroboratcd Mr.. ITnsted's state
mcnt of the negotiations, and said that in his
opinion the preparation for the appointment of
Conference Committee was entirely proper one
He had suggested Senator Astors appointment ~
member of the Conference Committee because it
was desirable to get responsible person. Tho
debate on the bill then began.
THE DEBATE On THE BILL
IA hat, ,l. onfN NJ, Xot al
reiterated. at a great meeting held at Steinway
Hall. their demand for local slfgoyernment in the
cranng of the STREETS. They desired for one sum-
mcr At least To pnt the responsibility Of sirret-clcan-
ing upon one person The physicians of the city
had declared that the streets were in a condition 10
breed p..'lcncc. At the moment The speaker was
| addressing the Assembly there were four well au-
'hcniicair risr, of cholera Typhus fever had also
become cpiIm II had been declared that q
would b" dang"r"nS for party reasons to riy" all
the power ot tn" Sirret-t'leaninc Bureau 10 tho
Mayor. In hts opinion the Republican party bal
meyer hrcu punished for doing what was night. One
| thing vas char that the Rrrubliran party would
fall If the weight at the peoples condemnation was
pnf on is siourrS
+. 4. carpenter, Of Suffolk County. the ,hannan
Of me Committee on Cities. in reply SAID that tho
an, ions to give the civ of Ncw-lork q pruper
street cleaning bill. They thourlt the ~:
the emergency They believed that tho
Republican party had said The >tr'i' ~
Nrw-inrk must br cleaned. but without giving ihe
| prtiona,,,, and power Ia th" Mayor wtlDut clrrk'
| The \~~rmby had also >alt: " tilN" IN" power 10
the Mayor. but >'" to II that th" power !. pot giVcn
| into pariisan hands The Assembly had been told
lh,i t,pmi, frvcr was raging: but was also aware
that ry ~ man Nho had vote" for the As..mhly hill
had been denounced a. sconndrl IT," dcath
rate, hieh ~ il was, was lower ilan f''g
of PaTs. an admirably CLEANED city.
The ,furcis wcrc dniy but th" hgh
death rat" conld not b" attributed Ia them. In CON
| cln-ion Mr. Carpenter moved the prcfionH lh'il4l.
This WI. dsplrasing 10 some of the members h0
desired to mik" .pcrch",. AMI IA" molten ~3' ic.
fratrl hy vote of - yeas I" - nays III" de hate
then continued on Mr. IIustcd's notion
rRAsTrs BRuoKSs grMAEKS.
Fr,stn, Brooks said that New York was one Of tho
unhcalhe,t cities in the world In proof oi this no
said that the death rate in Ncw-I"rk at
prrscnt was 25.2s; that of I'r"oklyn,
20 ia of Providence. lo.l-; of Baltimore, 1913;
of Philadelphia. I7.l7 Chicago. H. 10; of san
Francisco i5s5: of Milwaukee. 1905; and Of II.
Iouis. HOB 4 great deal had been said of tho
poiral features of the bill so far a. he was con-
ccru,d thcrc was no politics IN dealing with " bill.
I, ,Y,s simply care for thr welfare of lie people ot
Nrw.York CITY. He was following the lead of
nearly > 900 physicians, half OF them Republicans,
h ,r,d that the rity's health was endangered.
Vr Alynrd said that hc was satisfied That no
hilI ronId bc PASSED except the Senate MEASURE. In
,In ,mJ those who voted against It would vote in is
~ Nv % Sn man ne thomglt could De Gallons of
heart n not do all IN his power TO save the lives
R.krr in resonSr said that fhe really per-
unrd Of the truth of Mr.. Alyords remarks. that tho
T,s,l the people of Ncwlork would be seriously
nJ,necr,,l in ease the senate bill did not pass, ho
| .hnmI vote for the bill lGt ho could not think of
passing bill conferring such power unchecked on
The representative of a class Of citizens containing
snch dang, rons elements.
| MIR Butler. Of Warren County. said that living AZ
hr did IN a county far distant from New-io,k City
Inc could look only one thing-ihat with dcgrre
nf unauimity which was surprising the citizens II
New York had demanded that the er streets should
Ice cleaned ~ "A certain way and with responsibility
| conlrurd upon their chief officer.
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