New-York tribune., 1882-04-11
TIE ST1TE LEGISLATURE.
THE BILLS TO PURIFY PRIMARY ELECTIONS DE-
DATED IN THE AssEMBLY-BnLs INTRODUCED
IN THE SENATE.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THK rRIBUYE.I

THE BILLS TO PURIFY PRIMARY ELECTIONS DE-
DATED IN THE AssEMBLY-BuLs INTRODUCED
IN THE SENATE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THR rRIBUYE.I
ALBANY, April 1O.-The bills to reform the
primary elections receiving the serious attention Of
the Assembly. This evening the Assemblymen gave
up the entire time to the consideration OF the bills The
bill of Erastus Brooks considered first Mr.. AlvOrd
repeated his former argument that the people did not
want two elections every fall and prophesied that
all the primary election bills would be rejected by
the Legislature. Later in the evening he seemed
surprised at the favorable sentiments expressed regard
ing all the bills The provisions OF Mr. BroOkss bin were
subjected TO many criticisms. Mr. AlyOrd said
that the farmers OF the State would be engaged in
getting in their fell crops when they would be required
TO attend the primaries. This they woud never do Mr.
Van Allen was confident that the 900 voters Of New
York who attended the primaries would leave the
management OF these elections, heretofore, to the
10000 voters who did attend them
Mr. Noyes OF Cayuga, the debate another turn by
moving that the primary election bill OF Mr.. Chaplin,
Of Brooklyn shond ne urea t iGr tat q 4l MT Mr
that 1t had been intended only 10 apply to Brooklyn.
OF o SVSy ap oca bnd r @
the bill presented by him. 1t did not provide such
The bills Of Mr. Brooks and Mr. Hickman His bill simply
provided penalties for certain Offences namely, voting
Mr. Farrer. of syracuse. differed with Mr.. Alvord,
stating .r that not the in Pn Se state Of yc OF pnS a
described by tho latter. Upon the contrary
they were not0ri0usy corrupt that the at
tention OF the Central Republican Committee had
Gently been called Mr. FaIrcr earnestly
supported the bill. Mr. Roosevelt said that he
heartily favor of the BILL but thought that the section
regarding the administration OF oath ought TO be
modified so as TO permit of bOters " voting at
primaries. He had "boted Z" the Republican ticket
himself sometimes when unworthy men had been NOM
mated by the rules Of OF the Republican
Citations OF New-York, boilers were after per
mitted to vote at primaries Mr.. j. W Higgins, OF Nj
agra said that he noticed that old politicians
against bill Some old politicians like Mr. Ayord had
been returned to the Assembly by small majOrities
useless for to stand up in the Assembly and
declare honest The great thing de-
sired power TO have an oath administered TO men
whose challenged at primary election. Mr..
Brooks said that If he 'ed ten years he believed lie
should see Il gisaturc that would be willing to pass a
law fully protecting primary elections The people of
Ohio had such law, and thought Ii excellent
Mr. NOyes's motion to substitute Mr. Chapin's bill for
that of Mr. Brooks then adopted by vote Of 43 to
34 The bill then made special order for Monday
evening next.
In the Senate bill introduced by Senator Grady
and ordered to third reading which IL meant TO apply
especially to the Sndram II allows man under
conviction for murder TO apply for new trial as freely
IA before conviction.
senator Grady also introduced bill providing that
teachers professors in the public schools OF York
who arrived at the of seventy years and have
been engaged in such schools thirty consecutive years
shall be pensoned at the rate OF One-haf the salary
which such teacher or professor has been receiving