New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-18
TOPICS AT ALBANY.
rvocRATs BLOCKING LEGISLATION.

THE REGULAR DEMOCRATS REFUSE TO VOTE ON
THE RAILWAY COMMISSION BILL-LIKELY TO
DE THwARTED IN THEIR SCHEME.
lBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSE.l
AIn,Ny. Nav. 1.-THE Assembly Railroad
Commission bill would have passed the Senate to-day II
the Regular Democrats had not taken the extraordinary
course OF refusing to vote The action left the Senate
without the requisite quorum necessary to paes the DILL
The Senate could not induce than eighteen OF its
members to vote The others dumb as stones when
asked to vote. The debate the dumb Senators Dc
gan at the close OF the morning session OF the Senate
Senator Jacobs the leader OF the party OF obstruction
lists. moved that the railway COMMISSIONERS
should be elected by the people Inc
motion was defeated by vote OF II nays 10
IS yeas, the votes in the majority being given
by Republicans and Tammany Democrats, and the votes
in the minority solely by Regular Democrats upon
second motion from Senator Jacobs 10 the elect at INC
bill should go into effect under new Governor on Jahu
airy l. 1888 the vote stood 16 to 49, Senator Boyd' Oh
the Tammany Democrats going over to the Regular
Democrats Lieutenant Governor Hoskins gave the oe
Gliding vote in the negative.
Then came the vote upon the bill itself instantly the
Regular Democrats adopted their policy OF aosaiuihS
from voting. Here their names Baucus, covert
DAY. Fitzgerald Jacobs, Jones' Herman, Koch, Lansing
Mackin H. A. Nelson, II. c. Nelson Roberts and TITUS.
They were all in their seats but they hsteheu
without replying Clerk vroomans repeated calls upon
them TO vote. The finally announced was as foi-
lows lRepublicans in Roman, Democrats in raLte -,
Tcas-Aen, Bald win, Bowen. Boyd Brol1nng hils"0fa'
Evans Grady Holmes +. Lansing, Lord, Lynde, Mac
Arthur Pitts Russell, Thomas, Treanor-17.
Ndvs-McCarhy. $500 ,,.,o,
IentenanGoyernor Hoskins said that an unparalleled
violation OF the rules OF the Senate had taken place Te
Senators had refused to vote and thus had @
passage bill Senator Grady declared that ne IN
tended to that the dumb senators should DC pun
ishcd in some dreadful for their actlon'
recess for dinner was Then taken. c,, hs ood
When the rcassembed Senator Grady had READ
resolution recng the various crimes anu Iisu
OF senator Jacobs and declaring that ne shOuu
adudged in contempt Of the Senate and put IN charge
of the Scrgeant-a Inc resolution was sOicihy u
bated for two hours. The Regular Democrats naIury
ming criminal I'm the conduct OF senator JACOBS,
nor could hey perceive any way OF punsng LIN ba
the Republicans but Senator Baldwin supported the
resolution arguing that II the Senate did not have the
power 10 compel is menDeIs 10 Fote % "a; IN ~ rs
tion OF the Senators ud cause deadlock III tne Its
presented by Senators Mccarthy and Puts. The
sensation OF the debate, however, was so the
desertiOn OF his Tammany colleagues by sehd-
tor Boyd. Evidently he was greatly DISTURBED
in mind by his strange position. lie @ Si ee
debate had resolved itself into two SIMPLE elements Inc
Republicans wers OF the OPINION rGai n tbe coms
siOners given to his successo ON tle olher manu-
the fourteen Regular Democrats had CONSCIENTIOUS clu,
pies against comforting This right on Governor Cornell
and insisted IT. being gwen 10 thc next
IL question between aiironiins tie dignity Oh
fourteen senators and afrOnting the dignity
of Governor Cornell He preferred TO onena
the Governor, and should therefore vote against
resolution. Senator Baldwin stated that he was OPP
posed 10 selecting senator for condemnation wnere
there were thirteen others just as glty. Inc IesVluV
to mold Senator JACOBS IN contempt was defeated le
following vote Republicans III Roman, Democrats III
nGiicl
Ieds-Alen Bowen Ellsworth Evans Grady Holmes
f. Lansing, Lord. Lynde, Macarthur, Mccarthy rms,
Russell, Thomas, ITCGHOr-lJ.
Nays-Badw n Bic,is B,gd, Brorning, Corert. DAN.
FiL-l erald Jones' Herman, Kocn. A. Lansing Hachtn,
H. 4. Nelson. HCAeiSon, Roberts, Wus-lt
Having been defeated in Their attempt to pass the
"three-fhs" BILL Regular Democrats not voting the he,
pubicans began work, under the leadership OF
Senator Pits, deprive the bill Of its three-hfths
character. They introduced amendments destroying
those features Of the bill which required appropra-
ton Of money In following out this plan they had 10
deprive Railroad Commissioners OF salaries ana also
Of power to PRINT ANNUAL reports AT the eA-
pense Of the state. All OF these amendments were OPP
posed by the Regular Democrats but they were
out voted by the Republicans and Iammany Democrats
when all the amendments had been made Senator
Jacobs eerngly SAID that there were still features IN the
which made il three fifth" bill In order
10 these features the bill recommitted TO
the Committee Railroads with Instructions to hat
committee to report tomorrow. If the "three-titbs
features can botted out bill will be passed by the
seventeen Senators, doubtless who voted for II to-day
An amended, however the BILL II passed, Will have to
pass the Assembly again.