New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-31
TOPICS AT ALBANY.

SHALLOW DEMOCRATIC PRETENSIONS.
TRYING TO MAKE POLITICAL CAPITAL OUT OF THE
FEAPPORTIOSM'N;r BILT1-A CHECK To THE
SUDDEN ZEAL OF TIE DEMOCRATS To PISS THE
MEASURE.
tFRoM THE LEGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF rhE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, May 3O.-The Democrats of the
Assembly pretended to-day to have desire
Tor the passage Of the Congressional Reappor
tionment bill. After three molths mtcn
tional delay in reporting such n bill they now
simulate great eagcrncss 10 have passed quickly NJ
Murphy the author ~ this comedy benefit Of
yotera He moved that tha bill should be iGade special
order Tor tomorrow morning The motion required
majority Of twothirds which it failed TO receive The
Republicans al voted AGAINST the motion. It lost
hy voa ~ Gl to -, the Democrats in the majority.
ut. Murphy, whom the result annOunc d, moved
call OF The House The RepabicIns were amazed;
knowing hat If the remaining six Democrats
cur'i hy the can Of the House the motion would still
la"k the requisite ma ry Of tgothrda.
E1~pcakcr Sharpe said Ute majority
ought % syo notice Of what they intend to do. mi
nory and often does Gbu-tcr 70 protect is r.,hs,
b1t not majority to coorc. minority. This ac ion IN
ord ring call Of the House may no. De intended to
waste tmo ana prevent legislation, but i. certainly las
that eh,r." Mr.. murphy replied: "Tla mlijry is
trying 10 obey the law Of Conerc,s TO rcapportlon the
Congressional Districts Of IN, State. In that attomnt
are thwartcd by the Reprblicans of tbs Assembly
Ilc Uc3pc viii see who ~re-ponsib" far The iirc Of
t'r Ili. It@Slhg accomisIrl in{ P,rI"e "HHiri"
sp."ch with apparent amusement and dion el "ua.ed;
" What . mouse" Mr. Murphy turned aA,ut vlh
trSa-h trSI i' Ti,S 1t' # IT, II WIZ '' ' -''
ua'nc tina. provided some Inlcral for their state
Cou;out..n PLATFORM The pcmocr,is med" further
effort il behalf o. the bIL Il is the general belief that
tIS ends tne discussion Of Congressional reapporton-
TIE CATHOLIC PROTECTORY ITEM LOST
ltEoN TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE rEIBUNE.l
bi appr0pri4riug :2JOJ0 .or the Catholic Protectory
threatens to dciy the passage Of tho A. AMI tae ad
iournmcIt Of The Legislature. To7ay the Assembly
vowed ir conflict over IN, i'on, which cnicd IN the
failure e. tLc lil to pas Tne item s'ouy opposed
by nearly all tue country members without
regard 70 party lines. Ir. Hunter, OF Cayu-a,
WIS the leader Of the opposition, and he
attacked The proposed appropriation IN most carn"st
manner, declaring tAat IL was unconstitutional anil u-
poiiric to pass such measure. M Benedict sal that
IL vas Lis opinion thai The senate would Insist upon tic
lc. and not desiring 10 keep tc Legislature in session
longer, Lc should yo,c for thc appropriation
This ttr.at, that tue Senate would hold ont on tie
rem, greatly aug-reI its opponents Ne-5fs. Hunt,
Hunter Livingston and Roosevelt declared, one a,tar
the other, that anxious as tay wcro
to see the Legislature adourn, they should
Doe content to w1it uatl December in order to
defeat the appropriations They also sail Tint they
would moi yotc for tlc -upply hil n tf" rcI -os IN
y So il l..e fIrr't. cI,seI MI ir, H. fhc cq,r.n ~
ihc Committee on Was and Meme. to ioos ml' lie
yoI, 'he ioira .l -- II IT. "4s ho1 ''c"~o" theJ
wr .in,r declared rnat there s,cuea TO bo q, oral.
u. cu"., u" ,I' ,, 5 ,t tE rrt,y
vitl money ioT I.a su.oit oticr iusltu ot disc
cu.ac.T now supported py gIhcf tcuoHaau'
t1a- 81 yas ..s n alt that thr Democrats ".lc u.i.
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