New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-12
Affairs At ALBANY.
THE RAILWAY COMMISSION BILL.
TIE REGULAR DEMOCRATS DODGE vOTE-THE
BILL LAID ASIDE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUSE.l

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSR.l
ALBANY, May 1.-THE Senate has had another
nconclusive conflict the Baker Railway Commission
bill Il conflict that followed what appeared TO be
formal compromise between Tammany and the Regular
Democrats regarding the bill which would secure Its
prompt passage Ex-senator O'DOnnell the Secretary
OF the Autobiography League. went about the Capitol
declaring that both the Democratic factions had agreed
to vote for an amendment providing that the bill should
20 into effect it stands January l. 1ss3
In this manner he said. the Regular Democrats wonld
carry their paint that Governor Cornell should rot be
entrusted With the naming ofthe commissioners, and Tam
many, representing the Anti Monopolists, would ST.
cure the adoption Of its chief feature namely the sec
ton OF the bill which provides that Of the commits
soners shall be an Anti-M Dnopolist.
Unfortunately for tie Of this scheme, the Tam
many juno, Messrs. Spnola Kearney and Nich0l9, ar
rived in this city by the early morning train from New
York and refused to their consent to it's being car
ried out They loudly declared that it was
plot Of Samuel ]. Tildeus 10 deprive Tam
many Hall ~ the glory Of passing true
Autobiography Railroad Commission bill They poin ted
out that Emerson i. Davis, who. chairman Of the
executive Of the Anti Monopoly party signed
the resolution in favor Of the amendment postponng
tie time for the bill 70 into eTsc, until 3s3, was one
Of the chief Of Mr. Tdens agents in the interior Of the
state.
These arguments quickly made Senator's Grady and
Trennor turn rigntabout face but the third Tammany
Senator, Mr. Boyd refused to change front The spec
tacle Of the chairman OF the General Com
mittee OF TamInanv Han acting against the
interest Of John Kelly and with the Regular Democrats
therefore presented. The Republican senators
naturally were )sed 10 an amendment when would
deprive the present Republican Governor Of the right
After some debate the amendment pospOning the
time for he bill to 90 into effect until 1853 was rejected
by the following vote. Republicans IN Roman, Dem
Ieqs-Baucls Boyd Corert. Daily, Fitzgerald, Jacobs
Jones, hieyHdn, Koch, 4. LonSng. AaeliH, H. l. Net
Nags-Alen Bowen Ellsworth Evans. & ra7y. Holmes.
Lansing, Lord Lynde, Macarthur, Mccarthy, Potts,
Russell, Thomas, HeGnor-lJ. ~
Il was now ume to take vote on the bill itself, but
Grady called attention 10 the faci that there was
Senators The Chamber and could be seen loung
ng IN the smoke-room senator Baldwin DelnS absent,
senator (irady knew that sufficient number or YO -
could could not be- obtained to pass the bill to-day lie
therefore moved hat the nnal vote Oh the Ill De post
senator Jacobs at once came hurriedly into the
and said "A, Though greatly disappointed on. / hope
not" lie was followed by all the other Regular Demo
cratic Senators. debate tereupOn spfunE up when
s.ed for ur hours prln I'd p, ihr session Of the SEN
ate from usual hour o. adjournment, p H. TIL p
In the debate the political history 81 the 9tate Tor
related by the various Democratic and Republic
can Senators. II the main an attnck on
the Tammany Senators by the Regular Democrats for
not voting the " 1888 amendment" and counter
attack 10y Iammauy, with the argument tIt "heh lhe
Regular Democrats hal the power 10 pass railroad
comm -sl,n bill tney lodged a vote ,
suddenly senator Grady demanded vote ON the bill
II taken before The Regular Democrats cOulu hSln
fee To the smOkn--IOOm None OF th'n
voted however, except senator bIpWhi z.
The vote finished by the clerk ss follows Ike
publ .cans in Roman. Democrats ia U0ficsl:
eas-Auen Borer, Boyd, BroDcning, Ellsworth Evans
Grdd0, Holmes, h. Lansilg Lord, ~ Lde, Macarthur,
Pitt. Run sell, Thomas, IrcGHOT-lb
NOyS-McCarthy-l. 800
None OF The Regular Democrats voted. There could be
no object Regular Democrats not voting except 10
escape going record a. voting against Tue D lhey
knew that the requisite seventeen votes could not De Cd
tanned bill in consequence OF senator bad"li
absence The tactics VIII be followed, II - De-
neyed. in future The Dil, quorum not voting.
The aid aside. Il i believed that another vote
WI. be taken On The Dill next Tuesday