New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-02
THE NETWORK REFORM BILLS.


THE NETWORK REFORM BILLS
LETTER FROM AssEMBLYMAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ZEAL AND DEMOCRAIIC OPPOSITION.
To the EdftOr Of The TrtbHne.
SIR: The Nation. of July ~, contains an edi-
toria when is misleading that beg little space
explanation.
IL speaking Of Mr. Theodore Rooscyelts career In The
Assembly last winter the editorial IN question saws
d. 62 He G'oosovelu accomplished the good he did
accomplish. let him. not through the RepuD-
lcan party. from which he got hardly dozen willing
y0tes during the whole OF last winter D."
Tie above statement was made. shown from tho
context prove that the Republican party and the Re-
publican Legislator, Of 1884 deserve credit Tor Ia,
mca that were pas ed lat wilter and bOh
the spr and tn e, er OF the statement are false.
Let us how much dI IN, Democrats gave. on
Wednesday. March 20. Mr. R0 welt moved 90 lay no
order Of thini reading of bills the table for the pur-
20 o. going into Comm ttre n the Wnoc on he nlno
New York form bills. This mot On lost. A. q re-
qured woh rls vote. or the SIX y A.,omblym' who
v0clfor the mot or all Republican exccpungtwD.
while there bur two Republicans among the forty
four who voted ID the negative. soon after this Mr.
Hu. ted moved 30 lay each b now the order %
t.iid reading on the table for e purpose ~ taking up
tac spec al order OF the day" the speca ordr being 40
reform bills
The Democrats at once b.gap 90 funu-t'r Mr. Rios.
their leader moved TO adj purl AMI ahru4h thirty-ix
Democrats and one Republican voted with hin, tie M
non was ost T., Js to6I Mr. Ely rs'i prlt ~ order
which ovcrriel; n appealed from tho
decision and the appeal wa la1 on thb
table. TIE ami smith followed PROMPTLY
with other point, ofOrlcr that not sustained aud
for the purpose of delay kept calling ue yeas and nays
on almost every question.
Mir Hustled, motion NJ Last reached amt carried
and the House went into Committee ~ the Wh'c. viii
Mr. Howe. Of Ncw-lork IN the chhr The ,c"nc tbr
followed begrlrs description howHng mob ~ Demo
ctat. rushed from their seats and assembled n " the
well" m mont ol the Jerks desk and with ycls. hsses
and nuucmtous attempted O., drown the voice Of he
chairman and ob,j uct he progress, % th' Bills.
AFTER the speaker bad resumed the chair Mr. Howe "
chairman az thc Committee the Whole. a. cmpci ID
make his report when hhbu,ermg WIS again connrnced
Dos toc Dem crh,. Rec rails po ut ol ordr. .nt Eat
mo. rl b. adjourn When ~ Las. Tue yut on agreeing
with Tue r'pur0 ~ fhc coWm trDr We. r'untfL we
found tat .ut )t Ihr six ny' who yH.ci u tur nir-
muriv. only three wcr, u m pcuI's. -Owy bu slrcy
elca Of tne Other bills wa prIgrc'acd by about che
liina w, though tlc Dcm'crlts con nue. %
utcrpo,c dIlaory motion, aud 1t ruptd to leave the
House without quorum by rushing our ie he bar. ike
parcr. OF utt boys, every uc vote vas about 90 30
aiken
The bills LAWNS been simply "progr '.ci.' It was uec-
e~sary 10 take item up again % C0um ' OF Tie Whole,
which VIA accordingly done on Apu IA" COMFY
q r,- bill wt- The 4r,t OIc lrhcI Mr. smith moyid
fo rccOnmit % To 4 sit1ui = rIumtt-,-ht cufOmary
motion Wueu one desire. ~ kiIa hl. Tn no ID. Va.
.ost b. vote o. i3 to 90 OF the >lIt.re' ouy I'VE
seeing incorporation was useless the Demo. ceased
calling for the yea. AMI ni- ana re oiurf DIS "-ro
progressed by rir0 r1cs vote when the bills came
NJ Tor final passage the Democrats made thril custom ny
afrack upon them bv mOying I'D utd thr r-t one rat
the County Clerk ,DlIn ,uchI manner ti i ilnen led
the D. u would certainly have been defeated anu very
properly So The majority the trap ana avoided ~ Dy
promptly voting down the amendment only nNe Dom.
0crats voting with them. Further opposition
trui.ts NOT only threw down tIeii
.rni- bur m0- OF them votcd Tor tue bills. Not bgiHg
able To dc,c1t the bl. they wanted to snare Ia 1h5
credit OF having passed them.
The IA story or the Alie~mauc bin II somrWnaf -ni-
lar o that of the nine reform hl, on or ne sX yone
votes Tat cIrrci the motion I'D ol0rr tit pI 20 d
third reading only seven were east by u 'n"cr1ts y.
the tuul reading tney do utue Oct en- Twelve Oh
them voting FOR the passage OF the Dill
have ven but brief synopsis OF the history OI
,y.re tr,umpnant.y carried through By Republican
votes I'm spite at Democratic opposition ana thAi the
statement OF The Va inn quOted above is 80 grossly "a
rOneOus that there II ~ excuse Tor the error.
The pluck and Integrity Of theodore K'"-"F t limos
be too h gnlv praised The men who are -l1nderin2
MIN because follow their dctat0n. and
turn bic back upon tie part ~"orc lepieseuta a..
lives stood by MIN last winter, are co." irls m
comparlsun They htrer themselves That tbcy
created public continent that waited tl'-"
bill. through the Assembly. lie knows that many al
honest Republican. more than wiling dozen. soon
shoulder shoulder with hu IN his work 10 ne last Az
,cu1ly. and that without their support the bl' codd
not have passed. Ia politics NO opponent j. 30 uh-
4Dir aud 81 slud 10 facts e "ho ua' once D'en
Of Your hOusrhold.' Upon this theory alone ~ II
boyc The statement means ~ substance hit l'rdDhran
As cuI s. pa ~cd Ii--e ef .rm bills in spite T lie ihl
TIA while Repu ID votes did tie business pc lucll
renegade Oh have he roEt' ln the 'hdpt OF Ail
The cred & at my DO alta ned o. J.. ,
Inc Na ron "a knew how 600 b far 1t D kFc me
K. pub al Leg he whcI passed these bills '- mlrh
credit 40 least ~, gives 10 D.Ip .uc Governor Tor
~lgnlug. me ol thrm. WALTER :. % tBDLLL-
h.chcs~r. n. l.. July % 1854