New-York tribune., 1886-04-26
ANXIOUS ABOUT A CENSUS.
GOVERNOR HILL URGING "ENUMERATroys
HE COULD NOW HAVE DEMOCRATS APPOINTED To
DO The COUNIING-THE BROOKLYN
GERRyMSNDrR

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Do The COUNTING-THE BROOKLYN
GERRYMANDER.
| IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS OF THE Ternr-xv
ALBANY, April 25.-There is n general beIiof
among the members OF the Legisatnre that Governo,
Hl will call extra session II I census hin 1. M,
passed ono has been introduced It wa, presenei bv
Senator DAY. Of Now-York a Democrat AZ the ana,
gestion it is beloved OF the Governor The FInaocs
Committee Of tho Senate have hal tho bill in tbel,
possession FOR several weeks and have not set n,Ie anu
report it, o. course It s pacuacly In the p,s.e,
sion OF tho Reput lican majority OF the Committee and
Trey In turn will no governed I'm the disposition OF n no
the wishes OF tie majority OF the Republican Senator'S
Within the Last ev days there has been some talk anon,
those Senators what shoII De tie party policy OF
dealing with the h. The measure ~ "A faithful repro-
duction OF the document which tie Governor said he
would sign when no summoned the Republican egislat-
ure to Albany year To- pass a bill. IA,
proierrcl to call 1t, Enumeration bill" # provided
however. suiIl len. rumber OF "enumeraiors" TO
gladden. the Eeori Of the Democratic Office seeker II 10
shodld becOn, law. The Repubcln member,
OF tho legislature desire bill To provide for something
than count OF noses as the Governor do
II Will give the lnlabitans Of this state somo
knowledge Of their progress tho last five years. since
the Unitol States OF 1850 taken IA agrlcit
and manufactures
The opinion o tle Republicans, however, s that tho
Legislature OF 1889 obcyed the mandate OF the Consu
tion that a shall be taken Ia the year 1858 and
every years tAoreaer"; and that such command
is Imposed on the Legislature OF 1886 II the Gov
who defeated the will OF the Legislature ani pre-
vented obedience the commands OF the constitution
Tue Republicans o. the Legislature OF 1856 believe that
he would gladly sign the census bill Of 1885 and
would swallow all arguments lie made that tho
stitution only provided for an enumeration OF the
OF tie sale. Othor leaders OF the Democratic
party quietly crit csed his veto OF the bill on
party grounds, ting out that II taken
the increased population OF New-York and BrooSyn
would add to the Democratic representation iu the
Legislature. But the Governor year ago could only
that the Republican Secretary OF state, General Carr
would have the pontment OF large number OF CEN
sus enumerator ana that they might be used to oppose
his own election Governor. In January, however,
Dom, It succeeded General Carr secretary state
This change in Tho head OF the o'icc undoubtedly
modes the Governors views astO the propricy OF Civ
ing the Secretary STATE authority to appoint censI,
ouuner.ors This tall the enumerators unquestlonabiy
woull all be Democrats and would b. trcsteI work
day and night to eject Democratic Assembymen and
thus a Democratic United states Senator.
Senator Days oil may be reported adversely with
comments upOl it and statement OF tho position
OF the Republican majority OF this Legislature tho
Il he cares to call back the Legislature Of 1856 Mr.
Hill MAJ do so-t his constitutional right 10
for which there no return. The leading Democrats
presentation lie Legislat ,gsauds voters
in the cities. That they say wOuld iJlow takinr
ami the ortioning Of TIE Senate and tho
Assembly districts In this attack iep Ibcans, they
forget the disTanciseme OF Hepl bcas the cities
Di New York aud Brooklyn The Democratic Boards Of
Aldermen Ia those cites, when they lyidet them into
Assembly districts m leI9 gave The Republicans dEse
naOrity few districts aud th arraug,I that tIo
democratic parry Should carry tue reDaGder OF the dis
rlcts particularly thout opposition. Any can SEQ
the Assembly districts OF Brooklyn mu-t nave been
The Republicans OF Brooklyn hayo
Democrats havs eleven AssemDlymen. That Is nos a
proportion it's considered tha in the
Assembly districts, the Republicans cast 1855
lnd the Democrat. only 51032 rL, DISPARITY IA repre-
,sntaon in the Lesslat1re was brought about ny the
rne Republican vO-e large thai they could not
wholly suppress ii, accordingly they mssed ogetheI AZ
ne Republicans IN Jae or two dl.r q aud then divided
he Democratic vote 20 as To carry al the other distcts
arge number OF voters, They packed the Kiln Assem-
'y District with Republican voters nassns IN the dis
O.j-0 oi whom were Republicans Bat In the I'D A.
embly District OF Brooklyn, which was set 1p" tooc
Democratic, there we're only 1896 voters majority
emocratc. OF course There il tne same disparity in
Assembly District Democratic. only 7,7I3 votes
ast In tue Vth. also Demorratlc only i.2l7; in the
'lth also Demo- attic only 9.ls9 ia the With. also
only 6.394. The moment. however thata
republican distrc, was reached the accumulation Of
District that l45s5 votes were cast OF which $3.50
SIX ont of twenty tour Assemblymen from New-York
a small proport IN for the Republicans in view "
davenport apd Mr.. Hill only received l23.603 votes
rom the Democratic party for Governor last fal.
fourth representation in the Assembly for onethrd
+ the votes east IL not far representation II Is evident
ha' an amendment ought to be made 70 the State con-
tltub1on plp. INV ,"h"s VI NcW-
iOrk, Brooklyn, and other lasge cities should follow
proportion OF population laying the As
emily districts. The Legislature Is cOmmAI dcd by
ection a. Article III OF tho constitution TO alter
districts after each census tnsl each dis,
rict shall contain. as nearly may be, equal
er of inhabitants" But there is no such restriction
regard 10 the composition OF the Assembly Districts,
ectlou s. Article III OF the cOnstit lion. which deals
nth this snocct merely says that the o'is Of Alder
zen In New-YOrk and Brooklyn shall lay cat the
sscmb districts that they shall consist of
nd contiguous territory" Nothing is said about popu-
ton. AS may be seen in the case OF brooklyn the
ei-ocra ic gerrymtndere tho~s away all his sense ot
dealing when lie GU Is out the Assembly districts OF
city. lie nothing FOR population but merely
lat Democratic territory shall he contiguous" Tho
emocrats Of New York threaten that the time
eJ the marking out OF the Assembly districts Of
- city, they will Lake them sDi ny a" Democratc."
rs or the obstacles To senator Days nf-
en- Aldermen bill. With Board soldly Demo-
attic = Repuull, think their party would gep
mercy In marking out the Assembly Districts Of
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