New-York tribune., 1886-05-20
To ELECT ALDERMENATLARG
THE DAILY BILL PASSES THE ASSEMBLY.


IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS fOR hbhNiiN-''
AND CUMULATIVE VOTING.
rvRox TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIDUSEl
ALBANY. May 19.-Speaker Hustled is labor
ing hard to improve the government OF New-York by
legislative enactments To-day he took up the Lyons
bill providing for spring elections and added 1t IA an
amendment 70 Senator Days bill providing for the
election of fourteen Aldermen In New-1ork'
The two bills. therefore, as single
measure provide for the election Cf the fourteen
Alderman by cumulative voting. BY this means minor
ity repr sentaton secured for the Republican voters
granting OF representation to the Repubeahs III
the Board OF Aldermen much offended the Democrats
They had favored the measure when the Board was 10
be composed wholly OF Democrats. but as soon as even
a slight representation granted to the Repnpcah
party they opposed the bill Mr sheehan OF Buffalo,
led them IN this partisan action but there was one
Democrat, Mr. Wood OF Wayne County. who refused 10
follow party into the ditch IL seems TO me- MI
s,,e ter- he said :. that we should grant minority
re- 1prcseutation. favor Of II. strike where 1t WILL
no matter what party Il beuehted- .,,
speaker Husied argued that the Aldermen
elected on general city ticket would necessarily be Of
higher character than those elected III tle sm4i
Assembly district. He raca ell the fact that Governor
Hill had recommended spring ctlnns III MS annual
message 10 the LEGISLATURE Mr. >AcchAu made tic Oh
lection to the bill that 1t was IN Tact new mras9It MS
objection declared not 10 be good one % Mr. MUS
Ex,saeSkcr Erwin effectively aided Nj, Hustled
in pushing tae ,iiI 3in l lie S,-i Iintco ihe
hut now that the Republicans would have represcntE
Mons In New York such elections would separate the
municipal from the state and National elections 10 tue
sir Tappan declared that cumulative voting bad
mi "a NAV nc the wav to the election OF James c. Blaine
TO the Prciieucy in l---. He IS the an VINO MS soou
indnstry The people VIII remember MS srrat services
ant elect hm President Great applause from the i'e
Mr. Mccaun Dem, Brooklynl,--II, would inform Iln
! q ~ President
Sir. Blaine, although the Republicans may Ao"''
Mc Conan Dem, Ncw-York)-The bill is legl'la-
smii6 rep VITA District Of NewYork
II L. the most monstrou, introduced in this As
! sembly. Great laughterl 80, 49,. H., s
Nir smth an-riy votd against the bill bnt ne % was
the only Republican who aid So on the o'9er od nam" ~
( three Democrats shelley, OF Ne"- ioTk, & ,s,re
! Wayne; and Case. Of Amy vo'eu ioi 'H0
! Following Is the substance Of he measure:
Attbc general election this year fourteen Aldermen
are In pe cn,.en upon general ticket and ir9 the en-
tire city They Will hold Office until noon on January
sss on TIE Tuesday tluA the iir-t Monday 10
Ar So other fourteen Aldermen are 10 be ei c'e on
general toSet from the ~ntIe ci1y' VINO sna.i AN M tG o
At noOl January l. lS,7. Ihr Alneihe 80 e.oO'tu
snail AZ their first meeting divide themselves Oy loo ~"
two classes OF seven each Tne seven c9mPo,n,
nrst class shall hold Office unul noon on & I'm
and the seven composing tae second class ut noon On
june J. lsol ON the lncsda ay succeeding the lrsI non
day OF April s-9, and on the Tuesday suCcee ns '
trs N1rlsv o. Apr in every second year thereafter
there shall To- ell cied seven iueint ' a. ,on an
and fro the entire city VINO sha la1e oI. - a. ti,n
the day OF the jane next sEcceellhS e' e'e'''o
Tie clause governing the manner ot voting ior the A.
I dermen is as follows:
At any election for Aldermen any voter may on o..e OF
bal OF cast ono vote for many Aldermen as lh"Ie ar
Aldermen to be chosen at suca election or iu'! oi "
ballot cast more IA IN vote for any pne or NOR ctn
ddaio, Tor tine oce OF Aldermen. providing tha he AZ
-,,te number of votes cast by any voter FOR Aldermen
i tf exreeJ the number OF Aldermen TO be chosen at
/ such elections.
he pre.ent Mayor Controller, President of tho Board
~ Aldermen and Aldermen are 70 hold flee until the
expiration Of respective terms for which they were
elected Successive Mayors aud Presidents OF tie Board
OF Aldermen are to elected the Tuesday succeeding
the first Monday in April Of every seconi year beginning
with 5s7 their terms to begin On June l.