New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-12
NO PRISON APPROPRIATIONS.
DEFEAT OF THE MEASURE GRANTING Sl,ooo'Vvo-
TALK OF AN EXTRA SESSION TO MEET
The YMERGENC1

THE EMERGENCY.
Albany, May 11.-At seven minutes after ~ ooiooA
Sneaker Cole declared the Assembly Of 1883 sdloure
But he may have to make the same declaration as"l
for there is possibility that the Governor VIII can
an extra session to dispose Of the prison
desperate effort was made this morning oy oeherai
Hustled 10 pass the bill appropriating sl,oooooo' OUT
ne was defeated. The Assembly chamber was CROWDED
with prison officials. Warden Brush, Of sing ping
Warden Durston of Auburn Warden Fuller, OF Dalhe'
mora Superintendent Lsthrop, Deputy euperih'onuvn'
Charles Baker, Isaac Baker and superintendent f"0
Evan, of the Albany Penitsntiary, went nom me'n-
Der 10 member and endcavoreo 10 persuSo' '"'"' "
vote for the appropriation.
General Hustled early in the session movea "
reconsider the vote by which the measure had been
lost Thursday and to suspend the rules 10 tnae INC
bin would then DO read for the last time. oh
vote Of "a to 46 the vote was reconsdered' out tho
motion TO suspend the rues was LOST NOT yet despair
ing of carrying the measure he gave notice that ~
IL rs he would move call OF the House. 1t was
nearly IL 80, however, when he demanded roll cal
In Che meantime Judge Yates was striving Hereby
to get his prison plan through. He was unsuccessful
and it lies with the other seventy odd bills unread
The roll call announced that 1oT members were
present and General Hustled again moved suspension
of the rules and reconsideration
Robert Ray Hamilton demanded a roll call on the
reconsideration which at first objected to and the
Speaker, to save time was apparently anxious to
overlook his demand and settle the motion by stand
ing vote. But Mr. Hamilton kept his place and de-
manded in most emphatic terms that roll cal be
had and his request granted The reconsdera
ton ordered and the rules suspended, the bill
read and put upon its final passage. The opposition
to the bill was by no means confined TO party Men,
bers of both parties voted for and against 1t. On
this VOTE however, the bill lost the vote stand
ing-ayes, co; noes, rs.
General Hustled is responsible for the impression
that there may be another session to in some way
decide upon the future of tho prisons. At present
they left IN an extremely bad position win no
appropriation and the Yates measure dead mora Is
httle doubt but that the Governor VIII require the
Legislature TO settle the problem In session next
month There arc today In the three state prisons
3514 convicts In Auburn, JOG, Sing sing loo4 ana
Clinton 767. There is now enough money on hahd
TO keep the convics at Sing sing busy until July L,
but beyond that date there will be nothing for them
to do. Auburn and Clinton prisons may run until
July Is, with tho money already appropriated. II
any relief is be had from the Legislature this year.
a session must be had in June, Immediately after the
National Conventions, or IL possible, before Ihe
fact that the Democratic leader, Mr.. Sheehan, ana
Nr Weed worked and voted for the appropriation shows
he hand OF tho Governor In IT, The Governor fears the
labor vote and therefore instructed his assistants 10
keep back from him the Yates County Plan Dill, when
is advocated strongly by those pretending to represent
the labor interests But he is In favor OF the present
system and docs not dare to place himself In posi-
ton where HIS loyalty to the labor vote might DO ques
toned