New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-10
THEY TAKE THE PARLOR
THE ASSEMBLY WILL MOVE THERE TO-DAY.
nur rnx MEMBERS WILL GAVE NOTHING TO LEAN
THEIR ELBOWS ON.

THEIR ELBOWS ON.
rrY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUSEl
.,..xv Feb. 9-The Assemblymen have aban-
doped the Assembly Chamber They came 10 TINS
a.osion az they were climbing State Hill TO reach
the Capitol to-day. No sooner had the chhPi",h
said prayers than Ernest II. Crosby, OF New orN'
offered a resolution directing the Superintendent
~ Public Buildings to place chairs IN the Assehi-
blv parlor and place the files OF the members III
the room before Friday, February 10, at IL H. H.
Mr. Crosby asserted that the time had come ZOE
the Assembly to take sensible action. lie De
,oved the Assembly had no moral right to remain
under n condemned ceiling.
Mr. Brundage offered an amendment that the
dcsl,s rs well as the chairs be taken into .he
parlor .., os
Mr.. Crosby said the present situation was
largely the fault Of Governor Hill, who was III
formed of the danger last May, but neglected l 70
give the Assembly carly notice. biaihe was ~
o" Nv Ainsworth supported the resolution, stating
that il was the only sensible course now srt
Speaker Cole then took the floor Tor the hIsu
time this session This is not question, ne
said of whether are afraid oil Deng k Iln
but one of common sense FOR the pasS mTe archi,
,ya have been told repeatedly by competent aIchI-
tocts that there was danger OF the cellng 1aiing'
So far as I myself am concerned nav ii,,'
apprehension, but am anxious Tor tnose ri, NV,
liam
tbs alarm about the Assembly Chamber has pceh
created from Interior motives / thcrciore tllns 1
that we should adopt Mr.. Crosbys resolution anu
move to the Assembly parlor
Mr.. Shcchan also thought that the Assembly,
sbonld dcrart for the paror. Mr. crosby, now.
ever. he said. treated Governor I'M WIN Gfrao
iniustice in making the attack he had upon him.
The Democrats would willingly vote now TO al
journ the Legislature. .
Mr. Rhodes offered substitute resolution dl-
recting the Superintendent Of Public Bulldlngs
to place in the Assembly parlor l?s sch"o. mrsHs
and cane-seated chairs, and that the hssrmoy
occupy the paror until the final report o, celiinB
ovnerts is made Mr. Burns supported me rcso-
lntion Mr. Hustled thought that the parior wa was
Inadequate for the business OF the Assembly,, puo
favored Mr. Rhodess idea under the clrcuih-
Stances Mr. Shea favored all the resoiuuohs
offered and moved the previous question.
Mr. Crosby's resolution as amended ny VIZ.
Rhodes was adopted, and then the AssemDlymtIn
felt happy little later, however Speaker Solo
announced that Superintendent Andrews had re-
nortnd that il would be impossible to procure
school desks for the Use Of the Assembly III one
parlor within two weeks
Mr. Hustled said this only confirmed thc views
he had previously expressed that thc AsNrin ,,-
norlor was too small. and moved that tine Spca>er
and Clerk be authorized TO procure mce,n9
nocc for the Assembly before its session on Moil,
dav NIGHT The motion generally interpreter
TO mean that the Assembly should meet III SOM
hall outside the Capitol Mr.. Sheehan opposed
m"l,in~ any removal from the Capitol. The As
scmbly rejected Mr. Hustled 5 resolution ana aoopu-
cd n resolution moved by Mr.. Coon that the AS
sembly thould occupy the parl0f even III ohly
chairs could be got into IT,
This ended the matter and tomorrow the AS
scmblV will meet in the Assembly parlor