The sun., 1888-03-28
MUCH TOO MUCH TALK.
THE SENATE At <LsANY 0BsTRUCTED
BY ELOOUENCE

BG ELOVUENCh
Senators rss.ett and vedaer I.sist % Teiitns
All they Kssw About EverythinG-Seps-
ter Ives A.ks Fassett to Give Rusiness
= shsw-Mr. shea's Ep,seepaiisns.
ALBANY, March Ex-senator Jay Sloat
Fassett Is in the habit OF making several
speeches day. The average length Of days
session is about two hours and for the last
month Senator Fassett has been making daily
from two to twenty-one speeches. varying
from one to twelve minutes in length. On the
average he has consumed eighteen per cent
| OF tho time OF the Senate. We're 1t not for him
and Senator Vedder the Senate could dispose
OF its work in less than three quarters Of tho
time It now occupies. The incessant speeches
OF those two Senators have postponed for two
days a vote on Senator Lows resolution to ex-
tend the time OF the Trust Investigation Com
mitteee and to enable 1t to sit next summer.
This morning. when tho resolution came up
as the pending motion. Senator Fassett began
again. He has been taking tho Democratic
Senators around the circle, attacking them
each In turn. To Senator Cantor were devoted
over twenty speeches. Senator Stadler re-
ceived seven, Senator Langben only two or
three. Senator Lnson six. and Senator Reilly
last night was talked about for the seven-
teenth time. Those figures record only regu-
Interruptions or side remarks. The Republi-
can Senators, who have listened day after day
to these assaults on everybody and everything
Democratic. from Gov. Hill down to the Capitol
orderlies. have become as tired OF them rs the
Democrats. and both parties decided 1t was
time that somebody told Senator Fassett what
his fellow Senators think OF his volubiity.
He made a few casual speeches on trusts and
bad Democrats. and then thought he would at
tack Senator Ives about whom he had not made
speeches moro than four times. He said he
had some questions to ask Senator Ives and
he hoped Senator Ives would answer them in
tho spirit that became q new Senator and
young man. Ho wanted to know what Senator
Ives thought about trusts. whether he wanted
further investigation, whether he wanted it
at once. and whether he wanted to retain the
old counsel Of the committee Bliss and Pryor.
or would he favor the employment of new
counsel. He did not require Senator Ives to tell
whero he was born nor how old he is, as tho
Albany almanacs tell that.
sooo no ms h senator IVES replied that as
hs H1d the s spd be
his assumption Of the place of Sunday school
teacher and his attempt to form class in cate
mosphers OF seif-satisfaction that surrounds
the Senator from the Twenty seventh prevents
him from perceiying the effect OF his constane
remarks. Tho Senate is most merciful anil
kind; He gives to the Senate broadcast that
which he most loves. and SO courteous and
thing else. There is nothing OF which he is SO
fond as the sound of his own voice. and SO
great is his courtesy that ne insists ton on giving
He vouchsafes us his copious information on
oil possible subjects: things under discussion
that we need to be told about then. 1t might
be better Tor him to simper less; to give the
sems Susness to Be- allow
AS there is no previous question in the Sem
ate there is no way OF stopping speeches ex-
that some ono should rebuke Senator Fassett.
and Senator, Ives was thanked by his fellow
on the Low RESOLUTION. as It was half past be-.
fore Senators Fassett and Eedder had talked
their stint. and the Senate then adjourned out
81 a. respect to the memory OF ex-Lieut.-Gov
9 M. Connelly's bill to give New York city a
in the Assembly All the present assessors are
less than hall the taxes Mr.. Connolly appealed
the city Of New York. forgetting that those two
beautiful thing things have few q Aac9Mpaintances a. in the
too much OF speech for young man.
bats Tsf sss aeHs M sSs aa P d.,
front row: Mir, Shea put his feet up on his
:. Senator Vedder's lnconstitStional Federal
the, Assembly By vote Of As to ii. It asks the
Federal l.s Goyernment to make an agreement
purposes @ tho Federal Goyernment % viii III remit remit
that much Of the tax to the liquor manufac-
ssfs Nh Ths G h
sufficient Importance. Nobody expects Con-
to p attention to MI Bradford
faio. Mr. saxton Of Wayne, Chairman % = OF the the
Judiciary Committee, and Mr.. Adams OF New
6urgh voted with the Democrats against the
Mr.. i: b. sullivan's sods water stand bill
passed the Senate and goes to the Governor.
fit the people of Paradise Park, whom he repre-
sents. He has bills. to abolish the organ
s9w
peanuts at s2.5oO. year and a clerk. and to
trs.. The Bill to prevent the use Of Of chness Rf
tickets was defeated In the Assembly. The
mttee. But Mr. Sullivan IS doing the best stH he
Mr. Patrick And.ew Sullivan. who comes
from Rochester, and wears red hair to dstn-
van, Introduced a bill to make the twelve hour
2 day street car mems bill apply to Albany and
es iss G
with TWO hours Off for meals.
Mr. shea explained in the Assembly that his
which would allow the cable road to 20 on and
build was really intended to benefit the Airi-
can Episcopalians OF his district though the
bill bill doesn't say anything about the. African
time he was boy he has never told a lie in .
matter OF any consequences, and no would not
begin now to deceive his colleagues Ali OF
everybody.
There was 2 long debate in the Assembly
Saturday half holiday. After an hours talk
the bill was sent to thirdlreading. Tho Demo-
Gratis generally opposed the repeal. Mr.. Nc
In difference to public sentime ent In favor of re-
dncing the hours OF labor Twenty years ago
MERCANTILE establishments closed ut o'clock
on on Saturday. fifteen years ago AZ g. ten years
half holiday had not yet been fully tested.
Ex-Polire Justice Morgan believed tho Sat-
urday half holiday preserved sacred the Amer
lean Sunday. the unity Of the family circle. and
show.
Mr., Coon offered a compromise amendment
to substitute whole holiday In July. August,
and septepber which Mr., Rhodes lno"ed to
SAID pressnt sW vo Is a1Gbs obna.os M hhodss S
lowered the balances ofths Clearing House tl.-
it,e Afo.. L..