New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-04
THE ELECTORAL REFORM BILL PASSED.

Mr.. BAGLEY WHIPS HIS UNWILLING DEMOCRATIC
COLLEAGUES INTO LINE.
Albany, May (SpecaD.-As Mr.. shcehsn IS losing
his grip the Democrats In tho Assembly, Mr.
Bagley is Rapidly supplanting him. This gentleman
has before shown his freedom from the Hill collar,
especially on the Hgh-Lcenss BILL and to-day he
did 1t on the Electoral Reform bill Several absen-
tees were caught by the sergeant arms on the call
81 tho House, which followed Mr.. Saxton's motion
TO bring up tho bill for Its final reading and ninety
nine members answered to the final roll call, Mr..
saxton began the debate the measure and offered
several amendments, overcoming some Of the defects
Mr. Ragley said
sMr Speaker, cannot sit quietly in my seat and
have GO forth through this state that the Democratic
party here represented by its chosen representatives
objects to electoral reform. know that IT Is false
/ know that tho better sentiment OF the Democratic
party desires some changes in present electoral
laws, whereby bribery and fraud shall be stricken
down / know that thousands of Democrats in this
State to-day anxious that this bill should become
a law. Tho statements made here by certain gentle
men who oppose this bill are simply absurd.
Mr. sheehan-Does tho gentleman from Greone In
snuate charge that stated either directly or In
directly that was opposed the principle Of electoral
reformf
, Mr. Bagley-No, sir, I have not said I simply
say that the position which the gentlemen assume who
oppose this bill is simply absurd when they state they
IN favor Of the principles Of this bill. but object
TO 10 because there little simple details Which
are not accordance with their desires. hope that
thee a sufficient number Of Democrats here TO show
thai there Is little spirit left TO maintain those
principles, which arc the very foundation Of true
Democracy
Loud applause from the Republican, side greeted the
close of Mr. Baglcy's speech When the roll was
called many Democrats followed him and voted with
The Republicans. This was the vote ,,
Yeas-Messrs AcRcr Adams Ainsworth Aspinall,
Bagley, Baucus, Beatty, Brown, BrowDell, Brundage,
Burns, Bush, Cashow, Harrison Cheney, W. W. Cheney,
by, Curtis, Davis DefendOrf, De Witt, Dnehart Ed
wards, Emery, Enz Flaherty Fort Frost Fuller, Gal
Hs9Ses. Hunting. Hustled Kimbsn, Lstmer, lewis,
Mabe, Magner, John Martin Mase Mathison, Maynard,
McAdam, Nc Evoy, Mckenzie, Moody, Morgan, Nixon,
esxton, NJ q. Smith. Tailmadge, Thompson, Tisdaio,
Van Gorder, weidner, whipplo, White, Yates, Young
Nays-Nicssrs Bhlrnenthai Brennan, Church, Congcr,
Connolly, A. B. Ccons. Dalton. Endrcs, Finn Gordon,
German Guenthcr, Hagan Hsggerty: Hayes, Heramnn,
Mclaughlin, O'Connor O'Nell, Plat. Rannow. Ryan,
shea, shceban, sheldon, Thomas Swift, IT., p A. suni
van, T. d. Sullivan, Weed, wcinplc and Wissig-36.
Mr.. Morgan called up to-day In the Assembly the
East River Pier bnl-which received only thirty-one
votes last weok-snd after a hard skirmish got It
through with seventy votes In its favor.
Mr.. Finn snoaked the strike against tho Ives Pool
bin to third reading early In the session. The SEN
ate Committee will look after It II It ever gets there.
The McCann Brooklyn Justice Court scheme, TO
give him clerlship, was killed in the Senate Cities
Committee, to wheh It was referred.
Assembymen kimbal will bring up on next Tues
day the County Option bill Every Republican mem
Der who intends TO support this measure should be
present at that tme and not let the Assembly ad
3ourn before the bill can be got to the Senate
The Senate passed to-day Senator Soap's bill appro-
pratng $4,000 for completing the rooms n the state
Camoi which are TO be used by the state library.
The Senate ordered TO a third reading Assemblyman
Natess County Plan Prison bill.