New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-02
THE SENATE GETS AT WORK.
The SENA1E Ol1lo M WYNN
Mild LECTURE FROM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
1oNrs-B111.s ENOUGH TO OCCUPY THE
COMMITTEES SENT TO THE
CLERKS DESK.
CLERKS DESK


.,,.ar 1ap tSpecaD-The Governors show
u, mo, come off with any degree OF
nrorntncss this morning. so the senate ulu
not meet until some time after the hour set Inc
seat and desk of senator Low were taselulil "i"P"
in deem mourning and an elaborate moral Pio'o SUI
mounted by pure white floral cross stood upon INC
ton of the desk. The effect OF this deica'e 'io"'
r, the memory of so highly esteemed was "
soften greatly the bursts Of greetings as one heoc[
mot anotber and il served to preserve for inc hlost
mart order usually unknown on the DAY OF orsa"'Na
tionl There were only two Other Nacah. oiIa'S "
the circle the one occupied at last session DS hu
y Reilly and that of Senator Lewis VINO was Ut
at home because Of Illness The presiue"t Va
senate Senator Edward +. Jones, found on MS uosA
''r''N, osao haskot Of flowers and Senator Cantor,
- Wv York was remembered by a smalEslzed morn
NJ picnty tho flowers around when "ero i" o,
dreaming This fact was looked upon a. ss" H.,
for # ts expected that the Governor VIII rc'a, i us
messenger boy" no less parsonage 'a, 'aC . .
,ro,,cd GRADY and this will not please MI O'noi
htt Tho president after the roll call, rappeo Ms
o and all the members of the Senate rose ana s'oou
while he read TO them his address. 1t was ny o a.,
en- long nor of so personal nature d. u -
| co,ernor II did not refer 10 bribery UT 'no 49,
II had the merit, however, OF paying sl"oo- 60
ailments TO the senators and a dgn'h%' uipu'o ~
tt dad Senator he carefully avoided suegcs"ne
! ,ac,,,atior hut lcctured the senators io'
| NOT attending more strictly ~ -.
Sot,os and declared that "the dignity of senator
should preclude the Introduction OF pliis Vi WV"
| nat,,rc or merely to obige a constituent
senators Erwin and Cantor were appointed con'-
- 80 inform the Governor that the Senate was
| - .o. business Senators Robertson ana Murphy
u.erc sent on the same business TO the Assembly,.
| senator Vcdder introduced a resolution naming "a
! a m As the hour for the Senate 10 meet anu '0
coppesla and Kellogg Introduced RESOLUTION
for making Of various contracts -,,. mo
senator j. sloat Fassett was elected president pro
tom MIR. Hendricks made the motion but senator
! H. amended # by substituting the name OF oeha"r
C,,or This made the Senator's wife, to whom ne WIS
| recently married, decidedly nervous ohc o1"S'
4 nrofiselv and looked alecuonaicy O"%u uio "
| # her husband The amendment was Vo'ed uo"n,
| bo,vcvcr and MIR Fassett received the NO~s VI al
~. s.nao,s Every one laughed when senators sioah
| 9 ~. or, annonted a committee TO inform The
C,vcrnor Of this fact for Mr.. Fasset has eNloscu
N much Of the political trckery OF this WHY poucia
that Mr. Hill does not love HIN Bit
sator Hendricks introduced the first BILL and 1t was
nas,ed after a brief discussion II Is the "'a'uro
making the state law relative 10 the neohG oi INC
Presidential electors CONFORM ~ ''a' VI ' ~ -
hy Congress last year.
senator Robertson introduced bill appropraung
s5oooO Of the state money the centennial ceepauoh
| in New.York City OF President ashlhg'ohs Iha"su"
,iou. This bill was sent the Finance Committee
Ind the chairman Of the committee was relueSeu u
| IaXe
Irbe law doing away with hanging in this state Is
| co. detective and senator Coggcsha sent bill Ia
| The clerk thar will, If passed, remedy these minor
dfcts and allow the Of Prisons to pre-
mare The necessary apparatus for execution by eec
tricty.
pDs and resolutions enough to start the Senate
| committees well were sent 10 the Clerk. senator
o'Connor from Brooklyn, had three littlc local bills
| senator Hawkins had one providing for the support
|
nrcsented one providing for the extension until 1oo1
! Of tie Hudson River suspension Bridge and New
| England Railroad
Tho Democrats have not yet got their surprise
at the defeat OF Presidential Ticket In this state,
ana they are raising tie ridiculous cry Of colonization
by the Republicans. Senator Anson hIed inc
fret shot for his marty today by Introducing a bill
founded on the English system, compelling success
full candidate for Office 10 give w his place 10 ihc
candidate getting the next largest number OF votes. In
cas-, bribery OF any sort can be proven against MN
There would be few Democratic members OF either
House If this should become a law.
senator McNaughton had bill including cities OF
1900 inhabitants or over IN the law leduclns thc
hours OF labor surface and elevated cars 10 Ten
At his point the private secretary Of the Governor,
meisage was not received with any Of aiten-
ton. Those in the lobby and galleries paid more NOR,
| attention to II than any Of the senators toOncl
Murphy and Senator Pierce both Democrats adjourned
10 the smoking ROOM, the president nearly wen, 10
sleep behind his desk, and many OF the Senators
fen TO discussing the weather and poll
| 80 rhs only cOmm,ut made
/. ! ,Kben the Governor referred bribery.
IL caused a ripple Of laughter 70 from one member
TO another. and the remark was made that me GOV.
crpor had done much Of It that II IS subject that
| he Is perfec;ly familiar with -
The siiver-tongued Grady not sworn in. The
secrcarv OF STATE has not yet got full returns from
tha With senate District and the Governor had mol
| issned his certificate OF election
The lobby and galleries Of the Senate chamber were
| crowded a. one time with soldiers IN
| rrform Who had been paIadlng all the
morning and Lad sirullcd IN 10 take a
look al the lawmakers. The Rev. T. Dewitt Tai
| mage who came with tho 18th Regiment In his OIL
cial capacity as chaplain. recognized by Senator
OConnor, who asked that the privilege OF the hooi