New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-26
IN THE GOVERNORS HANDS.
THE SENATE PASSES THE SAXToN ELEC-
TORAL REFORM BILL.
SENATOR LINsoN's INCONSISTENT Coo hof-Ah Z
MEASURE PASSES by VOTE OF 10 III IL
Try 1ELEGRAPu THE IkiBCNE.l

sr,,,.rop ,1rsoN,s INCONSISTENT CoURsE-THE
MEASURE PASSES BY VOTE OF is TO H.
,sY TELEGRAPH TO THE IKIBrSE.)
Albany. April Ex-Governor Hill has now
sn,,br chance 10 show that he does not favor Eectora
Reform for the saxton bill passed the senate ms
nor,,ng and will be In his hands BY tomorrow.
To give ampN time for discussion the SENATE hi"'
half an hour earlier than usual this morning. anu
after ,ranssctipg some routine business the mrs.
speclal order of the day. the Electoral Reform DILL
was taken up. senator Arnold chairman OF the Conl
m,tec on General Laws. which had this Dill III Gun
siderstion made brief argument, simply Gazing az
tentlon to the various provisions OF the measure aha
showing the value of each specification OF tho DILL
Last year Senator unson surprised all his femo
cratic colleagues by voting with tho KepuDicaS vi
tie Electoral Reform bill which the Governor Vetocd
This year however, he was won over 10 inc 0oVo'hor
ty being allowed introduce and father the measure
out of which Governor Hill endeavorcd to make por'
zeal capital and which put together In the Excel
five Chamber There were good features In the
Governors bill but they were put In there py
iudclous use Of the shears and paste pot for they
were taken bodily from Judge Saxtons bill Mr..
Ilnson showed his appreciation OF the trust that the
Governor had reposed In him by taking this morning
an hour and a half the bin bearing his name His
specch was similar TO that made by Assembyman
sheehan in the House when tho eax-
ION bill was its final passage
there Both addresses showed the influence Of the
one mind and orc idea. both existent In Mr.. Hill.
Mr. Linson be ian his argument tbs morning alter
moving the Governors bill substitute for the sax
ton bill. lie went somewhat further than did the
Governors other defender MI sheehan, by achnowl-
edglug that In his mind the Saxton bill was perfect
except in one instance. That instance, unfortu'
na,cry for him, happens to be tic provision of the
bill IN which much Of It's strength and value lies The
section he referred is that providing for the Official
ballot In his objections TO this he used the stock
argument that all the opponents to the bill have
a,,erad ftrtl. that fhn
time had come whtn the people of the country sought
reform at the polls, but only tho Governors bin
would give them that. When near the close of his
speech declared that he did not sympathize with
those cranks, and worse than cIaDks who believed
that the existing order OF things good enough
for everybody, and who perfectly satisfied a.
things In this lie struck at ". EourBe
Cochran, Of NewYork who argued before the Assem-.
bly, and Senate committees that change needless.
1t was on the question OF the Official ballot, said
the speaker, that he had conferred with the Governor
and lie reflected the Governors opinions when he said
that II was unnecessary and absurl II he thought
that the Democratic party IN favor of reform
be would put his hat under his and walk out Of
It, This expression brought smiles to the faces of
Cantor and Grady. who had been compelled give
less attention to another speaker than them.
selves From this out Mr. Linson's address became
more Of Democratic campaign halangue than any
thing else, and he charged the Republican party with
nearly everything that is vicious in politics. while
own party held Immaculate
For eighty-fve minutes Of his time he had been
speaking by the courtesy of the Republican majority
and he exhibited his utter disregard for this by making
charges which Grady would hesitate somewhat before
utterng. Senator Fasscth called his attention TO this
and said that he hoped that the would have
been discussed its merits and that solely Whether
one party worse than the other the qucs
ton at issue; II the respective merits of the two
bills
Senator Arnold replied to Mr.. Linson's attacl
and said that the latter had takcr
UP with the old Democratic tactics by crying
reform and then turning around and making reform
impossible. If recorded against the saxtOr
bill they Will not be Republican votes" he urged
Last year every vote recorded against this bil
represented q Democrat, and this year II the same.
1t the Democratic party that made such men a
Tweed and Q number Of such persons possible, b
declared
Senator vedder made few inquiries regarding
certain portions Of the measure with the idea, prl
cipally Of bringing into comparison the good feature
Of the saxton bin with the evil IN the Governor
bill.
Senator Grady took up the Hill cudgei on the Demo
cratic side. He did not talk long usual and hl
main argument consisted in vivid descriptions OF how
money used at the polls. showing thereby extrem
acquaintance with PRACTICAL politics.
Senator Coggeshall, who drove thirty miles thi
morning to catch train and get here In time for
vofe' came into the Senate chamber Just I'm time 4
vote against the Hill BILL which Senator Iinson hat
moved as substitute. This motion was beaten b,
the following vote:
Aeas-Me'a@ Cantor, Collins Foley. Grady Ives, Lin
son, acNaushton Murphy. Stadler and wsrd-II
nVs-Aesss Arnold Coggeshal, Deane. Erwin Fss
see, Hawkins Hendricks. Kellogg, Lsughln O,Connor
Robertson. Russell, Sloan, Sweet Van Colt vedder
Walker and Wofh-1S.
BY the same vote were two Of Senator f,nson,
amendments, subsequently offered by him reiected
but an amendment req curing officials elected IN m Ia
public an temzed account Of their expenses receive
several Republican votes, bee ause as Senator Ianght
said, there would be few Democrats elected 70 efsc
II this done. " "'
The saxton bill was then put on its final passag
and sent 10 the Governor by this vote Scnst65
LinsOn showing his inconss, ency urging ballot ne
form by refusing to vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Arnold. Coageshzll Deane, Erwin
Fassett Hawkins, Hendricks Kellogg Laughiin oCon
nor Robertson Russell. Sloan, Sweet Van Cop vedde,
Walker and Worth-1s
Nsys-Messrs Cantor. Collins. Foley. Grady. I've
yar0bein McNaughton, Murphy, Pierce. Sadler sn
Ward Ill.
THE LEGISLATURE TO ADJOURN FOR TEN DAYS
Albany. April 2s.-In the Assembly to-day, h