New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-28
THE ESENATE TO SEE THEPARADE
no SPEND $1,000 FOX THE ERECTION OF A
STAND In FIFTH-AvE. ON APRIL 30.
THE BILL PASSED WITHOUT A DISSENTING
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ANeEREp AT THBiIs.

THE BILL PASSED WITHOUT A DISSENTING
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ANGERED AT THE IN.
AUGURATIoN CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE!
Albany March 81 (speciaD.-senAtor Murphy IN.
terrupted the course of a long and tresome debate
this morning to introduce BILL which was me 70
suit of q conference yesterday between the GoTenor
Adtutant-General Porter and number Of Scpatcrs,
regarding the treatment which the Legislators mas
received at the hands Of the Centennial Inaugrason
Committee. The Legislature had bean restrfed to
about a dozen seats, all told, on tho grand stand
during the review Of the parade; and the graf
majority Of Its members are shut out nom as'uang
tho ball This sort Of treatment was not rceised
by the Senators and AEsemblymen with any degree
Of satisfaction In fact a movement was on pca 20
repeal tho law approprating the money 70 pay pr ne
transportation of the members OF the Eaeona fustu
Fearing that this would Be done, Adiutant tofleta "a
Porter made an effort 70 have special stenq pun1
opposite the reviewing stand, for the memFn o.
tho LeusIatue. The COMMITTEES wouldn't df essn
this, and the indignation of the members wsf 1ee'y
and publicly expressed Governor Hin We7 musn
put out, too; he had sos ms an..s s.as,
on seeing the entire National euafa
Of the state together. Notwithstanding this, hfsevef
he a6 about decided 10 issue order 70 tho Anant
General to rcscind the command ordering out hqroops
for this occasion, and last night there were one
timo strong chances that the militia would MOI % IN
the parade. 3.
Tho idea was conceived of talEing away tempprasnJ
the control Of Plith-aye., between Twenty-fou 400
Twenty fifth sts., nom the Park Department ana
putting It IN the hands of committee conposedcf NE
Lieutenant Governor tho president pro tom the
Senate the Speaker of the Assembly and the AdfnanE
General Tho bin introduced by Senator Anfphy
orders this action, and appropristes sloOo " Ae
erection Of stand. It is nsisdemeanor for Sy qae
TO interfere with the work Of building this sa, and
ia. fnarn ha
mont which Is hardly lfely. tho Governor &c, order
out regiment Of militia to defeue the WORKING Ths
bnI which was drawn by the Attorney -Genepl, was
immediately passed, without dissenting votf
The action of the Senate caused much surprise
among tho chief promoters Of tho fostviuF yeftor-
day Speaking In reference TO the subject. kIhr1dge
T. Gerry, chairman of the Executive Commttee, said
that no oflciAl communication whatever had been no
ceived by him, or by any member OF the eommtteo
on Plan and Scope, by the secretary, from any per
son In Albany connected with the Logslatup In Fefer-
ence to the alleged disagreement botwe@ Colonel
Cruger and the AdIItant-Genera. On th4 Contrary
arrangements had been made to furni4 eompli-
mentary tickets 10 the Legislature and stac ofieiAs.
not only for the grand stand, but aso foi The ball;
that no had Just learned that the Tickets would DO
ready 20 deliver TO Hamilton Fish, tr, chairman OF
the Assembly Committee on the Centennial And thai no
had requested him TO meet him at o'elFk Oh Sat
uTday AFTERNOON ana affaHBo lOF INC PfOPN
ton of the tickets among tho Assembly that The
object Of tho committee had been TO assign 10 tho
Legislature and State officials places OF hencr, ana
that stand for tho invited guests would b erected
but that the committee had no obtectom to far-
nlshing members Of tho Legislature with less con-
spicuous positions II they so desired
Colonel S. v. r. Crugcr chairman Of tho oOmmittee
on Army. stAtsd that he rooovcd letter hst week
from Adjutant-Oeneral Porter, proposing hat tho
state should erect stand on the west Sie ef MAdi-
son Square, near the Worth Monument, st tbs sx.
pense of tho State, for The pss OF
the membcrs Of the Lsshlature and State
onscisls He ~ once acknowledged Tho
receipt of this letter. stating that tho committee had
already contracted for the erection Of stands the
east and west sides of Madison Square IL was fully
understood thai tho committee would provide nom
bers OF the Legislature and State officials with tickets
and that thereore tho object desired In his letter was
already provided for, and that he assumed that these
arrangements would DO Satisfactory. In arranging
these largo stands In Madison square Il was with The
intention OF providing the Representatives OF the
different States with seats, and New-fork would DO
amply provided for. He At loss to understand
how any members Of the Legislature could imagine
that the committee was disposed 20 do anything 10
curta the privileges Of invited guests from this STATE