New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-09
THE BALLOT REFORM BILL DELAYED
MR. sAxToN's MEASURE AGAIN AMENDED 1N
THE sENATE-Two INFORMANT
RAILROAD BILLS

Albany May Special -ASsemoymah AoApr nus
Of late given frequent exhibitions OF his eonpcUc u
fitness to occupy the position OF legs!aWr' rs
an example OF this, the delay In sending 70 inc
Governor the saxton Electoral Reform OIL Tor which
ha ,s resnonsibIe may be oIted. Mr. Acger Is chair
r.r NJ tbe Assembly Committee on Revision. The
chairman OF this committee Is generally supposed 10
he A man competent to revise, perfect and make con-
sistent bills and parts Of bills sent to the Governor
II ia especially the duty Of this committee to see that
sections Of the bills conform one TO the other III IN"
matter of tho Electoral Reform BILL the chairman or
this committee either has hosn lnexcusaby negligent
and careless or positively incompetent to MI the
place he holds and he has allowed the Republican
members Of the Legislature to be placed in very IN
pleasant position
As Is well known, tho Electoral Reform bill vas
considerably amended In tho Assembly Committee Oh
Judiciary. II Mr.. Ack9r's duty, as chairman OIL
his committee to be sure that each section OF the
bill was in conformity with the other sections HOW
carelessly this work performed was shown by
the Joint resolution OF the Senste and Assembly 10
the Governor, asking him TO return 70 tho Assembly,
this bill 81 that It could be changed and made perfect
As the bill went 20 the Governor simply dlsrancheu
every voter in the STATE through all oversight when
left Section 30 as It was whom tho bill was originally
presented TO the House. Again to-day, when It came
over from the Assembly 10 the Senate, grammatical
and typographical discovered In It which IN
themselves made the measure almost ridiculous ana
would have left the Governor most convenient excuse
for vetoing IT, The discovered, however,
and the necessary changes made. This sends the
bill back again 70 the Assembly, whore the amend
ments will have 10 be concOrred In. As result OF
Mr. Aohers work. the bill has been delayed over
week; and II the Legislature ahtOurns next week
Thursday this will be among the lot OF thirty day
billss although the Governors veto approval
should be due
Senator Grady introduced a resolution ibis morn
ing authorizing the President pro ton Of the Senate
to appoint a committee to investigate the death OF
Thomas D. Winchester, who died at the Nincty-nin'h
Street Hospital, In New-YOrk, some time ago. Mr.
Winchester was brother Of Colonel Locke Winchester
He was found III In the street and taken TO tho
hospital, and although Immediately Identified, he
died long before his brother know that he was Ill
Colonel Winchester has been endeavorng for some
time to fix the responsibility OF the oversight.
Assemblyman Rhodos's bill, excmpting the G!oow
Inedale Asylum property in White Plains from tx
alton, was among the bills which passed the senate
this morning.
General HuStcd's bill providing for the removal
Of Sing Sing Prison 20 some other part OF The
state. sent to third reading This wa1 S SnC
along tho Long Island shore 20 the point laid do"h
by General Newton in his survey OF the coast
An extremely important measure pShsei mo Sha'o
at the afternoon session in the bill introduocl Ny
Senator walker taking away from local BosIGs Oi
change tho motive poSor and placing such authority
IN the hands Of tie Railroad Commissioners The bil!
ORIGINATED I'm the troubles which the Third-ayo ana
ToSrThs ave railroad companies Of Eew-York City ,
have had In getting permission to mako change
srou horse power 10 cable electric rotor power
An Amendment was made to tho bill which prohibits
surface car lines that now use horse power from
changing 10 for stream power.
II hes been discovered that bill seriously Injurious
TO American railways has reached forward STATE IN
The Ieglsaturc This Is a measure prescn,cd b sen
afor ISuChln and A&embyman AndfIs, OF Buffalo
incorporating the d" River Bridge Company with
authority 10 build railroad bridge over the NIAGARA
River IT Is bill in the interest OF the Canadian
Pacific Railway, admitting that road 70 compettiM
with American railways at buffalo. The America
railways propo.e TO fight IL tomorrow IN tho senate
COMMITTEES on Roads AMI Bridges. . $50
The Assembly passed TO night Mr. Hnsmns on
| appropr ating $4,000 10 improve tho sanitary con
| dltion Of the Capitol. .
Tho senate returned the supply bill with amend
| ucnts which were not conclrrpd In. and conference
COMMITTEES was appointed, consisting OF mrssrs AIMS
worth Hused Stevens. Lonelcy and HIT