New-York tribune., 1890-05-05
O'Bren. William A. Conklln. Malcolm W. Nvcn ana
Nathaniel l.. BrittOn.
GOOD ADVICE TO TIE LEGISLATURE-DoNT
TINS APPLIES TO THE AoUEDUCT CoNTRACnIl'S
CLAIM AND THE CAPITAL PUNISH
MFNT BILL.


MENr BILL
Albany May (speciaD.-Thc Legislature the pres
ent week the last one it will favor Albany with
iis presence until January next, would do we'll 10
follow Punch's well.knOwn advice: TO tl0Se about
70 marry-dont" Don't" Should be CONSIDERED III
dealing with the AQucduct Contractors Claim Dii' ana
the Curtis bill TO abolish capital punishment Johh
O'Brien, the AQueduct contractor, was mere all last
week intriguing to obtain the passage OF his bill In
tho Assembly There great many conferences
between Mr. OBrlcn and various people in the Assem-
bly in relation TO what had best bc done The news
paper denunciatlon OF the bill attempt under
the forms of law rob the City OF New YORK, had
great effect and IL doubtful whether the bill would
pass the Assembly If vote should be taken a; once
nm tho measure Under these circumstances 1t was
doemcl wise TO make a thorough canvass of the As
senblvmen and learn exactly what their attitude To-
ward the measure There are many slippery peo-
ple in the present Assembly, that the has
been necessarily slow one 1t will be completed
within a day or so However. and then most de
tcrmined effort VIII DC nane 10 pass tho Dill III 'no
Assembly.
Mr. shechan Is dcNtcrous at selling opportune
moments to pass bills which bitterly opposed.
He selects times when the Asscmblymen are greatly
fgued and most of the opponents Of such bills are
absent for the m)mcnt from the Assembly Chamber
10 take them up and pass them with all his energy.
IL only needs one molten, and the Aqueduct Claims
bin car be put upon its final reading. Mr. sheehan,
Of course wond warn all the sppporiers Of the ms., o
ute when To be present. But the bill VIII have some
unexpected opponents. Hamilton Fish, IT.. formerly
an Aqucduct Commissioner. said TO The lIIhinc
corres p0ndcni last week: Il that am put down
as favorng the Aqueduct Claims bill. shall vote
against it," ~ ,,, .,., ,.hro,, ,riu
also be pressed. 1t passed the Assembly on on Thur;
day night. and its supporters say jhcy VIII put u
through the senate on Wednesday next Articles
from newspapers favoring the abolition oi capiai
iunishmcnt are already coming 10 Albany III thc
mails doubtless they are sent here by
the electric HIGHT company which Is 80 eager 70 Pre-
vent the use of it, dynamo in executing criminals
senator SaXton said to The Tribune correspondent ~
iusti0catlon of his course In moving That the bhI
should be sent 70 third reading when II was all
nonnced in the Senate last Thursday night: - nave
always beeu in favor Of the abolition OF nic death
penalty. lived in Michigan. where they
abolished the death penalty when was there
have read extensively the literature upon the subject
Inv one who does will discover that no state which
has abolished the death penalty has ever rc-cstao
ishcd IT. senator saNtOn Acknowledged, however
that his action In moving that the bill be ordered 10
third reading had perhaps Justly subjected him 70
some criticism. The fact is he said, 4 dldnt
expect the motion 10 pass, and made it more as
Joke than Otherwise