New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-09
READY FOR THE VOTERS.
THE ASSEMBLY PASSES THE PROHIBITION
AMENDMENT.
A SPECIAL ELECTION t. BE HELD IN APRIL

A SPECIAL ELECTION t. BE HELD IN APRIL
1ss1-THE LOCAL OPTION ELL DEFEATED.
lrRcM EEGULAE CORRESPONDENT OF THE lRliONh'
Albany May s.-A few years ago the Republican
party promised the voters of the STATE that IL womb
submit to them proposed amendment 10 'he Ooh.
stitution, prohibiting the sale ana mahuAd0'i'0 Va
liquor in this State.
To-day that promise was redeemed By the Assem-
bly passing the Prohibition amendment. and IL
strangely happened that the man who put the picdse
in the Republican platform adopted at the Richhcld
Springs state Convention, namely, James W. Hus'ei'
sat in the chair as speaker, and saw the amendment
adopted so far a. the Legislature is concerned IL
has been approved by previous Legislature that OF
1888, and By the senate and Assembly Of 1880 IN
accordance with the Constitution it VIII now be SUD
United to the voters Of the State. special eec-
ton on the second Tuesday of April, lH"l' VIII DC
held for the voters 10 pronounce Judgment on the
proposed amendment
Mr.. sheehan the Democratic leader Of course OPP
,osed the adoption of the amendment. The main
objection 10 this amendment said MI. sheehal'
comes from tile taxpayers. Why IS II that vote
is not taken upon this amendment at the November
election thl, wear! Why postpone the election
until April, l59ll Why have this unnecessary eA
pense Of al extra election1"
Mr. DeyO. of Bro0mc County, replied conViWlheN
10 this argument when he said Mr. speaker
when a large and respectable body Of citizens ask
that they be permitted TO vote upon an amendrht 10
the Constitution. the Republican members uhhh
such a request should be needed. \ large ann re-
spectablc body Of have demanded that THIS
amendment be submitted
awbv shouldn't il be submitted this ial" said
Mr. Sheehan.
Because this amendment said Mr. Doyo, ais not
a political question, but social one We think 1t
should be submitted 10 the people at time when 1t
Will not be embarrassed by political considerations
A vote was then taken upon the amendment, and
il was passed by vote Of 6G TO As
There we're sixty.four Republicans and two
Democrats who voted for the amendment
and one Republican-J. X. OConnor, Of Utca-and
forty three democrats who voted against it. The
vote follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Acker, Adams Andrus, Balantne
Barton Bennett Bradford. Bridges, Burns, j. Irving
Burns w b. Christie. Crawford, Currier Curtis Decker
De Peyster Deyo Dickinson, Everett, Fish, Fits
GARDENER Gretsiager Groat, Guibord Henderson, hoag
Johnson Albert, johnson, H. C., Johnson l. SAM Johh'
son r. S. Jones. Kimball, King. Kurth. Lane, H. j.,
Larmon lie Roy, Lewis, b. B., Lewis. r. j. L'Homme-
deu Mase Miller Mitchell Mott NiXOn Page. PeaFsall
Peek Person. Rhodes, Sage Saunders, sawm.eF' BEL
leck Shelter stevens Nelson, Stevens. William c. stew
art, Stranshan, Thompson To"ne. Tread"ay weed "p-
pie, White. the SpeakeT-06.
Nays-Messrs Abbey. Blsnchncd, Bumcntha Boyce,
BRADY, Bush. George H.. Bush, Robert p Byrne, w O.,
ByInes Thomas F. Clarke. Connolly. Cooncy Coons, Cor
nell Dempsey. DlnkeSpicl Duty. Endres, Guenther,
Hammer, HdF"oHu h'4l' hp4t't"u -"".s''
Knight McTernan, Mennnger. Monaghan Nolan. O'Con.
nor J. j.. O'ConnoT. J. X. o'Harc PealeT schaah,
sheehsn Shields Sohncr. Stein, stevens j. H., SuliN
Suzer Townsend Van Vranker, Wissig-ij
Mr.. Curtis then called up his Local option bill.
Mr. O'Harc of New York, moved 70 substitute for It
Mr. Endres's bill 10 permit of the sale Of LIQUOR upon
sunday by prohibiting policemen from entering liquor
saloons upon sunday and buying liquor TO obtain
evidence Of violation Of the excise law. This motion
Of Mr.. OHare 20 substitute the Endres Dill was de-
fcated by a vote of 30 10 81.
The Local option bill itself failed to pass however
not receiving 40 votes.