New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-31
A DEADLOCK AT ALBANY.
THE WORLDS FAIR BILL INPERIL
NAMES ADDED BY THE SENATE REJECTED
BY THE ASSEMBLY.

by The ASSEMBLf.
| NINETEEN REPUBLICANS eBoLT" AND VOTE
WITH THE DEMoCRATs-THE BILL SENT
BACK TO THE sENATE-coNFEREScE
COMMITTEES AT WORK ON PLAN
OF AGREEMEST-ALL NAY
BE WE'LL YET.
rBY TELEoRAPrI rKrsrxx>
Albany JAM 30.-There is deadlock betweeA
the Senate and the Assembly over the Worlds Fair
bill This deadlock leading Republicans hope
and believe will be broken tomorrow. 1t is the
more important that it should be broken to-
morrow in view Of movement to adjourn the
Legislature until Wednesday next for the pur-
pose of giving the Senators and Assemblymen an
opportunity TO attend in New-York the centennial
anniversary of the creation of the United States
Supreme Court. All the Republican members OF
the Legislature realize the Importance OF passing
the Worlds Fair bill before such long ADJOURN
ment is taken in view Of the situation at Wash
ington, and therefore the public may look with
confidence to an effort in both houses by the
Republicans to reach an agreement upon the Dill
and 10 nut il in Governor Hills hands
More confidence is felt that the bill VIII ne 70
modified as to gain the support OF every kepuon'
can from the fact that the deadlock is not due 10
any factional differences among the kepuohcan
Senator's and Assemblymen. II the deadlock was
caused by a quarrel of Republican factions there
would not be such unity of action in favor OIL the
bill in the Senate. 1t is well known that every
shade of sentiment in the Republican party IN this
State is represented in the Senate as 1t was repre-
sented at the last Republican National Convention
by the four Observation-Disclosures HiscocS'
Warner Miller, Chauncey NJ Depew and Thomas
II, ba hero
cal and personal friends Of Mr. Hiscock Mr. Miller,
Mr.. Depew and Mr.. Platt. These friends OF tho
gentlemen named all voted for the Senate bill adj
ding twenty-four names to the list OF Worids
Fair Commissioners. The Republican Senator'S
were unanimous in the adoption of this policy
IL is therefore apparent that at least so far as the
Senate is concerned the present deadlock was not
caused by factional differences nor can 1t be SAID
that factonal differences will prevent the Assem-
bly, from accepting the Senate bill.
The ground of objection to the Senate bill pre-
ferred by the Republicans who voted against 10
was that no more Commissioners were needed
and that the bill ought to be accepted
as it came from the hands OF the
Worlds Fair Committee. Then there was
a difference Of opinion concerning the po-
litical complexion of the Worlds Fair Committee.
All of the Republican Senators and large ma
that the Democrats had been given majority Of
the members of this committee in the Worlds
Fair Dill prepared in New-York and that this dis
parity in the numbers of Republicans and Demo-
Gratis should be corrected. The Senate bill added
a sufficient number of Republicans TO equalize
political power on the Committee For this reason
the Republican Senators supported the measure
and it also received the commendation OF large
proportion of the Republican Assemblymen. A
fraction of the Republican Assemblymen differed
with their fellows on the policy Of thus adding
Commissioners and argued that the Worlds Fair
Committee as it stood, had such equal proportions
of Republicans Democrats and Mugwumps as TO
neuualize poliaicaf influence. Differing with
their Republicans on this matter of opinion.
they joined the Democrats of the Assembly in OPP
posing the Senate bill adding Commissioners and
have caused deadlock.
The days action by the Legislature on the bill
can be told in short compass. When the Senate
bill was announced to the Assembly, Mr. Sheehan,
the Democratic leader, moved an amendment,
which in effect obliterated the names OF the
twenty-four men added as Worlds Fair Commis-
sioners by the Senate. Mr.. Fish and some other
Republicans supported Mr.. Sheehan's Amendments
and after a three hours debate, it was adopted by
a vote of 6S to as, the amendment being sup
ported by nineteen Republicans and forty-nine
Democrats. The votes against the Amendments
were cast by one Democrat tDinkelspeD and by
fortyfve Republicans. The bill as amended was
then passed by the Assembly by vote OF ! 04 10
J. the negative vote being cast by Francis V.
King, Republican, of New-York. The Senate. upon
receiving the bill, refused to accept the amend-
ment and appointed a conference committee. Both
Senate and Assembly then adjourned until this
evening, when the Assembly also appointed con.
ference committee both Senate and Assembly
then adjourned until tomorrow.
The conference committees of the two houses
then met The Senate Committee had as its men,
bers Senators Erwin and Stewart, Republicans,
and Cantor, Democrat; the Assembly Committee
had as its members Messrs. Adler, Andrus
and Richast j.. Lewis, Republicans, and
Sneehan and Blumenthal Democrats. In the vote
in the Assembly this morning Mr.. Lewis voted
with the Democrats against the Senate bill.
Speaker Hustled therefore put Mr. Lewis on the
bill to represent the 10 Republicans who voted
against the Senate bill. Mr.. Lewis who rep.
resents the XXIst District of New-Yorlk, makes
the statement, however that he voted against the
Senate bill for the purpose if possible of securing
more protection for the property-owners north Of
Central Park. lie has discovered since the adj
journment Of the Assembly that there is no dis
agreement between the Senate and the Assembly
so far as the property.owners are concerned. lie
therefore intends to vote for the Senate bill
hereafter seeing that he cannot correct the bill
so as to protect the property-owners. Mr.. Lewis.
therefore will act with his Republican colleagues
Acker and Andrus, who favor the Senate bill
The conference committees met in the Lieu
tenantGovernor's room directly after the adjourn
ment Of the two houses. Senator Erwin sug-
gested that the Assembly should recede from its
hostile attitude and take the Senate bill
Mr.. Acker said they would like to con-
slider longer this proposition. Senator Erwin then
proposed that the Assembly should name some
Worlds Fair commissioners itself, and expressed
a willingness to drop some Of the names added
by the Senate and substitute men named by the