New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-28
TLy GENERAL REGISTRATION BILL
MEETING WITH APPROVAL Al JUST coxfho
MrsE-A LITTLE SCENE BETWEEN
prnOru TIN kENATORg.

Mica LITTLE SCENE bDrwEES
pEMocRArIo SENATOR'S.
Albany, Feb. 81 tspeciar.-There Is oni, ono man
now Who stands In the way Of the extension " W.
Yearly Personal Registration law OF New'forE ara
proohIvn. 10 benencent in It's effects In checking
fraudulent voting so that u shall cover all the ciues
In the State. His name Is David B. HILL Tne ex'
tent Of the misfortune to The state owhs 70 u'0 s
tude OF the Governor can 10 esumA'ed Hnen
known that there lives In the thirty eiues VI '"s
state nearly. quite. 10000 OF peopo I" "-N W
the population OF the state.
Mr.. Hill made known his Bourbon attitude To-Day
through Senator Cantor his mouthplece In the senate
Last evening" - stated in The Tribune OF 'ooas'
there WAS conference In tho once OF the At'orneS
General of Senators Linson and Chase Dcinocras'
and senators Fassctt, Hendricks and saAton' hep"o
cans upon the various registration bills. lhes &Soe
upon general registration bill extending the PERSONAL
registration lay of NewYork and brooklyn 70 tho o'ner
cities of the State extepdng the registration A"
which now applies to the minor cities. TO the Niiaees
and rural districts In q word. every voter 10 tho
state Was TO bo required TO register no
lived In city. personally 70 NH''u'
his name every year: II he lived IN VII
lage or in the country, 10 have MS n.'
registered either personally or by fend on '0 n's'
Two DAYS of REGISTRATION, and personally INC INV Wv,
Only IN villages and the country. after INC nam. -
nee MISUNDERSTANDING the custom now pIc'aIcn'
in the smaller cities Of the State-t nceo ho' "sa
be registered rs long as the voter eas's MS UNIV"
yearly. ,,. ,.w
Professor Collin, Of tho Cornell University Law
60, ~. Z. C,ov,roor HiIs assistant in examining
-, ,.,.1.+~o h,,. attended the conference and was
rcm.sted by the senators to draw up tho pa'on"
r.astratisn bill outlined above. Professor Ion"''
after visiting Governor Hi In the ExccuuNo C" a.,
returned with o registration act WHICH,
covered. did not say anything about ~, a.. !.
told lbrOfe
,h, ga. not the kind OF a bill they desired a.'ous
Il might 10 one pleasing 10 Governor hiii, a.,u VIZ;
,.ouested him 10 draw up personal II S'es~'" VA
and present 1t to them on Monday next AL,
Palpsbly Mr.. Hill was much diS'uloe" ~
rebellion OF the Democratic sens"l'' ,h,s
la seut for Senator Cantor carp
morning and Instructed him to crack inc ps''. ,,
ovcr Iinsons and Chasc's backs The ~h'P''a"'"e
,prncd ont to be somewhat dramatic Ihere "~
uttle sroup of Senators, consisting OF SENATORS
saxton. Iinson Chase ana Hendricks 'AiAihs .oe.e
in the Senate Chamber before the senate met WIG"
senator Cantor emerged from the Executive |HA'''''
wa,kcd I'M Stair and approached the group
- a,,t moan 20 tell me- said Senator Cantor
With an AGGRESSIVE air. to Senator Chase, thA' .''
intend TO support that personal registration LAW spoA'
Of by the newspapers this morning =
.Yes.p replied senator Chase. with an amleaoy
frank air. adding Why mott 1t is good BILL
1T is q good BILL said Senator L!nson' echoin'
senator Chsse's remark
You are a nice kind OF Democrat said Cantor
sngrily. Then, checking his wrath, he said more
calmly az you going 70 have personai rcs e..
trstion why don't you apply II to every NVtcr IA 'o
state You don't so far enough IN your Dill lido.
think we do" said senator Chase, IT, \ spiriIcn
manner. I'VE have extended tine PERSONAL rcs'u .s.
ton act Of Sew-l and brooklyn over over me
other cities of the. STATE: Ihst alton -
n tremendous extension IT personal cgistrauon
Then besides that, have imposed the reeistrsu33n
law of the minor cities upon the country voter WHO
are not required to register at all think We nave
gone a. far We can ,,. ,.o,
This terminated the talk. The Republicans ieei
that they have made great concession In ncccpuns
from the Democrats the amendment oherd Dy tnen
providing for the registration OF the rural Soe'' Oh @
state nine tenths Of whom are Republ!cahs. u
doubedly this will cause the rural KepubNcans nurh
Inconvenience and will lose the Republican party some
votes But on the other hand personal f"tlstH
lion law In Troy. Albany and other DeInocrstc cue
will prevent a vast amount OF repeating by pemocrat
in them All in all. the compromise 10 list one ana
is highly approved. because 1t will greatly puriiy
elections II 1t should become law: peopie are
Wondering how Governor Hill can veto such law IN
view OF lis arguments in HIS late annual message TO
The effect that registration law Is necessary com
.ne IN ballot reform law. when tho Personal
Registration bin l. submitted to the senate on MONDAY
rcht Tho senators supporting II will seek to make II
a special order for Thursday next