New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-12
cs,sTTNECKER'S "RECORD."
,.a1r1yA1 AND 1NooRR1GIBLE Alb
SENTEE.
xreLEcTs HIS DuT1Es-DEsr1ToTh of
.-urrscE IN THE HovsE-THE xiVrh
n,,cr WITHOUT VOTE IN COM
o,rss-H1s NAME MISSING FROM
aoa ROLL CALLS OUT OF 1872


-, oct 1l.-William q. >tahi'c'" 49,
wash",,.d for Representative in Congress y.
feen o.-.,s Of the XVIII YORK Disu'. g.,
tx ~ ~. nonnous and wealthy Congress ..n,
wv ru,ri,e state district whose mu"so''. ,od .,d
"N -, interests are notably extensive "" ,tn,cout
ne' ,.on,e feel and exhibit h'e" or" Zen
Nh IN nuhlic affairs. Mr.. staiihe'"' 600 uo,
mr. nj lenst drawing saaI. " .,,v
s1'He .,o rc,,csentative Of this dis'r''' ''' "."
years. ''' t,ot ncr,od a Representative must IN
nA ~, .,,orr whether or not he Is man "".'"
rI~oH .~,s, rcposed in him by his cohs'''n'" '
ne neA NOT ha is capable, fa'hfui an" c'''' w."
xnepe' , uave the intelligent voters u '"0
~ Nev.York District ever r''c'''" ~ .is
A.,..cscr a faithful and SATISFACTORY ~. h.o,
r".s,,n7 Do they know what HIS '''" no. .,
ses", -. concrss and do they desire t"' 'H'''
~ matched by the record OF inc" ieI .a,n 70 ,mn,y
" Copgr,sf 1t is not sirictN At'"'"" 80
Llo C,ob,necrcr has made a "rccoru III VIZ
'"' conrrcss. for a chapter on 'lla' s"''''' Any,.
P-,v as barren as the famous '""P" ,,a,
- =, Ireland" a CAREFUL inspee''o" VI Wv - ,, :.
enoa uorse for the last session SHOWS TIA, ''' w
,srs was called 4G2 times. ana ''a' '"e ," . -.
men.o e,oh,,eeEer was recorded only seventy 'i"o'
v. q. SUNNI % members present and voting.
emohs ~ !. o,noscs that he absent during NV
fron a., xa,. and nays of the liouse: or 10 put
eAn' .o,bcr FORM tht the XVIII Ncw'f"'k D's''i''
.on,lv,d of a vote in that toay u"r'"' III
*& aNp 49,. ext session of the List Congress- owing
~. ,,.,en,jon or indifference OF It's CHOSEN Hep
fcscntatice .,.,o. o,so shows that the roll
=. r,en,hcr. was called fogty-seVeh '''he> !. -
- 49, ~ q quorum to do business, ana 'ha' W. ".
P.. ,ros tour times recoNied " 9" present anu
,,1od forty three times as q" absent Inc i's'
~. \. ,sas recorded as present "ae on jury 10
-. ne name does not appear In any rec"rieu VIZ ~
~, a IN October I. when the session olueu'
- aohtv>seyen DAYS. Within tllat p'r"" S'''' VI Wv
49,, ,mnortant gi-letion Of the session WIS Po'
.,d .naIa.d but the XVIII Network pis''i'' "e Nv
I,orojn owing to the inexcu>ahle NEGLECT oil nus
Foc0 NV no.or,o,,va Among the measures
ou' on tha House in that period were several
.u,,tart hills cported by the Committee OH Ae'''
,,rro 81 which nominally at least MI Ho'''iie. e
&c a member several bills recomnlehu'u " "1
nit,ee on Labor. q cominittee ol "Il'A '' ,,,, a.,
,,ot a member: the Land Grant f"reI'"'' "
pevenue bill; the Elections bill 'he eh>e' n
IN, ~ nreycut collisions at sea; the hiii % II"
''I " .ha clorcu fore in the Pension bureau
md War Department IN or1er SPeeuiN
.,.,c,,. the claims OF disabled and depeho
ant pensioners under the new law an "'' "
Tho vav which Mr. Stahneckcr is not recoFoeo DIS Wv
inc for or against: the Original PacRa2e DILL 'e "
ruptry blu the bill to grant caves Oh ABSENCE !" p''
Office employees and othc? ineaHnrr> ''' "a'"' ~
on,,o, Rut Mr. Stahlneckcr recorded On sew
.,.r n,ouous which were decided by Yea ana nay
vo,as and about fvc.siAths Of Which were oc'eu Nv
,ombers of his party in order 70 vase time. ha'u-
rav this dilatory AID neglected. Representative >ls
famed by his vote every dlatocy motion MADE on ''
IN ncasoDs when he honored tile House wth MS
n,.senoe lie was always ready on suCh OCCASIONS -
rote for a motion 10 djoun AZ any tine OF gay y"
January % Mr. Stahlnccker voted against III" Dill l"
.,npty the customs laws and prevent frauds upon III
,ercnuo a measure which for years had been recon"
mended and urged by Successive Sc rctarie> OF ''e
Tressnry Democratic we'll as Republican On JAM
arv 81 he voted ac7dnst tie United states Prison DILL
rsssure thc passage o. which has been for yearN rec
commended and urged by successive Nioyney"'ucncfa"
irrespective of party on February II he ia led TO vote
on the resolution TO apart certain days FOR tie coz.
alteration Of the Worlds Fair bill measure ~ WHICH
the people Of his district were doePN .et IN tho
M stahlnecker apparently felt little nrrc,s IA NY
snbect Of the admission Of new states, TOT ne iauu "
vote on the Idaho and Wyoming bills ana nus nam,
was not recorded on the Oklahoma bill. ne Votca
acsn making the bill for the relief OF the supreme
ICurf special order OF business but there MS inter
Of the bill Neither AID he vote on the ball to c;ts Ally
worsted cloths woollens. despite the fact Aat
desperate effort made TO break the quorum anu
thus imperil that imperative measure. He wac also
recorded "a absent the passage III IN" Anu iiu-,
bill. But 1t would require too lurh space TO iecoiu
even Nte OF what Mr. Stahncchcr fal, /" do In the
last Aession of Congress This important rxview'
New.York District to ipQure. and scr!ous!! :" con
4ider whether they ought. IN 1n,tce 10 Im.evcs Yr
the country In general, 10 return Mr.. stahnecker t"
tho Lid Congress.