New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-12
to rsoommit upon the table and call for the yeas and

to recommt upon the table, and call for the yeas ana
nays.
The motion of Mr.. Andrus lost by vote
OF "a TO 81. Then Mr.. Fish's motion to kill the
bill by recommitting il TO the Committee on Cltlcs
with instructions to strike out the enactlng clause
was adopted by vote OF SO TO "a. The vote
in the affirmative were cast by 81 Democrats
and 10 Republicans. The ten Republicans were
Fish OF Putnam; Gibbs, OF New-l ork buin %;
White and Sawmlllci OF OnOndaga; laws, VI
Livingstone: DE Peyster. OF Dutchess huriH'
vi Brooklyn; Nixon. OF Chautauqua, ana d. "a.
OConnor, OF Oneida All OF me % votJS om ,me
negative. except one cast by Dinkeispiei nemo
craft, Of New York, were given py hepup9oan %,
An extraordinary scene followed the Milling Oh
the bill Mr. Fish in order to T PreSeaI move
that the motion by which this Dill was kIilcu ", pc
reconsidered, and / hope that my motion VII Ne
voted down, because we might as wen Hill uiiS
bin now beyond chance of it's recovery
The Republican mbers, WIN Inc eAcepettoiii
of the Republican boilers, Immediately deseF;1u
the Assembly Chamber in the nope OF plevehcns
a quorum voting on Fishs notion. Nearly an oi
them went into the room Of tine hnanclaI Gierk,
which opens into the Assembly Chamber. mere
were about sixty empty seats on the Republican
side of the Assembly Chamber. and it presented
a forlorn look. Mr.. Shcehan. the Democratic
leader promptly seized the sccp'rc OF command
from Mr. Fish, and began to run the Assembly.
He pointed out to the Speaker that Mr.. Bridges,
Republican, of Otsego County, who had remained
behind in his seat to see what the Democrats ana
Mr. Bridges did not respond to his name when
Clerk Chickcrins called it. The Speaker should
make Mr.; Bridges yois,1 said Mr. Shcehan' look
The chair cannot compel to vote"
said Mr.. Hustled.
You compelled MIR. Sulzer TO vote 'he o'hcr
Mr. Sheehan will remember, replied Speaker
Hustled. that he then objected The chair has
no physical means of compelling member TO I,
vote That is the business of the House. IL
can vote that member must vote. 49,
Mr. Sheehan promptly took advantage OF TINS
ruling Then Mr. +: SpeaheEd s sad 1o he move
Speaker Hustled. with visible reluctance, puS
the motion, and the ten Republicans and hfty-1wo
Voted AYE Then Mr. sheehsn said: pointing
at Mr.. Andrus, who was looking ont OF tne aooT
of the financial clerks room: Mr.. Speaker,
would call the attention of the chair to fhe iace
that the serceant-at-arms bring him to his seat
and compel him TO vote
Mr.. Bridges made the point of order that the
the House but Speaker Hustled ruled that 1t
was The Tammany Hall alliance carried Mr.
Sheehans motion and the sergean'-at-arms prouehf
out Mr.. Andrus from the room and escorted HIM
to If How ssa does the gentleman vote said Speaker
Hustled.
MI Andrus at once replied Mr. Speaker, I
rise to a question of privilege. have been ar
rested by the sergeant-at-arms outside OF the bar
of this chamber; although no call Of the house
has been ordered"
The gentleman from Eric, replied Speaker
Hustled. - is mistaken; the financial clerks room
Is not outside the bar. How does the gentleman
vote ?"
Mr.. Andrus, yielding to the order of the House.
voted, and voted to reconsider the vote by which
the bill was vetoed BY similar process. Mr..
Deyo. Republican. Of Broome County. was brought
out of the financial clerks room. In his case
Messrs. Shechan. Fish and Gibbs did not think 1t
beneath their dignity 10 act special detective
policemen. and accompanied tie sergeant-at-arlns
TO the room of the financial clerk. Mr. Deyo soon
appeared apparently in the custody OF the ser
geant-at-arms, Of Mr. Sheehan the Democratic
leader and of Mr.. Fish and Mr.. Gibbs.
" This is an unsecmly spectacle, said Speaker
Hustled. Indignantly.
Mr.. Deyo was compelled to vote by this pro-
cess and quorum at last was secured and the
bill was killed beyond resurrection. The Sen
heard of what the Assembly had done. The alb
sence Of twenty-sevcn Republican Assemblymen
criticised by them as one of the causes of the
catastrophe.
The Assembly Committee on Cities however,
managed 10 report favoraby Mr.. Hoags Nor-
Partisan Police Board bill and his bill TO establish
Geological Garden in one Of the parks OF New
York, north of the Harlem River.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee reported
favorably Senator Van Gorder's Prohibition Amend
ment and Mr.. Ackers Ballot Reform bill
In the Senate when Assenbyman Devos blll
for the abolition of the Two-do ars.a-day law
asked that it he ordered to third reading. Mr..
Roesch objected. Mr.. Van Gorder then asked that
il he substituted for Mr. O'Connors bill on the
same subject. now in general orders. Mr.. Rocsch
again objected ard the bill sent to the Gen
cral Laws Committee
ton that both houses meet in Joint session in the
Assembly Chamber next Tuesday. AZ II O'Clock. y"
elect REGENTS To fill the places left vacant nv the
deaths of John L. Lewis and Henry K. Plersor.