New-York tribune., 1890-04-20

Plains. is perhaps the oldest in practice IN the
State The judges especial lair In the Capitol
IS tie Senate Library. Here. surrounded ny 10"
books and seated at big oak table. ne delVeS
into the rcccsses of the bills referred ~ the Ju
dietary Committee. of which he is the chairman
As chairman he assumes despotic powers which
no on, thinks Of disputing Louis NV may nave
hccn the State: Judge Robertson is tho Judiciary
Committee. Committees frequently meet without
their chairman. bat the members OF thr judiciary
Committee were not at all astonished one daN
when Judge Robertson said in a ma'ier-oi-iact
way: There Will bc no meeting OF the com
mittec tomorrow have some law business TO
attend TO a, White Plains The possibility of
the committee meeting without him never seemed
10 enter his mind But it is well for the state
that the Judiciary Committee never docs meet
without having present such veteran. able and
conscientious legislator: and This j, said with no
intention Of discrcditing the work OF the other
able and honest members Of Tie same committee.
The judge carefully replies 10 al letters addressed
10 him: perhaps That - one "i ihc reasons why
the Democratic County Of NrsicLr,icr nlwahs
elects him Senator when w Is a '1ndidIi". Inc
Judge loves fun. hut sill he WAS lii'lc blind io
the humor Of letter he once wrote indorsing an
,pulicatjon which had been sent To- him by IA
who wished 10 attend the Centennial Ball II
read til. way. Mr. John Smfl is good cifi-
zen and worthy 10 attend Tie Centennial Ball
Lx-spEAKrE cEoRGE Z >LoAN.
There j., a man Of medium hci-ht with thick
set figure and iron-cfay hair and musiache,
seated at a desk numbered II, in the inner low
of the Senator, seals. This is Gcor.c l. Sloan. Of
Cswcgo. the representative Of pswc-o and Jchcr-
son counties lie is one OF The hest representatives,
Of tho business man ln politics 10 be- found IN
| the State. and Las been for many years member
Of one Of Tia. leading firms - OaNc-0. that Of
Irwin d Sloan. dealers iu grain. In l0,J Nr.
Sloan accepted 'hc Republican nomination foo
Asscmhyman from that Assembly District of os-
wcsO County. which includes Oswcco II g. ulaied
that IN tie FIRST scar OF his service an Assem-
hlyman. be- gave htte token Of tie ability - "a
! legislator that aii'rwaTl DISTINGUISHED him IAc
fcw speeches That he made were made with ap-
parent difficulty. Ticic was another new mem
her VINO made more 81 mark than Nir. Sloan
ali. HIS name was Warner Miller. and the f'sO
has ...'oI 10 the pic-cnt day. Nr. Sloan. how
ever, wed much ability IN committee work.
and. t..l flIc. IN 1876. Speaker ilus'ci made him
| chairman of the Committee on Na', and Means.
/ Here thc busilc,s man ~ charge of tn" finance,
Of the State 50 distinguished hina:l that the fol.
lowing year he was elected Speaker OF the Assem-
bly,
/ II is especially as chairman 81 the Finance Com
mIttec oi the senate. That Senator SO0n now Is
entitled 10 The gratitude of the State. The hnan-
/ clal accounts oI all TIE STATE institutions pass
under his eyes, tho salaries of state officials and
/ tic applications for appropriations for new ann
oTics normal schools and prisons He is economical |
/ and Yet brOad-mlndcd. There Is no lpcmny-wlsr
/ and pOund-foosh' policy Of dcniing with the
/ states finances while hr Is in charge of them.
The shrewdcsi politician in tho senate looks
| the least like onc. This s Senator Francis Hen
dricks, Of Syracuse, who sits IN The back Of the
/ Senate qui"t, un's,umine sort Of man. slightly
/ below the medium hcehf lis hair is almost pet
! black, although hc Is ilty-.iX years of age, and
his features aic fresh and youthful looking that
mn lf.l M ef
His diplomatic talents and hnnncss were acquired
as Mayor Of Syracrsc " II H. easy cnpu"h :"
/ knock man on the Arad, lr slid 10 the writer,
when you know how ijCt TINS must be- under
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