The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-10
END OF THE ALBANY CIRCUS.
TIE LEGISLATIHE SESSION or 1889
ADJOURNED WITHOUT DAY

ADJOURNED WITHOUT DAY.
Shameless Lobby Work In the Senate Fer
the Aqneduct Claim BilI, and In the
| Assembly For the SkRnoateles Lake
| Water BIl-IIeut-soV. Jones AdIourns
| the Senate with Bang, without Walt
| ing For tho Usual Farewell Ceremonies.
ALBANY, May 9.-More than three hun
dred thirty day bills were left by the Legisla-
| ture at to-day's adjournment for the Gov
ernors consideration. and 1t is not until care
| ful examination OF them has been made thAtthe
eptaph OF the departed can be written. 1t Is
often tho work done In the last few days. in
the hours OF confusion, and in the
hurry and rush. whom adjournment is
almost at hand. that makes or mars
the record OF q session. and 1t requires II
few OF the days OF the thirty that the
Governor had to pass upon the bills to sched-
ule them and find out really what was done
toward the last. But enough is known OF the
story OF the session to justify critic In going
pretty far in condemnation Of this Legislature.
Even tho surface indications OF to-day told
against II. All nature smiled as though to tes-
THY that 1t was a gladstone day that saw the
end Of such body. aud in the two chambers.
despite tho conventional lovefeast OF the dis
persing assemblymen. despite tho rigorous
severity with which the Senate was kept to
schedule time on the minute OF adjournment.
there was much TO be seen that did not re-
dound to the credit OF a law-making body in a
land OF free people. In the Assembly 1t was
almost openly known that votes for the
Skaneateles Lake Water bill we're worth 500
apiece. and In the Senate most shameless eI-
hibition Of lobby work on the floor on the part
OF lawyer interested In the Aqueduct Claim
bill was winked at by even the reformers OF the
onyx chamber.
A.. ii yrit
Aqueduct Claim bill pending as amended by
Mr.. Sheehan. and providing for preference
for the contractors on the calendars OF the First
Judicial district only. Tho lively fight that has
attended the measure In all it's phases was
continued, and 1t was some time between de-
bate and roll call speech making before the
vote on It was announced-yeRs. 70; nays. 81.
Fred Gibbs's bill, grading Now York detec-
tives next to sergeants In rank. and giving the
Board OF Estimate power to make their salaries
propoTtionate, was then passed.
euse skansateles Lake ds Water BILL and 1t was
work with prison labor was passed.
After one little experiment at turning back |
aS H ss ThSh o I'D fbs f e shnrs Tspe
allowed to take their course, and the House did
not adjourn until 1921. IL the mean time
Senate burdened with the Information that the |
House was through with its business. The
turned with the Information that his Excel
lency" had nothing to say except to wish the
ness. The Senate Committee. Acker and Green.
@ hsd been that the
tho hour OF H. This sounded SO much like
Gen. Husted,s legislative day rule, that 1t
The rest Of the overtime was spent in cour-
teous and oonRrstulatory action in all direc-
tlons; Col. Pc Peyster invaded the speaker's
present him with a very fine set OF diamond
h SStnas on Rshs Hi the 6eSSs Gen
Psrent feeling and gay gave place 10 judge GTsene.
He took his diamonds with him. but left his
gold mounted g9ysl on the desk Judge
Speaker was complimented by resolution. as
T EnS Leader sheehan Maoy
and the rest Of the attaches. Speaker Hustled
DECLARED the Assembly adjourned without day
saying that this Assembly was q wonderful
bGa for g he h5TaBs does
blioan ieadsr Fish was eorrsiled i'f IN the
dlam9nd studs. They were from a number Of
friends In the House. and were accompanied
tho Hon John Connolly Assem- bIyman, Halt
Mr. suizer fred . speech at him and presented
front. II was In recognition Of his valuable |
services as avolunteer deputy assistant Demo-
CEHtlc l6au9T.
Mi. Hafner came pretty near efectIng the
passage Of the Non:partIsan Police Board bill
statement OF the vote before it was declared
The Republicans had only sixty votes when
to get four more. Had they succeeded IN get
Rs another they would haEG passed the BILL
two cents apiece. He was overcome by the
mnniacence OF the gift.
The senate was very, slow In getting to work
Is m nj "a vi n IN ha |
were met by the comforting assurance that the
desk was almost clear. When It did convene
confirmation OF the Governors nominations
Tor Comm ssioners for the promotion Of leEis.
the annual tax lii was about the only real
business Of the morning Senator sloane gave
the tn credit f0r the low tax rate to the hepuR;;
that 1t was due In great part to the Governors
VetoeS last year OF extrayaRant appropriations.
lay over the Green Commission. and
double purpose actuated the democratic Sen
o the
slider the question OF consolidating New York
and its suburbs into one municipality, In the
pharicaIly opposed to annexing BROOKLYN to
t he metropolis and beside hat they were more
his effort 10 get through his canal inyesliga-
ton resolution that he had been trying for two
Senator Jacobs led the campaign against
and moved TO recommlt the
NOMINATIONS.
Mr.. Fassett pleaded that they ought to be
confirmed. as the bill was passed; under
which they were to act and itwoud be mop
srRtive unless the confirmation was ordered
senator Jacobs expressed sarcastic satisiac- !
.iou at the Senator'S readiness 10 confirm the
nominations OF the Governor. and pretended 10
see in 1t an indication OF change OF heart put
senator Fassett. with mock modesty. salu tnat
le was always amenable TO reason. Senator T.
Jacobs then called aloud for his hepubliean s
colleague. the mesmeri2ed BirEett, SAYING that
laps have some Influence with the Directing
asset. Senator Birkett dig not respond. he
vas missing from the clamberand It was sug-
:ested that he might DO hunting Tor more
ridge bills to kill.
A trienG OF the Commission appeared In the
'erson OF Senator Hendrcks. WI no thought the
I'LL ought toI pass and the subject be looked
lto.
But we don't want TO be annexed" OK
laimed Senator jacobs. Brooklyn wants to
. lot alone. and to remain as she ts. Haven't
on bothered New York enough now without