New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-01
DTSIyESS N THE NEXT LEGISLATCRE

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Considering how much business Of genera
pohI:c importance awaits the acton OF ,n'
LEGISLATURE which will shortly assemble al Al
b,nv. il is greatly t. he regretted 'h'' 'n'
Assembly will be controlled 10y Dcmocra'c
m,iorify The Senate. which holds over i
RonuLIican. 20 that if the Assembly also was
f. he Republican, the two Houses "ou'd nave
worked together in harmony for inc accom-
pIishmcnt of the same ends. rs II - 'n'iV
will lee divided coun>cl>. The Senate cannon
count uuon the concurrence of the AN>emhI!
IN tbn massage Of bills; the Assembly WAL
sypcricuco the same embarrassment N the
bond, Of the senate Nor can it be justly
said that the difficulty would hc removed II the
senate was al,) Democratic. LcS'NiA'u''
which have been Democratic IN hoth 'A'h
branches have not given ~ good Sl'Nia'uol'
10 the people. have not accomplished - nlnch
that makes for the prosperity oi me 'll'' u
Hnnuhlicln Legislatures. How long, for ~
annie would il have taken 10 secure haA"'
rcform in this state If the Democrats hid
Locn in power? If the bc>, hlgh-hccn'c hIlI
which it Is possible for the VII oi man to d'-
wise wa, presented in the Legislature OF 1891
il would be- defeated. Why? simply because
the Assembly j. Democratic.
II j. to bc hoped, however, that the fact
that the mlioIitic> of the tWo houses do not
agree in politics Will not result IN the d'ie''
of any of the great non-PrtiNan measures
which ough, 10 be passed. il Will he great
public misfortune, for example II the ne"
election and corrupt practice laws are mol
amended The practical test 10 which hoih "l
them were subjected last month demonstrate"
that they will not give the best satisfaction
until they are carefully gone over IN the hSh'
of cyuprjonca. Then there j, the problem oi
rlpjd transit. The citizens o. thI> town, ~
one man. are camorng for lis solution. j.
ough, 10 have been disposed oi at III" Ia>'
session. bur for reasons which AZ" familiar t.
,lI orr readers the rapid transit lcRl~Iai )n
came Ia uaught The failure must not De-
rcpcatcd. Tho need of rapid transit become
more pressing every year and II ought nDi o.
be iupo>>lblc Ia frame bill drawn on strictly
non-parri,an line, which would meet the APP
proyal Of both houses and command the COY
c,nlrS signature. Again, II j. conceded that
4 number Of additional safeguard, must be-
thrown around the Adlrondack~ IN ease they
arc not 10 suffer irrcmrablc injury at tn" hands
If creed and >rli>hnc>S. TIN, Is another sub
jet which, being free from politics, ought t.
command the best efforts of the best men ~
both houses. The Capitol Will Ice asking foi
another appropriation next winter and 80 vii
the canals and the prisons, while there i q
loud call for revision OF the taX-laW> and
for general act for the government OF cities
Certainly there is no good reason why The
Legislature should not act together without
friction on a these things. II will do So ii
the Republican senate leaders and the Demo
cratic Assembly leaders resolve to subordinate
party advantage to the public advantage. \
spirit Of mutual liberation is what is needed il
the session is t. be fruitful Of the best results