New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-02
THE REGISTRATION BILL.
MR. rNsoN,S MEASURE AMENDED IN IhE
ASSEMBLY.
.ru DAYS ALLOWED FOR INSPECTING Ihh
11srs-THE AMENDED BILL PASSED
BY A LARGE MAJORITY

RY LARGE MAJORITY.
,vvox THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rkiBoNk']
Albany, May lone OF the es'p"'i". i'"' '.S
of the Australian secret ballot sy SUM 10 iie'
recistration of voters. 1t was theieioic an eN-
ur, idea of Senator LinsOn, perhaps the aplest
Dmocrat in the Senate to introduce a Dill on uhe
- da,, nc tho Saxton BalOt-Reform Dill eX-
tending the Personal Registration law VI ->e"-
York and Brooklyn over the olher ciV'es VI ','e
State and bringing under the operation OIL tle
nresent registration law OF the ihlhoI ci'ies 'no
villages and rural Dcghborhoods OF the state
Thus arrangements were made 1or 'he registration
of evcrv voter in the State Inc pIl ieoelNeu
tho hearty support of Senator faSseu'' VINO hdd
had brought TO his attention the yearly HaHos Ill
the cities of Albany and Troy IN consequence OF
the inperfect nature of the registration Jaw NO
- rooistration is required in these cities:
a mans name may be registered by TREND
Thousands of votes are yearly cast on the names
of dead men or of absentees IN these cities; ana
the roll of voters of one year is used the next
tho Illegal names voted on by repeaters Gangs
of repeaters from New-York come here Flee
tim Dav and make round of the polling places
Of this CITY, Troy and CohOes. In conseq uencc
tbe notifies of the three cities is of the most
rupt description and thousands of fraudulent
votes are cast. The same evils of repeating and
voting on dead men existed in New-York and
Brooklyn until the Personal Registration law
passed. 1t TO give honest voters protection
from these kinds of frauds that Senator Fassctt
and Early all the other Republicans in the Sen
ate earnestly supported the LinsOn bill. II passed
the Senate by substantially unanimous vote,
twenty-nine Senators of the thiry-two voting for
it,
in the Assembly it met with the same hearty
welcome and was favoraby reported by the Jul
dietary Committee. When. however. the bill
came up on third reading in the Assembly YES
terday. Mr.. Andrus Of Buffalo discovered that
the last day of registration under the bill in the
cities TO be the Friday preceding the
election. He thought this too short period in
which critically to examine the registration lists
with the aim of detecting colonization and pro-
posed repeating. Acting upon a motion of his.
the Assembly returned the bill TO the Judiciary
Committee with instructions to amend the bill 50
that Che last day of registration should be on the
second Friday before election ten days before
election. This amendment reported to the
Assembly to-day by the Judiciary Committee
The registration law of New-York and Brook
hn,' said Mr. Acler. provides that the last dav
OF registration snail I've at least ten DAYS before
election. 1t would. therefore. seem fair when we
aIe passing % Personal Registration law for the
remaining cities of the State that this same
provision should be adopted. Three days is not
enough time in which TO zoos over a REGISTRY
lis and lie IN l. every voter whose name is r.corceI
there mas n .nt 10 vote. len days time is short
enough for such an examination.
My. Sheehau opposed the adoption of the amend
ment unless the last day Of registration in rural
ncghborhoods should also be ten days before
election.
hat is unnecessary" said Mr.. Ackcr and
the bill il stands will be sufficiently burden
some without making such an amendment.
Sheehan and il will lead to the disfranchisement
OF thousands OF voters. but if il is adopted il
should also be applied to the rural voter"
1t Womb be needless thing in the country
said Mr.. Fish, because we know all the voters
and repeating is impossible.
Il suppose Mr. Fish does know all the voters
nj IN Putnam COUNT, said Mr. Shcehan' land
- II know good many Of the voters in Putnam !
county, replied Mr Fish. but | do not think |
easily see that Mr.. Shcchan doesn't wish his |
lcdgInS-house woe in Buffalo disturbed
Does me member from Putnam say that l |
Mr.. Fish did not reply. Then Mr. Deyo moved |
that registration should b adopted in rural |
nrelghborhoods on the petition of fifty voters
The amendment was rejected. Then the Judiciary |
Committees amendment was adopted and the |
blH was passed by vote Of - 10 g. There was
one Repub can and eight Democrats. Mr. Shcehan
elhg among the number who voted against the
DlH. There were twenty-five Democrats and
siXty-threc Republicans who votnd for the hill
"heh the amended LinsOn Registration bill
was announced IN the Senate tonight upon mo-
.lQn OF senator Linson, the bill was laid on the
table until tomorrow
- IL was stated on good authority to-day that
Governor lilH would sign the SaXtOn Ballot-Rr-
FORM oil as soon AS ii reached him. The bill !
was not delivered to him however until late This
afternoon. and therefore he was unable 70 act
II is stated that the Governor tonight is writing
memorandum 10 file with the bill on signing |
T. ana that the bill will be signed tomorrow
md flied with the Secretary Of State
Mr. SavtonS bill 20 refer the question Of the
OF the blanket ballot 10 the ST.
Drcne Court was passed in the Senate by party
vote