New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-22
SPEAKER HUSTED'S BILLION WILL REMAIN.
ME-. .1ITEH\N NOT SUPPORTED BY MS rAKIf
" Rrso1rTION TO Do AWAY WITH THE
NEW DEVICE FOR SAVING TINE.

DEVICE FOX SANINP liNi~
Abanv Ian 81 (SpeciaD.-Govern0r Hill. II Is EVIL
dent is much dissatisfied with Speaker HuSted ne"
Assembly rules The object Of these rules Is 10 save
time 70 the Assembly: time that was formerly wasted
IN the mechanical introduction Of bills, IN appeals
N the sneaker to refer this that bill to certain com
mttees and in motions that bills he advanced. Mr.
Uusted wishes 10 this time with the ann oi gam
ing closer attention for the important legislation tha
/, yearly suggested 10 the Assembly. Governor Hi
apparently would like 10 have the legislature busy
itself solely with the Introduction and passage OF
bills and give itself time 70 debate the merits
Of bills or 10 inspect them closely
Mr.. sheehan the Democratic leader TO-DAY reau
a speech to the Assembly IN opp,r
ton 10 the new rules which. from the
character Of its rhetoric and its peculiar logic
aroused the suspicion that Governor llill wrote H.
Al least tie Governor must nave Jul
,plred its ideas. Mr.. shcehan speaking
for the Governor. especially opposed the bHDoA
feature Of the rules. He thouGN the Gnu
practice should be restored Of having the Assembly
men bawl ont Mr. Speaker and Of hearing ,he
Speaker say in a tone Of voice equally loud " The
gentleman from County introduces
the following bill. First reading Of blIl oY Us
utle@-follOwed by the clerk reading the ute l"o
present custom s undramatc. The AsSehbINHe"
walk quietly and unnolced 10 the clerks desk WINE
the business of the Assembly is going on IN o'h'r
respects and drop their bills in box at the SIDE on
he Clerks desk II takes 10 more trouble IMAM
putting letter in lamppost box. Then the foHo"
inc morning the Speaker states 10 what committees
he has assigned the bills
Mr. sbeebau admitted that the new method saved
time In fact il saves hour and a half every daF
which can be given to more important work. lc'
he moved the new rule should be ahol she'd ne
feared that il gave speaker Hustled aut"craH po"''
il. the assignment of bills to the committees more
over there was q danger that some sc"uidieI "ou'u
nut = rascallv measure in the bboX sigred with
o.odr4
A,semllyman If course. would deny that he h'o
Introduced sucl a bill but the harm Of public an
uouucement that lie had introduced such hII ""uIu
have been done.
Mr. Fish. the Republican leader, in reply said that
he believed that the bill-boX should nave ia'r
trial Who the best witnesses "i the ei"''e"''
Of the new device a, time saver! 1hey were inc
clerps ~ the Assembly They all testified that the
Assembly saved from an hour 10 an hour ana hii
daily: that there was increased security against inc
To-, Of bills by theft, aud that to inc speaker was
given an opportunity to examine biiIs an" '""
what committees ought to consider them. ifePuc"'H
the title, Of bills were misleading ana NIcdhoI
coud not OFF hand state what committee should con
slider such bill. Sow he had the time over lieht
T. mark the character Of such Dill ana aa'irH IL Il.
q, proper committee. Mr.. Siechah Iidp cIta'ou
terrible bogics IN hi, mind about The cnect OF
The bill-bOx. but every one knew that he did not
Mr. shcehans motion to abolish the bill box wa, was
beaten by vote Of ~ 10 30 There were eighteen ;
with Tie Republicans against the motion. 1t Wa
significant that the nine Democrats WHO
voted against Mr.. >hechan. the spoke,
man Of Governor IIill, were the representatives,
OF men who I'm the last Democratic state Convention
voted against Governor HIP slate for state Officers
They we're either Albany County Democrats or County
Democracy Democrats. The Democrat, who thus
voted with the Republicans were Erady, DinkcI,pie
Glllcc. fIiu. Martin, Nenhineer, Nolan, Rice and
Shields. $500
There was the usual elist Of appropriation bills
Here /, the list for to-day Henderson Mohawk WALL
sIi 600 saunders IIOOsac ArmOrv. .j-1 Guenthcr
= Black Creek, ~ 900; LIlOmmcdcu- Medina sewer
10000. ,,
salsrie, Of the highly paid New YORK judges. II
provides that the salaries Of Recorder SMITH Snrr0
gate Ransom CITY Judge COwing and Judges Fitzgerald
and MARITIME shall be increased to S1E1OO.