New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16
THE AHEARN BILL LOST.
DEFEAT OF THE NETWORK SCHOOL BOARD
MEASURE IN THE ASSEMBLY.
THE FIELD CODE OF EVIDENCE BILL ALSO
FAILING OF PASsAGE-IWo hE"hNA0
CHOSEN IN JOINT SESSION.

FAILING OF PAssAGE-TWO REGENTS
CHOSEN IN JOINT SESSION.
.naox .nr, Ex-senator ihearn's bill providing
, ,,.,t, four school Commissioners in Ncw-foIK tle
additional three be from districts pelow four'ech
st. came up in the Assembly TO-DAY on h"di pdSs"s.
Mr. King opposed the measure Inc present bodi"'
he said had done its best for all secuohs OF t"c Guy
Under the present plan the Mayor ca" nave 10 eH,ss
e no apponts bad men to tile School Board. WIN
members representing separate "" S ~ ~
struggles for local interests
Hero the discussion of the bill was interrupted w
the appearance of William b. Leroy ana t'c scrsea"V
alarms. Mr.. Leroy was sworn III anu '"e' 'ooA '
Gillicc's seat. ,,
th.t the present plan did gross injustice 10 the lower
ID 90 vevrYork CITY, The present members OF
tbe Ro,rd Of Education lived uptown, ne addcu' anu
neglected the downtown schools.
vote was then taken on motion by Mr.. King 10
rocommit the bill. The motion was loSt-ScaS % :
NAYS g. Mr. Blumcntlal was the only Dcmocia.
,ba. voted with Mr.. King ana thesc hcpuohcdns 'o'
AGAINST the motion: Messrs. Ballantne, Bennett
cu.is Fish Gibbs. H. c. johnson. Il. :. johnson
ZONES Kurth. LTIommedicu. Miller Mot. }. n.
o,Connor. sawmillcr. s:ranahan Thompson ana wins
IN the final passage of the bill Mr.. Hustled said the
nrcscnt school law in Ncw-fork CITY had been
in force twenty years and had worked eNochon'N
To change the plan Of selecting Commissioners would
system
legislation Of the most spccous kind
rho hill received Ga yeas and 81 nays. and ac-
cor,inr,v failed TO pass. 60 votes being necessary
The Uou.e then proceeded TO nominate two candi-
dates for Regents. On CANDIDATES 10 III INC H'''
vacancy the nominating vote stood sexton o. bul-
dick 40: Mclean. l. The Republicans voted for SEXTON
and the Democrats for BuINck. Mr. Weed, OF BROOK
Ivn voted for Mclean. Tic Republicans Votcd loi
T Cullford Smith as their candidate To fill the second
vacancy and the Democrats for Samuel NJ shaw
The speaker then appointed Me>>rS. AndruS ana LAM
8 committee to inform the senate that the House was
ready to meet that body in Joint session.
The Senators filed into the Chamber the Lieutenant
Governor taking the speakers chair As bo'h seh1'o
and Assembly had nominated Plinv +. sexton 10 MI
IN. vacancy caused by the death Of John L. Lewis the
Lieutenant Governor declared him duly elected III
tho same way T. Guilford smith was declared dnV
elected in place Of the late Henry r. Person. Inc
senators then filed out.
on Mr.. Fshs motion. night sessions Will be hcia
on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday hereafter
Among The bills passed were
The BanHns Committees bill, directing the State
s,crnt cndcnt OF Banking 70 take charge Of banking
institution, that are in unsafe CONDITION. ana 10
appoint receivers
Mfr. lves's bill approprlating $4,000 for free in
struc;on IN natural history in Ncw-foiN chy.
Mr.. rrwin's bill. appropriatlns $4,000 for the pro
motion of dairy agriculture
VI
q. Estimate and Appor,ionmcnt 10 spend $4,000 an
nialiy OF the poor adult BLIND
When Mr.. Ackcrs bill, establishing code OF evi
dence came upon final passage, Mr. snzcr move" 10
rccommt with instructions to strike out inc en"0'l"s
clause This is the code prepared by David Dudley
Field Mr. sullcr held that the codi.oailon maze
,.ious changes i'm The fucs o: evidence and was "p
nosoa ly The Bar Association Of New YORK CITY ana
fy leading lawyer OF the state Before the coac coma
BE Of ne il would he ncccs ,ary I" nave every 7''""
In
Mr AckeI replied that the code was a' Ac"iH per
Mr. lit waited TO Kill the biz. and moved iLs
previous que-tlon. which wa "iN'i'i' ~, ~
n otion 10 ccomnlt the bin wa, then ios'-le"'' %
several members then spoke on the IN. Ne'sr.'
Hit and r. J. Levi, opposed II. and Me RS. - ! A.;
iarc and T"mn,Jn, were Tor IT, Mr.. Tust'd approved
The code as summary Of decisions, me V"l" ." ,.'
code was: yeas. 81. nays. -. the hiIl Dong '",'
Mr. Ackcr moved 10 reconsider the vote wine" noun"
The Assembly. at it, session to-nsht pa,sct tic
lH providing for the appointment ~ u .y.@;io'
TO suggest amendments e. the judiciary article Oh inc
'She assembly Committee on Ciucs TIL, sleFn2 'i
dccid(d 10 report favoraby senator -adlcrs bIl
providing for tie election ths irll o; c,nmi 'ou"i
q tree; ImpToTeGncn} III ,ar g l"e''' ''' ANU
Thc Aos~miIy COMMITTEE General Laws rcsoI,ed
to report fayora senator L1Gn cScnd,
ton act. This bill j. an cAc'icht one. , I'D Hr,oi
the Personal Reg siratOn law Of New ORR ana 1"'
yn oyer the n mlncr maIory Of 200 Of the Demo
cras in this city at the charter election vas ,argoE
| dun IN the fact mat DcNp'fu'' 'p'''''' ~,
choct.d hv a Personal Registration law. III" OIL
i,o provide that the country voter, sn"i' DE- ft
,io. ,cs.rs WLippIe, !. Irving Burns. Town, ana
Bridges voted 10 dissent 49, from me layer
m"n rcprc=cnt rural districts; and think ma"
there should be no re2lsra"', III pcnnhIrans.
and 'n ,6c yo" noad know that Democratic Govepc
viii not sign biz applying the Personal ~
% 90 xcr Ynr,r and brooklyn 10 the other oliIes %
dbc State nnIe,s Republican Legislature MAKE, inc
concc.son Of granting the registration o. me ia'cI
v1icrs O. pcriallv that registration Ep P'''"'''
ono but can le made by Il political friend.
| The Assembly also debated to night hr. hh"n'
hin extending Inc limits within vMc, 'a'lns, pl'n
| nav make investments. Til, act anthorN,' lh'n -
invest their money I'm the bonds of "c,'c'h S'i7 "'
sfio.g fight was made for the bill bf VI n"nu,'
Ncssrs J. Irving Burns and Greene DplDS'u w nii''
! NJ Fish and g. II. Bush favored H. VINE VI
! oppo,cd bv Accomplishment .tckcr and Nhl1l1c, .re
| Assembly appeared t. be fnvo,aoN lhipeSscu WIN
| the I'LL and orlc,cI IL 81 a third reading.