New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-20
WHEN TO ADJOURN.
THE LEGISLATURE CONSIDERING THE CUES
TON

PUBLICAN SENATORS SUSPICIOUS OF DEMO
CRATIC EAGERNEss FOR AN EARLY
CLOSE OF THE SESSION
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT ~ THE TRrBuNE.l
Albany. March 19.-speakcr IIusteds new rules
for the Assembly have wonderfully expedited t1e
business Of that body while securing much more
time for the consideration Of important bis. 20
advanced is business in the House that Speaker lut'd
TODAY felt that a day might well be set for the
| final adjournment Of the Legislature. surrend rms
| the chair to Mr.. Fish he took the floor and SAID
"Mr. speaker. We have nearly cleared the calendar
Of bills the order Of second reading and there ar,
| few bills on the order Of third reading. We have
al.o passed the Appropriation bill and the supply
bin. the largest appropriation bills. In view Of
| these facts II seems to me that might well pass
"A resolution for the final adjournment OF the Legs
aturc therefore present resolution for the
hnal adjournment upon April 30
Il trust the resolution Will be adopted said Mr.
shcchan TIC Democratic leader. because favor
An early Adjournment. I have been here for several
years a. a legislator. and have gradually come to
the belief that the sessions could well be shortened
We can dispose Of all the bills that should be passed
10y April 80
The speeches met with opposition and the rcs"u
ton was adopted Immediately without vote against
! il Cler, Chickcrlng then sent the resolution 70 the
| senate.
The Republican senator's however. when the rcs"i
,ion was read 10 them deemed good policy in the
interest of the taxpayers not TO pass II at present.
They all favor early adjournment OF the Lcsl'-
| ature but not ar adjournment which Will leave the
state tax.rate unnecessarily high. Governor lilll
wear ago by dcxtcrous management Of the Democrats
senators and Assembymcn. delayed the passage OF t'
appropriation bills Of tho Legislature until the last
| week Of its session. The appropriation bll' were
ell therefore left in his hands. But The Legislature
had established a state rate IN these bills en
| lie aft on
prations amounting to 81 100000. Bat this acton
did help the IA. payers, a. the state TAX "r nav
| ing been established. the money was nevertheless
collected. II was not needed and the novcrnDr Ought
to have rcconvcncd the Legislature and had the Stat"
| tax rate lowered. The Republican senators III, year
| arc determined to know IN advancc Of the adjourn
mcnt Of the LEGISLATURE Just what Mr.. I'LL has done
with the appropriation bills. Their plan is T. snbnU'
all the appropriation bills to him sufficient time
before adjournment for him To act upon all OF uem.
Then when the day OF adjournment arrive, state Tax
rate Will be approved founded upon the actual ap
proprlation, made by the Legislature. surplus Ike
the present one II - 100000 Will not be nccdcasY
| collected
| AsscmbIyman shcchan rushed over 81 the senate
Chamber a. ICON the final adjournment resolution
| had passed the Assembly and witnessed the debate
upon the resolution there. Ills 'cncc Immediately
| excited the suspicion 81 the Republicans that Gov
crnor Hi is attempting Ia shorten the session ot The
| legislature with view II repeating his successful
tactic, Of Ia, year that Is. Of delaying the pa.'agc
oi the appropriation bis until the lat week Of the
| sos ion and then keeping up the stat" tax rat" 80
| as 10 excite feeling against the Republican party IN
| the minds Of the Republican farmers. Nr sh"hah
also prompted senator Cantor the Democratic leader
in the senate. IN several speeches which he made ia
favor Of the resolution confirming the suspicion that
| Governor iii stood back of the Democratic movement
for an Adjournment The debate which followed Was
| OF An interesting nature.
When the resolution wax announced. Mr. Cantor
| Al once moved lts adoption NJ: Erwin moved to
| lav II on the table and Mr. Sloan {, refer It To
tho Finance Committee. Mr.. sloan was Supported
| bv Mr. Fasscii in the argument that nich refer
cncc wa necessary enable the senate to act on Il
niclliccnly.
What makes you eager to rush IT through ~
Mr. Tassctt asked II Mr.. cantor. you've not Lad
time to think about IT yet
"Oh.7 replied Mr. Cantor jauntily. 81 heari OF J.
half hour ago.
Really protested Mr. sloan. the matter calls
for celebration ! well remember the conscqucn'c '
If adopting similar resolutions prcmafcb IN prcv"n,
,cai, and especially remember what happened after
We adjourned lat year. am not Wholly Indifferent
10 the fact that some of would like t. relieve
the Governor If the cmlarTa, smcn he felt then Ia
not doing certain things because Of onr adjournment
Ills friends said that because Of that he did not
feel al liberty to veto the tax bill. although he had
rccuccd the approprations II 100000 hy hi, vctocs.
| think in future ought TO fix the adl"hii imcnt ~
that he shall have an opI9ii1niS, oi n'tong ,lf
tax bill If he wants TO. and that Tie lei daNs III
lowed him In which consider 1t should >pirc bc
fore leave Albany
You can't cubaIrsss the Governor H. tint wa,
cried Mr.. Cantor.
= aid wanted 10 relieve him. 49,.
Well he doesn't require that. lie Is willing TO take
the responsibility action, and he doesn't care
whether the supply bill rcachc, him before the SION
closes or after The people have always stood h' hii
thus far Mr. sloan knows he can get the supply bll
read, by March ~. ana If We adjourn on Ap 30 thit
viii give the Governor ample time. Why, continued
Mr. Cantor growing ironical, AN early adjournment
would be com Iqlmcnt to the Republican majority for
their dispatch Of business ask that the resolution
pass In the Of the people. Leave great deal
Of this private legislation I'm which they are not inter
cstcd your desks. and go home on April 30 .
The gentleman knows well as do said Mr..
Fas,ott "thrs that il all bnncomhc.' II there j. any
private legislation here that ought not 10 pass,
undertake won't pass ii. II Mr. Cantor and
his friends won't hhbustcr or resort 10 dilh"ry
tactics, We undoubtedly adjourn On April 30. and
pcrhaps little earlier. But work no faster
Than Is consistent with the public Interest. II any
BODY should acccdc To- Mr.. Cantcrs request, nobody
am willing to have the experience tried said Mr.
! Cantor
The result isn't North the experiment. retortcd
Mr.. Fas>ctt go
Idea that the senate would adopt tn" rcsOlu
:, ton il wonld not have been introduced.
Mr.. SI0an's motion to refer the resolution 10 the
d Committee on Finance. adopted Mr.. Ahcarn and
NJ ofin with he