New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-31

about this hill which is spoken of here as Worlds Fair
bill. which l think IS the most unfair LII have ever
presented as away the rights Of the property
holders and provides restoring those rfh Wheh
they get through using property that Is one obeeton
That objection objection the other night IL was
objected by several gentlemen now In FAVOR OF TINS p'
at that time they said that It was necessary so that new
York might get the location etc, that this House shoud
promptly. / swallowed all my personal objections
and voted for the b urging on all my friends 10 40 e
The bill went over TO the Senate ana lhs.eau vi
Icing substituted for the bill that they had they TOOK er
own bill and after day OF nddlng or whatever
you may call IT, they injected In lot OF ne" names by
what authority, l do not know. thought here were
plenty OF names in II before. As the great historian
Losing said to me once, when was on committee with
him, THE most satisfactory committee was ever upon
Of two when the other member was nome
abed" These large Lodies cannot get along good
together that the do not think any more
names should be inserted
As to politics, there a good many men upon this
committee that do know. and think II would be
very hard for them tell their own politics. near
Dunlap spoken Of as a Democrat; 1 know he was
Republican. and a good one in 1880. for saw some
Of his work Mr.. Speaker, 1t has come 70 tha1 pass
when there important measure, and never mas
been since came up here and this is my iourth year
that there is not this thing, same delay, until
is consulted some must say what me must
do when the bills come down TO this House; III Is not
fair 1 think should have just as much to say here
as in the upper house; just as much to say as any
individuals down in New-YOrk City. A year ago. TINS
called the Dog bill. In that bill 1t was pro-
ylded dog registered and collar that
collar should have the name OF the owner upon IL so
that the found running Wild through the coun
try, they would know who owned the dog. Now what
do we sect They come up here With bills ~ repeal
that act they want TO take the collar OF that dog
want say that there lot OF men In the State OF
New-Y0rk wearing collars, and If they would bring
bill here repeal that 1t would be much mere to
the point For one I've got sick and tired I'm not
going into the merits and dement's OF the DILL believe
the city Of NewYork is big enough 20 have this Fair and
take care OF IT, without any one individual to run 1t or
inject politics In It, My Republlcanism has never been
questioned wrote the only Dutchess County
asking that Roscoe Conkling go back to the Senate
They called q Stalwart. They say home that am
machine man, and It costs me a good many votes
l am machine man, but want machine which more
than one man can iNn / wanted to send Warner Miller
back the United States Senate and elect Morton for
Governor Then Mr.. Plat could have gone back TO the
Senate when Mr.. Evsrts's time out. If Chauncey NJ
Depew didn't want to CO. But they wouldn't do that;
they said Mase didn't know anything about politics-and
l don't want to know anything about them (laughter)
But know there is heap Of politics In this bill as IL
here from the Senate now, ana am against
this amendment unless the committee having this Fair
in charge say they want it in If they come up here
before and bring 10000 names VIII vote TO put them
IN will vote for clean and fair bill, but do not
think this Is fair one. Now gentlemen, think we
should hesitate in this matter. do not any neces-
sity OF hurrying this bill through.
General ~ NJ. Curtis supported the bill as it
came from the Senate, and expressed the opinion
that it would be endangered if not passed, as
it stood. by the Assembly.
Mr.. Nixon, of Chautauqua County, Republican,
said that Mr.. Depew and Elihu Root had eA-
pressed the opinion that the Senate ought not
TO have added any new names to the list OF
Commissioners. He believed that Mr.. Depew and
Mr. Root right, and he should support MI
Sheehans motion to reject the Senate amendment
ii ha han
thought the bill should be amended so as to
put the Fair in Cortlandt Park. Then lawsuits
would be avoided. But he had submitted his
Judgment to that of the Senate and he would
again lie was. therefore, opposed to Mr..
Speaker Hustled. who had clearly been dis
pleased by the way Mr.. Depews name ma. had a been
dragged into the conflict, now took the moor.
The Assembly listened with profound attention W
the Speaker, who said:
There may gentlemen this floor who are bet
ter qualified to speak for C. NJ Depew than l. so,
have not the pleasure OF their acquaintance. For forty
years been his personal his political and his social
friend he has been mine. Almost since our boyhood
have never differed in opinion upon any question Oh
which aware. except in 1873 when he was induced
by social friends take nomination which deprecated
Now, Mr. Speaker speaking for him. as his irehu say
II Is matter Of very poor taste 70 BRING INTO us
House. in connection with this subject the name OF C. NJ
Depew. He would repudate such proposition, not Only
as dstastefu and dscourteOus but exceedingly unfair
and when a suggestion is thrown out with purpose oil
making chasm hereafter between him and other dstn-
guhed gentlemen this State, let say, whoever har-
bors idea IN his heart makes the mistake OF MS
life Chauncey NJ. Depew, sir Is above political ambuoh
Twice upon this floor has he declined the United States
Senaorship when it placed in his hands AZ chicago
had ht to make fight for the nomination Tor the
Presidency no power could prevented it, on that
floor I'm his speech Of historic eoqucnce he ably, gener
ousy and magnanmously withdrew from the contest. We
Democrats do not attempt to bring shibboleh in here
ttrI mai De-
Graf Of that man. No blood flows through his veins
We Republicans who think that you can use the name OF
Depew ia any way whatever in connection with TINS Dill
now pending make a fatal and serious mistake Mr..
Depew recognizes fact which every man ought TO rec
opnjze that the Senate OF the State Of NcwYork has
right to act upon every measure before IT. that the As
emhy Of the Of NewYork also has right to act
upon every measure before it, and that private ndNid
nal should have audacity question the action OF
either house. Mr. Speaker am done. | came down on
the floor not to bill, but to protest against the
using OF the OF my friend shuttecock hereafter
for political battledores
! THE SENATE NAMES STRICKEN OUT.
The Assembly then at last came to a vote upon
| Mr. Shechan's motion to strike out the twenty
| four names added by the Senate to the number
of Worlds Fair Commissioners. The motion was
adopted by vote of 6S to A. The following
was the vote
Yeas-Messrs. Abbey Blumenthsl. Boyce Brady, w. b.
Burns George IL. Bush, Robert p Bush, w. G.. Byrne.
Thomas +. Bymes, Connolly Cooney, Coons. Cornell,
Currler Davis, Dempsey De Peyster Duffy. Endres'
Fish Gibbs Gretsinger Guenther Haiiner Har-
wood Henderson. HIT Huson. r. S. Johnson. Kelly,
KcrriQan Kill Kurth. o. +. Lane Il. J. Lewis, Martin,
Mase Mennlnger Monaghan Mullaney Nixon Nolan,
J. J. O'Connor J. V. OCOnnOr, O'Bare, Page Pealcr.
Rhodes Rice Riley Sage Sawmillcr, Schaaf, Selleck,
Sbeehan Shields Sohmer, Stein, J. II. stevens r. ID.
sullivan Suzer Townsend, Treadway, Van Vrnken,
Webster, White and Wissg-6S.
! Nays-Messrs AcKer Adams. Andrus. Balantne Bar
ton Bennet Bradford Bridges j. Irving Burns Christie
| Crawford Curtis Decker, Deyo Dickinson, Dlnkespie
Everett Fits, GARDENER. Groat. Gubord. Hoag
/ II e. Johnson |. Samuel Johnson Jones'
Kimball King, H. Is. Lane, ID. II. Lewis, L'Homne
dieu Loder Miller, Mitchell. Mott. Peck, Pierson,
Rose Saunders Shelter Nelson Stevens. William C.
| stevens Stewart. StTanahan. Thompson Townc and