New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-23

are longer and higher than ever TINS aitern1CH.
They have laid deep scheme 70 pfin2 on, ..iclt
line MI Saxton who IS one oil ne b mES that
We have in this body lie has worAed Hisn,
and day TO bring something forth tha' wouId i
be OF use to the people and as soon as ne.t 1a
his measure read last night for submitting inc
question of the consttuti0nalIty OF the nlahkct
ballot 10 the Supreme Court, saw 'hat .he
Democracy had been getting III It's lhe WORK
Il don't believe the first duty OF a lcglsa'or
is TO bow the knee to the Governor. SAID MI
Fassett with spirit. Our hrst duty is 70 our
own judgment, under the oaths we nave baHeh.
The veto threat has been demoralzlng from tic
time it was first introduced. 1t IS absolutely
destructive Of the Fundamental prlncipIe upon
which our State and Nation are louhdeu. mere IS
not the remotest resemblance between TINS DILL I'M
amended and the Australian manner oil voting. III
shows little Improvement over the present cleo
ton system | would rather wait until there IS
change either in the hsoT e, ee c or
a Ralot-R Reform bill at such enormous expense
of self-respcct and principl's. III we undertake
TO change the system OF nailo'Iha, e' rs &c. Wnas
the planc of Mr. SaxtOn to the plane of Governor
Hill ] don't believe in weakly accepting every
suggestion of the most DUCT Opponent oi al
true reform. especially when we derive no prac-
tcal benefit from it. The Governors motive is
clear lie is thinking of the Presidential election
of 1892 and he wants us TO help INN pose as me
great apostle of reform he really doesh oe-
Ah.~ exclaimed Mr.. Cantor, thought we
sbould find where the shoe plncbeS. The pueS-
t;nn in vour mind is not as to the merits OF the
meosnrc but as 10 who is behind it. You favor
tho amendments now an told that in The eau
ems last night YOU voted for the amended bill.
who informed you ?"
ais il dcnied?"
Absolutely , r ,o1;o,.o
Then | have been misnformed. l belleVe,
with Mr. Erwin. that Mr.. Saxton is an h3hesl
reformer: hut he seems to have been unanlr 10
impress that fact on his colleagues last nish,.
The marking of the ballot" Mr.. Vedder de
clarad "would enable you TO tell whether or not
q man who went into a boC-h voted the ballot he
was boucht TO vote and every ballot clerk could
easily detect every pastcr-ballot that was voted.
Mr. Saytons proposition to amend the Dill ny
strkinc ont the "paster' clause was then FORM
ally nut before the Senate. II was carried by
strict PARTY vote. Mr. Saxton Immediately or
fercd another amendment, permitting physically
disabled voter to take friend into the booth
With him and an llitcratc voter 10 he accom-
named Inv an election officer This makes the
section read precisely as it read in the vetoed
bill. excepting that now voter who swcars
falsely as TO his disabilities is to be deemed
guilty of perjury.
The Governor will be sure to veto it, muir
rourod Nr Linson. in n tone OF satisfaction. The
omcndment was adoDted also another, providing
that no name written or pasted on the ballot
sLoll he deemed the choice Of the voter. notwith-
standing the name Of the candidate for the same
oedce shall be covered by such writing or paster
Mr. Cantor moved to recommit the Dill to the
Committee on General Laws. with Instructions 70
rcnort forthwith the unamended bill. This obliE-
ing proposition voted down. The Dill was
formally passed by party vote OF 10 10 b.