New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-07
PREPARING TO GUST REPUBLICANS.
THE SPEAKER NAMES THE COMMITTEES, AND NO.
TICE Il GIVEN or SEVEN CONTESTS
SENATOR oAXTON'S AMENDMENT.


Albany Jan (special-GovernOr Iiill continued To-
day in the Assembly hi> preparations 10 oust seven or
eight Republican A>>emblymen for some secret purpose
Of his own That purpose IT Is believed i to deprive
smith W. Weed or any other Democrat seeking tho
-enat0r,hip of any power 10 bolt the Democratic
caucus II treated unfairly in that caucus. and attempt
ing 10 make a combination with the Republicans. 10
i, significant that Mr.. Weed does not contest his own
home county Of Clinton. which is represented by
Republican who elected by a small majority.
Aside from th, INSCRIPTIONS dismissal Of Republican
N>sembl,m men who have been rghtfully elected be-
cause of hi, plans regarding the senator>hp the "0V'
ernnr doubtless wishe, tO enlarge the Democratic ma
ory In the Assembly the purpose Of passing cei'
tain bills Of the Democratic party.
Tile seats OF seven of the Republican AssenlOSmeh
were a>,atled in the Assembly soon A. that boiy
had become organized. The whose seats II was
announced would be contested were Mr.. stranahan, OF
uswcgo County Mr.. Johnson, Of oneida County Ar'
Dunlap. of Montgomery County Mr. sheher' OF sara
toca County: Mr. GARDENER. Of Columbia County MI
Clinton, Of Tosa County, and Mr. Asplhau, Oh hinsS
County The complaints against all these men are
of "A trivial nature. The contests against theih ha'o
no actlN basis, and the public will be satisfied OF tlst
1,c bcfor, the investigation ends. speaker sheehan
,ppoiuted a Committee Privileges and Election
70 act upon the contests Immediately Ihc members
Of this committee are As,embymen webster oi new
York: Endrcs Of Erie: Riley. of Rensselaer, county
Of Kings County tIOrnidll, Oh tIDdhN So"'
worth of New.Norh: stevens, OF Malone; Person. Oi
.outbampfon and Davis Of EyOn. The Democrats hi'o
six members of the committee. and the Republicans
only three No one OF the three Republicans y a
LAWYER Papably the committee mas b'eh pa,hssu w
con lct the Republicans wlrc seats ar, coles'ea ,
\s,cmblyman Hit. of Albany county, opehea u'e
suLiect of eNpcnG Republicans IN the A'sehDp py
.t,tnr that Mr. stIanalan, OF Oswego CounN was
chairman of Committee on privileges anu n'ouons
,rbirb last wear unseatcd Mr. Gilcc. a Democratic
Hs'emiiyman who wa, shown 10 have been clectel
hv fraud Mr.. Hit therefore seemed 20 DC ltheu 10
nr.ont a petion for the uuSeattng OF Nr Stiahahtl,
Toned by william B Howard, Democrat, VINO wis q
c'ndidate for Assembl, man against Mr. Stiahanan'
The Assembly passed resolutions authorizing inc Com
rec ON Privileges and Election 10 begin AT once ,,s
LII os ta,,ing evidence. This means tomorrow Mr.
.rker the Republican leader, protested aganst uls
nn>eemly haste but the Republicans welr deies.eV
~ ,ho, rcsist,nce 10 Mr.. Hits motion gli ng power
=, ~ ,he Committee on Privileges and Election 10 take
senator saxton to-day introduced an amendment TO
the constitutions providing that contested election cases
ho he referred TO the courts The amendment is given
below:
Resolved f the Assembly concur, That the tenth sec.
,ion Of the Third OF the Constitution be amended
so that it will read a. follows
Section 1O-A majority OF each house shall constitute
ouorum TO do business Each house shall determine tho
rule, of It's own proceedings and DE the Judge OF the elcc
tons returns aud qualifications OF Its members and
shall choose IL, own officers But the Legislature may
proydc by law for judicial proceedings In the courts OF
the state to determine questions relating 10 contested
seats in either house. and that Judgment in such pro.
ceedng be conclusive 10 the election AID duai'