New-York tribune., 1891-04-24

End that the Assembly refuses to treat the bills Oh Ne
publican Senators with anything but contempt III
third place 1 discover that the bills OF Hepuocah As
biymen are without reference TO thelr
the fourth place. find the Governor induielng III
lanruaRe I'm public documents in language lhOehueu "
scar,fv members OF tie majority in this Senate Inu
him threatening to veto bills and Vetoing ols soi'H
as a means Of punishment and intimidation 10 hepuon'
Senator's In the fifth place find him giving out aise III
formation the Democratic press AS one hlus'I
,.po NV own case 1 see credited with asking ior
800 900 TO be expended by the Superintendent oil
Works Ny bill called for investigation on the l@S ol
the Engineer and Surveyor In the bill OF MI. buS'' @
Democrat who introduced 1t In the Assembly, he va"
willing N trust the Superintendent Of Public Works.
not. -,
In the next place 1 find that the bitter Democratic
press getting away from the merits OF this pioposuon'
have taken 20 carcaturng members Of the majority OF ne
Senate They undertake, with their usual inpartai'S'
70 bastinado Senator Laughlin for vote winch they
characterize an improper one, and say OVhg aOou'
Senator Ives who defended the bill on which thet NoS
was cast and Senator Cantor voted for the same bill
They always hit 1t II it Is deer and miss IL IL IL Is
calf. the place, find since that inc SenSV'rs
stand here willing involve the State In an expense u
$40 900 day and hold back the most important
Of the Senate and Of the session rather thah Leu Us nave
O vote on this resolution.
have never in eight years seem do remember ID
my life read except in reference to the aee@ "
the Lodge BILL desp rate tactics resorted 10 Dy any
faeton or any marty anywhere what the reason
No reason yet been gven either by the Oo'er
or his representatives this hoor or the Dehocr1u0
press adequate explain the vehemence OF their Cppo
stion What is the reasonl Why do you tremble3 why
ara Won towards Why do you indulge in personalities
Why do you eyade truthi Why do you kill bills that
have nothing TO do with this matter! Why oocs ue
scouree even strike the back OF hsrd-working
stenoprapher and hard working experts2 Why do you
shrink from having committee, composed OF such men
as these investigate public acl There never Was an
honest man in public position there never was an
honest party in power that shrunk from mNestlgaton
rftIlx xrhcu Qflu6 M
President and YOU established something like seventy
investigating committees Was there OF those COM
mtees nonparsanl Did you stop TO ask about the eN
pense then you say it made too early or too late
or did we No you went with your Investigations and
oave the Republican party magnificent vndicaton such
as put us back power, where we are going to stay
From a strictly partisan standpoint, L can afford to
thank you gentlemen this opposition. can afford to
thank YOU and be grateful you for following blndy
YOUR blind leader at the other end Of this chamber man
who has never sympathy with the higher planes Of
thought and in political life, man who has drawn
all his strength rings, the Saloon Ring and Canal
Ring, and contracting rings. can ahord TO thshN you
for believe the thing that is going to open the
way that was before and bring TO success ana
victory.
Mr.. Saxton said that it was right to fight upon
an emergency; but, so far as he could see, there
was no emergency at all, or, if there was 1t was
Democratic emergency-notably, the probable eX-
hibition Of Democratic fraud Opposition to the
thing was wrong in the management of the canals
Mr. Sloan said There is an old aphoTism that
he who excuses, accuses and l never knew it so
applicable as it is now" Continuing, he said
that good business methods demanded an investi-
CATION at intervals, even though nothing was
wrong. The action of the minority would be
death-bloW 10 the canals, and a stupendOus
bunder. The feeling against canal expenditures
would be intensified by this action, and the
people would couple the suggestion of maladmln-
straion of the financial affairs of the canals with
their other serious objections. lie thought that
the canals should be put upon the same basis
as any other business house He was friend
of the canals, but he looked with alarm at the
attitude against these resolutions
Mr. Laughlin thereupOn moved that the Sen
ate do take a recess until tomorrow.
Lieutenant-Governor Jones, instead Of putting
this motion, attempted to "side-track" the canal
investigation by announcing a petition. The Re-
publican Senators objected TO the reception OF
the peHtion Disregarding their protests, the
lieutenant-GO OveTnor recognized Mr.. Cantor and
motion he made that the petition be received.
The Iieutenant-GovernOr then directed the Clerk
to call the roll
The Republicans refrained from voting, indig-
nant at this revolutionary proceeding OF the Lieu
tenant Governor in disregardlng their protests
The special order, which was the canal lnVestga-
ton resolution, could not thus be set aside for
petition except by o vote Of two-thirds Of the
Senate The Republicans would not recognize
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS right thus to cast aside
the rules of the Senate at his own free will.
Only eight Of the thirty-two Senators, not even
majority of a quorum, voted for CantOrS motion.
OF course they were all Democrats, and the Lieu
tenant-Governor declared that the petition had
been received.
1t is the intention Of the Democrats to alege
tomorrow that by this new business OF peti-
tion the canal investigation resolution has been
set aside. The Republicans will not permit the
Northumberland thus 10 coerce them II the
canal resolution is not considered, they will not
permit any other business to be transacted. 1hlS
trick of Lieutenant Governor Jones was undouDt-
edly inspired by David b. Hill. 1t has ilay0r
of Elmira ward politics Mr. Jones may be will
ing to ruin his reputation for David b. Hill, but
what will he gain by it
Mr. Sheard then moved to take recess, ana
the Senate adjourned until tomorrow. The Lieu
nt-Governor tomorrow will undoubtedly AT,
tempt TO browbeat the Republican majority and
declare that the canal resolution has 0een SET
oSide The public need have no fear but that the
Prnublican majority will overrule the Lieutenant
Governor.