New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-18
BOTH LIQUOR BILLS DEAD.
THE sTADLER DANCE HALL AND THE HILL
DRETH MEASURE KILLED.
nrNocRArs BOUND TO KILL REPUTABLE MEAS
UREs IF THEY CAN'T ENACT DIsREPU'
TABLE oNES-sPEAKER sHEEHAN
no AN

TABLE ONES-SPEAKER SHEEHAN
RISES TO EXPLAIN"
Albany March II CSpecaD.-The Democrats IN
The Assembly put through to-day neat III
u. trick Of a dog-n-the-mangcr sort ana al
the same time not only convicted the maIo''
nv on the floor OF that house OF absoiu'e III
consistency but Of choosing to defeat reputable meas
ures when dsreputable that they favored cannot
become laws. 1t was known, Of course, to Assembly
man S.umenthal the Democratic leader Oh cAHso
matters that Assemblyman Hdreths Dill HdN"s
nroyson for the sale OF ale, wine and beer III NV"
York City By reputable associations, like inc Aron'
yiederkranz and old Guard. after l o'clock III INC
morning. would come up today in its regular order'
He therefore put up job either 70 pass the stoier
dance.hau bill, which was got through the senate WI
the false representation that ii would go no lu'ci
than the provisions OF the Hiircth bill went III ''o
direction of allowing the sale Of liquors after tc c7"
lar bour or kill the Hdrcth bill lie coulh not pas
the stadler BILL and he therefore killed the fiiurc
bill. $50, I'D ,oo,
few minutes before the Hlldreth bill had nee''
reached Blumenthal recognized by uie speiNo,'
and he made a motion to reconsider the vote 10y "'
the Stadler bill had been declared lost MessrS i'
dreth md Fish hurried around the Assembly Chan.oc4
exnlaning to the Republicans present that IL uIoS
failed 10 bring up the bill now under the rules #" wa
defeated for good The result was that Only one NJ
publican vote recorded for the uiA' ' "
Brodsky who has voted with the Democrats OIL d' .A
else legislation this session. The motion 10
the vote by which the stadler bill was lost ia'eo 10
receive even a majority Of votes and the Dill was u
cIared killed by a vote of fifty three 10 hrtySeVei'
The IIildreth bin then announced. Scha'i'',
who is the intrOducer of the liquoroeaie's oii' az
once moved TO recommt it to the Excise committee
Bcin' rs they is several bills OF nature sIhi"i "
this what are not yet acted on and are SUN III '"'
committee | move To recOmmlt the Dill he sdiu
Mr. Hdrcth opposed this motion, saying that theN
was need for the measure in the form as II appeared
now in New-York CITY. The bill ha1 beeh ah'c"ucu
tn suit the Excise Committee and he could hot u'ucr-
stand why the ones who wanted TO pass much worse
bill should oppose this BrodSxy declared that lie
had voted with the Democrats heretofore this session
on all liquor questions: but he was opposed to the
motion to recommt the bill Blumentha SAID ne
could see nothing inconsistent in the course OF the
Democratic members of the Assembly on this BILL ana
then Dinkelspiel moved call OF the house. About
an hour was wasted by the members in waiting for the
serccantat-arms to find absent members Finally
Timothy ID. sullivan and another Of the members who
are sick Of the things are being run by the Demo-
cratic speaker asked to have the call suspended THIS
was done by large vote.
Mr. Fish, rcsplendent in a large green bouquet IN
honor Of the day, got the floor ana in few words
showed plainly wherein tho Democrats were acting
against their former professions lie said that one OF
the Democratic members of the committee who voted
10 report the bill favOraby was now asking tlat ~ De
sent back to the committee where they could kill IT,
and the other German societies of New-fork fairly.
The bill was introduced month ago, and 1t had
been discussed thoroughly. Mr. Fish then heid up
TIE petition Of the Catholic clergymen OF New oFR
against the stader and the sChaa bills and he wanted
TO know If it would be in order for him to send
1t to the Gesk and have it read.
schaaff was on his feet with point OF order. HIS
pont az order was that petition against another
bin than the under discussion, and that 1t
could not be brought into this debate.
Tie Speaker decided the point Of order in Schaafs
favor but would not decide that Mr.. Fish cond not
read the petition part Of his speech. Here
Speaker Sheehan said that he wanted TO read state
ncnt for the members Of the house FOR the public and
for the member from Putnam Qfsh) This statement
was defence OF the Speakers course In denying to the
Catholic clergymen the right OF petition IL was as
follows
The Chair Will state for information OF the gen.
teman who presents this petition and also for the infor
nation Of members the floor and OF the public
generally under the rules Of this house as they exist
now and they existed since 1890 petitions can DO
-es.n,ed only by handing at the close Of each
days the Clerk 1t IS the duty OF the CHAIR
TO interpret the rules honestly ana ENFORCE them impair
tay lie does not originate make rules, as that IS
the nrovIncc Of this body whole. The rule says
,, netons shall be presented the close OF each days
session and ecupCn the Clerk refers most OF the time
rron his responsibility and at other times a'Nr con-
slItat.on the Speaker the petitions that may be pre-
scented.
Tho co,.-se pursueG by the Chair weeks ago in
handing down against the passage OF the
S.ader bill from the Catholic clergy OF New'fofK ivy
was entirely proper and in strict compliance win inc
rules of this At the close Of the session ana
inst before the Speaker declared the House formally ad'
io,rned the petition in question presented 70 the Ccrk
Nv the Speaker and 10 the Committee on EXCISE
which committee had charge Of al matters pertaining 70
c>,so laws That petition ever that time has been
in the ro>sossioa OF the Committee Excise 1t has not
found its wy fito any waste basket nor mas any
other petition has beer presented To this Lessa
rpre Tho same treatment has been metcd out to the
clergy VII, signed petition that hid been nc'rd OUT
pror 70 that tine and to all other classes oil
c,ens m This state Chair dcSSes to enter MS pro-
,c, against the gentlemen entirely familiar WIN
the rules attempting political or other purposes !" ms
lead the people this State and 70 give on the iaSe p
zion that the right Of petinon Is denied by tis Ae7oS
The Chair has no objection u the rules being properly
,ooaod .o A. n PROV de al, order business for the
introduction OF petitions until the rules are 50 anchu
n, Will not be IN order receive petitions In the manner
adopted ty gentleman from putnam 10 SECURE "o P'
ent1ton OF the petition In question
As II will readily be seen this statement is mace mp
mainly of buncombe. There is no rule in existence
which will prevent the receipt and the reading =" d
netl,ion If a presiding officer 20 desires IT,, InG eA
PLANTATION came AT rather Ite uaic a ~ hs etndied
efforts 10 keep the petition from l",ihg let. rococ
After he had read his statement tne spGa d time 70
pi,ed Mr. Eish who said that lie had not hdu lIHc w
prepare ~ elaborate argument III MS own W. -
a, inc Speaker had and in ans wer to MS rc'ei ~ iii
allowed until tomorrow nionf I =" the committee
wa, then nut to a vote. and it wa lost ~ urc Who Who
passage Of the biz large nn nen Ti voted against it,
While n of twenty votes in its favor there Weie OH
four Republican vote . In op G defeat BY motion
M reconsider the vote aud To allow Una, oGot 80 W. ~
the table This mGon Te ca he Democrats learn
b. tbay rannot get the danceha style of measure
they NAV take TINS In lieu OF notihhs