New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-15
r,Nu 1DJorRNNENT At ALBANY.

FINAL ADO URNWENT Al ALbAN1'
resolution was passed by both houses OF
the Legislature yesterday which provides for
final adjournment on the 3Oth of this month
two weeks from Thursday. The time which
remains of the session is short; for, assuming
that the usual weekly recess is taken from FIJI
day. the 18th, until Monday, tho 10th, and
again from Friday, the oath, until Monday, the
27th our lawmakers have only twelve working
DAYS in which to finish up the business which
is still on their calendars. Nevertheless, twelve
DAYS are enough in case they are made the most
Of Many of the most important bills OF the
session are already passed. Others whose passage
is needed can be disposed Of without further de-
bate, since every legislator by this time must
be familiar with their provisions. The rest OF
the pending legislation can go over until next
wear, or 90 over indefinitely, without serious in
Jury to the public or any considerable portion
of the public.
1t looks at this writing as though several
notable measures were doomed to failure owing
to the fact that one house is Republican and the
other Democratic There will be no high
license legislation this year-snce the Repub-
Iican Senate realizes that it would be useless
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oclatic Assembly, because of its subserviency to
the saloons, would be certain TO kill it, On the
other hand, the attempt to break down the In
else laws and the Civil Damage Act must prove
impotent since in case the Democratic Assembly
masses the infamous Liquor bill which is now
at the front the Republican Senate, responding
TO the reform sentiment OF the state, VIII
strange the measure. The prospect for the re-
apportionment of the Congressional districts Is
DOOR. in case the Democrats stand by, as they
arc likely, to the gerrymander as they originally
introduced IT, What about the series OF bills
whose passage was recommended by the Rail
road Commission DO the Railroad Committees
propose TO report Them and Il not, why not
similar inquiry might be addressed to the
Committees on Education in relation. to the Com
pulsory Education bin. 1t will be generally
agreed that the session ought not to be allowed
to end before the Ballot law of last year is
properly amended or a well-consdered policy Is
adopted for the government of the Adirondack
Park.
II only remains for the Republicans of the
Senate and Assembly to stand firm during these
last trying twelve days. If they do so no job
can get through. The Democrats who control
the Assembly have pursued course during the
session which cannot fail seriously to handicap
their party in the fall campaign. The voters
of New-Yor can be trusted to place the sea-
of their disapproval at the November election
on the party whose representatives have delib-
erateIy denied to reputable citizens the right OF
petition. The Republican record in the Legis-
lature has no such foul stain resting upon it.
Let it be kept clean until the 30th and MOI
only will the cause of honest legislation be the
gamer, but the Republican party will be placed
in possession of campaign document with which
and on its general merits it can sweep the State
this fall