New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-04
A LIVELY SCENE IN THE HOUSE.
HILLS REINFORCEMENT REPORT INTRO
DUCED, IN DEFIANCE OF THE RULES.

DUCED, IN DEFIANCE OF THE RULES.
HOW 1T GERRYMANDERs THE STATE. CARVING
OUT ADDITIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS
nIsTRICTs-sHEEHAN' INCoNsI STENCY.
Albany, April 3 (SpecaD.-So anxious was senator
Hill to have introduced to-day the report OF his feather
weight committee changing the Congress districts OF
| the State that Speaker Sheehan was compelled to
stultify himself, and make direct retreat from
position previously occupied by him, by allowing the
report Of committee to be received although no meet
ing had been held. Besides this, the Democratic AS
semby became absorbed in its efforts to do HIPS
bidding that it would not adjourn today although the
funeral of one of it's members who died recently was
being held Such utter bad taste and dsrespect 10
the memory of colleague seldom has been practised'
and it was left to Speaker Sheehan and the Assembly
controlled by Hill to set the example IN TINS respect
This years rules of the Assembly provide
that that house shall meet at 10 O'CLOCK on
Fridays, and adjourn at noon unti INC
following Monday night at $50 O'CLOCK.
owing to the fact that the sessions OF Fridays are SO
short many members who live in the country districts
and vo cannot reach their homes as readily as those
who in the cities and are on the direct INES OF 'e
railroads, ask for excuses on Thursday hghuS' 50
that they can be their homes and attend to personal
affairs ON at least one business day in the week.
large number of excuses were asked for ana granteu
last night as usual and the Democrats seeing that
there would be small House to-day, as many OF the
country Republicans would be absent, treacherousiy
took advantage Of the fact TO sneak In the report Oh
the Census Committee, which is the result OF senator
HIPS effort 10 emulate the Ohio Democrats ana 50
rerrvmander the state that the Democrats surely can
elect two more members OF Congress The three
Democratic members of the committee sat up with Hill
until a late hour last night, figuring out how they
coud so change the Congress districts That the Demo-
Gratis could make the gains they are after. without
calling meeting Of the committee the three minority
members early this morning signed the report that
Hill had drawn up for them, and brought 1t into the
| Assembly chamber to present to the House.
Some of the Republicans heard that the report was
to be presented and knowing that no meetlhg OF the
committee had been held, sought to prevent ils ltr
duction until the proper time The New-f orh oaoie
Railway bill which was on the order OF third readmg
t mn considerable time and the hour of adjournlng
Was reached before 1t was disposed OF. Assemblymsn
McCleland who seems to have been whipped into line
again by Sheehan although he has declared thsu he
would not be- held short conference with tne speaker
and then moved to extend the time OF the session IN
definitely. Hamilton Fish, jr. for the Repuo-
| ncans demanded roll-call this mouon.
This is legislative right thaO no
| Speaker under the rules, can refuse sheehan was
eoual TO the occasion, however. What does he care
for rules when Hill has snapped the whip over MS
shoulders and told him to do thing. He was as
regardless of the rues this matter as he was "he
he refused to receive the peutlon Oh uhe Oauhono
clerevmen against the Stadler danceh hall and schaaH
buis He refused absolutely to allow rol-call to be
| taken Mr. Fish then rose to question OF privilege
This is another legislative right that every menDer
has AT all times, and every presiding oncer uhuer all
/ ruIes is compelled to recognize member wheh tno
latter asks TO be heard in this way Again sneehan
+hucbt If his boss who holds him in hand as he does
two Offices and refused to recognize Mr. Fish, keeping
| ND a merry pounding OF his ea'el "hhe 'io EN'''
man was demanding his rights
Durng this hubbub Wright Iolcomb the CHER OF the
Hill featherweights managed to slip his report 10 inc
desk and in defiance Of all order. rules ana decency
the sneaker ordered it to be received ana reao' NO
coa could hear what the clerk was saying, LOT MI
rb did not relinquish his demands for his rights nor
| Ala the Speaker cease his arm practice Win inc
| ord Retween the three the excitement ran
| Sih After the report had been hastily
| bimmed over so that the Democrats couiu
have the supreme satisfaction Of saying hat IL had
| heer read and the bill accompanying IL seh' W :"
second reading sheehan recognized Mr.. Fish, lnen
the latter said that he rose to question Oh
% ohiect to the reception Of the report because uue
ar es and the former rulings of the Chair, no report
oou,d no received until meeting OF committee nau
| ION held Regardless of the case OF Kerrigan' the
| chairman of the Committee on Claims, Wheh nc uo-
,orad that a report could not be made untll arter
committee had met formally, sheehan heiu tnaC WI,
| ronort WAS properly before the House. Hill "oulo
| W h hoen pleased II his tool had made any other
PiNN
decision. Hill IN MANY
arcnlars especially in that it shows knowledge Oh
tho state that such ghtweights Holcomb, suther-
| ,ora and Farouhar of Beer Garden bill fame' never
| .oe-ossoa This is shown in another way-by the
iono rsod HIPS messages to the Legislature nave
come with such frequency that his style mas Decome
,n,o N all who have been here any length OF ume'
~ .h sre4 instance Hill and his featherweights seek
~ make nolitical capitH by attacking the Federal
| oorsue This was to have been expected. IL was
,In,,s custom until within the last few weeks when
II became unpopular on account Oh the pe'en.e az
naro oIreadv come from that measure to attack inc
| ,,y,,o bi,I He says nothing new In regard 10 the
80. aonsrs The report merely goes over inc oiu
| orrd NJ tho Tammany police census, go'ueh up Jus'
btoro eloct,on when every one had come o"oh '"
go q movement which, of course, maze the popul@
tion then higher than 1t was last June. e.o.,
The bill accompanying the report dViues inc o'''O'
IT, Concress districts as follows
hVo -, ,rhe counties 81 Suffolk and Queens.
Sooord n,stricThe First Second Fifth Sixth Seventh
,n and twentieth Wards of the city oil BROOKLYN
80 n,s,IctThe Fourth. Third, Tenth Twenty sec
ond Ninth and Twenty'thru "' " VIII "" "
with the town Flatbush' - , . 49,,
Tourtb District--The Tweliu Elehth. i"ehty'io"u
fifth and TNentysiNth "Tus OF INC Guy o nIUo
~, ,h the towns OF New-Utrecht Gravesend and Fiat
lands. ,..oor,h N,pa,oen,b and Twenty.
,rs, wards Of the city OF BfooNiyn ~,
hrC nstr,ct The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth
eA'h U.s. ,o,,outeenth Wards OF the city OF Brooklyn.
sAeeen~ n, pttrct-The county of Richmond, with the
90 v,b Assembly Districts OF New-York
iS' F,h,h Dstrict-The lid, lid and With Assembly
DisS 1s n,trctThe Ivth With and With Assembly
Districts Of N6WfofK ~ , ,,.
n'onS nisrictThe Xh, xIIth end xIvA Assembly
nistricts Of New-Yofk' A , .
rro,9tS pstrIet-Tbe xIh, XVIII and xvIIIth As
| sar,hv ID stricts OF New-fork.
Thirteenth District-The XVIIth and HXth Assembly