The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-07
SFA7E LEGISLATURES.
New York and Pennsylvania AS
sembIies in Session.
GOV. HILLS ANNUAL MESSAGE
A Partisan Document :. Denounces
the Election Bill-Gov. Beavers
Recommendations .-- "A Bad
Speaker Chosen in Nebraska

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 6.-The Assem-
bly, was called to order at II o'clock thi
morning and Immediately elected it
officers. For the first time in many
years the Democrats controlled the body
VIM. F. Sheehan was elected Speaker
receiving GG votes against SO cast FOL
Milo Acker, the candidate OF the Repub
licans. Mr.. Sheehan briefly addressed
the Assembly after which the many
officers were elected in accordance witt
the programme. The.Governor's mes
sage was then received and read.
Gov. Hill, in his annual mesusge tc
the Legislature says: In entering upon
the seventh and last year OF my service
as Chief Executive OF the State, ]. will
not affect to conceal my qualification at
the fact that for the first time during the
past eeyen years, is the popular branch
Of the Legislature in political accord
with the executive.
~ congratulate you and the people Of
the State that, notwithstanding the ex-
ls:ence OF an unfair and unjust appor.
tionment, the popular vote has at last
found expression in the selection Of one
House OF the Legislature which ia in
harmony with the sentiments OF ma
jority Of the people
The first paragraph Of the above is &C.
cepted ss an official announcement that
he will not be a candidate for third
term.
The Governor calls on the Legislature
10 provide for the enumeration Of the
people Of the State in order that "a fair
and Just Rpport;onment may follow in
dne time" He advises a general revis.
ion OF the excise laws, to the end that
they may be more eRsily understood aud
enforced, but expresses the opinion that
the present license charges are high
enough. In that portion OF his message
devoted to "the interests OF labor the
Governor advocates compulsory arbitra.
ton OF disputes between corporations
and their employees. He calls the asten-
ton OF the Legislature to the fact that
there is at present no law regulating the
employment OF "Pinkerton's detectives"
during labor strikes and suggests the ad-
visibility OF framing a statute either to
prohibit the employment OF to define
the funCt' ons, regulate the duties and
restrict the powers of such detective"
organizations.
The Governor denounces the "Elec.
tions bill" and says that the United
States Senate is ignoring pressing legis'
lation ip order to push through this
Revolutionary measure" He urges the
Legislature By resolution Of othervise,
as may be seen best to express so en-
pbatically its condemnation OF the pro.
posed legislation that the united voice
Of New York's representatives in Con.
gross may be secured from the State aud
tho conDtgy, the evil effects OF so unwise
q law"
He recommends ouch legislation Gnl
liberal action as will enable tho State TO
make proper exhibit OF the States re-
sources at the coming Worlds Fair.
immediately upon the reading OF the
message in the House. Speaker Sheeban
appointed the Committee on Pdyileges
and Elections. The committees was sia.
powered by resolution 10 sit where it
pleased and send for persons aud pspora
ia order to investigate the claims Of
contestants to the seats OF seven Repub-
IiCans. This coMm:ttee will be the
hardest worked CommitteeIn too House,
and II it endeayors to unseat Repnb!!.
cans before 4eelAiye vote 10 reached on
the United States senstqrGhip, it will
have no time to waste, 1t is not hs;,
lieyed, however, that committee Tln
reach any definite conclusion till the
middle OF the session.