The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-26
eTn.HEADED MEN PROTEST.
-u,v11yoy ON TIE HAIR QUEs-
r,oy IN THE ASSEMBLY

xyomen Oniy-The Bnrmnid Bill
-,,,.s in tho senatc-The Excise
~, v.,or,ed with Further Amendments
-. po,,t,cai Break Betw IN tho bemo-
-. or Albany and Troy.
,.,xr. March 25.-Rcd hair was an Issue
Iseembly this morning. The red
ny "a wan. being in the minority. were out
hesu'. I'D the records OF tho Assembly now
voseu, sormal discrimination on the hair cues
DO" ...me about through the Mccormick bill
don' women from playing baseball. 1t was
,,troduced by rural Assempiman' VINO com.
puVu .h, orst name OF william and tho last
UNA UNA OF Mccormick with the classical midaio
p.ns Of Fpiphntetus. This Is enough 10 make
~ Ds man famous. but the bill was amehueu IN
's. ~, 80 rs 10 mako It's author more
hmous still. 49,, altar Tho fret ,ov
.,I.nuary, 1902. the playing OF baseball by
oV..shsaded females is prohibited.except IN tho
..urty OF Kings. The exception was made by
". n,ronnor as a concession and tribute TO
-. trend. Col. Curly-headed Quigley. whose
liz besides growing in clustering tenurils.
a a.. tendency to auburn. which to be appre-
p Pea must be seen when the rays OF sunlight
In through the southern windows OF tho
s,...mbly chamber on his shapely head.
y, soon os tho report was received the red
,'.aod mon of tho Assembly came down In tho
-. 80 nrotcsted against this discrimination
y. n,ronnor rubbed it in by Offering resolu-
~. that tho subject matter OF Mr.. McCor-
u bl should be referred to special
,,;ttee of x-Aldcrman Conkling Of Now
wv "a Chairman and Col. Curly-headed
or,o,sv OF Brooklyn. Solomon Sophocles
Sownsend Of Queens. Fraser Of Yonkers. and
psnry Clay Sul2er of New York.
Tho rpd. headed men appealed to the Chair
4, n,oysnt such treatment OF their ambrosial
io.ts The Speaker. who Is somewhat bald.
.vmnatbized with any reference to hair as
h.,. for legislative discrimination. and he
,uled tho amendment out OF order. though
..,o,e the amendment was ruled out the red
hs.ded men unanimously opposed 1t.
Than tho red-headed mon. who seem to take
Tho allusion 10 their hair much to heart. began
n mako protests. Ex-Alderman Conkling Is
M. onlv Assemblyman whose hair Is undenia-
Nv rcd 40 he made no attempt to evade. He
moved that John Connolly. who has unusually
bl.ck hair. should be added to the committee.
10 that IT could play red and black.
ct want IL understood that l am not red
Amded and that decline to serve on any such
.ommittee." said Col. Curly-headed QuGley.
"These proceedings arc lacking in the dig
sity which should always be present in any
legislative body OF this character" said Henry
Clay Sulzer
what any one means by saying am red
headed fail to perceive" said Mr.. Solomon
sophocles Townsend. Mr.. Townsend wears a
4 ;t IL FIJI ,y fhnS
Die know that it Is wig 1t is somewhat au-
burn In tint. but 1t would require benighted
mind and preiudiced eye to call it red.
Mr.. McCoi nick enjoyed the discussion over
bis bill His purpose in Offering it was to pre-
vent the recurrence Of experiences like those
that Wilson had with his company Of young
moral motive. to prevent wickedness and de-
pravity, but bad Assemblymen from brooklyn
perverted his bill and made 1t an object OF
Ydicue instead Of serious and moral reflection.
While the Female Baseball Players bill was
upin the Assembly the, Senate was consider,
Ing the bill which was drafted ythe Womens'
the expert, support OF the learned William
Schmidt. the chief ornament Of the art
gallery In the Jones building. This bill
Tho bill passed the Assembly and It was on its
way 70 the Senate when Senator McClelland
q tho Legislature ire. Whether or not women
mixed and sold drinks and he did not see how
the Legislature had the power to pass bill to
sySsItt I women selling LIQUOR or discriminat
Senator UConnor. who is the Republican
authority on the State Constitution. said that
the bill was clearly unconstitutional. as tho
legislature had not the power to prescribe
what they shouldn't do. The Bill was really
~ dinlhsineenent OF womeps rights. as It linn
things that 1t permits men to do. The bill
49,, vs. [Eeecommitted for further Senatorial
Tbs Senate passed the compromise bill in
regard to the botanical garden in Bronx Park;
.Ins Assembly Excise Committee reported
ne ne. E t bill with some further
M hat no sa.oa s sRa estnS
lshed within POO feet. by the street measure
s %enI Of d,a any church or SCHOOL The Sunday
se !I section and the grading OF licenses re-
~ Maia. me bill may DO further amended. In
We present state Of DISCRIMINATION OF tho
eglslature 1t is doubtful whether the bill will
I'M, me MeManus bill to compel every hotel
s}sd u h ts alarm gong in every room was de-
aesy' 10 sa !no assembly tE eight votes Mr.
neLepr,easents, would be over S5O.OOU.
10 Ade I'm Conking tried to have his bill
OBJECTED. The Legislature is by no means
.rmi.sv rer zeal this aw They say that It Is
they sh aah t rsae shfte i nj hs 'gs
81 New York do not want the speedway the
ass k nom commissioners and other local authori
sSouj nes 90. not construct it.. and the people
S%se's OF their local authorities diminished
Gov ELanese powers are wholly pcrnissye.
latun,,o9 " Is inclined to think that the Leg
hsndsn nave we thls matter wholly within their own
s AWE ana mat they should not ask tor Lcsis-
have b se,,el Hness all other remedies shall
NV apo political ereak which was predicted in
insn SSN YESTERDAY came to-day on the Cohoes
sys ee tto o. Election bill This is u iii to
to aSpS Ss t" Of f choGs
Nsw 'HHme power which tho police boards IN
regular aprT HI una other cities now have. Ihe
county ayers 1 ,hs I,i, orElnzntion Of Alhny
beam Ov ~ albany county bills which have not
man w Used s, through tho influence Of Chair
Commitm,"an. m 1hiurply Of the Democratic State
reruI.r ,ogMn NY. and who would like to SEQ tho
county br netlnorratic organization Of Albany
tanv onm, y city in the northern part OF Al
dIayopr t .y, There Is fight over the election
G,rside.. WIS wn. slprlns The present Mayor. ~.
running as WaT ci hra,gn for reorganization and is
tbs The candidate, A.snuhlyinail Gormnn has
nhvsru " ,hnnl!npton, Chairman Murphy is
dusnen ~ ~ mayor 'ursiles. aud through his in
been stopn. ndi'a'loh to help Mr.. German has
com aa1r Parker q Albany had the Senate
Cohoes IN on ,i,irs report iavorably the
his moining gF'G 1ei 9 nl The report came in
Vas y om on Cities, made statement that it
nittss hni tini" since u quorum of the com
hat Gils Ind o sen, present at meeting. but
LANA Of The, committee. "''''''
lssocists 10y hhrohan; who is close political