The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-27
ROW OVER AppORTIONMENT.
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Asgry WORDS Bstweea the Daia EAeis 80
M Oco.ner. ssA Gibes fron Dry Della,
euiIivan-New York, Brcokiyn. s.A nat
fhio Surrender an Assembiynaa Each u
Consolidate the Country Distriets-Repss
iican Senators Refuse 70 vets. aa,
Threaten 70 Contest the Legality or Ii,
Apportionment--Ths BM Passed asA ID,
Legislature Finally Adjourned.
ALBANY. April 26.-with slight changes tn,
Senate passed tho Legislative Apportionmen
bill at its afternoon session. The Republican
Senators did almost all OF tho talking. and 70
fused TO vote on the 1nnl roll coll. Liout- Gov
Shechan directed the Clcrk to entor them or
the journal as present and not voting. The
bill was passed by a unanimous Democratic
vote. the only vote in tho negative coming
from the Rev. Senator Edwards. who wa.
elected by Democratic md independent lte
publican votes. and who might have boon got
to vote for tho bill had his vote boon neoes.
sary. Senator Xcrubabol Erwin announced
that II was the intention OF the Republicans to
take the new apportionment into tho courts,
and that they wcro making Us much evidence
: for their side OF tho case ns thoy could
Changes wera mado In the bill to ooncliato
Senator Walker ofStouben county and Senator
Osborne and state Committeeman Iiinckley OF
Duchess county. Both those counties have a
major fraction ovor ono rntlo. but not enough
population for two whole ratios. Tho Senators
from these districts declined to vote for the
bill until changes wore made to satisfy them.
SO one member was taken from Kings and an
othor from New York. reducing tho number OF
Assomblymen for Now York to thirty and for
Kings to eightecn. A combination had been
made between the Democratic Senators from
Albany. Stcuben. and Dutchcss to insist on
getting for their counties thrce OF the four As
semblymen that wero to DO apportioned' to
the counties with major fractions OF ratio.
-, They succeeded Mt the expense OF New YORK.
Brooklyn. and Buffalo.
This makes the countios which will get
moro than one Assemblymau: New Yorki30:
Kings. 10: Eric. u: Albany. 4: Rensselaer,.
Monroe Onondaga. Queens. and Westohester.
3 each: Orange. Ulster. Oneida. Dutchess. and
Steubon. . ench. The losses are all in rural
counties. No changes In the bill. except to
mention Central Park and to specify the wards
in tho Eric county Assembly districts neither
OF any Importance. were made The original
bill did not mention Central Park. When the
amendment to divide the Park between the
Twelfth and Thirteenth districts came UP
Is tho object 81 this to take in the wild, ami
:. st is an amendment OF no Importance" said
Senator Cantor.
tSS via
Hall gentleman who lived on Mount st- Vim:
and a h s. RonS
tho animals. particularly the tiger" said Sem
The only amendment offered by the Repub-
licans on which a vote was taken was to give
Monroe county and Rochester four ASSEMBLY
pisiued that the trouble was that there were
not enough Assemblymen to give one to every
S new York ra and DIX Kings coSntS We're N
two more Assemblymen than they got in the |
pill Any BILL was n the
FUTON limited the number Of Assem- blymen to
they were entitled H. Jhss popS!stion q ths
:niy.even ratios. and the superintendent was as
&4ir IS could DO made. cons[derine the oopces-
T q 70 Gs sna GS
gs ySes e a blu ooune,
to preserve their representAHthiop in the Demo
eentation In the Democratic Conventions IL
ths Assembly district three deIeestsss 70 tie
the Democratic vote Of the State. haye had less
e ths eEss
them q districts. on their Democratic vote
Is q basis they are entitled to majority Of the
the rural Democrats. and they made the best
As the apportionment bill was the only bill
on the calendar there was nothing IN its way.
Sn the wn hf az thu sss
conducted in darkness. 40. one was allowed
Wns e@rsd out IN r."
blyman for st. Lawrence county.a smaller
county than Steuben. which got only one As
Senator Cantor said that wien tho Kepubli-
cans made the last apportionment they gave
hsa rst tho
not TO the
parts al" By til" peope
'tato for hs misdcedss, among Which were tho
seven n' Years out q date. and that tho Demo- mo-
yrs to GRsG Item counties to- than their
After the Monroe county amendment had
& f had ns
.iennlity Of ths calI ana the extra session
OF Was aa on tho BY parts
sH TIE rn sa o9st WGsn 3;
;alisa 10 noiaadiiis head. ndtIo 1outsnanss'
The scnntor from the Twenty second votes
LsruDaEci Erwin. thon Iomonstrated with
senator CogGeshali. und Senator Coggeshsll
$50 far ms know have not voted"
Tho Senator from tho Twenty second. said
he Lieutenant Governor. nodded his held
md asseentod to tho statement Of tho Chairthat
= Assuming that the statement Of THO Chair
Int nod OF tho head or wink at the Clerk IL
rot voting. might tako my shoe of and put
round. oor indulge IN any other Eyra;ion, and
'ote. suppose q man does shake his head or
'troko his whiskors or twirl his moustacho or
,old his chin u little higher. IL TINT voting |
lnyhoW, ask to withdraw my vote"
Tho Lieutenant Governor said thore was no |
objection to that. though the Senator had
No Republican Senators voted. tho vote Boz
ne II to !. or u majority of tho whole Senate.
q tho Affirmative
Then tho lieutenant Governor said: BOW.
ng to the, highest JUDICIAL authority ~ tho
Itates. direct tho Cork to mark as .prcsont