New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-03
HILL BUSY WITH CONFERENCES
CLDsFTED WITH GOV. FLOWER AND WITH
DR. Bush.
ARRANGING THE DEPOSITION OF THE STATE
SENDLY CHAIRMANSHGps WITH THE
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LNTTEE-GFH. HUSTfD'S VIEWS
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Albany. Jan. FIX Governor Hill and Governor
Flower had a long conference today AZ the state
capitol: Mr. Hill coming - the conference from bis
house. at No 123 state - and Mr.. Flower. from the
Executive MANSON. The subject Of their meeting II
Is said the ditrhution 81 the state Offices when
are soon 10 BE- in Mr. Flower gift Mr.. Hi. OF
course desire. to have all hi, friends kept in onicH.
and undoubtedly spoke girat many words in their
favor in the conrsc Of hi. talk with Nr Flower. The
lill Democrats all expect rcapnontmcut In the rare
intervals during which Mr.. I'M is In Washington this
winter they declare thar they bclcv" LeuienSnt'iov-
crnor Siberian will ntcIcedc FOR them with Mr. Flower;
and of course. Colonel r. :. Williams. now Mt
Flowers private secretary and once Mr. HlTs mas
thorough knowledge ~ the competency ot lhe lHl
Democrats who are IN Office.
Iote- in the dny ~ Governor Hin had conference
with Dr. r. p Bush. who is 10 be made speaker %
the Assembly through Mr. HIPS influence. Mr. Ihll'
when an motive politician in Elnua. had for one OF
his chief neutenants Dr. Bush. who lived AT Horse
heads only few miles from Elmra Then Mr.. liill
became Governor and he insisted upon Dr. Bush com
Ing to the Assembly and remaining nm AsscInhlymnn
IIill and Iu-h ire intimate personal friends, rs well
~ political associates. Mr. Hill could not have
chosen n more faithful friend Speaker ~ the As
-cmbly and one who will exert himself more as
speaker to bring about the support OF Mr. iiill Tor
President hv the New YORK DNnWfhie' III I'M anu
DR.. Bush are said to have gone over the committee
list together parceing out the valuable places among
the formers friends. Dr. Bush to-day opened head
quarters at the Dclavan House where this evening
he received visit from about thirty Dcmocruc A
scmblymen.
There Is a contest between the friends Of George H.
Bush, Of Ulster County, and OF t'aIen Ii. HiUL OF
Albany for tho post OF chairman Of the Committee on
Ways and Mean. There goes With It the place Of
leader Of p 9 Assembly Mr. HIT lat was chair
man II the Judiciary Committee but naturally he
would prefer to be- the leader of the Assembly. There
j. al,, warm contest The post OF chairman Of the
Committee on cities Both Tammany Hall Assembly
men aud brooklyn A,semblymcn desire this great place
The Democratic oonaio7> already pulling one an
other, hair over the choice committee places In that
body senator Cantor, Of Ncw-lorh will be president
pro tenn. and probably chairman Of the Committee on
cities senator Brown OF New York. NAV be- made
chairman Of tho commuters Fnanc" and Railroads
senator Endres. ol Buffalo. VIII be- chairman Of the
Committee on Canals. senator Inr'er, Of Albany. de-
,r. Ia be chairman Of the Committee the Judiciary
senator McCarlen u Brookyn. will probably b. head
~ the Committee Oh Commerce aud NAVIGATION.
IN speaker james W. Hustled arrived here to-day
md npened A hcfdquarter, I'm the Dclavan House.
which quickly became the council hall OF tho Re
publican A,,cmblymen In the city Mr.. Hustled Is
IN good spirits aud that he anticipates winter
of important legislation About the most important
business measures before No." he said. are tie bills
o the statutory Revision Commission continuing about
500 amendments 10 acts already passed az their sug
gcstion amending he business and corporation laws
These measures should be considered with great care
They cannot be rushed through the Legislature with
out examination. l. the disposition Of Democratic
Legislatures. We shall have to be careful Of the ap
preparation bill,. / understand that the Democrats
have exhausted the B. 900 900 direct tax fund money
In that case, the surplus in the state treasury VIII
be small and the state tax rate must be raised.
OF course the Republicans in the minority; but
they propose to have their Say upon legislation.
am opposed to any further amendments OF tho
Ballot Reform law Indeed, the editorial article IN
Tin. New York sun a few days ago. calling attention
TO the throwing Of the votes of 200 Republicans
in ,,noudaca County becal,c the County Clerk nndo
a mistake IN distributing the ballots, ana recommend
Ing a rcpeal OF the Ballot Reform law. meets with my
;,putovai The people Will not atnd this dis
reimbursement. Ii Is rcpul>lve tO them Ihey would
rcfcr Ia 70 back the old ~ stem Of voting rather
thnn have II continue. Why, thr town clerks and
cCIIuN clerks all over tho state are permitted under
the Ualot Reform laws. interpreted b. the Court
Of Apucul h. di,iianchio' many thousands or VOt"'
Tli Of whit could be done IN New lorh City II the
nnId ~ Police should Intentionally distribute ballots
'yrou ylllv All over III" state INSCRIPTIONS clerk
cond DO the -nnc dirty WORK VI diSfralcn,ng Their
fellow citizens. ,,. .. J.. a..
I eg,.l.t1,c ON Tuesday VIII be one ol considerable
I"nctL: Tint il will contain at least 1000 words.