New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-01
THE FARQUHAR BILL SIGNED.
GOV. FLOWER REGISTERS THE WILL OF
TAMMANY'S BOSSES.
THE EXCISE BILL, THE FREEDOM OF WORSHIP
BILL AND THE REINFORCEMENT BILL
ALSO APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.


ALSO APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.
Albany, April 3O.-The Governor to-day filed
memorandum with Assembly bill No l,29o,
known as the New-Yorl1 Election Inspectors bill,
giving his reasons for signing it. In the course
of it he says
This bill accompshes the desirable object Of making
the election law for NewYork City substantially UNIFORM
regards inspectors elections with that preVang else
In the State. except the cities OF ofh anu
Brooklyn. The law everywhere provides, either by a
BY election for thee INSPECTORS OF -ecuon
each election district two Of whom SHAH Deohe 10 '7
majority party and to the minority party
In NewYork City there four election inspectors
two OF whom belong party and two tn the oher'
The law OF State has existed Tor many
y,ars and opposition II IL Is sooa
law for the rest OF the State 1t oush' 10
good law FOR New-Yorb City. The minority
party in New.Yosk is given equal representation IN
boards Of election inspectors. while outside OF Ne"
York and Brooklyn the minority party has only onehd
the representation allowed 10 tho majority party.
The present system OF Boards OF Election Inspectors IN
New.York directly evil which has become
a. notorious IL is scundaous At every election III
New.York at which Federal officers are chosen tne
nolls are manned hy United States Deputy 'Mafshas'
who az the nstigation Of the Federal supervisor Oh
Elections for the purpose Of political intimidation MAKE
wholesale al rests OF innocent persons Offering 10 'ot
compel them give bail or 90 to Ludlow street jail
and thus in eectuallv deprive them Oh ue
privilege of voting. . .
IL is perhaps significant OF the insincerity OF maeh Oh
the Opposon to this that the persons VINO are
most yehemently urging withhold my signature ifom
the bill are the persons who have for years defended
tho oppllcation OF the principle in the legislation
affecting the remainder OF tic state and only short uuo
ogo were loudly urging the enactment by Congress OF
force bill which would place thousands Of Federal deputy
uarhas at polls. and practically ake ar - from inc
state the power to control her own elcctons
In city Ike New York. whee the election districts are
,u and the. popuatlon compact it f. matter 10
vef tho r,rl.try list addition TO the safeguard
Afforded by the OF personal registration there are
,rne proylslons for securing accurate count Inc
ov rroscries the OF the ballot and the manner
., counting provides watchers. and imposes other
conrcments which make corruption we'll nigh impossible
Tn, mere foct that inspectors are divided duay
among the two crot adds not iot 10 the honesty
~ the elections 1t was I'm a sOcaled nonDarusan
Bo,d O, Supervisors that the Tweed Ring had It's origin
and began - plunder.
The other bills signed by the Governor are the
following:
Ch,pter 395 am,ndlng act 10 incorporate the new
York building and Improvement Company
CHAPTER 39G, the Freedom OF worship Dill.
Chapter 397, the Apportionment bill
cbaper 3os the Constitutions, Convention BILL
Chauer 800 in relation taxable transfers OF property
Chapter iOl, the Excise BILL
Chapter iO2, the Druggists Excise bill.
Chapter iO3, the Supplementary Excise bill
Chapter 6Oi the Richmond County Excise bill