The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-14
BIG. DAY IN THE ASSEMBLY.
AL THE POLITICAL LE0ISLAIION
PRACTICALLY CLEARED UP.

tA.s q, PRACTICALLY CLEAhED W.
The Congress Apportsouaen hin. the Ne,
York Election Inspectors Bin. ana II
ah Amended Excise hin Passea-Ths seu
~ ate's Amendments 10 the Consultations
F7' Convention Bill Coneurrea IN. and tha,
w. with the Apportsonmsnt Mil, Goes TO th
Governor now for nis signature.
80 ALBANY. April 13.-This was the biggest da
for political legislation that any of the mem
.bers OF the present Assembly over saw. Be
sides reporting the Central Park Speedway re
peal at tho close OF the six hours session. tn
Assembly passed the Congress Apportionmen
bill. the Now York Inspectors bill tho Consti
'tu.ional Convention bill. the Elmira Charter
and tho Excise bill. The Committee on Gulei
prepared tho calendar for the morning. whet
It was known TINT there would be Democratic
thing to do was to pass oil the political bills ir
a batch lest some factlonal light might arise
which would stop thom. as they have been
stopped for the past i've weeks by the Albany.
Troy fight over tho Cohoes and Albany bills.
Every Democratic Assembyman was present
except Mr.. German. who was o candidate for
Mayor in Cohoes. yesterday. and who stayed
at homo Watching the count. All tho other
Democrats were there. aud. with the excep-
york Inspectors bill. and Mr.. Lamont and Mr..
fvandcrwater. who voted against tho Excise
bill. tho Dom ocrats voted In a body. It had
been fcnrcd that moro than two Democrats
would oppose tho Excise bill and four Repub-
lican votes had been procured for It. but after
several amendments were modc to tho bill
It was supported by oil the Democrats except
tho two who voted against and Mr.. LainC. who
did not vote either way. Personally he is in
4 III
and at hcr request he did not vote at al
This practically clears up tho political leRis-
lation IN tho Assembly for the session. as 1t is
expected that the Senate and Assembly APP
porttonment bills will come up at special
SESSION, to be called when the Secretary Of
state his completed his tabulation of tho CEN
sNssrotuEns. Thore arc other political bills in
the Assembly. but mono o: SO great Importance
as.these which were passed to-day.
- THE CONGRESS ArroRT1oNMENr BILL
.Atcr the General Railroad law and the Ell
mira charter had been passed.. tho Congress
Apportonmentb bill was taken up in the same
shape In which 1t passed tho Senate Sixteen
Assamblymen wore absent A coll OF the
House was ordered. and the Sergeant at Arms
brought in enough Democratic Assemblymen
TO cast the sixty five affirmative votes neces-
sary under the Constitution for the passage OF
hill.
Mr.. Keller OF ST. Lawrence county offered
tho same amendment that Senator Zerubabel
Erwin tried to have the Senate adopt, to re-
store the bill! to the shape in which 1t was orig
inaly introduced. so far as concerns the Re-
publican districts In the northern part Of the
State He moved to transfer Fulton and Ham,
llton and Saratoga counties from the Twenty
second to the Twenty-third district. and Gin
ton and Franklin from the Twenty third to the
Twenty-second.
Mr.. Bush said that it made no political dif-
ference either way. and that there was no rea-
son why the bill should he amended. Both
these districts arc Republican in any event by
large majorities. and though the adoption Of
the amendment might mako the districts more
easy to canvass. 1t would result In q great dis
proportion in population. Tho Democrats have
tried to make the districts as even in popula- |
tion as they could. and it was question
whether tho convenience Of the candidates or
the rights Of the people to representation pro-
portionate to the population should be con-
suited.
The am endment was lost by vote Of SO to g. |
Mr.. Deyo tried to have Tompkins county |
taken out OF the Twenty-sixth district He |
said that the change would make more equal |
division OF the population. The difference |
was not great as tho counties are SO situated |
in that part Of the State that one district will
have to be larger than the others. and It is a |
question Of which district should be the |
largest. The amendment was lost-58 to 65.
Blr Percival Webster OF Harlem and Sir |
Launcelot Wells OF Fordham had one Of their |
daily tits over the Congress apportionment. |
Sir lnuncelot said that tho annexed district |
should We Joined to the Upper par. Of Manhat
Of being joined to Westchester county. which |
s tigsc, than the annexed district, and regu:
lar!y tHkcs tho congressman. Sir Percival
Webster said that tho annexed district was |
where it bSlonged.
ttonment are he said 'Fe FEARS
1 IS t "a the IT AID they
taking q census and making a reapportion.
ment NoT they IND fault M with ths detaijs Of
S the sS a s %Sf sFsF than
d, There WAS little debate. and the Congress
strss pa I w yoso passed by vote Of o0
TIE INSPECTIONS OF ELKcr1oNs Dill.
I. Then tho Now York Inspectors Of Elections
III! was tskS Sa.t Hp This is the tii to change
s% sss Of ees
ton. two Rcpubl:cans and two Democrats.
TO- Is sGi TS Rn urtSsr ena
two Democratic inspectors are to DO appointed
iroI, tho majority organization OF tho Demo:
Koi. majority Of tho pemecratic Votes and
ths total Dsm12crat;c vote in New York city is
Tanrlany Inspectors. enc kcpublcan In
eDscs"r. ana no labor or minority Democratic
|
Mr. lloiE's motion to strike out tho enactinr
clans. was lost by n vote OF 5S to "a.
hir. Bush sAI that tho bill followed tho
n5 I s':ont IN tie rest q the State. where tie
ard tho majority party hnd two OF the three
That wus Ill TINT the bill proposed to do-to
TINT the othe; cities q g, the state ar. in
pnE!ns,. md they attacked the bill for an
hour. This eil! breaks down the barriers
PROPOSES to Iut New York back to whore it was
Wcnty ycnf,. u@o. 1t encourages corruption
|, ihls e a bill to polutc tho suffrage" said
Ger. HUstcd.
This bill adds tn. the list Of Democratic
pistakes this winter" said MI. Keller. The
Presidential possibility"
This ~! Is TO ti,wart the will OF the peo-
pie, sad q; Mr., M tM rim. at, n. A.
Manu-: an lnden.cndent Democrat from New
o,her independent ORGANIZATIONS. They viii
have no more inspectors nn!rss they pol, more
votes than jCtemany Hall"
am glad she lIcmocrGts havc reached tho