New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-02
DEMOCRATS IN REVOLT.
A DECIDED SETBACK IN TIE LEGISLATURE
FOR THE HILL "MACHlNE."
on THE. WATER BILLS


sEMBLY TO sTAvE OFF ACTION
on THE WATER BILLS.
FROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE IRIDUNEl
Albany. April There is a division IN the
Democratic party in this State. 1t is illustrated
in the strong support already given to the Demo-
cratic State Convention TO be held at syracuse vi
Nav 81. Ii is illustrated again by the conhlct
which has broken out among the Democratic mC'h-
bers of the Legislature over the measures oil lhe
Albany Democrats To-day this dissension LED to
the defeat in the Senate OF Edward MURPHY, j"
Of Troy. the chairman of the Democratic State
Committce; the defeat being IN the shape OF the
massage of An Albany bill which was especially
obnoxious to him Moreover, Mr.. Murphys heu-
tenants had TO adjourn the Assembly upon
snap notion. having discovered that they had
lost control Of that body, and that il was about
% advance another Albany bill TO which Murphy
is opposed.
All these aggressive movements against Murphy
in the LEGISLATURE show that powerful element
in the Democratic party is in revolt against the
rresent rulers Of the Democratic ma ,hlne.
David B. Hill being absent in Washington MS
leutenants, Edward Murphy, jr., William T.
Sheehan, of Buffalo, and Richard Croker oil New
York are attempting to run the machihc' ANU
As the occurrences Of the last Two DAYS nave
demonstrated, they have got 1t seriously ou' Vi
order They interfered with the ollis presented
70 the Legislature by the Albany Democrats anu
the latter have effectively resented TINS meuoe-
some policy The Murphy policy of NEEDLE ana
muddle, is also resented BY other Democrats, and
.s q consequence to-dav's vote in the Legislature
shows that majority of the Kings County Demo-
cratic Assemblymen. one u the two Kings County
D.mocrstic Senators ore Tammany nall
Senator and three Democratic Senators
living in the interior OF the S'a'e'
and Democratic Assembymen from Clinton, Or
auge Putnam and Cattaraugus counties, arc sup
porting the Albany Democrats in their revolt
arainst Murphy 1t is undcniablc also that many
other Democrats in the Legislature sympathzo
with the rebellion and are quietly giving II ana
Such a strong resistance to Murphy Ill the Dem
ocratic LEGISLATURE must mean intense dssatisiac-
tion among Democratic voters with the present
partv management The action of the seven dis-
,inpujshed Democratic lawyers who. as members of
the New-York Bar Association, signed the report
charging Judge Maynard, OF the Court of Appeals
with stealing the election returns OF DutchesS
County. was symptomatic of the desire OF thou-
sands and thousands of Democrats to d" unload the
Democratic thieves who stole the Legislature lhe
present revolt in the Legislature Is grouhden
largely upon the same feeling.
senator Parker. Democrat, of Albany, at once
tested the strength of the Murphy comnina'oh !"
,ho Senate upop that body meeting to-day nv
calling I'D his Cohoes Inspector bill senator
Cantor. of ganmany Hall, opposed the DILL u'o"
the ground that certain Democrats were asaihs.
Il He did not say that these Democrats 10 no'
i've in Albany County, bat in Troy. Senator
prou,n ~ New.York said he thought New York
should have home rule and Albany ought 70
have the same right II the Albany Democrats
desired this bill passed. 'h' -rght TO have their
wish gratifed Senator ,rl.tr. OF Albany sai'
that the Albany Democrats certainly did desire II,
and he WAS surprised that persons living OUTSIDE Vi
Albany were opposing it. The bill was 'he"
assed by a vote of | 10 ), as follows
Navs-Aheirn Cantor. Endres, floydJones PIuhAit'-'
Yeas Bloodgood Brown, CO9gesball DefoN Doh''uso'
Edwards Erwin. Mullin McCorf'h' N'
nor Osborne Parker Parsons. saxton Smith Va" "o1lr
III. ,
A remarkable scene followed Senator Iarkci
took the bill TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Shechan
and asked him to sign it, IN order tha' I"r"'l
might take it Immediately to Governor Flower
Mr. Sheehan peremptorily declined to put his name
n IT, on the ground that he wished 10 examine
the bill. This action by Mr. Sheehan was con-
trary TO his u>C2l course, which IS 10 sign DID
Immediately His refusal to sign the measure
merely meant that he intended to delay II pos
sble. its coming into Governor Flower ha'"'
before next week. The bill also must he signed
by Clerk De Freest. of tie Assembly. who Il a
personal appointec Of Nj Murphy; 80 that 1t Will
probablv be detained also IN the Assembly f
Chamber. These tactics Of delay by the Murphy
combine naturally make the Albany Derocrat'
highly indignant and they will not soon forgive
Mr. Sheehan There may possibly Ire an attempt .
10 have the vote by which the bill was passeI
reeonsidered on Monday night and that may be
the reason why Mr.. Shechan refused 10 sign the .
bill when he was asked TO do so by Mr.. Parker
In the Assembly the Murphy men had to cut 7
and run" in order TO avoid defeat on the Dill
Intended TO supply Albany wtn good water.
Speaker Bush thought to delay action on the .
water bills, the report on which was on the .
table, by leaving Albany and endeavOrlng to get |
Mr. Hit. of Albany. TO promise that he would
not try to bring up the bills to-day. Mr. HIT
declared that he would bring up the bills rs soon d
as he had the votes necessary TO call them up
and pass them. Mr.. Hit made quiet canvass
Of the Assembly this morning, and found that ne
had seventy-two votes for his Water Dill. Be-
sides the Republicans present, he found that ne
could depend upon Hall. Of Clinton County
Iadus. of Putnam County; Fraser. OF Westchester;
Goldberg and Clahan, Of Buffalo, and OConnor.
Byrnes. Kelly, OFT and Shields. from BROOKLYN
He also had the three Albany members.
Asscmblyman Sulzei had been selected 10 take
the Speakers place to-day. as he was the most
available man TO do Murphy's dirty work. Soon
after the Assembly met, Mr.. Hit moved to take
up the two Water bills These bills, one pre-
sented on account Of the Mayor of Albany and the
other for Murphy, the table, with the
report of the Cities Committee, which body, under
Murphys instructions, had decided TO kill the
Manning bill and report IN favor OF the passage
Of the Murphy measure The Democratic leader
in the Assembly moved a call Of the House III
SANITY. Why he did 50, no one knows, becsu'c
there was clear majority against him, and he
could easily have been beaten a. any stage; The
call was ordered, however, and the Clerk was
directed to call the roll While he was gong
over the names, the Democratic leader and Sulzcr
the temporary Speaker, held hurried consulta-
uon Bush rushed hack 10 his place ana sud
denly moved that the coll he suspended Sulzer
declared the motion carried, without even putting
III Rnsh nrnlunflu nlnAe ed n adiou Inment ,