New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-28
THE SENATE RULES ADOPTED
EFFECTIVELY DEVISED TO Cypress The
MINORITY.
VIGOROUS PROTESTS BY SENATOR'S sAxToN AND
IBY IELEGHArm 10 III TMBUNE.1

O'CONNoR MADE II VAIN
iBY TELEGRAPH 10 III TKihUNE-1
Albany. Jan. 97.-Thc Scnat At last has rules such
a, they arc but unlike the rr,l.s Of most legislative
bodies. which arc made for tn protection on the mi
nority the rules that were adopted by majority
vote in the senate this morning ar all directed to-
ward strengthening tie hands OF inc majority
and aiding it in passing. without conNidera'lon The
political hi, that being NJ here from all sections
Of the state. Under these rules the motto IS that
the members Of the minority hava no rights that the
Lieutenant Governor ald his followers are Douhn 10
respect or for a moment con-d p.
The rulcs that the Democrats want d TO adopt 50
that they could have their own way absolutely III IN
future were discussed in The Tribune on saturday last
They provide in tn, first place that tho Lieutenant
Governor can appoint any one to take his place "hei
he is absent from Albany. 10 this rule the RepuD-
lcans do not now Object. They say that II sheeh'l
has not confidence enough In Cantor. the present
President pro tcm 10 let him sit I'm th, Presidents
chair they will not complain Ihc' thliK U't any
Democrat. MISTER how partisan he may D. can ~
rs fair rs Shechan has been heretofore Iu thcFe j.
one rule t. which the Republicans object and that most
strcnuously mainly because it Is contrary 10 the
statutcs That (, a rule which takes from a senator
IN. rgh 70 partcipat, in the deliberations of the
: nate in case he should refuse to vote. Inc Ia"
u,ovldcs for Imprisonment the punishment in case
!. eena,or Is contempt. and it is nethe' LEGAL
nor inst tha: a double punishment should De server
ont +, those who are put Ia tbs position
T.cn the Democrats want the right 10 sind bill
n a third reading Immediately on it, Introduction.
Heretofore il las been that one objection "onrl
ur.vent this Again. II is desired by the in,hucf' %
thc minority thai nOniraton, may lie sent To ANY
,,rei.,, committee I'll i, q complete and a's"-
ute invasion Of al prcccdcutS and established prlh
Gin, . # doing business In the senate. Heretofore
nominations have been sent 10 the committees h'NlhI
rrdcr consideration those natter Whlch Apply "'"''
nearly 10 the duties b. performed y the n"i'e''
Furthermore the Democrats want the po"c' To confirm
nominations by a majority Of the senators who happen
to lie pr sent. - a.,
senator Erwin. The Republican member OF tho
co,ruittcc on Rulos. i -till snowbound somewhere
IN north rn New York. aud In MS HD'c".o
senator, saNtOn and O'ConnoF "rp'-'n "'o
changes IN the Iul,- that had boon piop'-'u' i"r'
did IL thoroughly AID veil but not succ''~l"! ~. %
patty whip lad been snapped o.'@ tl' minus ~ 80
rriu.;ne Democrat, and they w'Ta compelled I" No'o
tr ,ho change, that most Of them know VII som" dN
,io &, curse Them senator -aNton lit to1h up Tue
CHANCE allowing the Iicut uant Governor to i"I"'
,,r.-ldus officer In h, absence. IL" ala uHt IT,
personally did no, Opr,,e That change bat h' i"''-"
that the Constitution intended that th" President pro
rn should preside WIN The IT s,dcnt Il the 9'"''
WA, AWAY cl-c there would rot ha'" en- sur" "
nrov,ir, In IT, In REGARD - th" change when p"''
+, ,ptnrp ii with ~. .thcr - l'udng or ir:l tA''
..r.t,r. who wny r-i.-c To- vote on u gu'-r"'' ~
sid that hr W, not pris'd T. see t"' t'' l'''
craft, now were trying t. justly lis iN"lhl "'""l ~
The other dan when De AMI tNo other senator, "'''
been deprived al their ;l-. ard their HcIAt' ul-"'
iof b..n q. r-yc,i q he yep esertl'on - which ihH
,yei, entitled. Tie lul" mat tArN Popo-'d u d''l'
vl, Ia. pua. ,h.ug nan lf-t and tA"n adopting 81"
,N most ,,cto liw e. cover Tic case oiicr"aid. I"'
.,,rt, governed The conditions, under which senator
could lie punished. AID il al, prescribed t"' pun"
,leut - he m~tcd Ort 10 tAOs" senator VINO 'i' "'
clared {, b. n contempt Further 'E'h l"'' '"'
senate Lad not the power 20 -. IL was n.y." '
atopt measures that would punish men twice 'r 'h'
sano offence.
Then Dee ;ool, up tie proposed change in i' III
r,,ycntng bis being read fog the Third u"' "n 'Nr
lay on which they afe introduced, without uhii'n'''
consent being .lv,u. Ims original riIe WAS '4"''
protection a-an-t la-ty. improper ana 'Air''' ''-'
1,o1 and change 0ugtt not e. De- ul"H". II W'u.' I-i
down The barrier to much bad l-Islaujn IL h'Ni
opp,scl the change Which vi ! n'o" majority q"
the senator present at any tine 10 confirm nominal
ton. He ala tha' roth tie atGc and III" ''nshtn
ton declared Tat a majority of to.c elected to t.'
.cnltc wcrc nccc-. iry 10 'oniim.
IL d. lot believe" lc ar.-r. 4. that whore Tire
Constitution say, '5y and with nc 'f'lce and consent
If r,c >enne it meant nlHc moule.s @. The senate
1t meant the wAo'e senate.
senator O'counor made Cantor turn rcd whom he
said I'm .a-castic tones. ua Ice Thought that when tao
colt. got down 10 uu..rc .na ,0t mt tho h"rhrf
they would eventually ADOPT .ouc .ort II ruc. .'r
the government Of TIE dclcIauou 81 TIRE ,clac.
~Ift.c majority Lad tie r'vc-, IN TIE ng't plac" 10
punish o., .or an ALLEGED col'cmrt do r't Sc" Dos
i,sry NV want = guile that fay- 90 plainly le ''n
Duucd. i deny the power o! tie -,n'ie 20 make "'f
such rule
TIE Democratic senators Ga rot have Tire decc.cy
10 stand np iu the scaa'c ant - thc
cours.c.u. ana manly act md tell the three a.
pullca.s Who Lad been punished u.""'" II'
That Il mistake BAD been made and nat tAcf "crc