The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-31
I'm ILLUSTRATORS II LLEJNi.

su,xcr'- srrnL-rshlp t"nras:" begins To-
dny-.luds~ Ma AnarG's Somini ssiOn signed.
ALr,SY. Dec 3p..-Thc le:islato rs are adver-
tiscu to appear at Albany tom orrow ard SUN
dny. with William Suzor as leading candidate
for Speaker rronin: his healnuart cr, i'll ra,lor
454, pcavan House. on tho morrow. Liout.-
Gov William L. Sheehan and Assistant Clerk
OF III" senate Charles Sutherland were about
tho only additions to tho legislative no.ablcs
strolin. about the hotel corridors to-day. Tho
Lieutenant Governor had nothing new 70
communicate about tho organization OF tho
lower House. and on the United States Senator
shin question he preferred TO maintain tho
silence hc decided upon keeping when n.st
asked t. talk about the Cleveland interview
Theirs was much he could say abon; Mr. Muir
phy and his ntncss. he said. hut ho preferred
to say nothing.
The Lieutenant Governor said he should
fav,r setting apart an evening early In tho
session for lie delivery OF a memorial address
on tie lat. ex- Speaker james ". Hustled. lie
said:
Il should suggest that instea! OF number
Of euloSi,tic speeches from members Of both
Houses during some regular session night.
somo evcnir:: be set arnrt for tho purpose.
and that Chaunrey NJ. Depew G4 invited TO
make tho memorial address in Hartmann s
1leecker Hail. l shall cndeaTor TO have thi,
suggestion adopted"
This winter tho Lieutenant Governor rents
Bishop Doune's house on Elk street.
In the absence OF tho legislators Legislative
gossip is scarce. 1t is said. however. that the
Hon. Timothy Fry Dollar Sullivan OF the Sec
ond. banainc on tho election Of his Tammany
coiaborcr. William Sailor. to the Speake:ship.
Is making strenuous efforts to secure the
Chalrmanship Of tho Committee on Gas. Elec-
tricty. and WHier SUPPLY. post which
has been eagerly sought by Assemblymen
Martin was Chairman last year. but 1t is said he
is likely this yearto fall into the chair OF tho
Sol Townsend OF Oy ster Bay. Queens county.
and A. j. Vuackcn!nsh OF Sch"nnctady arc
having AN interesting contest. pulling wires
on Kaii,oads; which Sol wanted last year and
didn't get. Il the Oyster Bay statesman does
disappointed. fcr he has long yearned for it,.
Coy. F,?wor signed today tho commission
udss Of the court Of ArpeaIs to snceeed ' the
Hon Charles Ahdrews. who ut the last elec-
tion was elected Chief Judge. This is n recess
t. make. without restraint from tho confirming
power of the senate. but under tho law all re-
therefore DO compelled to send Mr.. ,Maynard's
Ss"ss to jn ns do oTss Declined
ment 81 Judge Maynard other thnn
that he had announced some time ago that he
would appoint lin. and had now done SO.
The Governor did not. however. act hastily in
the matter. nor nadysedly. lilo has received
"a large mum Der OF letters from ointment bar
risters all over tho State. as great md more
from the New York City Bar Association hay
entered their protests against the appoint.
ment." II is Understood from very good
authority that Gov. Flower long ago an
nounced to those interested that. unless sub.
stantiAl and specific charges were preferred
against Judge Maynard. he would appoint him
toths first vacancy. and thatthe only charge OF
any dehnteness which was ever sent in to
him was one which complained OF Judge May
nards action in the case which tested the con-
stitutionRlity OF the code amendment known
as the Mcknight amend NJ emit. which was
worked through by the elevated railroad n.
triai Of damage cases. This the Court OF Ap-
peals rendered an adverse decision upon by q
decisive vote against the corporation and the
Gould interests. to the. qualification OF tn o
people having damage claims against the ele.
vafaN ronda