The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-06
THE ALBANY LEGISLATORS.
WAS VARIETY Snow DAT
IN BOTH HOUSEa


.-.ter o'Connor Opened with . Bill MAX.
to- II . Mi-demeanor for any Man.
xr.u,n, or Chiid to 60 Dry Throughout
a.. Week -Assemblymaa Seiieck Pro-
....d 10 Punish Any Man who Goes Up
:, balloon and Doesn't stay In 1.-THE
Assembly Wound Tn with - Dcb"te on
M. NJ Com modore Gerrs's Rms which
,..,. IN. Women from the Galleries.
.,,,vv. Feb 5-This was variety show day
a, ,he legislature. Somehow or other there Is
!. nsrchcal or hypnotic connection between
~. shows at the Albany theatres and the pro-
s.sdinrs Of the Legislature tho next day.
when tragedy has been played. Col Brown.
Harry Clay Sul2cr CogGeshall and Other oro-
.nnd orators discourse the following day on
.ho necessities Of the nation and the dcstinies
y, cha state. There was French opera COM
.onv here last week. and the day after tho
show there we're many foreign phrases in the
sneeches "A Shnkcspcnrenn play is followed by
MANY quotations and the same stilted elo-
ouenee that shows the bad actor. Albany Is
srcb quiet and sednte town that the shows
h,rea great effect on it. and. as tho Legislators
haven't anything else to do evenings. except
N 40 to ono Of the gambling houses or to Troy.
they are IN, PATRONS OF the theatres.
Last night tho Gaiety girls were here. and
their effect appeared to-day. when everybody
tried to be funny. even to the point OF getting
of Jokes that would strain the responsibility
~ A low variety entertainments Henry Clay
sulzer and Mr. Hit Of Albany gave an oratori-
cal skirt dance in the Assembly. while Senator
O'Connor got Of Jokes in the Senate and
Assemblyman Selleck made speeches on bill
about man who was not in it because he fell
out Of balloon with parachute.
The fun OF the day was begun by Senator
OConnor. who usually does the light tragedy
OF the Senate. lie introduced a bill which Is
entitled AN act to promote the saloon indus
try" 1t read as follows:
IN pa,, . NJ Ne,c FORK, represented IN Senate and
Section livery man woman, or child who shall so
dry an, thirsty throughout tho entire week shall be
Section This act shall t1ke effect upon tho passage
Senator O'Connor said that he wanted to
round out the legislation of the state. and. as
people had not ANYTHING else to do on sun
day i might be as we'll to insure the prosper
WOO mas an unru"nchcd thirst
The curta n went up with this, which seemed
amateur comedy. Then the Senate adjourned.
and the Senators went over to the Assembly to
see what the funny A,ssembymsn could DE- DE-,
doesn't stay in the balloon. He said that peo:
peace of mind of the public. and to tho de.
struction Of their own personal dignity. and
the spectacle. besides occasionally killing
themselves when the parachute does not work
1 ssd Sat he I til sFf he
s?Sss' H or stIhef % Sos Ss
business. and il he fell out it Mas his funeral
and not the Legislatures. This seemed to
syeIySSody to Be ia great deal funnier than
Then the introducer OF tho bill explained
that the President Of the Agricultural society
cause one day, a man fell out, Of balloon. and
the people who were standing near by were
rsPnuy affected When the nn who fell 1nt
bill passed to prevent the recurrence Of
any such thing. He wanted it understood that
hut with the sincere hope that the demoraiz-
ing spectacle Of men falling out OF balloons
would he spared to his county henceforth and
Assemhlymnn Howard Conkling. who is
hr,s,dsnt Of IN AGRICULTURAL society. said that
n" thougt th"rr was deprayed demand for
oJmmr out with parachutes. The Legislature
should not permit reckless ball oonists to eater
to the a"rraved tastes of rural communities.
Another President of an agricultural society.
Assem-! i!nan smith said the same thing. 1t
t""ms that six men have fallen out OF balloons
In each case the halloonist was hurt. The
aIrlcu!tura societies feel that they must have
t men e" out 90 If balloons With rarachItes at
ne neighhorins county has such an attraction
at It's county tair, as otherwise the neighboring
put on airs. AMI this would meyer d.
Nc Webster asked what business it was OF
Ile leg .ur" whether men went UP in bal
Mons or not. and whether scientific investi.;a-
Nor and experiments were to he obstructed
u, u, orlnr !" ur' r"at com petition between coun-
Ws ay N int 6a tnls Sly nnJ
the bill was ordered 70 a third roading.
da rns 9' ;ir. AsS r byman GnklinS ex-Al-
InGuIshcd from Agricultural Society Presi-
t aent Howard Conkling Of Warren. introduced
If M enrndd f wGSh M hi tns
schmi!t Of Nrrw York city, Tho W.. c. 4. U.
wants the, Barmad ill passed because
armai "%TE " iaafned i" William on is 'H is
ia s,; II !, because the, presence OF
Of wRinh tGn4S to dngraIe the profession
ne does not itnk that woman knows how to
m m.i "ock'atlI Tn" IN provides that no. fe-
@ na, n"r1"n .h2'l be hired as barmaid to
tme ca!Ard " lillian has no objection ut all to
h i" Objects TO Is ths gt ng drinks only What
sa1i Ell OF InlXing drinks by trying to make cock
A,ls angels wings. sweet dreams. aud other
T. wiii,,m i7iIns 81 varou. kinds q rum. He
eluelnh Z" women from bars as that would lie
equally ELECTIVE.
,,ihh ASs"Glhy wound up it's performance for
G Gn uhy ny d"IHg up Commodore Elbridge Il.
VERY VERY and one of his notorious bills. This hill
Ee nats TO- lying-in asyiums. 1t makes the
no onhi ,nle mere stringent and widens the
Rosssiplll'icS for hlarkmail. This bill was In
mnIi.uureo ~ AIR. Suzer Of the judiciary Com
csnu e't Ih't OF 1t is Of such Il nature that it
S mani We'll he printed here. 1t Increases the
~ ta,Nimum penalty for several ordinary crimes
prison P''''h'aoh' III TIC o'a'o
Mr Hit said that it WINS tipo the Legislature
Tbo,uried' ummndore Gerry's hills seriously.
my ny 4; ssHuprn>SlN" amendments to the Penal Code
rsSns a. we power 81 prostitutes to bluckmail
tsrggi,np.a men. Their" was no use in pre-
ana 'iat the world was any better than it
titntImui was folly to ignore tho fact that pros
po v,ph u + common vice 10 put it In the
sDT sp ol a prostitute to have man convicted
an bent ssht 10 the pcntrntiary for twenty years
iaeis,,imsu supported evidence. was to do great
Saatlye injustice.
% ", hnr sulzer asked whether Mr.. Hit wanted
M III. ne l''li as the representative of vice.
leSis,im,iitlt thrreuron spanked Mr.. Sulzer in a
sWhaatNr WHr, He said:
mt,m,nntt NE Chairman of the Judiciary Com
comIe ""1 been saying. is pure rotten bun
wnrI% lie knows well enough what this
does ro Is AMI what tho people In it do. SO
mnt mott ommodore Gerry. This bill Furnishes a
4 man WHO washes her babys ewes II srnds
Hoh 10 inc IrnitoDtinTy for fan or twantv