New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-08
AGAINST THE BLANKET BALLOT.
DEMOCRATS IN THE ASSEMBLY DEFEAT A MO
TON 70 ADVANCE THE BILL" HUcKLE.
BERRY RAILROAD

DEMOCRATS IN THE ASSEMBLY DEFEAT MO
TON 70 ADVANCE THE BILL" HUcKLE.
BERRY RAILROAD.
| Albany. April (SpeclaD-Thc Democrats In the
Assembly to-day declared positively against the
"blanket7 ballot. and in 50 doing openly p,aced them
selves on record In favor Of the existing inouitv the
| handiwork OF David b. Hi. Many Of those Demo
Gratis who today put themselves before the people
the supporters Of the paster broke the pledges which
they gave last fall to those who voted for them It
is odd that O'Dair, the traitor was the only man Of
all the Tammany who stood by his elect on promises
| Early in the session Alfred r. COnkling OF New
York, introduced bill TO give to the people the
blanket ballot. This bill referred TO
| the Assembly General Laws Committee. where
| the Democrats have Eept IT, in spite Of
the most persistent efforts to secure report.
| Mr.. Conkling thought that today he would put on
record the Democrats In the Assembly; so he made
motion 10 discharge the committee from further
| " consideration" OF the BILL There was scrambing
among the Tammany Democrats TO get votes against
| the notion The roll called over and over, and
the result as finally announced. was I'll to 90 against
| the motion. OF the sXty-one Republican members
Of the Assembly fifty nine voted to take the bill away
| from the committee. Assemblyman Palmer was at
home. ~ and Walter L. Brown the other absentee,
| had been called away from the chamber a few min
utes previously.
The "IIuckieberry, bill Is now In the hands OF
Governor Flower. 1t passed the Assembly to-day
without any debate and by seventy five votes.
When the bin was reported from the Railroad Com
mitce Speaker Bush made the astounding ruling that
nothing I'm order except a concurrence In tho
Senate amendments. This put a number OF Kcpubl!-
| cans in an awkward position. The amendments were
good. but the bill is bad. The Republicans who voted
for the bill Messrs. Adams Brnk, waiter L.
Brown, Buck, Chamberlain. Comedy. CuTsn Dexter.
Jones, c. y. Reed, Weed, Weeks and Wells
The Assembly voted on Monday night to give the
Committee Rules the power to control all special
orders This committee Is controlled by speaker
Bush, George ii. Bush. the Democratic leader, ana
Assembyman Hit. OF Albany County. There was
some grnmbing among the members yesterday morn
Ing when the list Of special orders was announced but
it trlnng in comparison with the roar that arose
this morning. when members listened TO the announce
ment that the committee had rejected their applications
TO have certain Of their bills made special orders.
members were put upon the calendar ahead Of their
own The Republican members suffered most. After
report of the committee had been read. several
members and asked 10 be put on the committee
so that they could have share In running the AS
Sembly Not securing this privilege. they madr a
quiet canvass OF the Assembly 10 get siXyiv votes
in order 10 have the rule abolished. David b. lilli
is responsible for this rule. ana through IL ana thc
speaker Of the Assembly lie practically has his hands
fAssemblyman Kennedy made gallant fight 20
night IN passing his Code Of Evidence hll. II is
founded The old Field code. which has been here for
The Assembly passed TO night Mr.. Weiss bill. max
ing 5ccnt fare the entire length OF the second
road and the suburban RAPID transit haiiloau' III
The Assembly passed the two Byrne bills one In
crcsinC 10 four the number OF department. oil NE zen
election Of fifth Judge for this court.
The bill introduced by senator Ahearn, giving New,
senate TO dav. II creates entirely new division In
that court. and gives more: Tammany men Jobs