The sun., 1892-04-08
HARMONY IN ALBANY.AGAl
.yr DEMOCRATIC BREAK IN 1HE SEN.
l1y APPARENTLY RkALER

..,s House. Pass the Csnstitstis,aa Cen
,..,,on Bin, but &c was Amenasa IN the
senate by Changine the Dates ssA etrih.
,,r out tho Clause 0svins ths oover.sr
pow.r TO Appoi.s Three wenaA sasfs-
.,.,, - The Telephone CoAnassisa Ell
Uu,cd In the Assanbly-A vots IN shs
House Against lsss Blanket BALLET nnL
A,r,yY. April 7.-This WAS day Of Demo-
,,ati, harmony. Both Houses passed the
Constitutional Convention bill. though the bill
ras amended In the Senate % that another
vo.e will have to be taken on It in the Assem-
hlr The Senate passed the Albany Water bill
with no dissenting votes. and this bill. to-
cether with the Cohoes Inspectors bill. over
which the Albany fight was made. are now In
the Governors hands. Senators Brown and
Walker voted with the other Democrats In
fovor OF the Constitutional Convention bill.
Nothing appeared in the public proceedings to
recall their break OF yesterday. ,,,
When tho Constitutional Convention nil
came UP as q special order In the Assembly
Mr. Deyo moved to strike out the provision ior
n specinl election. Mr.. Suzer said that
special election was necessary in order to take
the Convention out OF practical politics as iar
as possible. and that better members OF the
Convention would be elected ut special
election than II they were put on the Hehe,".
flick at TO be voted for next fall In afresioenual
camnoipn. Tho Deyo motion was iost py
vote OF 10 to W. .,
Mr stranahan moved to strike out section
ofthe bin which gives the Governor the power
TO appoint five Labor men. three frohloltioh-
ists. and three woman suffragists. as members
-, ,hn convention. This amendmen was lost
,vn vote OF 80 to ". and the bill as reported
,r IN. Judiciary Committee was passed BY q
strict party vote OF GO to 81.
In tho Senate there was more debate over
tlebill. Hwas amended by general consent
TO make the time for holding the special elec-
tion the second Tuesday OF February. 1893 In
s,oad OF March. and the time for the meeting
for the Convention May instead OF June. The
convention is to be held In Albany. and Is to
finish it's work by Sept 15 1t will meet dur
ing the summon. SO that the members will
have n strong desire to finish. and SO that pro-
fessionaI men with important business inter-
ests in the winter can have time to be NOM
hers OF the Convention and take their summer
vacation in Albany.
Senator Saxton objected to the special cleo
ton on account Of the cost. and moved to
strike out the section giving the Governor
mower to appoint eleven members Of the Con-
yendon. Senator O'Connor said this provision
WAS not legah Senators McClelland and Mo-
Carren said tks7did not think Senator OCon-
nor's views on constitutional questions were
Of much conseduence. The Saxton amend
ment was lost.
Senator McCarrcn moved to strike out the
three woman sufiragists to be appointed by
the Governor. Senator Zerubabel Erwin said
that there should not be women In the Con-
yention unless women were to have the power
to vote for delegates and to vote on the adop-
.ion Of the Constitution which the Convention
might draw. He thought that Gov. Flower
should not represent the women Of the State.
and that II there were to be women delegates
they should be selected by women. This
amendment striking out the woman SUI
fragists was then adopted and the bill Was
then passed. % to J.
After It was passed Senator Erwin said that
all the pay provided for In the bill for the men,
bepJ Of the Convention was IS day. and that
thai WAS not enough to pay the expenses in Al
bany. Senator Cantor said that service In the
Convention would be more q question Of honor
than Of compensation. But after consultation
the bill was reconsidered and amended SO a.
to make the pay $40 y day instead Of s., The
1.iss LaseF %sn !f?4 5
Assembly passed ths general sa hIsh1wsy
These laws were originally drawn by ex-
Toiiin. iiH and ex-senator Join j. tinson. Tho
general stock corporation law was recon-
eq some mystsrioSs way since It WAS introduced
ftt that the g bill iii would Iesaiizsd trqsts
-, The ,,S senate passed the ouna'o "rsoe of0Ss-
The Assembly ordered to a third reading the
s %es.
nstate Board Of Undertakers: IN regard 70 the
asDs for ese Sinking Fund
i SeW Yspf ety: she NV YosS Sshsoi sits
Election t,: lon law: the consti1ltional amsndmsnt.
abolishing pensions for Judges; IN tde ~ 6iI ; to
regulate the practice ot I dentistry ana tne oni
'T1RR'y TRs pssssa the two bills Of Dis
tilt 05ass SsS a5 81 y M
In New York to consist Of i've parts instead Of
three. and providing for an additional Judge to
y Tie ia Be- Senate passed the bill 70 make Oct II.
ls9? holiday sommemoratio1 o. q the aooth tn
q ns
Il Br99kiyn ofiielals and The WslktE .I 6l!I to
Senator saxton tried to call up in the Senate
to and %Esr 70 tn eSsr H.
failed BY party vote.
The bill for the establishment and govern
nent Of the naval militia was reported favora-
bly, in the Assembly.
Tho Assembly concurred In the eenate'e
passage Of the amended Huckleberry Railroad
bilI byn vote Of 70 to - sir Launcelot Wells
OF fordham. who represents the annexed dis
trict. wanted TO insert more amendments IN
the Pill. but he voted for 1t after he failed TO
get III his amendments.
TIE Assembly, reported the blu to exempt
brooklyn from the provisions Of the General
street Railroad act and the Automatic Railway
Coupler bill
VI. Dry Dollar Sullivan. who has been sick
MS rooms here for several days. was well
enough today TO attend the session OF the AS
semtly and to vote for the Constitutional Con-
Trion Tysrntion bill He seemed to, think that the
Iierk was paying too much attention to what
ten. Hustled said when Gen. Hustled inter
ru4tsd the roll call on the blanket ballot bill
ana he said to the Clerk:
Are You afraid Of that duck?"
senator Plunkitt introduced Q bill to have
~ ~ laborers In public works In New York paid
-Irnhehts an hour or 81 q day.
wahe Sommittee on Gas. Electricity, and
wafer supply, after holding It for some weeks.
peiSmsna,d nisa Adversely the Malone 6ll for the ap-
Enotlties TO regulate telephone charges In New