New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-16
HIS ATTACK on THE woMAN'S SUFFRAGE BILL
EXpUNGED FROM THE ASSEMBLY RECORDS

Ills ATTACK ON iii. MOMAN DAh@S
EXPUNGLD FROM TIE ASSEMBLY RECORDS
ABOUT FIFTY BILLS PASSED.
Albany, April - Specall.-Philip Wisslg, the
Tammany Hall representative OF the vim Nsscno''
District, today came within of being dismissed
from the Assembly This morning he paIadcd his
coarsencss and vulgarity In the most blatant ana
brazcn way fc showed that he was utterly shame
less, shameless that the Tammany members vi inc
senate and the Assembly rcpudiated him. In speech
against the Womans suffrage bill he gave utteralce
to the most indecent phrases that have ever Deeh
heard in the Assembly Chamber His remarks "ero
20 vus-ar that Colonel Webster, one Of the Tanmany
Hall members moved TO have the speech removed
from tho records The Assembly Chamber was
crowded with women ard members whose wives were
present wanted to throw this disgusting brute thrOush
one OF the windows. II II had not beeh tl'it INC
Democratic majority In the Assembly was so SMALL IL
Is than probable that the man "Ohiu nave W."
dismissed from the Assembly.
wissig's speech against the bill served 10 pass It,
II IS the old womans suffrage measure which has been
here for many years, and which mas faled Ill one
horse or the other, after the enthusiasts mao come 10
believe that It would BE- passed 1t was introduced Ill
the Assembly this year by Mr.. lctman, OF S'n'eh
Island, and II was one OF the special oiucrs Vi 'ic
day. General Hustled aud Others had spoken Tor 'he
BILL when WIssg got up to oppose It, Ills vic was
sitting n few feet away from him when he made inc
speech which shocked and disguised every one speaker
Bush ought to have brought him before the bar OF Tie
House without delay. The honor OF the Assembly, the
dignity Of the Speaker and the selfrespect OF Inc
members demanded II. As IL was, Colonel NeDs'e'
denounced Wissig In unmeasured terms, and by prac
ticav n unarmous vote his remarks were eNpungcd
from tho records Several Of the Tammany members
wanted 10 punish the man by filming him to tho amount
OF his salary for the entire SESSION. on" oi lHe
Tammany declared this afternoon that ethcf
he or Wssig would have to stay at home next year.
The bill received seventy votes.
The Assembly worked hard to-day, sitting from 10
O'Clock this morning until nearly O'Clock this alter
noon Many attempts were made to adjourn the scS-
don and 10 extend Il over until to morrow but they
we're Defeated About fifty bills were passed. Among
them the measure creating for the Ncw-forN par"
police pension fund Another bill was that INTRO
duccd in the Scnnte by Mr. Punkitt. which prevents
tho building OF any sort Of nllroad in Mndls0nave''
York unless IA majority OF the prorertyowners
consent 10 H. The statutory Revision Commission
savings Bank law also went through.
As,emblymnn Sulzer attempted 10 perpctratc a bold
and aulacious trick this afternoon b. reporting from
the judiciary Committee what Is called the Weekly Pay
hill. The members Of the committee had refused to
vote for tho bill in committee but Suzer tried to
sneakr il ont by himself. Assembyman Hit, Of
Albany scored him savagcly for this. and Messrs.
Hustled, Clark and Kennedy each denounced him.
,nlzer seeing that his trick had been found out boldly
moved to take the bill nom the committee. ON this
motion he defeated.
A--cmbyman Farquhar's bill providing for uniformity
Of Endorsement of ballots and for the folding Of them
reached on The regular calendar, but 1t was laid
aside
The Assembly concurred in the amendments which
were made the senate 10 the Insurance Code. one
amendment rcdnces from 100000 10 10000 the
which must he deposited by the Insurance com
pnnes for each line Of business engaged In The wild
cat" endowment associations also receive temporary
protection In m" bill.
among the other blIs pas ed by the Assembly were
Mr.. arcn's-EXemptlng Brooklyn stocks ami
bonds from local taxation.
Mr.. NCnriy's Allowing Kings County ~ appr0pri-
ate 100000 for the 18th Regiment armOry.