New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-13
A SETBACK FOR MR.. FARQUHAR.
THE ASSEMBLY REFUSES TO TAKE HIS TAX BILL
FROM COMM TrEE-NEWSPApE
MINIS PRIVILEGES.

Albany April IL (SpcclnD. -Pcrcival Farqnhar. the
young man wh, has been flirting during the entire
session Of the Legislature with such Important meas
urcs as rapid transit and taxation. really maze 10
day an honest fight 10 get away from the Assembly
committee on Taxation his General Taxation 'ii''
Mr. rarquhar firmly believes that the motion wauii
have been carried II II had been for the opposition
Of the Speaker to IT. Speaker sulzer did right how.
ever to oppose the bill. 1t was Il peculiarly dr"ie'
measure no thai ought TO have had long ard serious
consideration before being calld mp for action by inc
Assembly. II a measure that antaeohHei ii
lorye number OF interests. and II Mr.. Far1nhar hat
Intentionally introduced hl 10 secure lis defeat II
/, probable that he could MT have drawn one moro
aptlv n;tcd for the purpose.
Mr. Farouhar was recognized Ivy the Speaker 10
may, 10 discharge the committc" from further con
,ldcrlilon II TIL, bll and upon that motion II" maze
n long speech 10 which the members wcr" conlP'h'"
to listen because thcy could not very well get away
from the chamber II he had made hi speech shorter
ne might have got his ill away from the committee
lccau+, AT first tho House was in hum"r !" VOC
with him. ON the first rollcal he secured nearly
60 votes but somehow or other word got to TIA" mem
les that the speaker did not want the Iii 10 get ont
e the committee. In this there Is good deal OF
politics for the Democrat, have been trying during The
last year.. Will" they have been In power IN the
legislature, 10 do some thing toward settling IN" taxa
ton question, and they afraid TO act upon II In
any way. As soon as 1t became known that the
speaker did not want the iii taken away from the
committee there was great hast" among the members
change their votes and ten or twelve men who had
voted In the Affirmative turned around and voted the
9th way.
This Is a bad time In tn" session to do anything
that the speaker does not want. Mr.. FarIuhar WI,
angry, and he went to the speaker, desk - com
plain Of what he thought va, the unjust treatment
he had received. but he got little satistacJn from
the SPEAKER The last report on the rJll-oall was
forty votes To discharge the committee against nty
three not 10 do Had Mr.. tarpuhar been c1l
si,lrnt other questions IA" might hdv" had m
entirely dn.Tcnt result on hi, MOTION to-day.
The Assembly To day adopted the Amendment 10
the rulcs that has been asked for by the Legislative
Reporters Association" 1hi, amendment viii keep
from the nOur u number OF men who secure Us pr'l-
lcgcs as ,pondents for newspapers, but who use
those privileges In tie Interest OF corporations Who
employ them To loOS out for their Interests. M
newspaper man who J. pccnniarily interested In
measure. who l. employed by "A corporation 10
look ont for legislation. hereafter VIII De admitted
the privilege, Of The foor. In securing the adop-
tIon NJ this amendment to III" rn"S. the legitimate
newspaper men have Won something for which they
have been ~ i.iinc for many wear.
NJ hi, time OF thu year II /, usual 10 have AZ
least two and sometimes three. sessions of The ~
s.mlly day. The Assembly conicnird Itself with
holding one long -ior. lasting until nearly
O'Clock this afternoon. The reason there no night
sion 4, that Irize.hght was Cosng On, and many
al the rtrul,r, Ind ARRANGED % attend II.