New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-23
GAG RUIZ IN THE ASSEMBLY
DEMOCRATS RESORT TO TRICkERY.
TRYING TO CHOKE OFF DEBATE or THE PER-
sONAL REGISTRATION BILL-THE MEASURE
FINALLY PASSED BY PARTY VOTE.

FINALLY PASSED BY \ PARTY VOTE.
Albany. March % CSpccial. Personal
Registration bill has finally passed the Assembly.
IL went through to-day, every Democrat presens
voting for it, But to rush the bill through the
lower House the Speaker forgot all about MS
recent proclamation of his fairness, and the clerk
and other officers engaged in work OF the mosc
peculiar character. The clerk is the poii'icaA
leader of the House lie brought up under
the teachings Of Edward Murphy, Jr., whose
peculiar political school apty exhibited IN THO
work done at the recent election in Lanslngnurs'
In the form in which il finally passed the As'ehi-
bly, this afternoon the bill had been chansco
materially since il was first presented Dy Mr'
Ransom, of Niagara County. This really Is
substitute bill, but its provisions were ana arc
obnoxious to Iural people The bill now extends
the provisions of the Personal Registration law "
incorporated villages, but allows the poll ilsc VI
the previous general election 10 pe coPs.'
Those who voted last fall need not register 'liS
year, should the bill become law. but those VINO
did not do so, and who want TO vote next 1ai.
although they have lived in their present homes
half a century. and are known by every man,
woman and child in their town, cannot vo'e
unless they first 20 to the place where the boarq
of Registry meets and have their names put upon
the list The Republicans, however. have galheo
a good Zeal. They have prevented the passass
of the first bill, which was much more Ni'iouS
than this one, and they have compelled 'he
Democrats T. show just tn" reason why they want
10 extend the provisions of the Personal h'eistr@
tion law to the country. That reason Is tha'
they want to make il difficult as possible lor
the farmers and countrymen TO come out anu
vote.
When the Judiciary Committee decided to re-
abould be reported and reprinted in its AMENDED
form. II was known BY all the members tha'
This arran cement had been made, and therefore
il was not supposed that any despicable TRICK
u,ould no rpsortcd TO 70 get the bill pushed aheau
out of its regular order Consequently IL was WIN
some surprise that the members OF the Asseni-
bly found on their files this morning 'ahu IL wa,
the last bill fled the Personal Registration oi'
=, Oh, form agreed upon By the Judiciary COM
wi,,ao brt which had not been reported TO tho
Hons. from that committee. Mr.. Ainsworth soon
after the opening of the morning session, aroe "
a question Of information and SAID ussiro
10 rise TO a question of information, ana 40 10
with the utmost kindness to the clerk and 10
thc Chair Yesterday the Judiciary Commit'ee
decided 70 report what is known as the kansohn
porsonal Registration bill TO be reprinted. hold.
inc its nlacn on the order Of third reading. NOW
,L,t ronort .,as not vet been made u the house,
and vet the bill is printed and on our files, ana
T read on the face of it after the caption the
following: Real once and referred to the Judl-
ciarv Committee: reported favorably from saio
committee. and placed on tine order OIL '''i'S
reading. and recommitted to tile Conhii''ee y"
Judiciary reported favorably from said commi''eo
with substitute therefor: said substitute ordcreo
, printod and restored to its place on third nan.
ing Now ! want TO inquire as TO now 'nas
in
could be ordered printed? II was not IN 'i's
Jurisdiction of the Hous,. II is not now l. lid.
not been reportti by the Judiciary Commi''ec, ""
vet I'M. records show that it has been ordered
printed and placed upon our bles Now, 'iiS
an Injustice to the other members whose pilis ha's
been reportei from the committees and are Oh inc
Assembly journal but have not been printed
myself am waiting for bill to be printed An
order to appear before the committee An" yoe
hcrc is bill on our files that the House mas hos
vet ordered printed, but Tie records snow tiaS
some one mas done so.
At this point the Speaker began to use ms
gavel with great vigor. His face was red an"
he appeared to be greatly agitated. This par
ticular Speaker who prdes himself on having
th, fairness Of a Bush" has custom OF choking
of member who is saying something he docs
not like 10 hear. Mr.. Ainsworth would not 10
shut of in this fashion. and he continued part
of the time to the accompaniment OF tie gavei'
Now. Mr.. Speaker he cried, raising his
voice above the noise Sulzer making TO drown
il. Il would like to inquire how this bill came
TO be reprinted and placed on our hles peiore
being rported TO the House.
Sulzcr saw that he must say something.
| The question was too pain 10 be ignored alto.
ccther much as lie would have liked to do SO.
| All the answer he would make was The CHAIR
is unable 10 state'
"It must have been done by the order OF some
one" cried Mr.. Ainsworth.
"Out Of order, Ont of ORDER" almost shreked
rho Sneaker at the same time returning to his
gavel practice.
Il desire TO move, then, that it be taken from
our files" replied Mr. Ainsworth
'Out of order Out of order!" again shouted
Sulzcr Calendar of the day" he added as ne
saw that Mr.. Answorth was about TO make
another motion.
This shut out any further motion on the sub
cct for the time, but in a few minutes Mr.
Cuclcy who has been restored to the leadership
temporarily with the understanding that he would
support this BILL announced that at o'clock he
would move call Of the House.
AT that hour the call was ordered, and as soon
as the Democrats got all their men inside tho
railing where they could not get away Quigley
called up the Personal Registration bill and
moved the previous question on 1t. The Speaker
was about to declare the motion carried when
Mr. Maby stopped him with the point OF order
that under the rules at least half hour Of dis.
cussion is allowed every bill before a final roll.
call can be had Suzcr hesitated But the
rule was tGo plain to be ignored, and he was
forced to declare that the point of order was well
taken.
Mr.. Maby then attacked the bill vigorously.
lie said that he was not at all surprised that the
leader of the majority should move the previous
question to shut off debate on the bill The
Democrats did not want TO debate the bill. :" The
minority intends to be heard, however, he said,
and | want to add right here that if we are not