New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-10
FOR HONEST ELECTIONS.
AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE INSPECTION BOARpS
NON.PARTISAN.
SENATOR VAN GoRDER INTRODUCES THREE
BILLS TO suPPLANT THE FARoCHAR ACr
--WnEK OF TIE SENATE.

WORK OF THE SENATE.
FROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE 'h''o"-
Albany, Feb. Ex-senator Van Goraer in.1on. .s".
today three bills OF great Importance. iosn
they provide for an equal division OF Tue eie','o"
inspectors between the great political parues.
thus afording ample protection Tor all lhe 'o'-. "
the Slate The bills restore 10 New-iork Cy Vo'ece
the non partisan boards OF election inspectors VINO"
they enjoyed before the passage OF the faraun"' ~
OF last year, which reduced the number oi heP"'"' ~
inspectors from two 20 one, leaving IN"
party with two. The bills also give the Den~."'o
party another Inspector OF election at ench one '" @
rural election district polls where now there asu""
only one Democratic inspector and two K"puDueans
such n proposit,On coming as II does from h'puo
,lcon senator shows the eminent fairness OF the meas
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When the Farquhar act was before 'ie NsSe",oN
last year Mr. Farquhar, In behalf OF Rchard Cro"e'
sod that he would accept an amendment proVuihg io'
n onu,l number OF Inspectors everywhere In the
state ard The Republicans intended 10 proher one but
IN. b,Il was called up unexpectedly both In Inc Seh"'e
and In the Assembly and passed before Tue, ''o'u
.,,hmi, r. Governor Flower, IN MEMORANDUM AT
tuched TO The Farquhar act. called attention 10 the III
ou,liv Of representation In the boards OF inspectors
from which the Democratic party suffered III the r"i"
Districts and gave this as one OF his EXCUSES io'
s,cninr the measure. Mr.. Flower could not nav"
been guileess In making this complaint BECAUSE Nv
was well aware OF the fact that the Legislature o'iS
Domocratc In both branches. there was no opsacie W
, massage of an act giving the rural Democrats an
eou,l number OF inspectors with tie rural Republicans
and In that case there would have been no need oil
passng the Farqulnr act.
One good reason for passing Senator Van Gordera
hills WAS furnished other day In New York oy 'he
Grand Iuy when Il condemned the Farquhar Inspector
law and said that no one inspector ut each poll could
lao exnec,ed 10 remain at his post from @ A. M 10 10
m "a protect the interests Of his party. ana that
alS the
the people.
senator Plunli,t introduced a bill to-day appro
nriatng $4,000 toward the completion OF he I'M
anishcd wing OF the Metropolitan Museum OF Art IN
Central Park, New-lork.
senator Mullin presented n bill declaring tha'
the directors Of corporations OF THIS STATE must u"
81 citizens OF the United stntes'
vear ago the Legislature accidentally repeaieu
n large number Of laws relating TO the lndaS' 10
day senator Edwards introduced Dill putting 'hese
laws back on the statute books
rho sena,e Committee Cities reported favoraby
senator Cantors act fnrbddng the driving Of trucks In
r,ft1.ov. New York. between = D. III. and p. m, ahd
Msya Giroy'S speedway blu which had been ihuo'
duced BY senator Plunhltl - ., ..,o..hv
me senate Finance Committee rcport'N iavofapy
senator Mullins bill. appropraiing T2uoooo ior ans
purchase OF the Fire Island properly irom "o''fno'
senator pnnkiIt introduced hll providing tna,
mot more than s.D,O0O.O0O N"w-lOrk 'lty ooch po's
shall be issued In any one year; eAs'p ~, In
purchase money aiid dhhils's a"'""'u wv
vi private properly. . >o,a,-.,.s ldl
'.bn Assembly, PASSED senator NC. hfr,h ". III
authorizing the laying OF steam railway tracks on Wv
proposed new bridge between Ne"-iorH anu D'oV"'"