New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-28
TT is A TAMMANY ACT.
p.Rr1sAN CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
BILL, PASSED.
TUE MEASURE T1NKERED UP BY MAYNARD
FORCED THROUGH THE SENATE BY
PARTY voTH-MR. sAxToN EX-


FORGED THROUGH THE SENATE BY
PARTY voTH-MR. sAXTON Ex-
POSES ITS TRUE NATURE.
,,,ox TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUNE.]
Albany Jan. 27.-The Democratic majority In the
senate to-day passed their partisan constitutional
convention bill: Senators Mcmahon and Walker. who
personally opposed TO the bill. were whipped
into line' for the measure by their Democratic as
socates at caucus which was held for the purpose,
ond they meekly voted for the bill.
senator Saxton fttingiv termed the bill a Tam
many act to elect Tammany Hall Constitutional
Convention. lie said:
.One part Of a Legislatures work Is to correct the
orrors made by previous Legislature, and this holds
tr,e especially OF Democratic Legislatures. This
constitutional Convention bill illustrates this feature
~ legislative li,e II Is the fourth bill OF the nature
which has been brought before this Senate within
year In your first bill. which became law. you
.ah the Governor could appoint certain delegates.
We Republicans told you such provision was uncon-
s,itutona and after referring the law privately TO
the Judges of the Court OF Appeals yOu found that
statement 10 be true Then YOU came here this year
onA rushed through another bl In which you pro
y,ded for a minority representation in certain way
which pointed out was unconstitutional After
thinking over the matter for three weeks you also
concluded that 1t was unconstitutional and recalled
I, from the Governor. Then you passed senator
ton in another way. That BILL in my juiG
m,n,. was constitutional, but after yoa
Rod passed 1t through the Senate you
concluded that 100 uncons' tt0na, and dropped
I, Now at last you have placed before us the bill
rbicb In my opinion, YOU all the time lntenocd 10
mass You have provided for the election oil hhech
d.,erstes at large because you think by your 100000
majority below Harlem Bridge and by passing
RECOMMENDATION act DISTINGUISHING the Republican
.armers YOU will be able 10 elect every one OF your
candidates for delegate atlarSc. You also are oil
On. opipion that you will elect Democratic delegates
IN seventeen of the thrtytwo senate districts iha'
,ron,d ave YOU In the Constitutional Convention
clear majority Of fftytwO votes. Ana most Vi 'ha'
majority O, ifty-two votes will come from Tammany
,I.II your senate districts are now massed in New
Work and BROOKLYN, through your legislative Appor
,ionment act A majority OF rle members oil 'he
convention will be from the cities OF the state or from
nopuations controlled by the city influence. Your
Convention will be dominated by Tammany Hall, and
:, will no a Tammany Hall Constitutional convention
g. hovo M, granted any representation TO the
,,,,or,,v nartIes In the State. although they cast
&c 600 votes at the last election. The Dill Is an
urust one and against the interests OF the people
of this state and therefore cast my vote against It,
senator Erwin said that the former CONSTITUTIONAL
Convention bills had not been partisan. but ihls one
was II had been tnkered by Judge Maynard the
man whose hand gave the control OF the state Legs
iatnro 10 the Democratic party. "Wnl the Sena'e
change lis mind" said senator Erwin. AT the dicli
i'm of the man who stole the Senate"
senator Edwards eloquently opposed the DILL say
ing In part The Legislature should rise ABOVE par
tsan considerations when II arrangcs for the election
of DELEGATES 10 a Constitutional Convention. Do the
democrats who went TO the ana fought at Get,ys-
burg think Of partyl No; they put patriotism auoNe
rarty since / have been here In the sFHa'e nave
heard nothing but party party, party' Iwo-'h'rus
Of the talk is about party There should be less OF
party and more of the people. Minor'ies should DE
represented in this Constitutional Convention. As io'
this BILL it is purely parti.an measure ana desire
nv vote recorded against II. ,,,.o, . ,bis
1t is all rot" said senator Mc' aiie,, M in
talk about dlsrcgardng partisan cohSi9 e hone
nossipc :, Constitutional Convention MI. n n
that there will be Democratic majority III H. t ooe
siitntional Convention. for majority ol the Peopie
Of this state are Democrats" 49,, .,.o, ,,o, "a
senator Cantor also said that he hopeu uere VIZ Ti
he Democratic majority In the c0nv'h'on' LIE ,n
was a plain confession Of the partisan intent Vi '"'
measure. -. - - 70 N Ne,
one of the Republican senators voted 10Y H.