New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-05
THE ELECTION POSTPONED.
BOTH SENATE AND ASSEMBLY ACT.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION BILL RUcHED
TIrROUGn-SEvERAL COUNTIES WILL

THRoUGn-SEVERAL COUNTIES WILL.
BE UNPRECEDENTED.
Albany. Jan. (spccial).-Some of the Democratic
,,.mbers Of the Assembly from the country districts
are beginning 10 realize that they made great mis-
,oke WHEEL they voted last spring for thc geiTymander
through which Kings and Ncwlork Counties practl-
..IIy gained control Of the legislation OF The entire
c,ate They learned today during the discussion Of
,he Constitutional Convention BIZ, which came over
tom the Senate after IT had bced passed there. that
owing TO the gerry mander and to the changes in the
measlrc providing for the election OF delegates by
canate districts. many Democratic counties viii have
M representation in the Convention because they
rn in senate districts which are hopeessy Repnbf-
can Tls learned also that there wonid he five or
,x counties that would have no voice whatever In
AZ. convention. Such an unfair condition OF affairs
s This in n convention which should represent a.
nearly as possible The wishes OF the peopi" Is Directly
ane 10 the Democratic gerrymander made possible by
,be theft by Isaac II. Maynard. now twice honored
b, Governor Flower in recognition OF that crime
The bill was received from the Senate about haII
m hour after the opening Of this mornings session
There was moro less fault finding, especially among
.be Democrats who wanted TO get away Yesterday
hscause they were kept here over night AS II was.
many OF them threatened TO go away last nleht ana
No, be here TO vote on the bill this morning These
9tckc- were subdued. however. by threats tat 'hcy
,rouh lose their chances Of committee places II hey
,arad 10 be on hand this morning. When the Dill
os announced the new Democratic leader ASKED that
{. he sent to n third reading Immediately ana passed.
such a request took an unusual amount OF assuhpuo"
aven for vigorous young Democrat to exhibit. Tor
the bill had not been read In the Assembly
chamber. and the pages at that moment were dis
,sbrtInc the first copies Of It. Mr.. Maby. the Ke
,rh,can leader objected lie said that it would not
he he policy OF the minority to delay business ou'
no believed in careful and consistent leelsI'uon'
Tho appearance OF the bill here this year was ,he
xl,arA
%, much haste lie asked that the clerk be directed
=. eod Tho measure through word by word ms
nos done The Republican members followed the READ
,ry carefully while the Democrats. who had rece'Vco
their orders paid little or no attention.
A, tho completion OF the reading Mr. Inpp. OF
Cortland County. proposed to amend oy Restoring
~. PROVISION for holding the election by Assembly
s,,Jc,s Mr.. Trip argued that as the bill stood
~. would he many counties that would be withou'
,.,ertaron His own Senate district has hve
c,nnties and one Of them must be without repre-
sentative. ,,o,o
The only answer that the Democratic leader maoe
"a this was that there would be better class Oh rop
-asonta,,ves from Senate than from Assembly us
trctS. n, .c,oa
Mr. Msby supported the amendments lie argueu
that there was no sacred document LOT .he
Guidance Of the people than the Consn'nuoh' a"o '
g tho election Of the delegates should be by Assembly,
a;s.r,c,s the voice OF the people would be heard
Assembly districts lau AWAY W." "'
ren-esentation. lie congratulated the Democrats io
coming arotnd 10 the Republican way OF tmhRins 'ha'
,,o ,,I, was the proper time 10 hold the eiecuoh'
Tho amendments were voted down by strict party
,o with the exception Of Mr.. Ryder. from west
go. county who voted with the Republicans
Mr. KecA. Of Fulton and Hamilton. proposed an
amendment requiring that the number OF aeeg''e'
from each senate district be made TO equal the mum
bar ~ AsscmblynIcn. This also was voted uo"h' III"
bin then passed by vote OF ll3 70 =. ,,, cha
Mr. hiiswOrh. In explaining MS No'e, a'h'u M, w
Democrats what had become Of the angel 0 Home h'ue
that they had Oeen p!ctelidi"5 '' "''""'F ''' ~ ~
years. TT, A., ,ui ,ro, rntust I'm
that n did nt give all # the counties repre- sehtion
VA mcoriois In that II saved the taxpayers haii Il
mNlnn dollars which The Republicans wanted "a 90
when they opposed that feature OF year aso'
The members who voted against the Diil "e were
semblymen Adams, Buck, Chambers, COnlA1hs ''i.'i'
HobbIe Hough and Prescott. Each OF these men nNes
counties and some county In their respective us
trtcfs viii not be represented In the convention n
When the bill reached III the upper hVuse'
Senator Smith offered amendment providing Ioi
the election the delegates by Assembly distic,s anu
pointed out that under the senate district pun 81
renresertation sumo zone county III dlstrlcts WHICH
have fv~ countess would not get rclresehuuoh BIN
only four delegates 10 be elected from each 'ea
district . o.. urinary
vo,itioal division Of the state and yet this Dill WouIu
deprive six counties Of any chance OK Representative"
In the convention. a., cooo.o Ate
senator Cantor argued that. under the senate u's
tr,ct plan Of representation, better class OF men "ou
be secured. .,-.,, ,na tben
Senator Smiths amendment was rejected ana uieh
the bi was IA ssed bv vote OF "a TO 3, the three "
posing votes being given by McMahoh' De"os"' ""N
Mullen and Hunter, RepnbncahS