The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-06

mined the motion carried 80 A.
Senator Saxton 81 ga n requested the Clerk to
nut the question on the adoption OF rejection
Of the original resolutton Of senator pouna;
vote on the " question Of adoption u the
substitute. which was clearly the PENDING
SSS dSedcdF Hn cs9ed an ders Henry
Wolfert entitled to 4 seat AZ Senator from the
'H There n way under the rule that Senator
McCarty could be deprived Of hh right 20
have tho senate in some way aiiirmntiyely
the seat. The substitute was clearly in order.
and this Senate has not yet acted upon "
The Chair held at tho time. and now holds,
that all OF those acts were unprecedented and
in clear violation OF law and the rules There
Sa I noW no o The senate to PASS mvon the
elections returns and qualification ~ its own
members than there is that the senate, under
the right 10 determiae the rules 81 it's own
proceedings In this case the senate had de;
after that determination mad teen made. such
rules within tho Senate chamber. until
,ssed and .sss . have and Ih' /. oes
seem to the Chair that in question involving
the, constitutional right to mem bership II tue
Justly enforced. Before a member Is ousted
from his seat in this nody he has the right to
est and fair construction Of the rules.
,,Snhsenuently, a1d on ne next Il, day; me
from doing any act not authorized either ~
statute parliamentary flaw, or the rules
81 the Senate. AMI then. that TINS order
violation Of the rules and parliamentary
usage wac committed bya senator upon the
floor. putting the QUESTION and calling the roll
in tho presence of the lieutenant Governor on
two propositions involving the approval OF the
II there is authority OF law for the commits
sion OF such acts as hese. IL there is prece-
dent anywhere for such course or II such
conduct meets the approval Of the people.
am much mistaken. After all tho PEOPLE OF
our State will be the final arhiters OF this ques-
IA 60 IAC Ia haNh has tF
this controversy involving n construction OF
tho rules nt procedure, the majority Of the
senate were wrong or the presiding officer
SENATOR stxToN EEFLtEs
When 1leut.-Gov Sheehan had finished
hts statement, which was listened to attea-
lie asserted that any violation OF the rules had
not been made by the Senators. but by the
there hai Teen debate. and after the six
hours had expired it was the business OF tn,
was " the majority to rule. and the Lieuten.
ant Governor stood in the way OF the rule OF
nu v ' OF authorities which SUSTAINED the
position which he took in his argument.
liz also, justified himself for acting as pre-
time ON Friday. He said that this was made
necessary by tho Injunction which was served
ished his statement senator O'Connor made n
statement which was In line with the state
memt by senator saxton.
The ordinary business Of the Senate went
on The Clerk called the, roll with wollert's
ma ne in the place Of MrCartys Just before
III. nd Iuurnment Senator SaNton offered y res
olu,ion to Investigate tho conduct OF Judge
tlUt-, who issued the Injunction against Clerk
Kenyon. This resolution reads:
Nn.p.. John Ken, on. the clerk q, this body, has
informed ire senate III regular session that an action
Csrtv as riantia by the service OF summons dated
sS S ns ~ '' .s S h M"Es S ana ana he Spr an
order TuTPortns have mad. thereon hy COUNTY
sa& H. CUTE of Albany and served upon tue '''F.
ncIy AMI brought to tue attention OF the senate
IN tegalar ,ossion; and ,,. -
assume. to restrain the clerk in the exercise ot n,
p pr"ceedings Of tnis body
E.'niro, That the Judiciary Committee o. the senate
tue making au service ~ sad INJUNCTION order ana AZ
committee given full power to prosecute its inve.t
cation IN a. rec .n Or for f smn eS Sn
papers and to employ counsel ana a s;enosraphsE
p Tss' 10 the ,f'oE
S Si@SS Win '% .Seh
Judgment tho puhnc Interests and tue dignity
Srs a.. Of sas prSSsss: sh. Senate
s1smcs.. al" The com9,tes may sit in Albany or else.
where.
Senator saxton asked that the resolution BIO
Senator Collin objected. but consented that it
be made u special order for to- morrow morning.
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
Every available space in the Assembly cham
Der was filled when the House was called to
order to- night. Col. Dunn, who has been sick
at his home in Binghamton. was In charge, Of
election but Deputy Clerk White did the read
Ing. -, .
testimony in the Richmond county contest.
The com mittee naturally Is in favor OF unseat-
ing the Democrat aud seating the hepnblican.
This is tho next contest to be taken up after
The Greater New York bill came, up In It's
OF Brooklyn offered an amendment for The
equal taxation OF the Kings county towns with
Brooklyn in case the consolidation scheme
Mr. Finnegan said that the people Of Brook
n WS 70 but qssR ba Snn and
DISCRIMINATION. They wanted an equal tax
Mr. Burtis. who introduced the BILL said that
all the bill provided for was a vote ON the Iues-
ton Of consolidation. All OF the peonle OF New
should decide Tor themselves whether or not
they wanted to be consolldai ed.
bill. lie said that tho people in the annexed
district did not want to be consolidated with
Brooklyn. They were the most recent acgui-
however desirable it might Oe to extend New
York on the mainland, it was not advisable to
Mr.. Taylor. Mr.. Wray and other members
discussed the question o. the tax rate and in
dshts1nsss Which h would result H IRON yr ne T9n
considerably lower than in Brooklyn IL Is also
lower than 10 several OF the towns which would
Tine result Of tho consolidation would be
that New York city would have to assume the
debts Of these towns. and that the New York
tax rate would be raised to the benefit OF the
places with the higher tax rate. and especially
to the benefit OF BROOKLYN.
After considerable discussion the bill was
advanced TO a third reading.
These hills were intrOduced:
senator sooertson-Esp the act providing for
u Glty Hail for New Nogk.
senator RIee-AppTOpTiatnE $40 600 for the purpose
OF purchasing the senate House property At Kingston.
senator OWens-Last years bill l-gAhyinK boyCO
Senator HiEgins-All1wlnx Town hnATds 10 provide
for the OF the olmsteAd ballot distributor al
tons
sons may form cooperative savings aud loan ASsocA-
tion.
NJ FishRAtifying the union OF the College OF Ply
sieans aud surgeons IN tue city II Sew YORK with Co.
lumbIA College
Nj, notwithstanding for local option in tue sale
OF Intoxicating liquor.
Nj ButIl-IuIhorlxing the appointment OF official
referees and sisnogAphsrs IN courts IL record IN rue
city OF New York.
Mr. SchOspnin- pscharginE Erie county from LA.
bity u tie state for OF the National Guard
coUnt OF the swlchinrn's strike IA August lSUs
Mr. BuTtis-FToyld,hg IbAt Boards Of Supervisors IA
the al counties OF the state shan have the
Ia appoint ami remove at pleasure All en- plOy s-s
holding their ouices by apo ntmrnl and drawing
re. from the county treasury The bill does anect
GomInasluneTs u thAritles chief clerks deputies
EtenogTApEers Of courts legal assistants In District