New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-31
4 LITTLE TANN1NY SCHEME NIPPED'
WHEN AssEMBrYMAN BrTTsS BILL RECEIVED
\ THRILLING AMENDMENT HE DIDN'T
WANT IT PASSED.

\ THRILLING AMENDMENT HE DlpNI
WANT IT PASSED.
Abanv March 3O-Assemblymen Sheffield and
A,nsworth this morning succeeded in smoking
ont" the African in bill introduced by Assembly
nan Butts Of New-York The bill was on third
r,.lir- and when II was announced by the read
I'M. clerk Mr. Sheffield asked to have the enact
ing clause stricken for the purpose OF securing
from the introlucor Of the measure an explanation
~ it4 provisions The bill was entitled An act 10
,roy1lc for the removal Of street Instructions In the
twenty third and Twenty fourth wards Of the CITY
of New-York" Mr.. Butts explained that the
bill was necessary. since there was now no authority
,,r any one To remove the distractions from the
streets.
Mr. Sheffield said that large number OF the tax
pavers OF that district were opposed to the DILL as
TN. real intention of It was to create another place
fIr Tammany man, ana 10 cause d" ""'''
expenditure OF money.
Mr. Answorth said that he would test the sin
c.ritv and the consistency Of the ntroducer OF the
bill by Offering amendment which would turn
over To the same authority which mas the power
and which Is now paid for doing II the duty OF re-
moving the street distractions In that part OF the
civ Neither Mr. Butts nor his associate MT.
,orr,r wanted this at all and they made vigorous
,.,hes AGAINST the bill in this form. The amend
mon, vos adopted. however. by party vote ana
the bill was put on It's final passage lheh MI
Marin ard others OF the Tammany Han Demo
Gratis voted against 1t. while the Hep"ohca"s 'o'e'
for II The result was that the bill failed To re-
c.ve tho constitutional majority and was declared
lost 1t Is the intention Of those who are ANXIOUS
On noss the bill as 1t was presented TO amend II at
some future time. If they can make some co'hpi"a
tlon with the Republicans which Will give them
votes enough to do II. 1t is not at all likely that
such a combination can or Will be made
4 few dav1 ago Il rumor,st that Oo'rrnor
Flower Intended to use the veto power FOR the p'r-
rosa ~ "eettlng square" with Assemblyman Dan
forth f. Ainsworth for speech when MT. |>'iS
worth made when the Governor sent 10 '"e AS
sembly the veto Of the Troy Non-Partsah Flee
tlon Inspectors bill. II was reported that ne IN
tended to begin with the Oswego Char'er oh
which. although a peculiar measure. was asked
for by a considerable number of the people OF tha'
c,tv omorp them leading men of both parties
Immediately after the report had been generally CIR
culated the Governor took occasion TO deny mat IL
was his intention thus TO attack Mr.. Ainsworth
However that may be. the Governors actions point
very strongly in that direction The Oswego Charter
hin was vetoed, just as predicted ana yes'erday
tho Governor sent to the Assembly the veto OF an
other of Mr. Ainsworth's bills. This measure was
n mertorious one. and 1t was vetoed on the himsi-
est pretext imaginable The bill legazed the ac'S
of the Board Of Supervisors Of Jefferson county
In changing the school districts OF that county. 1t
was supposed until a recent decision OF supreme
Court Justice was made. that boards or supervisors
Of counties had this power and. In fact. measure
was passed n few years ago which was thought 10
give them this right. The question or the reappor
tionment OF the jefferson County school dis'ric.s
70 now I'm the courts and 1t will not be determined
in all probability. some time. In the mean tile,
owing 10 the Governors veto, the schoo tedct ,1,
of that county cannot get their pay or ,he p Ju
school funds cannot be distributed until the scnooI
districts have been settled upon There Is no politics
en- The hin II was troduced and passed at the re-
quest OF the school authorities Of Jefferson county
who did not desire to carry the case any further;
On this account the veto OF the Governor on the
sround that the case still In court. Is looked
UPON as being merely an excuse LOT Writns 'eto
for one of Mr.. Ainsworth's bills. ,,.,
Governor Flower has signed Assemblyman Fishs
hii anthoriZing the New-York Board OF Estimate
and Apportionment to expend $4,000 annually upon
i've erection OF monuments concentrating events
IN American history.