New-York tribune., 1894-04-27
NOW FOR RAPID TRANSIT.
GOV. FLOWER HAS THE BILL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEASURE
PASSES BOTH HOUSES.
TIE SAXTON BLANKET BALLOT BILL
READY FOR 4 TETO.
THE SENATE DECLINES TO CONFIRM THE Gov
ERNoR's- NOMINATION OF DR.. JENKINS
-o1HER IMPORTANT ACTION OF
TUE AST NIGHTS LEGISLA-


OTHER IMPORTANT ACTION OF
THE LAST NIGHTS LEGIsLA-
TIVE SESSION.
rsoM ruY REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
ALBANY. April 26-Conference committees OF the
LEGISLATURE came to an agreement to-day upon
the bills to give rapid transit to New-fork' the
bill selected by them being that OF the Champerot
commerce The original list of Rapid Transit
Commissioners was accepted ana the people VI
New-york were authorized to vote upon the ques-
ton next fall Of whether or not the city i'sen
shall build a rapid transit road The Com
r,issioners are John H. Starin. William Stenway.
Satb Low John Clafiin, and Alexander E. Orr
When the Assembly was informed this morn
ing that the Senate had amended the Chamoer OF
Commerce bill in many important particuiars
Mr. Sheffield moved to disagree with the report
and a conference committee was appointed OK
which Mr. Sheffield was made CHAIRMAN WIN
Messrs FISH Answorth, Hennessy ana heiny
as his fellow members. The Senate had alreaoy
| appointed as the members OF its committee oena'
| tors Lexow Coggeshall and Mcmahon. Tne COM
| mittee met this afternoon at the Capitoi' ana
after considerable discussion effected the compro-
| mise already described
The referendum amendment was adopted oy
the following vote: Ayes-Senators Lexow'
|
| Ainsworth Hennessy and Reilly Nays-Assem-
blyman Sheffield.
| APPROVAL OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Just outside the room in which the conference
committees met waited a delegation from the
Chamber Of Commerce and the City Ciup' con-
sisting of Henry r. Beekman. Gustav H. Schwab.
Edward Kelly James w. Prior William Dutcher
and Thomas A. Fulton The news OF the acuon
nIoa ad highly.
Mr. Sheffield submitted the conference report
| to the Assembly this evening. There has been
| so much debate of late that no one was per-
| mitted TO talk upon even this important OIL.
II therefore passed without debate, after Mt.
| Sheffield had stated the character Of the amend
ments made to IT, The vote was 93 to 8, MessrS
Berry Brennan ard Trainor opposing IT,
The Senate took up the same bill at 1880 p
m, but unucklily it was pointed out oy Lieu
tenant Governor Sheehan that amendments had
hean made last night to the Butts-Lexow bill
when they should have been made to the Cham
Der Of Commerce bill. The Senate therefore had
10 lay It aside temporarily. little later the Dill
was found to be in correct shape. ana was passed
without any debate IL received twenty-eight
yotes no one voting against II. The Senators
who voted for II were Ahearn, Bradley, CANTOR
Childs Coggeshall, Collins. Donaldson. Guy. His-
Gins Kilburr. Iexow. Mullin, Mcmahon. OCon-
nor O'Sullivan Owens Parker, Persons. Pound'
REYNOLDS. Rice. Robertson. Saxtou Smelzer, Sta
pleton. sulliYan. Wolf. Wolfert.
The Rapid Transit bill now goes TO the Gov
ornor having passed the Senate and the As
sembly in It's final form
REPUBLICAN PLEDGES FULFILLED.
The Republican, Legislature has redeemed
all its pledges to the people, made for
II hv the last Republican State Convention
That convention promised the people that Re-
nublican Legislature would pass blanket bal
lot law That pledge was kept to-day in the
passage Of the Blanket Ballot bill through the
; senate and the Assembly. The Ballot bill was
Transformed in a conference committee into the
likeness Of one that has been repeatedly outlined
hv the ballot reforners OF New-York 1t pro-
vdes for a blarket ballot and an Individual
master Assemblyman Sheffield's bill was taken
t as the basis Of this measure, but Senator Sax
> TONS amendments were added to IT, Senator
Saxton's amendments provide for an Individual
> paster but prohibit the Of a blanket paster.
I, is precisely the bill the ballot reformers wish
10 have passed.
When the conference committee reported favor
$ ably upon the bill as amended, Senator Cantor
assailed IT, He declared that Governor Flower
would veto IT, and thus the people would be de-
prlved of ballot reform. Senator Saxton replied
that Governor Flower had not said that the IN
dtyidual paster unconstitutional; he had
B, merely said that II was cumbersome The law
vers upon whose opinion he had based his bill
$ had declared that the bill was constitutional
E THE RESPONSIBILITY THE GOVERNORS.
..1,ha Legislature" said Senator Saxton. firmly
ia responsible for legislation. and not the Gov
-, ernor He has no right to impose or to seek tc
in,nose his opinion on the Legislature. The Con-
= s,,tution gives him the right 10 act In sucn
q matters as come before him. and he may act
= upon them as he pleases. But of late years ths
e prac,ice has grown up for the Governor to seek
! to ,mpose his will upon the Legislature. He has
no rirht to do IT, We should act as We see III
and we shall have done our duty. l am sorry
,bat the Governor Is going 10 veto an excellen
Is bill"
d The bill was then passed by party vote
;. riautenant- Governor Sheehan appointed Sen
e ators I.exow. Coggeshall and McMahon as I'M
n ,o,,hers ~ a conference committee on the Rapie
l. Transit bill passed by the Senate last night.
To- tho Assembly about the same time MI
o suIzer. the Temmany Hall leader, was at
tempting to defeat the Chamber OF commerce
le RAND Transit bill by having 1t sent TO the Com
= ro,ttae on Cities. Mr. Ainsworth. however. sue
p ceeded in having it consigned to the Confnt,e'
on Rules which had the power TO pr1ng II tor
r ward for consideration at any time
There was a reminiscence Of the corrupt leg1s
= lation of the period when the Democratic part!
= controlled the Legislature in the pushing for
d ward of a bill by Senator Ahearn. legaliznl
'e all the charters acquired by the 'Huckleberry'
e Railway Company. Senator Saxton and othe
d Republicans thought the grant a little too gen
n erous and defeated 1t by vote OF IL to H.
= The Senate passed concurrent resolution IN
sc troduced by Senator Parker. praying Congress 4
d make an appropriation fo~ arming the Nationa
/ Guard of this State and other States with tn
10 Krag-Jorgensen magazine rifle. 1t also adopte
D the majority report of the Judiciary Committe
"a condemnng Judge Cute for issuing his manda
~. dIrona nai.