New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-01

FRIENDS AND OPPONENTS OF THE
FASTER PRESENT THEIR ARGU-
MENTS
THE INsuLATION or TROLLEY-WIREs URGED
BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY ELECTRICITY COM
MITrEE 80 ACTION TAKEN Ok ANY
or THE BILLS

MITTEE 80 ACTION TAKEN OK ANY
or THE BILLS
Albany. Jan. 3l.-Thc judiciary committees Of III,
Senate and Assembly gave i joint hearing in the
| Assembly Chamber the election bills this after
noon There were present in behalf OF the Clti-
zens Committee OF Fifty OF Albany. Matthew Hale
John w Mcnamara. Arthur H. Andrews and Eu-
! gene Eir,lnglmr From New-York City came i.
Il. lIinsiaic, reprrs,nt the Union League club
Mortimer 6. Addoms and James W. Hawes. of the
Republican club; William NJ. Iylns. OF the Reform
Club; Alfred Il. Conk,lng. Of the cry club. and
Henry r. Eecl;man and Wheeler II. Peckham, rep
rescnting the conference OF organizations called at
| the instance Of The city club.
MIR. Beekman explained the provisions Of the
blanket ballot bill which has been introduced by
Senator SlNton and Mr.. Sheffield. sample bal
lots with eight columns. making q document about
twenty by sixteen inches. printed in small type.
wer' distributed 10 the committee. Mr. Beekmln
discussed In d,tai the provisions Of the biz which
permit the use Of pastors and which provide as
aistancc for illiterate voters.
Nj Pcckham favored the blanket ballot without
the pasi,r. The idea! method OF voting. he said.
was the viva vOce method. II was found that in
practice 1t permitted intimidation ana the voting
~ persons who really hal volitlon Of their own
but onP voiced tne opinion Of another The Old
method Of voting 10y ballot had worked very we'll at
nr+i. but had been abused OF late years. The
SaIl9t feiorm law had put an end To voting in
blocks. but u still permitted the Intimidation Of
voters ana the voting ot persons OF individual
would leave the door open for these two evils MIR
f"chham approved III" provisions ~ the bill which
t'ihir U' Hr'laIdt"H 81 p"}~'dl disability at the
t.me Of registry 50 That IL might Doc inquired into
l. b" had his way h. would abolish the party coll
unn AMI obligc every voter 10 exercise a personal
volitlon in regard 10 every nam" he marked but h.
supposed this could not be accomplished until the
next general convention.
Eugene Eurllnsame after approving the general
scheme II the bill as explained by MIR. Beekinan
introduced An'hur l.. Andrews. who proposed
amendments suggested by the Committee ~
Flfiv or Albany. Mr.. Andrews urged the adoption
- stringent provisions In regard To rcgstra-
Itmr' w. 'fia~"s opposed IN" blanket pAster on
he ground that II would furnish an opportunity for
the purch0s" Of votes. r. u. Ninsdae urccl The i'm
purthfoc II putting 4 stop 10 thr fraudulent urdr-
il'es when w,1e undermining American institutions
lie opposed the pIst'r halot fruitful source
u corruption Mr.. WINS also protested agana' the
The hearing was adjourned until next Tuesday.
wh't % NAL hearing VIII b" given. The committees
IAl sue hhI- Wht h' u.'l"T'I o. -,
The Assembly committee ON Gas. Electricity and
Water save hearing ms afternoon ~ Mr. NraN
bill requiring the insulation Of al exposed wires
used in operating los electricity as motlv" power
ly railroad corporations.
Ex-senator John O. Boyd. ~ Ncw-York who
drew the biz appeared In favor Of l.. lie sail he
understood irpro were several devices ~" T.,
Washington that could be- used to insulate the
wires
charles ! Bssell OF Rochester, representing the
Street Railway Association II the state. opposed
%nnfl"D ~ Invested property. h'cdls" II trolley
wires were insulated Of course II would prevent the
passage Of electricity from toe wire 70 the motors.
The Railway Association oF"r'd a cash prZ" of
5000 for any device that would do away with the
trolley. The storage battery system. for Instance
". e run. II New York appeared In opposition
as special representative Of the brooklyn electric
railway companies. J. w Mcnamara appeared In
railway. Alderman Joseph H. clark. Of brooklyn.
favored the bin No action WIS taken