The sun., 1894-04-07
THE ALBANY LEGISLATURE.
lE0THER DEMOCRATIC <ssBMBIT-
NAN TO ms URsEIIED.

An Apprep-isttoa sr psoe.deo oniv Me-
ported tor the Expenses OF the Cosst,-
tutionsi Couvsntion-OaIy ssvsu OF the
Thirty-two Senators - Their seats.
ALBANY. April 6-Ths Assembly COMMITTEES
on Elections reported to-day to unseat another
Democrat. CurtisN Douglas Of Albany county
The object OF this IL 10 give some patronage
TO Cohoes in the shape OF salsry and fees to
the contestant Mr.. Albeit. There IL little evil
dence TO support the unseating, but II the con-
teotant is not seated he will not get his conn
sci fees and salary. It is likely that the reso-
luton will be called up and passed shortly be-
fore the end OF the session.
number Of other contestants are com.
planning OF the Discrimination against them
By the Committee on Elections. They say that
II the committee II unseatinR Democrats to
give patronage to the Republicans OF various
localities ouRhout the State they should not
discriminate In favor OF some localities and
against others. While two OF the Kings county
contestants have been seated and got their
salaries and counsel fees. not q single one Of
the New York contestants have been seated.
On the contrary. the committee reported
against the Republican New York Fifteenth
district where Seth Wilks was contsstinG the
seat Of Adolph schilllnasr.
The Assembly passed these bills: To In
crease the powers Of the United States Mort
gage Company; TO give an Inspector the power
to order the arrest Of an illegal voter. and to
make IL felony for any person to procure an
illegal vote. These two last bills have already
passed the Senate and they now go to the
Governor.
The annual Appropriation bill was reported
from the Senate. with amendments. and .
conference com mmittee was appointed.
The Ways and Means Committee Of the As
sembly reported . bill allowing $500. 900 for
the expenses OF the Constitutional Con vention.
Mr. sulzer asked whether the Republicans
more. and that the appropriation for the
Legislature. Mr.: Suizer said that III. ap-
much as for the Legislature. a. the Conven-
tion was much larger body.
bill seS IL nsnt Sas to %st tsrd reasips Oh the
Mr.. sulzer tried to have the committee dis
CHARGED from the consideration oi the bill for
sHst IS fU ss S.S. Scnqsf liz ia
that the bill was necessary because the people
Th5 not s.n sasy ss 's11
20 into the matter with small annual drib-
let's OF Appropriations. The motion to dis
charge the COMMITTEES was lost By q vote Of 81
Mr.. Ainsworsh introduced and had passed .
Commission.
The bill to provide for the removal OF eneum:
brances In the Annexed District was amended
BY putting the power In tho hands OF the Com
missioner OF Public Works. and In that shape
IL was passed.
Only seven OF tho thirty-two Senators were
present this morning. four Republicans and
three Democrats senator Saxton said that
the Friday session had become o farce. and
authority should be given the Sergeant at
Arms to compel the attendance OF Senators
Although eleven Senators were away on COM
mittee work and two sick. there were enough
left to mako quorum. The result OF the
all attendance was that no bills wero passed
and the session was short