New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-07
A COMPROMISE POSSIBLE
DEMOCRATIC OBJECTIONS TO THE Ap.
PORTIoNMENT MAY BE OVERCOME.
PROPOSITION TO GIVE THE LARGE CIrrre
ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATION IN SEN.

PRofoSiIioN 10 GIVE THE LARGE CITIES
ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATION IN SEN.
ATE AND ASSEMBLY.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIM -p,prv~\
Albany. Sept. 6.The main speech of the morn
ing. on the Republican side of the apportionmen,
plan, was made by Mr.. Dlckey, Of Orange who an
swercd many of the objections that had been mads
by the Democrats last night. In reply to III,
Speers attack upon the figures Of the new appor.
tionment. he said that Mr. Speer's Senate District
in New-York City had cast total vote last fan
Of l4.624 while his own district. including Orange
County, had cast a total of 40.l4l. Thus he Nir
Dickey) had been elected by 1000 more votes than
the total of all the votes cast in Mr.. Speers dis
trict. There several other districts in the
city OF New-York which had cast no more. or
scarcely any more. than the one represented by Mr.
Sheer; and yet the average vote cast in the coun.
try districts was 5000 1t thus appeared that In
the country districts 1t required about two and
half times as many voters to send delegate To
the convention as 1t required In the Senate dis
tricts OF the city Of New-York.
The only Republican who has attacked the amend
ment thus far Is Mr.. Dean. OF Cattaraugus. who
made his objections to the plan cover for an
attack upon Mr.. Morton's candidacy for the Gov.
ernorshp He thought that II this amendment were
voted upon when Mr.. Morton was seeking an cleo.
,lon the Republicans would lose the State by large
majority.
The first amendment to the plan was offered to-
day by Mr. Vedder who proposed to keep the num-
Der Of Senator'S at thrty-two for the present. but
afterward to increase 1t 10 fifty. when Federal
census had been taken His amendment, which
extremely intricate and involved, would give the
rural dis,rcts the advantage over the city districts
whenever the apportonment should be made. The
second amendment to the plan introduced by Mr..
Montanye merely restored the principe OF biennial
sessions, which had been practically dropped from
the scheme of the committee by providing a one
year term for Assembymen.
Mr.. Lauterbach. who was IN MS seat To-Day arer
a short absence. confirmed the rumors Of yesterday
that there was likely to be compromise upon the
matter of sectarlan appropriations. He thinks that
concessions should be made toward schools which
are carried on incidentally. in the charitable inst-
tutions Of the State but more particularly IN the
orphan asy,ums. Hence the plan Is to allow the
amendment passed on Tuesday relative TO the pub
lie schools 10 be finally passed without opposition,
but condition that no opposition shad DC s.ven
the passage Of the charities amenoinen'' .ncn
Is to make change whatever IN me present
Cons,tItI0n and laws as they are now applied to
the conduct OF education within the cnarltacie
The chief point made by Mr. Root in his speech on
the apportionment amendment tonight was that tne
excess Of the population IN ss m,s ess than the
total in the twelve outside senate distrets
Elimination has been made IT has been the injury
OF the outside districts. They nave many ana IL
yersIed districts, and their voters are not 80 near
the polls as are the voters in the city BESIDES tney
do not as Is the in the city. represent ior tne
part political organization cohroed Dy one
II is said tonight that the main objection OF the
Democrats to the amendment VIII be overcome oy an
amendment TO IL providing that the Increase IN the
large cities shall find additional representation IN
both the Senate and the Assembly from tune to a a
by making the Senate consist OF more than niy
members and the Assembly OF more than 100 mem.
hers BY this method the cities Will secure "nat
they want but il will be at the expense OF inc
rural districts because the latter VIII still Keep tneir
representation.