The sun., 1894-01-10
PLATT MEN GET EVERYTHING
IN IHE SENATE AND xssEMBLY COM
MITTEB zPPoIN1MENIs

Not Ons Chstruanshtp OF Iuportauos for
New York, Brookiyr. or Bpnsio-Ths
Boss Publishes His Euen,ie. and Rewards
HE Friend. 20 iii. Heart. Contsst.
ALBANY. Jan. 9.-The Legislature will be run
by the hayseeds and the jayhawkers this ses-
sion. In alloting the chairma ships OF the i'm =
portant com mittees Platt, the master. punish
cd his enemies and rewarded his friends TO
his hearts content He also arranged matters
In such a way that he will have the big corpo-
rations By the throat. Not one charm an shin
OF Importance was given TO Brooklyn. Now
York. or Buffalo. Even the Committee Of In
surance In the Senate which IL was UNDER
stood was to 20 to Senator Reynolds Of
Brooklyn. was appropriated by senator Saxton.
The Insurance com panies will k now this winter
what It means to have Platt for master. The
list OF Chalrmen In both Houses is list OF the
Republican members from the interior rural
counties Ainsworth Of Sandy Creek and
Saxton OF Clyde have the leadership in the
Assembly and tho Senate. Mulln OF Jefferson
is Chairman Of the Senate Committee on FL
nance 0Connor Of BinRhamton. Higgins OF
the Chautauqua district Stapleton Of Madison,
CoGReshall Of Oneida. Donaldson OF Saratoga.
and the other interior Senators get oil the big
ehairmanships in the Senate.
In tho Assemb bly, the i'm portant airmanships
20 the same way. OF the thirty-six chairman
ships In tho Assembly. the New York Ronubli-
cans do not get one. the nine Republicans from
Kings get Public Health. Charitable Societies.
and Unfinished Business all committees which
have nothing to do. while the Ave Assembly
men from Erie will have to look after the
Printing and Engrossed Bills. The only COM
mittee these great cities get which amounts to
anything 10 the Com mittee on Canals
In order to get oil the Platt men places on
tho I'm portant committees the Democratic rep-
resentatlon was reduced to almost nothing.
On the big committees. like Ways and Means.
Judiciary. and cities. which have eleven men,
bers each, the Repu bllcans take eight and
the wouS BE- entea to
five out OF eleven. and the worst they had ex-
pected was TO get four. =,
is not one Republican from New York or
Brooklyn. The representation o.. tho Demo
thirty-six committees. some OF the Dem ocrato
members are appointed on only ono. Senator
Basy 81 spSoEsn nS KY Tas TO me
ment.
Besides the announcement OF the commit:
tees the list OF minor appointments was rend
In both Houses. Clerk Kenyon presided over
Col Dunn through sickness, Deputy Clerk
Assembly. Sessions will now be held regularly
at IL O'clock In the morninRs OF Tuesdays.
Wednesdays, and Thursdays. 10 o'clock on
Friday morning. and half past Monday
evening. There will be no session on Satur-
days
II may be mentioned that the Senator who Is
the personal property OF the Hon. James
Jehosapha Belden Jared quite well in the COM
mittee appointments.
With the exception OF Senator Cantor and
ex-Speaker Sulzer. tho New York Democrats
Timothy Dry Dollar" Sullivan 10 getting
especially shabby treatment.
* batch OF bills was Introduced this evening,
among them these; .. .-.'l
ByAr LAwson-roressrict the number of saloons to
By Mr. RsiIiyNio vsssts the Tenth avenue sewer as
sessment.
By Mr.. sulz.r-Ths blanEst ballot bllL
BY Mr she ried-Io prevent the assessment OF cand.
BY Mr. salzor-ro appropriate ssoo.ooo for work on
the Capitol
The Railroad Com missioners reported to tho
Legislature that the Metropolitan Traction
Company had asked the Railroad Com mission
to allot q prize OF $50 600 cash to any one who
for propelling street cars superior to the over
head trolley system. The Railroad Com m ission
reported that they did not feel authorized to
take part in the allotment OF this prize without
the authority OF the Legislature. They there
fore asked the Legislature for instructions as
to what they shall do.
The republicans seem determined to begin
the process OF unseating Democratic Senators
and Assemblymen. They will probably start
with senator McCarty OF brooklyn. The
Committee OF Elections In the ASSEMBLY asked
they may get things in shape early for the un-