New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-22
THE OCONNOR BILL PASSED
sEvENTY-s1X AssEMBLYMEN VOTE FOR
NoN-PARTIsAN ELECTION BOARDS.
MR. GARDINER. OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY WAS
THE ONLY MEMBER WHO VOTED AGAINST
IT-CoURTs TO DECIDE BETWEEN
BY TELEGRAPH TO the TRiB-Sv.l

FACTIONS.
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Albany. March 2l-The non-par;isan elecuoh
INSPECTORS bin OF Senator OCOnnor passed lhe
Assembly tonight by n vote Of &c to !. Inc
negative vote was cast by +. Watson Gardner
of Montgomery County. The measure was re-
called from the Senate yesterday. and to-day
II was IN ed down by the Speaker. MI. AIMS
worth v,3 had charge of the bill in the Assem-
blv had conferred with Senator O'Connor, who
introduced the bill in the Senate. and with Mr..
Fish, who had opposed certain features OF H. ana
they had agreed upon the amendment which
was to be made to 1t. This amendment con-
sisted in striking out the original Assembly
amendment. which provided that in case diff
ferent lists Of inspectors should be presented by
factions of the same political party to the
Mayors In cities where those officials make the
appointments. the faction recognized by the last
preceding State Convention should secure the
appointments. The amendment striking out this
feature of the bill was adopted, and the courts OF
the State. as heretofore. will decide between
political factions on this question. Mr.. Aims
worth was anxious TO pass the bill at the morn
ing session. but there was objection on the part
of Mr. Nixon of Chautauqua County, who
wanted an opportunity to examine the measure
more fully. Mir. Ainsworth. therefore. accepted
a motion which made by Mr. Taylor OF
Brooklyn. to make the bill special order for
tonight. at o'clock. At that hour the bill was
taken up. Ex-Speaker Sulzer wished to amend
it so that the act should go into operation inn
mediately. Mr. Ainsworth accepted the amend
ment.
Mr. Speaker. this is a material amendment.
and the bill should be reprinted Mr.. Fish inter
jected
NJ S,,l11 oil, 70 10 a
the Republicans for apparently delaying the
operation of the law. 1T was all right he SAID
FOR you to have your Inspectors bills take ef-
feet at once when they applied 10 Troy ana Al
bany and Lansingburg.
mir sulzcr is right" replied Mr.. Ainsworth.
the Republican leader Il submitted these amend
ments TO those who We're interested IN opposing
certain features of the biz. and they agreed 10
them Now II they want To- delay the passage ot
the bill they must take the responsibility ~ IT,
/ withdraw any further resp onslnIiy IN come
ton with it, | must admit that all the politics
in 1t now are Mr. Suffers side
81 am not opposed t. the bill" replied Mr..
Fish but | heard nothing about any amend
ments except the one amendment which was
presented by Mr.. AinswOrth this afternoon. II
there are any other amendments want TO kno"
H. The journal shows that only one amendment
was offered and adopted. for have examined H.
Mr. Fairbrothcr. OF Queens County, here sald
that he did not object 10 The bill. but that town
meeting was - be- held in his county on AprI =
and he thought that the bill might prevent thc
necessary preparations being made III 'lih' i1'
II. j. II. Clark, 81 Niagara county, h9' ''a"'
4 similar statement. and H. aftcrwarc objected 10
the unanimous Introduction ~ the Amendment
Mr. Silzer 90; around this by moving that the
hin be r,-co1nmitted To the Judiciary Committee
with instructions u report his amendment forth
with Those who voted against IN" motion ID
rncomnit were: Gerst Of Erie: Robson. u Yates;
Nixon. Of Chauiauqua; Sherwood. II Ch,nang':
TAYLOR. OF Kings; Terry. u Saratoga; Wells or
Onondaga; Ryder OF Wcstch"ster. ana thompson
- nutrhcss Fiftv-s!x members voted f'r the
amendment The last section Of the bill then was
read nv the clerk the roll call ordered and the
bill passed.