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by the people for whom the Senator bad spoken.
The speech was further characterized as the
who had becn a suppliant at the door OF that
City Hall and who had got nothing for his
amendments that they wefo asked FOR by tho
Committee of Ten and the seventy.
Senator Lexow asked him 4 he had any au-
thority to represent any committee.
lam like the senator in this. was the re-
sponse, that am not sure just whom repre-
Senator Lexow interjected that the bills of the
Ton had never been discussed by the Committee
Of seventy FOR reasons that the people OF the
senator Stapieton retorted taat the bills OF the
psops a" 9l
concluded by saying that the bills ought to be
amended as he suggested, so ns TO make them
fairly acceptable to the people intt rested. II
the amendment could not be inserted. he hoped
the bill would PASS without IT, and he would
found to be the best that could bo had
This declaration made further speeches un-
driven out by Rainess speech, ard no vote
could be taken until they were sent for. In the
mean time senators kilourn and Lexow spoke.
chine, denunGiation Of Mayor, Strong by its
mouthpiece, Reines. They will vote with him
pretence. and not to come out, as lie does. fiat
footed against the reform Mayor ard his reform
allies. Senator Cantor had TO take the floor af-
ter Lexow. as tho latter had permitted his inn
agination to run away with him; as he always
ters senator Cantor had unfrclingly destroyed
the effect OF one OF the Ro ;kland county Suna-
tors slittie oratorical tricks dnrins his speech.
itself against reform" declared lexo". with
Raines's inspired speech s,ill ringing in his ears.
Well" cried Cantor, you had better get
ont now"
to interfere in the contention of the Republ-
cans. but that senator Lexow's monsirous TRADE
sgainst % the city OF NST lTr; could not Gs SUI
fit OF POLITICAL insanity, the rawlings OF mind
steeped in dime-norcl stories. 1t was. perhaps.
not necessary to answer it. as the senator would
probably come to his senses and discaiu that
he had meant anything By It. senator Cantor
partisan provision in the election laws OF the
State was the result OF the tactics that the Dcil.
tce in ali the erv Of ur the
Election Boards Republican. After vninly inl-
portunlng the I.eg.slature for, laws to roinedy
the Election Boards III New York Democratic.
Then the bi-partiaan provision was promptly
tor said that the opponents OF the bills OF the
Ten had evidently not read them; They created
people, as had been charged. Tho minority in
this matter was in the exact position of the poo
PIE Of @ro the &c city whp desired to eliminate poll
The missing Senators having been corralled.
Senator O'Connor closed the debate with the
declaration that it was the duty Of the majority
to pass the bills as they were. without amend
ment. 1t was their duty to the people and to
should be affected by the Mayors opinions. The
Mayor could do as he pleased when ,he bills
were! were sent sen to him llo also thought that they
would or would not remove the Republican
Commissioners now in office. The most signi.i-
press his honest judgment that IL these bills
were changed no bills at all would be passed for
On the vote the Democrats voted as Senator
Cantor had suggested. As they were opposed
to tho passage Of the bills they would not assist M
bipartisan bin were therefore lost by a vote of
% to 2, Senators Stapeton and Lamy casting
On the Reorganization bill. Senator Staple
toms amendment giving the Mayor vote in
OF. The negative vote rose TO 20. another
Senator hav ing dri fled in. but the affirmative
figure remained tho same the yotsfS being
then laid aside. They are on the ordor Of third
reading, ready for final passage. and all that's
not DO until all OF them, except Wolfert, are
we'll and able to be in their seats.
A report from the Printing Committee was
the first feature of to-days session Of the As
quarters to charge all tl.e delays and mistakes
resulting from incompetency in drawing up
measures and from committee clerk Juggling.
Democrat. In u moment of wen kness. as Sen
ator Rnines would say, the Committee on Print
ing was directed to investigate the matter. 1t
was expected that tho result would be an attack
on the printer. out Of which party capital could
Job encouraged. But the committees report
shows that tho work is being done with remark
ablo accuracy and speed. considering the dis sad
ness and Incompetence of members: The latter
are recommended to consu!t the statutory Re-
proper S'p shape instead of srowing at the printer @
Among the bills passed early this morning
was the first one introduced this session by Mr..
Donnelly Of New York. 1t prevents he fraudu-
lent disposition on the part OF an inso!vent mer-
OF case in New York last necemter. where the
stock OF such merchant found its way across
town to the bargain counters of another store
between sunset and sunrise. and the creditors
could get nothing out of it for their claims. Tho
country members who nre lawyers were mighty
shy Of the bill. A very profit BILE psrt OF their
practice is in giving legal advice to the involved
and assiGnng business man: who is always
But Mr.. Donnelly got his bill barely through
having just the required 65 votes.
disapproved by n Mayor was the occasion OF CON
siderable trouble. The measure was the Cohoes
Spring Election bill sent back by Mayor Strong
OF that city. Mr.. Ten, Eyck moved that the
enacting clause be stricken out, and also made u
motion to recommt. Tho Speaker declared
both motions out OF order; and that nothing
bill. Mr.. Robbins, Chairman of Codes, disa-
greed with The SpeaSsr and several Esntlsmen
who was a member OF the Constitutional Con
tho bills die when the Legislature did not choose
spte the dsapproVa Of til the MA Maydr % On the
Speakers ruling. the bill was passed by avote of
81 to over the object lon, Of the Mavor.
the matter OF the Wiemnn hldermnnic bill, re:
turned with III" objection of Mayor Schiercn OF
Brooklyn. or else there were not votes enough to
trnduced it as new bill today. This measure
has had q curious history. IL is on the question
concerning which Senator O'Connor as the
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