New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-26
Mr.. LA FETRAs LITTLE JOKE.
HE PRETENDs THAT THE POWER OF REMOVAL
BILL WAS PASSED InREGULARLY AND ASKS
FOR ITS RETUR,; TO THE ASSEMBLY.

HE PRETENDS THAT THE POWER OF REMOVAL
BILL WAS PASSED InREGULARLY AND ASKS
FOR ITS RETURi; TO THE ASSEMBLY.
Albany, Feb 25-In the Assembly tonight Mr..
La Fetra the following preamble and resoIu-
ton 10 the clerks desk
Whereas, Assembly bill No. II duly passed THIS
House the 18th day OF January. 1885 and mat
1t was thereupon duly sent to the Senate Tor us
Whereas. Said bill was thereafter duly amended
duly passed said honorable body amended. and
was thereupon returned 70 the Assembly for us
Whereas, Judson lawson, the introduceT Of said
amendments. and the Speaker thereupon put the
motion TO concur and a rollcall was thereupon
same. and thereupon Se SAID ' Speaker duly de-
clared said III passed as amended, and directed
Of Nsw-York for his approval thereto and II he
should approve thereof. that said bill be sent to
whsress. Thereafter the Mayor AZ Of the city Of
nd or sa1a Dill The "s its afs
Honor Levi P. Morton. Governor OF this stale
in the once OF the Secretary OF State; and
Whereas. 1t is provided by Article III. Section
that mo bill shall be passed or become a law un-
less II shall have been printed and upon the desks
calendar legislative days prior to its final passage.
unless the Governor or the acting Governor shall
have certified to the necessity of it, immediate
passage under his hand and the seal Of the State;
cspt by the assent Of the maory Of the members
elected to- each branch OF the Legislature and
thereof shall be allowed, and the question Of its
nnal passage shall be taken Immediately there
ts o.rr., and the yeas and nays entered on the
Whereas, Said bill passed the Assembly with no
ins question upon its final passage was taken
namedately after said last reading. ana the yeas
upon duly to the Senate for its
Xii a tne honorable Senate saw fit to amend said
se%ase as upGn its return as amended by the
SAID Eli Sas Ra na 9 T nsssss s The
tbe ssseSnb SSd 6 after IT had been returned to
printed ana DID not lie upon the desks or its mem
IT'S final passage in the final form nay piof 10
nssnoy %aS Go 10 consider the bill upon It's last
snd '''s anu "'a' passage In It's amended form
whereas; The fifteenth section OF Article III Of
served. and said bill has never been nroDeri Oh on
fore this House for It's consideration In he form
In which IL was amended by the Senate he n ~
Resolved. That a respectful message be sent 70
n ss Ar S Of saf s. requiring he
1 mas Ssna b passed d be
cities. from which II was originally reported with
instructions 70 report forthwith the bill as
hnal passage in its amended form or such other
or further proceedings be had as 10 this honor
may Of hs s f Be- It rhS with the
m Sesolved. That a respectful message be sent to
ne reinstate the heads of departments which he
mas mas removed in compliance with the alleged act OF
n M legislature, until such time said bill be
Constitution
AS soon the clerk read the last word Speaker
1nn said: THE resolution is out OF order"
"hat?' said Mr.. Foley. Doesn't the Speaker
9sslre to have It debated"
Ia, ~ not within the power OF this House" re-
.va the Speaker. ITO withdraw a bill from the
4 The ry OF state. II is therefore out OF order"
ySt1rss resolution was then returned to Mr.. La