The sun., 1895-05-15
FOR THE GREATER NEW YORK
The Assembly Passes the HaIpin Bill
without Referendum Clause.

ALBANY, May lathe Assembly to-day
passed the Halpln Greater New York bill with
out the referendum clause. Speaker Fish APP
peared on the floor and made II a party matter
Before that matter came up the bill OF Senator
Reynolds to complete the terminals OF the Now
York and Brooklyn Bridge came UP as special
order on third reading.
Mr.. Foley said no charges had been made
against the present Board that could be proven.
The bridge had been well managed financially.
The object Of the measure was to give the Re-
publicans the political control OF the bridge.
Mr.. Hennesscy said he could not believe that
the Republicans intended to pass the bill 1t
was merely notice OF T. c. Patt to tho Board
of Trustees that he wished some of the patron
age.
An appeal for the passage of the bill was made
by Mr.. Brush. The reorganization of the Bridge
Trustees was IA necessity. and the passage OF the
bill would place the reorganization in the hands
OF the Mayors of the two cities. The bill was
then passed by vote Of 1S to 16-a party vote.
On motion OF Mr.. Ainsworth a call OF the
House was ordered on the Halpin "Greater New
York" bill. Mr.. Brush then offered an amend
ment providing for u referendum clause In the
bill which would allow the Commission to pro-
pare and submit to vote OF the people inter-
ested charter for the government Of the con-
solidated city.
In advocating the adoption Of the amendment,
Mr.. Brush stated that 1t must be done IL the
people OF Brooklyn were to be justly dealt with.
Mr.. Brush did not believe that the House was
going to pass the bill as 1t stood. The measure,
without amendment. would give Brooklyn no
say rs to the terms of the charter.
The bill without amendment was advocated
by Mr. Friday. who said that he had been n
favor of the referendum clause. but had changed
his mind. There was no doubt that the people
of both cities wished consolidation. They had
voted At the last election, and should get what
was promised them. Mr.. Halpin said that the
referendum amendment was the climax Of the
opposition of the Kings county mem bers to con-
solidation. MIR. Friday said that the bill allowed
future Legislatures TO arrange charter, hut
Mr.. ravey said his vote had gone in the Cities
Committee for reporting the bill. Still. he did
nn @ Incorrectly Drawn. There was no proxison
in the bill that would compel the Conn mission
to ehe5 for b the d Ss of
th G sssn floor in
men who had opposed the bill were like chill
dren, who when they could not have their own
minded the Republicans that they were pledged
for consolidation and :3r the passage OF the bill
cse the Bill. was living in Ohio at the time the
Gonsolidatlon bill was drafted and knew but
s rS9St nSv i the 9nH S and SO was not able
Mr.. OGrady said that the referendum amend
ment was ambiguous The previous question
being ordered. the amendment was lost by
vote of 80 noes, 43 ayes, as announced by the
Clerk; recount showed the negative vote to
have been -.
The bill was then passed by a vote Of so ayes
10 II noes. The negative vote was afterward
announced as 81. The vote was:
AyEs-Messr. Albeit, Adler. Ainsworth. Andrews
Brown. Everett Browncl Burns. Cain, Campbell
Cartwright Chambers. Chapman Clark. J. H.. Clark.
Wa Clarkson Cole. G. C.; Conkiin. NJ: Cutler. Dean,
Donnelly Eldridge. Finn. Fitzgerald, Friday. Fuller.
GARDENER. A. h.; Gardener. f. W; ierst. Good
sell. Gray Greene Halpin. Hamilton, Hgbie.
Hoeher, Hoffman. Holiness Hoops. Horton. Howe,
Hustled Keck, Keenhots, Kelsey. Kern krenrich.
lOunsbery Madden, Malby McNaughton. Morey.
Nixon. Norton, OGrady, Percy Rider Scanon. Sears,
Sherwood. Smith, c. j.; Smith, T.. L.; smith. M. F.;
Snyder StenberR Stevenson, Stewart, +. G.; Terry,
Thompson. 1ilton. Tuttle. Wilcox. Wids. Wilks,
Whine. and the Speaker-SO.
Buard. Conkiing. 4: RI Corr!gan, Coughlin. Foley.
lawson, McDermott. Pavey Head. Renhard. Robbins,
Rockwell. Sanger. Schoepnn. Schulz, f. f.: Schulz
Harry; Stanchfield. Ten Eyck. Tobin, Van Amber
wagstaff Whlttet. and Wenan-32.
The bill of Senator Guy allowing the Depart
ment of Docks Of New York city to acquire dock
property by condemnation proceedings came up
on second reading. An amendment was offered
, by Mr.. Gleason restoring the law to its former
condition, but 1t was lost by a vote Of yeas, "A;
nays, SO.