New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-08
PROGRESS OF A DEMAGoGIc MEASURE

rms TOXIN DRESSED STONE RLL ADVANCED TO
THIRD READING WITH SPEAKER flsIF AID
,,h,rv. March : SPECIAL on only ono occasion
,sls year ras the Assembly found iisof 30 inter
cg.od I'm a bill Vt was to-day IfAt occasion WI
,rhen the Braun Free Pass bill was on maj pas
..o, Then Sneaker Fish lent the Influence OF DIS
vo,a IA the hackers Of tho grab To-day h" not
o,lv voted aRains, the motion to repeal the Tob'r
dressed stone Law Of last year. bat h" took IN"
floor and made speech on the SNhJ"'' ~ 'h'
.robin law Increases the taxes % IN" Sta'r ~
casting Of the Speakers influence asairs; IL r'-
neal was n great misfortune. - my rye WIS ."'
in,ercs, Of the members that they lo" 'hc.' seats
and crowded into the aislc.. The leaders ior ana
ere,ns, the BIN we're surrounded ~ their suppor'-
crs and the scene was n remarkabl" one.
Their. are two bills before the Assembly upon This
subject one offered by Mr. Van Kcur"n. ~ Ulster
was sent to third reading laF' week. THIS provides
that all stone used in public works must be Gre'sei
within the State The other offered by Ny. Iobin,
of New-York has the same provisions bat 20 *
cmp,s paving blocks. They may be dressed outside
OF the State The Tobn bill was called up just a.
to-dav's session Of the Assembly was ending. Mr.
Wlds offered an amendment repeating entirely tho
law OF last year. \ motion by Mr. Iialpin. q New
York to lay the bill and the amendment upon tho
table was lost by "A decisive vote.
Mr Tobin then moved to advance tho bllI 10 a
third reading. Mr. Sanohneld % Chcmung pleaded
with the House 20 10 80. IN order 10 place Mr.
Tobin In a fair High, before his constituents
Mr.. Wray. OF Brooklyn. who has opposed -" bills
at every point. made vigorous speech agains; al
vancng the Tobn bill He said he had received a
letter from Mayor Sch'erAn. Of Brooklyn. In which
the Mayor expressed his great fear that the city
would have to abandon certain public works be-
cause tho Tobin law was preventing the local Of
ncials from making contracts at prices the city
could afford 10 pay. Mr.. Wray said that the
law stood 1t would Brooklyn 70 per more to
IIaIss al
cost.
Mr.. Hamilton OF New-York who has shown un-
usual interest In the subject. said that the whole
point involved in the Tobin bill that OF exempt
Ing paving stones from It's provisions
lie gave way 10 Speaker Fish who had called Mr.
OGrady to the chair and had taken place on the
floor Of the House. when this bill was up for
consideration the other day" he said. Il was in
sympathy with the action OF this House upon tho
question In my own county th"re quarres
which, believe, produce a good quoHty Of paving
stones But believe that the situation have to
face to-day IL not an entire repeal Of tho law It
impossible Therefore. believe We should 10 the
next best thing. and pass and vote for the bill
Of Public Works Of NewYork had told him that it
Ys%5k his so ysar unless MS iii P,s:s% eN
of M Fshs remarks by Saying that 6 1S' had
letter from Mayor strong, in which the latter IA.
%ds dccar Rre that ap pnG f @s a' law MFR
through the press. favored the repeal OF the law
and he said the Legislature should be guided bv II
Upon his motion. the previous question was or
dercd, though half dozen members were or their
feet, seeking recognition from the Chair that
they might explain their position upon the ma tier
The Assembly then voted upon Mr. Vildss motion
TO amend the act by repeating the Tobin Dressed
stone law The motion was .ost. q to S. Follow
=, Yeas-L,AAndr..wss; Babc9ck. Bel. Brownel Brush.
Holmes, Kelsey, lawson Lounsbury. -Aalby Niles
Pavey. Percy. Read. Robbins. Sanger Schoefnn
NJ. F. Smith, Tuttle. Whlttet. Wilds and Wrav
Nays-Abe. Adler. Armstrong Audett. barry
Blake. b oomngdalc. Bold. Braun. Brown Billiard
Burns. Cain, Campbell. Cartwright Chambers
Chapman, J. H. Clark. W. 4. Clarke, Clarkson
e. G. Cole. Corrgan, cutler. Donnelly Eldrldge
FairbTother. Finn. Fitzgerald Foley Friday Gal
lagher Gardencr Gardiner. Gleason. Glen Greene
Halpln: Hamilton, Henntssy, Ilgbie. Hoener Hon
man. Hoops. Horton. Houghton. Howe Hustled
keck. Keenholts Kern. krenrich. La Fetra, Mad
den. McDermott, Mckeown, McNaughton, Miller
Norton. OGra0y. Renhard, Rider. Rockwell Rog-
ers Scanon. f. +. Schalz. Harry Schulz Sebert
SHERWOOD c. j. Smith. Z La @. Smith. Sthley
Stanchfeld Steinberg Stevenson. Ten Eyck
Thompson. Tobin Vacheron. Van Amber Van
keuren. Weed, Weman. Wilcox. Wilks, Whine
Speaker Fish.
Mr.. Howe. OF Tioga. then sent 10 the desk an
amendment exempt!ng paving-sfone from the pro
visions OF the bill After some further discussion
this amendment was rejected by a vote OF 81 to II
The bill was then advanced 10 third reading