New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-12

George r. Deane and his foowing-in a separate
district from ex-Postmaster Van Colt and his re-
tanners of the old With The majority report had
placed Deane and Van Colt in the same district,
making fights and dssensions between them SEEM
ingy inevitable
ALDERMAN OIICOTTS PROTEST.
To carry out the dickers and trades which the
Democratic combination found IT necessary TO en-
ter into a good deal Of gerrymanderng was found
70 be necessary. but this did not deter the fused
element from carrying the plot into effect so
notorious are some OF these gerrymanders that AL
dernan Olcott. the Republican leader. In his mas
terly speech opposing the work OF the day. openly
charged that the apportionment was plain VIOLA
ton of the mandate of the Constitution. which d.
reefs that all legislative districts shall be con-
tiguous and compact Mr.. Olcott warned the con-
spirators that their gerrymanderng work would
have pass under the scrutiny of the courts, ana
might be declared null and void
In the reports adopted the numbers Of the AS
sembly districts arranged in the majority re-
port have undergone many changes. Most of these
resulted from effort to arrange the odd-num-
bered and even-numbered districts on the opposite
sides OF the city.
Two reports were submitted yesterday by the
Committee County Affairs. The Republican or
majority report was signed by Aldermen Hal.
chairman: Olcott. Ware and Windo.ph. 1t differed
from the first majority report in taking in the
newly annexed Westchester district as part
OF the XXIst Senate District and gave that dis
trict three Assemblymen instead Of two. The N.llth
Senate District also altered. as with tho 1900
newly annexed citizens added TO the NHlst DIS
trict the XIIIth became the smallest Senate DIS
trict of the twelve. Another change was proposed
in the XVIII Senate District. dividing the two up
per Assembly districts by line running north
and SOUTH instead Of east and west.
The Democratic or minority report which was
finally agreed to. was signed by President Jeroio-
man and Aldermen Dwyer, Oakley and Lantry.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ALDERMEN.
Schillng. the OBrienite promised in the eau
Gus early in the day TO throw his vote with the
Democrats President Jerooman. who usually votes
with the Republicans had also promised TO vote for
the minority report brought in by the Democrats
When the Board called TO order Alderman
Schilling was absent. and the Democratic members
were in a perturbed state of mind In consequence
DIVER the other O'Brien Alderman. would not
pledge himself vote with the Democrats and they
were afraid that if the matter came to vote In
the absence Of Alderman Schlling 1t would either
be a tie vote the Republicans would come out
victorious There lot OF unimportant Dusi-
ness 10 be disposed Of first. and during its trans
action the Aldermen anXiousiy a"a''eu "' '''"''
ing =. appearance.
Alderman Brown moved to lay the consideration
nj the reports over until o'clock and the motion
was carried. little while later Alderman Schiiiing
arrived and there Joy among the Democrats
In the debate which followed the presentation OF
49, tho renorts Alderman Olcott wanted 10 have
tho hoard take up each Senate District by Itself
and vote on II separately. He said that there were
some Aldermen who wanted TO vote for the Demo-
cratic apportonment in some districts and for the
Republican in others. and that they should be
enabled to do so. There had been talk that the Re-
rubicans had been trying to gerrymander the city.
but such reports were idle tales. He added that
the Republicans had thought up TO the last moment
that their report would be adopted. but realized
that It would not be. He said that the Democrats
apfe he
n would only be right that the Republicans should
bring things back to their normal condition. but
that they hadn't even attempted 10 do that The
Republicans had at least one-third OF the vote OF
the CITY, but they did not have one-third OF the
Assemblymen and the Aldermen The idea or
representation not carried out.
The vote against considering the Senate districts
separately stood IS 10 10 In the affirmative. and was
declared lost.
An acrimonious debate followed the announce
rnent Of the vote Alderman Hall assailed the
president. whom he accused OF being inconsistent
and treacherous the platform on which he was
elected He said that President Jeroloman could
not explain why he voted for so many crooked
lines in the Democratic reapportionment when he
had previously declared that he favored straight
lines President Jeroloman took the floor and said
that he had always been Democrat and that he
would not be party TO any deals with Plat Re-
publicans lie said that he piied Mr.. Plat for
not having better followers. Alderman Oakley
said that the corporation COunSei ndu huNiseu
against taking the new annexed territory into the
reapportionment. Alderman Noonan defended Al
scrmen Schilling and Dryer. who had been at
tackled for voting with the Tammany He
declared that the Republicans. when they first
came In the board made a deal with them. but had
not lived up TO II. The crowd OF spectators APP
plauded loudly.
Alderman Goodman attacked President Jerolo-
man and Aldermen Dwyer and Schling. Then the
Democratic report adopted by vote Of IS In
the affirmative TO IL In the negative. Alderman
Hackett voting with the Democrats. There a
loud yell from the Democrats. and the board ad-
journed
THE DISTRICTS AS REAPPORTIONED.
The report adopted apportions the city Of New