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what made the indications Of adjournment so
apparent under the paPier msche ceiling TINS
temptuous and disdainful Senators were on
hand at sharp 10 oeloes ana ahey wcre Sntil tnr
was S time to get together in the onyx ebsmber
The most ntsresting eSsmpo Of nnGo TINS oonde, 20
wSom n. w"s oy MUCH
needed lesson yesterday. The bumptious leader
on the other side was the personifeahtion h Of Of
meek ness and humility, and II was plain that ms
one Of his bill. that the House had referred
Ills undiplomatic revelations OF his real feeling
toward the lower body. .
the Assembly was the Halpin Greater New York
bill, which was reported by the Committee on
Mr.. Hennesscy moved to recommit the meas
ure for n hearing. This motion was opposed by
Mr. Hap57 The bill he said and S.D, been ipp% e
had passed for all necessary hearings.
Mr.. wray wished It known that while he was
bill as 1t stood. II did not meet with the wishes
of the people OF Brooklyn., The bill had been
Gated the recommitmcnt.. lie said that without
Ign an opportunity to tell what kind Of d char
ter would be accepted. he would oppose the bill.
II, however. 1t was amended fairly, he would
The whole Kings county delegation opposed
the G IN Its ss mr. @nud be
but fair to recommit the bill. New York wanted
to be Joined to brooklyn, but wanted the uniting
Mr.. Halpin thought time for the committee
to Tep0T. should be set s. BY the House, Horse ,or,, 49,
cept the proposed referendum clause in the bill
he would agree to have the report come in .,.I on
egation would fight the bill.
on motion Of M, Ainsyorth the i, bin was ;1
str1etions to report Dor on on Friday morning. The
bill. Mr.. Ainsworth said. was too important to
be smothered in committee.
he nj warn
Brookiyn Boards OF Registry; Mr. Fridays, to
Cantor's.. providing for the Improvement OF the
Croton Aqueduct so as to provide bicycle
the property Of the Northeastern Dspensary in
New York city; senator Stapleton's. providing
Syracuse; Mr. Halpin:s. the Nelson j. Water
bury claim against New York City; Senator
Frdas for puSc park IN 7 the
ward of Brooklyn: Senator Lexows, the Pough-
keepsie charter amendment.
Mr.. Hoe!ler's two bills amending the Utica
Common School law were returned from Utica
with the approval OF the School Board and Com
Mayor: Both bills were Iepassed over the veto
of the Mayor.
The Mayor OF Long Island City sent to the
House with his disapproyal the bill to omit
taxes on property in Long Island city which Is
nsa S oy on masoD of Mr. passed
over the Mayors veto.
The special order OF tho day. the Pound bill.
making IL a misdemeanOr to purchase the vote
of a voter at caucus or primary. was called
at - o'clock The bill was lost on April 80. but
n motion to reconsider the vote was laid on the
table
MIR. Tuttle opened the discussion by advocating
the passage of the bill He said 1t would tend
to clear the political atmosphere more than any
measure that could be thought OF: The people
had the good Of his country Mt heart should vote
tor it.
The bill was also advocated by Speaker Fish
MIR. Stanchfield thought that the situation
would be queer one when some OF the MEM
bers tried to get renominatcd. No doubt most
Of them would lie guilty of msdemeanor un-
der the terms Of the bill; ,, :.
Mr.. OGrady hoped the bill would pass. 1t
was as good Democratic measure as it was
Rspublicnn one. Ii should pass unanimously.
after the former vote upon it had been recon-
Mr.. GARDENER, as Chairman of the confer
ence committee on the Raines Blanket Ballot
BILL presented the report. In explaining what
the report contained. Mr. GARDENER said that.
outside OF correcting Typographical errors in the
Raines bill. the bill as reported was about the
same as when 1t Wns % sent to the committee with
persons who should accompany the illitcrate
vote, voter into the booth Primarily The bi pro
inspectors TO assist him; then the bill was
amended so that 1t allowed the illiteratc voter
Of y IMo IN &c
1t was decided to allow the iilitcrate voter TO
Choose two OF oppGsh, p9i1sdai faith from the
lot and poll clerks; The bill had been amended
to meet the views OF the majority. Mr.. Garuen-
ier moved for the adoption of the report.
Col: William Carey Sanger .Republican. Of
Oneida county, who was member OF the con-
ference committee. opposed the motion on the
ground that to permit the able bodied iilterate
vCter to have personal assistance in preparing
his ballot raises ser ous constitutional que,-
tiOn. THE Constitution" he said. provides
that secrecy in voting must be preserved: and
even II we admit that this provision must givo
way in cases where. by reason of physical disa-
bilty or iniirmity. voter cannot prepare his
ballot without assistance. we cannot escape its
g
ly free from physical disability"
The report was adopted by a vote OF 0l to 10.
The negative voters were: Mcssrs. Chapman,
Corrigan. CouGhlin. Gallagher. scrst; Lii tetra.
Terry. Whittet. Wfds, and IIcnnessy.
Mr.. +. +. Schulz called up his bill. lost on May
.. to appropriate $4,000 for canal between
Flushing and Newtown creeks. The bill WAS
attacked by Messrs. Fairbrother, Nacheron and
Ma!by: and defended by Messrs schulz, Wrny.
Wray and Mr.. Campbell of using city, gag
rule on the bill because both had moved the
previous question. The motion to reconsider
was lost by vote of AZ TO %, it falling to re-
ccve the constitutional majority.
These bills were passed:
Senator Smokers. for the appointment OF a tuber-
CuuSs commission.
senator Childs's, for the improvement OF certain
"nnn In %ns sana G Vernon Charter bill
MI SiNon's. defining the powers OF the Ramapo
senator kburn's. for the appointment OF a deputy
mine inspector by the Factory Inspector
Senator Cantor's. cxemptng from taxation prop.
or the House of the Good shepherd OF New York
Mr.. Cutters, authorizing guarantee companies to
invest in bonds which they guarantee.
SENATE BRIBERY INQUIRY.