New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-18
THE SCHOOL BILL PASSED.
IT HAD \ SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY.

THE OPPONENTS or THE MEASURE IN THE As
srurLY WE'RE MAINLY PLATT REPUBII-
CANS AND TAMMANY DEMOCRATS
Albany. April Il (SpecaD-The greater part
Of to-dav's session Of the Assembly taken
m with heated contest over the compromise
New-York Public school bill, presented by the
Committee on Education. the measure finally
passing By a vote Of Il t. 81 The most strenuous
objection to the bill came. naturally. from the
Tammany Hall and Plat Republican members
of the New-YoYk City delegation who view with
great reluctance any change in the system OF
public education which will tend to place the
administration Of the schools beyond the con-
tam.nation of machine politics. The real motives
of the opposition were cloaked. however under
the guise OF resentment at what was oppor-
tuncly seized upon as an unfair ruling OF the
Chair The occupant Of the chair VINO MADE
the DISPUTED ruling which prevented a yea-and-
nay vote on tho adoption # some amendments
favored by Mr. Halpin happened to be Mr.. Will
cox of Cayuga one or the members of the sub
committee which drew the compromise bill. The
misleading cry was. therefore. raised that the
measure was being put through the Assembly
under gag law. and mitch artificial indignation
was exhibited by the Tammany Hall and Plat
Republican contingent at what they were Pleased
TO dcnouncc as the Chairs partisanship and
sharp practice.
The fact was that Mr.. IIalpin. who undertook
t. pose as the leader OF the opposition To the
BILL was caught asleep to-day, just as Mr. Nray
was caught yesterday on the Thcatre-tickct
Scalpcrs bill. and had no one but himself to
blame. When the previous question was or
dercd on his substitute which sought to restore
the provisions Of the discarded Bell Public school
biz. Mr. IIa,pin did not have the forcthouGht to
demand forthwith the yeas ana nays, but allowed
the question to be put olf-hand. and while he
was absent mndedly consulting with a fellow
member, the Chair submitted the substitute and
declared it lost The roll was already being
called on the main question when Mr.. Hapn
woke up and discovered what had happened
Encouraged by Mr.. Foley and Mr.. iIcnn"ssy. II"
began az one" To- cry Justify Tor paIhAin"n'a'F
quarter accusing NJ. Wilcox OF trckcry an! OPP
preston. Mr.. Hcnnessy OF BROOKLYN rushed
down the midd. aisle and ',almed dramatic
ally TIA; If he had any personal interest in the
hill ne would SEQ thai il dd not pass by such
tactics
The Assembly took this ou,burst Of chlErin
and i'l-humor very placidly and Mr. Wilcox:
who remained in the chair quite unruilled
by the protests hurled az him from III" floor
IS was propo; h- would allow no interruption
Of the r0-cau after i had begun. and at It's cor
c.us.on further warfare was out a. The quostlY ~.
for the bin had passed by forty mai 1ritv.
Speaker Fish took an active interest I'm getting
the bill through and voted and spoke in favor
II f.. These fifteen Republicans voted against
tho measure: Andrews. Boil Ilaipin. H1Wilt"n.
Hoops. lawson. Miller. St"nbrrg and Wilk"s. "f
New York. !IouChiou and +. +. schulz. Kings,
Burns. West hester. Rogers. pn'ndaEa; j !.
Colo. Rensselaer, and 'l"n. S"u"on.
IN" provisions Of the compromise bill hav"
been published repeatedly. ana ~" VOL known.
Tho most striking change il eff IS f. tn" ahol.-
ton OF tho present ward divisions and ward
trustees NcwYurk C.ty Us 20 %" cIt into
4 /. - D. 80 ID