New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09
U1SONS ~ THE LEGISLATURE.
STRONG AND REPRESENTATIVE MEMbEh-
SHIP-ALMOST A MAJORITY IN
BOTH HOUSES.

BOTH HOUSES.
Albany Feb 9 (SpeciaD.-There is an unusually
strong and representative Masonic membership IN
the present LEGISLATURE. Nearly majority IN Doth
the new Senate and Assembly can be counter DIS
he.onring 70 the ancient fraternity This fact has
been much commented on of late. ana the KNOWN
edge has given great qualification TO the order IN
tho State as we'll rs 20 the legislators themselves
Il is particularly pleasing to the fraternity aso 70
know that is representation includes tho eadlhs
members Of a law-mak.ng body that IS admittedly
one OF the best that have assemble at the capia IN
years Every degree but the exalted th.Fty-'hrd -
roprescnted and altogether the aggregation IS one
OF which any fraternity might well be proud.
Co.,octiy.ly the Masonic membership in the Legs
lature amounts 70 no less than ninety-four, wnie
FIVE others have applications for membership no"
reudiug before their home lodges. OF this total
af'y-four have as yet taken only the Blue LodSe
degrees ~ the remainder forty-one belong TO the
Char,cr nine - the Couacl and twenty-sX 10 the
commandery The thirty-second degree has been
o,taircl by nlre. and the popular Shrine badge IS
vorn. thirteen Past masters honors are claimes
by fourteen and there two past district depi-
les For the sake OF COMPARISON 1t may be men
toned that last year the old Senate OF thrty-two
members contained thirteen Masons while the AS
sembly ~ l2S members contained hfty-hVe' Inc
curious may observe. also, that In the present sen"
a,e twenty-one OF the thirty-six Republicans are
members Of the order. while but two OF the tour-
teen Democrats belong to It. In the Assembly the
pronorton is even more marked. for the fraternity
claims sixty out of the loS Republicans while II can
claim but eleven Of the for;y-seven peino'ra.sc
may be well TO note. however. that MT. S'ahch"e'u
.no democratic leader. is Mason Of high degree
'n' N' rt.. ,bo penubllcan Sneaker
while neither MT r's''' ''o ,.,a- &, a ,,or,.
nor NJ. O'GraGy, the Repuph'a'' 'e"'''' =" ''-N'
Der - the order
~ rho Masonic, Senators. over whom Lieutenant
co,.rnor Saxton himself an ox-scnior warden or
,,,a Ic1er prce!des seven wear the cross and
the double eagle. and six have in addition the
sr,,,e,or and crescent OF the 5hrnc Thirteen OF
the have as yet taken only the rue Lodge
degrees but o, rnoSr VINO ,o Royn Arcb and three
wear '"' "'' w. o,',,'.m a, ,,o Masonic
ACCOMPLISHMENT. fort, have taken only the Ancient
'D, ,,, nnete,. wear the Commandery
badge five the double eagle. and seven OF the num-
Der. who have gone up higher are SINNERS OF
those III '"e ''"'''' ,'', e,,.oro, o,s,I,
the chapter and six to the counc" several ccS,!
and beautiful 'a'F's o. '''r o'' H.. ro.~S senator
"eii,g'S .or,rois combination level
Lamj =. Whlch - 4 N"'7'O"' '''''''.''O"
representing the higher degrees, together with the
Shr"' senator ,,n,,,r, charm which was
h'na'on ShF'"' anu o',,,''''''' - .,s.
presented to him ~ Myara 'r'" ,oc anu %a nnrns
49,, or~s,,. Nm ~ tho Asscmbvnen also
VI NV N'''''N' '
have elegant symbolic pendants on thef ""'ch-
c,,,.ps
,, .. ,,oo ~. ,r,soric fra
'IasSed ACCORDING 10 u'E'''' '"e N'No'''o Ia"
tcruty is represented IN the Legislature as ioilows
p,st masters Senator's Bracket CRisng sun 1879:
,i '.l,,h,, ~ ana iI,rhie 1I;abyion 7q}). AS
srrilvmen j clark tcameron Alills Harrison
I,iIisnn TnInn) Ilonsiugcr Northern L.chD Ives
Haason T RD;, tD Rnvtcr ci <inne
80 ,t.(,,i,,r lr,iurht,, Nuos lIVId-
10 H'"" ~ wv t. ,r,,,.,'r a,s, Sr1ith
N9't, toSrtN 3D. ''ili -, ;r,,ai
+ '''''' ''''
iiue l.uH" ,,' lac t,r,'r Ebohno, Ia,is
iiarrison Uighic Koohler Lexow Page Parsons
Sheppard Stranahau and Tibbts Assembymen
Adrr Andei SON ArihstiH"S, Aus'i', "a ~
ccle DaviisHn Finders Forester Fritz Graves
Cray Gregory, Hoffman. Honsinger. Kern. Matte
son. McGraw, Miller. Murphy. NeWinin' nixon
iVc'''S' ,iNoSct,ssL HSSfi.', S.oaa,,, WaiIn'
uu9li, - D. 'l,i''r N; ", -, 'ro'aI '' "a -
".,soh am ". W -. 80 ,. 80, r,.,o -
DAVE higgins. Johnson, Lan! Many NUM-
names ana stewart, tsseiiipiyi men anus; biasuel
r.. B'oWl| - -. IIomt brV1Hnsn. IUs!eno, Nulier
Le INV 1oWns' Du.ey r.,ur ns'''peS 1911
slA io'' ni'' 80, r,,,Inan Wa',ronp '
HptS .o' "a rhara aro ,hr.. 49,
h.S ntn,, an,o,, ~, nn,,har rau.v' -,
iii1 ,m,.,n - ,itJs Ivss and Kim. - '
80 ,.,n. ' nssan,bvn,an Ai'ds Nrcieuan - OF
c.Lm,td,' Z, cn,i,h 'S,orp anI Iin,morm"n ra,,i q
,,,,nroas ,,,crv 6egr.a' Senators 1ogrnSbau -
W fi -, ,,,u, ,t,u, i -. W.
iaNS, L,issS Ihs 49,; N ,, al" ,u
s'l'oiS i'Cn ii'S' ls,,, I I,t,
~ ,I, L9'nn' ~, ,-,,D'I
t, Stonc5',eif Van " uren ana Weo5 ro,a
tne RANK 2I LAX VonngTr mas seen a,Snen