New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16
FREE PASS BILL LOST
ONE VOTE SHORT OF A MAJORITY FOR IT
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
MIR. ROBBINS DENoUXCEs THE MEASURE AS A
wILFuL VIOLATION OF THE coxsrIrU-
TION-HOW THE ASSEMBLY
MEN VOTED.

Albany. March l5.-At no previous session OF the
Assembly. except the opening one of the year has
the attendance been large as this evening. The
House first took Senator Wilcox's bill requirlns
railroad compani transport State officers free
of charge. which had been made special order foi
tonight on second and third readings The bil!
was advanced TO third reading without delay, ana
was about to be placed on ts final passage whei.
Mr. Robbins announced that he proposed 10 de-
bate II.
Mr. Robbins said that he was aware what an un-
gracious and unpleasant task 1t 10 oppose a
dill that had apparently been drawn for the beneni
OF the members of the House, and which would
undoubtedly be great convenience to them lie
did not oppose the bill through any personal bias.
but because 1t clearly 10 him violation ana
not an evasion OF the Constitution. He dwelt on
the fact that i, clearly provided in the State :
organic law that transportation should not De pro
vded for State officers. Because pass was no;
accepted IL reason why ceruhcate OF pas
sage was not unconstitutional. II accepted. free
transportation in any form was violation OF IN,
Constitution. Mr. Robbins then quoted Article y
Section g Of the Constitution when prohlDll-
State officers from accepting perquistes IN addlIoh
10 salary II d certificate OF transportation couid
be accepted because it was presented by The State
and not by railroad. he asserted, then as an addi-
tional benefit to an officials salary 1t was clearly
a violation Of the law.
Mr.. Hill, while declaring his intention TO oppose
the bill maintained tndt IN many hstdHceS' "44''
members of the Legislature have 10 make weekly
rips across the State to confer with their con
stituen:s they should receive special consideration
Mr. FITZGERALD after d few remarks In favor OF
the BILL moved the previous question. vote was
taken and the bill was lost by vote Of 20 yeas TO
~ nays not having received the requisite majority
IS votes Mr. Roche moved that the vote by which
the bill was lost be recCnsdered and that that
motion be laid the table. which was done. The
vote on the measure as follows.
Yeas-Messrs. Abel, Adler Anderson, H.. 7
Andrews +. J. Andrews, Baker Barry. Bellen.
Benham Bondy, Braun, Brennan, B. D. Brown l.
L. Brown. Burr. j. Clark, Cole, Corrigan, Cough
Downs Eldridge. Finn. Fitzgerald, Fritz. CARLY
Gledh Glen. Gorham. Graves, Gray Hart. HON
man, Holbert. Hughes Hutton, kavanauen, hen-
nedy knapp, Leonard. Leversee. Maccabe. Mack
y j. Miller, r. F. Myers, Palmer, Parshali' Philo
Post Renhard. Roche, Sanders. r. SCI mid r. /
schmidt Schneider. Schulum. Soper, Springer, j
J. sullivan 7. p: sullivan Ten EycK loohe''
Nays-Messrs. Armstrong. Austin Bates Bayy us
Beden Budd. G. J. Clark, Costello. Dudley riSn
GIlleland Goodsel Colt Green HARRISON. HlI
Horton, Hustled. les Kelly, heAssy i,asnpe
y McEwan, j. Mckeown. Miles e Il MllieI. MsI
phv Peterson. Pierce, Raplee, ROBINS kouhds
Sanger Saunders. Scherer smith. sweet, laylor
Nan Cott Van Keuren Wagstaff. Witter, thinner
man and Nj. Speakers
The following bills were passed:
Mr. Austin's. authorizing New-York City 70 issue
$500 in bonds for the enlarge nent or the museum
of Natural History in Central Park. and LOT ms
furnishing Of increased facilities Tor eXhpoh d''o
instruction .-,, -. -,
lands for the State which have previously peei
placed on sale for and not redeemed.