New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-14
ELECTION BILL READY.
norrBrs EXPRESSED IN REGARD TO ITS
CONsTITUTIONALITY

,,orprs EXPRESSED IN REGARD TO ITS
CONsTITUTIONALITY.
..r,r POWERS FOR THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT
or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES COUNTY
1ScrupED-wAR APPROPRIATION
BILL PASSED
10y TELroRAPH TO THE TRIfsuNEl
Albany July 13.-The Legislature almost matt
"A to-day in its consideration OF business OWING
% the fact that two Of its most important meas
ures had not yet been put In satiTactory shape
nv the committees which had them IN cha'Se'
nrSosa were the New-York Election Supervision
nh and the Soldiers Vote bill Both measures
we're especially difficult to frame owing TO the
-,,,oarous constitutional questions encountered
t., dac,d,ng upon their commands. 1t may be
la NOW that some Republicans look askance
,on the bill creating a metropolitan election
s,s,r,c, as one Of doubtful constMutionaity. un-
,ae. I, Il sent 10 Mayor Van Wyck for his APP
proval or disapprovaL Westminster County has
baen included IN the list Of counties put In the
,oa,ropolitan district with the idea or making
,,a measure a general bill and thus avoiding
cotton upon II by Mayor Van Wyck. Yet some
panuhl.can lawyers hold that II is nevertheless
snacial city act. and must therefore be sent 10
MAYOR Van Wyck II the Constitution Is to be
oho,.sd The Democrats will undoubtedly APP
,aal m the courts II the bill. amer II is passed.
e not sent to Mayor Van Wyck
Senator Stranahan and Assembyman Mar
shau who had the New-York Election bill in
80 worked over II a large share Of the
,,t but the Senate judiciary Committee did
80 end the bill in a satisfactory form to It's
a,nhers when that body met TO consider II
.. 10 o'clock this morning. and therefore ad-
,sad senator Ellsworth. the Republican leader
l., the Senate that the resolution could not De
ranorted until late in the afternoon "heh
senator Ellsworth made this report 10 the SEN
ete in behalf Of the Democrats the argument
u,os made by Senators Cantor and Grady that
-,.rnor BLACK must be putting some last
.ouches TO the measure. and therefore IL was
n,,,bhed from public consideration senator
r,u0vorth answered that there were GOOD reas-
ons why the bill was withheld ana the "ei"'e
therefore adjourned till 4:3o O'CLOCK
p1,ATT LEADERS CONFIDENT.
=, ,b,s interval II was shown to all Repupn-
oans ~ an independent mind In the Legislature
ord an effort was made by machine Ieaoeis "
enlist them IN It's support. Among the HIGH '
..,,,a vere Assemblymen Laimoeer ana
Weeks. Citizens Union Republicans MI i1a- a.
,oo- said after examining the bill. i nave az
,ss a. sunnort H." Assemblyman Weeks sa'o'
..r,nare ought 10 be soma force OF meu al "orH
1, Now-york TO prevent repeating ana .h''
.,,, Aar,s tho hest measure We can get III INA.
a,oo,,o, and therefore l shall support IT,
NJ aoo,s,on ~ Messrs. Laimbeer and Weeks ~
vote for the bill convinced the leaoeis - ~
plat. machine that they could pass ulc o''' -
the Assembly. xr, +o tho Senate
/. 49,. oo-,nleted form at $50 o'clock. ana sen
o.or r,usworth asked that II De oTueieu "
.n,., raad,ne al once, expressing the pehel 'hA'
rho Democrats were in n hurry 10 nave
considered Senator Cantor rep'eo .a "
ebould oppose the bill at every step anu NV
,ora would not consent TO It's being sent "
third reading. 1t will THEREFORE not 10
nv the Senate until tomorrow.
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL.
The bill authorizes Governor Dia0N " |
noint a State Superintendent OF Elec''o'S' ""o %,
-, .a-ro will not expire until December o.
1902 and who therefore VIII ha'e
.rce over the elections TO be held In the metro
,o,,.ar election district created OF New
vork Kings Queens Richmond and Westches-
,ar counties at the election for Governor thls
var NJ the President and Governor IN l9Oo' Oh
Nayor in 1901, and Of Governor again IN l'o-'
The frs, term Of this officer will be little over
four wears. although the ordinary term IS 70 Dc
for four years He is authorized 10 appoint
six hundred deputies in the hrst place. anu oi'e
hundred additional deputies II necessary mus
making seven hundred deputies in all They are
70 be employed in hunting down and arresung
repeaters for forty days before election ana for
this service are to receive - day. Inc state
pavs the bills. which for the pay OF the depu-
tias alone will be $4,000 a year. Half Of the
deputies are to be Republicans and half OF them
Democrats to be nominated by political com
rnittees in the various counties affected. lhere
will thus be patronage to the amount OF S'ooVo
vearly divided between the Republican and
Democratic machines. There VIII also be little
more patronage exclusively for the Republican
machine here in Albany where the expenses OF
the Superintendent Of Elections yearly Will be
SIS 200 The total cost Of the new State De
partment Of Elections yearly will be Sl'S2W
The deputies Of the Superintendent Of Eec-
tons will have all the authority Of sheriffs and
will have authority TO arrest without warrants
any person who In their presence attempts TO