New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-17
MCULLAGH SUPERINTENDENT
CONFIRMED A FEW MINUTES AFTER
THE ELECTIONS BILL WAS PASSED.
LEGISLATURE ADJoURNs AFTER PUTTING FIVE
NEw LAWS oN THE STATUTE BOOKS.

LEGISLATURE ADJoURNs AFTER PUTTING FIVE
NEW LAWS Of THE STATUTE BOOKS
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBrSE.l
Albany. July 16.-After a session lasting on'y
one week the Legislature has adjourned. but
within that brief period statutes ~ highly
important nature have been added to the others
already 70 he found in the law books Of this
State. and it can reasonably he expected that
some of the new enactments will have A marked
effect on the fortunes Of political parties. Not
only have the statutes been passed by the
Legislature. hut they have also been approved
of by Governor Black. 50 that the legislative
history ~ the week is already completed.
Before the Legislature met IT was obvious
that there would he no political divisions Of
serious nature upon the bills relating n the
soldiers ~ the state which were 70 he con
sidercd Accordingly by unanimous vote.
were raised the laws appropriatinG SJ0oWO adj
dtional to pay the expenses ~ the state
and giving the soldiers right 10 vote in No
vembcr next with their fellow-c citizens. There
was also no division IN the Legislature. hut
cheerful unanimity. in appropriatine Sls."~ to
pay the mileage Of the members and the sal
aries Of legislative clerks.
Eut upon one political measure there was A
violent conflict the echoes Of which will probably
he heard for years to come. This conflict was
over the hill which authorizes the Governor 10
appoint State Superintendent of Elections.
armed with the privilege Of appoln:ins seven
hundred deputies. tn enforce the election laws
In the counties Of New-York. Kings Queens,
Richmond and Westminster. Violent resistance
was made 10 this hill by IN" Democrats, and
they also opposed the bill declaring that no
Board ~ Police or Mayor Of CITY shall appoint
An election officer except from list submitted by
a political committee representing either the
Republic or the Democratic party.
MCULLAGH NOMINATED.
All these new laws received the signature of
Governor Black soon after the bills expressing
them were passed by the Legislature to-day.
and he then concluded his labors by nominal
ing ex-Chief John McCullagh 81 the Depart
rnont Of Police NJ New York as the nrst stare
Surerin,Nndcnt of Elections. The confirmation
NJ this nomination was strenuously resisted ny
tho Democrats but they were outvoted by the
Republicans. and Mr. McCullagh was confirmed
in his new office ny vote NJ y 10 u
When the Legislature met this mor1icg all "t
the important measures which had been under
consideration werc still. In the possession %
either the Senate or the Assembly. but they
had been So thoroughly debated in the previous
marks npon them consented 10 the taking ~
vote upon them. In the Assembly me Demo
Gratis resisted FOR few moments IN" passage
of Scrator Lexow's bill - insure the appoint
ment Of election ON nominated ny political
committees but soon vote reached on
the measure and It was passed by vote Of -
70 81 the Republicans voting for It and the
Democrats opposing q
The Assembly then passed hy unanimous
vote Senator Higgins bill approprIatng $1,000
for the Legislatures expenses during tn" spe-
cial session \ little later the soldiers Vote
bin came oyer from the Senate. the latest
amendments 70 - were explained. and then m"
bin was passcd by unanimous vote
LIVELY DIscrssIoN ~ THE SENATE.
The SENATE ha4 rather stormier time.
FRS, there was considered the New-Yo Elec-
tons bnl az amended by the Assembly yester-
dav The chief ~ these amendments was n
provision that the State Superintendent ~
Elections should In every instance appoint rs
his DEPUTIES in tho ranks ~ the six hundred
regular deputies asmted him persons suggested
bv political committee. senators 'ahtot am
Grady ATTACKED tho measur" because one nun
dred special deputies were not included In ms
bipartisan provision
Senator Krum. Republican. said that All tn"se
special deputies would be Republicans. but they
were needed II The state Superintendent or
Elections was 10 have any chance ~ capturing
Democratic repeaters The Intent u IN" act.
Senator Krum said was 10 have six hundred
bipartisan deputies and one hundred partisan
deputies Senator Grady replied that he would
predict that the one hundred partisan Repuo-
leans would he employed for the full forty
days allowed. while the ak hundred bipartisans.
three hundred Of them Democrats. would only
be employed for thru or four days. Their en-
ploymcnt would thus be nominal The bill was
tn n passed hy vote of - to l..
Fifteen minutes after tho bill was passed the
Senate received the nomination Of John Nc
Cullagh FOR stat" Superintendent NJ Elections.
Within that fifteen minutes the measure had
been taken 10 Governor Black had been signed
by him. and he had signed a paper formally
nominating Mr. McCullagh for State Superln-
tcndcnt ~ Elections As was expected the
nomination was violently assailed by tho Demo
Gratis senator Grady declared that the nomi-
nation was made by n narrow, bgoted and
partisan Governor n carry out partisan ends. - B
Senator Raines said In reply for the Repuh-
leans that a few days ago Mr.. McCulln9h was
an able and admittedly honest chief Of Police
u New York but the time had come when the
controllers Of Tammany Hall thought the eX-
igcncy had arisen which demanded his re-
mOval Mr. McCullagh was removed because
he had refused 10 give up the prerogative' or
his office 70 Tammany. The Republicans. he
declared. would vote TO confirm Mr. McCullagh
because they believed he competent. and
that with him IA Superintendent of Elections
there would he no conflict with the police ~
purposes OF fraud
The resolution 10 confirm the nomination OF
Mr. McCullagh was then adopted by a vote OF
2S TO -.
H. and adopted 4 resolution for the final ad-
tOurnment OF tho Legislature. Both houses or
the Legislature adjourned sine die at 80 p m.