New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-14

violate the election laws. They are authorized
TO Inspect lodging houses IN search Of repeat
ers. and clearinghouse keepers must furnish
them with list Of their dodgers II Is made a
msdemeanor to refuse them information. and
felony for the police or any one else 10 inter
fere with them while they are executing their
duties
FEAR CONFLICT AT THE POLLS
AS originally drawn the hill provided that the
police should be withdrawn from the polling
places to which the deputies Of the Superin-
tendent OF Elections were assigned This feat
ure NJ the bill was abandoned. since II was
thought that 1t might make the bill unconstitu-
uohal and thus interfere with the police. The
comment has been made since that the presence
OF the police and Of the deputies in polling
places at the Same time with rival bands ~
watchers and inspectors ~ election might. never
theless lead to scenes NJ conflict in the south
ern wards ~ Nev-York Senator Timothy y.
Sullivan. who is somewhat Of an expert on
election disturbances. said to-day: u should
advise them to send two deputies for every
voter in my Senate district"
One section OF the bill apparently authorizes
the Superintendent Of Elections to select n large
proportion ~ the deputies from friends Of his
own. 1t reads: TT nominations are not made
or II any OF the persons nominated by such
committees do not possess the required qualln-
cations. the State Superintendent shall appoint
such deputies from members Of the party on
titled TO nominate the same without nomina-
ton"
OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTISANSHIP
1t would therefore appear that the Superin-
tendent by declining to accept nominations
made to him. on the ground that the persons
nominated are not qualified. can name his own
mon He can thus name. II he chooses. fake"
Republicans and fake" Democrats
The judiciary Committees were also engaged
to-day in perfecting the Soldiers Vote bill. It
was proposed that the ballots cast by the
soldiers be put in sealed envelopes and he sent
n the Secretary 81 State at Albany. who Is 10
send the ballots then TO the various election
district officers 10 he more counted and
canvassed. The Soldiers Vote bill will prob
/ ably not be passed before Friday
Senator Higgins. chairman Of the Finance
Committee. reported favorably the blll appro-
! prating 100000 for war expenses. II was or
| dered TO a third reading after some discussion
on the understanding that full opportunity
would he given for debate on II.
An emergency message from the Governor
suspendiIC the rules TO permit Of the immediate
passage Of the War Appropriation bill re-
ceved and read.
DEBATE on THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Senator Cantor then moved that the Appro-
priation bill he recommitted 10 the Finance
Committee, with instructions to strike out the
section providing for the issuing ~ bonds for n
period Of seven years He declared that II
should he an extraordinary emergency which
should warrant the Legislature IN creating a
bonded debt II the State was TO begin this pol
! icy, he predicted that future legislators would
be extravagant in their appropriations II had
taken many years to discharge the former debt
| and the State should not re-entcr upon policy
! ~ bonded Indebtedness Future legislators
would not include large appropriations in the
| tax levy. but would pursue the policy II issuing
bonds. This proposed appropriation woua I'M
nose a tax of only one-tenth ~ a mill on the a
| sessed valuation Of personal property and real
| ~ in the State. and the people would ch"eriully
| nav the tax He thought It a dangerous policy
| for the State and believed that the money
should be raised by the imposition Of tax.
Senator Higgins called the attention Of the
Senate TO the fact that there could he no pos
| sibility Of the state pursuing the policy ~ IN
! croasing It's bonded debt. as the Constitution
explicitly prohibited the issuance Of bonds. "N
cept for three purposes. without vote or the
| people .-,,.. 49,.
the bonding clause was defeated by vote OF
| II to p.
MORE ARGUMENTS FROM GRADY.
Senator Grady then moved 20 amend by strik-
ing out the provision FOR seven-year bonds and
providing for temporary loan until the money
should he refunded ny the Federal Govern
| rnent This ne declared 10 be simple business
| prorosit!on which every Senator would Apply
! TO the conduct Of his own business. HIS amend
! ment provided that the Controller should issue
| certificates payable at his option.
Senator Cantor called attention 10 the fac'
that the bill passed at the last session authorz
! ,nr the Governor N raise 81 100000 was IN
| constitutional. He said the bill was an attempt
| n get around that hlundef and raise ne
81 OOO 600 by the Issuing ~ bonds He de-
| clared that he and his Democratic associate
aid not oppose the appropriation. They would
/ favor the appropriation Of any amount wm'n
| tho Governor deemed necessary. They believed
/ however that the bonding policy was danger
/ ous and the money should be raised hv tax
senator Higgins explained that the seven-yeaT
| Limitation 10 the bonds made in conform
/ itv 10 the States finance law. He said he did
! not think II wise further 70 reduce the surplus
/ in the Treasury and the bonding scheme was
J the only one practicable under the circum
/ stances.
| \ vote was finally taken on Senator Grady's
I amendment and q was defeated-Zf 70 II.
The vote was then taken on the hnal passage
l or the bill and It was passed UNANIMOUSLY.
Senator Ellsworth gave notice u his intention
N SUSPEND tho rules 20 permit of III" immediate
rassagc o. the Elections bin tomorrow. and a.
! OLD o'clo.k the Senate adjourned.
TENT OF THE ELECTION; BILL.