New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-16
MEASURE DEBATED IN THE ASSEMBLY.
DEMOCRATS ADDUcE NOTHING NEW IN OPPOSE

TION--NR IAIMBEDR DEFENDS HIS POSITION.
Albany July l6-speaker OGrsdy called tho As
sembly TO order promptly AZ 10 o'clock this morn
ing The Rev Edwin Forest Haenbeck In his
opening prayer. referred TO the recent triumph Al
Santiago and expressed the hope that Ignorance
and misery in little nelghbor. Cuba. might
soon give way to enlightenment and prosperity.
Assemblyman Nixon called up his motion 10 sus-
pend the rules for the purpose ~ advancing DIS
already introduced
Mr. DOnney made the oont that II required
majority vote OF seventy-six members to suspend
rules Tho Speaker decided the point well taken,
and the roll was called. In accordance with this
ruling.
Mr. Donnelly also made the point that Assembly
man Hanna having accepted Federal position.
was no longer member Of the House The
Speaker ruled that the House having received no
official notification Of Mr. Hsnna's appointment he
had right 10 consider him not member.
The rules were suspended by vote OF y TO s..
which regarded as test vote and insurng the
passage ~ the bill Mr. Nixon stated that tho full
est and rreest debate would he allowed II kept
within n reasonable length Of time. II It exceeded
this limit he would insis, upon the ten-mnute rule
being applied Speaker OGrady spoke in the same
vein
Tho Metropolitan District Election bill was taken
W. and Assemblyman Oliver offered tho first
amendment This provided that the first section OF
the bill designating the territory 10 he Included IN
the metropolitan district he stricken out.
GOVERNOR ADVERSELY CRITICISED
In starting IN upon his argument Mr. oliver took
mp the Governors message Nv pi"cemeal. critcisng
tho third proposition with reference 20 elections IA
being repre- hcnsihle. The Governors suggestions
that money he raised 20 defray m" war expenses
and also that q bill be framed 70 enahl" IN. SOL
diers to vote All right. but H." should have
stopped there. More time had been tAk"n ~ IN
time IN advocating partisan election hill than
for necessary appropriation Or 'sh'h' Z" "nA-
bic state troops 20 exercise the fran his"
As'emblymen O'onnor. HOFFMAN h"rnirget ara
Hatfon also spoke against The measure. Nr Mah"f
declared that the Citizens Union memh"rs were
been whipped into line by n" Relunl, an oi gahIA-
ton Mr. Reddngion said that b." believed mat a
majority OF The Republican members doubted the
~ Is The mos, cutthroa,. .auaacous lntaInou.
10 thrust mo- a portion ~ MS constituency"
Mr.. Gale lad great stress on the fact that N.
citizens, and in New-York had amply protected
Mr.. sreiner asserted tina, the Governor .ppar
emily lay awake nights framing laws ror fear that
ne M T0T Roes "'' oe Ss ed the 6 a.mp
10 pervcrL-ihe slN % nc people Honest ci'zcns
apnoin,ed would come .oge,hcr no doub' on
financial basis NAT would work harm 20 ~" honest
exercise OF tho Franchise
A cali Of The House was moved and ,hcn ~"
ment strike out the nrsi section ~ m" NIL ms
los, ~ q vote of . 20 ~
THE Rrr1. AMENDED
Mr. Nixon then offered an amendment 20 provide
that the naming ~ tho deputies hy the sup"rin-
,And~n, NJ the metropolitan district shall b" com
pulsory upon that official according 10 the is' FUR
nished by The political organizations mentioned in
the bill The amendment was adopted by a vot"
of 70 20 ~ The bin then moved 10 a third
reading nv vote % = 20 p
An emergency message was read from m" GOV
ernor certifying % the necessity FOR lis passag"
Mr. Finn began tho debate third reading lie
maintained that tho ronl purpose o. tn" extra ses
sion had been supposed TO ne tho passage o. legs-
lntion for the casting 81 me soldiers vote and n
bin to dcfray the expenses % the war. Instead u
partisan measure vas pushed forward 70
give Republic par'isans a s. Il day job for forty
days In every year.
Because Of the tremendous power possible 70 ne
exericd by chief Devery and hts seven thousand
policemen such bin A. had been introduced Wa
Mr. stewart tho newly seated member. spoke
briefly opposition 10 the bill. especially directing
his remarks 20 r"fItaton OF the statements
made by Mr. Iaimbecr He claimed the Citizens
Union. that had p9sd one hundred and nfty thou
sand votes for Seth Low. Was Intelligent enough 10
know what II wanted and Il deemed tho measure
under debate a most perncious one,
Mr. Trainer made the point that the supcrntend
emf OF the metropolitan district had IN his power
TO reject after another as many names az the
Democratic organization might suggest for depu-
ties
SPEECHES SUPPORTING THE BILL
Mr. Brennan charged that the policy OF the
minority was dictated from London Ivy prince
Croker" He maintained that Superintendent Nc
Cuagh removed because he would not coun-
tenance the running OF gambling houses. He de-
clared that pure elections were 10y no means local
issues but Of State importance.
MIR Green refutcd the charges made by Mr. Bren-
nan that Chief McCuagh would not have been re-
moved had he permitted gambling To be carried on.
The charge false AZ That made against
Chief Devery With a committee made up Ike the
old Lexov; Committee the reputation OF the purest
person on earth could he ruined chief McCuagh
b. had of e,1 Ia
fer a captain who had not been performing his
duty unn he had first seen Mr.. Platt.
MIR. Marshall deprecated the peraohii abuSc that
had been hcaped upon the Governor IN ne senate.
and declared II shame that the dignity OF the
latter's high office had not been respected lie de-
rIared thai IL il was feared thai improper persons
would be named a. special deputies, the RESPONSE
bllty would be on the chairmen OF the county
Mr. wallace stated that although the bill
The election frauds committed In The lodging house
district Of New-York CITY. He doubted II the in
sSa ryil entirely Mr Wallace said that IT had not
s"enIngy been remembered that the Legislature
mended by the Governor In derIding the Execu-
tive they seemed to forget ms. ...,, 49,.
extraordinary session from the military standpoint
ihat some protection TO the ballot in New-York
city was necessary. The majority cared not ny
certain nHs Snee TS to hs PS's n4s
posed to legslae IT saw III for the benefit OF the
M 0'C;rady read the text Of the minority report
OF the Lcxow Committee. submitted by Senator
Cantor prove that II recommended by the
latter that city officials should not coerce the head
of the police force In the way OF transfers end re-
movals This had been done in the case OF Com
missioners Phillips and Hamilton and Chief Nc
Cullagh. - 49,
I'VE fear Devery. why didn't YOU appoint some-
BODY else-some other Democrat-for chief? When
YOU made him chief OF New-Yorks police you
frightened us politically" said Mr.. O'Grady. In
conclusion.
that II was unusual procedure to supervise the
election machinery OF a city. Chicago was an in
Mr.. Nixon read portion OF the Lexow Com
mttce's report TO show. as he stated that Captain
Devery vas tainted man. In conclusion Mr.. Nixon
said the Republican party was willing 10 go before
the people this fall their action with reference
TO this bill
A call the House was ordered at II rs The
previous question tho final passage OF the bill