The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-06
THE LEGISLATURES MEETS.
JAMES m. e. o,6RADF REELECTED
SPEdK ER.

T."
RE Received Every Republican vote-The Tive
cts Vote for Each Other-noth Houses 40.
iourn to Wednesday Next to Give the
speaker Tine 60 Make Up the Committees.
ALBANY, Jan. 5.-Both houses Of tho State
Legislature convened Mt noon to-day. After
completing their organization for the session
each house adjourned until ncxt Wednesday
night. by that time Speaker o'Grady will have
completed his committee appointments, and
they will DO announced when tho Assembly
meets next week, together with the many minor
appointments 10 salaricd places in the gift OF
the Speaker and the Clerk. Noar!y all OF the
Senate employees were reappointcd. Lieut.
Gov. Woodruff next week will announce the
changes In tho Senate committees made ncccs-
sary by the death of Senator Mullin and tho
election Of Elon r. Brown Of Watcrtown as his
successor. Senator Higgins will DO made Chair
man OF tho Finance Committee and Senator
Hobart Krum can succeed Senator Higgins as
Chairman Of the Senate Taxation and Rotrench-
ment Committee II he desires.
There was no friction in the organization OF
either house. The Assembly was able TO pro.
coed to business with the Same facility apparent
last session, when the Republicans did not have
the present narrow majority OF three regular
Republican votes TO depend on. Tho two Gifts
from New York city, Francis L. Laimbeer and
voSSlh hs "OOhSos a. "ho ~ vi S"S
other to-day when tho roll was called
for the election of o Speaker. contented
themselves with thus indicating their position.
They evidently concluded that they would not
remain true to their principles II they voted for
any one but themselves. Mr.. Alfred +. Seligs-
berg. the National Democrat from Now York
city, also voted for Mr.. Laimbeer. As 1t was.
Mr.. O'Grady received the vote Of every one Of
the seventy.seven members OF the House who
werO elected rs Republicans.
The other officers Of the House chosen were:
st.Arms James G. Crawford OF New York;
SSten%SSrra ,pphhSerr;.rMl en Tiu s; t e TrsTs q Of R Rinss;
ter; First Assistant Boorkeeper, Frank ".
johnson OF Butfalo;. Second Assistant, loor.
keeper. Charles Il. Hotaling Of Bethlehem.
No business was transacted in either house
beyond tho reading of the Governor's message
placed in the Assembly bill box viii not be &C:
cessiblc until next week; The people then may
PRODUCED to:daNy by he Democratic Senators
Senator Cantor. tho minority leader, made his
first legislative bow through the introd uction, of
como so ragged from old age that he had to have
1t re.typewiitten on new linen paper for fear IT.
t MSn eio rsl ! s GesF % SItqFe it, the 4 RSSe s eHS sS@sd d fehsn
gas bill h was :, in Jus lust as as pres%rions a cOnditi0 %c
Bronx MS well as the borough Of Manhattan. =,
oH Ssn H z &c Gs Si Gent Grs, to .h NeI desk yer : d iorrird Sas a SllI
senator eatherson, not TO be outdone, nut in q
dollar gas bill applying to every city of the
State.
Senator Featherson had two other %unimpor.
tant measures. termed so for the reason that
is The Anti Conspiracy bill. and a measure
which the introluter SAYS is designed to prevent
government by Injunction.
y The rcading Of the Governors message in both
Houses was listened to with close attention and
was favoribly criticised by both Democrats and
ReDubliCanS. Tho meSsauC was nCnrly twice as
long as last year, and it is safe 70 say TINT few
recon m neam nhon t mage Ell therein 1firo VII VII remain I'M Nm.
majority ofthe recommendations made in, Gov.
Blacks last annual message were favorably dis
posed of by the Legislature.
The Governor decision that the people must
decide first upon tho expenditure OF an ad.
with general approval; 1t is uncertain whether
the Improvement, will have TO wait until q con-
Ing the issue Of the additional Bonds; whish
amendment must pass two different LeRisla-
or whether the work will be carried on gradual:
ly to completion Nth an annual 81 900 900 APP
GFady's ExcIse ! bill lin introduced today. Which
is Tammany, Hall measure. win see its legis.
iativ se enS With he 3fx printing as fin Of the stil; n bill, an.
propriating $3.50 900 to be expended by the
STATE e. E sSnT : az &C., Ge% sahsnsS Of in ab1 SIsS5Ins d ,he
Rerous grade crossings in the STATE.
Assemblyman Thomas Donnelly. the Demo-
OF five instead Of four members on the standing
committees. of the House. 1t became evident
today that lively scenes will be Witnessed in
the Assembly this year. The minority has
more men Of ability than Cor some years
past. especially from New York CITY,, while
the ability of the members of the
majority is up to the standard which has always
been maintained by the Republicans. To-day,
when Assemblyman Green of New York at
tempted to secure the adoption Of several amend
mcnts to the Assembly rules, which would allow
strike pills to DC stolen away from
a committee to which they might be re-
ferred. a breezy discussion cnsucd. 1t
resulted in the first test of strength between tho
two parties. and indicated that the two Cts.
Laimbecr and Weeks. could BIO relied upon to
vote with the Republicans on many. similar
the two parties as the session progresses.
Asscmblyman Wallace Of Queens has a bill
to facilitate indcpcndent nominations. which
provides that independent nominations of
candidates for public office TO be voted
political division of the State, OF a munic-
ipal, corporation or part thereof, can be
made by n number OF electors equal in number
to 2 per cent. OF the toto! number OF votes cast
In the State. or any such political divisions of the
State. or municipal corporation or part thereof.
as the case may be. at the last preceding general
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