New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-15
.ues . strike BILL but he added that that
Ind needed no explanation.
TIE LEADERS, RTTSINESS


rhen P. on the way back TO the Capitol.
suared al some length on the leader his powers,
~. antics and his privileges: how chairman of
So wsvs ard Means Committee he held the
80 strings OF the Assembly. and not infre-
FFTertlv made the Senate Finance Committee
co-,se 10 terms some important proposition:
Row he helped a new member and gave him a
-, inst 20 encourage him Just 10 jolly him.
ssiS the uleTnbe from near the Lakes who was
seaS,,,y --ossl. how the leader had TO carry on
+5e Aghts Of his party whether he really ap-
,-oved them or not now he stopped debate by
moving the previous question. and sometimes.
bu+ oot often was beaten on that motion; how,
when he wished 10 make question a party
question he moved call Of the House"
you're wrong there" said the leader, who hap
nened 70 meet the Member and his friends.
ssyz-aII said P who did all the talking 1t has
vot 70 be pretty well understood. anyhow. that
al ~ the House Is only made on your mo-
son and only know one where member
ssSed for 4 As matter of fact. a call of the
Fyouse by YOU means that the bill is party
measure "On which. however, you fellows do
rot always vote with me- said the leader No
ssi6 al the members with grin. mot unless II
Is true political question Then we're with
Won 10 a man And they went into the cham
i,ar and in five minutes were deep in the session
raising bills. as before two to the minute
The week passed, the last week Of the session
and the Member went TO the Capitol for the
,nst tine on a beautiful April morning Flags
were hanging over the Speakers desk. There
IN front Of the desk. bought by the members as
si4rs 10 the Speaker and others: a bevy of we'll
dressed women and pretty girls was seated in
side the rail, and flowers adorned the desks of
some Of the members. The sun streamed in
through the windows. Altogether, the appear
ance Of the chamber was one Of pleasure and
ravery but not business.
Then came the rush and roar Of a hurried SEES
SION The hands Of the clock were stopped, and
q, took five hours TO go from 2 o'clock 10 noon.
The Members quiet. laconic and cool headed
friend from County was in the chair
the Speaker being sick and during an especially
vicious debate Uhey had them on that day.
aver) a wag on the other side asked the Speaker
If he did not think il was past -? To this came
ne crushing reply: The Chair in his official ca
pacitv has no individual opinion. Second read
ing OF a bill" There a burst Of laughter
and the temper of the Assembly was restored
10 its normal equilibrium; il had got TO point
where GuarreIs were threatened
The last bin was passed-the Senate Commit
tee had announced that that august body was
ready To adjourn. and one Assembly committee
went 20 make a similar announcement 10 the
Senate while another went 10 SO inform the
Governor The Acting Speaker left the desk.
which was occupied by the chairman OF the
Entertainment Committee, a bright lawyer from
an anti-caEal county, with a voice ike Stentor
and a vii keen Damascus blade. Then
the band lau dignity went the winds that
fay1 mayed We Won't Go Home TIL Morning,
The sergean1-at-arns produced the Speaker, the
leaders The clerk and finally himself before the
bar of rhe house. each To be dealt with accord
ing 70 his deserts. a. The chairman announced
Each listened TO a laudatory address. each re-
Cered a handsome gift from the Assembly or
It's clerks. and each answered in well chosen
Terms one the Members leader looked over
al The rebels" as he called them. and. with
twinkle in his eve. referred good naturedly TO
their rebelons against his leadership. The
Member thought Of the conversation the day be
fore, and he wondered whether or not perhaps
The leader. was glad that there were only five
rebels n enc row. But all too soon the Speaker
took the gavel again. and after a few remarks
announced the Assembly II 1900 adjourned.
The band played Aud Lang syne." The
Legislature broke Up. and as the Member left
hts seat for The last time he felt ne did when
he left his college On Commencement Day. His
old associates were dispensing slowly. and ne
bade many Of them goodby with a feeling Of
deep regret He took a last look al the chamber
n which he had spent so many hours and
where ne had made so many friends. and then,
with his up-c0untry friend, went bid the
Governor goodoy and walked down 70 the hotel.
As they left the Capitol the Members friend said
70 him. Deed you bring your reputaaation out
weeth YOU or deed you leeve it in the rollcals at
y don't know" said the Member I only
know 7 tried pretty hard 10 do what my district
wanted. bu1 I know 7 didn't satisfy a lot of my
constituents
"'Io one who is a statesman like US Assembly
men ever did" said his friend. who was always
inclined be satiTical
The Member has since the adjournment had
time think over good many things that oc-
CURED u Albany and he has decided 10 lay
down few maXinms for the future guidance Of
his political friends.
FiTst-Be honest in politics.
Sec0nd-Keep your temper
Third-heep close eye on all bills.
Fourth-Stand bv your party in truly party
questions.
Fifth-RemeEnber you cannot have everything
your way.