New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-15

preceding ones. ft gives nm Interesting In
sight into The aud of I~xt.i.
tion. aud Incidentally supplies a few hi.t.
for embryo sfnt~sm~n.
Albany. April Is (S2eciaD.-"You are learninx
the tricks Of the trade" said the Member. IN
country friend week two ago. after their
last talk
How Is that?' said the Member
Why. how earth did you get that DIN on,
Of committee?" said his friend. pointing 20 a
bill on the calendar.
The Member grabbed his bill file and SURE
enough. there was his BILL originally an innoc.n,
little measure TO increase the salary OF the
City Clerk OF his city. introduced by him bur
amended BY the committee to include dozen
other ofTceholdsrs. He had not asked for thai
amendment. but the powers that he In his civ
had put in word. and the bill came out OF
committee-the Members bill by title. but not IN
fact.
The bill was reached the calendar and the
Member moved TO recOmmit il. The vote was
against him lie tried 10 kill his own bill BY
moving to strike out the enacting clause
scheme his up-country friend had invented-and
again he failed. He fairly groaned as the bin
was put final passage. and he voted against
it. II seemed him though the fates We're
against him. He vowed he would leave politics
and stick TO business OF become Democrat; IN
fact do anything TO get out Of the situation he
was in. But just then his Senator came % see
him. The Senator thought himself cynical but
he wasn't; his presence was always like sun
shine on a winters day and he came a bear
er of good news to the Member. The Governor
had just appointed the Members candidate for
a vacancy in the District Attorneys office. The
Member began TO think life worth living
after all: but that was not all The Governor
had promised TO send in an emergency message
on the Senator's and Members bill relating %
an amendment 10 the Election law. which
of the greatest Importance 20 the Member Now.
a witty Senator OF the other side mad remarked
not long since in an after dinner speech that al
that was left OF the Constitution under the
present administration was the emergency mes
sage clause. THANK goodness" said the Mem
Der to himself. that that particular clause. %
all others is left. for II is the very one need
most
Fortune favored the Member after ALL II
seemed. The Election bill had been reported
from the Judiciary Committee amended and
could not be passed until IL had been reprinted
and had been the members desks for three
DAYS But the message which the Speaker
handed down did away with this provision %
the Constitution, and never did the Member
listen TO a. message with greater pleasure That
sheet of paper with blue seal on Il was the
most welcome document he had seen for a month
or more The Members bill was passed. and hs
decided that the remarks made about the ire
ouency of emergency messages were wholly
out of place-in fact. he made up his mind that
in politics as in everything else. 1t all depends
upon whose is gored.
THE MILL" WORKS SWIFTLY.
One evening the resolution relating TO the ad.
tournment was adopted, and what is known as
the Rules Committee took charge of all bills,
while all other committees were discharged from
the further consideration of all bills before them
The whole matter of reporting bills and placing
them on the calendar was put in the hands OF
six rnembers-a procedure OF very doubtful wis.,
dom and one not known in the Senate. Now ths
Member was warned by his up-country friend
that there pretty good chance OF some OK
his net diversions being reported out of the
Rules Committee, for IL made no difference now
a regular committee might have acted on
bill-the Rules Committee had the power 70 re-
port 1T: nay. the Speaker. chairman. could.
and did call special meetings OF the COMMITTEES
at any time during the session. and make
special report Of a bill. in the middle OF a ses-
sion by which report the bill was placed on I'M
mediate passage. To say that the Member was
somewhat puzzled at first but mildly describes
his feelings. and when. in the midst OF hurri-
cane OF bills, his friend called across 10 him.
Look out now or that club Of yours win be
after you again with telegram" he laconicaAy
replied shut up" Never had the Legislative
Mill" as an irreverent Assemblyman called H.
ground bills rapidly before,
Bills were passed at the rate of two or three
a minute. and the Member was as1onisned 81
the speed exhibited by the clerk Every IN
necessary word was omitted no delays were
had From the time OF handing a bill 70 'n7
clerk TO the time of the brief announcement "
the Speaker "Bnrs passed twenty 70 thirS-
five seconds elapsed. and in this time a bill naa
been read twice and the roll OF loo names
had been duly called. The Assembly clears Us
calendar every day and leaves the Senate iar
behind it was gIeefully announced by an en-
thusiastic Assemblyrnan. NO wonder il does
thought the Member.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BILLS.
There was one thing about this new system,
however which was agreeable-the Member aH1
his cronies were able To get away after the So
sion (Which opened at 10 and ended at aoou'
3 o'clock) during a recess, and go ou'
luncheon together. One day during recess
they had a discussion at lncheon on bills IN sen
eraI p the member from - E'uhty' fe-
marked: Fellows l say there are two kinos
of bills-Glory bills and Practical bills NOW
there's o. He always puts in lot o, GiofS
bills. He knows they can't pass, but they OoA
we'll and read well in the papers. and the laaes
and his other constituents pleased when %
gets up and attacks T., the other side OF the
House. for opposing his bills. II they -
through by any chance. q. does not worry u
knows perfectly well they can't become laws
They are great things though. only my con-
stituents are farmers and they like facts. AH'
they sit behind their stoves winter nights. am
they read the assignments l send EN- ins'''