New-York tribune., 1902-02-23

Be able 70 refresh their memories Of native scenes
and thus lend a local coloring 10 their remarks
Another supposition on the part of upstate
legislator whose home is on the line Of the canal
was that the committee would appropriate
U1iforns. padded at the shoulders and stuffed in
he chest after the fashion Of the Prussian mill
Tar" Of ISL. and that month would Be needed
N procure the necessary needed appropriation for
gold braid and buttons
a legislator from Brooklyn gave his opinion
that there was TO be a German "komr1ers'' 70 COM
plete the occasion. and that the committee would
have 70 wear white ribbon badges Of abstinence up
70 that tine by way Of prepara ton.
ss re s1onte6 Sol b[ M Woodr,,f with nind
perhap 10 the national character Of the reception,
was composed Of Senators White Brown. Wagner,
Fuller and Ramsperger- The Assemblymen Whom
Speaker Nixon appeared 70 chose more from po-
hticai and geographical reasons. are Assemoly
Alds- Palmer Kelsey CoughtTy. Graen, scnneioer
Cef tIle 80 r-t-,o =
Jne cornrttes TO Procl5e a fTlIee ffeilP% 9anse-
rbe fanei - his ~ca+ and exposa il 10 view The
badge consists simply Of a large medallion Of the
Kaiser's brother pinned 20 an American flag
o-ustIt1ents from the KIN senate District the
Prince was pinned 70 German an aas Athough
more German voters. I guess: than in any other
district p the STATE. I thought that the German
and hosted American nag III its place
DOG. CAT. SKUNK AND WOODCHUCK BILLS.
parry Assenblynan Palmer, leader ~ the minority
IN the Assem- bly, discovered last Thursday what
he thought be a tremendous opportunity in the
dog biu Of Assembyman Willis A. Reeve, Of
Pstchogue Suffolk County. The bill. which pro-
vices that county supervisors may change the regis
tratlon zee for dogs without public notice. came up
on The order Of third reading. ana sooner had It
put rs head out than the Democratic statesman
from .hoharie County swooped down on il, much
after the fashion Of upstate poundmaster.
NJ Palmer denounced the measure vicious
legislation. and in line with a similar dog bill Of
Asseu5lynaa Kelsey, which. being a sort OF
'dachshund" breed. had managed 10 sneak through
TIE Assembly withort having been detected.
After ne had worked himself up into a fine frenzy
ever the measure. and mad tied such large tin
Gsn 10 the tail OF the bill that, IN his belief II
gould not even try 70 run away from II. Mr
Palmer asked FOR slow roll call
The clerk had not called OF more than dozen
BIZ would die from lack OF votes. He held a hur-
lied consultation with Mr Aids, leader Of the
majority. and tho latter made earnest appeal 10
me fiel- 0ilcaEl Organization
Tie Dill needed only one more vote. when the
nsme NJ Mr.. Weekes. OF NeW-York. was called.
y Nhen the New-Eork member rose 10 explain his
vote the friends Of the dog bill thought that Mr.
heekeS again going to assert his Independence
from party dictatorship, and uemoled lest. after
al. the bin should die.
But Mr.. Weekes said:
II believe that this legislature devoting too
Hucn rrue 70 animal legislation. There three
skunk bills before the house four wOOdchuck bills,
three dog bills, OF which this is one. four sucker
bills ana I understand that the Fisheries and
zane Committee TINS aIIefnooI IS 10 nave spe-
cia executive session 20 consider the merits OF a
eat biil Nevertheless, friend Of Mr Reeve,
NJ v-eekes is still lodging the question how
ever. whether he will vote for the cat bill when II
comes before the house