| Show HOLDING TWO POSITIONS AN interesting and altogether new question of ft a public and political character has arisen in the empire state bearing upon the duality or otherwise of the governor Is present office hold ing it will be remembered that about a month ago the chief executive of new york david B hill was elected 0 the united states senate and his hie credentials are now kably on tile file in that body his term as governor does not expire for several months yet 1 and a large faction of his party the democratic who are opposed to lieu tenant governor jones and d do not want to see him take mr ar Is place insist upon it that the latter can bierly hold on to the office he takes his seat in the senate this abw v is stoutly op ty by another faction who take the ground that mr hill became a united states senator on the fourth of march when heti the fifty second congress oon con cagne baine into existence the act that the house has not yet organ cited they claim matters not it 11 is chwen and only to come together gether to proceed with business but the abe senate renate to w which baeb mr H hill I 1 I 1 I 1 is elected eds Is always organized only one third 4 or it changes with each congress so that there to is continuously a quorum of albers An bers besides they say mr hill halle pay as ag a senator began on the fourth of marth march at noon when the abent congress expired and the new one began and thus the botleman tot leman under discussion is now tt tede pay from the national AM state government at the same tamea 0 01 a decidedly anomalous c edition of things the new york world sug sag Rests that the governor vernur remove this ejection by not drawing his pay as ettor during the interim and hold ing g on to the governorship this gives another question the treasury wll will credit bredat him with nd some ladd d a month from the ath of this nth and what will be done with tte money it will stand thereto there to the credit of david B hill whether that ge gentleman draws it or not and when applies for it if he sho should uld it will be paid without question no matter whit hat he may have received from other ounces it is a very nice orf |
