twelve instead of ten.

Both these bills are strikes against the

racing associations and pool sellers.

No. 1116. Increasing salaries of doormen of police from $1,000 to $1,200.

No. 1324.

strike.

No. 1375.

Reducing telephone rents. A favorite

Extending to all loans on collateral of

negotiable character, the present exemption from the usury

laws, in favor of call loans on similar collateral.

STEPHEN J. O'HARE.

18th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

[18th assembly district bounded by E. 42d St., East River, E. 26th St., 3rd Ave., E. 23d St., and Lexington Ave.] TAMMANY DEMOCRAT. LAWYER, Temple Court.

House, 309 East 37th Street.

Mr. O'Hare was born in New York City, November 2d, 1853, and is a lawyer. Was member of assembly in 1876 and 1877, from the old 18th district.

Mr. O'Hare has more ability than the usual run of Tammany members in the House; he was for Tammany "first, last and always." He acted as counsel for liquor dealers prosecuted for violating the Excise laws, and was one of their champions in the assembly. efforts to pass the Endres Police Spy Bill failed.

Happily his

The bills he

introduced were not of the suspicious sort, but he could be depended on to fight against any measure that had public, as opposed to Tammany, advantage for its aim..

Received when elected, 4,635 votes; Robert O'Byrne, County Democrat and Republican, 3,391. Total number of votes cast, 8,097.

Member of Standing Committees: (1) on General Laws and (2) on Revision.

He introduced 3 bills: Nos. 154 and 1261. Amending Chapter 57 of the Laws of 1883, relating to the copying of the records, maps or papers in the custody of the County Clerk, Register, Surrogate or other county officer of this county, when they shall have become mutilated.

Nos. 1191, 1283 and 1521. Amending sections 2512 and 2546 of the code of civil procedure, relating to the powers of the Surrogate as to stenographer's fees and the appointment of referees.

No. 802. Amending the Banking Code of 1882: (1) by empowering the State Superintendent summarily to appoint a receiver of any bank, etc., that he is satisfied has over-certified checks; (2) by requiring the founders of a banking corporation to be not fewer than 10, and increasing the minimum capital to be paid in; (3) by requiring each director to own at least 2 per cent. of the whole capital stock; (4) by making over-certification a felony, on the part of any officer or agent concerned therein, and (5) by forbidding any one person to be a director or trustee of more than three banking institutions.

On the 10th February he introduced a resolution calling for an investigation of the Lenox Hill and other banks.

JOHN CONNELLY.

19TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

[19th assembly district includes all of Manhattan Island north of West 52d St. and west of 7th Ave. and Central Park.]

TAMMANY DEMOCRAT. NO KNOWN OCCUPATION BUT POLITICS.

House, 213 W. 105th Street.

Mr. Connelly was born in Ireland, 10th April, 1857, of

He was a

Irish parents. He immigrated to this country in 1870. He was a plumber for five years, and afterward a ticket agent on the elevated railroad in New York for seven years. clerk in the sheriff's office in New York. Has had no regular business for a number of years outside of politics-objects to being classed as a politician. Served in the Assembly of 1888, and left a record as a light weight. Served in the Assembly of 1889, and showed great improvement. During the past session, Mr. Connelly showed still further improvement. He was active in opposing the Cable Bill, Aqueduct Claim Bill, and other bad measures. He has steadily gained the respect of his fellow members. Is industrious and faithful in his attendance at sessions of the House. Considering that he is a partisan, and a Tammany partisan at that, Mr. Connelly is a good assemblyman. His success in passing his excellent Loan Association Bill, in the face of strong and corrupt oppposition, deserves hearty praise. He is a refreshing instance of a man, whose usefulness as a legislator has increased with each session of his service.

Received when elected, 7,716 votes; Henry B. Altman, Republican, 5,498; Lawson N. Fuller, County Democrat, 1,641. Total number of votes cast, 14,982.

Member of Standing Committees: (1) on Revision and (2) on Insurance.

He introduced 9 bills. Among them were:

No. 69. Amending section 291 of the Penal Code relative to the commitment of children, by permitting the commitment to be reviewed upon certiorari to any court of record. Introduced in 1889 by Mr. Hamilton.

No. 70. To provide for the weekly payment of wages by corporations. Introduced in Senate by Mr. Roesch. With amendments, became a law. Chapter 388, Laws of 1890.

No. 102. His old bill, providing for the appointment of

two additional State Assessors of Taxation, one of whom to be a resident of this city, the other to be from any other county. Last year, the bill provided that the second assessor should come from Brooklyn.

Nos. 357 and 784. Providing that "Building and Loan Associations" and similar organizations organized under the laws of any other State than New York, shall make a detailed report of their financial condition yearly to the State Department of Banking, and shall deposit, with the State Superintendent of Banking, the sum of $100,000 before doing business within the State. Became a law. Chapter 146, Laws of 1890.

Nos. 1254, 1396 and 1517, amending the consolidation act relative to the construction of buildings. This bill purports to improve the present building law, by making certain stringent rules as to the construction, remodelling and supervision of buildings. While some of the contemplated changes are good, others are bad, and perhaps impracticable. As a whole, the bill is crude. It also contains a provision to compensate the Superintendent and Clerk of the Bureau of Buildings, at the rate of ten dollars per day, when sitting with the Board of Examiners.

No. 1380, Mayor Grant's Rapid Transit bill, introduced in Senate by Mr. Ives.

MYER J. STEIN. 20TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. [20th assembly district bounded by E. 59th St., East River, E. 42d St., and Lexington Ave. Includes also Blackwell's Island.]

TAMMANY DEMOCRAT. LAWYER, 280 Broadway.

House, 202 East 52d Street.

Mr. Stein was born in New York City, 6th December,

1865, of German-Hebrew parents, and is the youngest member of the House. He was a reporter on the staff of The Daily News and of the New York Times from 1882 to 1889. During a part of this time he was studying law in the office of Recorder Smyth; has now a law office at 280 Broadway. Mr. Stein is a member of many social and benevolent societies. This is his first appearance in politics.

His record during the past session was not good. He was one of the most active men of the House, in small matters, and worked persistently for his own bills. His first term in the Assembly has not determined his character. Most of his bills were suspicious, and their subject matter had been used by the members often for "strikes." Having been a newspaper man before he became an Assemblyman, Mr. Stein understood the art of self-advertising, and practised it with success. His capacity for effecting legislation was not so marked, and although he put through the Assembly the bill attacking pawnbrokers' rates it died in the Senate.

Received when elected, 4,535 votes; Patrick H. Kerwin, County Democrat, 1,765; Martin J. O'Brien, Republican, 1,298. Total number of votes cast, 7,738.

Member of Standing Committees: (1) on Codes, and (2) on Printing and Engrossed bills.

He introduced 12 bills. Among them were:

Providing for the weekly payment of wages by corporations. Differing slightly from the bill as passed dur

ing the session.

Nos. 68 and 636.

pawnbrokers may charge.

Reducing the rates of interest which
Mr. Stein denied that this bill was

introduced as a strike, and pushed it to a passage in the Assembly. It was not passed in the Senate, however, and Mr. Stein is quoted in the press, as charging several Senators with suspicious action in preventing its passage.