New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-04
A WARM SENATE DEBATE
THE vEDDER QUARANTINE BILL PASSED.

BUT THERE WAS LONG FIGRT, IN WHICH BITTER
Kx& WORDS WERE UsED-TnREE REPUBLr-
CANS WITH THE DEMOCRATS.
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ALBArr April 8.-Ono Of the hardest battles that
has ever been fought In the Senate place to-day
over Senator vedder's Quarantine Commission bill.
This bill Is an amended and II takes from tho
Governor the power of appointing the Quarantine Com
missoners and leaves It to the Senate and Assembly
TO perform by O Joint caucus. The fight came up in
peculiar way, the ono responsible for It being Mr..
HIS messenger boy, Ajax" Cantor. whose sole oco
10 the senate seems TO DO to do and things for his
chief that are likely to further the schemes of the
"peanut' politician now occupying the executive
chair.
"Atax' moved that tho House 70 into open exeou.
tive session for tho nomination Of quarantine commits
eoners The motion lost Mr. Fassett pro-
posed that the Voddcr Quarantine Commission bill DO
taken up Tho bill In the order Of third reading,
but there were fifteen bills ahead Of 1t and objection
was made The friends OF the measure proceeded to
movo to lay tho bills on tho table fast as they
were announced The Democrats began o series
OF obstructive measures, the object Of which was to
take up tho time OF tho Senate that tho hour OF ad
journment should como before any action could be
taken.
In anticipation Of this. Mr. Raines moved that the
session be extended until tho Quarantine bill had
that was read, Mr. Cantor persisted in speaking and
In calling for tho yeas and nays. This took up con-
siderable tme After seven bills had been laid aside
by ballot motion was made to dispose OF the re-
naming eight In the Same way Although the Demo-
Gratis opposed this fercely they again beaten
and tho bill was finally reached
Now followed ono of the hardest OF struggles. Tho
Democrats assisted by three Republicans who have
all along opposed all quarantine that did not
conform to the nominations OF the present Governor,
kept the House In session until nearly o'clock and
caused much bittor language to be used. Senator
Langhlin (Rep), Of Buffalo, opened the battle. Ho
said: II desire to protest against this bill and to
protest against this kind OF legislation. regard 1t
as not only unusual, not only unwlse not only I'M
precedented, but regard 1t to be. measure, In my
Judgment, unconstitutional The last Re-
publican Senate In refusing to confirm Colonel Grant
disgraced the name Of tho most famous soldier Of
the country, and now they ask to have him named In
this bill My friend, General Burke, came here at
the opening Of this session asking for position in tho
reorganization of this Senate. lie has been good
worker for the party worthy Of the honor and respect
of Republicans. l. as his friend, asked that his name
DO considered for Quarantine Commissioner
At this point Mr.. Laughlin told what had and what
had not been done In Republican conferences" he
Senator Raves Qnterruptng)-I ask that the Senator
will make at least one correct statement and call those
Mr.. Laughn-I was called an assistant Democrat
here the Ssr day h back she HPhS so to ma aSs
Of them. You are seeking to pass legislation here
that you know will not be signed by the Governor
who was lowering around with olive leaf In his
mouth, but at the same time sending mat at
would not dare as gentleman, say on the floor OF
the Senate You may laugh he said as all the
Mr. Laughlin gave notice that at noon tomorrow
no would ask to have the Governors nominations
Senator Fassctt said that no ono deserving the namo
Of gentleman would dyulge, as the senator from
The senator shows that he has bsrgained With the
DR.. 0'Brien as Health Officer no would support the
Mr. Laughn-Do yon charge me on this floor with
having bargaIned with the Governorl
Mr. Fassett-I certainly do.
Mr. Laughlln-Then you charge mo with what Is
Mr. Fassctt-No, I do not have it from too
many names to doubt IT,
Up to his old tricks again, a Ajax accused tho
urc because they had received some promise from
Mr. Plat, had been ordered to- Ex-senator ora War ar
Arnold and ChauDcey NJ. Depew for Mr. Robertson ei
Senator Low Who s gaI GcHITs s b bS pOn
VI Mr.. Sloan referred to Mr. Cantor's assertion in
himself in quarantine matters ne Iald mat so lsr
He thought Warner Miller was the same kind of a man
Mr. Arnold stated that he hoped and believed War
ner Miller would be the Republican candidate Tor Coy,
ernor and stated his belief that If he were he would
be Governor for the next six years. 49,
Senator walEer (Rcpl opposed the bill
Mr.. OConnor QRepD also opposed inc measn ,ri o.,
Senator Murphy moved to recommit mo Dill ior
the purpose OF amendment His anendment was Tt TO
turn tho quarantine department over TO siotn
and Brooklyn. lilo made It, he said, on tho authority
of the city officials OF New-York .s a..
MIR Reilly a New-York Democrat, wanted that
part OF the amendment stricken out wherein 9rH
CITY agreed to pay the cost OF MAINTAINING
The department Both amendments were
voted down Senator Cantors motion TO recommt
al prevousIy been voted down.
1t was nearly o'clock when vote was reaches osS,
The Senate had been In session seven hours ana every
one was worn out except the seventeen Republicans
who now assured OF carrying the bill appeared as brigh
and cheerful as ever. This tho vote on the maj
passage: 50 $500 ,,, rossett
Hendricks kellogg. Lewis, Low, Ralnes, KoDcr'sonn
Russell, Sloan, Sweet, Van Cott Vedder worm IL
Navs-Cantor Collins, Foley. Ives, Langbcin Iinson'
taugbiin McNaughton, Murphy, o'Connor fefce'
Another struggle will probably occur morrow,
when the Governors nominations come up as sPeo'a
order at noon, announced ny oehalor Laus"
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