New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-17
RAPID TRANSIT DELAYED.
MAYOR GRANTS BILL NO LONGER A SPECIAL
ORDER IN THE STATE SENATE,

MAYOR GRANTS BILL NO LONGER a 5t'nOAAH
ORDER IN THE STATE SENATE
SENATOR GRADY,s DEVICE TO GET 1T PUSHED
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LIsT-AcTIoN ON
QUARANTINE COMMISSIONERS.
yRoM TEE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBuFE.l
Albany, April ls-,Mayor Grants Rapid Transit
bill to-day got cowsrdly stab In the BACK nom
Senator Thomas F. Grady, who has heretofore been
looked upon as n warm, honest and sincere sa'o
cate of the Mayors measure. 1t IS an Old and nhc-
worn method of legislators who desire TO delay tne
progress Of measures OF importance 70 s'oe-~s'h
pending action by stirring up great russ o'or
matter Of comparative nsgnifcance' 10 TINS sois
of thing Grady rosorted this morning ~ was
over the adverse report Of the Committee on CON-
mcrce and Navigation the nomination OF oeoreo
w. Anderson to be Quarantine Commissioners ID
place of ex-senator Thomas c. Plstt. Inc oen~ee
acted Immediately on the report OF the committee
and confirmed Charles +. Allen. Regarding Tue re-
lection of Anderson, Senator Cantor, who has been
generally believed to be che Governors representa-
tive on the Senate floor, asked to have action de-
iayed nnt he could prepare himself 10 reply to the
reasons given for rejecting Anderson.
Cantor wanted time TO get his orders and learn
his speech but Grady had evidently seen Mr. Hill.
After Cantor's motion had been beaten Grady
moved that the Senate go into secret session for
the purpose Of considering the rejection. The mo-
ton was quickly put, and snap judgment Of
the Observation-Disclosures declared to be carried.
Senator Raines moved to reconsider, because he
wanted correct reports given Of the proceedings.
His motion undoubtedly carried, but It was
decided otherwise Over two hours were spent In
this session. with the result that the Rapid Transit
bill is further from It's passage than It was this
morning, for It now lies at the bottom Of pile OF
bills which 1t viii take several days to pass and
get out of the way
This mornings work OF the Tammany Hall Demo
Gratis makes 1t question whether or not they were
sincere IN the efforts which they have apparently been
making TO pass the bill. When the bill was ordered
to third reading last week Senator Sloan moved 10
mako It special order for the following Friday The
Democrats would not accept that would last night
10 them. and to-day was decided upon. But this
brings further setback TO the passage Of the bill By
the shrewd trick which Grady played this morning.
His Democratic friends who stll believe In him seek
10 explain it away by saying he madc blunder; but
Grady does not mako such blunders He was not
selected by Governor Hin as the candidate for tho
Senate al the special election last fall for that pur
pose.
It will be reoellected that Mr.. Grady retired
from political life some years ago because Of his
interference with the personal comfort OF Mr.
Cleveland, then Governor and 1t looks as though
Mayor Grant will DO apt 10 mako the same demand
on the present leader Of Tammany Hall that Grover
Cleveland did of John Kelly. "But is not Grady
Obeying the orders Of the who ordered his nomL
naton?" is the question heard all sides since his
work to-day. There q man In this State who was
Sheriff. Mayor Governor ard President In succession.
The passage OF rapid transit law bearing the name
OF another man, who has got two pegs along in that
journey toward the GOvemorship OF least might
that to be lifted to the third peg and perhaps
the fourth. Near him Is william G. Whitney, ex-
Secretary of the Navy who Is waiting patiently for
1892.
The Governor may have seen that there was more
politics In this bill, after all, than Mayor Grants
friends have heretofore admitted In his discern
ing eyes may have found the nucleus Of a powerful
political Organization, which would crowd tho Gov
ernor, peanut politics. brewerIes and all, plump up
against the wall. For these II Is probable
that the Governor would feel like signing his
death-warrant in a1xing his name to this bill, and
he would rather have the bill lilo in the Senate or AS
scmbly, than DO put to the test This may explain
the for Grady's actions to-day II Is difficult
to find any other explanation
The Republican members were ready, anxious and
willing to 60 on with she discussion of the bill. To
this end they worked hard all day yesterday, and
until midnight last night perfectIng and arranging
the amendments which were considered wise and
just for the protection of tho public interests to offer
Some OF these amendments had been virtually agreed
upon and the probability that the bill would have
been passed and sent 10 tho Assembly by this
time. After the two hours debate m secret
session It was nearly o'clock. the regular hour for
adtourning. There weo numerous committee ~
ports to DO made, however and when open session
was resumed tho Lieutenant Governor announced this
order Of business.
There were no clerks behind the desk, and the
stenographef not present; they had undoubtedly
gone TO get something TO eat On this account Sen
ator Fassett asked II would not be a wIso plan to
adjourn, as every was tired out This the Lieu
tenant Governor took 20 BIO motion 10 adjourn. He
put It. and before a Senator could say anything HE
gavel fen Announcing the adjournment. Complete
| bedlam followed the instant Grady, Cantor and
Ives Jumped up bowling like mad-csntor for count
ives for the special order and Grady simply to make
a noise The Democrats all stood up and yelled but
the Ueutenant-Govern0r had already left the chair
and was standing on the floor, RItnnfng grmly 40
the antics OF the excited Senators. Senator Ives
| spied him. and rushing over to him, cried what
| kind Of Democratic action b thatP
what do you meanf7 was the reply. q.
"How dare you adjourn the Senate in this wayf'
screamed Ives. - -, ,-. 81,
| Jones. -. 49,. .u.,,s. .,,oh
/ kind OF work." was the fet0rt.
"Mahe your protest in open Senate then,' answered.
| Mr. Jones' as he turned away.
| senator Ives mad, and so was Cantor put none
1 were so asonished as tho Republicans VINO had
practically lied down for altday session, ana
wero thinking of sending out for sandwiches ana conee
tIon was adopted but the RAPID Transit Diu was put
| hack week or moro by Senator Gradys action
TO ELECT ALDERMEN BY WARDsj
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