New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-24
OF A BRAVE DEED.

IN THE UPPER HOUsE-THE STORY
| OF BRAVE DEED.
ALBANY. Sept. % SPECIALIZATION Colonel Arson S.
| Wood Of Wayne in his nominating speech at the
Saratoga Convention said that Mr. Slxton wou'd
cal the roll Of the Senate after January next ne
recalled incident that was not only OF great MS
orca value TO the State bu, also Of enduring credit
! to the chief participant.
Before the month OF January. 1894 the senate OF
| the State OF New-York had observed much OF that
| oua.iiy known as courtesy in the senate OF the
United States. Every Senator was allowed to speak
as long as he chose any notion and there was
no way OF stopping him by ordering the previous
question, as in the Assembly, for no such rue eX-
!s,el in the Senate The absence OF the rule caused
the deadlock in the Senate Of 1891 when the Repub-
ucan majority proposed 10 investigate the cOnluct
0. the cana.s The Democrats had Lieuienant-Gov-
ernor Jones in the chair and they proceeded 10 eN-
haust the time til the day or maj adjournment
Tina, day had unfortunately been fixed. and it coud
not be changed because the Assembly was Demo-
cratic The Republicans seeing the game Of the
Democrats said that no more bills should pass u
the Democrats did allow the resolution OF IN
ves,leaiion TO come 20 vote. They kept their word
and no bills were passed. except the annual ta>
rate on the las; day o: the session. The Lieutenant
Governor Nigh; have put the motion 81 he mad
chosen to do So but he was serving the interests
Of Governor IIll-a course that i, is said he re-
GREETED later in the year. when ne tried to be the
candidate FOR Governor in pace of Fower
During that long struggle the Democrats denounced
the previous question as gag Jaw They we're II
the minority then But they thought differently al
the beginning of the session OF 1892, when they hai
s.o,en two votes in the Senate and needed only one
more IN order to pass al Of their partisan blis
on the opening day there were sixteen Democratic
votes If the rules OF the las, Senate had been In
force the Republicans would have had IT In their
newer TO prevent the seating Of Walker. OF the E.
mira district for weeks. So nothing Was said about
the ru,es customary on the first Gay oil
session. Senator Cantor offered resolution seat
ing Walker. and he moved the previous question on
H. The Republicans protested thai there was no
such thing as the previous question IN the Senate;
but Iieutenan { Governor Sheehan. on his first day
as the presiding officer decided that the previous
question In force in tie absence OF any rules
whatever. SO Walker seated, and the Work OF
Democratic legislation went
That decision OF Mr.. Sheehan returned 70 plague
him when the Republicans had majority OF me
Senate in January 1894 The senate ran on for
some time without ru.es; but finally the Republicans
brought in set OF them and among the list
was the Closure or the previous CUES Ion Ne n,r
own precedent. The previous question was moved
by senator Saxion the adoption Of the ru.es and
Mr. Sheehan was according to his owa ruling. obliged
70 put the motion. Thus the previous question b.,
came for the first time part OF the machinery oil
Tho Republicans had framed the rule Of c 6SH.
upon similar rules In use in other dehDera;Ne bones
ana they thought they had strong enough TO
meet ali emergencies \ test came on February J.
under discussion The debate began just before noon
and according 70 the rules SIX h9u,s were a;.'W Wei
when moved, the presdine officer was ob!sel 20
Pgt eg man na hour g ani his time could he given to
some other Senator II he dI not wish 10 speak mus
rCyGs A be four WcT SF Te wIrf h Sa
generous concession 70 the Democratic minority N
Az $40 p. m. senator SAXON moved INA; the le-
bate be closed. Mr. Sheehan ruled thai. az Seha OF
rming The lille Of senator McCariy to the scat ne
debate could not close ill., $50 Senator Saxto2 ap-
poa,od from the decision OF me Chair. and the EAaF
declined to put tire appeal ,...
II was a trying moment The issue was whether
or no the Republican majority should rule the sen
S e Bsocratc dScrjns seemed 10 be- that Demo
crafts TT must control the senate by force in The
majority and by trickery. II In the minority The
Si a eaasf the rR M afa 30
call the roll on the decision OF the Chair. Tne Char
and he directed him not to 90 So AZ the roll
called the Democrats either refused . vote or IN,
tered q protest. Eighteen Republican Senators. AMI
senator Bradley GnlependenO vo:.d against he q
cislon Of the Chair and the clerk announced the
Then senator saxon mSyed that he -, debate n,, be
senator saxon asked the clerk to note these Two
facts on the journal. which done. although the
him mar no, 70 MAKE the en,res The Clerk announcei
The question 70 he on the motion as 70 wiener ne
the protests Of the Democrats. and announced the
motion carried by the same nineteen Z, votes. a..
ond 10 be 'PfS owd one me hour 10 DO Co. As no one re-
sponied. he proved the adoption Of the majority
report unsaatlng Senator McCarty The Chair de-
cneq TO Pq n for Se eSae had not %pd Il
was afterward learned that several Of the Demo
that under the ruling of the CHAR. the debate
%st be snS4 6n for " Geo np5n The ado
ton Of the majority report and the chair directed
T1g g c SIX cer * n @ the and called
the roll. The same nineteen Senator's voted in TIE
majority adopted The Chair ruled that the actions
OF the clerk were contrary to law TO the ru.es OF
nounced: the Hon John McCariy is still the Sen
aior from the With Senatorial District of the state
sn the f Wo 9s d1} Sai been pS
in McCartys seat by the majority report took The
oath Of Office before the Secretary Of State. Before
the Senate met on the following morning. judge
Cute. the County Judge of Albany. County. had
granted an Injunction restraining the clerk from
the Journal Of the day before al OF the proceedings
the c:erk. The Chair Lieutenant-Govsr Sheehan
directed the clerk 70 cal the, the roll me re ccTk a'd
Then will call the roll myself said Senator Sax
""By what right" asked Mr.. sheehan.
by the right of any Senator TO call the roll when
the clerk is prevented from doing So replied Sen
Nobody but the clerk has the right to call the
Cannot the senate a; any time recall from the
cerk the powers. with which 1t has endowed him.
Mr. Sheehan said that the clerk. under the in
junction. was obliged TO call the roll but Senator
O'Connor replied that the Injunction only restrained
1t could n: compel. the calling Of any roll.
Senator saxton then called the roll. and announced
Senator Cantor's motion lost He moved that the
Journal as read by the clerk. be approved. Mr..
Shcehan directed the c.erk 20 cal the roll. but Sen
ator Sax:on called 1t and announced the motion car
red. Senator SaXton also moved that the Senate
adjourn. called the roll more. declared It
red and announced that the Senate stood adjourned
Mr. Shoehan ruled that the Senate was still In ses
sion but AZ vacated the chair. That
the las, Of Sheehanlsm in the Senate. great battle
for the rights OF the majority had been fought and
won and the .eader Charles T. Saxton. There
AFTER Mr. Shcehan played more pranks with the
Republicans OF the upper house
A CONSPIRACY AGAINST JUDGE GAYNOR
TILL, rrc.nur vN p1An GENI.RAI rp A-Y sAxc