The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-03
SAXTON CALLS THE ROLL.
BE NAMES HIMSELF TIE IHEooED
OF TIE STATE SENATE

The CIcrk Having bees Enioinsa rro- Cali
inE the Roll, ssztou Usurps the Functions
Of Presiding Omcer and CLERK, Pats the
Motions, Calls the Roll. and Announces
| the n suit - WORT Takes MeCnrty's
| seat, bat Il Reeoguizea BY The Repub-
| Iiesns Only - The Senate Adiourned ny
snstou with the Disputs SIN Pending
The Greater New York Bn Reported.
ALBANY. Feb. The Republicans continued
| their revolutionary course In the Senate this
morning. They disregar ded mn Injunction OF
the Court which Senator McCarty had pro-
cured. pending the decision OF the questions
involved In the unseatinR OF him by the Re-
publican majority and the Clerk yesterday
| The Republican majority ran the Senate with
| out paying any attention to the Lieutenant
Governor or the Clerk or the Democratic Sena-
| tors or the orders from the Court. Senator
Saxton from his place on tho floor. acted as
presiding officer. Clerk. journal CLERK. tally
clerk, and serResnt-at-arms When he had
run the proceedings this way until he was
| ashamed Of himself. he declared the Senate
adjourned. and the Republican Senators went
away. leaving the Democratic Senators and
| the Lieutenant Governor alone in the Senate
| chamber, with a crowd OF hundreds OF specta-
| tors.
| After yesterdays proceedings. when the
Clerk put the question and called the roll on
tho unseatlng OF senator McCarty. the attor-
neys OF Senator MoCarty applied to Judge
Cute OF Albany county and got an order from
him restraining the Clerk from presiding over
the Senate or from putting questions. unless
directed by the presiding officer. or from call
ing the roll OF the Senate with the name Of
Henry Wolfert as Senator from the Sixth
Brooklyn district. This Injunction applied to
the Clerk and all his assistants and deputies
or others acting on his behalf The attorneys
for Senator McCarty In his action were May
| nard & Gilbert. tho firm Of which Judge Isaac
II. Maynard Is the head.
Henry Wolfert and party Of his friends got
to the Senate chamber fret this morning. Tho
Republican Sergeant alarms and his assist
ants were there. Wolfert took the seat which
was occupied by Senator McCsrty. and when
Senator McCarty arrived he was obliged to
take the vacant seat OF Senator McMahon.
The fight began again In the Senate as soon
| as the Clerk read the journal OF yesterdays
proceedings. Senator Cantor m oved to correct
the journal. which stated that the question OF
unseating Wolfert had been put Senator
Cantor said that the question had been put by
the Clerk who had no power to put questions
to the Senate and that the Clerks putting tho
conversation OF his. He then moved to strike
out all Of the journal after the Clerk took
The Lieutenant Governor directed the Clerk
to call the roll on this motion and to call the
The Clerk refused. He said that an injunc-
ton had been served on him. and he was not
e call h ,H roll matter ss6
standing up in his place on the floor. -,
What right have you to call the roll ?" ask
ed Lieut.-Gov. Sheehan. who was in the chair.
:" am Senator and represent the majority
Of the Senate. ana will call the roll" said
Then began a scene OF mingled Indignation
and humor. Senator Saxton stood up at his
made W speechss rscosniaed Various s SENATOR,
called the roll. md announced the result. All
chair and the Clerk was in the desk There
was large audience. which crowded the gal
esies naa opGe and .hs Ss hey
Saxton regarding the many capacities in
Senator Saxton went on with the roll call.
ton Ito ' Of the Journal None 81 the pemocrsss
senator saxt0n which caused the Senator's
the Hon S1sfi notSy br9 Dosr sn
Ivan. This brought the blood to Senator Sax
Senator Guy, said that Senator saxton was
disregardine the order Of the Court In calling
the Sixth district. The order Of the Court en-
the o5 Il tSs ps
ceedings had been decided. BY acting as as
sistant CLERK senator , sa1ton was not Snl'
ate. but he was violating an Injunction OF the
eogTFttis opIv m ALBANY county Jud0. Who
granted this Injunction" said Senator Sexton
with sneer.
name of Senator O'Sullivan that Senator
turned around ana said to him across the
'TWhst do you want' What are you calling
siding otiicsr announced that the result Of his
calling the roll as clerk showed a majority OF
the senators voting against the correction OF
Senator saxton then told the Lieutenant
GoveI55oT whownHH WAS In the Chair. that Il he
and have the Senate act on it. The lieutenant
Governor said that he did not recognize any OF
Senator Cantor made his motion to correct |
the journal The pending question was sena;;
that was before the senate.
Senator saxton said that that motion had |
fused 70 correct the journal.
The Lieutenant-Governor said that the roll |
hsG had on that
TO call the roll himself
Senator csntor said that he might as well
call the roll himself and set up little Senate |
OF his own. II senator saxton could preside |
over the Senate from his seat and act as clerk. |
be nothing TO prevent thirty-two Senators act |
ing as Lieutenant. Governors and as clerks |
Senator SaIton said that II Lieut. Gov.
Sheehan was not going to- regard Senator
CAntor's motion as disposed Of the Senate
would adjourn. He then moved that the Sem
ate adjourn. As presiding officer he put the
question on the adjournment as clerk he an
nounced the result OF the question, and then
he declared the senate adjourned and the
Republican Senators went out OF the room.
Tho Senate H. not adjourned" said Lieut.
Coy. sheehan. 1t is still in session"
There was not quorum OF the Senate left
and In the absencs OF the Republican Senators
the Democratic senators consulted as 10 what
they would do. and without any adjournment
they all went away
When the Senate meets again on Monday IL
will be continuous session without any in
terruptiOn from to day. The pending ques-
ton will be on the approval OF the journal of
Friday In the mean time the Lieutenant
Governor and the Democrats recognize Sena-
tor McGIArty and the Republicans recognize
Henry Wolfert.
The main points at issue are whether the
clerk has the power TO preside over the senate
when the Lieutenant Governor Is present and
occupying the chair. and whether any senator
has TiGht from his seat on the floor TO preside
over the Senate and to usurp the functions Of
the Acknowledgement and OF the clerk