New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-04
PLAIN TALK IN THE SENATE.
THE RUSHING OF THE RAINEs BILL DE-
NOUNCED.
SENATOR PAvEY REMARKS THAT HE TAKES HIS
ORDERS FROM HIS CONSTITUENTS. NOT
FROM ONE MAN-AN EVIDENT INTENTION
To PASS THE BILL. ON FRIDAY.


TO PASS THE BILL ON FRIDAY
inv TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNEl
albany March BIN his efforts 10 pass his hquor
A.. h,, u,i,bout nroper scrutiny Senator Raines Is
violating the shirt, If not the letter. OF the 'oh-
.ti,ution II will be remembered that the constr
tutonal Convention Of 1924 put in the new Co"s''-
tuition a provision that bill must be on the mes OF
both houses Of the Legislature at least tree Gays
IN it's final form before action could be taken upon
4, unless an emergency should be formally declared
NV the Governor The intent Of the constitutional
Convention TO bring about greater deiioeration
by the Senators and Assemblymen over bills.
The bill as finally amended by the Republican
Senators at their caucus, and once more amended
by the Committee Taxation. was rushed OIL TO the
State Printer at midnight last night. By great eX-
ertions upon the part OF the printer nifty copies OIL
the amended bill were printed. and at IL O'CLOCK TO-
day they were placed on the desks OF the senators
Senator Ranes moved that the bill should be taken
up for debate on Thursday. He informed the news
paper correspondents that 1t would be passed on
friday morning. Senator Coggeshall In vain at
tempted to get another copy OF the bill IN order 10
send it TO a constituent. Thus. although theoreti-
caly the voters OF the State will have full informa-
tion about the bill to-day, they practically cannot
have such Information. 1t a mockery afterward
10 pass a resolution that 1000 copies Of the bill
should be printed Senator Pavey Republican, and
Senator Cantor Democrat. pointed out these facts
to the Senate and endeavored to delay of
ton on the BILL but they failed in their efforts.
Senator Higgins submitted the amended bill as
soon as the Senate met, with favorable report on
IT, Senator Foley pointed that member Of
the Democratic minority of the Committee on Tax
alton had been present 1T the meeting of the com
mittee at which the amendments were made to the
bill. Senator Cantor moved that the bill be sent
back 10 the Committee Taxation on the ground
that the action of the majority of the committee
had not been decent and orderly" This motion.
after a short squabble. was defeated by vote Of
10 to &C. the Democrats voting in the Affirmative
and the Republicans in the negative A short time
afterward Senator Cantor Interrupted the order Of
the passing of bills by saying: Mr.. President,
this is most extraordinary. l find here my desk
what purports to be the report Of the Committee
Taxation the Ranes bill, containing the bill
completely reprinted, with all its amendments. AS
the committee made its report only fifteen min
utes ago, am astonshed at the celebrity with which
the bill has been printed. 1t is obvious that the
measure could not have been printed in that time
but that the State Printer foresaed the action Of
the Senate"
Senator Raines replied: at to me that the
State Printer is to be congratulated upon the energy
he has displayed"
Senator Cantor moved that tie bill should be
stricken from the Ales. This motion was stoutly
seconded by Senator Pavey He said that the bill
one Of the greatest measures before the Legls-
lature and yet 1t was being rushed through the
Senate without thorough consideration. He feared
that II 1t should pass 1t would endanger The chances
OF the Republican candidate for Governor at the fall
election and OF the Republican candidates for Pres.-
Dental Electors. The people Of his Senate district
were opposed to the bill As Republican. he would
utter his protest against thus rairoading" the bill
through the Senate.
What right has Senator Pavey." inquired Senator
Raines ito speak Republican, when he did not
attend the Republican caucus on this biil?'
Il attended q conference on this measure" said
Senator Pavey land ! did so at the invitation OF