New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-24

~cun have no possible redress from any act OF
wrongdoing or incompetency of the Governor
He had tn his desk petitions Endorsed by almost
every organization Of workinsmen IN me o'a'0
esainst the adoption OF this blk AT the nearihs
held IN the Senate Chamber not single perso',
not even Senator Stranahan. had spoken -
IN favor Of IT, while representative o't]e"s no''
every part Of the state had appeared l" ,,
,or re believed that 81 tho senators shouid tx
nress their sincere. personal. belief there "ou'u oe
an Overwhelming majority against w.
DEMoCRACY's RIGHT ABOUT FACE
Senator Grady said the party Of which he was
q mennber IN Cts state Convention. had declareo
in favor OF biennial sessions What the a'u'uo'
% his party would be now. after organizer iAoo,
throughout the State had spoken. no one couiu
doubt II was a party which had always STOOD ~
,,s ,snor,ne man party which derived its eS-
is,ence and life from the common people ana us
renres.ntatives were bound to respect the desires
Of those workngmen. expressed through reso'
buttons Of their organized bodies.
I'm, the question OF biennial sessions was not IN
VOWED In the principal amendment presented Dy
ssnator Douglas 7, was intended merely 10 per
Zee, the resolution TO be submitted TO the people
and 10 secure the people the right to call their
representatives together AT any time when theF
should deem the conduct Of their Chief Executive
a matter for impeachment. To this the people had
right. and this was what was sought IN the
amendment
Senator Brown rdicucd the suggestion that the
opposition 10 biennial sessions was in the interest
OF the laboring man He said Il was well known
fha. the opposition in the interest Of the cor
roratIons He made extended argument IN sup
port OF biennial sessions.
Senator Malby called attention To the fact that
IN the Constitutional Convention or 1894 there was
no more earnest argument against plehhial seS-
sons than that OF Senator Brown WIS had he
so soon changed his mind? Ills posl'loh WAS "'
least inconsistent.
II have waited for several weeks. continued
Senator Malby. FOR opportunity for fe" re-
marks upon this subject have been cruclzcu
for refusing 10 obey the dictaton OF what pc
lieved TO be a political rump caucus 1t was ho
called by any known party leaders II originated
in the minds OF two three men with hobbies
and hobbies are never ridden. they always ride tho
minds When we were called together In TINS
way we were told that certain influences hso
taken away our deliberate judgment and asked us
20 Weld our conviction TO some influence not uiS
closed Certainly 1t was not the Repubhcan party
IN which we were asked to yield for II the party
had believed In biennial sessions It would nave
been incorporated in our party platform refuse
10 yield my convictions and shall vote against this
bill" - n,.
Senator Ellsworth administered a sharp rebuke
a senator Malby II hope said he. that the
Senator does not mean b. his remarks that he re-
lsves himself from all well-established party
rules He knows that what he characterizes as
.potcsl rump caucus was caucus regularly
called b. the regularly appointed caucus Nom-
rn,ttee OF this body
"'The Senator need make no apology for me-" in
t.rr,ipted Senator Malby "If have any apology
70 OFFER / will make it myself.
after the remarks Of the Senator here to-day
viii not attempt any apology for him. was
Senator Ellsworth's retort. He then proceeded
with an argument in support OF biennial sessions
At tho conclusion OF his remarks Senator Malby
again arose and said: "1n regard 10 what tho Sen
Ntor has said desire 10 say that DO not have to
70 10 the Senator from the XLVth Ellsworth or
any Nther Senator TO get instructions in the line
OF my duty a Senator or my duty as a Repuph-
can. have good right TO claim Repuoli-
canism as has he and good right TO criticise
any action Of the Senate as has he. Whenever my
party calls upon me to consider political dues-
ton in caucus shall go. as always have done.
speak my little speech and abide by the result.
But when the Caucus Committee goes outside of
the consideration OF political matters and calls
upon me forsake my convictions born In me,
will say to him and all others that no party ma
chinery has right to make me change my consti-
tutional convictions.
This practically closed the debate upon the bill.
and rising vote was called for upon the amend
ments proposed by Senator Douglas. The amend
rnents declared lost by tie vote Of - 10 -.
Senators Bracket. Malby and Willis, Republicans.
voted with the Democrats for the amendments.
Republicans against them
Senator Siranahan then sought TO have the bill
advanced 10 the order OF final passage. but when
the vote was taken this motion Senator Els
berg had left the chamber. and the motion was
lost "a 10 Is
WILLIS MEEK UNDER DENUNCIATION.
When the vote announced Senator Ellsworth
walked over TO the seat Of Senator Wills. Repub-
lcan who had voted with the Democrats against
the measure. and shaking his finger. said
Why did you vote for this measure? You
were bound by the Republican caucus to do so'"
Senator Willis smiled but said nothing
Senator Stranahan the introducer. white with
the excitement which characteristics Of the
close Of the debate also approached Senator Brack-
EFT. uporaiding him for voting against the hill.
When asked for statement as TO what said
10 him. Senator Willis replied
They tried to bluff mo by telling that my
measures would suffer in consequence Of my atti-
tude on the biennial sessions matter. II would not
So however. I knew what I doing have
have so declared. will continue 10 be against
g. II they had bothered me much longer would
have made n point of order before the Senate"
II believed that the fght for the resolution
over for the Gay at least. hut az $50 o'clock.
when the report OF the Committee OF the Whole
WAS read 10 the Senate. Senator Malby said no
objected to the record II related to the action
on Biennial sessions. II being reported that the
committee had no decision. Senator Malby
declared that the refusal Of the committee TO report
the bill favorably equivalent to adverse action.
should be recorded
Senator White raised the point OF order that the
Senate had no right n correct the report OF a