New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-18
MISSING SENA TORS RETURN.
ABSENT LEGISLATORS sCORED-AN ALL
NIGHT SESSION.

Albany. March II (speciaD-The State SEN
ate after locking itself up for seventeen hours
a penance, doubtless for it's sins. to-day adj
journed until Monday evening. Some twenty
two Senator's, at least, had the experience in
midwinter and md-Lent of making their home
overnight in the Senate Chamber, and another
body of Senators had the trouble Of travelling
hundreds OF miles eastward. when they had
just made westward journey of the same ex-
tent.
The senate's journal was a curiosity to-day.
1t had the following entries:
? p. m, March Ex-senator Bracket moved that
Cose ea Of Senate been 9 on four hours You are
summoned by the Senate to attend Immediately
Wire inm n1 da lat Timothy l. Woodrus motion
2:S6 p n-Senator Douglas ian absentee) escorted
before Senate.
$50 p. m.-senator Thornton tanother absentee)
45o p p M, March l7-senators Ellsworth. Arm
strong, Mackey and Stranahan absentee
oers) escorted before Senate and call dissolved.
Senator Ellsworth received his telegram call
ing him back at Rochester. Senator Mackey in
his law office at Buffalo. Senator Stranahan at
his dinner table in Fulton, and Senator Arm
strong at his home in Buffalo. All these Sena-
tors knew from the afternoon newspapers that
there considerable excitement in the State
capital over their absence.
Senators Malby and Bracket when the alb
sent Senators were brought in criticised their
course in leaving Albany. Senator Grady de-
Tended them, on the ground that there was an
agreement that no business of Importance was
to be transacted Friday.
Senator Ellsworth in reply said that the agree
ment was that no political business of i'm
portance to be touched. AS for himself,
he added that when he left Albany he had sup
posed that the Senate had practically COM
bod toptl ht1ci
ness of the State TO execute in Buffalo, in COM
pany with Frederick D. Kilburn the Superin-
tendent of the Banking Department. He left
the Senate alone, and had not gone away, as
had been stated, to influence legislation on the
Pure Beer BILL and also did not go away to pre-
vent a quorum being present to consider any
measure. During his nine years experience in
the Legislature he had never left a session for
the purpose of lodging a vote on any measure.
He had not known of the call of the Senate till
he reached Rochester, when it was too late to
leave the train. When he received another dis
patch at Buffalo he at once telegraphed that
he would return Immediately. In the course OF
the present session of the Senate he had been
absent only three times. He thought the Senate
had made a mistake in excluding the news
paper correspondents, for otherwise misleading
statements would not have been sent forth
about the nature Of the close call.
Senator Stranahan said he had not leIt the
Senate to avoid a vote the Pure Beer bill, for
the people of his district favored the bill. He
thought the Senate was about to adjourn. and
therefore departed
Similar statements were made in regard to
belief that the session over by Senators
Mackey and Armstrong oc
The Senate adjourned for ten minutes at $50
a. M When 1t reconvened committee reports
were received. Senator'S Grady ana McCarreh
had fought the reception Of these conmiItee re-
ports. The bills were put on the calendar ana
sent to the State printer. The Republlcan ma
jority thus carried its point, and the bills can
be acted upon before the Senate hnally adJourhs
The Senate then adjourned till Monday, having
gained one legislative day on the records by its
course If the Legislature adJourns on March
81 the all night session will prove OF some dc-
count.
BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
Albany. March I7.-Governor Roosevelt has
signed these bills
Mr. Aldss-Authorizng the State Home for De 1es
Francis G. Clock and wife. ~, . 49, .a
ments Of the Court Of Claims in claims other than
those arising from the operation OF the canas;
Mr. Garrison s-Amending the Lockport charter
Fe M is the highway law
to computations of labor on highway o,,o-.
and SeWfane Power and Water Supply TSTpaH Ev
Mr ,s rignt ' nf wave OF the nsur
Mr. iKeliys-Authorizing the Court of Claims to
determine the claims of Maynard, Gilbert & Co
against the state o,,.,ua ~. rrancb,.ss granted
to nth the T Rome City Street Railway COMPANY
p M 10 eNPeno
Senator Notwithstanding a city court IN
MI sands's-Incorporatng the city Of Cortland
Nj Sagee-Fixing the o salary OF the County clerk
Mr.. heeers.Appropriatin Ilooo to erect
citation on Lookout Mountain.
MR.. oDELL on THE OUTLOOK.