New-York tribune., 1901-04-05
SENATE FOR CANAL BILL.
TEST VOTE PRESAGES VICTORY FOR
SUBMISSION OF s2GOooOOO PLAN
TO THE PEOPLE.

Albany. April 4 (SpeciaD.-The State Senate
a to-day which indicates pretty clearly that
majority of its members will favor submitting 10
the people at the fall election the proposition TO
expend s26oooo0 in improving the States canals.
That proposition is contained in bill drawn up by
State Engineer Bond. Attorney-Cieneral Davies and
Colonel John n Partridge. the Superintendent of
Public Works. which considered by Governor
odel before submitted to the legislature to-
day.
A vote was indirectly taken upon the measure,
which shows that the bill will be supported by
nearly all the representatives of the great cities
and the canal counties. while 1t will be opposed
by the representatives of the non-canal counties.
There was a notable exception. however, 10 this
rule non-canal county representatives opposing
the bill. II being supported by Senator George T.
Green OF Binghamton. Broome County MI Green
was member OF the Canal Advisory Commissions
and became convinced he said to-day, that the
industrial development of the State required the
enlargement of the Erie. the Oswego ana the
Champain canals.
The vote upon the bill in the Senate showed that
at present it is favored by thirty Senators and op-
| posed by ten Senators. It will require the votes OF
only tv,enty-six Senators send the bill TO the
| Assembly.
Tho Senate Canal Committee having reported the
| bill favorably Senator Raines asked for call OF
the house" and indicated his hostility to the DILL
Senator Ellsworth the Republican leader, said TO
Senator Raines that the issue upon the Dill might
/ as well he sauarely. and disclosed the IaUt @
/ that he should support the measure. Inc can
MAS then suspended. and Senator Ralnes hau tue
htu -o.d tbrourh for the information of the Sen
ate declaring that this the last time propaoiy
that Il would carefully considered by the eh
/ He then moved that the bill re reIerieu 10 ~
senate Finance Committee for the purpose OF giving
| the farmers Of the State. who he SAID were op-
! noead to the bill chance 10 be heard upon II.
He argued that II would only be courteous 10 'me
| Finance Committee to give its members 'le 'ii''
| since il appropriated SIS oeo,oN9
svyered Senator Davis: lit simply submits 10 the
| neope a proposition expend S26.ooo,Voo- Up 10
the time the people act there is no appropiid'i'
| After a long debate the Senate came TO vote
/ upon Senator Rainess motion 10 REFER the pli ~
the Senate Finance Committee In eNpldi"'''s ms
vote Senator Bracket of Saratoga County SAID
have the gravest doubt that the people porH[ng %%g
favor the expenditure of s26No''9 IN 5 ef
has greatest mileage Of can8i5 ot donbt that
ate district in the State me niec1 ard not
committing myself finally to this bill neneT' ad ne @
rees Their opinon at the polls the proposal TO
| improve the States canals ] therefore No'e ~
/ upon Senator Rainess mouoh-
| Senator Green pointed out that eight Of the
eleven members of the Finance Committee were
| opposed 10 the Canal Improvement bill vote
| In support of Senator Raines's motion therefore,
was vote against the bill for II "ouio 'n"S o7
| committed 10 its enemies to kill
Senator Raines's motion TO send the OIL 10 ,he
Finance Committee was defeated by the following
! vote:
| Aves-Ambler Armstrong. Brown. Cocks. teeter'
| Higgins Humphrey, Krum. Malby McCaoe, McCar,
| ren Mckinney. Ranes. Sherwood thornton anu
| WilcoX-l6. . ,,.z r,o,,a1,,.
| Nces-Ahearn. Audett, Bracket: Davis DonnelE'
| DoWinc Ellsworth. Elsberg. Foley, Fuller 1000
sell GRADY Green Hennessey, Hill. Marshall. Mar
| lin NcEwan. Mills, Punkitt, Prime. RamSperger'
| slater Stranahan. Sullivan, Trainor, wagner
White, WILEY and willard-3o
An analysis OF this vote reveals two penoGTaoS I
| and fourteen Republicans opposed TO the Sanal I'M
movement bill ard eleven Democrats and nineteen
Republicars favoring it. All the Senators from
Erie County and all hut two from the counties OF
| Kings and New -York-McCabe and McCarren-tavor
| The hin The two Long Island Senators-Cocks ana
| NcKinney-voted against the bill There were four
/ Senator'S from canal counties" Senator Raines
| who represents Wayne County; Senator WILCOX
/ strone who represents Monroe County ana sen
| ator Feeter who represents Herkimer county VINO
voted against the bill. although the Erie lana! ana
| crosses all these counties. II was expected tnat
| Senator Malbv. of ST. Lawrence County; senator
| Humnhrev wyoming County: Senator higgins
| Cattaraug1s County: Senator Sherwood. Steuben
| County: Senator Brown. Jefferson County, ana
| Senator Thornton. Sullivan County, all non-canal
| Counties would oppose the bill. and they did SO
| The Assembly Committee Canals submitted the
Canal Improvement bill to-day to the Assembly 10
/ be reprinted and recommitted 10 'hat coiiini'tee
j for a hearing on Tuesday next.