New-York tribune., 1901-03-14
RA.NAPO BILLS DELAYED.
LAUTERRACH'S HAND SUSPECTED IN
SENDING THEM TO COMMITTEE.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIBUNr.l
Albany. March 13.-Legislaton against the
Ramapo Water Company is again locked up in
n committee room in both the Senate and the
Assembly. BY some this sudden misfortune Of
the bill is attributed to the magical influence of
Edward Lauterbach the counsel Of the Ramapo
Water Company. Certainly Mr.. Lauterhach
was here yesterday, and certainly the two bills
against the company were in difficulties to-day
Accordingly the legislature is treated to the
astonishing spectacle of the Senate bill OF Sena-
tor Slater passing the Senate to he shelved IN
an Assembly committee. and the Assembly bill
of Mr. Morgan passing the wer house to be
locked up as was done Tonight, in a Senate
committee. This deadlock in the Senate Mas
perfected tonight by the action Of the Senate
Judiciary Committee in failing to pass the Nor
gan bill which passed the lower house yester-
day and which handed down in the senate
this morning and referred TO this committee.
When a motion made in the executive Se9-
sion of the committee to report the bill 1t Was
defeated by a vote of to >. The bill was 'heh
laid over for one week. to he again considered at
tho committees meeting next Wednesday
1r,o ,,-era nine members of the committee
nresent They were Senators Brackett the
chairman: Davis. Brown, Elsherg' Sater' Ni'IS'
Mckinney. McCarren and DoWling. After
preliminary discussion on the bill ana peloie
anv motion was made to report the DILL senator
Rrackett asked that the measure he lald over
until next Wednesday for consideration at thHI
time MI Slater. the intToducer OF 'he Hehd'e
hin NOW in the Assembly Cities Committee, OBJ
jected to such delay, ana ne "d9 Hufl''' 80 -
Senator Elsberg.
senator Bracket then explained his request by
saying in part:
This committee should not he hasty in report
ing ont this bill which is an Assembly meas
ure and which the lower house WouId nave US
ha hi M
This committee the first to act in any
Ramapo legislation and accordingly reported
out the Slater bill, which passed the Seha,e
m ninouslv but was shelYed in the Assembly
Committee on Cities. Now the Assembly mas
sent us the Morgan bill. which is eXaclly sIflaI,
rcmmiftee ] do not think that it would he
right for this committee TO act untll some ac-
tion is taken in the lower mouse.
A Senator. whose name is withheld, said that
there had been a demand for a hearing on the
hill next "Wednesday by the Ramapo people, and
that he thought this request should be granted
Senator Bracket then asked a personal
favor that the Morgan bill be laid over until
next Wednesday. He was supported by Senators
Davis Brown, Mills. Mckinney McCarren and
senator Slater protested. saying that it was
bad politics to delay action ana that the com
mittee might be charged with Juggling with the
biI by such postponement. He was supported
only by Senator Elsbere
The attitude of Senator Bracket was made
evident earlier in the day when the Morgan bill
was handed down in the Senate. When its title
was read, all eyes were turned on the seat of
Senator Slater, who had said that he would ask
for its immediate passage. The Senator's seat
was vacant and the bill was accordingly
ferred to the judiciary Committee
Il thought the bill to be advanced said
Clerk Whipple to Lieutenant Governor Wood
ruff, who presided. There was no response.
Twenty minutes later Mr. Slater arrived, and
said that he had been unavodably detained i'm
n conference with the Governor. He then at
tempted to advance the bill without reference.
thNVar cd nv Hrbn
made an objection. Senator Slater said after
the committee meeting tonight
After what has occurred | shall move to-
morrow the floor of the Senate to discharge
the Judiciary Committee from any further con-
willing that the Morgan bill should pass. | have
never desired any personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT in
this legislation. If it is possible. | hope that
the Morgan bill will pass Tomorrow"
Later however. the Senator said he despaired
of getting the bill out of committee.
When Mr. Morgan was seen tonight he said
that because of the delay of the Senate Judiciary
Committee in acting upon the BILL the Assembly
bill at it's meeting next Thursday. Mr. Morgan
said that he assured that the Slater bill
would be before the Assembly Friday morning
He also the same Senator Slater said that
into the situation.
IF the Slater bill can more conveniently be
passed than my bill" he concluded, Il want the
Slater bill passed"
Much comment has been expressed tonight
the visit of Edward Lauterbach at the Cap
| itol yesterday When Mr.. Lauterbach was
| asked by a Tribune correspondent how he re-
garded the action of the Assembly in passing
| the Morgan bill. he said:
II can't stop the Legislature from doing what
| it wants to-"
| BALLANTTNE'S INDIA PALE or OLD BURTON
| III soothing A