The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-17
Passes the Aldermen BY
al Votes to So.
BROOKLYN, NOT MANHATTAN,
Allowed by Tammany to
Garry OF the Honors.

cantor OF Manhattan the Only
Borough President Against N-Haf.
fen Resisted Pressure From John
A. Mason and Bronx Voted With Hin,.
The Pennsylvania tunnel franchise passed
the Board of Aldermen at O'Clock last
night by a vote Of Al to 80 The grant got
but one vote more than was necessary under
the Charter. Before the vote as first cast
was announced Alderman Bremen (Dem)
Of Brooklyn. who had voted in the affirma-
tive discovering that the grant would pass
without his vote, ran up to the desk and
asked the clerk To change his vote 10 the
negative
II was the Brooklyn Aldermen who
gave the franchise the vote. it needed
Alderman keely. who had not voted on the
roll call, went to the clerks desk also, and
asked to he put on the record as voting
against the franchise. when it was clearly
passed This was an effort on the part Of
both men 10 make their records straight
with the so-called labor element which had
opposed the Improvement
Little Tim Sullivan in a speech boosted
that Tammany as an organization was
standing solidly against the tunnel. This
was true as far a. Tamnany could command.
Culkin, Coggey and Owens voted for the
grant. Owens has been for it from the start.
Culkin and Coggey switched Malone and
Lundy OF Brooklyn, who had been counted
against the tunnel, gave their votes for it,
Lundy was a member of the Railroad Com
mittee and had refused 10 sign the mn iority
report which he voted for yesterday.
JOHN A. MASON COULDN'T BuDGE HAPPEN.
President Haffen of the borough of The
Bronx stood by the tunnel, and Aldermen
Goldwater. Harnischfeger, Longfellow Lott
ner and Peck from TheBronx voted with him.
Very strong pressure was exertei ON
President Haffen to throw his influence
against the tunnel. On Monday night he
was visited at his house by John A. Mason,
secretary Of the Democratic State Com
mittee. Mr.. Mason presented arguments
why Mr.. Haffen should oppose u tunnel.
They were political arguments
sJust whose messenger Mr.. Mason was did
not develop yesterday. but he assumed
to say that Mr.. Haren's political fut,
largely dep Ied on his obedience {.
orders. la. Haffen has aspirations for
political advancement. II was indicated
Ia him that powerful forces in Tammanv
would oppose him IL he did not stand with
Tammany aeainr. the tunnel.
When Mr.. HafIen came down to tho City
Hall yester1ay after Noon his course was
found that he wa.i nos disposed to yield it
was suggested to him that he might absent
himself on some pretext and in that way
aid the obstrnctionis's, who could accom-
plish their purpose very well If the tunnel
failed to get le necessary forty votes.
great any eyes were watching Mr..
Haffen, W N in the midst of the debate he
took his AT and coat and withdrew from
the char der. But he came back again and
voted for the tunnel
TAMMANY SAVED ITS Face"
While it was the Brooklyn Democrats
who passed the tunnel grant, some Observers
still gave credit to Big Tim Sullivan for the
job. They said he wanted to hold the
Tammany Aldermen in line with their la
Dor arguments and that il was just easy
to get the votes across the river to Keep
the patronage that ha been promised to
him.
The vote came at the end of four hour
debate which Aldermen and spectators
agreed was very tedious. Some of the
Aldermen had prepared typewriter
saved only by an application of the time
limit rule.
To start it off Alderman Mccall offered
minority report which presented tho
case dRdlIlet tilt Iidil'fli~t bii lilt kTOuHu
that it did not make an eight-hour or a
prevailng-rate-of-waR provision This
report was signed only 10y Mccall and
Diemer. the chairman Of the Railroad
Committee. Alderman Wafer. another
Democratic member Of the committee, Of
fered a report signed by himself which set
up the same objections, but recommended
that the matter be- sent back TO the Rail-
road Committee for further hearings
TOLD WALKING DELEGATES THEY 90 TOO PAR.
To simplify the situation Alderman
Mccall said he would accept Waters re-
port for his own. This led to some short
oratorical endeavors by the Aldermen
Alderman Walkley got ratho- general in
his observations and turning toward the
walking delegates who were ranged up in
the rear OF the hall, said
when you expel members Of your unions
because they belong TO the National Guard,
when you put your hand on the Stars and
Stripes, then think you are going too far
Alderman Mccall, as the Tammany
leader. called time on Alderman Walkley
President Fornes ruled that Alderman
Walkley could speak only ten minutes and
that he had one minute more to talk.
Il move to extend his time two minutes"
said Frank Bowling from Big Bill Dcvery's
domain.
THE motion to extend his time is carried"
said President Fornes. Then, glancing at
the clock, And nc " his time is up"
But my time has been occupied by in
terruptions," said Alderman Walkley.
surely I can make my own speech. Give
me three minutes more And he got it,
Alderman James started his speech back
in the seventeenth century, whcreat there
was a groan from the Tammany side of
the house and sympathetic moan from
the gallery. He had uncounted type
written pages TO read. After he had trav-
elled little way into his manuscript Alder
man NcInnss suggested that Aldermen
who had manuscripts should have leay
to print in the Chp Record
FIRST VOTE NOT TEST
The speech of Alderman James brought
loud cries Of Question" and the roll was
then called on the proposition to accept
the Wafer substitute for the ma iori;v re-
port In favor of the tunnel.
As the leader Ct the tunnel supporters
Alderman Meyers argued against furth'r
delay He said the board was now on
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