New-York tribune., 1903-03-25
CANAL BILL PASSED.
VOTE IN SENATE So TO IL.
Opposition Confsed to Republicans
Murphy Lines Up Democrats.
rnH rELrnRApH no TEE -RIRUNE.

AIbanv. March %-The Senate passed to-day
Senator Davfss bill for G dH 100000 one thousand
barge canal along the lines q the Erie
and Chanrlain canals The proposition must Dc
spproved however, by the people It . general cleo
ton before the law becomes effective, and II Is pro-
vided that II be submitted to vote at the coming
election In November
The bin provides for the construction Of a canal
twelve feet Deep substantially along the lines OF
the Oswego and the Champ:ain canals, ano along
the line OF the Erie Canal in the western part OF
the State. but diverts from the Erie Cana1 some
what in the eastern part Of the state, tnoueh tof
lowing fits general direction to the Hudson River
TIE Senate passed the bill. after debate OF hve
and one-haIf hours, by vote Of Ss to H. Eleven
Republicans and twenty-five Democrats Voteo lof
it. and fourteen Republicans voted against IL.
Az one time those who favored the bill reared
that 81 was beaten 1t had been believed that
tr-euty-one Democrats would vote FOR 1t ana one
Senator McCaxren. against It. Then 1t was runoreu
that seven Democrats had decided to vote against
e and feroorar!y defeat it in the hope OF fore
ing Senator Davis to withdraw his pledge to sup
port, the LIQUOR tax increase BILL But ABOUT 3
o'clock Senator Grady. the Democratic leader re-
o.fved the following letter from Charles F. Murphy
the Tammany leader:
desire to again remind you Of the vital i'm
urge the passage Of the Canal bin favored oy te
Sroro ofber considerations that should induce our
support Of this measure is The II faoF cur thsf e Wh6
aeitating its passage are many good ana valued
friends Of the organlzatlon
After Mr.. Murphy's letter was received the oppo7
s,,io, 10 the bill so far the Democrats OF New
vorE County was concerned. disappeared, and even
Senator McCarren. OF Kings County eventually
yoted for the measure II had the vote OF every
Democrat in the Senate Chamber Senator fo'eS'
Of New-York. afterward said:
We could not escape from voting for the oiil
even n We had desired to do SO. for the Democratic
state platform and the local platforms OF me
Denocratic party Plee1ddsed 1t to the support u q
canal improvement DILL
The Republicans who led the opposition to the
hfU were Senators Lewis, E R. Brown MaIoy anu
Rajnes Senator Lewis made one attack AFTER an an
other on H. Soon after the Senate took the OH
- consideration Senator Lewis moved that the
ensctfng clause be stricken out. and that there De
substituted for 1t his bill providing Tor the ep-
rointrnent of State commission Ito neGotlate
r-;.b and tnouire whether the Government OF the
United States will undertake the construction OF
8 deem waterway from Lake Erie to the Hudson
River" He read e memorial sent to MIN oy
large bodv OF residents Of New-York. approving q
resolution he had introduced here asking congress
"a Daee q bill for the survey of a deep waterway.
one of the signers of the petition was BRO o
senator Green. on hearing this. telegraphed to
Nj Coler follows:
Your signature to AndTeT Green Green Ps5itoR Ps6s and ii
.,rparently reverses Your position as canoloate'
senator Green received the following reply from
.Ir CoIer and it was read to the Senate:
Have no recollection Of signing any petition o.If Of
Nr Green's and certainly would not reverse posl-
ficn
Daspstches were also read by Senator Grady from
J. Edward Simmons. J. ". Seligman & Co.
ana from Ludwig Nissen saying that their sigma
f1ras 10 the memorial must not be interpreted as
expressing hostility to the Barge Canal bill
Senator Lewis, by agreement with Senator Davis
Ki1hdrew his motion, but it was Immediately re-
prs,ed bv Senator MaIby and was beaten by a vote
Of "a TO 81.
Senator's Davis and Hill, of Buffalo. made strong
sreeches for the BILL showing how greatly the State
would be benefited by the improvement OF the
canals Senator Malby attacked the measure as
one which would cause the imposition of direct
tax for the payment OF the DEBT incurred Dy the
senator Lewis offered amendment changing
the canal route in Monroe County This was re-
jerted and he offered another that the vote on te
i.rnnosfion to improve the canals should be post
T1oned' a wear This also rejected.
ne !sst nours i1 o IN n bv senator Grady with an
srs1rnent that both political parties were com
Tnitted to canal Improvement: Senator +. X Bro%n
Tor 2 S10I Ooo 600 barge canal Senator Raines de-
clsred that there not a word IN the ttepupncdl
platform in favor OF barge canal ne saio % 'se Fe
canals and that there was also pledge tnat lnol1
rect revenues should be used 10 pay the canal
The Republican party" said Senator Raines
would not have elected its candidate for Governor
~ Il had been thought that the Republican platform
contained a pledge 10 expend $lOl,VVO,UO on the
The vote wss taken at $50 o'clock, resulting in
Assembiyr1au BostwicE of New-York who has
caual Improvement bill In the Assembly similar
10 that Of Senator Davis. said tonight that ,ns ne
reading. and he hoped on Thursday TO SUBSTITUTE
II for Senator Daviss bill and pass It in the As
semhiy.