The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-25
CANAL BILL PASSES SENATE.
LEADER MURPHY'S ORDER SAVES
DEMOCRATIC REVOLT.

In Spite OF Tammany Hall Pressure Ono
! Vote More wouId Have Beaten Bill
Opposition Caused by Odeii's liquor
Tax Pian--l4 Republicans Vote Ne.
ALBANY, March 24.-Had It not been
| for the orders sent to Albany by telegraph
last night and by special delivery letter to-
day by Charles F. Murphy leader OF Tam
many Hall. the thousand-ton barge canal
| bill would not have passed the Senate
| to-day.
Every one Of the twenty-five Democratic
! Senators had expected to vote for the canal
improvement bill up to the time that Gov.
| Odell had introduced the bill increasing
the liquor tax by one-half. It was known
| that but eleven Republican Senators would
vote for the bill and the votes Of fifteen
Democratic Senators would be needed In
order TO enable the measure to get the re-
| quired 20 votes to pass.
Since the introduction OF the Liquor Tax
| bill. however, the Democratic Senators
have been wondering how they could fore
stall its enactment. They realized the
Republicans had but the necessary 20 votes
| to pass it as the other Republican Senator,
| Hill of Buffalo, had declined to abide by
the caucus action on the measure. 1t was
known that Senator Davis Rep. Erie)
would vote against the Liquor Tax bill
should the Canal bill be defeated in the
| Senate.
This would leave the Republicans one
vote short of the number necessary to pass
] the Liquor Tax bill. From this viewpoint
| a prominent Democratic Senator started
out TO accomplish the defeat OF the Barge
Canal bill. Last night he had the bill
beaten, as he had the assurance OF nine
Democratic Senators from below The Bronx,
| four OF whom were members OF Tam
many Hall. that they would vote against II.
As only eleven Republican Senators would
support the canal bill it could not pass II
the nine Democrats stood together.
The instructions sent Senator Thomas
+. Grady, the minority leader, to-day, from
Leader Murphy, drove the four Tammany
Senators away from the combination TO
beat the Barge canal and Liquor Tax bills
and consequently defeated the effort to
Even with the desertion OF the Tammany
Hall members, the Barge Canal bill could
have been defeated had Senator Met lei
land Of Westchester and Senator Town
send OF Utica, both Democrats. aided hve
other willing Democratic Senator's in their
opposition 10 the hill.
In fact, this opposition lacked but one
vote to proven the passage OF the bill even
after leader Murphy's orders were re- re.
this vote. When they found they could
| not all OF them fell into line and voted
for the bill, which passed the senate after
a six hours debate by vote OF 80 to ~.
This is Leader Murphys letter to Senator
Grady
T,MMAxy HALL, NEW York. March "a.
| HI, II y f;rddy Senate Chamber, ilbonv.
MYDEARsKxAro desire to again remind
The b"t canal bill famed by the Canal AssS .t
considerstions that should induce our support
OF this measure is the fact that among the
many DISTINGUISHED citizens OF our cty VINO n3
| valued friends OF the organization.
io"'' 'tCI gg.aLKs sF F. MURPHY.
| The debate on the bill In the Senate
started shortly before noon and the session
continued until after o'clock tonight,
when the bill finally was passed. There
were few incidents In the debate and moth
ing new in the arguments. l., -,
| The brint Of the argument In favor OF
! the bill fell upon Senators Grady, DAVIS
and Hill The opposition TO the measure
was led by Senators Lewis; Maloy ana
Rainee number OF amendments to the
bin were offered and all OF the Democratic
| .G, .,a,ad aoEdly With the eleven
m mhi;aa, S.ns,ors in defeating them.
| Tpup 80 1pan Rochas,er, onened
oena.o, on and s}mnIv Tor the p,irpose
tne u; i, hafora he Senate Tor the
o, DIns ~ consideration today moved
pupIs Lii .mnowerinu the Governor 10
.nat NJ on ,m,nission 10 negotiate with
apP r.i Gn.,arnmant for The const me
ue a. wa,arway he, ween the Great
non on ~ Undson River mo substituted
iAhr n b.. w Cansi hiII He road a pe,i,ion
Ior ,ns To- 10, Snrom;nent business men and
lRneu, &c. from Bunalo. New York and
mn ~ .N,;nns of The stats in favor of his
iii '
n,,a ~ tho names on the petitio read
Wv W II - ,.as ,ha, ~ bird Col.r
by senator Lf s,o,,,aI a., H., - signsrs
senator urany Ilu.c'" ~ II "a o.
and Jus, then Senator lewe, VINO had User
In the smoking room. returned 10 hls seat
, liz, :. P'r"F"' SENATOR Lew" interrupted
Here w. hain q, n ~, c'.a nrr, NV
Th."s VOW ,,c pI;sa senate. .tsn Grady and
~. ma Lnoul.ds. Of signing A petition
h s'r , ", Ton b,rve c'nsI bih Havs
not chanr~d nv position since last fall
| The telegram had bsaen sent senator