New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
ELSBERG BLOCKS WORK.
FORCES ADJOURNMENT. {.
Deadlock Betzceen Senate and House
May Result.
rnr TELEGRAPH TO THE rErsUSE.l

.lhanv. April Ex-senator Elsberg succeeded
sn a.iourning the Senate at an unusually earF
hour tonight and thus prevented action upon
forty bills II is presumed that his object was
80 ptt pressure upon the Assembly TO pass ms
hill aboIisbing the Office of coroner in New
York
Speaker Nixon and Assemblyman Rogers. the
Republican leader in the Assembly. resented
this action of Senator EIsberg. in which he had
l,.e,, s,rrorfed hy Senators Bracket and Z r.
Brown the Republican insurgents. and all the
Democratic Senators. and adopted the policy OF
preventing any action in the Assembly to-mSft
On any Of the bills of the Democratic Senators
~ Of Senators Bracket L. r, Brown and Els
borg
There was considerable anxiety felt among
+l,e members of the legislature after the cir
ClIn1stances Of the early adjournment OF the
senate and the embargo upon certain Senators
fiils i'm the Assembly became known. lest there
should be = deadlock between the two houses Of
the legislature and no action be taken upon a
large number OF bills on the calendars of both
.houses.
When the Senate met tonight it had a large
run1ber Of bills upon its calendar, and there
was anticipation that most OF them would be
passed The majority OF the Republican Sen
ators we're therefore amazed when Senator Els
berg suddenly al $50 o'clock moved that the
Senate
son for his action. Senator Raines. the Re
publican leader. at first did not consider the
motion a serious one, and said nothing in op-
position until he noticed that every Democrat
was voting for il He then went over to the
Democrats and warned them that they could
not pass the bills in which they were interested
unless sessions Of the usual length were held
The Democrats paid no attention TO the warning.
and Senator Csndy. their leader, who was
paired with Senator Aids went over TO Sen
-ator Bailey. 10 make sure he had voted for the
motion TO adjourn. Senators Bracket and E.
r Brown also voted TO adjourn. and the mo-
ZION was adopted by vote OF q TO p. the votes
in the negative being cast by Republicans. while
The votes in favor OF the motion were cast by
tvventy-one Democrats and three Republicans.
Senator Grady afterward said that the Demo
Gratis voted as they did because Of desire TO
prevent action until tomorrow upon the Nj
Egara Falls Charter bill
The action Of the Senate soon became known
in the Assembly. and Mr.. Rogers moved that g
bill OF Senator McCIelland. Democrat. should
be set aside Then he said:
The Senate Of the State Of New-York has put
q slight upon Us which should be resented; 1
helieye that this body should not pass any Dill
81 which members of that body, who voted TO
adjourn are interested
Mr.. Rogers said afterward that he made this
statement without consideration of the politics
or the Senators who had voted to adjourn with
out taking action on Assembly bills. 4 consid-
cred my action non-partisan one, ne SAID
and in the interest OF all members or the AS
sembly'" Mr.. Palmer, the Democratic leader.
defended the Democratic Senators. no one was
entitled TO censure. in his opinion, except the
Republican Senators.
Nr McKeown. Democrat, said that Governor
Odell had inspired the action of Senators
Bracket r. r Brown and ElSberg-
I don't concede that said Mr.. Rogers, the
gentleman speaks without authority
The Assembly then proceeded with its work
hut for the remainder Of the night substantially
the bills only Of Assemblynen were advanced.