The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-24
COMBINE TO KILL CANAL BILL,
MD THEN TO DEFEAT THE
LIQUOR TAX INCREASE BILL.
The Two Bills Are Linked Together. and
Unless the Canal BILL IL Passed by the
senate Certain Republican Senators
VIII Vote Against Liquor Tax BIZ.

senate Certain Republican SENATOR
WIN Vote Against Liquor Tax Bill.
ALBANY, March pa combination vas
baing perfected tonight to defeat the Barge
Canal bill when il comes up on the order
n final passage in the Senate to-morr ow,
and then TO defeat Senator Raines's bill |
increasing by one-half the liquor tax
throughout tho State when 1t comes I'D
for final passage on Wednesday under a
.,spension of the rules. Senators Davis
And Hill of Buffalo will not vote for the
LIQUOR Tax bill II the Barge Canal bill is
defeated That would leave only twenty
FIVE Republican votes for the Liquor Tax
bill if the others stood firm, or just one
less than the twenty-six votes required
10 PASS a bill in the Senate. But it was
reported tonight that the opponents Of
the Liquor Tax bill can get two or three
other Republican Senators to vote against
it il their votes are needed to defeat the bill.
Senator Davis said tonight that IL the
Barge Canal bill did not pass there would
b. no need Of the revenues which would
b raised by the Liquor Tax bill, and con-
eeQuently its passage would be unneces-
cary Thus the Canal and Liquor Tax bills
are linked together. and the opponents
Of the Tax bill are doing all in their power
TO defeat the Barge Canal bill, being Of the
opinion that II this measure il defeated
the Liquor Tax bill will fall with it,
The advocates Of the Barge Canal bill
IN the Senate expect the votes of only eleven
Of the twenty-eight Republican Senators
and OF all the twenty-five Democratic
Senator's. with the exception Of Senator
McCarren Of Brooklyn. The eleven Re-
publican Senators who are expected to vote
for the Canal bill are: Davis and Hill Of
Buffalo, Elsberg of New York, Gates Of
Oswego. Goodsell OF Orange, Greene Of
Broome. LeFevre of Ulster. L'Hommedleu
Of Orleans, Marshall of Brooklyn Prime Of
Essex and Warwick Of Montgomery.
II remains to be seen. however. whether
twenty -one Democratic Senators win vote
for the Barge Canal bill. 1t was reported
that not more than half the Democratic
Senator'S would vote for the bill. Demo-
cratic Senators would not discuss this
phase of the situation tonight and only
the roll call on the final passage of the bill
tomorrow will solve tho question: Sena-
tor Davis, the sponsor Of the bill in the
Senate, believes the Democratic Senators
viii stand by the bill and It will pass.
Tonight, in the Assembly, Assembly
man Bostwick's similar canal bill came
however. with the Understanding that Il
be taken up Wednesday, and that II the
Davis bill comes over from the Senate
for tine Asaemblv measure on the order OF
second reading. This was agreed to BY
the opponents Of canal improvement In
order to do away with the necessity Of
When Senator Goodsell's Street Rail-
road hiil IN me- IN on the order ri Anal nas-
are in the Senate to-nieht. he moved
That n be reoommitted to the Railroad
COMMITTEES for the purpose OF amend
ment This ia the measure which has
created 40 much discussion lately because
none but thoee Interested In the measure
know its import. senator Brackett is to
redraft the bin with a view OF makina ita
provisional clearer,
The State Charities Aid society tonight
submitted a strong protest To he Senate
AGAINST the enactment of the bill favored
by Glow. Odell which oompletes the oentraN-
StSofi OF tho oontrol o. Sss esssS koepitais
at Albany. 80
which permits the extension Of the Belmont
Park racetrack In Hampstead under OF
over a public highway which runs through
the park.
A bill introduced by Senator Bailey
empowers New York city to purchase tho
ferry terminals on Staten Island. and one
introduced by Senator Keenan, appropriates
$4,000 for a State armory in Flushing,
Queens borough.
The Senate passed Senator MARITIME bill
permitting New York city to lease wharf
property for market purposes.
Senator Edgar I. Bracket OF Saratoga
said tonight that he wanted to take hack
at the IRE insurance trust In New York city.
He introduced resolution requesting the
Attorney General TO transmit TO the Senate
his opinion as 70 whether the practice OF
liking rates In the different localities OF
the state by representatives OF the COM
panies is not q violation OF the law against
unlawful combinations, and, II such nxing
OF rates not such volsioni what iegisia-
ton VIII In bis Judgment, break up me
practice by winch the same are hxeu Aho
restore natural and proper cont'euuon
among insurance companies on the nxing
OF the rates OF premiums
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purpose OF the nesoInuon. ne Asksd .hat
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