The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-04
SENATOR GRADY CALLED DOWN
HE WILL no LONGER HOLD Up
LEGISBdTJOS.
Democratic Caucus Decides That Here-
after the Rules OF the senate he OBJ
served and Enforced Absent Repub-
Itcap senators Called to Albany by Wire.

AFTER the Rules OF the senate BE Oh
served and Enforced Absent Repub-
Itcan senators Called to Albany by Wire.
ALBANY. March 3.--Thc bu'tiess OF the
State Senate is to proceed without inter
ruption no far a. the Democratic Senator's
are concerned and Ia spite OF the attitude
of Senator Grady. the minority leader, In
attempting TO hold up legislation last night
This was the practical result Of a caucus
of Democratic Senator's held to-day before
and after the Senate sssion. Senator
Grady announced at the scssion that the
Democratic Senators had rot concluded
thetr deliberations in oIucds and at his re-
quest ths third reading calendar was LAID
over until tomorrow.
Before the caucus was resumed after
the Senate SESSION Big Tim sullivan
who came here with orders from Lender
Murphy Of Tammany Hall. had long
talk with Senator @ ady, and it had de-
cidee ly quoting effect upon him.
A. majority Of the Democratic Senators
werSin open hostility to the position taken
nv 81 patoAGrad but in order to let their
leader down easy the caucus adopted
resolution, offered by Senator Bowling.
Insisting that hereafter the rules Of the
senate be observed and enforced. Senator
Grady ryac.;ically begged off for his alb
sencr Last week. and promised that it would
not occur nE. IN.
Last night elegTanS were sent TO all OF
the absent X ma .ors on the Republican
aide. with the exception OF Senator Whte.
caIlirAe them u Albany. The Republicans
had oetermined that if the Democrats per-
s;stsd in the attitude taken by Senator
al IL. Senators would
not al, in passing even an unobjectionable
local btu unless there were enough Repuo-
lican S,a ,ators in their seats to give the re-
auired tNenty-sir votes to pass oiii' mat
their wish would be gratified. no matter at
that persn1al sacrifice to the Republicans.
There were twen1y-four Republican Sena-
tors present at to-1ay's session. Senator's
Marshall and Stewart reached Albany this
mornino and tSena;Or Elsoerg, this after
noon. Besides Senator White the other
absentees were Lltonlmaieu. Sherwood
al" Minority Leader Palmer to-day created
n TEMPEST In a teapot in the Assembly.
He chaHsn eed a Tolloan on the Stevens
bill. providing for the alteration of the
election districts in towns where ballot
machines are used 1pe democrats OPP
hairtannounced that IL had passed, Mr..
Palmer claimed that d y roll had not been
properly called, as theie were not enough
Republicans In the cham ter 10 pas the pm
He was declared out of o rder ana Appealed
from the decision of the ,-bair, which call
brought about a wrang'e that was not
ended for an hour, whelt the Chair was
sustained by a vote OF so o %.
Mayor Lows New York Central terminal
bills were to have passed the Assembly
TODAY. but IL was discovere that an errcr
had been made in printing O he OF the three
measures, line having tseen omitted:
This necessitated a three days delay and
the reprinting of the bill As there was
nothing to be gained by pass eg me other
duced them, had them put over until next
Monday night. when they will pass the
lower house.
reading senator Amb!er's bill prohibiting
the ad,,lterafion or misbranding of food
and food products: Senator Crady's, pro
hibitinC a court stenographer from being
interested in the printing of legal briefs,
and Senator Plunkitts. providing Tor the
placing of deferred cases in New YORK Sty
municipal courts upon reserved calendar.
II a bill introduced to-day by Senator
Riortian (Tam.) is passed, rogues'
Z ,leries hereafter will he allowed TO eX-
abb pictures OF living convicted criminals
only, Photographs OF suspects are eiini'
A-f,iiI introduced by Assemblyman Bost-
wick provides that n tenement house ex-
ceeding six stories in height shall have
power passeng ger elevator in continual use.
An addition 20 the Creedmoor rife range
at cost of $4,000 is provided Tor by
bill Of Mr.. Wainwright.
Aseemblyman Bostwick wants an APP
proprfation of 600 900 this year TO increase
the States holdings in the Adirondack
and Catskill parks. The bill IL favored by
the Association for the Protection. Of the
ACKNOWLEDGES and planks in each party
platform last fall favored the resumption
Of the purchase Of Adirondack lands by tho
State.
A proposed amendment to the State Con-
stiution has been introduced by Assembly
man Plank Of ST. Lawrence. permitting
the Lcgi-ia,urc TO impose tolls on persons
and property on the state canals. Mr..
Plank H. an snti-canal man.
Two bills amending the Election law
we've introduced to-day by Asscrnb'ymsn
Finch One I,rovidss That in cities Of thc
Ard claf,, whenever Judges Of the touri
OF ApIcak Justice ~ the Supreme Court
or Judges OF any local court are to be elected,
n separate ballot for the candidates Tor
such judicial Gricos shall bo provided
The oth6r measure designates tho days Of
registration in Citics Cor the nth Friday
end SATURDAY and the fourth Friday and
saturday prior Ia .ioc, ION, instead 81 the
fourth and third a. row provided.
The Assembly paas'd senator E!sbefg b
hill reducing IN" general school tax Ia
Nee iork C''y from four 10 three MILL
and S,'nainr Mar halls biil increasing tno
COMMUNICATION 20 the Commissioner IN ths
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