New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
YORK OF LEGISLATURE.
Tits OUer the Ruies-Sympathy for
Mr.. OdeN-Lnrger Navy Plea.
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Albany, Jan. 2s.-There quite a struggle in
the Senate tonight motion made by Senator
Wagner (Democrat). of Brooklyn, calling tor the
printing of three extra copies of AssenDiynlan
Dale's bill amending the Tenement House law
Senator Malby, the chairman Of the Senate Com
mittee on Finance, thought that the bill ought 70
go to the Finance Committee instead OF the Print
ing Committee, to which it had been assigned oy
Lieutenant Governor Higgins. He said the Finance
Committee would have to consider all the appro-
priations made by the legislature. and since the
printing bills large. it should have authority
to say whether not large sums Of money ought
to be expended in paying for the printing OF an
extra number of bills.
Lieutenant Governor Higgins said that ne had
referred the resolution to the Printing Committee
because rules of the Senate required it.
Senator Grady, the Democratic leader, clearly
chance to divide the Republicans. and
argued that the Printing Committee would have
nothing to do If it did not act upon such measures
as this one which clearly within it's province.
Senator Malby, with view of testing the judg-
ment Of the Senate upon the matter, then moved
that the resolution should be taken from the Print
Ing Committee and referred to the Finance Com
mittee. The motion defeated by vote Of IS to
%. The eighteen votes in the affirmative all
given by Republicans those in the negative oy
every Democrat present twenty, and by the fol-
lowing nine Republicans: f. r Brown. Fancher
Lewis, LHommedeu, Raines. Sherwood. Stevens,
White and Wilcox
No sooner had the vote been announced than
Senator Malby said: II simply desire to make the
remark, Mr.. President that so far the State
printing is concerned I give way to the state
printers assocationf which to have the
CALL and shall make further motions"
Senator Armstrong of Rochester. created appre
hension in the crowded galleries and among the
floor OF the Senate by asking for the enforcement
of the rule to prevent all except those privi-
legged from entering the floor Of the Senate.
Lieutenant-Governor Higgins said he would en-
force the rule at the next Monday evening session
II the Senator insisted.
Senator Ratne5 offered a resolution which was
adopted, that the Senate extend to Governor OdeH
its sympathy in the loss of his sister. Senator
Grady said that it less than year since the
Governor had lost his mother, and that that af-
Fiction intensified by the death of his sister,
who had assumed the duties of the household. He
said it due to the Senator's relations TO the
Chief Executive to record evidence of their SYM
pathy and to invoke for him grace and strength in
this hour of af1iction.
The Senate then adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing II o'clock.
SHORT SESSION IN THE HOUSE
In his opening prayer in the Assembly tonight
the Rev. A. L. Love invoked Divine blessing and
comfort on Governor OdelL He also prayed that
the strife between nations be satisfactorily con-
cluded.
The session was short Speaker Nixon n
nounced that a mass in memory of Senator P. F.
Trainor would be celebrated at st. Mary's Church
tomorrow morning. 1t also announced that
members of both houses would march from the
Capitol to the church, preceded by the sePgeants-
alarms of the Senate and Assembly.
There calendar. Assemblyman McManus
offered the following resolution. which was adopted
without debate:
Whereas. The United States as a nation has been
opposed for century to the foreign aggressions
American soil and the forcible acquisition of
territory this continent by European and other
transmaIrine powers and to that end is committed
irreyocably to the Monroe Doctrine: and
whereas, The present imbroglio between Germany,
Great Britain and Venezuela discloses the danger
10 this government of partial total failure Of
it's purposes to preserve the invioabilty OF it's
domains and that of its kindred republics on this
hemisphere from foreign invasion dominating.
through lack Of sufficient marine power; there
fore be it
Resolved by the Senate and Assembly Of the
State of New-York That the Senators and Repre-
sentatives of the commonwealth in Congress be
and they hereby are respectfully requested and
urged TO use their best endeavors to procure
enactment Of such law or laws will fully pro-
vide for the enlargement and betterment of the
navy Of the United States. so to enable this
nation to maintain and preserve it's principles
aforesaid under any and all circumstances.
The Assembly then adjourned until tomorrow at
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