New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-07
JEROME BILLTOG GOVERNOR
ASSEMBLY VOTE. % TO n.
Party Lines Not Adhered TO-Dis-
tT1ct attorney Listener.
l1Y rEIEGaApH TO THE rnnrNr.I


Of Assenblyrnan Wade to amend The Bill An
amendment 1t this stage IN the session means
defeat The vote orr this ameadnlert was the
real test Of the strength OF the opposition TO
the bin. ard the poll stood 50 70 81.
The opposition to the measure OF two
distinct characters ard was exempliGed by two
distinct classes OF members There was frank
and outspo5cn opposition the part Of ulany
men like Mr.. Rogers. the majority leader. and
Assemblymen Perham and Adams. OF New
York City and there were silence and opposing
votes on the part Of the larger number OF those
voting against the bill. As to whether money
was used there some doubt The general
impression existed after the session that a
number OF votes had been purchased: ona AS
senblyman declared that he understood that
$500 contributions had been frequent. still
another affirmed that the Tammany Senators
opposing the bill used the Remsen Gas Grab
bin. which comes up for vote in that body i'm
mediately. as a club 10 bring a number of
members in the opposition interested IN that
notorious measure into line. That there were
undue influences at work was the general I'M
preston. which the more strongly as
serted since party lines were almost entirely
abandoned. twenty Democrats voting for thu
bill and seventeen Republicans against It.
FIRST OBJECTION TO BILL OFFERED.
To Assemblyman Perham, Senator E1sberg's
representative on the floor OF the Assembly, be-
longs the credit Of interposins the first Objec-
tiOn TO the bill Assemblyman wemple. OF
Schenectady. voted against the measure. As
semblyman Adams the other Manhattan
Republican voting against the BILL Assembly,
man Wade Of Chautauqua. offered an amend
ment. after an impassioned address, IN which
the public press the District Attorney and the
integrity Of the legislature were called into
question. on this motion to amend the recog-
milton was instant that the fate OF the bill was
at stake. and the clerk read the .rollcan In
tense excitement prevailed.
During the long debate there had been many
evidences Of the uncertainty and the cIoseness
OF the result. Even the roll was called and
the break in the party alignment was recOg-
nized the result remained IN doubt. Il was only
! after the announcement Of the defeat OF the
amendment was given from the desk that tbs
realization filed the House that the Garfield
| fight about over The result became a cer-
/ tainty only after Speaker Nixons vote for the
| bnI had been recorded On the vote on final
I passage a number Of those who realized that
/ the 'gGme was up and desired TO get on record
before their constituents changed front.
One OF the most interesting features Of the
/ whole debate was the evidence of the interest
! and the manifestation Of the views OF the up
State constituencies on tae bill Assemblyman
Nichols OF Greene IN voting for the bill after
as a lawyer he opposed the bill. but that HIS
| constituents we're a unit for the measure. and
as their representative he felt that he should
vote in accordance with their sentiments. As
sembIyman ogden. Of Monroe. similarly gave ths
feeling Of upstate cities by a strong defence of
the measure
ONLY SPEECH To lie APPLAUDED.
The bitterness provoked by the attack Of Sem
ator Bracket on Senator Rafnes during the do
bate on this measure in the Senate found its re-
suits to-day in the fact that the ablest speech
for the bill was made by Assenbiyman Jean l.
I Burnett. OF Ontario. Senator Raines's repre-
sentative whose defence Of the bilI evoked tfss
only applause Of the long debate. IN the course
Of his attack on the bill Assenblyman Perham
soIemnIy declared that he spoke the sentiments
OF the thirty thousand voters OF Senator Els
bArg's district a statement Indignantly refuted
by the other Republican Assemblymen from this
district who voted for the bill zone interesting
circumstance OF the fight was the fact that tbs
majority leader. Mr.. Rogers. opposed the bill.
and the minority leader. Mr. Palmer. spoke for
IT, situation unique in the annals Of the pres
ent session
During the entire debate District Attorney
Jerome sat in the chamber and watched the de-
bate with eager attention. When II was over
and he had walked over to the Senate. Senator
John Raines passed and said dryly:
Il see. Jerome. they had vote or two TO spars
over there
Yes was the smiling answer. but thers
must he &, wonderful regeneration going on al
over the State. for 7 never saw such sOlicituds
for the constitution in all my life
To Assemblynan Wainwright. who introduced
the bill and made the fight FOR it in the As
sembly. Mr jerome said:
1T was good fight and clean win
The contest over the bill was opened imnedf-
ateIy after the bill came Up. on motion by
Assemblyman Perham TO strike out" 1Ir.
Wainwright made n full statement OF the issues
and principles involved in the bill. He was fol-
lowed by Assernblyruan Bostvvick Of New-York.
who urged that the highest level was that az
which the bill should be discussed. and that
that it was necessary to give people respect and
reverence for the law. and disabuse them Of the
notion that there was one law FOR the rich and
another for the poor.
AssembIyman Perham opened his attack on
the bin BY reading from two newspapers and
asserting that in the face Of this criticism
Derby action had been rendered impossible.
Then he attacked District Attorney Jerome. sus-
gestiug that one explanation for his failure %
convict gamblers was his activity IN the pubic
press He declared that Mr.. jerome had told
him that he would vote for the bill because he
Wouldn't dare TO go back To his constituents
and explain This statement he followed with
quotation from some comments Of the District
Attorney. which ne Interpreted IS structures on
the legislature and pronounced 0utrases
Assernblvruan Finch. Of New-YOrk. declared
thac the question had simme red down TO a
statement OF public policy and urged the pas