New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-31
EIGHT REPUBLICANS BOLT
VOTE WITH MINORITY.
<,TaGces' Pension Bill Resurrected IN
the Senate.
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slhsnv. March 80.-For the first tine "A me
,,-.-ent session me scenes of las years oiNl-
ston Of opinion among members ot the irS50I'-s
80, we're repeated IN tho Senate to-day ~nel
eight Rspubllcan Senators LEFT tneir p1Ity
alignment ana 3oined the Democratic nlhorl's
IN ruurnar,ly resurrecting the judges Pension
ON. Senators Raines and Maiby led the neh
10 enforce the caucus agreement 20 oeieAt US
brn while Senator Braolzsst led the detection
JFostnities opened when In the MIDST q '.'e
re~sion Senator Brsclett asked leave ior lhs
r,,stcts-, -or,rnittee 10 sit during the session
- 81 was an open secret that a majority OF
.,,ia co7rraittee favored The bill, and had only
teen prevented from reporting x by mo az
rence OF two Of the members favoTins H. TINS
vas the signal for the contest. Senator MaiDs
objected and the Lieutenant Governor tus
,ained his objection Senator Bracket theh
moved for a recess Of ten minutes, and on TINS
motion the debate was precipitated- II oO1e0'-
ing to the recess Senator Raines SAID;
III IL sn open secret that the object OF THIS
meeting IS &c secure the vote on what Is known
ps the judicial pension bin hope Il VII not
Obtain permission 20 sit for any such purpose
az this ar1e I have heard much about Jam
ming Bills through but IL this is not 9aIniflins
through Bill I 90 not know what IL ~
Senators Bracket. Malbv snd McCarren en-
cared IN q v-ordv tit over the matter. and hnaly
Senator AIaIby said:
This Is not q proper procedure. The JUDICIARY
cf the State VIII not regard it htting mat 'ie
Senate should suspend It's duties Tor the eohSi1-
e-stlo- q q bill for the judiciarys peculiar peie
ft Y ls not IN favor OF compromising ''s --'e-
ofHcial position IN this way
Senators Bracket and McCarren inter- IueN'
and then Senator Malhy rejo.nedi
..7-base are extraordinary proceedings Dill
- Great ,n1nortarce was introduced last week
ans now IN this short time q COMMITTEES wants
10 report # without an opportunity Tor a hear
ing on e. Il was supposed 70 have been lalu
aside fl the ordinary course OF legisauFe wa
fare when the caucus passed on the other judges
mansions hill. The people had been lulled into
security and no hearing asked FOR. want
20 say thar never in the nine years that have
been in this body. have known a regular com
rnfttee 70 meet during a session except by
unanimous consent
Don't be alarmed; you are going 70 see II
now" interjected Senator Bracket, sarcastic
ally.
We'll I am not going to say anything intern
perate or that win bring the blush OF shame 10
anybody's cheek. although may hear Intern
perate words and. indeed. have heard things
here that should bring the blush OF shame 10
some peoples cheeks" retorted Senator Malby,
referring 10 Senator Brackets recent violent
attack on Senator Rsines over the Canfield bill,
and Il ought to cause some Of the judiciary e
blush at some OF the things that have already
been done IN the other house. want 10 can
attention TO these extraordinary proceedings IN
thus advancing this bin out Of order"
Senators Grady. McCaTTen and Bracket IN
sisted on a vote, and carried their point on the
division "A 10 10 Senators Amber, Barnes,
Bracket. Davis Gates, Goodsen and L'I5oUne- +.
deu voting with the Democrats and Senator 7
Keenan, with the Republicans.
When the recess was over, Senator Bracket 4
ATTEMPTED 10 report the bin and Senator Malby .
and T. r. Brown began a series OF points OF
order that kept the discussion going for nearly
an hour. When this over and the bin re-
ported, Senator Malby as chairman Of the Fl /
nance Committed moved that the bill be referred
10 that committee, and on this motion there was !
another vote. This time opponents Of the bill I
won by q majority OF only two. the vote being I
e 70 21
Considerable comment was caused by the fact /
that Senator Elsberg, who was understood TO Z
have agreed TO support the caucus decision, 4
voted with the majority, just before the vote .
ives announced. but after II was apparent that /
Senator Bracket had wen his fight Senator Els +
berg explained that he had voted by mistake .
and asked 70 be excused, and his request was
granted. Nothing IN the present session has
prOvoked much bitterness as this measure.
and many ugly charges are ahost about It Be
fore the bill IL passed Il IS certain that some
disagreeable facts viii be made public. But as
the Assembly judiciary Committee reported the /
bin in that House this morning il is generally
agreed that The bin viii pass.