New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.
IT'S CLOSING SCENES.
Many Flo5cers Gifts for Bruce
WOman's Pet Bill Passes.

Albany. MAY Gifts. flowers. pleasant vvorIs
all the amenities % the legislative Hfe-char-
acterized the closing Of the 12Sth session Of the
legislature. which adjourned At . O'Clock this
afternoon. after four memorable months I'd -
almost the last mou1e1: the members fought
desperately 70 rescue certain measures whose
success required only the HraI vote. then the
atmosphere Of turmoil and party factioral and
personal strife suddenly cleared away. and tse
geveI feu for the last time ON scenes as idylNc
as country wedding.
The Senate was the house where the kaIefd,-
scopic changes Of adjournment dav were seen 70
the greatest advantage The majority or The
members appeared wearing frock coats. WHICH
generally are reserved fo~ the Monday evening
session The page boys and attaches spent the
early morning hours struggling with huge
baskets Of flowers. which. when the House as
Sembled. occupied q dozen desks, and hlled with
fragrance the air which yesterday was torn into
tatters by the vehemence Of the debate over the
gas bills. Every committee chairman was. re-
membered in this way. and it looked as though
their admirers had We'd with one another TO see
who could md the most fantastic baskets OF
American Beauty roses with the biggest blooms
and longest stems. The flowers formed a hedge
that concealed many members from view. The
sergeant -at-arns was sent hunting for members
apparently absent only TO find them smiling be-
hind their floral screens. At last the presiding
officer was forced TO say.
Wen take it for granted that there is a mem
ber behind every bouquet"
The closing period of good feeling opened with
the receipt Of Clerk Whipple's appointment as
Forest. Fish and Game Commissioner.
L am glad to hear it's jim" whispered the
Lieutenant Governor. leaning over the front CT
his desk You won't forget your old friends
when they want to fish and hunt out OF season
and in preserved streams. will you?
The Lieutenant Governors turn came soon
after The sound of the last rollcau had
scarcely ceased when Senator Grady came for
ward and, beaming with good nature, presented.
on behalf of the Democratic Senators. a silver
loving cup large and magnificent that the
task of carrying it to the desk proved alulos,
too severe for the small but ambitious page
boy. who rushed out to receive it. This presenta-
ton was Immediately followed by the majority
members tribute. q diamond ring. which
handed over after a neat little speech by Sena-
TOR Malby The Lieutenant Governors thanks
were expressed with sincere eloqUence. which
brought forth such prolonged applause that Re
was obliged to resort To the gavel TO check IL.
Each House was invaded by a hest Of legls-
Iators from the opposite branch and others who
came TO make one last effort in behalf Of some
pet measure Most of them failed, but every
body who has been around the Capitol for the
last two months was glad when A little New
York woman who has been working with aosC-
lute disinterest for certain bill IN all of that
period at the very eleventh hour accomplished
her object The bill introduced by Assembly
man Hartman provides that labOreTs employed
by the city of Neyv-York shall not work on sun
davs without extra compensation After lone
and discOura ginS efforts the Nev-Gork woman
has succeeded in getting the Assembly 70 pass
il But the Senate held il Up and nobody hut
the woman herself retained any hope - eNpec-
tation of its final passage. To-day, after wait
ing i'm vain % hear some one move il, she mus
tered all her courage. and. leaning over tho
railing touched Senator ElsberS on tho arm
Please pass my nil for me- she pleaded
7 will said Senator Elsberg. and. pushing
through the group If members clamOring for
recognition he succeeded in getting the chair
To entertain his motion. The motion once pur.
the hill went through with a rush. and with
aJ-arv eve upon her. its heaming champion
walked out of the chamber. Her name Is N-S-
NJ F. Bradshaw
The close Of the Assembly session was re-
n7arkable mainly for the omission Of many OF
the customary ceremonies. There were no Pre-
sentations and no pleasant little speeches The
principal incident came at the very end when
The members gathered in the well and sang
together Aud Lang Syne.