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Resolution Demanding Resignation
Offered in New York Legislature.
WITHDRAWN AFTER DEBATE
&c Demanded lie Leave United States

+ % Demanded lie Leave United States
Senate Because Of Insurance Scan
dal - WIN Be Introduced Again
Later.
Albany. s. y. Jan. 4.-The New
/ York legislature started OF with a
rush. Aside from the reading In both
houses OF DE annual message of the
Foy.rnor. thc most important develop
mcnts were the ei.cilon OF Speaker
/ James IT.. Wad.worth. Jr, Of Living
ston. and "a lcr2 debate in the senate
over Senator Brackets resolution re-
oucsung the resignation OF United
States Senator Chauncey VI. Depew.
on tho ground of disclosures in con
noction with ihe Equitable Life AS
/ smauce Society. which ended in Sen
ator Brackets withdrawal OF the res
omuon for the time being.
The resolution in full is as follows:
"smco The adjournment Of this sen.
ate the people OF The state and nation
have bc.n staggered by the relation
shown TO have existed for years be-
tween the Equitable Life Assurance
Society and Chauncey NJ Dcpev, one
of the senators oi the state in the
. United states congress.
"Recocniz.ng that these disclosures
have caused a total lack OF confidence
In the ability ot ile senator named TO
properly represent the people in the
hody 90 which he was elected,
Resolved by the senate, that
C4a.uscy 81. Dspew be. and he is
hereby requested 20 forthwith resign
his seat in tho United States senate"
The debate on the resolution at
na,tod the NEST attention. senators
Eaincs. MaiDy and Coegeshall led the
defense OF Senator Dcpew but Joined
Senator Bracelet In the desire for
prompt action upon the resolution.
They culocizcd the junior senator on
the score OF many great public ser
vices. and urgently pleaded for the
immediate defeat Of the resolution.
Senator Raines described Senator De
DOW as a sick man and objected to
any delay in the matter. declaring
that it was brutal to keep such a
threat hanging over his head for even
a week.
Minority Leader Grady said that the
Democrats were not prepared to act
upon such a proposition. on such short
notice. and asked for a reasonable time
IN which to confer as TO their attl-
udc. Senator Marks held that only a
careful study of the actual evidence
taren ln the insurance investigation.
rather than newspaper reports should
be the basis of action In a matter OF
such great importance.
Senator Prackott disclaimed any
personal feeling against Senator De
new. and declared that his resolution
was in no way consequent upon his
1 former opposition TO Mr.. Depew's re-
election as senator. lie insisted that
his act was prompted by sense OF
public duty In the end, however, he
asked leave 10 withdraw his resolu-
ton. Senator Raines objected to this.
brt the withdrawal was sustained by
n vote of % 90 49, II was not regarded
rs a test vote. several senators de-
claring that they voted for withdrawal
only ont of courtesy To Senator
Bracket and TO the minority men,
bors who asked for time for due con
sideratlon of their action.
4 report gained currency that Sen
ator Brackets action In some way
lrcnresonted the wishes OF President
Roosevelt Senator Rrackett requests
the Associated Press 10 contradict this
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