New-York tribune., 1906-05-02
SENATE SITS ALL NIGHT.
MAJORITY WITH PAGE.
Deadlock on Mortgage Tar Repeater
Bitter Feeling Displayed.
IBy TelesraDh . ne Tribune.I

Senator Raines near midnight asked for a
recess 70 arbitrate. which Senator Page
granted. but in the conference the Rafnes
arbitration turned out TO be a plain demand for
Senator Page and his supporters 20 give way.
Since fighting over the bin had lasted rrOm 10
a m. until midnight. Senator Page and his sup
pOrters refused absolutely 20 yield one inch 10
the demands OF their opponents. and a drrar5
grind of bills was resumed The same taehnl-
calities employed by Senator's Ra5nes. NIaIbv and
Lewis 20 block the passage OF ne original re-
cOrding tax bill were resorted to In this case bus
20 no purpose.
Senator Page had with him a solla thirty
votes, which checked each move og the Ohssruo-
tionistS- Arbitration was urged. IN the interests
OF personal comfort. when motions 20 aHfosr,
had been blocked. but Senator Page could noe
see arbitration until he had gained his poiuf.
On1ecuons and personal pleas ala not sNarvs
MN from that course all day. and that he hsld
majority OF the Senate with him was proved
when. after eight hours OF session. ha defeated.
a motion OF Senator Raines 70 adjourn until to-
morrow morning Instead. he substituted =
motion 20 take a recess hold a night session, an,
continue with the calendar until his bin could
De reached. This motion was passed so 20 Ia
6Ll a1ter bill which came over from the As
seihOiy was sent 20 general orders. untll finally
Senator MalSy protested. senator Elsbsrz al
though a bill in which he had much interest had
been turned down a moment before. sprans 70
the defence.
"1he most scandalous thing IN the history oc
this state In many years. safd he. els the afti-
tude a Ditifully small number Oe Senator's ars
taking to prevent vote on the 1Iortgaga Tax
BILL cOncede they are opposed to It on pr4u-
ciple- But it Is little less than sOandalo1lz 10
thwarT the win OF thirty-six Senators who van-
the bin and want to come to a vote ON g."
Senator BraCkett wanted to go home and zug-
gested that a motion 20 adjourn. which Senator
taines made. be carried and the ATOrtsags Tax
bill be taken I'D as special order tomorrow
Senator Page refused. He was making no
grandstand play. he said. but simply standing
for the win Of the people as manifested through
the passage OF the first Pags-DOwline bin In
both houses.
/ i regret the position have had TO take saIa
| ne. "and have told Senator Raines mauy times
that would not hold up these bills n a time
| could be fixed for action On the MORTGAGE Tax
! DILL When the purpose OF SITS opponents became
/ patent, my only position was to stop the increase
/ in the size OF the calendar so we could get t0
! the order Of business where the Recording Tax
| bill is. In defiance OF the VIII OF tho people and
the interests Of their party. the leaders OF :his
Senate have gone on. The responsibility viii
Test on them If this Legislature aa1ourns ana no
action is taken on the bin"
/ Then he offered his substitute to the Rainss
motion to adjourn. and rOIIcaII showea that he
retained most Of the votes which passed the orig
/ inal bill
I Senator Raines. beaten on this accused SEN
ator Page Of sending to the Governor an inper-
! feet bill rather than accept amendments. Then
he tried the same tanning through" tactics
! with the new bill, said Senator Rsines and was
angry when they did not work
At the night session dreary calendar OF bills
slowly melted away A call OF the house was
held on Senator Pages notion and every Ssna-
tor was tired and disgustsd. but determined 90
stick to his particular side Senator 4IaIby had
been excused from the night session, but ap-
| peared about 9:3O and soon after gave notice
that he would move 20 adjourn The Senate
went with the calendar but IN a short time
/ Senator McCarren sprang the adjournment mo-
tion. It made necessary a rollcalL but while ths
vote obtained was In a sense a test vote thsrs
was no doubt as to the result The motion
was defeated. % to IL.
Senator Page said he was willing % have an
adjournment II his motion 90 take up the Mort
| gage Tax bill out OF its regular order could ba
made a special order for tomorrow. Senator
Malby did not regard bin vetoed BY ths Cow
| ernor as paramount to the thousand other bIlls
waiting.
| After the recess which served merely 20 show
the intention OF neither side to yield. Senators
Page and Senator Grady. who took the lead
with the introducer Of the bin. assumed tbs Of
fensive Various minor bills were taken ~
Senator NIalby insisted on the reading 0f each
in full Senator Grady stood it for a timas then
on a bill OF Senator Bracketts. moved 70 recon-
NIT the bill and let the motion lie on the table.
| This was carried. and then Senator Grady an
nounced that he would follow that course with
each bill II the other side made tt Necessary
Senator Raines gradually was growing angry.
At one point in the procedure he asked % have
a rolIcau after the Lieutenant GOvernor had
announced the result It was not granted
whereuDCn he broke out:
'I made the request for rOllcan before ths
result had been announced. and II was NY
right
'aThe chair did not hear.' replied Lieutenant
Governor Bruce.
.aThen let the chair take or it's earlaps." re-
torted Senator Raines. ''Tm willing 90 have the
chair interpret the rules. but not make them
Again, a little later. a similar dispute broke
out in which the Lieutenant Governor ruled de-
cidedIy against Senator Raines in several in
stances. 50 that he was moved to protest BY
question Of high privilege maintaining that the
chair was ruling partially.
'The chair viii recognize any proper parlIa-
mentary motion. The chair viii not care what
Senator makes the motion. either" declared the
Lieutenant Governor. '-but viii not recognize one
tending only TO delay"
Bang went the gavel. and the incident was
closed. though Senator Raines protested vigOr-
OusIy and tried to appeal frOm the decision
VOLCANIC SIGNS IN YELLOWSTONE.
IBy telegraph TIE Tribune.I
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