The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-29

Last year l wal opposed 70 H. / thought
George B. Mcclellan was brave enough
TO 60 into court
You never thought anything Of the hind,
said Senator MoCarren. All OF this argu-
Quite So answered Senator Grady.
slave you any idea why the Governor is
80 anxious for the passage OF this BILLY
81 don't know replied Senator McCar-
rem. Il suppose he has the m~isoonception
that It viii eoorue some political benefit
TO himself and to his party But 1t is petty
and small
pointment the Mayor made about the
first Of last january. again asked Senator
Mccall. This created q smile. II was
obvious that he was referring to the ap-
! RslntIRIsnt the e i faeSd SPq seSyjS GnSTK B. !1 0deii,
4 don't know replied Senator Mccar-
rem with q smile.
sBut you do know about the exclusiyeness
aTd hate to tell what / know or what 1
don't know replied Senator MoCarren.
Senator Raines very weakly tried to de-
fend the Governor from the accusation OF
interfering in the New York city Msyoralty
middle on account Of political desires.
He paid bis respects to Mr.. Hearst, saying:
"Were he q martyr with q shirt Of fire he
would be well burned by this time. which
might be desirable from q Republican
standpoint
Senator Raines charged that II Mr.. Hearst
was 90 anxious for a recount he could secure
IL by quo warranto instead Of by legislation.
Senator Grady denied this and said that
sufficient had been shown to give Hearst
reason 70 suppose he had been ~defranded
This blu said Senator Raines. SIS a
fraud On Its face. It is the worst drawn
bill / have ever seen. II started out as a
general bill 50 as TO prevent II being sent TO
He charged that under its provisions
Dir. Hearst would be the Boie Judge Us 70
what yotes should be recounted. as the bill
sayB that In the petition for a recount II
must be stated where IL is believed frauds
have been committed. Senator Grady
challenged this statement, however, saying
that the Mayor could file a counter petition.
sYSa,s said Senator McCarren, but
thtnk q the cost to him 1t would cost
Foh, no. said Senator Grady, cit wouldn't
cost him o cent. He would use the Cor
porhtaou Coupsel's office. Don't let us
quihbie over the matte. lt has cost him
naere to-day than i yill again" - d,
that despite the cl8mor the recount would
show that there had been an honest election.
he couldn't resist the temptation, however,
10 call the bill q farce and TO refer in saroas-
So ser% HSS % s %pt daann Nj Il WINS and eA-'uoSe
jill WAN A1d ~
Senator Grady reserved his most bitter
dsnunoiatiop. OF. Mayor Mcclellan until
the last. "This is the only kind Of a bill
that could be drafted to meet the situation
he eaid. After this bill becomes a law
within Ax months the head of either the
claimant or the holder of the Mayors Office
viii fall into the basket and I'll not wear
mourning for either. This bill blocks
MoClollan's tactics for delay. Think that
he a MoClellan's sonl Think that it is he
who 70 to venerate the name of such an
iIluetrious fatheri Think that a Mcclellan
should come to this! Why, II a man accused
Of stealing a loaf Of bread did the things
he has done they would find him guilty on
suspicion.
Senator Boyce of Rensselaer,, Harte Of
Queens, Mccall and Owens of New York
and Cullen. McCarren, Hasentiug and
Thompson OF Kings voted against advance
ing the bill to a third reading.
When the third reading calendar
was reached, Senator Grady moved to
suspend the rules. The motion was carried
by a vote Of SO to 7. The bill was then put
on its final passage. Senator Harte was
paired with Senator Ackroyd Dem,
Oneida); who was i'll. The vote was:
Ayes-Senators Agnew, Aids, Armstrong,
Burr. Cobb. Carpenter, Cordts, Davis,
Emerson, Fancher, Foelker, Frauohot,
fates, Gilchrist, Grattan, Heacock, Htti,
Human, Hooker, Knapp, 0'Neil, Page,
Raines, SAKE, Smith, Travis, FULLY. Wemple,
White and Wilcox (RepJ; Cohalan, Fraw-
ley, Fuller, Grady. Mullaney, Taylor,
Ramsperger, Sohmer Dem ,l--Sa.
No~es-Senators Cassidy (RepO, Boyoe,
Cullen, Haseniug, Mccall, McCarren, Owen