The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-23
SENATE STICKS TO FULLY BILL
THE CAUCUS MAKES TIE THREE
CHANGES AGREED UPON.
Three Votes Only As ainst NIskIns he fully
A-pportionment Plan q Party Measure
senator SAKE Leaves the Caucus n
says He won't he Bound ny Is Action.

-8euutOr 9hNe Leaves inc Ouucuh anu
says He Won't NE Bound ny Its Action.
ALBANY. July 22.-As expected. the Re-
publican Senators tonight in caucus
adopted the original FULLY apportionment
bill, except that three districts were changed
by the caucus. Speaker Wadsworth's dis
trict 10 left unchanged. That Speaker
Wadsworth is losing ground was shown
in the Senate caucus. When the last caucus
was held he had eleven Senators with him,
but tonight the most he could muster
was three Senators. The absentees we're
Senators Burr, F~ranchot, Gilchrist and
White.
Senator SAKE OF New York left the caucus
and refused TO be bound by its action. lie
insisted that the Senate districts in
New York city should he changed. lie
refused to stand for any bill that did not
purpose making q change in the districts
represented by Senators Alfred r. Page
and George b. Agnew. Republicans. The
Citizens' Union has attacked the consti-
tutionelity of thess two districts as well
as Republican districts in Kings county.
Senator SAKE said the constitutionality
Of the districts would be attacked il they
were left unchanged in the bill.
That's pretty good for you, said Senator
Page. w took you out of a Democratic
district and made a Republican district for
you"
I'VE expect every Republican. whether
he leaves the caucus or not. to stand by the
bill adopted by the caucus" said Senator
Raines.
we will see about that" said Senator
SAKE, and before a vote could be taken he
left the caucus.
The caucus tonight showed that the
opposition engineered by State Chairman
Woodruff. President Herbert Parsons, Will
lam Barnes. Jr.. and Francis Hendricks Of
Syracuse had all fallen to pieces. Senate
Agnew. representing President Parsons,
offered the Wadsworth bill TO the caucus
10 be made a party measure. IL had only
three supporters, Senators Agnew. Grattsn
Of Albany and Hooker Of Genesee. There
we're twenty-four votes in opposition.
After this the committee bill was of cred
and was made a party measure by a vote
Of "a to 8, Senators Grattan, Knapp Of Gin
ton and Wemple Of Schenectady voting
against II. The new districts made in the
latest bill Of the Senate are Delaware and
Broome; Otsego, Chenango and Madison;
Schenectady. Montgomery and Schoharie. a
Tomorrow Speaker Wadsworth will
bring the Assembly back TO Albany.
Whether he will call a caucus OF the As
semblymen and explain the situation is not
known as yet. but II is believed that within
two days Speaker Wadsworth will surren-
der to the inevitable rather than have the
Legislature adjourn without passing an
a~pportionment bill. That he is getting
ready TO abdicate In shown in the vote OF
senator Hooker in making the amended
Tully bill a party measure. for Senator
Hooker represents the Wadsworth dis
trict.
II became known tonight that Speaker
Wadsworth has had no idea at any time
since he saw Gov. Hughes right after the
Tully bill had been drawn at the regular
session hat he could win. The Speaker
wanted the old district Of Wyoming, Living
ston and Genesee. but the Governor re-
fused TO ave IL that way. Speaker Wads-
worth did not believe that his county Of
Livingston would be put with another
county where Il would be in a minority at all
times. When he learned that he had 20 be
the tail to the district Of Steuben and Living
hoping against hope that he might get
something hat would be more oongenial
than the original Tully plan. But the resist
ance Of the Senate and the fact that he could
not rally TO his support any more strength
than he did was surprising. The Senators
feel that they bave the Governor with them
and that the youthful Speaker has been
putting himself in a bad position at all times.
II is also contended that while the Gov
ernor has not said 30 in 30 many words
no plan that has been suggested by Speaker
Wadsworth or any OF his friends had a
! chance of being signed by the Governor.
should the bill have reached him. 1t 10
pointed out that Speaker Wadsworth had
no idea OF winning out at the extra session.
for although the Agnew bill is known as
the Wadsw orth bill il has not been intro
duced in the Assembly.
II is expected that the Senate will now
go ahead and pass the amended Tuily bill
at once. The Judiciary Committees OF the
two houses tomorrow will separately
consider the direct nominations bill.
Senator Raines and his friends hope that
the Legislature will get through this week.