New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-14
PASS WA[NW WRIGHT BILL
1t Amends Corrupt Practices 1ct-
TRAVIS Measure AdUdnced.
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Albany. June 13.-PTactlcally All tHdI re-
manned of Governor Hughes's legislative pro-
gramne sent we'll on its road TO the stat
ute books to-day when the Senate passed the
WAINWRIGHT corrupt practices amendment bill
and the tangle over tire Travis direct nominal
tions bill was Strengthened out that measure
can be passed tomorrow. The Wainwright bill
was passed without dissenting vote. under an
emergency message from the Governor An
amendment offered By Senator Cohalan, proVld-
ing that candidates should be required to SUBJ
nit vouchers for every cent expended by them
during campaign. voted down 81 to ; The
bill requires vouchers for all sums over 50.
Senator Cohalan, in preenting his amendment.
said that the best and only way to prevent
the purchase of votes was to demand account
ing for all sums we all know what 81 judi
ctously expended in upstate country districts
viii do" he said, "and how many votes sums of
81 correctly used Will win. So ! say, make each
candidate account for every cent he expends
and submit vouchers to prove his assertions
Senator Davis. chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, said he hoped the amendment would
not be adopted. He said that each candidate
must have some expenses Of insignificant
amounts of which it would be difficult TO keep
track.
do I understand the Senator to say that it
would be impossible for any candidate to get
and submit vouchers for every legitimate eX-
pense he incurs during a campaign? inter-
rupted Senator Cohalan.
Before Senator Davis could answer, Senator
Hinman said he hoped Senator CohaIan W"uid
withdraw his amendment, as it. if adopted
would practically assure the defeat of the bill
Perhaps that is why it introduced he
causticaly added
1T introduced for such purpose, re-
torted Senator Cohalan with heat. 1T was in
he. Ia
who are crying for reform real reform and no
sham reform
Senator McCarren. the Brooklyn Sphinx"
then took up the argument. Il will go far as
YOU" said the brooklyn Senator. addressing
Cohaan, lin your effort to attain reform, but
hope in this instance that YOU will withdraw
your resolution, rs it may endanger the passage
Of the bill account of the session being so
far advanced. Next year I hope you and may
succeed in getting more reform and in having
this S. limitation stricken out
Senator Grady urged Senator Cohalan not to
force the amendment TO a vote. because it
would have to he the policy Of the Democrats
not 20 vote for #, to relieve themselves of any
insuuation that they were attempting Indirect
~ 10 defeat the bill
Senator Cohalan, though, forced vote on the
amendment. Three voted for it-senators Co
halan Page and Harte Then the bill itself
was passed without a dissenting vote.
The tangle over the Travis direct nominations
bills was Strengthened out after an argument
long and bitter. \ Travis direct nominations
bill plus several Travis amendments was passed
by the Senate yesterday Then II was found
that the amendments did not ht into the bill.
This was reported 10 the Senate and an investi-
CATION showed that Senator Travis had uuwit-
tingly had an earlier copy OF his bill passed
which later had been amended Senator Travis
to-day explained how his ineNpcrience had led
him % make the mistake.
Senator Armstrong tried 10 supplement that
explanation. but as both explanations left the
Senate in the dark as to how a solution OF the
question could be reached Senator McCarren
tried his powers Of explanation He was inter
rupted by Senator White who wished 10 know
If the bill was in McCarreu's charge
McCarrcn tartly replied that he would show
him in "a Icw minutes that he desired TO ind
out which bill he had voted for on the previous
day and rurposed doing so Rut even me eX-
PLANTATION Of Senator McCarrcn did not entirely
eIuclIatc matters, Senator Grady took his
turn al shedding light The Grady light did
not shine brilliantly and the bill was laid aside
temporarily.
Later when it was called up the vote by which
the bill was passed yesterday was reconSlderrd,
then the Travis amendments were passed and
the right Travis bill put on the order of third
reading Senator Gilchrist again tried 10 get his
amendments. which originated with state Chair
man Woodruff. adopted. but met with an eveh
worse defeat than that of yesterday
The Senate to-day concurred in the amend
ments made by the Assembly 10 the Agnew bill.
providing for investigation of the water
powers Of the state with view to acquiring
state ownership OF water rights The Assembly
amended the original bill in several details, in
Guiding an increase Of appropriation from
$1,000 TO $4,000. The bill now goes to the
Governor
with only one dissenting vote Mullaney, OF
New YorIo. the Prentice hill. providing for
official primary ballot similar to that used in
elections and providing that primary voting In
New York city shall be conducted In manner
similar to that OF elections. was passed by the
Senate with little discussion.
other measures passed by the Senate to-day
include the Prentice bin providing for the APP
pointment of commission to Investigate the
Torrens SYSTEM of registering land titles, and
Assemblyuan G. II. Whltney's concurrent reso-
luton providing for two additional associate
Judges of the Court Of Appeals and increasing
the salary Of the judges from S14OoO to $4,000
a year and of the chief Judge to $1,000
\ bill by Senator McManus, designed To pro-
hibit the appointment Of SO-Called strike break
ers as special officers, was passed I'm the As
semhly. and goes to the Governor. The bill
provides that special peace officers shall he cit
liens of the county I'm which they appointed.
The Senate also passed the Prentice bin. gem
orally amending the primary election law. The
bin was not debated. II Is considered as being
another step in the direction OF election reform
II provides for official primary ballot
COLERISMS FOR BR0OKLYNITES.