New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-25

body cared to say much about reapportionment
to-day The Wadsworth men particularly We're
IL the dUmrs. Some members told the Speaker
he had lost much credit by quitting when he
might have forced continuation OF the dead
lock.
TRAVIS BILL STRIKES 4 SNAG
Senator Travis's direct nominations bill did
not cause any great tumult in the Senate, where
st sure of passage. Senator Gilchrist rep
resenting the Kings County Republican or
ganizatiou. offered amendments providing for
a referendum on the question OF direct nomna-
lions. and tried defend his proposition in a
long speech. He was beaten, - TO g. after which
the bill was passed, 33 10 j. Those who voted
in the negative We're Cullen, Gilchrist, Grady
and Mullaney
over in the Assembly there was a long. hard
fight. Nj. Ralston presented the Gilchrist
amendments Mr. Chamberlain had n set of
his own. while {. re- Foley. the Hearst man,
presented the Hearst bin as an amendment.
Successfully the amendments were voted down.
Then came the vote the bill itself. 1t pre-
scented the best example of 'ducking' which had
been seen the entire year. Member after mem
Der refused TO vote. The roIlcau showed 80 for
the bill to II against it. deficiency Of II from
the IS necessary 10 pass the measure.
VOTE OK TRAVIS BILL.
Details of the vote on the Travis bin in the
Assembly follow:
oes-Republicans- Baldwin and Hammond of
Onondaga: Blue. Of Oneida: Brown Ralston, Sur
pless, Eichhorn Voss Conrady and GlOre, of Kings;
Chamberlain Of Steuben; Cunningham. of Ulster
Draper. of Niagara; Ferguson, OF Herkimer:
Hooper, of Essex: Mead. Mason and Waters, OF
Albany: Nance. Of Orange. and Prentice and Rob
snscn of New York-2l.
Democrats-Bohan. Buckley. Burns Cavanaugh.
Cuvilior DObbs. Eagleton. Foley. Ganley. HacKett.
Hoey Keller. McCue. Oliver. Smith and Wagner. of
New York: Farrell. of Kings; Foley. of Niagara:
Gynn. of Monroe, and Walters. Of Erie-2
or not
Clinton: Dudley, Of CayUga; Duen. Of Westchester;
Ffuey and Lansing. Of Rensselaer, Fowler. of
Ulster: Frisbie, of Schenectady; Gunderman OF
Tompkins; Hamilton. Of Chautauqua; Hurd OF
Rockland; Lewis Of Oneida. Lowe and Wood.
OF jefferson: Miller. Of Nassau: Morgan and
Whitley. OF Monroe, Murphy. Of Sullivan; Norton,
Of Washington; Reece. OF New York; Schoeneck.
montgomery; Nolk. OF taltaIauSus: NaiuuS!l' OF
Warren: Wadsworth Of Livingston; West OF Yates;
Whitney. Of Oswego: Yale. Of Putnam-8
Democrats-Croak, of Richmond; Feth, Gluck and
Jacobs. of Kings Goldberg. Harowitz. Huth. Loos.
Prince, Schmidt Schulz, Sheridan and Stern OF
New York: Stratton, Of chenangoi Jackson and
9lallon, OF Eric; Harper, of Seneca; Northrup, OF
Dutchess-1s
Independents-Newton. of Cortland, and Steven
son, OF Delaware.
Some comment was aroused by the fact that,
while Herbert Parsons chairman Of the New
York County Republican Committee telegraphed
10 the New York County men to vote for the bill,
Ezra Prentice and Beverly Robinson, who are
supposed to be especially close to Mr.. Parsons.
voted against the measure
The Senate passed the Agnew bill for a new
alderman apportiopment of New York City,
with only Senator Cohalan's vote in the mega
tive.
Senator Pages bill making refusal TO answer
questions in certain Investigations contempt of
court was passed in the upper house. Is 10 8.
When il got 10 the Assembly late in the after
noon the members We're tired and disguised, and
most Of them had gone home 1t was maulcd
around a little. then killed, 50 to II This meas
Ure of considerable Importance because OF
the wider powers it would give to investigators
Of city departments. There was some question
as 10 whether Governor Hughes would not find
# useful IN his department Investigations. but
the general opinion is that he Will be able to en-
force the answering Of all the questions ne may
ask.
Just before adjournment Sepator Ralnes
named a committee OF Senators to take action
10 defend the Senates interests in case John ).
Whalen, Secretary Of State, sends out notices
for general election Of Senators this fall Ihey
are Senators Page, Davis, Human, Smith and
Grady. Secretary Whalen expects 10 send out
the notices for an election under the new ap-
portionment next week, so the committee Is
likely n have business soon.
Acting Controller McCooey when seen last
night seemed particularly pfeased on account Of
the passage of the McCarren bill
The city's obligations such that we must go
tnto the market once with an offering OF bonds
said MI McCooey. 1t is necessary for US to ad-
vertise the offering for days before We can sell
That meSns that it win be after August before
we open the bids. We cannot use money derived
from the sale Of special revenue bonds for corporate
stock purposes. / have means Of knowing
whether we shall sell the entire Offering or not.
Under the terms Of the bill We shall be able TO sen
any remainder over the counter, and am conhdent
that We shall find a private market for much OF
the issue
MI McCooey did not say so, but it is understood
around the Finance Department that hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars Of the bonds be worked
off through the cooperation Of large contracting
+7rrne doing work for the city. contractor need
Ing funds can say his banker that the city VIII
have plenty II money with which 10 meet the con-
tractors oblisatons II the banker VIII take over
block Of corporate stock. Hundreds Of thousands
oe dollars in maturing obligations can be net In
This manner Il is said.