New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02
SENATE REVOLT" AGAIN
BURHYTE BILL PASSED.
Younger Members OutUote the
Older Members 50 to 7.
[Rv relegraph 70 The Trihune.

Albany. April 1.-The revolt Of the younger
Senators against the dominance in legislative
affairs of some of the senior members succeeded
tonight in passing the Burhyte bill. providing
for expenditure, dollar for dollar for highway
Improvement over the protests of Senator Arm
strong. By vote Of S5 to they registered their
objection to what they considered arbitrary
handling of the legislation Of new members by
the old members in committees. Their stand.
taken on this particular BILL was not due to any
special appreciation of its merits, but rather
was a protest against what they believed to be
further oppression.
Various conferences OF the new Senators have
been held in the last week two TO arrange
concerted action. They believed their local bills
were being held in committee by a few older
members Senator Emerson. with Senator Gil
christ, OF Brooklyn. and several Tammany men
and few up-staters. made stand last week
on the advancement of this Burhyte measure.
When it came up Senator Armstrong asked thar
it go over and conferences be held with the
state Engineer and the members of the Assem-
bly, interested in the good roads project. This
measure he said. would cost the state S414,O00
this year and $1.515O00 next year. Some better
method. he believed. could be found TO accom-
psh the same purpose.
At once Senator Cobb urged an Immediate
vote. Senator Mccall wanted to know by what
authority Senator Armstrong called a confer
ence. Senator McManus asked how long he
had found himself IN harmony with the State
Engineer-a pointed reference to the bills in
troduced the request Of the Monroe County
supervisors taking the good roads work from
the engineer anG giving 1t to a commission.
Senator Armstrong retOTted that he had been
In accord with the engineer since he took
Office even on that proposition. He declared
that this bill would possibly cost enough to
drive the state 10 impose q direct tax. Its in
come this year, the Controller computed, would
he $50 100000 Tho So. 100000 against which
were fixed charges of S29O00O00. with special
APPROXIMATIONS OF S3S 100000 Il suppose this
bill will be passed for several different reasons.
he wet on. some of them personal TO me. That
does not make u penny's worth OF difference
10 me. not the flip of penny. I've been here
other years, when such methods were adopted
and I've seen to what they led" Then he moved
that the bill be made special order for Thurs
day but was defeated. % to 10. On final vote
there were only seven against the bill-Arm-
strong, Agnew. Dunn. Hill, Raines, Ramsperger
and SAKE.
While there is little real political significance
attaching 10 this episode, ii is interesting as
Indicating an intention to break away from the
OLD system by which the heads Of the Finance
Committee and one or two other important COM
nittees practically controlled the legislation OF
the Senate.
The Assembly tonight passed without discus
sion one Of the most important highway bills be-
fore the Legislature. II was introduced by Mr.
West and provides that the state shall pay the
entire cost Of future highway improvements un-
der the $50 0G0, 600 bond act.