Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-11

ing the roll.
NO" replied the SENATOR and sat back
in his seat.
1t was agreed that he should be per-
mitted to vote upon the second bill on
the call for the absentees. and he was
given big chair in the senate ante-room.
He was evidently weak, but there was a
perceptible Frightening up as of a man
conscious of having done his duty.
Not Endangered by Strain.
Senator Foelker, who underwent an op-
Grafton May 10 for appendicitis. and
whose condition for most of the interven-
ing time was critical, came up from
Staatsburg last evening. the journey of
sixty miles being a severe tax upon his
strength.
He was somewhat stronger this morn
ing and was taken to the senate chamber
just as the roll call on a dlatory motion
was being taken. He was plainly suffer-
ing from weakness. and his response when
his name was reached was scarcely audi
bic.
He was encouraged by his fellow-sen-
ators sympathy. On both of the roll
calls on the final passage of the bills he
voted with the majority.
Afterward his doctor said:
Senator FOelker stood the ordeal as
we'll as could be expected. He is ex-
tremely nervous We have not decided
is Senator Foelker in dangerous
condition." the doctor was asked.
NO, he is not the doctor. replied
Proceedings in Senate.
The lineup in the senate voting was In
general the same as that in the regular
session, when the bills failed Of passage
by tie vote, % to 25, but since then
Senator Wallace of Niagara Falls has
been elected to the seat then vacant by
| reason of the death of Senator Franchot
and his vote made the necessary twenty
six.
All the fifty-one members of the senate
except Foelker were present when the
first of the bills was taken up. This was
the bill amending the penal code so as to
eliminate the Exclusive penalty under
| which gambling at race tracks has been
virtually legalized. Senator Grady moved
that the bill be recommitted with in
structions to strike out the enactine
clause.
Senator Grady attacked the course OF
the governor il demanding specific legis.
lation in the case of race track gambling
and in asking only for d commission tC
investigate stock speculation.
Grady Criticises Governor.
Now the governor knows said Sena.
tor Grady. that the law has proved in.
effectual in stopping speculation in stocks
but he does not address any communica
. tions to the legislature on this subject
, not one word about the many suicides mo-
one word about the ruined homes and the
| many who are in prison by reason of stool
| gambling
Senator Cassidy. republican, who at tn,
| regular session cast what was regarded
as the deciding vote against the bills, ar
| gued for the regulation of evils insteat
| of attempting to Eipe them out
/ WaI
| can make people virtuous," he said. -.
| man who has not enough mental strength
to keep from stealing his employer
money and betting it on horse race ha.
not enough strength to keep from stealing
! from his employer to buy satin gowl
| for his wife or for pew in church"
| These bills were introduced for spit,
rather than for principle said Senate
Cassidy in conclusion. 'and until the.
| are put In proper form l shall cOntinu
! to vote against them
First Test Vote.
! The first test vote. resulting in a vic
| tory for the measures. 26 to 81. was upor
the amendment substituted by Senate
Grady for his motion to recommit the
effect of which would be to kill the bill
Senator Foelker voted with the ma
jority and the amendment was defeated
| A second anne ndment to similar purpose
also was defeated.
The bill was then put upon it's passage
While waiting in the anteroom for hi
name to be called on the balloting for tn
second bill Senator Foelker's weakness!
was manifest.
Senator Cohalan was speaking at tn
time Senator Agnew had called t
attention to the fact that Senator Coha
lan's time had expired.
1 The latter asked unanimous consent t
continue five minutes. Majority Leade
Raines said:
Under ordinary circumstances / woul
be glad to extend the privilege. but un
der the circumstances I feel 1t is my hu
name duty to object
II After Senator Foelker cast his vote i
favor of the bill he was taken out of tn
chamber by his physician and Cano
Chase.
Immediately after the passage of tn
bills the senate finance committee re
ported on the assembly resolution to ad
journ without day at 2 O'Clock this aft
ernoOn