New-York tribune., 1908-06-12

felt he could not neglect. even If it endangered
his life.
Senator FosIker spent very had night His
Journey from Staatsburg 10 this city was trying
one. and soon after he reached his apartments
in Hamilton street he developed alarming syrnp-
toms which kept his physicians at his bedside all
night and rendered it very doubtful whether he
would be able to attend to-days session without
positive risk of his life. The racetrack Senator'S
were jubilant. They felt that the luck which
had favored them up to that time could not
change In private they confessed that if Senator
Foelker did come the bills must be passed. but
they were taking the proverbial gamblers
chance
Such was the situation when the Senats con
vened at 10 a. 70. to-day. Senator RaInes I'M
nediateIy asked unanimous consent that the two
Hart bills passed yesterday by the Assembly.
be advanced to third reading and put on their
final passage at once. No objection was offered
to this in accordance with the agreement that
there should be flibuster. nor to his further
request that vote be taken on the first at
noon and the second as soon thereafter as
might be.
PERFUNCTORY DEBATE BEGINS.
Then began a. perfunctory debate on the Penal
Code amendment Senator Grady declared that
he didn't purpose repeating the objections which
might be raised to this bill, but he did protest
against the action Of the Governor in question:
ing the conscientious discharge Of duty Of men
who felt themselves justified In voting against
his bills.
"The constitution Of the state forbids every
form of gambling said he. but the Governor
has attacked only one kind. AS 10 Wall Street
gambling and stock speculation. his recon-
mendation is that there should be appointed
commission to investigate. and that is the only
form of gambling, I take it, with which the
4 familiar. in every detail Then the speaker
went on with violent denuncistfon of the
Governors alleged coercion OF legislators and
his incorporate adherence to his own views He
said that thousands of persons would be thrown
out of employment by the enactment of these
measures. and repeated the stock arguments ex-
pressed by him in formed debates.
Senator Cassidy followed reading long dis
cussion. more less philosophic. Of the lottery
OF life and the regulation OF morals He ended
by declaring that he would persist in voting
against bills dictated by spite rather than prin-
cpIe." Senator Wilcox came next. with JUS
tifcation of his vote against the bills He said
that If nothing else would decide his course. the
fact that almost dying man was brought into
the Senate to help along this crusade" would go
far toward helping him shape his action De
cency is decency. In the Senate or anywhere
else" he said.
filled and comparatively few spectators had been
admitted to the floor of the Senate; but the
debate continued every available bit of space in
the galleries taken. while the throng on the
floor grew to such proportions that several times
the Lieutenant Governor had to rap peremptor-
ily to maintain order and the sergeant alarms
was kept busy
Senator Hinman took up the defence Of the
bills He laughed at the accusations Of the
anti Hughes men that the Governor had taken
up this issue for political capital
.I doubt if there's person in this chamber
or in the state who believes the Governor would
trim his sails to affect the action Of any man or
set of men," he said. He declared the issue was
older than the Governors advocacy of abolish
ment of racetrack gambling. and read a veto by
Governor Higgins of bill to increase the money
allowed to county fairs from racetrack receipts.
In that Governor Higgins criticised racetrack
gambling in terms as sharp any Governor
Hughes ever has used.
GOVERNORS MOTIVES DECLARED
"The Governor has shown u.s. as dfd Governor
Higgins that the Percy-Gray law Is ineffective
and Inappropriate said Senator Hinuan- He
has shown us that there is duty on each legis-
Iator to pass an effective law to prevent race
track gambling He has not started this agf-
taton. mind you; that was done before the
people adopted our present constitution He
saw racetrack gambling increasing; he saw
Young men going wrong. and he believed this
proposition was SO important that the people OF
the state deserved a vote from a full Senate
This proposition now is here before US. and each
one must settle II according to his sworn duty
While Senator Hinman was speaking the
noon hour approached and Senator Foelker had
been sent for He dressed himself without
sistance and, accompanied by Assemblyman
SrrpIess of Brooklyn: Dr. Murphy and Canon
Chase entered a carriage and was driven
SLOWLY to the Capitol. The horses had been
chosen for their especial gentleness- He was
mt into a wheel chair. which was run into an
elevator. and slowly he taken TO the third
floor of the building. There he walked into an
anterooul OF the Senate chamber The crowded
galleries saw the bustle which his coming
caused and an outburst of applause rang out.
while his name was whispered from lip to lip
The Lieutenant Governor sternly repressed the
appIause and warned the spectators that at the
first sign of another outbreak. either when Sem
ator FoeIker entered the chamber when the
result was announced. the galleries would %
cleared.
Noon arrived. although the Senate clock.
which had run down. showed 1875 o'clock
Senator Raines stopped the debate at the end -
Senator Humans speech and moved for roll
LOW FARES TO TIE AOI7ONOAckS