New-York tribune., 1908-06-10
SENATOR'S INDUSTRIOUS
p1sS IMPORTANT BILLS.
,,.couen Public Ser11ce and Direct
Nominations Measures Through.
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June e-The Senate became industrious
,5 in spite Of the hot weather passed
y ,.-,,o--a-7t bills in record time These were
ul ,r-s--en bin regulating the conduct of politi
the .,,s which provoked brief but acrid dis
ca - 70. -. Travis direct nominations measure
cess 1oage bin placing telephone and telegraph
sho tos ,,nder the jurisdiction Of the Public Ser
s.e commissions
~. hills were not on the calendar Tor passage
.,e taken up out OF their order the rules
,,sed and the measures passed by decisive
49, !, vas magnificent example OF hot weather
No.e =, h,,r7o- since the Assembly already has
F.s utmost to the demise of the direct
CO. s..,o,s and new Public Service bills. and is
NJ, :, 70 Kill the McCarren political bill. which
Teleu sl,- en,barrass practical politicians of
7Oo- ~ methods This is a chance which many
80 in the Legislature are not willing TO take
e., ut+b state azd local situations in their
.--esent condition.
-, feature Of the occasion was the defence OF
-, ,g,-nhv-Conners alliance and its methods by
- Cohalan whose brother is Charles F
SEM -f,,- hand man at present. He tried to
~. tre NcCarren bill by striking from it any
-. Asorinr on the recent Democratic state con-
..o- and il his efforts gave vent 20 such sour
-F,,s rhrases that Senator names WHO WAS pre-
.,sn- called him 70 order
-. < highly edifying," said Cohalan- TO see Nc
a,s +be man he made Governor united for
,.-,cs, 1,urity after many disagreements- But
= ). +o,,nd 10 awaken some comment and maybe
to,o- 10 see Charles the Evangelist. our Gov
- u-ho wants TO reform the state by iegisla-
g. and Patrick the Politician from brooklyn,
,-tfnr together this way
..+o- Raines suggested that he contine his re-
.l,s - IDEAS couched in parliamentary language
:. -+a- Cohalan reforted that his language was
,,ch more parliamentary than that used by
. - Senators on numerous occasions. and he
=. =. .bt-l the Chair had any right to call him
- L would he a crying shame il the Senate
=. .+x members we're sink so low to be un-
q q :. s,---ess their ideas freely: il would even
.r.;ev -he many who now called the Senate moth
,r hut 2 bunch OF 'licksPittles
The Democratic State Committee acted legally
-, IN Everybody knows II did. and the
- ~ the Brooklyn Senator now is such that
,,.be chair and parliamentary procedure permitted
bo,,ld call him squealer
~-,e-s * no disposition on my part TO squeal.
- ,fc-a--en lotly. II before have
..r,c5 = sorealer. and the Senator knows very
us,I that I an not one"
-y,si,ess vas facilitated by the absence or Sen
- i--a6v who vas scheduled TO make visor-
,,s reply 70 the recommendation OF governor
4T-4.s FOR arti-racetrack gambling legislation
,x,-ess III displeasure Of Tammany Hall
80, -he NcCarren bill. These speeches were
---e5 and their place taken by Cohalan's ef-
forts -.
s.vp-sl amendments were suggested by Repuo-
- members after Senator McCarren had sue
csess5 IN suspendins the rules by vote OF y
:. - hermit the bill TO be discussed at once
ss,s-o- Aids OF Chenango, disapproved OF the
...-ion which wipes out Of existence committees
:, contested seats and referred the disputes 10
:. courts h,,- the introducer declared this was
.hs essence Of the bill. He got the support OF
c-s-o-s C1->lefl and Fuller IN attacking the policy
- sIo-rE committees contested seats 10 over
"a. n. viii Of the majority Of the voters Sen
s,or Aids withdrew his amendment before letting
10 vote.
rolfld not be carried
nrr r7less the primary election law was amended
r make the Two harmonious. Al amendment by
ss-s.o- PAGE was voted down, $ TO T. The
r,.,lsr amendment. striking out the provision
rss1ndng the action ot the recent DemocFa'ic
s,sts Committee was voted down, Is 10 L.
1.-THE final rollcalI the bill was passed bv a
RTE ~ q 70 g those voting against it being Sen
stors Davis Emerson. Fancher, Heacoch anu
El Republicans, and Cohalan, McManus' @aui,
hnev Owens Ranzperger, Sohmer, Sullivan ana
Taylor. Democrats
The Page bill placing telephone and telegraph
rr-7nantes under the Jurisdiction Of the Public
Service commissions. and the Travis direct nom-
nations bill were passed without comment On
the former the vote was 2 10 p with the 1oi-
lc4--z opponents: Senators Ackroyd, Boyce. Cul-
Ia, c-=--e- Mccall M,Carren. McManus, Owens.
Bg-srerrer. sohrner. Sullivan and Thompson
The Travis bill passed 2 TO II, with the following
srzi-sr II Senators Cassidy. White and Wilcox
Pen,1-liczns and Boyce, Cullen McCarren. Nc
&s1us. NulaneY. owens SUMNER 0-41 I'' -
Democrats
The Phillips bill prohibiting elector from
signing q nominating petition Of candidate for
whom Re cannot vore at election. which passed
TIE Assembly last right. WIS unanimously passeo
~ the Senate to-day and sent 10 the Governor
Both houses have passed and sent 10 the Gov
ernor the Armstrong bill reducing from s3'o"" 70
Eoec 90 the appropriation for refunds on surrender
o. ieuor tax certificates. 70 adapt the approprla-
ton - Inc changed excise fiscal year.
Tho Senate Codes Committee tonight voted 10
report re bill OF Senator Page. enlarging the Juris-
dcrion of The Court Of Claims The purpose OF
bill is 70 obviate the large mass Of private claim