The Washington herald., 1908-04-09
TIE VOTE TN SENATE
RESPITE TO BRTTORS


1 OIL. senator halEeb WUiopCIuu IL Ocid~
tor Agnew. and the latter hurriedly said.
4 withdraw the motion"
| Then l make the same motion" said
Senator Grady.
| Il move that the later motion lie on
| the table" said Senator Raines.
| roll call was demanded. During IT,
Senator Page bitterly said that Senator
/ Grady was not showing a senatorial
| courtesy, The result was q tie.
ChanIer Defines Position.
Lieut.. Gov. chanler said that If Senator
Agnew had pressed his Rrst motion and
! Il came to him for q decision, he would
| have voted in favor Of Senator Agnew, as
| he believed that it was a senatorial
courtesy that should be extended 10 give
a senator another opportunity to call up
| bill that had been once defeated. The
statement was viewed with amazement,
and when he cast vote in favor OF
| Senator Raines' motion tabling Senator
Grady's motion. the opponents OF the
Agnew-Hart bills showed their dis
pleasure. Senator Grady resented it by
stating that he had been within his rights
and Senator Raines said he had also.
| No opposition was made TO Senator
| Agnews motion 10 reconsider the vote
| by which the repeal bill had been defeat
ed, and that the motion should lie on the
table.
The bills may be called up at any time
Senator Agnev gets the necessary TWEEN
| ty-six votes IN their favor.
Possibly never before was a battle be-
gun on bills with so much uncertainty
| existing as was the case to-day before
| the session commenced and while it was
| In progress. Senator Raines insisted all
along that the bills would have twenty
| six votes. There Is now the belief that
| he was talking 10 give himself courage.
| He showed when he closed the debate
| that he knew, he was defeated. He de-
| MED having assumed any responsibility
| for the passage OF the bills.
Raines Explains Action.
He explained why he had suggested
making the bills a special order for to-
day. when the friends Of the bills were
so insistent last Thursday that the bills
be disposed Of at once
He said that the opponents OF the bills
had resorted to dilatory tactics and
brought about the delays. It was well
known that the opponents OF the bills
wanted delay last Thursday. and they
succeeded in securing it. and by so doing
killed the bills. There we're so many in
cidents in connection with the disposition
OF the bills that were unusual as TO have
every one on the anxious seat up 70 the
last minute.
It We admitted In advance that IL
Senator Grattan would not vote against
the bills they would pass, for no other
Republican senator would vote against
them. and Senator'S Burr, Cassidy. and
Wilcox made Il kro~n that they would
not vote against the bills unless Grattan
did.
When the latter came TO the senate
chamber this morning he refused to make
known his position. A week ago. he had
voted In favor OF the amendment TO have
the penal code dill take effect September
/. and at that time said he would probably
vote for the bills when they came up for
final passage.
Never Disputes Barnes.
He is a thorough organization man and
has never disputed the will OF William
Barnes. jr.. go when the latter's paper
came out and called upon him to vote
against the bills. Il was taken for granted
that he would do so
But Senator Grattan would not come /
out In so many words and say So He
went TO the phone just as the senate ses-
sion opened at II O'Clock, and talked with /
Mr.. Barnes When he returned 10 the SEN /
ate chamber. II was known he would vote /
against the bills. The opponents Of the /
measures were jubilant. They wanted 10 /
get to an immediate vote.
The spectacular and sensational pro- |
ceeding was added to by Senator Fan |
cher Republican. OF Cattaraugusl not be- |
ing In his seat. AS the time went by |
Senator Raines grew nervous. Senator
Fancher could not be found at his hotel /
or his club. Instantly the air was charged l
with rumors that the enemies of the Ag- /
new-Hart bills had kidnapped him. Mes /
sengers were dispatched to find him Sena-
tor Raines declared there would be no /
vote taken until Senator Fancher ap-
peared
Fancher Reappears.
A recess was taken at o'clock and /
shortly afterward Senator Faneher ap-
peared laughing and rubbing his eyes
He had been out TO- dinner the night
before and had oversight
Just before the recess was taken for
the first time. the friends of Gov Hughes
admitted that they doubted their abilityi
to get UP votes unless Senator Cassidy |
could be induced 20 vote with them. Sena-
tor Cassidy was importuned and implored /
TO come over 10 their side, but he would /
not make known how he was going to /
vote. Both sides were worried over him, |
and when he arose TO explain his vote /
every one concentrated their attention on /
his words
After the bills had been declared de-
feated, Rev. A. s. Gregg, the field secre-
tary OF the international Reform Bureau.
said that the end was not yet. He de-
elared that a campaign would be waged /
against every Republican senator vino
had voted against the bills.
Niagara District Opposes.
Hopes are entertained by that element
that il the governor calls an extra ses-
sieu. he will order a special election 10
I'LL the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Franchot. of Niagara, so that
there will surely be twenty-six votes in
favor Of the bills However. It is said
that on an issue Of voting 20 repeal the
Peroy-Gray law the Niagara district
would be against the repeal
Although 1t was a most disagreeable
day, the floor Of the senate chamber and
the galleries were crowded. women show
ing livelier interest in the fate of the
bills than they had on other questions of
legislation. The debate centered on the
bill to amend the penal code to make
betting on race tracks felony. It was
known that If the bill was defeated the
measure would suffer a SINH
lar fate. SO sure were Senators Grady |
and McCarren of victory that they did II
not care TO have a long debate They
wanted the bin disposed of In hurry. I
but the friends of the governor would
not permit
COhaIan Crows Bitter.