Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-09
GOVERNOR HUGHES DISAPPOINTED
Ono Ct the Senators in Favor Of the
Bill mystcrioualy Disappears and
Charges of Conspiracy Arc Hinted
at-Lieutcnant Governor chanlcr
Saves Day for Hughes.
by Associated prcss)

ALBANY. N. Y, April s - The
change OF the vote of Senator Owen
Cassidy, OF Schuyler. Republican late
today caused a tie vote of 20 to %.
and defeated, for the time nj least,
the two. AgnewlTart bills cmbodyins
The recommendation of Governor
Hughes, that the legal protection he
abolished, which since 1895 has pro-
tcctcd public gambling at race tracks,
whereas il is 4 felony elsewhere in the
state.
Lieutenant Governor Chanlcr, In the
chair, by casting his vote to break the
tic upon n parliamentary motion.
which but Tor him, would have result
cd in killing the bills for the rest of
the session, saved them for anothc:
vote at the discretion of their intro
ducer Senator Agncw, at time when
the order of business permits him 10
call MP the matter.
If by any means the friends of the
bill can gain vote from the opposi-
tion and at the same time hold the 20
hey had today, They might yet pass
the bills and send them to the gov
crnor.
Governor Hughes Disappointed.
Governor Hughes made no secret OF
his disappointment over the result of
the days struggle. He would not in
innate what measures he would adopt
in the premises, but he issued the fol-
lowing statement tonight:
1T is impossible TO believe that the
people will permit the plain mandate
of the constitution 10 be ignored. The
contest has not ended. 1t has only
begun. II will continue until the will
of the people has been obeyed."
The vote came at the end of
dramatic day. Until the vote of Sem
ator Wilcox, last on the list, was cast
against the bills. the result was ap-
parently in doubt.
The most remarkable feature Of
the day involved the mysterious alb
senGe of Senator Fancher, of Cattar-
agus. He was known TO intend to sup
port the bills and his vote was indis-
pensible to their passage NEessen-
gers searched for him all the mori-
ing without result. and the charge was
freely made that his absence was in
voluntary and would prove to be the
result Of conspiracy When a re-
cess was taken at O'Clock he was
still missing.
Missing Man Appears.
He APPEARED when the recess was
about half gone. with nothing to say
for publication. but story about his
absence told privately was accepted
by the supporters OF the bill as con
tlrming their suspicious, and in its
details convnsed everybody who heard
it. He had completely outwitted
those who would have detained him.
Senator Cassidy, who the support
ers of the bill hold responsible for
their defeat. voted on two previous
occasions In their favor, although the
friends of the measures admit that h.
has never promised To support them
OH final passage.
All of the 80 members of the SEN
ate were present, the only vacant seat
being that of Senator Frsnchot. Of
Niagara Falls. who died recently.
Twenty-thrce Republicans and Two
Democrats voted for the bills; II
Democrats and eight Republicans vo-
led against them. After th1defeat of
the bills Senator Asnow made tho
usual motion TO reconsider.
Then apparently realizing that the
defeat Of this motion by the same vote
which had defeated his bills would
kill thu, measure beyond resurrection,
Scnato,' Agnew withdrew 1t. Instant
ly Senator Grady sliced tho apparent
advantage and renewed the motion.
Senator. Raines came quickly 10 the
rescue with motion to table that of
Senator Grady.
Chandler Saves the Day.
Senator Grady urgently appealed 10
the lieutenant governor and TO his
colleagues, for support for HIS motion.
but the lieutenant governor said no
would, In support of the precedent of