New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-21
GRADY TAKES THE HELM
Minority Leader Does About as
He PIeases in Senate.
ADJOURNMENT ON MAY II
Telephone and Telegraph Meas
ure Laid 0ver-lnsurance
Bills Amended.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune.l


Albany. Nav 2o-On his return to-uay
after an absence of several days Senator
Grady took command of the situation IN
the senate and demonstrated a control of
legislative procedure which gave color 10
the statements of many Senators that he
was the majority leader of the Senate.
He managed to do almost what he liked
with the Senate and with legislation he
succeeded in having killed one OF the
Whitman bills to aid in trust prosecutions
he had amended various department eilis
which he opposed and he had laid over until
next week the telephone and telegraph reg
,1lation bill He violated the e-ininute
rule many times and nobody stopped him
The most significant exhibition Of his
command of the situation came on the teie-
phone ard telegraph bill. Senator DAVIS, IN
pursuance OF due notice, moved to suspend
the rules and take If up for immediate
passage Grady protested. Senator Davis
was insistent on immediate action. Again
Grady declared that nobody was trying TO
kill the bill by indirection.'
'I am entirely satisfied TO PASS it to-day
but it will be at the expense of all other
business he said grin1ly. At which threat
OF q filibuster Senator Davis capitulated,
and the bill was laid over until Monday.
Senator Cobb Gid not interfere for it a
The Senate to-day passed one, OF the bills
which will aid District Attorney Whitman
in the prosecution of violations Of the anti
trust law. Through the efforts Of Senator
Grady the second one. relating to con-
spiracies, was defeated by vote of % to
Is, lacking three of the required rs. An
other effort will be made to pass the de-
feated bill by Senator Davis, who handled
both measures for the New York County
district Attorney. There was not a vote to
spare for the measure which passed, which
Is designed to compel the testimony of wit
nesses In trust prosecution in discriminating
matters, though giving them immunity.
Adjournment Date Fixed.
The Senate adopted the resolution setting
next Friday at noon as the time for final
adjournment, and then got down 70 bust
ness on a long calendar.
Objection from city members TO the Cobb
measure putting dogs under the jurisdin-
ton Of the state Department of Agriculture
resulted in It's defeat. BY vote Of rs to
the Senate passed Senator Broughs bill
empowering the Mayor of New York 10
license and regulate dance halls and TO
prevent the sale of liquor in or about places
where dancing is taught. The Brough
measure taxing manufacturing corporations
was defeated.
Several insurance bills Of Superintendent
Hotchkiss had rather stormy sailing. Every
one of them was amended in the Senate,
and Senator Alt was particularly active In
this line of work. The Senate adopted his
amendment providing for a. court review TO
the C,rattan bill empowering the Superin-
tendent of Insurance to regulate fraternal
beneficiary societies. Senator Grattan,
chairman of the Insurance Committee. who
spoke for the Insurance Department, OBJ
jected 10 this amendment, but agreed to
one offered by Senator Grady to exclude
from the provisions of the bill the Catholic
Mutual Benefit Association, the Fraternal
Order Of Eagles and the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks. This amendment
was also adopted.