New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-28
TAMMANY, IN SADDLE,
RUSHES BILLS THROUGH
Assembly Adopts Amendments
to Election Law Which PraC-
tiCaIIy Kills Fusion.
LIE GIVEN IN HOT DEBATE
Senate Passes Bill Wiping Out
Present Court of Claims-De-
nounced as Job Grabbing
Ripper Measure.
ley Telegram TO The Trihune.l

Icy Telegram 20 The Trihune.l
Albany. June 27-Tammany held hleh
carnival in both houses of the Legislature
to-day. The Assembly adopted the noH-
,ous amendments TO the election law AFTER
long debate. in which the lie was passed
The Senate passed the bin wiping out the
Court OF Claims in the face of arguments
that such action was in direct dehance Oh
constitutional mandates So narrow was
tho margin in the lower house on the cleo
,ion law amendments that Speaker FITS
HE had to cast the deciding vote for
Tammany's bill.
This measure, fathered by Assemolyman
Aaron Levy. saddles personal registration
on practically all upstate territory ana
extends the Identification and signature
laws applying TO New York city 10 up
e,s,e districts. This will involve a heavy
expense. Also the bill by indirecton abol-
ishes voting machines. which are popular
in all the upstate communities where they
are used. hut do not meet the approval OF
Boss" Murphy OF Tammany. II legis-
lates out Of Office the Board Of Elections
Of New York City. and provides for the
election OF a bipartisan board by the party
members Of the Board of Aldermen. one
Of its worst provisions is that name
may appear only once on the Election Day
ballot. thus practically doing away with
fusion-a thing greatly desired by the
Tammany Hall people. who suffered from
fusion movements in recent years
The second bill puts an end TO the pres
ent Cont Of Claims and permits Governor
Dix 10 name three men as a Board Of
Claims They need not he lawyers. They
are to get $500 n year. The present judges
get $500. The bill IS denounced by many
lawyers and some Democratic legislators
as a job-grabblns. partisan ripper bill
Speaker Casts Deciding Vote.
The majority leader. Ar Smith. had
hard shedding getting enough votes to-
gether to pass the Levy bill. and then 1t
was only with the vote Of the Speaker and
after coaxing several tmid Democratic
members to come into the chamber and be
recorded in favor Of the proposition. When
the clerk had finished reading the rollcal
IL was discovered that two or three votes
were still needed. and at the same time
that Assemblyman Holman, Democrat, OF
Nassau County, who had been present
had not voted. Although he was nowhere
10 be found. loud demand was made by
the majority members that he be forced 10
vote. In the mean time one or two other
members had been half persuaded and hair
scared into voting for the measure. ana
MIR. Smith, finding that he needed only the
Speakers vote spared the Nassau Assem-
blyman The Republicans to man voted
against the measure. together with OCon-
nor the independence League member, ana
the following insurgent Democrats Beach.
of Owego, Fry, OF KINGS: Friedman, OF
New York; Huber. of Queens; kennedy, of
Queens: McDaniels. Of Tompkips, and
Short, of Richmond.
The vote was taken after large num-
her of amendments had been defeated.
Twenty-seven Of the amendments were
offered by Assemblyman Murray, of New
York lie agreed 10 take slow roll call
on the one he considered the most i'm
portant and accept the same vote for all
others The amendment voted on would
remove from the bill the provision which
would prevent fusion in New York City.
1t was defeated by a vote Of 81 to Il.
Amendments offered by Assemblymen
adler and Monroe and hammond. Of on
ondago. were beaten 60 10 rs. The Ham
mission Of the voting machine question 10
referendum vote in communities where the
machines are already in use permissive in
stead Of mandatory
Six Hours Argument on Bill.
The argument on the bill, which lasted
for more than six hours was character
led oy denominations and political accu-
Ill accused
the majority leader Of lying. and the ma
jcrity leader declared that Mr.. Murray
was subseryient to Mr. Griscom, the form
or Republican County Chairman of New
York County Mr.. Smith in his argu-
r'ent had admitted that he was just as
opposed as ever to the signature provi-
sion in the New York City election law
v hiCh the Levy bill seeks 10 extend to the
entire stale, but that in accepting it he
was bowling TO the will of the majority Of
his party. He said that when the sigma
ture law for New York City was being
considered ne consulted various members
CT the Legislature about It.
But YOU didn't consult with the New
York Republican members, interrupted
Mr Murray.
NO. l did not" was the reply. because
Of the sUbserviency 70 Gr,scom. You
to help you get this law through. and he
was hanging over that brass rail back
there when the vote was being taken in the
Assembly"
You lie, You lie. You lie" shouted As
semblynan Murray. jumping from his seat
and turning white with anger.
Either disregarding him or not hearing
him because Of the din in the chamber AZ
the time. the majority leader continued TO
reply 10 another accusation that was made
b. Mr.. Murray. That was that the ma
jority leader had been in telephone com
munication with Tammany leader Murphy
over the bill this morning.
"As for Mr.. Murphy" said Mr. smith,
'I've consulted him whenever ! pleased
during the present session. but Mr. Muir