New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
GRADY MAY REALLY ltAU
will Be in Actual ComTna''o VI
Senate if He Chooses
LEGISLATURE ORGANIZES
This Accomplished at A'oany
Strictly According to scheouie
Recess Till Next week
NV r.l.rraph 10 IN. Irioun. ]

Albany, Jan. 4-ForInal orgsniAatioH ol
the first Democratic Legislature ~ ,"'s
state in eighteen years WAS accoHipiisHeo
to-day strictly according to scneauie.
profusion Of flowers, a host OF visnols' hiote
or less distinguished In the politleai "otlu'
and slight unfamilisrity with the rOut'ne
were the only features OF the occds'oh'
exeept--s biz exception, too-the appeaF'
ance Of Senator Thomas p Grady on the
scene and his subsequent demesnor'
Grady has told people that he would
make trouble because OF his bslns turheu
down for temporary president, and ne has
told people that he wouldn't HIS ir'enos
have said he would and he wouldn't. II
his course to-day was an indicanon, ne VIII
go ahead using his great experience aho
parliamentary knowledge pretty much a.
IL he were the floor leader. II ne chooses
10 DO that. he will be In fact IN command
Of the situation, for he can conlmana
enough support from three or four asso'
ciates 70 make all kinds Of trouble.
The first indication of the likelihood oil
his doing this came when Senator wagner
offered resolution providing for the ap-
pointment Of a committee 10 revise thf
rules and report when the Senate recon
venes next week. Suavely Senator Grady
suggested as an amendment clause pro
viding that until rules be adopted the ordel
Of business as outlined in the present rule!
be continued
Otherwise. he added, beaming paternal
~ over his glasses at Senator Wagner, "tht
Senate would be trying 10 do business
under great difficulties
Newcon1b Adds TO Leaders Troubles.
Senator Newccmb, Republican, added
little to the new leaders troubles by pro-
posing that the committee consider the ad
visibility Of making that order OF busi
ness known as general ordero.' in wh,cf
bills are supposed to receive thorough
preliminary discussion, precede, insteaC
Of follow. the order OF third reading oi
bills. General orders" at the end of leg
islative sessions. Is known as th'
morgue." because many bills get that fal
but no further. the Senate adJourninG after
completing its third reading calendar. The
proposed change Senator Newcomb said
would abolish a Legislative blind alley
used in the past to s,ife legislation favor
able 10 the people"
Senator Wagner hoped this suggestion
would be made to the committee wher
appointed Newcomb replied tartly thai
he made the suggestion publicly so i
might be- discussed all over the state, "a:
we'll as behind the closed doors Of com
mlttee."
Senator Wagner was elected temporary
president without other than the regula
ton formal contest by the Republicans
Senator Grady walked out OF the chamber
at that stage OF the proceedings. on the
final vote on the matter all the Senators
voted for Wagner save Grady, Burd anC
Duhamel, Independence League, who dlt
not vote.
The programme OF the opening session o
the Assembly was carried out almost with
out deviation from that scheduled. The
Democratic caucus nominees of last nigh
were all elected.
According 10 his announcement OF las
night. A. Z. Smith, majority leader, intro
duced a resolution providing for commit
tee of seven TO revise the rules, and th'
Speaker appointed the following: A. l.
Smith, oliver. Foley, Bush and the Speaker
Democrats. and Merritt and Phillips. Re
publicans. The proposition to make this
tho permanent Rules Committee of the AS
sembly is now being considered. In thai
case one member will have TO be dropped
as there are only six members on the regu
lar committee. A meeting Of the specia
COMMITTEES will he held next Wednesday
night.