New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-17
FIGHT OVER BRONX BILL
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by the rule of natural force neither you
nor the sergeant-at-ams nor anybody
else shall tell me what am to do
Were dead in earnest about this.
broke in Senator Grady All that can
be accomplished by a flibuster is the
humiliation of the people who support
this bill. We will not treat lightly any
attempt 10 break the quorum. and | will
ask that any Senator brought before the
bar Of the Senate for this be punished
So 40 attempt will ever be made 10 break
the rule again. AS we were treated so
will we treat the friends Of this bill. and
I'll promise any Senator who wants "a
leave he'll get a lesson he'll never for
get"
Well. | promise" retorted Bracket
in all kindness, and with no rancor, that
I'll go in and out of the Committee Of
the Whole at my will If any man
stands in my way I'll put him out if
can. II he lays hands on me I'll give
him punishment commensurate with that
offence. If the doors are ordered closed
I'll open one if can get an axe"
Let me explain" interrupted Fiero,
who saw he couldn't maintain his posi-
ton.
You can't maintain an illegal ruling,
and what you've ordered amounts TO He
al inn.
Whereupon Fiero backed down and
withdrew his ruling Then. while Sena
tor Newcomb talked against time. all the
Republicans save Bracket and the in
surgent Democrats slipped away. thus
breaking the quorum. As soon as New
comb the last man to leave, had got
safely outside the doors, Bracket raised
the point that there was no quorum.
Senator Burd Doesn't Vote.
on formal standing vote that the
committee dissolve the result was de-
clared | To %. Senator Burd. who was
present did not vote The result was
called for again. with Burd voting
Bracket, meantime had slipped outside
thus leaving by the clerks former count
only twenty-five Senators present Yet
he declared the count stood o for the
Bracket motion 10 9G against IT,
Bracket. who had been within hear
ing distance, Immediately took his seat
and challenged the vount
He called for another vote. again leav-
ing the chamber. This time the result
was announced. 10 -. Bracket appar-
emily having been counted. Immedi-
ately thereafter the LOOMS amendment
was put TO vote and declared adopted.
Bracket declared that the majority
should hang their heads in shame for
this action. with all II meant in putting
lie on the Senate records.
IF the majority persists in going
ahead in a moblike way I can only say
I deplore it. but can't prevent it," he
said.
Wagner and Grady tainted him and
the anti-Tammany men with having run
away from a fight and turned the pro-
cedure into a foot race.
In the Assembly the Bronx county
bill introduced by Assemblyman Mork
was defeated by vote Of - 70 -. but
in spite OF objections by Assem- blyman
Smith. majority leader the introducer
was successful IN a motion 70 have re-
considered the vote by which the bill
was lost and having that motion lie on
the table. The motion was adopted by
n vote Of II 20 II. This Will enable Mr.
Mork 10 call the bill up at any time.
The debate on the measure IN the lower
house continued into the afternoon. The
minority leader. Mr. Merritt. called on
the Republicans 10 support f. Assem-
blymen Chanler and Oliver voted
against the bill although at first they
had intended 70 support 1t. They gave
as the reason for their change OF heart
the attitude Of tho Republicans.
The majority leader reminded the
members that the Bronx county bill had
been before the Legislature ten years,
while the Republicans were n the ma
ioritv. and that It never got out Of COM
mittee.
on rollcaH seven Democrats voted FOR
the bill. including Drummond, Egan,
Gerhardt. Huber Kennedy, Larue and
Mork A number Of Republicans voted
against it,