New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-30
DIX FORCED TO HELP
PASS TAMMANY'S BILL
Governors Pet Legislation Held
Up Until He Aids Election
Law Amendments.
HIGHWAY MEASURE PASSED
Assembly Also Approves Conser-
vation Scheme-Most Drastic
Special Rule Ever Resort
ed to by Upper House.
HERBERT l.. sATTERLEE.
lR, reIerranh b &c rrLbune

Albany. juno 29.-Under an emer-
cencv message from Governor DIX the
son,,te tonight adopted Tammany Halls
amendments To the election law. The
Assembly in the afternoon passed the
Dix conservation biz. and about mid
eight adopted the DIX Highways Com
mission reorga nizsti scheme.
The Assembly Rules committee al
midnight reported the Levy elections Dill
as passed by the Senate. The lower
house concurred in the amendments -
to &.
But the Assembly did not act on either
of the Governors measures until the
Tammany leaders were certain OF MS
position on the changes in the election
law whictf mean SO much to BOSS
Nurphy. The Assembly marked time
for several hours. while the men most
concerned were fixing up set of amend
ments to the Levy bill. passed by the
lower house on Tuesday, and were get
ding the emergency message from the
Governor to permit immediate action by
the Senate on the amendments
That accomplished, which assured
them Of the Governors sympathy for
Murphys pet measure. the legislative
machinery was set in motion. dozen
Assemblymen conveniently absent were
summoned from New York. and while
the Tammany majority in the Senate
was tanning the bill through under the
uost drastic special rule eyer forced
down the throats OF a minority i'm that
body. the Tammany men i'm the lower
house adopted the Governors legislation.
Tammany Has Whip Hand.
Not i'm all the six months Of this DEM
ocratic administration, characterized by
dickering and bargaining. by legislative
disorder and confusion and gag and jam
tactics. has the Tammany Hall control
of the situation here shone forth so
plainly. Tammany had the whip hand.
Tammany knew it wanted the Levy bill.
with it's provisions To shut off fusion in
New York city. 10 extend personal reg
istration and the Identification laws 10
upstate territory. 10 create A huge Tam
many election machine in the state and
to wipe out the Gaynor Board of Elec
tious I'm New York Tammany vas going
10 get it If It took every ounce of steam
fin the machine. and no false delicacy was
going To restrain the Tamn.any men
T. ,Hs
Tammany's measure is a vicious blow
at independence in politics Tammany's
control of the Legislature was demon
strated by Senator Josiah Newcomb. Of
New York. who. pointing out the pur-
pose of the bill in fiery words. called on
three supposedly Independent and en-
lightened Democrats by name To- throw
off the Tammany shackles and demon
strate their manhood by voting against
this measure These men were Bayne.
of Richmond. and Burd and Loonris. of
FuffaIo. all elected by independent votes.
Grady 10 the Rescue ofHis Allies.
Newcomb told them. to their manifest
discomfort. that they could defeat this
nnxious measure. and that they would be
held accountable by the independent
voters of the state If they did not. They
vrithed i'm their seats. and the effect of
Navcomb's speech was so manifest that
Senator Grady came To the rescue of the
Tammany allies 10y declaring Newcomb
euiltv of grossly unparliamentary con-
d,ct Pavne and Burd voted for the bill
-Loomis did not
Abnlt the time that Burd was casting
his vote the Tammany machine I'm the
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