New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-30


told YOU this morning. It's true Murphy
controls the organization In the state ana
this legislature. IT'S true the party II 90
ing down and down under his leadership
until the organization in alarm rushes mere
with this bill 10 choke the growing revolt
Of the independents against Murphy II
in the power OF Senators Burd ana baHne
and Loonis to show that Murphy docs no'
control this Legislature and that liluepeh-
dent voters will meyer let him control the
state have alluded to them not from
any lack of respect. but because they slt
here less shackled than other Senators.
Senator Grady burst forth with pro-
test against the insinuation that any
Senator was 'shacked" in the discharge
Of his Senatorial functions. Newcomb. to
save time. Withdrew it and continued his
appeal 10 the three.
Senator Human declared passag sc OF
the bill would saddle an immense ex-
pense on upstate men He said no
earthly reason existed for inficting the
provisions Of the signature and identi-
fication laws on upstate communities.
suffragists Hiss Grady.
senator Bayne's effort to pass his
amendment permitting the women to
serve as watchers brought the declara
ton from Senator Grady that TO women
this work was merely IAN excursion"
when women went 10 the polls he
said, they didn't go To watch. They
went very much as they would go To
dog show-to admire the animals. Won
der what they were doing in the cuto
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pieces Of paper handed them should be
/ torn in two SO quickly"
Several suffragists in tho gallery Kissed.
Thcreupon an officious dcorkeeper in the
gallery hustled around and made them
sit down. They had been standing to
get view Of proceedings down below
This amendment was lost. H. to 20
Throughout the discussion the interest
of the fair visitors was intense. and the
suffrage advocates were plainly disap-
| especially as several Senators who
| favored the amendment declared them
selves opposed to woman suffrage.
Saxe's amendment was lost. II to IS
Wagner's amendments were adopted
with no opposition and then the vote on
the bill was taken. II got just the
requisite 20 votes 10 16 against.
While tho Senate was doing all this
the Assembly was making itself bur
lesquc show. The dignity Of n legislative
body was thrown TO the four winds
! Pandemonum roisned most Of the time.
The Murtagh highway measure was
the first measure on the calendar. The
talking against time process was dis
covered 10 bc necessary when il was
found on the call Of the House that thr-
teen Democrats we're absent. The bill
could never pass without their votes.
Realizing this. al" smith the ajority
leader. Immediately warmed up every
telephone and telegraph wire between
! hero and New York which was not al
ready In use. Message after message
was sent To tho runaway members. after
which tho Assembly settled down 10
! waste time until tho absent ones could
get here Tho absentocs were Gcrken
Gllen. Turlcy, Caughlan. McGrath
Spiclbcrg Walker t,gan and Friedman
! 81 New York: Gould. of Niagara: Cur
nett. ot SCHUYLER: Gregg. OF Lewis. and
Monczynski. Of Eric. when Assemblymcn
/ Gerken. Gillen and Walker came strag-
Cling iu they were toyfully greeted.
/ Walker. Gilcn and Gcrlten arrived at
the Assembly chamber in time to save
from defeat Senator Burd's Eric County
Commissioner of Jurors bill. The New
Workers were tipped off to vote aye
when their names were called, and they
did So without even knowing what the
bill did.
Much the same thing occurred when
Assemblymcn Friedman and Speilberg
came wandering into the chamber about
I o'clock. To lass a few hours. the
Assembly took up, among other bills. the
McCue measure to permit bartcnders to
put distractions in saloon windows on
Sundays without making the proprietors
responsible for 1t. Tie bill was lost.
only receiving sixty votes, the last two
of which were cast by Spelberg and
Friedman. their names being called just
before they took their seats They also
did not know what they were voting for
Senator Grady's bill authorizing the
deposit Of state funds. by and with the
! consent Of the Controller. in trust COM
/ panies as well as banks. also passed the
| Assembly
Little of the debate on the highway
! hill during the afternoon was Of n Sc
rious nature. Asse mblyman Blauvelt
of Rockland, spoke for the measure.
while Assemblyman Human, Of Albany.
ana Assemblyman Murray subjected the
bill to severe arraignment. The latter
derisively referred to the appointments
Of Messrs. Cram and Huppuch as pubi'
service commissioners. 10 which remarks
Assemblyman Hoey took exception. At
The same time Mr.. Hoey called atten-
ton To- "Odell. tn. groceryman cheney,
the incompetent and Collins. who was
convicted in the minds OF the public for
using INF. Office FOR the bcnert Of his
party"
The Assembly took a recess about I
! O'Clock until $40 to permit the arrival
of others Of the absent members TN
rsconvening the House listened 10 sew
eral more hours Of speechmaK'ng Tor
and against the bill. The vote was taken
shortly after II o'clock. resulting In the
massage OF the bin by 81 To ~. IL was
strictly party vote. with the exception
that Assembiyman Sheide. of Sunolk
County, Democrat. refused 10 be re-
I corded I'm spite Of much coayinG. or
the thirteen absent members in the af-