New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-25
SUFFRAGE BILL DELAYED.
Grady Leads the Fight Against
WOmen'S Measure.
SENATE SHOWS ACTIVITY
Nearly Two Hundred Bills, Most
" Local Ones, Advanced TO
Third Reading.
iBv Telegraph 20 The Tribune.


Albany. May 2i-On the authority Of SEN
ator Grady. It can he announced that
woman suffrage legislation is "a very seri-
Gus matter; 1t is no longer any ice cream
affair" AS he is one Of the most vigorous
opponents Of equal suffrage. ne ought 10
know. Also, his diagnosis Of conditions
while coupled with declaration that he
would fight their measure "a long and as
hard as the Lord would let him. was taken
by many women suffragists present at the
time as distinct compliment TO their
work in the last couple Of years.
Senator Stillwens suffrage resolution
brought out the discussion in the Senate
committee OF the whole. The introducer
sought 10 have II advanced 10 the order o.
final passage. Senator SAKE Immediately
protested. and Senator Grady took up the
tight al once
III never let q 90 70 third reading II
car help IT," said he
Well II you need any assistance you
can call on ne" INTERCEPTED Senator Hin
man
This is no Joke" persisted Grady. ut
has been treated as sort Of ice cream
affair. but il isn't any longer. its very
serious affair. and I'll fight IL az long as
Tire Lord Will let me
Under an arrangement by which only
legislation 10 which no opposition vas Of
fered was 10 ne advanced from general
orders, to-day. the suffrage resolution
stayed IN the committee Of the whole. II
probably will be debated there soma dav
next week. At any rate the suffragists
l,r-fU Ia a. - lie Of he Gan -
on it-something they have wanted for
several years They are quite outspoken
in their determination 70 oppose at the
polls any Senator WHO votes against their
measure
The Senate advsn ~ed 20 third reading To-
dsv le7 bills. most Of them local measures
The first one taken up was Big Tim
Sulivans Sunday baseball bill n went
along without a word Of objection. but Is
| likely 10 Re defeated IN third reading
Senator Burds bin for a commission
government for Buffalo. with al the new
tangled attachments. including tho inita-
tive and referendum vas not advanced. II
brought about rather lively fzht Sen
ator Grady contended that n vas meas
ure containing 2 new prtrcipla in municipal
I government Of importance % the entire
state
This bill u enacted into law. he sad,
would give the seal Of approval ~ this
Senate TO some very perpleIlng and mo-
r7entous questions" He protested against
action IN IL until there had been ample
tine for consideration Senator Bud "a n
the oill had been before the Senate for
three months. End he didn't intend 70 have
/ - die m the "roorzu@" the general
orders calendar IS known. toward re end
/ II a session However. r. was laid aside
I a few minutes later Senator Purd object
81 ~ the enlargement ~ Z hill If Senator
/ Walters S. making changes in tho govern
r1Aut Of Syracuse. senator Walters PRO
tested vehemanrlv. and Senator Grady i'm
u.ored Senator Purd not 70 invoke the law
II retaliation Burd said he didn't intend
70 hut ~ delsv was good for 50 important
4 bill as the Buffalo charter n ought not
70 hurt a few other local propositions
Under pressure. though. he later withdrew
his opposition n the advancement Of Wal
te~s's bills Walters is one ~ the alleged
Tar7ranv Republicans, and r. vas inter
esting n se4 the teamwork between him
and Senator Grady IN defence II his bills