New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-30
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Assembly vas raising Heaven anu cal vi
IN get the necessary votes to Jam 'hrous"
ono Of his local blls--a jury measure
which the Judges in that district Oppose
vigorously. In still another way WAS
Tammanv's grip on the better clement
in the Legislature manifest senator
SAKE. who prides himself on his knoWi-
edge Of the election law, proposed many
amendments to this measure at an All
night session on it last night. Some.
which perfected its phraseology' were
accepted by Senator Wagner and the
other representatives Of Murphy. But
enc. which would have given some OPP
portunity for fusion III New York, was
rejected contemptuously.
Sax. Amendment Defeated.
| That amendment Sake presented on
the floor Of the senate this afternoon
So wing in his judgment IT was vital 10
the bill Tammany voted it down. yet
SAKE voted for the bill. Senator Baync,
who favors woman suffrage. presented
an amendment TO the bill 10 permit
women to serve as watchers at the polls,
as they may under the present law.
| Tammany has no use for women at the
| POLLS. Senator Grady made that per-
fectly plain and the Tammany voters
beat the Bayne amendment Yet Bayne
voted for the bill.
The senate was scheduled tn convene
! fol h. 7 n .
! & special order. ordinarily Lieutenant
Governor Conway is about an hour late
| in calling the Senate to order. This
time business was begun at l:20. Tam
many men had to have some time to
prepare their plans and get that cmer-
sency message from the Governor. When
the bill was taken up, Senator Wagner
as head OF the Rules Committee, pre-
scented a special rulc. limiting debate to
three hours, divided between advocates
and opponents OF tile bill. II was re-
rnarka BILE for containing most dra site
provisions against dilatorv tactics. There
was the briefest discussion of il before
| It's adoption. Senator Bracket said 1.
!
put the bin through under the spur and
lash OF the party whip Nothing re-
NAMED for the Republicans but 10 call
attention to the iniquities of tho measure
and resign themselves 10 their fate The
rule was adopted. - TO -.
! Senator Wagner then offered his
amendments, one eliminating all refer
enco 10 voting machines. This leaves
the voting machines in upstate territory
undisturbed. \ second restores the
present law, that any party casting ten
thousand votes shall be entitled TO n
column on the ballot. Various other
amendments were designed to correct
antiquities in the wording Of the bill.
In Interest Of Fusion and lndepe de nts
Senator SAKE presented his amend
mont In the interest of fusion and indie
pendent votcrs-that u cross mark in :,
circle At the head of Il column be
counted as a vote for all the men nom
mated by that party instead Of all the
names printed in that column. This
While not changing the section of the
bill that a name shall appear only once
on a ballot in the column of the party
first nominating that man, would per-
nit the Enforcement Of 4 candidate ~
q second party or group Of Independents
and voting for him in the second column
Senator Ncwcomb at once began his
fight against the bill. He called the at
tention Of the Senate to the fact thai
tain ripper bill-thc Court OF Claims bill
until after Tammany had passed il
and then voted against il. He went OF
to elaborate on Baynes responsibility or
this election bill. Bayne's face becoming
absolutely livid at the pointed remarks
Senator Grady interrupted declaring
that Ndwcombs remarks were grossly
unparliamentary."
IT'S entirely proper FOR mo. and II
do it," r. torted Newcomb. ito bring home
60 the individual members Of this Sen
ate who have some record and standing
before the state as Independents their
responsibility on this bill"
Bayne protested that he had a. con
scient:ous scruplcs and as good steel in
his backbone as Newcomb
at comes with i'll grace from n man
whose own motives have been so often
criticised on this flool,' said he, It
hold up any other member to the scorr
and contempt Of the state 70: doing
| yhat he considers his dutY"
No Attack on Bayne Intended.
Bayne insisted that lie hadn't intended
TO duck the vote on the Court of Claims
bill or 10 avoid responsibility at any
time. At this Newcomb said:
We'll I made no attack ON Senator Bayne
only said Just what | had INTENDED
to say. The Independent voters who arr
| being stricken down 40 Ia their polluca
rights by this bin will look to each Sen
ators vots with keen eyes. Inns Is 50
plain there can be 10 error. THIS bill II
10 leave both parties I'm this state dowi
in the dust OF professional politics. inde
| pendent voters call this day on three Sen
ators who by their record or political po
si,ion may be expected To save them from
this ruinous enactment
Newcomb named Burd. Bayne and
LOOMS. who, he said. had their seats
from the independents and knowiedg'
Of what this proposed legislation meant
and continued:
You could strike from this bill every pro
vision but one without affecting the fore
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