New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-29
SENATE REJECTS BAYNE |
REPORT FLAY|NC BARNESI
Upper House, by a Vote of "a TO
23, Declines to Receive Find
ings of Probe Committee.
Mr.. BRACKETT DEFENDED
Yelled Criticism of Minority
Leader Resented by Fellow
Lawmakers-Drastic
Recommendations.

BY Telegraph to The Tribune
Albany, March 2s-William Barnes
jr.. Republican state chairman. gained a
victory in the Democratic Senate this
afternoon which will probably give more
satisfaction to him than the defeat of
Theodore Roosevelt in the primaries last
Tuesday BY vote of "a to % the Sen
ate declined to receive the report of the
Bayne committee, appointed by the Sen
ate last fall Il investigate the city and
county of Albany. The investigation
was started at the nstigation Of Pat
rick e. McCabe Democratic leader in
Albany County, who has been fighting
Barnes for years, for the purpose, prin-
cipally, of getting campaign material
against the Republican state chairman.
But now that the committees report will
never becO-le Senate document, the
material it contains loses its sting.
Among the drastic recommendations
contained in the report were those for
the removal of Mayor James g. Nc
Evan, Chief of Police Hyatt and Com
missioner Edward Il. Cantine Of the De-
partmont Of Public Safety It also called
attention to what 1t termed the impro-
priety Of "A member of the Senate in ap-
pearing as counsel for Mr. Barnes in the
proceeding taken by the committee to
enforce the authority Of the Senate"
While his name is not mentioned. the
member Of the Senate referred to is Sen
ator Bracket, and this clause in the re-
port stirred up a storm Of protest that
was joined in by Democrats and Re-
publicans alike
Six Democrats Vote NO"
Those voting against receiving the re-
port included six DemoCrats-Culen Nc
Manus, Frawley, Stilwell, c. d. Sullivan
and T. ID. Sullivan Senator Charles j.
Hewitt. Republican, of Cayuga, who had
been present during the day left the
Senate chamber before the vote was
taken Because OF the statement con-
cerning him in the report Senator
Bracket asked to be excused from
voting. and the same request was made
by Senator McClclland, Democrat. II
New York The latter made a vigorous
attack on the part Of the report referring
to the minority leader.
Senator Bayne submitted the report
- -; l., L.,
and a close call OF the house was imme-
diately ordered Senator Bracket raised
the point of order that the report could
not be received, a ) the committee was
out Of existence, but Lieutenant Gov
ernor Conway declared that he could not
give a ruling on that subject on point
of order. He said that the question
would have to be decided in some other
way. whercupon the minority leader
moved TO decline TO receive the report
Senator Newcomb was the one who
called attention to the section in the re-
port concerning Senator Brackett. He
Oh a member OF this body" and that he
hoped none Of the members had got so
low as to pass it by without a protest"
1t is highly improper to receive a
report containing such statement about
. fellow Senator" he said
Senator Bayne tried to expla in the dis
puted section saving that it did not con-
tain the slightest reelection on fellow
member OF the Senate.
"The matter which came before US vas
should call the attention Of the Senate
to it,"
Senator Bayne went on 10 say that he
reluctantly accepted the craftsmanship
Of the investigating committee, and only
after it had been represented 10 him that
1t was a public duty.
II have not the slightest personal in
terest in the matter" he added and it
does not concern me whether you receive
the report or not"
eractett Asks To Be Excused
1T matters not to me what others
think Of his phase of the report, replied
Senator Bracket but / beg TO assure
Senator Bayne that the moment it was
called To my attention ! considered that
the committee went a long way out Of
its way to make an uncalled for crit
icism. If ii was indciCate 10 do the
things charged. ! shall not now be guilty
If the extreme indelicacy Of voting on
tlo reuOIt and will ask to he excused
big Tim" sullivan Joined in the de-