New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-19
Ritter Fight Follows on
Floor Against Direct
Payment Clause.
EXPECT BILL TO GO
TO SENATE TO-DAY
RoIters Rush from Room When
Majority Members Plead TO
Stand by Party.
.r..,,s-,r c,-ros.ordcnt Of me Tribune

clause, was I"SsOu - " WV Va "a ~
a on an emergency message from Gov
ernor Whitman.
In caucus marked by bitter debate
and several bolts, Republicans of the
Assembly had previously voted TO sup
,o-. the bill with the direct set
element clause included. A few min
,,ss later the measure came up on the
4oor o. the lower house for final pas
sage.
The nine Republicans who voted
AGAINST the bill in caucus declared they
would stand pat on the faor. Senators
and other political leaders swarmed
'bout them pleading that they stand
Iv the rartv. Democrats and Progress
ewes MANNED 70 oppose the DILL sOlidly.
The nine men who voted against the
bn were Sullivan, Of Chautauqua;
Creen. Dur. Nillican and Finkelstcin
NJ kings; Wood, of Hamilton and Full
INV. Biakelv, Of Wcstchcster; Graves,
~ Erie. and Perlman. of New York.
eYou cannot pay debts of the Re-
pubican parry 10 casualty companies
4
neople by ny vcrei" shouted Milligan,
of Kings. soon after the caucus got
under way.
Outside, If you're not with the
psrty." some one responded.
Nilligsn rushed for the door. fol-
lowed b. Assemblymen Duff and
Greene. Of Kings, and Graves. Of Erie.
Urged TO Return.
Scarcely had they reached the AS
ssmbly chamber when half a dozen Re-
publicans hurried from the caucus
room pleading with them 10 return.
Assemblyman Malone, of Albany,
pleaded with Milligan and Senator Gill
christ, Of Kings, argued with Duff.
you cannot put yourself above your
party" Gilchrist urged as he stood IN
tie centre Of the Assembly floor.
4 oont care for party; this is not u
god bill Duff said.
After arguing some time the four
returned TO the caucus room. Soon
thereafter the vote was taken.
The first move to throttle the rider
vas made by Hamilton Fish, jr., of
Putnam. who asked that the bill be re-
committed.
This movement was lost. Then As
semblyman Adler. one of the Republi-
can leaders Of the House identified
with the Barnes faction, explained the
bill incorporating the rider and gave
the old lame excuse for its existence
that it was the sole purpose of max
ing easier the working of the law.
Shortly before midnight, when the
debate was az its height, word was
received that the Governor had written
and signed the message demanded by
the leaders over the telephone IN the
afternoon. At the same time, it was
announced, the Governor, should 1t
pass, would give a hearing on 1t before
signing or vetOiDg il.
The editorial from to-day's Tribune,
entitled Let the Workmen's Compen-
sstion Law Alone' was read on the
floor by Assemb.yman Martin G. Nc
Cue.
As The Tribune has well said,"
added Mr.. McCue. "the Republican ma
lority had better drop this bill as some
thing too hot TO handle. But the whip
Of either party boss or party contrib
utor has cracked, and { caucus rule
makes possible the passage of the bill"
Sullivan Denounces Bill.
John /. Sullivan, of Chautauqua,
charged that the amendment providing
lor direct settlement was being put
hfough because of prediction ar
isngement between the casualty COM
psnles and the bosses" of the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties.
What proof have you of these
charges demanded Harold J. Hin
man, recognized as Mr.. Barnes's leader
IN the Assembly.
"Enou. 10 convict before any honest
and intelligent jury" replied Mr.. Sulll-
van amid cheers from the left and the
spectators.
This BILL" said Mr.. Sullivan, ais in
ne interests OF the casualty companies.
ms bill win restore the ambulance
''thasers. Corrupt influences are behind
hls Dill. No one but the casualty com
panles are for it,.
Last August the superintendent Of
Me Fidelity and Casualty Company Of
Ne~ York City sat in my Office and told
me that, regardless Of the political
Wmp.ex,on of the Legislature, this bill
winch we now have before US would be
passed by this Legislature.
are we going TO be delivered by the
political bosses? Are we going TO pass
ss law when there is only one in
Alence behind 1.-THE casualty com
p4mes- which alone will be benefted
by il?
II know that it will do little good
sns'evcr ! may say, for enough men
ave been whipped into line by every
IrysShS known 10 the political boss.
"hen THIS matter was thrashed out in
Spen conference, ten days ago, the Re
publican members of this House voted
asMnSt this bill. But after every
Hlster influence known to a political
yoNs mad been reSOrted to. the senti-
ment changed submit | have done
OeSt IN the interest Of justice"
hamilton Fish, jr., declared that one
VI TWO leaders in the Republican party
presented the casualty companies,
'uG these men were behind the bill.
ms is legislation in behalf Of the
Pecial interests" said Mr.. Fish. "This
amendment nullifes the law. | know,
.y' I'm IN the insurance business. The
wogah Of this legislation is Damn the
"Grhngmann"
me constitutionalty of the work
h. ) compensation law was sustained
, ~, me Appellate Division, Sd Depart
n'' to-day IN three appeals affirming
rstas made by the WorkEen's Com
eusauon Commission, i'm which il was
ntehded the law was unconstitutional
euse eo,o imposing burdens on interstate
W~Wefee The cases were those OF
calAer against the Clyde Steamship
nPahy Burns and Jensen against
oouthen Pacific Company, all en-
gsvts beng foreign corporations en-
>'Seo wholly IL interstate commerce.