The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-02
SENATE GAGS
DEMOCRATS TO
GUST 2 BOARDS
Tax and Conservation Com
missions Wiped Out ut
One Stroke.
MINORITY RACES AS
FAITHFUL LOSE JOBS

AlR,NN, April i.--After an all day
,r,upl.. IN which bitter accusations
,erc exchanged. old political scandals
dug No and gag put on the Demo
Gratis the senate to-day approved and
,en, 10 the Governor the Hinman bill
creating new State Tax Department
~ take the place Of the Tax Commits
sion. and the Machold bill permitting
the Governor to name single Con-
srvation Commissioner to take he
place Of the three Democratic Gem
missioners.
The three Commissioners who will
.o ,u, of office when the Governor
signs the conservation bill are Chair
man George T.. Van KEENAN, of Ogdens-
,nrr John ID. Moore OF New York
city and Patrick Il. McCabe o.
Albany. They have been getting
$40 600 a year. The single Commits
,ioner Is to get $4,000 a year.
The present members of the State Tux
Commission are Thomas r. Byrnes of
Brooklyn. charnan Joseph $. schwab
=, Manhattan and william H. sullivan
OF Chenango. all Democrats. They re-
eeiy4 5000 year. The new tax de-
partnent heads are to get $4,000
wear with $500 additional for the chair
maj.
Martin SAKE, ex-state Senator OF
Manhattan. is said to be slated fcr APP
pontment as chairman Of the new tax
denartmcut The other men mentioned
for appointment are Frank b. Lord OF
Nassau and Frank II. Perley of West
chester.
Gag Rule Adopted.
Pyaparty vote the Senate also adopted
new rule which Is designed To put an
end 10 what Republican Leader Brown
terms t.. "tinpannlng" of Democratic
Leader Wagner. The rule limits debate
TO half an hour by any member and per
init, motion at any time Tor tins
.preylous question: which shuts on fur
ther debate.
Democrats talked themselves hoarss
Imposing the two reorganization .DllI'
and the new rule, which they declared
strapped their leader in his seat ant
eapped a towel or his mouth. but thu
Republican majority prevailed.
When the conservation bill came W
Democratic Leader Wagner talked 10
tYst TWO hours and ten minutes. re;,dini
into tho record several letters and stat"
nents bv ono of the commissioners AZ
lacking those behind the REORGANIZATION
u was then that the Republicans intro
duccd the gag" rule.
Il won't be gagged" shouted Senate
Wagner. This is in conformity with IN
Republican jam. gag and ripper rules
the session"
The Democratic leader said ne wou.
take up as much time in some other VA
as he had been taking. so there was nc
any use OF passing the rule
After the adoption OF the rules BY
vote OF 20 10 10 the conservation bi
was passed 80 TO IL. only Senator VIII
lam NJ Bennett of New York desertin
the Republicans and voting with IN
Democrats.
The tax bill went through in mar
ner which made the Democrats squirn
protesting that rules were being violate
and that little short OF murder was b'
ing committed by the Repubiicdns
came over from the Assembly on Mar
80 and was tabled on motion OF Senate
Brown. To-day It was taken from II
table by the motion OF the Repubira
leader, amended, and then advanced al
passed while the Democrats kicked.
The rules provide that bill from u
Assembly shall be referred To "A comm
Tee unless the Senate otherwise o
ders.' ~ the bill was tabled when nv
road I'm the Senate. and amended ON M
ton OF Senator Brown. Lieut.. ito
O.. a. "A
properly on third reading. Again u
Democrats walled. hut TIE pTesiling o
her was sustained 10y Il vote OF -
l., when Senator Wagner appealed FRO
the ruling NJ the chair.
Tie Democrats then tried TO oostru
me passage OF the bill, which Is a We
bulky one, by having the whole hill rea
The clerk started out on this aruuo
task. but Senator Mills Of New fo
raised the point that "A bill could ne fe'
only In committee OF the whole or VIZ
bills are In general orders, ana ne "
sustained. once more Democrats pr
tested, but in vain.
"Ripper Boys at IT.
"Tnc ripper boys are at II again. d
c'ag"d senator Wagner, az he rose
make his final stand against the pa
sag" OF the bill. which puts out OF on
Thomas +. Byrnes, chairman OF I
TsN Commission. whom Mr. Wh
man attacked in the campaign u
IAN Il was on the Governors NJ
stand 20 redeem this pledge TO Dust \
Ryru". that the Legislature finally &C
scented 10 pass the tax department
Senator Boylan irsisted that IL
thro' democratic Tax Commission
had rtslsusI the Republicans "o'
have found no need for scientific
l'gi-lt,iou,' but would have contenl
themselves with appointing three ,
puh1caus To- tho iobH
am sorry to indulge In persons
'."s, said Republican Leader iivo'
hut u our Democratic friends ";
r""-'m.uation they can haze H. u
ahpU Thomas r. Byrnes. the head
TIE Tax Commission. who was ALLOW
o. r,-ign from the Comptroller's on
~ Now York city because of his +"
r~'.or with the Kisseua Park J.
Chase"
"iluw do YOU explain that the
49,. Of the tan department rose fr