New-York tribune., 1903-03-27
TENEMENT HOUSE DAY.
zDTOCATES, At ALBANY.
Big Delegations Go by Special
Trains, but Miss the Hearing.
Try rE1KcEkrE TO THE TRIsuxE.l


Albany March GA large body OF citizens
Of New-York arrived here from that city to-
day in q special train to express their support
of the bills of Mr.. De Forest, the Tenement
HousA Commissioner amending the Tenement
House law and also their opposition to all
other bills regarding that law. The delegation
was composed of representatives OF the Cll-
zens Union and Of about sixty other organtZa-
.ious Some of the leading members OF the
delegation visited Governor OdeI In the E1-
ecutive Chamber, and were assured by him tnat
he would not sign any bill harmful to the tene-
r1ent house.
There was also & large delegation OF the
Builders Association of that city in favor OF
q 1thersJized law. A hearing was scheduled to
take place before the Assembly Cities COM
rnittee at . O'Clock, but at that hour the AS
sernbIy was debating the Canal Improvement
hill and as the session continued until aIter
6 o'clock the Cities Committee old not meet
until late in the evening. The delegation was
therefore unable TO attend the hearing. T. h
L Gould. R. Fulton Cutting. Mr.. De Forest
Tenement House Commissioner, and others re-
rnsined over to attend the hearing.
The representatives Of the Citizens Union'
che church Association FOR the Advance
yoen+ of the Interests of Labor, the Cl'S
Club and the other civic organizations and So
on Governor OdeII and discussed the tenement
house legislation with him
The Governor practically expressed hinleeh
,n the same terms TO the two delegations. he
said that he believed that those interested III
tenement house legislation should get tosetheI
and agree upon a bill. He did not believe that
the Tenement House law should be SO amehoeu
So to destroy its efficacy. He thought that lhe
suggestions Of the Tenement House Commlssio"
of New-Yors City should be followed in oeallhs
with this subject. The interests afecteo shoulu
work. IN harmony in their efforts 10 PeFIeO'
the law in any particulars which are 1ouno u
need amendment. He repeated what ne mas SO
freoDentIv said concerning this legislation
that he does not encourage the passage OF any
radical. bill. He told the representatives OF the
EBIders, Association that while he did not de-
sire IN commit himself absolutely TO any proPo-
si-for before II came before him for executive
action. and would give due consideration TO
whatever legislation was presented to him foF
executive approval, and would weigh all argu-
rnents in relation to it. he was inclined to fol-
low the advice Of the Tenement House Commis-
sion.
Among the organiza tions represented by the
DELEGATIONS. besides those coming with MT.
4 De Forest. were the following:
The Citizens Union. East Side Civic Club
Church Association for Advancement or the IN
terests Of Labor. Property Owners Association
of the Twenty-thrd Ward, Union settlement;
CITY Club Wonans Municipal League, Legal
Aid Society Civic Club. Federation Of Churches,
Central Federated Union Consumers League,
Association for Improving the Condition OF the
Poor, woman's Home Improvement Society OF
the College Settlement. st. Vincent de Paul So
ciety and Peoples Institute CLUB.
sixty-ore organizations were represented in
The delegation Of which seventeen were
churches.