Evening journal., 1904-05-10
MANY NEW LAWS
FOR NEW YORK
Governor Odell Signs Important
Measures.
JEROME BILL NOW EFFECTIVE.

kntigsn.bins Law Amendment Goes
lato Operation at onee-Tradin9
Stamp, Good Roads and Cornell Asri-
cultural College Bills Also Signed.
Albany, May 1o.-Governor Odell has
prScticslly cleared up the legislation
remaining IN his hands as thirty day
bills" SSveral important measures are
among the sixty eight bills to which
he anlzed Bic signature, thereby max
Ing them laws. Among those signed
are tue following:
The Dowling (the so called Jerome)
witness bill, me Newcomb antiuading
stamp bill, tue Troy municipal commits
siCn bill the statutory consolidation
commission bill, the. geSd roads appro-
prlstiop bill, the Cornell agricultural
college btu ann the Rochester. Bing-
hamton and Flushing armo.J bpis.
No authoritative indmation can be
obtained as to the fate Of the Remsen
East river gas bill and the Niagara,
Lockport and Ontario power bill.
The Bowling witness bill amends the
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compel a witness in proceeding under
the Anhgambling law to testify and
provides that his testimony cannot be
subsequently used against him, thus
excluding witnesses in gambling cases
fro1a refusing 70 testify on the plea of
self determination. The bill was the
subject Of one Of tho battles Of the ses-
sion. It was frankly admitted by Dis.
trict Attorney Jerome that be desired
this legislat tiOn in order to be sble to
compel certain prominent New York
men to testify as 10 their alleged
knowledge Of gambling carried on in
we'll known gambling resorts Of New
York city. The decision last winter Of
the court Of appeals in the case OF
Jesse Lewisohn had shown the exist
ing law 10 be inadequate 10 compel
witnesses to testify. The Downing law
takes effect Immediately.
The Newcomb antitrading stamp bill
was frankly admitted as intended to
curtail quite radically the trading
stamp business as widely carried on
IN this state, and the trading stamp
companies fought it to the last day OF
the session and before the governor.
IL requires every trading stamp, ex-
cept those issued by individual mer-
chants or manufacturers, to bear a
stated face value in terms Of money
and 10 be redeemable in cash or mer-
chandlse, at the option Of the holder.
A Curb on Trading Stamps.
The Rogers statutory consolidation
bill constitutes Judge Adolph ]. Roden-
beck of the court Of claims, former
Chief Judge Charles Andrews Of the
court OF appeals. former Supreme Court
Justice yudson S. Iandon. William b
Hornblower and John G. Milburn a
commission to consolidate and codify
the statutes OF the state. The bill ap.
proprlates $3.50 for the purposes OF
the commission.
The Monroe Cornell college bill sp-
proprlates S25O,OO0 for the establish.
ment OF an agricultural college in con-
nection with Cornell university. This
bill was opposed by the presidents OF
other colleges Of the state.
The three armory bills now law are
respectively those OF Senator Lewis
appropriating S35O,0O0 for an armory
at Rochester; Mr.. Rogers, appropriate
ing s121.000 for one at Binghamton
and Mr.. De Groot. appropriating $40,
coo for one at Flushing.
The action on the armory bills follow
ed an all day conference between the
governor and legislative leaders, includ
ing Senators Raines and Malby, Speak
er Nixon and Assemblyman Rogers
over the appropriation and supply bills
The conference resulted in agreement'
as a result Of which about $1,000, ,0OC
will be cut from the bills as passed BY
the legislature.