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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-05
STEINWAY BILL PASSED.
Ertends Life of Tunnel Charter
Mag Die IN assembly.
EBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Albany, May 4.-Five minutes before adjourn
ment tonight the Senate passed one of the
infamous five" Steinway tunnel grabs" after
brief objection made by Senator Marks. The
bill is that of Senator Raines keeping alive
the charter Of the Steinway Tunnel. which will
soon expire by reason of nOn-usage. The bin
belongs to the series with the Elsberg BILL which
validates defects in the charter, and the Good
sell bills. which make the line available
Edward Lauterbach has been working all day
to rescue at least this OF the bills and seems
TO have succeeded, but after the bill had passed
Senator Malby arose and declared that he had
an agreement on this bill with Senator Raines
and asked that the vote lie on the table until to-
morrow.
The bill has not passed the Assembly, and a
score Of Assemblymen are ready to fight the
measure, so that it may yet be killed. If this IS
beaten, then the charter will expire and there
VIII be no renewal of the attempt next year If
1t passes, it Will permit another attempt next
year TO put through the same measures and get
tunnel franchise for nothing. The other links
In this chain are probably dead, as a number of
New-YorS Assembymen who were asked to
fight for the bills declined. and the Assembly
Rules Committee will probably refuse to report
this bill unless a New-York City Republican
will stand for it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-05
ALDERMEN WILL FIGHT.
To Test COnStitutionality of Lac
Cmtailing Pozcers, If Signed.

Alderman Reginald s. DouIl. one Of the alder
men who retained L. Latin kellogg and ex-
Judge John F. Dillon to represent the aldermen
at the hearing before the Mayor. said yesterday
that If Governor Higgins signs the bill curtail-
ing the powers of the aldermen action will be
taken at an early date to test the constitu-
tionality OF the new law
"One Of the grounds on which the law will be
tested" said Mr.. DoulI yesterday 'is that the
law under the constitution. cannot go into eff
feet at once as prescribed in the statute. The
present aldermen We're elected TO serve till the
end of the year, with certain powers prescribed
In the charter If these powers are taken away
by the legislature the will OF the people as
expressed at the polls. will have been frus-
trated This ground alone is sufficient to get a
decision from the Court of Appeals
If the law is tested at all" said Controller
Grout, 1t will hardly be by the Board of Fs-
innate and AppOrtOnment. 1t will be the duty
of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment to
act under the law as created. The lower courts
make IL a practice to refer the constitutional
construction of all laws TO the Appellate Diyf-
sion, and this is what will happen as soon as
any one brings the constitutionality OF the new
law into question"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-05
URGES BANK TAX REPEAL.
Governor Higgins Sends Message-
Grady FaUorS ACTION.

Albany May 4.-Governor Higgins late this
afternoon transmitted to the Assembly q mes
sage calling attention to the fact that bill to
repeal the tax savings banks surplus
introduced on the opening day of the session.
that 1t was still in committee, and recommend
ing that the bill be passed at once. The mes
sage was read in the Assembly late this after
noon and in the Senate tonight In the course
of his message the Governor speaks of the delay
in acting on the bill thus far having been
due to unexpected and increasing demands for
the payment Of claims against the State would
have been held by the courts to be justly due,
with the equally unexpected curtailment of rev.
enue also due to judicial decisions, and with
the unavoidable extraordinary expenses of this
session." all of these giving rise to doubt
"as TO the wisdom of surrendering any source of
present revenue It has been urged that the
Empire State cannot be either penurious or mig
gardy in the exercise Of its public functions;
that it should not in honor and good faith seek
to hinder nor delay its creditors, and that it
cannot with prudence release the savings banks
from the burden of this tax at the present time.
But pledges to the people must faithfully be
kept and cannot safely be ignored on the
specious plea of necessity. The Republican
party is committed to this repeal by the repeated
public declarations of It's candidates. 1t cannot
afford to refuse to do its duty In this regard.
The reasons for relieving the savings banks from
this tax a matter of justice are more cogent
than at the opening of the session"
When the Governors message read in
the Senate Minority Leader Grady declared that
both parties were pledged to this repeal, and
suggested a conference to bring about the repeal
OF the tax as soon as possible. He called for
immediate suspension of the rules to pass
the Page Repeal bill, but the Republicans would
not consent. Their expressed intention tonight
is to prepare the Page bill for passage to-mor-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-05
THE HOOKER AFFAIR.
attitude Of assembly May Be
Decided TO-day.

Albany May 4-The attitude Of the Assembly
to the removal Of Supreme Court Justice Warren
B. Hooker by concurrent resolution of the legisla-
ture may possibly be defined on the Assembly floor
tomorrow. By an unexpected move the Assembly
Democrats to-day forced the question to prompt
issue, and, as result the Judiciary Committee
Will meet at o'clock tomorrow morning and pre-
pare formal charges against Justice Hooker, to be
submitted to the Assembly in the course of the
day. By his action. it is declared. the members
will save at least one trip 10 Albany. test vote
will be taken when the Assembly decides to adopt
reject the charges.
The first two resolutions prepared yesterday by
the Judiciary Committee, adopting the recommen-
dations of the report submitted last Monday night.
and providing for the transmission of copies of
the proceedings TO the Senate, We're adopted with
out question but when the final resolution
up Minority Leader Palmer objected to its adop
ton. This resolution authorized the Judiciary Com
mittee to formulate method of procedure. Mr..
Calm, Democratic member of the committee, Of
fered amendment directing the committee to
formulate charges and present them TO the Assem-
bly, tomorrow. The amendment was finally
ried. Mr.. Palmer declared that the Governor might
refuse to call special session unless charges were
actually before the Assembly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-05

,,..,-o.+.s attitude to-day another member, pos
l,i'1,. T1,iIIiam w Worden, who suits the Sena-
sIDiS Nm he appointed, together with member
from New-York CITY
The following are the salient features of the
--,,-r,fssion hill. which is modelled on the Mas
sachusetts law
A commission of three. the members appoint
Cd nv the Governor. with the consent OF the
senate with salaries of SS,O0O. paid by the
state and term of six years; having general
ennervision of all persons and corporations;
having authority to lay or erect ana maintain
wires or pipes for the purpose OF furnishing
gas or electricity for light. heat or power; nav
ing power to investigate and ascertain the char-
acter of the service and reasonahleneSs "
charges and the methods supplied IN manufact.
ure ana distribution and in the maintenance or
works and distributing systems and to enforce
the provisions of law applicable thereto to
prescribe methods of keeping accounts; TO ex-
anime the corporations under Its supervision:
to require annual reports; to examine books and
papers and compel their production: to sub
poena witnesses and to take testimony; to super
wise issues and increase of securities, invest
ments IN the stocks or bonds of other companies
and transfers Of franchises and TO regulate
rates within the limits prescribed by law. The
orders of the commission are enforceable by
mandamus
the delay in the transmission of the Mcclellan
dispatch mentioned above. 1t reached Albany
at 4:56 p. IN. No Tammany Senator received 1t
until after adjournment However, the reason
is explained, and there are many explanations.
There is n consensus Of opinion that the dis
bill fixing the price of gas definitely de-
feated in the Senate by the votes Of ten of the
fourteen Democratic Senator'S the majority of
whom received this dispatch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-05
SPRINKLING BILL DEAD.
Defeated in Senate, Despite Els
berg's Fight for 1t.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Albany May 1.-The street sanding and
sprinklng bill definitely killed by the Sen
ate tonight. despite the fight made for it by
Senator Elsberg The fight came on a motion
made by him TO suspend the rules, step neces-
sary to get vote on the bill. This motion was
defeated by a vote of % to 9, and this decisive
action Mr.. Elsberg forced to accept. They
have got the Senate against me. and it's no use"
he said. This is the bill which was introduced
by Assembynan La Fetra. Charles f. Murphys
Assemblyman, and held by him in committee
from the opening week OF the session until he
smoked out by similar bill put in by a
Republican. The Tammany Senators have thus
had their revenge The bill favored by
Mayor Mcclellan and Commissioner. Woodbury..
Senator Elsberg pointed out tonight that it had
been ndorsed by each successive city admin
istration for years. President Haines. of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to An
imals has been here earnestly advocating it's
passage. This is another of the good bills
passed by the Assembly and killed by the
Senate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-05
NO RECORDING TAX.
Bill Desired by Governor Lost in the
assembly.
my TELEGRAPH 70 THE rR1BUNE.I


Albany, May A mortgage tax bill impos-
ing a recording tax and not an annual tax
the proceeds of such tax to be divided between
the locality and the State, a measure which
Governor Higgins last Saturday declared to
Edward Van Ingen that he would like to have
sent him by the legislature for consideration
together with an improved annual tax bill, then
in preparation, was finally defeated for the
present session to-day after a gallant and dar-
ing attempt made by Assemblyman wainwright
to pass such a bill in the Assembly this morn
ing. This bill had been prepared late last
night and a copy lay on the desk of every
member this morning
When the amended annual tax bill was
reached Mr.. Wainwright made an effort to
substitute this bill by amendment This
failed only after the majority leader had rnade
a personal canvass for votes, and then by the
narrow margin of 10 to 20. This ends the battle
for recording tax. The opponents of the an
nual tax may now fight the battle out with the
Governor before he signs the bill passed to-day
which Is merely a draft OF the one passed early
In the session. with an exemption of building
and loan associations, and changes in the admin
istrative details drawn by Attorney General
Mayer.
This measure passed the Assembly after the
amendment for a recording tax had failed by a
substantial majority.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-05
HOTELS MAY GO At ONCE.
AmbIer's Bill Aimed at Immoral
Resorts Passed.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO The TRIBuNn.I

Albany, May 4-The bill introduced by Sem
atoT Mabley, at the request Of the New-Yorle
Committee of Fourteen. TO put into effect at once
the new Raines law amendment against disren
utable hotels, passed the Senate tonight with an
emergency message from the Governor 1t pro-
Vldes that the building authorities of a CITY shall
inspect hotels upon the application of any tax
payer, to whether they comply with tba
building provisions of the liquor tax law az well
as with local hotel building ordinances
Sena tor Raines who has been accused of had
Ialth in this measure voted and spoke for +hs
Dill Congressman William S. Bennet ara
Thomas Reed a young Harvard man are mai
~ responsible for the passage OF the bt 20
Btther with Ass5mblyman Wainwright. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-05
VOTE DOWN MINES BILLS.
Action by the Senate-Measures
Probably Lost.
LBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. J

Albany May 1.-The Senate tonight took un-
favorable and probably definite action on the
so-called Committee OF Nine police bills by a
vote of "a TO q. These bills introduced
IN the Senate by Senator Cooper and in the AS
sembly by Mr.. Prentice They have passed the
lower body, but It is understood that lobby,
supplied with money by the detective sergeants.
has been actively and successfully at work op-
posing these measures
Commissioner McAdoo, as we'll as the Com
mittee Of Nine has advocated the important
features Of these measures. They have been
pressed here by Lawrence WELLER and George
McAneny. John C. Milburn also in Albany
to-day and yesterday advocating their passage.
They not yet actually dead, and Senator
Cooper is stH in a position to ask for q vote to
reconsider that by which they were defeated.
The bills were opposed tonight by the solid
Democratic minority, who were aided by SEN
ators Drescher. Gardner, Cobb, Fancher and
Wilcox. Senator Cooper started a vote on
motion to reconsider. but abandoned this when
he saw that he was certain to be defeated.
George NTcAneny, who has been directing the
fight for the Committee of Nine police bills
when asked for comment on the unfavorable
action of the Senate on these bills tonight said
Ideals are the only reals
The significance of this comment will be real
lied by all who know what influences defeated
these bills. A final effort will be made to-mor-
row to pass the bills. That it will fail is not
Mr.. McAneny's fault, but it has its bearing on
the situation here, for the Republican Senators
who voted against this bill, with the single ex-
ception Of Senator Page who will to-If0rrow
support the measure belong TO the list already
published in The Tribune as the ''McCarren Re-
publicans."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-05
STOPPING GRAFT" IN CONNECTICUT
Drastic Bill Passed Unanimously by the
Legislature
10y rELEaRAPz TO THE rR1.r,,

Stamford, Conn, May 4-The Connecticut
Legislature passed to-day without dissenting
voice measure known as the "Anti-Graft'
bill. 1t is aimed at people who corruptly make
gifts to influence employees in relation to their
employers business and at people who receive
such gifts, who offer bonus to servants 10 get
business, and employees who receive such gifts
included The penalty IL a tine of not less
than $40 nor more than $500 or Imprisonment
for not more than one year. or both. No per
son shall be excused from testifying in prose
cution under this act or the ground that his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-05

testimony may incriminats him, but no person
shall be liable to any suit or prosecution grow
ing out Of such testimony.
One section provides a fine OF not more than
$500 or Imprisonment for not more than six
months, or both, for persons who corruptIy give
valuable things 10 clerks, stenographers ETC.
for the purpose OF inducing them to surrender
or betray the private correspondence and books
Of their EMPLOYERS Those who receive such
gifts are also liable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-05
NO LONG TERM FOR MAYOR
Bruce Refuses to V0te on Tie in the
Senate.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rn1Buxr.I

q
Albany, May 4-By a vote of % TO % on
test motion. the bill increasing to four years
the term Of the Mayor Of New-York City was
defeated tonight. This action probably kills
the bill. The fight for the measure was made
by Senator Elsberg.
The tie vote raised a novel point of order,
and Senator Elsberg attempted to have Lieu
tenant Governor Bruce cast the deciding vote.
The Lieutenant Governor declined to do this
and ruled that the motion was lost It Is still
possible to call this bill up, but in the face OF
the opposition displayed such action is ex-
tremely unlikely.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-05
WEALTHY CONTRACTOR DROWNED.

Utica, y Y. May John Mclaughlin. q
wealthy contractor OF NIassena, and John Glea-
son. of Ontario, Canada. foreman employed
bv Mclaughlin, were drowned. near Carthage.
to-day. While rowing across the stream TO re-
pair a guy Wire the boat hit cable ana was
overturned. John Orr. who was with Mc1ousn-
lin and Gleason in the boat, grabbed the guy
wire and hung in the water until rescued oy
fellOw-wOrkers-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-05
THE STATE COMMISSION BILL.

The bill providing for a State commission is
regarded by many the most important of the
measures of the Stevens committee, and the ap-
pointrent of this commission will probably re-
suit in a speedy reduction OF the price Of gas In
New-York City. Already It Is intimated that
George w. Aldridge viii be one of the three
commissioners. and that in view OF Senator
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-05

In submitting the prices to be charged the
committee felt that in all instances those recon-
mended in the final bills justifiable. It
was furthest from the intention of the commit
tee in any way TO embarrass or prosecute any in
terest, and while greatly regret the defeat of
the gas BILL so-called, 1 confident that the
citizens of New-York will realize that the de-
feat of the measure is largely due to the Dem
ocratic Senators who represent the city. A
great opportunity TO do right and to mete out
justice lost. The result simply shows the
power OF monopolistic control and what will be
resorted TO when an attempt is made to con-
troll prices charged, even though they be ex-
tremely excessive.
The passage of the commission BILL" provid-
ing for three commissioners and giving to them
ample authority and power TO regulate the
price, pressure, quality and the service gen
orally, and. in fact. TO supervise all persons or
corporations engaged In the manufacture or sale
of either gas or electricity a great step In
the right direction. The people to be most
heartily congratulated upon having such act
upon the statute books AS n whole I am
greatly pleased with the result Of the days
work.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-20
TWELVE KILLED IN WRECK
Car Falls From Elevated Tracks In
New York City.

A crowded car was thrown from
the tracks of the Ninth Avenue Ele-
waited railroad in New York City and
fell into the street below, resulting in
the death of IL and injury to much
larger number.
The accident, the worst of the his
tory of overhead railroads in New
York. came when southbound train
on the Ninth avenue line was switch
ed off to the Sixth avenue line at the
Fifty-third street junction. The
motorman, expecting clear track on
the direct line of Ninth avepue, or
disregarding the warning signal that
switch was open, rushed his train
along at high rate of speed. The
first car swung around the right an
gle curve holding to the rails be-
cause of the weight of the train be-
hind. Then the strain became too
great The couplings broke, the sec
ond car was whirled about almost
end for end and, to the horror of
those who looked on from below,
pitched into the street.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-20
ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK
Demand Is Broadening-Many Plants
Have Orders Running Into
Next Year.

Industrial, commercial and agri.
cultural progress continues satisfac-
tory. Nothing has occurred to weak
en- confidence, the disposition being
to extend the plans further into the
future, and many plants have their
facilities engaged well into next year.
AS demand broadens there is a nat
ural tendency to enlarge capacity,
which adds to the already exceptional
structural activity.
Jobbers have secured much more
forward business than at this date
last year, especially in drygoods lines,
and the frequent reminders of autumn
temperature stimulate retail distribu-
tion of wearing apparel. Thus far
the weather has not been cold enough
to harm the crops that remain to be
harvested, and another week of fav-
orable conditions should assure an
unprecedented yield of corn. Several
settlements maintain labor disputes
at the minimum and mercantile col
lections continue prompt. A few COM
plants of inadequate transporting fa-
cillties from manufacturing centers
are attributed to the requirements of
grain moving.
Railway earnings thus far reported
for September were 81 per cent.
larger than last year, while foreign
commerce at this port for the last
week showed gains of $2,364,1SO in
value of exports and $97,S51 in i'm
ports, as compared with 1904. The
official report of exports of staple
products from all ports of the United
States in August exhibited a gain of
S16,S33,9O1 over the same month last
year, of more than 80 per cent. Each
week brings better news from the
iron and steel industry, demand
broadening and production keeping
pace. One of the most promising
features is the business Improvement
abroad, which is calculated to in
crease still more the already heavy
export demand for steel shapes.
Purchases of leather are not yet
as liberal as they will be later in the
season, as shoe manufacturers are
operating moderately, but the tone is
very firm and fairly large export
movement gives support. Failures
this week numbered 1914 in the United
States, against 224 last year, and 30
in Canada, compared with q a year
ago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-20
WILL SEND WARsHiPs
Nicaragua VIII Have to Answer for
Action Toward Consul.

Because OF reports received by the
state department from Minister Merry
that the arrest and Imprisonment of
William S. Albers, an American citi-
zen, and his brother, in Nicaragua.
were without warrant, vessel of the
United States navy will be sent to
that country to enforce any demands
which this Government may make up.
on the little republic.
AS the exequator of United States
Consul Donaldson, at Managua, was
withdrawn because he protested
against the treatment to which the
Albers brothers were subjected, the
incident may take serious turn.
After consultation between the
state and navy departments, 1t was
decided that a warship shall be sent
to one OF the Costa Rican ports to
convey American Minister Merry, at
last accounts in San Jose, northward
to the nearest point on the coast of
Nicaragua or Honduras to the place
where Albers and his brother are
confined, pending a trial on the charge
of resisting legal process and of in
sulting the president of Nicaragua
1t Is intended to see that the men get
fair trial.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-20
FOUND POT OF GOLD
Alleged Discovery of $4,000 Has Its
Suspicious Features.

An iron pot containing $4,000 in
gold coin, the newest of which was
lis years old was found on the farm
Of James Rivers, near Chesterfield,
S. c., by Tyler Teal, white laborer,
and Will Edwards, a negro, while en-
gagged recently in digging a ditch, ac-
cordlng to the story told by Edwards.
The pot was carried to point two
miles away and buried near the bank
of a stream. When two days later
the finders went after the pot, it had
mysterously disappeared The negro
charges that the white man appropri-
ated the money and has hidden it from
him, while Teal declares the whole
story Is a joke and no pot was unearth-
ed. Edwards sticks to his story.
Detectives employed by the negro
and who have since ben working on
the case, say they have secured evi-
dence confirming the discovery of the
hidden wealth, but thus far no trace
of the gold has been found.