The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-09
BRACKET AFTER GRAFTBRS,
PARTICULiRLY THE HIGHWii
MANU.iL GRAFT.
He serves Notice That lie VIII Pound the
Committees INN They Report His
"a Bilis-Blll Introduced TO Increase
Number Of Railroad commissioners


AtRAyy Fob. s-Senator Bracket Of
Saratoga has served notice upon the State
Senate that he proposes pounding at the
various committees to which bis bills
aimed at graft have been referred until
they are acted upon. To-day he asked
the Senate Internal Affairs Committee to
not either adversely Or iayorHby upon his
bill repeating the law of last year when
gave state Committeeman Charles H.
Belts Of Senator John Raines district the
graft OF publishing the highway manuals,
which the towns are Obliged TO pay Tor
Senator Bracket said that the committee
should act, for this is a form OF graft that
ought to be stopped at once
senator Elsberg who had been out OF
the room. returned in time TO hear ms
statement, and asked
.What particular graft bin is the Senator
referring tor
Senator Bracket said il was the Charley
Belts graft bill passed under the guise OF
a permissye bill. hut which has since heeh
discovered to be mandatory and from
every town dollar or more has been de-
handed for the manual.
Senator Armstrong. who ia the chairman
of the committee. advised Senator Bracket
TO save his hot air for the Senate Railroad
Committee in the interests OF his anti-pass
bill.
Senator Bracket Informed the Senator
from Monroe that he would give him par
ticular and ocular evidence before the
session is over that he will not coniine
his efforts TO ope single bill, and added.
shall continue 10 lombard the Internal
Affairs Committee TO repeal one graft and
the Railroad Committee another If can.
Assembyman Aguew Rep. y. " intro
duced bill increasing the number OF state
Railroad Commissioners from three To
seven. The bill provides that two OF the
four new members shall be from New
York city. Ho thinks this will help the
situation some and give New York city
what it wants in regard TO representation
on the commission Mr., Agnew says the
bill Is his own, creation and is not indorsed
by any organization.
The Assembly to-day passed out Of It's
order through securing unanimous con
sent. Assemblylnan Fish's bill which gives
a legislative investigation committee au-
thoity TO punish witness for contempt.
The bill viii be hurried through the Senate
20 that 1t will be a law before the Assembly
Judiciary Committee begins the investlga-
ton into the charges against Supreme
Court Justice Warren b. Hooker
The time in which the state commission
appointed by the Governor 10 supervise
the erection Of Silver Lake Park in Rich
mond borough j. extended two more years
by bill introduced W Senator Burr. IL
also approprutes 100000 to complete the
work. and provides for the payment Of
back salaries from that amount as well
as fixing the compensation Of the COM
rnissioners at $500 year. This IL the park
that u being paid for by New York city,
while the administration Of that city has
no voice in it's management and construc-
ton, it being mandatory for 1t to appro-
pirate money. though.
Senator John Raines said to-day that
there was no doubt but that sufficient
sources could be found from which rev
snues for the support OF the State Govern
rnent could be secured, and for that reason
he amended the bill providing for a State
enumeration so that instead Of the cost
being divided among tho counties it will
be borne entirely by the State. The bill
appropriates 5000 900 for that purpose
but 1t is not believed that it win be suf-
fciently large to meet all the expenses
Of taking the census
A reminder of the Low sweep bills, which
we're designed to get Tammany office
holders out OF their positions, was had
in the Senate to-day by the Introduction
by Senator Co oper OF a bill which pro-
vides that all veterans whose salaries were
reduced by those bills should have the
original amounts of their salaries restored
to them. This hill has boon before the Legis-
latlire for the last two sessions.
Assemblyman Miller introduced bill
compelling the Long Island Railroad 70
sell tickets at not more than two cents Il
mile. and also establishing a rate OF half
cent n mile for Communication tickets.
Assemblyman L. T. Charles introduced
n bill amending the Constitution 30 as 10
provide for biennial sessions. go,
Assemblyman Merritt introduced a blll
appropriating S. OOOO00 for good roads.
senator SaXe's blll providing that a yiolg-
ton OF the anti-specdlnR automobile law
shall be punished by imprisonment az well
as n fine was to-day recommltted 70 the
Senate internal Affairs committee A hear
ing will be given on It next Tuesday
The Senate Cities Committee reported
favorably Senator E,shcrr'- hill alolishing
ing the Office of Coroner IN New York city
Assemblyman Tomphins has introduced
a bill amending the Stock Corporation law
by adding thereto provisions affecting the
publicity OF newly organized, consolidated
or associated corporations For some years
affirmative action has been urged by parties
Interested IN the question uNldblN Aut
United States Industrial Commission OF
1893, the claim being made that the public
il entitled to more information regarding
the plans Of organization, consolidation or
the association OF corporations, especially
ia cases whore the public D. asked to sub
scribe TO the shares Of the new organiza-
ton. The direct evils Of the present method
are speculation, bribery, stock watering
and fraud.
senator Davis Of Buffalo introduced a
bill he object of which is to create an
Office for Charles Y. Andrews Of Seneca
Falls The bill authorizes the Governor
to appoint superintendent Of Indian
affairs 10 hold Office for five years, at a
salary of 50 600 and he is to look after tho
material welfare Of the Indians OF the state,
who number about 600. If this bill should
pass IL would mean an expenditure of
number of thousands Of dollars annually
in addition to the salary Of tho superin
tendent
The Senate Judiciary Committee to-day
decided to report fOyorably Senator
Brackets bill prohibiting corporations
from contributing 70 campaign funds. and
Senator AIarks's proposed constitutional
amendment providing for additional Jurors
in murder trials, so that the trial will not
be delayed by the illness Of a juror, as in
the case of the first trial OF Nan Patterson.
Tho Senate Codes Committee has de-