The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
LEGISLATIVE WORK DRIFTING
UNTIL THE ODELL TRITMIIRATE
SNOW THEIR HiND.
Plan May he tfoot 20 Kili stock Transfer
Tax I'll. scheme for state Central
or Lighting Assembly saddles Queens
Normal School on the city


Normal school on the city
albany, Feb 27.--As at first proposed
| the Legislature Is not TO adjourn from
Thursday until Monday night in order TO
permit the members to attend President
Roosevelt's Inauguration at Washington
on Saturday. Consequently, the usual Fri
day session will be held this week.
Several important hearings have been
scheduled for Thursday afternoon but the
Republican legislative leaders say that any
members who desire TO attend the inaugu-
ration may leave Albany Thursday night,
The Odell triumviate Speak er S. Fred
Nixon, Senator John Raines and Senator
George b. Malby--is still at work and egis-
lative affairs continue 10 drift aimlessy.
But to those fainliar with the present sit
uation In the Legislature evidences are
plenty that this lstlessness and inertia are
only cloak and a hard and fast plan is
roa1y for winding up the Affairs OF the
Legislature,
Many members of the Legislature who
do not train with the Odel tyiumvirate
arc of the opinion that plan Is WORKING
by Mr. Odell and his tr1umNrate TO ohloro-
form the Stock Transfer Tax bill. Ihey
say If Gov. Higgins wants this bill he can
have 1t, but that 1t must pass the Assembly
first. so that Speaker Nixon's Assembly
Committee on Rules shall not be permitted
TO place it on the ice during the closing
days Of the session. .
A novel proposition for the control OF
the gas and electric lighting business OF
the State is contained in a bill that has been
drawn by Assemblyman Merritt (Rep,, st.
LawTenCel. 1t provides that the state
Tax Commission may regulate the lighting
interests Of the State, and the commission
is authorized to hear complaints ana regu-
bn
must be supplied by corporation and Is
also to fix the rates.
Although Gov. Higgins in messages to
the Legislature has come out for home
rule. tonight the Assembly ignored that
principle as affecting New York city. Assem-
blyman Wilsnack 1Rep. Queensl, intro
duced bill saddling onto New York the
State Training and Normal School in
Queens borough. the bill being mandatory
in its provisions and practically giving
New YORK city no voice in the matter.
The CITY authorities are opposed TO the
bin unless the Board Of Education gets
authority when it sees tt to discontinue
the school as a training school.
Assenhlyman Wilsnack appealed TO the
Republican members To help him out and
Assemblyman Rogers, tho ma jority leader,
cracked his whip. and the bill went through
10y a party vote OF s. to 80. Assemblyman
La Fetra endea vored to amend the bill
as desired by the Corporation Counsel,
hut the amendment w6s defeated by vote
Of So o 20 New York city il obliged to pay
the state Cor the trimming school.
nnblylnan II Fetrn Tam tonight
introduced bin making il q misdemcanor
for any clerk of n court TO enpanel a jury
except in the regular manner prescribed
lev the code. The object OF the bill is to
prevent clerks from putting certain names
IN the Jury wheel and not in the full panel.
Mr.. La Fetra says he does not know that
any clerRs fail 70 draw jurymen regularly,
bui hare Is hig chance for them TO do SO.
Another bin by Mr., La Fetra authorizes
New York city to maintain, repair and
Under the Carnegie gift.
A.,cmhlyman Ellis Cram.l. who intro
duced tire celebrated bill which was re-
.crred ~ as sneak measure, has amended
Il So that there j. now no doubt as TO its
rurpo~a As amended ii provides that
The Rapid Transit Commission may build
lines in amy public park in New York city
with the unanimous consent of the Board Of
Estimate and Apportionment
his was really Wha, the bill purposed
doing when originally introduced but its
intent was hidden, as 1t gave the Impression
thet no street or underground railroad
could he built il a public park without
the consent OF uroe-f0urths Of the Board
OF Aldermen. The Charter now prohibits
street railroads from building their tracks
in public park under any circumstances
Assemblyman Calm introduced a reso-
luton providing that the Judiciary Com
mittee permit the minority members Of
the committee to name an attorney to
assist Former Deputy Attorney General
Henry 3 Conan in conducting the in
yes i-ation into he charges against SUI
rreme Court Justice Warren B Hooker
1t was referred to he Ju iciary Committee.
Assemblymgn 7 y Smith CTammnny)
presented q resolution calling on the State
Railroad Commission to investigate the
,,-s 'ri of {. a rglar,