The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-27
THE HOOK MOUNTAIN BILL.
MALBY AND Aids TRY TO BURY
1T IN COMMITTEE.
After the Committee Voted o TO 2 to Report
the Bill Malby Raised the Point That
the Committee Have No Right to Take
. Action on H-Odell's Finger I'm the Pie.

nv I'M NAaAuy hNeASNN
the Committee Have No Right to Take
. Action on H-Odell's Finger I'm the Pie.
ALBANY, April 26:- Senator George r..
Malby seems to be determined that the
State shall not be permitted to accepta
gift Of several miles of the river front, in
GLIDING Hook Mountain, directly adjacent
to the present State Palisades Park. Sena-
tor Stevens is responsible for the statement
that il the Wainwright bill accomplishing
this purpose is enacted by the Legislature
and becomes a law, 100000 is ready to be
subscribed privately for the purchase of
this property, to be given to the State as
an addition to the Palisades Park.
The Wainwright bill has passed the As
sembly and in the Senate was ordered TO a
third reading and referred to the Finance
Committee Senator Carpenter has had a
similar bill In the Finance Committee for
weeks, which has been held up there by
senator Malby, who is the chairman.
Senator Stevens told Senator Carpenter
that he would help him get the measure
out of the committee.
When the Senate Finance Committee met
Yesterday, Senator Malby did not want to
Consider the bill. Senator Stevens was
insistent, however, and forced the question
/ to an issue, which resulted in a vote of Q to
in favor of reporting the Wainwright bill,
Senators Malby- n Aids opposing lt.
Then Senator Malby said the committee
had no right to take action on the bill, as
1t was not before the committee. An in
y~estigation showed that the Senate clerks
| desk was mixed up on the measure, some
thing which has been happening with con-
| siderable frequency this session.
Senator Stevens remembers distinctly
that when the Wainwright bill was received
in the Senate for concurrence it was ordered
to a third reading and referred to the
Finance Committee Senator MalPy,s clerk
that the bill was ordered to a third reading
| without being referred to the Finance
Committee and consequently Senator Malby
insisted that the Finance Committee could
not act upon the bill.
Senator Stevens was indignant at this
turn of affairs and talked like a Dutch
uncle to Senator Malby. Senator Stevens
| then insisted that the Carpenter bill be re-
/ ported out, which was done by a similar
vote, despite the protests OF Senators Malby
Senator Malby realized that he had gone
too far in shilly-shallying with Senator Ste
vens in his efforts to hold up the bill and
promised Senator Stevens that he would
to-day to consider the Wainwright bill
But to-day Malby refused to call a meeting
of the committee, and Senator Stevens in
tends to find out just where Senator Malby
comes In on u pIoPosltloh up1l nhici tne
Finance Committee stands three to one
1 against him.
A similar bill passed the Legislature
when Benjamin B 0dell IRA was Governor
and be vetoed it. Mr.. Odell and Senator
Malby are not enemies. A few weeks ago
Senator Jotham Pathfinder Aids called on
I Mr.. Odell at his home in Newburgh and
begged him to favor his return to the Senate
next year. Evidently Mr.. 0dell promised
his assistance in inffcting Mr.. Aids again
upon the Legislature, judging from Mr..
the Hook Mountain bill. Mr.. 0dell still
continues his opposition to this bill. This
war quite evident in tho Assembly a few
weeks ago when the Wainwright bill came
bfyman, George Hastings, led the opposi-
ton to the bin and, aided by Democratic
votes, had the bill recommitted. But the
Rules Committee Of the Assembly rescued
| the measure.