The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-05
RAPID TRANSIT BILL MAY PASS
AND WITH THE GRADY AMEND
MEST STRICKEN OUT.

ALBANY, April Al Senator Elsberg is
certain that he can pass his rapid transit
law amendments In the Senate, with the
Grady amendment stricken out, IT Is more
than likely that the Assembly Cities Com
mittee will report Assemblyman Prentice's
similar bill. Senator Elsberg went before
the Assembly Cities Committee last night
and asked that his bill, with the Grady
amendment stricken from it, be reported.
The members Of the committee felt friendly
disposed to this request, but Chairman
Burnett announced that a request had
feen made for a hearing on the bill on the
rart Of Rapid Transit Commissioner George
L. Rives and August Belmont. Tuesday is
the regular day for hearings on all New
York city measures, but the New York city
members of the committee vigorously
ornosad carrying the matter over until
newt week and demanded that If a hearing
pasto be given il be no later than Thursday.
Car se1uently the hearing was Get dow for
? o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and II
Messrs. Belmont and Rives n be
Dr. sant they will not have another oppor-
'uplly to be heard.
Charces arc made that the hearing is
for The purpose Of delaying the passage
IF the hill. If Senator Elsberg cannot
ec' votes enough to pass the Prentice bill
uEamended in the Senate then the Elsberg
bill. With tha Grady amendment, will be
reported favorably. New York city mem-
FOR, contend that the traction interests
IL New York city do not van any change
in me ranid transit law, and they will there
fore try to delay matters so that the bill
will he lost in the shuttle usually attendant
upon the closing days Of the session.
There ia evidently a mixup between the
Now York city Republican members re-
cardlng the seaside colony for the poor
sick and convalescents Of the city. To-
d9v the Senate Cities Committee favorably
reported Senator Saxe's bill. The bill is
In the same form as given to him by the
lew York city administration and provides
for an appropriation of 50 500. ooo, II will
now be up to Assemblyman Agnew to ex-
plain his opposition to the bill. In the
Assembly last week he refused to permit
the bill Of Assemblyman Tompkins, which
he had emasculated and which Mr., Tomp-
kins succeeded in having amended by
substituting the original bill, to De adj
vanced to a third reading. At that time
Mr.. Agnew said he would wait until Senator
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and until that time he had the Assembly
bill held up so it could not be moved with
out his consent. Assemblyman Agnew
priation a million dollars.
Although Senator Armstrong vigorously
O ppcsed it. the Senate, by a vote Of 20 to 10
passed Senator Smiths bill imposing a tax
upon the premiums of New England mutual
fire insurance companies doing business in
this State. The revenues are to 60 to the
State Firemen's Home IN Hudson. Senator
Armstrong; opposition to the bill was that
the New England mutual fire insurance
companies represented the big business
interests Of the country which had combined
10 insure their own manufacturing proper
ties because the old line fire companies
rates were eGorbitant.
language clearly understood A~ssemblyman
Wainwright to-day amended Senator
S~tevens's bill pertaining TO the investments
Of savings banks. The bill was intended to
legalize the bonds of the Chicago and Alton
Railroad, which has been merged with
in relation to Swings banks Investments
would read that in the event Of a railroad
In whose bonds the banks had invested
being merged, the bonds OF the holding
company would be legal investments. At
the time the bill came up for final passage
va II -,SSL' - $1,000. 50
necessary munger OF 'ooes oecSGse oa a
paragFdpn "hlcn Vas very, Gously
nrdSp ne ~atnenue!henc Pu'S tne ln'eh'
81 ,ns OIL IA concrss ansudse h :,
~ tno!ytnaH frentlcs piI, Nni m 70
lnlerGed 70 oriVe out Oh ouSHIess a, iaae
i'dine7 law hotels' was IeGe!Veu 10 the SehaCe
t9';dy ana was referred 10 !ne c9mlnIIeee
OF me Whole ana VIII " GonSiueteu to-th h;n5
70" inNnediateIy alter the INSURANCE oi'iS
are rhSNSea OF,
w ne assembly ,hlN iholnihs HEeeiholy-
nan iomIPklns made an unsuccessIul enorI
~ nae me Assembly, Juolclary ooninltoes
,LS 'tiarged from turtheI c~ohsiaeratioh Oh
r., ~. WhiN %qulo pIaCticaiIy orlng ABOUT
'u' "i'c'lon OF uh'teu ooates SENATORS py
GFe't Nnte or the people. MS notlon was
oeie4tei by n vote OF 90 noes 70 81 ayes:
Ssnator Page 5 bill authorlzlng New ORR
e. to Iced to CoIumbla 0nlversisyy ana a.
uAier Tater Tor me purpose OF nlllng IN
ana hi'tding an athiletlc neid thereoh, was
reported taHorahly by the Assembly Cltles
committee to-day. go,
A-Se'nhlyman ONeil introduced a Dill
rHciia'lng the sTeed OF automobi'es at ten
mics an hour within cities; town, and vii.
fGes and fifteen miles an hour outside OF
tte city limits. Ihe bill provides Tor an
imprisonment penalty Tor VIOLATIONS OF the
s;ast ordnance.
fr.sG 10 az. a iii, ~ Serator Gradv's
roia.ive tn Tho CONTAMINATION Of neal nro.
rcrty. Today he gnye notice that he
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