The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-23
NO BANKING INVESTIGATION.
THE ASSEMBLY DOES NOT TAKE
SENATE BILL SERIOUSLY.

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ment by either a legislative committee or
u commission. This appears to be the final
out come of the matter. The Assembly
Ways and Means Committee has had the
Senate bill, providing for the appointment
of former Chief Judges of the Court OF APP
peals Alton B. Parker and Charles Z. An
drews az such a commission in its possession
over a week and has ignored 1t most COM
pletely. The sentiment Of the members OF
the Assembly appears to be that no atten-
ton should be paid to the bill, and therefore
It is not likely to come before the House
The A~ssemblymen feel that the Senate
should bear the odium Of having suppressed
an investigation, for no one takes the Senate
Finance Committees bill seriously. No
! ASSURANCES have been received that either
Mr.. Parker or Mr.. Andrews will serve, nj
the Assembly believes that the only evidence
Of a desire for an investigation IL contained
In the resolution 1t unanimously adopted
In January and sent to the Senate and which
the Finance Committee throttled, so that It
will never dee the light Of day again.
The Assembly does not see how II can
oonduct~An Investigation without the aid OF
the Senate, and therefore the Assembly Will
wait for some move from the Senate before
It again takes up the question. The leaders
feel that to pass the Senate bill would be the
height Of folly and would be almost farcioal'
The Assembly Republican leaders are
becoming disguised with the policy OF the
Senate. While the Assembly leaders are
ready to propose and to consider any sug-
gestion for final adjournment nothing can
be secured from the Senate on that now
more than ever important subject. Speaker
Wadsworth says the Assembly Is ready
to get its business in shape whereby 1t can
adjourn on April IS. Blu the Senate shows,
no intention Of trying to get through by
that time, and the probabilities are that
the session will extend until the last week
Of April.
To-day Majority Leader Moreland re-
ported to the Assembly the annual supply
bill, and 1t was ordered printed and then
recommltted. The bill will effect quite a
saving in many respects. The Senate
Finance Committee has been wrestling for
some time with the heads Of the State de-
partments, who want to get their appropri-
atoms in the annual appropriation bill In
creased over the amount allowed by the
Assembly Ways and Means Committee.
There are but few real serious problems
that will take up the attention OF the As
sembly. The substitute corrupt practices
publicity bill reported by the Assembly
Judiciary Committee will be the only one
that viii stand any chance OF being passed
\ at this session.
Next week the Shanahan bill prohibiting
the organization of holding companies in
this State will come up in the Assembly
on the order of final passage. As matters
now stand the chances OF this bill being
passed in the lower house are somewhat
problematical..
Th Assembly will undoubtedly pass the
insurance bills first and send them to the
Senate for their concurrence. After that
there is not much OF any consequence that
will bother the Assembly, during the re-
mainder Of the session. The bills that are
In committee now. it is argued might as
we'll remain there, but 20 long as the Legie-
latura is in session the calendars will be
| filed mostly with local bills.
Senator Elsberg is going to make another
attempt to get his Rapid Transit law amend
ments through the Senate with the pro
vision encouraging, competition, which was
eliminated yesterday, Incorporated In
the bill.
The Senate Taxation Committee has re-
ported favorably Senator Pages bill re-
pealing the law taxing the surplus OF savings
banks, The committee also reported IA
vorably Senator L'Hommedieu,s bill taxing
automobiles at the rate OF 81 for each 100
pounds over 500 pounds, the revenue TO be
used in repairing good roads.
Senator Bracket had recommitted to the
judiciary Committee to-day his bill re-
curing joint stock associations to give
fuller details of their condition to stock
holders. The bill is aimed at the United
States Express Company.
The Senate passed Senator Pages bill
reenacting section 8 Of the Labor law rela-
tive to the hours of labor and the prevailing
rate of wages. This is the law that was
declared unconstitutional. 1t compels con-
tractors doing State or municipal work to
pay the prevailing rate of wages to EN-.
ployees and provides that eight hours shall
constitute a days work.
A~ssemblyman Murphy''s bill aimed to
put an end'to the white slave traffic in New
York city passed the Senate. This bill
aims to reach the class OF cadets who III
| order to lure women into houses Of prostitu-
ton, when other means fail, do so by marry
ing them. Any one guilty OF leaving his
wife in a disorderly house is to be punished
for a felony, and the bill further provides
that in such prosecutions the wife shall be
a competent witness against the husband,
but her evidence must be substantiated.
Additional patronage is given to the
Sheriff Of New York county by the bill OF
Senator Grady's which passed the Senate.
The bill increase Nthe number OF deputy
sheriffs from twelve to eighteen, with a
salary Of 81, 500 each.
Senator Lewis's bill aimed to stop fake
fire sales passed the Senate. Thu bill
4 1na hob IL u INSTRUMENTATION W tIubbltl WI
tions of a stock of goods. except in the
usual course Of business. unless five days
notice is given to the party from whom the
goods are secured.
Assemblyman T~ompkins's bills intro
duced as a result of the recommendations
of Mayor MoClellan's tax investigating
commission passed the Senate. One
authorizes the city TO issue corporate stock
OF the city for arrears in uncollectible
taxes. The second bill provides that the
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
shall annually include in the budget an ap-
preparation sufficient to cover the def
cheney in the annual product OF taxes as
existed on the preceding january 1.
Should Gov. higgins approve Assembly
nan Prentioe's bill, which passed the
Senate to-day, maoaroni, spaghetti, ice
cream, ices, candy, confectionery, nuts
and preserves cannot be manufactured in
tenement houses without q license from
the State Labor Commissioner.
Assemblyman Miller's bill designed to
prevent the building Of the. contemplated
raoetrack near Hampstead passed the
Assembly by a vote OF "a to 80. The bill
prevents the erection Of a raoetrack within
a mile OF the Nassau county court house.
THE Assembly has refused to make mar
ried women responsible for debts incurred
for bo,aahoId naoaaaitiac paamb1vnap