The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-15
MO. MEN OPPOSE MERGER BILL
1T PROHIBITS THE NEW york
CITY TRACTION PLAN.

League Tries to Have IL HecOniiiltte
and KnIed-AnOther Northeastern Tan
BIll-A Corrupt Practices Hill Put In
ALBANY, March 1.-THE suspicion that
William Randolph Hearst prefers to write
and talk against trusts and monopolles
rather than take action to curb them II
real earnest was further increased to-day
when his spokesman in the Assembly
Charles Campbell of the Thirt y -fourtt
New York city dist riot made a determined
but unsuccessful effort to kill the Shanahar
bill which prohibits the New York city
railroad merger, Mr.. Campbell even went
so far as to say that Mr.. Hearst's hide
pendence League was opposed to the Dill
His attempt to have the bill sent back to
the Judiciary Committee, which wouIo
have killed it, failed by a vote OF IS ayes
to 50 noes.
The debate on the bill was responsible
for Assemblyman Percy Hooker making
a sharp and pointed reply which shot
home. Mr.. Hooker Is one OF the members
Of tbs Assembly who try to do their duty
not only by their own constituents but by
the entire people, and any time Mr.. Hooker
has anything to say. concerning a bill he
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interests of the people. Assemblymen
Cox (Rep., Erie) and Rogers rep, Broome)
had attacked the Shanaha bill, and Mr.
Hooker defended It and attacked the
New York city railroad merger He said
he objected to q certain coterie OF men
getting together and initiating he value OF a
stock SloS ,OO0, 900 over night.
why, gentlemen he said, that is
within So 900 900 as much as all the farmers
Of this country received last year for the
entire wheat CROP"
Can the gentleman inform us what the
potato and onion crop yielded?" interrupted
Assenblyman Burnett Repp Ontario.
NO, l cannot replied Mr.. Hooker, "but
the majority Of members on the Republican
side come from much the same kind OF a
rural district as l do, and If they would pay
more attention to the interests OF their
constituents and less to the corporations
they would be able to answer such questions
for themselves
Mr.. Hooker was not interrupted again
during his speech.
Messrs. Cox and Rogers attacked the
bill on the ground that it was too far reach
ing and would prevent a New YORK city
railroad from owning more than 10 per cent.
Of the stock Of another railroad
Mr.. Shauahan sale the law permitting the
organization Of holding companies was put
ON the statute books 70 the beneft or
favorite individuals and not for the benefit
Of the people, and his bill was to prevent a
monopoly in public service corporations
After the motion to recommit had been
defeated, MIR. Agnew (who had, voted TO
recommit) moved that, the bill be placed
on the order Of Anal passage at once. But
after Il had been advanced to a third read
ing the motion to have 1t passed at once
was objected to by Assemblyman Cox.
However, it looks very much as II the
Assembly will pass the bill, relying on the
The amending Of the bill In regard
to the Registers Office OF Kings county
by Senator Frank j. Gardner is re-
sarded as indicating that there has been
a falling out between the Hearst men
and the Republican organization Of Brook
lyn concerning the dlstributionof patronage
connected with the Register office. Sena-
tor Gardeners amendment removes practl-
oally all Of the patronage Register Bouiton
desired.
New places are created in the office, how
ever, but they are all under the civil service
laws. He wanted u cashier al 50 900 a year;
q confidential bank messenger at 81 200 a
wear; an assistant satisfaction clerk at 81 POO
q year; an assistant chief clerk OF copyists
at 81 900 a year. All Of these places are
BC1lCK OuJ Dy DcudlOT odlNllCl . uiichN-
ment, but he was careful not to modest the
increases In salaries that a number OF Re-
publicans In the office are to receive.
Senator SAKE to-day introduced another
bill imposing q tax upon the personal prop
erty OF non-residents, so amended as TO
meet the objections Of Gov. Higgins ex-
pressed In his veto message upon this ques,
ton, Senator SAKE asked to have the bill
advanced to q third reading in the Senate,
but this was objected to by Senator Gardner
and the bill was referred to a committee.
Senator Elsberg introduced a bill per-
appoint en- additional deputy at a salary OK
5000. ,
q bill reducing the number Of State Rail,
road Commissioners from five to three and
providing that they shall be elected by the
people instead Of appointed,
The Mayor, Comptroller and Corporation
| Counsel now control the New York CITY
Record. Senator SAKE introduced a bill
to-day providing that after January /
next the control shall be lodged In the hye
Borough Presidents and the Mayor and the
Comptroller.
The first Of the Corrupt Practices bills
to see the light Of day after being referred
to u committee has been reported in the
SenaSS by the Codes Committee. This is
the one introduced by Senator BracR EFT.
1t max s it a misdemeanor for any corpora
ton to contribute To q campaign fund, and
any corporation convicted Of making such
contributions is to be punished by a for
fixture of its charter and franchise. Any
director, officer or attorney of a corpora
ton convicted under this act is to be de-
prived OF his office in the corporation and
shall thereafter be ineligible to hold Office
for a period OF Ave years, after conviction. n
Assemblyman Cox's bill which permits
automobilists arrested for a violation of
the speed law to give a cash bond of instead
being compelled to leave their mac chimes
for security has, been reported favorably
in the Senate.
The Senate passed Assemblyman Ag-
news bill authorizing the board of trus-
tees Of Bellevue Hospital to enter into a con-
tract to secure suitable quarters for a train
ing school for nurses; also Assemblyman
A. E. Smiths bill permitting the sale Of
out OF State yellow pickerel and walleyed
pike from pushcar ts and baskets in New
York city during the close season.