The sun., 1907-03-07
WOMENTEACHERS BARREDOUT
CAN'T LOBBY FOR INCREASED PAY
on ASSEMBLY FLOOR.

Speaker MadsWOrIh Refuses Cards or Ad-
mIssIOn-The Bingham Police Bill 10
Pass the Assembly To-day Its Fate I'm
senate PrOblenatIcaI some New Bills.
ALBANY. March $50 persi silently have
the women teachers OF New York city
lobbied In the interests of their bill in
creasing their pay that Speaker Wadsworth
barred them from the floor of tho Assembly
chamber to-day and will keep them on the
remainder Of the session. The women
teachers have a legislative committee and
they are continually buttonholing members
OF either house in the interests Of their bill.
They have had easy access to the floor
OF the Assembly hamber, and while the
session has been in progress have talked
with the members about their bill. To-day
Speaker Wadsworth denied them cards ad-
mitting them to the floor Of the chamber,
and they have to remain outside the brass
railing dividing the members from the
remainder OF the chamber.
The tactics employed 10y the women
teachers to enlist aid for their bill are some
what unique One Of the New York city
Senators who was known to be in doubt
as to what position he would assume in
regard 10 the bill had a novel experience.
The legislative committee Of the teachers
informed the teachers at home, and last
Saturday a delegation OF teachers called
on his wife and tried to enlist her aid. To-
day the Senator was approached by the
legislative agents Of the teachers, who asked
for his support.
Il cannot promise you that he replied.
Il haven't heard from Mrs. -, who
you think controls my Legislative action.
When she tells me how am to vote will
let you know what my position is
Tomorrow the Bingham police bill will
be passed by the Assembly by practically
a party vote. for the number of Republicans
who will vote with the Democrats against
the bill Is few. Instead OF gaining sup
port in the lower house the inspectors have
been losing ground, although Assembly
man Voss Of Brooklyn is laboring assidu-
ously in their behalf Just what will be-
come Of the bill in the Senate is sOmew hat
problematical for the same old interests that
have protected the police Of New York city
as far as the Legislature is concerned in the
past are still members Of the Senate.
The Assembly to-day by vote OF SO to
43 passed A Assemblyman Y oungs bill author
izing the property owners who suffered
damage by reason Of the construction OF the
New York city subway to bring suits against
New York city IL is suspected that Abe
Grubsr has more than a passing interest
in this bill
Civil service employees are barred from
participating in politics by bill introduced
by Assemblyman o Brian. The bill pro-
vides that no p person in the classified service
shall be an officer or member OF any political
committee. or a delegate or alternate TO any
political convention or caucus, or be present
at any meeting of a political committee
except in the performance Of his official
duty For the first offence the employee
is to be fined or suspended and a second
offence ill mean forfeiture of position.
Assemblyman Schmidt has introduced
the three platoon fremen's bill for New
York city.
Senator Mccall has adopted the sugges-
ton of Magistrate Whitman that there
should be a night police court in New York
city. Senator Mccall to-day introduced a
bill in which he seeks to increase the num-
her of Magistrates from twelve to fourteen,
two TO hold night sessions of the court. The
bill is so badly drawn, however, that it will
nave to be redrafted.