New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-04
BUSY WEEK AT ALBANY
BINGH4M BILL TO FRONT.
Kelsey affair Before Senate judi
clara Committee Wednesday.
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Albany March 3.-The delayed hearing on the
Bingham police bill before the Assembly Cities
Committee on Tuesday and the subsequent fight
over its passage when It has been restored to the
calendar seem likely to monopolize good share of
the public interest in the coming weeks legislative
work Affairs in both houses will have TO be taken
up practically where they were dropped on AS
senblyman Burnctt's death Many important hear
ings were scheduled for last week; most OF them
will be held this week. but a few have gone over
for another week because of the committee cal
eudars
On TUESDAY the police bill will come up for Il
hearing. to give the inspectors chance to present
their arguments against Il. Last week Inspectors
Cross Hussey and Walsh here TO represent
their colleagues in opposing the measure Commits
sioner Bingham came UP to support II. There is
little likelihood that anything the inspectors can
say Will change the present form of the measure.
The Republican leaders in the Assembly are all
for it. Assemblyman Burnett who chairman
of the Cities Committee pushing the bill with
all his energy He had Il reported COM
mittee bill. to give additional prestige. That fact
in itself Will bind almost all the Republicans to 1t
II stands. Assemblyman Moreland announced
last that after the hearing the bill would be
placed the calendar again and pressed for
passage. That course Will be followed this week,
and while hard fight is expected from the Tam
many and Assembyman Voss who has OPP
posed the measure from the beginning with every
force at his command. doubt IS felt that 1t will
be passed. What fate It will meet in the Senate is
quite another affair. The Senate in previous years
has not treated bills of this character kindly
Governor Hughsss recommendation that Otto
Kelsey. Superintendcnt of Insurance. be dismissed
will be taken up by the Senate judiciary Commit
tee Wednesday There seems little likelihood
now that the committee will come to any decision
at that meeting The text of the Governors mes
sage and the testimony of Superintendent Kelsey
at the hearing given by the Governor have been
referred TO the committee; and this materia! will
be read before the committee. In accordance with
Superintendent Kesey's request. hearing Will be
given TO him at which he present his side of
the The date for this hearing may be fixed
on Wednesday; but the people here are expecting
considerable time to elapse before the affair is
ferred by the committee to the whole Senate.
Meantime. Superintendent Kelsey is using every
method hand to align his friends in his support
just how hard a fight the Senate viii dare to make
against the Governor is vexing question. The
backbone of this fight will not be Superintendent
Kelseys best friends, who at the end may turn
from him to the Governors side, but the distinctly
anti-Hughes mon The attitude OF the Democrats
may complicate the situation much There must
be % votes fo- the Governor recommendation that
Kelsey may he removed. If the Democrats
ma jority Of them follow the intention generally at
tributed 20 them. OF refusing TO vote, the anti
Hughes Republicans may be sufficiently numerous
to prevent the obtaining Of the necessary twenty
six votes for removal Meanwhile the legislative
affairs of the Senate held considerably in abey
ance because Of the impending contest. Several i'm
pOrtant bills have been introduced because their
sponsors desire that complicated political stEn-
ton should exist when their measures pre-.
scented.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee will give
hearing Tuesday the Page Prentice ballot
reform bills. and these same measures are the
Senate Judiciary Committees calendar for Wednes
day They provide for the Massachusetts or
Australian ballot in place Of the present compH-
Gated ballot Delegations from various New York
associations VIII appear 10 the passage Of the
bills Governor Hughes in his message TO the Leg
islature urged tn" adoption OF form of ballot in
which the names Of candidates arranged
alphabetically under the names Of Offices FOR which
they were running. as the Page-Prentlce bills pro
yides
Aseemb;yman Wagncr's lve-cent fare measure
Will be up before the Assembly Railroads COM
mittec on Wednesday. and his resolution for leg
islative investigation OF the railroad situation I'm
New York City before the Ways ana Means Com
mittcc. week from that day the Local option bill
will be discussed before the Assembly Excise Com
mittce. Large delegations Of clergy eu will come
TO Albany for the hearing. on March 20 there will
be a large hearing before the Codes committees OF
the Senate and Assembly tho Jerome ant-race-
track gambling bills Delegations Of racing people
and their lawyers ana many ministers Will argue
the merits and defects Of the measures, The pro-
posed amendments 10 the Corrupt Practices act
passed last year have been scheduled for a hearing
in that week before the Codes Committee of the
lower house
Senator Sake last week introduced two measures
designed 10 abolish theatre ticket spectators
One makes il misdemeanor to speculate in tickets
near Il theatre. and prohibits any manager from
cooperating with a Spectator The other forbids
municipal; authorities to license spectators Sen
ato- Dunn presented measure taking the care Of
the state roads from the State Engineer and vest
ing it in a highway commission Senator Foelker
had bill permitting the Board of Estimate I'm
New York 10 decide the justice OF all claims
agains. the city for services or materials fur
nshed. instead OF causing the Legislature TO pass
special claim bills Assemblyman Foley pre-
scented measure abolishias all horsecars in New
York City.
Bills Of importance stand as follows:
senate Int No 90 Travis introduced January o. direc.
nominations bill; referred to Judiciary Committee.
senate lat. No 244 sohmer. introduced January os;
prohibiting hospitals from TRANSFERRING patients in dying
no, 8e2 McCarren, introduced February G.
passed February 20 Assembly February 10 Assembly
senate No s63. McCarren. introduced February 6:
ruary 20; Assembly February 20 Assembly Int No
ESQ Farrell foregoing order Of second reading
Senate Int No All. Agnew introduced February 10;
Affas Committee; amended February Is Assembly Int
No sl1. Due same: referred 10 Internal Affairs Com
senate Int. No, 4ss. SAKE introduced February 2s:
referred Codes Committee.
prohibiting city authorities from licensing ticket speed
lators; referred 70 Codes Gommitiee a.,
creating commission Of highways referred to Finance
Committee
Senate Int 5O4. Gilchris introduced February o.
providing FOR Immunity criminal prosecutors fo.
witnesses before legislative nvestigations referred 10
Judiciary Committee.
Senate No 493. Knapp introduced February %:
providing for parole OF prisoners from state PRISONS re-
ferred 10 Judiciary Committee.
senate Int 5l3. Frawley. introduced February 2s:
permitting boxing exhibitions referred TO Codes
Committee.
Senate Irt No 621. Foeker introduced February, "a.
permitting Estimate for New CITY to PASS
On claims material and services; referred 10 cities
Committee.
Assembly Int. No. 3d. Young introduced January o:
subway damages bill; third reading Febrarv 27