New-York tribune., 1907-06-06
SENATE PUTS ON STEAM
MANY NE1SURES PASSED.
Utilities Bill Goes to Governor
Message Has Effect.
LBy TeIecraph to The Tribune !

houses Of the Legislature put steam to-day to
give Governor Hughes the measures he requested
in his last special message. The Assembly Rules
Committee tonight reported the Wainwright
amendments TO the corrupt practices law Just a
trife altered from the original FORM 1t is true, but
still II shape practically satisfactory 10 Mr.. Vain
wright the Governors counsel. and the Asso-
citation 10 Prevent Corrupt Practices at Elections
They would have died in committee If the Gov
ernor had not written his vigorous message de-
manding their enactment. over in the Senate the
Fuller bill providing state supervision of water
powers, with a view 10 deriving some income from
them, was resusCtated and passed. The AverlH
bill providing for the taxation OF corporation
rights of way across streets passed in a jny
The public utilities bin repassed Mayor
McCIellan's by the Senate. The Moreland in
vestgation bill viii be passed to- morrow. 1t and
the Travis and Prentice direct primary bills are
on the calendar, but could be reached to-day.
In their present form, the Wainwright amend
ments to the corrupt practices law strike out the
exemption from accounting Of political committees
receiving less than $500 Originally the amendments
required also youchered accounting for eHpendl-
lures of more than 81 This the rules committee
changed TO So The present law eXempts eXpendl-
lures under SO These amendments make the act
apply 10 expenditures of candidates well as
political committees. meet the decision or Jus
tice Gladdng in the of Senator Gates, VINO
said he spent S3 900 be reelected. The amend
ments make several technical changes in the pro
cedure under the bill wherever experience showed
that the original act could be improved. The meas
ures can be passed under emergency message.
FULLER BILL PASSED. 80 TO 4.
Senator Fuller to-day obtained reconsideration
of the by which his water storage bill failed
of passage a short time Senator Agnews
bill along the lines. but less effective because
it carries appropriation. also was on third read
ing. Senator Fuller offered to support the Agnew
bill If Mr.. Agnew would withdraw his opposition to
the Fuller bill Then. said Mr., Fuller, both could
20 to the Governor, who might take whichever he
thought effective. Senator Aids declared
that the Fuller bill committed the state to owner
ship Of water powers; but Senator Armstrong
maintained that it only suggested state control
The measure passed. 80 to l. Senators Cassidy,
Cullen. McCarren and Thompson voted against it.
The Averil special franchise taxation bill
passed without difficulty. Senators Cassidy Aids
and McCarren voted against it, after II had been
passed by a heavy vote.
Democrats and Republicans In the Senate united
to pass the public utilities bill Mayor Nc
Cellans veto. Senator McCarren in vain reiterated
his declarations that 1t would tie the hands Of
the New York City authorities and prevent any
future extension Of transit facilities there Senator
Grady maintained that it chock full of defects
and was bound TO be used for partisan political
purposes; but urged his Democratic colleagues be
cause Of the necessity for regulation OF public
service corporations, to rise above party cOnsidera
tcns and for the measure. The vote was
30 to s. This bill, the most important feature of
the Governors legislative programme now goes TO
him for his approval.
When the measure came over from the Assem-
bly,. repassed by that body, Senator McCarren tried
10 amend It by inserting provision that not more
than three OF the five commissioners in either dis
trct should be adherents OF the same political
party. Senator Page raised point OF order that
10 amend the bin would require reconsideration Of
the vote by which it had passed the Senate. Nc
defeated, II to 80. Several Of the members did
not know what the motion meant, and voted wrong.
Brooklyn, both of whom changed their votes. amid
considerable merriment.
MCARREN WARNS NEW YORK MEMBERS.
Then Senator McCarren, defeated began a
speech warning the New York City members OF
their dangerous course in enacting this bill.
You placing the statute books a law
hamperng the improving OF transit conditions
there" he declared. Everybody recognizes the
difficulties. the teeming population and the rapid
growth OF the city The operation Of this bill will
prevent the consummation OF what Is de
sired the building Of new roads and the extension
of present ones and tho devsing of new methods
of relieving the overburdened traffic. Taken with
the the Elsberg law. it VIII render It impossible for
lions intending 10 forward transit facilities Po'a
Senator Grady said many defects existed in
the utilities bill as well could be crowded into any
one measure
There should be some provision to guarantee
that the immense power lodged in these commits
sions never should be used TO aid party
injure another." he maintained. 4 know the
SWer-th&t the Governor VIII appoint whose
character should he guarantee. But my expert
ence has been that the possession Of great power
even by so excellent a man as the executive him
self. is likely to lead TO abuse of that power"
The bill, he went on, affected ''unjustly un-
wisely and in spirit Of narrow partisanship, the
city Of New York" Nevertheless no Democrat
could afford to ignore the great demand for regu-
lation of public utilities. If any injustice were
done by the bill the men operating these concerns
had only themselves TO blame, since for many
years they had tlsned deaf every protest
against their methods.
On the vote these men, all Democrats voted
against the bill: Boyce. Cullen Frawley Hasen-
fug. Mccall. McCarren, Owens and Thonpson
The Senate Finance Committee this afternoon
unanimously favored fixing the hour for adioIIrn-
ment at p m. next Friday, but the concurrent
resolution TO that effect was not reported and II
was left with Majority Leader Raines and Chair
man Armstrong TO decide when the resolution shall
be presented. The general expectation tonight is
that the session will end Friday afternoon fail
ing OF which Wednesday OF next week will prob
ably be the day.
Chairman Fancher OF the Senate Insurance Com
mittee served notice on the Senate of a motion TO
suspend the rules to pass out Of their order
the amendments to last years insurance legislation
agreed on by the joint insurance committees the
representatives OF the insurance companies and
others interested after conferences with Governor
Hughes. All are expected to be passed tomorrow
Friday
The two remaining labor bills of Assemblyman
Hooper met probably fatal opposition in the Sen
ate. The bill Strengthening the newsboy license act
may possibly be passed tomorrow but the blu