New-York tribune., 1908-06-11
, s BILL RECOMMlTTED
usINWRIGHT BLOCKED.
p,oe Bill Up IN Assembly To-day
MAY Not Pass.
rBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.l

r,,,a 10-The first result of the deter
q -efpsal OF the better element Of the Assem-
.- - stand for Speaker Wadsworths and Ray
~. np advocacy of the emasculating Public Ser
slA -,,-,fssInns law amendments to-day.
wy ,s..nblyman Yale. chairman OF the Commit
VIZ" W. T,lec;ricity Gas and Water Supply. which
ice s,onsor for that bill, forced &c get it
s-,it-ed rather than have a fight in the open
-. rrould disclose lis real nature.
"- ~,s hx Asser,blvnlan Wainwright to amend il
s,-rn with The Page bill which has passed
" senate were blocked under parliamentary pro-
- -. hv this retreat Of the supporters Of the
,,-F5ushes measures. He got his notice TO sus-
g ,be rules and take up the Page bill
p p..ra so-n1orrow accepted without difficulty
80 and Assemblyman Merritt the majority
s.- gave notice that there would be a close
III :. the House tomorrow when that measure
uri1 be taken up.
--hs-e seems TO be general opinion. though. that
..+u,een now and then sufficient number Of As
n,,r,en will leave town make favorable
-, on this bill impossible. Mr.. Wainwright and
ti colleagues said to-day that they had the votes
. a6ont the bill If the occurrence OF last night and
~ subsequent retreat Of the Yale people had
shut of action.
5sore TIE calendar was taken up Mr. VAIN
.cb- got in his notice to suspend the rules
,,e page bill tomorrow The first bill on the cal
,5e- was the Yale bin. backed by the Speaker
80 clerk which would emasoulate the existing
,p,blic Service commissions law. Mr.. Yale moved
= have II recommitted Mr.. Wainwright object
al saving he purposed Offering amendments to
make this measure conform TO the Page-Nain-
,ebt bills MI Robinson. OF New York. raised
. -oirr Of order that the motion 10 recommit took
-e.e5ence Then Mir. Wainwright argued against
-scor7rnirtal declaring that the Importance of the
-ronosition to put the telegraph and telephone
cor1rsnies under the commissions jurisdiction
should be discussed thoroughly. and if such dis
s-lssion were shut OF to-day u would be almost
,-nrossihIe to-Inorrow-.
The PAGE bill which has passed the Senate.
s,6 mine are identical" he said. They have
heen accepted by the commissions enbodying
,hei- ideas The Committee Electricity. Gas
e,6 Water Supply has taken bill from some mys-
,.-ous source which does satisfy the
missions and would weaken the existing law
,eriary II was reported after practically no con-
sheraton This bill comes from some mysterious
source in Onondaga County. and I'd like TO know
why the Onondaga delegation is so interested in
this affair
asseublyrnan Walters, Of Syracuse. who has
heen working with the Speaker and the clerk in
r-essing the committee bill. retorted that the
measure was drawn in good faith. He said it
came from no mysterious source. but the
spl, Of conferences Of Travis H Whitney,
-s-v for the Commission for the 1st District, and
8 representative OF the Merchants Association of
New York. with members Of the committee He
corveyed the impression that Mr. Whitney ia
yo-ed the measure. Mr. Whitney told the Trib-
rne correspondent after that conference which
-ss attended by T. r. De Berard, of the MeT
chants Association. and Mr.. Smith, the Assembly
clerk thar he went 10 listen TO Mr. Smiths argu-
rnents but distinctly never approved Of his sug-
gestions.
John Lord O'Brian declared the Smith bill would
cut the life OF the present law and prevent
adequate regulation of public service corporations
The constituents Of the upstate members
pt a square vote on this proposition he said.
Some accident like that Of last night might hap
pen tomorrow and prevent action on the Page
Wainwright bill
There Is no good reason for reconmittal said
NJ Francis Of New York 1t Is doubtful II there
vii be full attendance tomorrow, and unless
ths mem 5ers behind this motion show 1t is not
iste1ded befog the issue. shall vote against
H Merritt disclairled any intention of shutting
of Mr. Nainwright's motion last night when he
adjourned summarily, and suggested that TINS
be taken up tomorrow. Thereupon a rising vote
taken the motion recommit the bill The
machine in working order. and il was carried.
TO 38.
Nj Whitney said last night that he had in re-
sponse 10 an invitation of Ray B. Smith. the clerk
him and Mr. DeBerard discuss the measure. He
vas not empowered TO do so. and there were
no members Of the committee which had the bill
In charge present the time, he had not regarded
ii as official.
As originally intended the bill was good" said
NJ Whitney, but l DO not think well Of the
enendments.