The sun., 1908-01-07
LEGISLATIVE MILL STARTS.
Gov. HOghes's PartIsanshIp Rebuk ed-GrIst
Of Bills and Resolutions.

ALBANY, Jan. Gov. Hughes's parti-
sanship in the appointment OF Abel E.
Blackmar to the Supreme Court bench in
Brooklyn was rebuked tonight in both
houses of the Legislature In the Senate
Senator Armstrong endeavored to have
the Finance Committee meet Immediately
to confirm the Governors appointment,
but Senator Grady bjected to it and said
that the Democ rats might want to look
into the fitness Of Mr.. Blackmar for the
place and that a Democrat should be ap-
pointed to succeed Judge Bartlett. Then it
developed that the Judiciary Committee
had the Blackmar nomination.
In the Assembly Minority Leader Palmer
introduced a concurrent resolution amend
ing the constitution, which provides that
in the case Of a vacancy occurring on the
bench it shall be filled by the Governor by
the appointment of one Of the same po-
litical faith as the one who previously held
the place
Assemblyman Cuvillier began the first
night OF the session by springing upon the
members two sensational resolutions. One
aims to wipe out the New York Stock Ex-
change and provides for the licensing by
the State Of all brokers. 1t prohibits charg-
ing more than 0-per cent. interest Tor call
loans. Il charges that the methods of the
Stock Exchange have been responsible
for deaths. suicides, misery and several
other minor thingR. Incidentally 1t pro-
hibits the buying and selling OF stocks
on margins. The resolution calls for a
committee 20 investigate the doings OF the
Assemblyman Greenberg Introduced a
resolution providing for a legislative in
vestigatiOn OF the State hospitals for the
insane.
All the resolutions went over until next
Monday night. Assemblyman Cuvelier
tonight introduced a bill placing tele-
graph. telephone and express companies
unuer the jurisdiction OF the PS1llc Service
Commission: also, licensing HE, fire and
accident insurance brokers doing business
in New York city; also. prohibiting the
publication of false statements in pros
peCtuses Of corporations; also, prohibiting
the charging Of more than two cents mile
by any steam railroad.
Assemblyman 0luok OF Brooklyn un-
loaded on the Assembly n bltch OF bills
through which he seeks TO accomplish not
few reforms One provides for live cent
charge for telephone calls within any part
Of New York city. Another provides for
three platoon system in the Police Dep Irt-
ment OF New York city. Another pro-
hibits any one from conducting a private
banking business. Still another coinpsls
any street railroad corporation doing busi-
ness in New York city to run through trains
or cars every fifteen minute durin z tho dly
Another gives worl inEmen Q three cert
fare in New York city during 5 A. NJ. and
3 A. NJ. and 5 P. NJ. and P. NJ. Another
prohibits any emr rloyee enRa ged in the mar
ufacture Of cigars from rlacing them in his
mouth while making them. Sronges must
be used to moisten the tobacco. Another
bill provides for an extra conductor on
street cars operating in New York and
Kings counties duTing the rush hours.
Assemblyman Wagner tTammany has
again started fight for a five cent fare 10
Coney Island, Introducing his bill OF last
year, which had such a temrestuous time
Of il in the Senate.
Senator Agnew introduced the Jerome
anti-race betting bill and one approrPiatinQ q
s25 900 from the State treasury for the county
fairs. The enactment of these bills would
meet the Governors recommendation on
this question.
Senator Cullen has a bill reducing tho
rrice OF electric light in Kings county from
II cents 10 10 cents. the same as IL is in New
York countv.
Senator Foalker introduced a bill aimed
at Attorney-Gener jackson, providing
that receivers shall be appointed in the
district where the corporation is located,
Another FOelker bill turns over the Kings
County Court House within three months
to the use Of the Appellate Division Of the
Supreme Court of the Second district.
Still another Foelker bill provides that
any Supreme Court Justice or County
Judge or Surrogate in Kings, Queens and
Richmond who has served more than
twenty years and was retired after 0S
years of age. may be appointed by the
Brooklyn Appellate Division OF the Supreme
Court as official referee at the same salary
he was receiving when retired