The sun., 1908-04-10
BANKING BILLS WILL PASS
SENATE WILL DISPOSE or THEN
As A SPECIAL ORDER.

Sembly- Proposed state Hospital on
the Cree,lmOre Rine RsnEe $3.50 900
TO Eiuy Lands for state Forest Preserve,
ALBANY, April e-The banking bills
recommended by the the State Supern-
tendent OF Banks, which are now on the
Senate calendar, will be taken up and
disposed Of as a special order next Thurs
day. The Senate to-day ordered to a
! third reading the Assembly bill giving
the State Superintendent Of Banks the
same control Of insolvent financial lnsti-
tutions as the Comptroller Of the Currency
has over national banks,
The Assembly passed two more Of the
bills desired by the Superintendent Of
Banks One Of the bills provides for rmonthly
reports on loans made and paid and Sc
ourities bought and sold. these reports TO
be filed with the directors Of the financial
committee OF five.
The other bill provides that branches OF
banks must have a capital Of SlOO 600 II
hereafter established and $4,000 II already
established The bill also provides that
existing and future branches must have
the approval Of the State Superintendent
Of Banks. but this bill Is 10 be amended
in the Senate so that this provision will
not apply to existing branches
Senator Armstrong; bill appropriating
$3.50, 1000 to buy additional lands for the
state in the forest preserve passed the
Senate.
Senator Gilchrst's bill providing for
the election Of two additional city Magis-
trates in Brooklyn was recommitted in
the upper house.
The Senate passed Senator WilcoIs
bill regulating the practice Of optometry,
The Senate is marking time ON the Cas-
sidy-O Brien bill enacting the Massa sachusetis
law with view Of driving bucket shops
out Of New York State. When the bill
came up on the order Of final passage in
the Senate to-day it was amended, thus
throwing it's final consideration over until
next week
The Assembly has passed the Francis
bill recommended by GOV. Hughes, which
provides for the appointment OF a com
mission of nine members TO investigate
the immigration problem with view OF
lettering the condition Of foreigners COM
ing to the port Of New York The COM
mission ia allowed $1,000 for expenses
and it is to report to the next Legislature
II is favored by the National Civic Fedora
tion aud Settlement Workers in New York
city.
The Democrats in the lower house made
a strenuous effort 10 prevent the passage Of
Assemblynan b X. Robinson bill amending
the election law 50 as 10 secure more COM
plete description Of voters who register
from lodging houses in New YORK CITY
The hill COmpels the propnetors OF lodging
houses To secure on their registers the sigma
tures aud persona descriptions ofall dodgers,
80 as TO identify them on registration days,
Assemblyman Robinson said that last iaiI
from one lodging house in New YORK
city which had but twenty-five single
beds in itseventy-fve voters registered
and voted. He also claimed that Big
Tim sullivan had said that the enact
ment Of this proposed law would cause
Tammany to lose 5000 votes. 1t was
claimed hv the opposition that II this pro-
posed law went into effect II would dis
franchise an illitPrate man. Mr.. Robinson
disputed this, saving that he could make
his mark under the present law. The bill
was passed by a vote Of ~ TO 81.
Senator Fuller introduced bill authOrlH-
ing the state TO Dulld Stdle nOspltdi oH
the site Of the Creedmoor rifle range,
Assemblyman Chamberlain introduced
q bill providing that lighting and power
companies under the jurisdiction OF tho
Public Service Commissions need not pay
their incorporation tax until they secure
certificate Of authority TO do business
Assemblyman Charles +. Murphy nitro
duced an amendment to the penal code
which prohibits obscene, indecent, I'M
moral or improper plays manitesty tending
to the corruption Of youth, and making
violations mi5demeanors on the part OF
owners. managers. directors, agents lessons
&c. The prohibition ls made 70 extend
broadly TO all shows and exhibitions IL !
also adds another section making II mis-
demeanor for any person TO display, print
or post any advertisement or poster tend I
ing TO the corruption Of the morals OF youth |
or which shall be Of lewd indecent immoral, |
vulgar or suggestive character, !
TO debauCh the public or shock |
the sense OF decency or propriety.
Senator Page and AssemDlyman Francis |
introduced in the Senate and Assembly to- |
day bill to authorize the appointment by |
the Governor Of commission 10 inquire into !
the manner in which justice Is administered |
in the courts Of inferior criminal jurisdiction !
In cities Of the first class.