New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
P.S.C MEASURE PASSED
ASSEMBLY VOTE 90 To 10
Hy;Ucor and Others Fighting to Oct
amendments Through Senate.
- r.l.rrans . - Trloune.

ii "a Rv a vote Of % 20 y the
Assembly to-nigh, passed the aineIiui''7'''9 -
Public Service Commissions law IN lhe ,,
So, -.,,o-,od n,- The Assembly Railroads Commit
Zee A vigorous fight was made 70 "oaheH
stin further the floor There Is '-.,
6c,,t- whether these amendments VIII De aNof
k,v the Senate Various public service COZ
-uoraby some # the bigger railroads N 'iie -,
md the transit interests I'm greater Ne" io'h
ar. fighting them. and the word went aFouhu ~
night that the Senate might be eApe0'eu -
care Of them
Chairman Wilcox. OF the lst District Cornmls-
sion Commissioner Bassett and secretary
uev who has been handling much OF thls leeI9'n
tive work has;ened 10 the Capitol to-oay 10 pr
vent 50 far as they could the defeat OF lnis Gnu
other much desired legislation by the comoina'io m
OF corporations which has been et work mere IA
this they arc aided by the upstate c'rnfnss'oii
Their efforts being devoted q" lllSsio'
sork with influential Senator'S, and they nave no'
lost hone Of obtaining the passage Of the legisa-
tion in spite Of the confidence Of the corpoia o'i
that they can defeat these measures
Various reDreeentatives Of TIE Brooklyn traction
interests and The New York City surface Hhes We"
greatly shocked tonight by declarations oi sumo
supporters Of this Public Service COMMISSION =
islation that if this measure and the lfaNls
constitutional amendment were defeated thes
would support vigorously the various Coney lsiano
5-oent bills and universal transfer oliis NJ
before the Legislature. and would urge INC wv
ernor 10 sign such legislation as was enacted
-.Jonn . Milburn and various ofner hlsh C'aSS
lawyers have held from time To Time anu I'D
argued before the First District commission ''@'
that body did not have power 20 make joint raves
and order transfers declared legislator to-iEi'
The commission has come here asking the Leg
islature 10 ma xe clear the power which II oe"eEe
il has in that respect Now. If the Legislature u
cines 10 give il that power, beyond quesuon theie
only one thing logically for the Legislature 70 10
le7 it pass the fare bill and universal trans
fer l,uls shall support such measures II this Dill
is not passed in the Senate
Assernflvmsn Cuvillier made the first objection 10
the Public Service bill. IF this is what ihe GOV
ernor wants I'm against IL, was 'ne s's' - -
argument. -, III,
but instead Of arguing against il read MI Choa'e
speech at the hearing on the measure ne ~
The numerous telegrams received oS hieIi'e'0 20
dieting disaster follow the passage OF any ~ iloe
railroad legislation but old not eAlldii '
of these kilograms. A.
~IIl answer Mir Frisbe's argument. said As
senblyman Parker chairman Of the ram - go
Committee by q statement by Mr- Choate nm
self AT the hearing. when he was asked Il "e
saw ANYTHING good in the bill, he SAID ne Heu nV'
looked for il as he was hired by the other slue
NJ F-isbie referred 10 Mr.. Choate as dlsui-
Euished Republican. but in answer 70 this Inc ~
Ioritv leader aIr Merritt. said that there was
difference between Republican and la"EeI
=, ,hs hearing" ne said. Mr.. Choate was
lsv-,Ar He was earning his retainer, and did II
well
Asseuabl,-nan al" Smith offered an anlendneht
90 have The hin exclude ferry companies from
those over which the Public Service commissions
Hould have Jurisdiction. He declared that no more
duties should he given 10 the commission uhtl II
had shown il could attend TO those II alreaoE hdu'
The amendment was lost by ? vote Of : TO a.
Senator Travis and Assemblyman Robinson To-
night introduced bills amending the Rapid transit
Law These measures contained exactly the ma
terial in their bills last week amending the Con-
solidated Railroad law 10 provide for suh~aEs' 10
he raid for by local assessments. and the IKE
There seems 10 be much doubt whether the
Consolidated Railroad will pass" declared Sen
ator Travis 50 these bills presented in this
form