New-York tribune., 1909-04-09
HUGHES BILLS KILLED
Continued from first page.

Continuing. the New York City legislator read
a telegram from NJ r. Maltbie, of the Public
Service Commission in New York City. saying
| that that body was ready at any moment to
| take over this new task The upstate commits
sion. said Mr.. Francis. would need an extra
| appropriation but in any could prevent
| overca ptalizatiOn of the telephone companies
and supervise their financial affairs.
Assemblyman Bennett declared the real ques
| ton involved in the Francis motion was whether
the House would stand by fellow member or
an outsider.
! We have a situation Mr. Bennett said.
where an employe-the clerk of this House-is
working against a member. Shall we support
the clerk or the member? What the clerks
duties? EaVe we elected him to appear before
committees Of both houses and work in private
for or against legislation"
POINT OF ORDER SUSTAINED
A point of order raised against him there,
and the Speaker sustained it. but Mr.. Bennett
continued. talking about the Vaccinations Of
an outsider
Il charge that year ago. when this bill was
reported Unexpectedly" said he. AN assistant
clerk called over the telephone an attorney for
the telephone company in New York, met him
at the railroad station and carried his bag TO
the hotel. If want mere clerks to make US
their creatures. let's change the constitution TO
read Legislative power shall be vested in the
Senate and the clerk OF the Assembly"
Assemblyman Draper Of Niagara, a member
Of the Electricity Gas and Water Committee
resented" insinuations Of graft. He said he
thought that Mr.. Francis cast a direct and
dirty insult on the committee when he appeared
before it
Assembymen Alfred f. Smith. Goldberg Oliver
and Hackett, Democrats, all declared they were
vigorously against the bill. Senator Thomas =
Grady sat shepherdinE the Democratic fold. and
smiled grimly while they recorded their senti-
ments. Assemhlyman Merritt closed he dcoats
with a few remarks to the effect that the ex-
isting Public Service Commissions law would
probably never be amended that it would
lose its efficiency hut It was a question whether
anv further duties should be pla. "a on the COM
missions.
Those voting against discharstns the commit
tee were.
Messrs. Rarden. Bates. Baumcs. Brady. c. F.
Brown. q. ". Brown. Burhyte. CalIan, Cheney.
Clarke, Degroot. Draper Edwards. Farrar. FIJI
ley. Gundermau. Hanes Hammond Hcmen-
way. Howard. Lackman Lansing. Lewis. Low
man. Lupton. Maratt, Martin. McLaughlin.
Merritt. Millen. J. l. Miller. ". 6. Miller. c. +
Murphy. z. J. Murphy, Nolan. OdeH. f. B.
Parker, J :. Parker. Perkins. J. :. Phillips.
Reed. Robinson. Sargent Scott. {, Smith. NJ.
smith + /. smith. Staley. Surpless Thompson.
Travis VOss. Waddcll. Walters ward. Waters.
Weber whitney. Yale and f. Young -Repub
Messrs Baumann Bohan, Brennan Caughlan.
Cuvillier, DonneIiy. Eagleton. Fay. Foley. Frs-
bic. C;eoghegan. Gien, Goldberg. Hackett Her
rick Hoey. Joseph, Lefting"eh. A. J Levy. j
Levy. Manley. McCue. McElhgott McKeen. oil
YER O'Nei Rozan. Sanner, schmidt Schutta,
sheridan, Silbermann A. f. Smith. Spielberg,
Stein Stern. Wende and L. H White-Demo-
Gratis.
Those voting for the discharge of the com
mittee were:
Messrs Allen. Bennett Boshart. Colne Conk-
lin Fellows Fowler Francis, Gore. Gray. Green.
Hawley. Lee. Macgregor. Marks, McFarlane.
Thorn. Toombs Weimert, Z II White, Whitney,
Williams Wood and +. l.. Young-Republicans
Messrs Costello. Evans Ciarhe. Jackson. Klein
McGrath, Neupert, Partridge and Todd-Demo-
Gratis.
After the vote Mr.. Lansing moved that Mr.
BENEFITS speech be expunged from the records
and a rising vote Of 137 to l registered
against the New Yorker
DIRECT NOMINATIONS FIGHT.
The direct nominations fight began i'm
mediately after the Assembly convened. Chair
man Phillips Of the Judiciary Committee pre-
sented that body's adverse report. Mr. Green,
introducer Of the bill presented a minority re-
port. signed by himself and Mr. Klein, of
Queens asking that vote be taken the
measure itself and that il be not killed by in
direction" The minority report said:
The origin of this bill may be said to be three
fold II was born of a nationwide movement
to give TO the enrolled party voters a melhou OF
effective participation in the management OF
their respective parties and the making OF party
nominations 1t arises out of a popular demand
in this state such as has seldom been found be
hind any measure before this House. and such
as insures beyond question that this measure
will he passed before or after the passing OF
those at present in control OF the situation III
this House
This bill was introduced in response to a well
considered recommendation of the Governor OF
this state, TO which recommendation the people
of the state have given more earnest attention
than to any other part of his annual message
We believe that for this House 10 refuse con
sideration of such a recommendation, tIIipouied ,
in bill for which there is an -overwhelmlns
popular demand would leave us open TO the
charge of having failed to perform our duty to
the constituents whose sunraGes have placed us
in this body in a position OF trust.
Mr.. Grccr after presenting the report to
obtain test of the sentiment in the House
moved that consideration of the majority report
be postponed one week. Mr. Phillips opposed his
motion. Assemblymcn Weimcrt, Allen. Surpless
and others supported Mr. Green.
But by a vote Of ll2 to - Mr.. Green's mo-
ton to postpone consideration of the report
was voted down. Then came debate on the bin
Itself, the pending question being that of ac-
cepting the adverse report of the committee.
Assemblyman McCirath. Democrat, from Mau-
rice Featherson's district threw CONSERVATION
into the Tammany camp by declaring that Dom
ocrats with any sense would accept the Gov
ernors view and support him in endeav oring to
pass the measure He said his leader vas for
it, recognizing that it was broad appeal 70 all
decent voters.
In last plea for his measure Mr. Green said
its defeat would mean that the Legislature "be-
lieved the enrolled Republicans were unfit to