New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-27
BOTH HOUSES ACTIVE
Many Measures Go to Governor
on Eve of Adjournment.
ELECTION BILLS PASSED
In Spite of Democrats Oppose
tion, Corrupt Practices
Measures Approved.

| TBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.l
| Albany, May 2s-Three bills urged by the
| Association to Prevent Corrupt Practices
| at Elections were passed by the Senate To-
day, despite considerable opposition by the
| Democratic members. Two of them were
| passed in the Assembly, but viii nave 10
go to the Senate for concurrence. Senator
Wainwright who introduced the measures
! in the upper house. made good hgnt TOT
| them.
| First came a measure providing that poil
| workers at elections must wear badges
and have their name formally poster at
the polling places This bill was passed
/ rs to 20. It is designed TO prevent the brlo-
! ing of electors by time honored ruse or
/ paying money to poll workers who do no
work of legitimate character. The second
/ extended to primaries the provisions of the
/ Penal Code requiring accounting Tor eN-
| penditures at general elections. 1t received
| Is votes to IL In opposition. j. s Philips
similar bill passed the Assembly The
| third, amending the Penal Code along the
same lines as the. second bill, received
| twenty-seven votes in the Senate. Mr..
| Phillips's similar measure in the Assembly
| was passed. So to 12.
BY vote of 80 to II the Senate passed
! Assemblyman Wards so-called "identi1ca-
ton BILL providing for comparison by
election inspectors of the signature of the
voter as written in the registration book
| and in the poll book on Election Day. This
| bill. the most important of the New York
| County election reforms, is expected to
strike heavy blow al the fioaters. already
! somewhat injured by companion measure
passed when this bill failed to get through
owing to an alleged Tammany- Republican
| bipartisan deal disclosed by Representative
| Herbert Parsons. Mr.. Agnew had the rules
| suspended and the bill was passed.
measure of Senator Humans limiting the
expenses of candidates has also passed.
Motion to Suspend Rules Lost.
Senator Burlingame's motion to suspend
| the rules for his immediate passage of his
Coney Island S0-cent gas bill was defeated
! @ to 49, Senator Brough was beaten on
similar motion to pass Mr.. Batess bill pro
| yidng for a special term of the Supreme
Court to sit in condemnation cases, with or
| without a jury
District Attorney Whitman's conspiracy
measure designed to make it easier to
obtain testimony to bring about conVic-
tons in some of the trust prosecutions now
pending, finally passed In the Senate
| to-day by a vote of 2S to Il. Yesterday SEN
ator Davis had reconSidered an earlier vote
| which killed the bill. He called II UP to-
day. and. despite the opposition Of The"
| McManus who protested that it would af-
feet every labor union in the state, it was
adopted. Senator Davis said it would af-
! feet only those who aspire TO break the
laws"
| Senator Bracket had passed Assembly
man Whtney's bill regulating the practice
of pharmacy. He failed to obtain the pas
sage of Asserblyrnan Jesse Phillipss Dill
permitting the issuance of stock without
nominal or par value. He could muster
only rs votes for it, while 20 were against IT.
| The Senate passed Assemblyman Toombs
10y ride" automobile bill and defeated
! the Mackenzie bill 10 prevent water pol
luton.
Assemblyman "Al' Smith was very So
Ucito,1s about the fate of the dance hall
in the Tammany Hall building to-day when
he was arguing against the BrouGh meas
ure authorizing the Mayor of the City of
New York to license and regulate dance
4 halls.
This bill not only applies 10 the ordinary
dance hall he said. but It VIII interfere
with such places as Terrace Garden and
Madison Square Garden Why, 1t would
put the Tammany Dance Hall out of bust
ness and would take the license away from
the man who runs the saloon in the build
ing" nm
Oliver Defends Broush Bill.
ssseubIyn1an Graubard, who introduced
the same bill in the Assembly, denied that
such would be the effect. He said that all
| the proprietors of these places would nave
20 do would be to get dance hall license
While Aseemblynan Foley believed the OIL
was too drastic, Assemblyman Oliver de-
Tended it, declaring that ii was measure
that would keep liquor away from the chill
dren The bill does not prevent the sale OF
liquor in dance halls under proper regula-
ton but prohibits Its sale in academies
where dancing is taught The measure
was passed by vote CT ~ 10 o, anu hoM
goes 70 the Governor
Bv a vote of 70 to - the Assembly passed
| the bill Of Senator Allen. raising the an
pusI salary OF the State Controller from
81 900 10 $1,000, that of the State Treasurer
! from 81 900 to ss.ono that of the Attorney
General from 5000 TO $4,000 and that of
The state Engineer from 5000 10 $500. III
dsfendins the bill the majority leader, Mr.
Merritt said that present salaries were not
in accordance with the dignity Of the Offices
or with the work required Of the men Who
filed them,
The measure was opposed by the minority
leader, Mr.. Frisbie, who said that the last
Democratic incumbents of those Offices
never needed or would have asked for an
! increase in salary, and that those who will
he elected to the Offices next fall will not
expect IL He thought the best way or
meeting the high cost Of living was not by
raising salaries, but by removing the Re
publican high tariff. Mr.. Frisbie called at
.entfou 10 the fact that the Legislature
had already passed the constitutional
amendments increasing the salary of the
| Governor from s10,0 900 to $4,000 year, that
of State Senators from $3.50 TO $500 and
that of AssemhIymen to 5000.
Liability Measure Passed.
| The bill OF Senator Wainwright, taking
compulsory the compensation to employees
| in certain dangerous occupations who are
killed or injured while at their work was
| raised by a vote of 101 to II. This is one
| of the bills of the Employers Liability
| Commission The first bill, which provides
for a permissve compensation, has already
| gone to the Governor
Under emergency message from the
Governor, Assemblyman AL Smith was
able to pass the bill he introduced yesterday.
authorizing the Public Service Commission
10 reserve the right. upon conditions and
A. soto - 60