The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-17

th- Investigation with legal suggestions
and comments twice - often a. all tho
other Senator's combined. senator New
comb has shown his appreciation % tho
pTo~sedIngs by suggesting every little
while that th~re ought - ~ wholesale
Investigations into everything connected
with the legislature since u was estab-
lishsd
Three wa~kS ago senator NswcoTnh
introduced a resolution IN which he named
2 COMMITTEES of four Senators and hvs
As~emhlymen To make this general IN
ve-tigatioU. and Il was referred 10 the
Finance COMMITTEES. Frequently since
SENATOR Newcomh has had himself inter
vowed on the necessity ~ this invesii-
CATION. and last week he LEI the senate
know he was still on the joh by giving
notice thai st some future day he would
move to suspend the rules - that the
S-nat~ could take his investigating resO-
luton from the Finance ConmitGss and
pass u At once
Senator Wainwright put IN - resolution
for general legislative Investigation
about the same time that senator New
comb did. and n also IL in the Finance
COMMITTEES. senator Newcomb has BEEN
fearful that senator Wainwright would
heat him. and he has been watching every
move ~ Wainwright since
anticipating the day whss ne ~ to
make his motion ~ rass his invest igating
resolution m spite 81 the rulee. senator
<ewcomh tonight gave out type
written interview with himself. in which
10 -sys
There are several matters referred
~ IN The record of tho Aids trial mt
pertaining 10 hIS quit or rnnocNn"e
Sh,rh the I.@gSla'ure will naturally wish
To- p'Irsue further ~ the proper tune
>srs'Nr NsVConrh then refers - senator
tor gers testimony that Fred " sage
tod him M laoi that thor. WAS a demand
frow AlHary tor Sin.'sH' fund n the
, nrIdg" legislation VA Q" - defeated.
aud Senator \ewConN Cpntinusi
Tho rs,'O ord hlt~ dtS.,lo-a- the charge
ihtt a d"maud was made ~ 1876 10y -oms-
body m The legislature for m"r"y -
lnHurnc-' legislation The NAM" Il the
man making ~" "harge j. st'"u Tn"
Legislature Wll dolhtlrss wish ~ know
whether such = 6ie'pspd teallv made
ard n ~ who made n
senator NsVcomb referred 80 Nsuator
1uEe-- testimony that he rlid cot
t'a"rge " Dunn 40 chairman Of the Re
publican state COMMITTEES m Marvh iN'I
s5"u IN ~" suggestion that he would
bridge legislation ant - this Senator
New comb Avs
TIE Legislature md tho pIhh" wtll
doubtless WISH f" know bV what methods
and uy vha' -fcT-s he bargain Na~ earnest
ptIt not much for the ~aAe If rakinS
M old ua'f"f~ - ~ determine whether
The sam" uIrflCsi- tfti STEPS ,puld now
r' sd ard ~ 49, vNt' 'hsug'~ Of Trp-
'stiTr" Ur Other ACTION would render m"
Ir0, rss impossible
senator NaNCuuh then departs FROM
ne" '"stlmonv at m" Aids trial and goe-
rs"k 10 the rsp"rt OF the ARMSTRONG
Insurance investigating committee pf
ISoS and refers 20 a statement IN the report
that tho committee wa- uushla to TRACE
th.. utouayr aid io haN.. boon diRh,irssd
IN connection with Legislation and SsusfoT
NevCoTnb thus comments On this I'otut
Tho insurance COMPANIES were then
h..iug investigated A. To- them The
abuses were sufficiently dizclo~ed Steps
To- correct ,uch abuses were promptly
tzken Rut the legislative methods rem
d~riuc such pFo~e~-e- Io-zibl~ were not
syatntred Vow thai the legislature
,f-,lf - l.''rg loukssi over critically ~ will
fou',ti"Ss y" thought wis. To lnamre what
fhs-s. rrsthodE wore not ~ much for ths.
,,aks - raktnR over ND matters ~ TO
prov DO for future prevention of similar
Processes
u was charged on tho foor ~ the
A.sctttbiy ~ opsn session. ne cont nIsd
ky q resi- nus hlr member ~ tho Assembly
ls.-- han wear ago that certain legs
IatInn WA i.tug defeated through m.
,r.~tr,Im"ntshty ~ an employees Of the
N--anhly The impuistiOn has never
t--en removed WAs the charge true or
untrue
hill increasing the powers II the
P,ihlic Service Commission was last year
p.as-sd 10y the Assembly and transmitted
~ dt. course To- the senate Later "
WAS favOrably reported 10y Ons OF the
foremost committees ~ the Senate IL
wsu- then run into a blind alley. where
no vote cotIld he had on ~. This ~ only
ONE instance 81 familiar process. STINT
larly IA the Assembly the Rul~s Com
rnitis-s CONTROLLED by thres. men. ~ per
,uitt.-d to refuse the Assembly the right
To- vote, On bills during the most important
mari of the session. even though such bills
NAV have passed The senate unanimously.
ought s,Ich things Ia take plAeC, and ~