New-York tribune., 1910-02-14
No HORK At ALBANY
LEGISLATION Hats on 4ftdS-
fouger Investigation.
IBy Telegraph to n, Tr'bune.j


.rhsnx Te= l5-Vnti, the completion
70 IRE AlIds-Cnnser investigation little
rerskls-fve ~ork will be done here. TIE
legislative routine is disorgsnized sadly by
.h3e 1us11irv The upper house is working
practically without q leader No leEisla-
tive r,oltcv or programme has been mapped
,3r vet But this very state Of chsos -
considered = favorable sign BY Hughes
-rsn. who see in il rout Of the forces
which last year Tough: soiidly together
zss,ns- rre r-everncr-
Iela- n the presentation 81 the speclat
legislative conannfrtes's report ct the di-
-ec- rrirner-, investigation siSo tends TO
prevent or postpone |rrystsiltzanE ot the
situation -ss - concerns the Governor
-rief Legislation The Siunlsn-GT hili
* before the Legislature; the Democratic
Leagues direct primary measure also -
waiting committee action. sut the report
Of the special committee and the accom-
r.gnvirs ciil viii not ne ready for g week
xs4
Ia be sure thls report is pretty well ols-
counted. and the general purport of the
trlI -eiriv 1zell known EUt until they are
81 hand neither friends nor adversaTies OF
stle ccvernor's chief reform proposal care
80 make the FIST move As Il is. the As
alteration Of the direct primary measures,
r.csvse The Senate urcbsniy viii BE- oecu-
MED a771ost exclusively with the il7Tsstisa-
.ior ef fhe AIlds-Couger charges for
month 20 come. Senator Davis iss said
.+raf his r,eek rs u ould expect Senate COM
mites Te c, business ard report out bills
= rl7lv fz6 TO SIT mornings before the ses-
sons snd al night. The quantity OF work
done under these conditions, though, VIII
not lse grea1.
This r.lacing ~ the responsibility for -iae
frs: move on the Assembly has produced 2
rornez1 hat Interesting situation there. Last
yesr Speaker Radswor1h vas vehement in
his opposition 70 the Gorernor's direct pTi-
r1er-- MEASURE and from the very beginning
Of zas reesicu he and his close friends old
=l1ch z scrk against il among yfe Assembly
nen. This year. 50 far can he learned
Re has done little or nc;hng 70 affect the
Jews of any new member on this question
although his own views On the subject have
-7nt changed On The other hand, considera-
HE -ork for the project has been done by
fte f-iend. More 1hau fftv u1eIr7bers 1-sre
slec+ed to tfe Assembly pledged in come
ssShion 70 support e direct primary bill.
sezersl cf tire new men were Itemocra Is,
who have said that they oul6 vote for the
F51nfElS'2- tHFe~I5 DliA IN preference 10 INC
Democratic LcaEle's measure. Thus The
speaker. inactive thUs far on this issue,
finds in i+s support a much greater number
O. T7rTn1err than vo-e5 for the Governor s
rfIi lat yegr and IS confronted with the
tsct thst partisan matter viii oe made OF
iE through considerable Democratic support
- the Democratic Leagues bill fer cam
faiEn purposes.
Much important legislation St1ll remains
- be introduced. The TgEhes telephone
sno telegraph regulation lilI has not sp-
p1sre5 --ef, nor has tire oi; Of the leeis-
ls-sre committee which Investigated that
susSert : bin setting forth the detai lis of
TIE procedure for excluding bonds from
ne Kew York City dept limit under the
rscsntly adopted constitutional amen6mcBt
Is expected from the city adninistra ton
thiv ~eek. Representatives Or tho Cor
yorstion counsel, the Beard % Estimate
Fuc Fte Public Service Commission have
Ften 81 consultation over t'iif fHea sure.
= - Citizens Union has caused G hill for
shiE pBrpeoe 20 f,n introduced already
Sore sine of 2 uew charter fer New ! oEk
city all come aicag presently. Tie report
of ne Employees Liability Commission has
ro- been presented yet. nor tho bills which
vii come With that d"cUmeUt.