New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-28


under some misapprehension about his
nosi.ion and so have an excuse for fall
ius TO act on bill which would be real
primary reform, the Governor sent TO
both houses his special message OF yes
terday. In the face OF his pam state
-,,ent that he would veto the Meade
ptaillips bill the Assembly. as hurrieoly
as nossible and under conditions permit
sing no fair consideration Of its pro-
visions. killed the Cobb bill, approved by
the Senate Republicans in caucus and
passed by the Senate.
Drastic Treatment Required.
Thus adjournment to-day found the
state without any prospect of what the
Governor would consider genuine prl-
mary reform legislation. This seemed
critical situation, requiring the drastic
treatment contemplated by the erner-
sency clause in the constitution author-
izing the executive TO call an extraoroi-
nary session of the Legislature There
fore the Legislature will return here Oh
June 20. TO take up again the propieIn
Of drafting legislation designed to give
-he ordinary voter who doesn't make
rolitjcs a business fair show when pit
fed against the professional politician
Never has there been a legislative ses-
sion of recent years Which llluslfateu
better than the one just ended TIE heeu
for legislation tending 10 emanclpdOe
voters and legislators from the party
boss From the beginning clouded oy
charges later sustained, of bribery
AGAINST the Senate leader to the end'
stained by raw and crude aiilahce vi
the boss-driven creatures or 1aiiililalis
and the Republican despotism, the ses-
sion reeked Of boss dominion III II hau
not been for the power OF the party
boss- lothian P Aids never woule nave
heen elected temporary president OF the
Senate. If it had not been for the
mower OF the party boss, Meade Al
bridges creation, and Grady lam
mauv's henchman, never would nave
heen able 10 defy an agreement OF Ike
n,Iblican Senators made in good 1allh
and jam through the Meade-fhlillps
bill
Good Record, notwithstanding
In snite OF all this, the Legislature OF
500 bas left a record distinctly credit
able. Legislation Of great Importance
TO the public has been enacted. speaker
Wordsworth. Lieutenant Governor
White. Senator Cobb and Mr. Merritt
leaders Of the two houses, are we'll 1usu-
fed in SAYING that great public service
has been rendered by this Legislature
II seems TO progressive Republicans d
-,,arter of much regret that this record
sbo,ld not be one infinitely better as IL
easily might have been if some OF the
pan,,blican leaders in the Legislature
and few outside it had followed the
course indicated by Governor Hughes
For q time II seemed as if that would
he done and all. elements in the party
temporarily shaken into an alliance OF
cleanliness and health, would unite 10
support all the Governors policies But
the announcement that he had accepted
the seat on the Supreme Court oench
md was 70 be removed from all partici-
patton in New York State affairs seemed
70 release all the oldtime boss hatred
OF ''reformers'' and lust for dominion IL
was the signal for an awakening OF all
the sinister corporation schemers, driven
from legislative halls for three years
pretty thoroughly. For the last couple
of weeks there have been corporation
LOBBYISTS and some of their political al
lies haunting the Capitol halls by the
score daily and the mere fact that
Hughes was about to remove himself
from New York State seemed enough TO
give renewed boldness to men in the
Legislature TO aid these lobbyists in
their schemes.
On the debit side Of this Legislature s
account with the public must be written
two large entries-failure TO pass the
Hinman-Green direct primary bill and
passage of an enlasculated restitution for
the general graft probe, which almost
makes it certain that the graft hunt
conducted under its provisions will be a
farce.
On the credit side are several impor-
tant items Notably was the passage of
q bill placing telephone and telegraph
companies under the jurisdiction Of the
Public Service Commission, I'd District
although the bill is faulty in some i'm
portant respects. OF much value We're
the automobile registration and regula-
ZION DtllS, Nllt new tIiltioStES LIABILITY
measures. general amendments strength
ening the Public Service Commission
laws bills extending the corrupt prac-
tees requirements for accounting for
election expenses 10 primaries also; bills
designed TO strengthen the anti-racetrack
gambling laws and prevent oral book
making" important changes in the ex-
else laws, restricting the number Of
saloons and their business hours; meas
ures reorganizing the State Controller
department and providing new system
for making up the annual appropriation
bills in the Legislature, and bills and
constitutional amendments increasing
the salaries Of the Governor, the legis-
lstors and elected state officers.
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