New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-20
ASSEMBLY CLEARS DECKS.
Speaker Promises Passage of
the Hughes Bills.
EXCEPT PRIMARY MEASURE
Wadsworth Doesn't Include
Legislative Investigation
Either.
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Albany. April 1s.-Under command OF
Speaker Wordsworth. the decks are being
cleared in the Assembly for the big fight at
the end Of this legislative session. At a
meeting Of his committee chairmen which
Ia sted until long after midnight last night
there was = stock taking" which deter
mined practically the fate OF every impor-
tant piece Of legislation before the lower
House
This was summed VI by the Speaker as
follows:
THE Governors entire programme will be
psssed-everythins he has asked for. ex-
cent the Hinman-Green direct primary bill"
In that statement the Speaker did not
mean 20 include the resolution for a gen
eral investigation Of legislative corrUp-
ton. but IN. Assembly will adopt that
also. practically in the form in which the
Senate PASSED II. The Ways and Means
Committee will meet tomorrow TO consid-
er the resolution. Some influential As
semblyrnen say the draft adopted by the
Senate is loose in SITS phrasing. which will
have to he amended
But there will he nothing taken out
which the Senate desired to have in there"
they make haste to add.
The hill providing for state supervision
81 telephone and telegraph companies prob
ably will he passed by the lower house
this week Conferences among repre-
sentstives Of the telephone and telegraph
interests. the upstate Public Service Com
mission and members If the Assembly COM
mittee having the hill in charge are sched
uled for tomorrow 10 whip the measure
into final shape That done. II viii be
placed on the calendar. and II not passed
this week surely will he adopted next
week
All the bills amending the New York
city charter have been consolidated into
one measure which will he considered by
the Assembly Cities Committee and repre-
sentatives Of the New York City Charter
Commission az a special meeting on Thurs
DAY Following that, the bill will he intro
duced as committee measure and rushed
to passage Its fate in the Senate probably
will not be kind. Important bills designed
10 reorganize the Controllers office and the
system, Of budget making for the state arc
most Of them through the Assembly al
ready. Those remaining will he hurried out
Of committee and through the House. The
Hartman Fark rnea sures will be passed.
though they may strike 2 snag in the
Senate
The attitude Of Speaker Wsdsworth and
his Assembly chieftsins toward the Hin
man Green biV remains AS antsgonistic as
ever II .hey possibly can do IL. the Gov
e-nor's measure is doomed 20 defeat. And
word comes TO the Capitol that I'm their
home counties the information Is being
spread around that they have boasted Of
their power again 10 kill the Governors
direct primary reform.
In one important particular. however.
thov seem 10 have made q concession to the
undoubted strength Of that bill this wear
Last wear Il was reported adversely by the
judiciary Committee Of the Assembly. By
2 heavy vote the House accepted that ad-
verse report
This year n has been decided 30 report
the bill without recommendation. That
N effect. means that Il viii 60 before the
House for free discussion Of its provi-
Sions. not Of the merits of report Of a
committee for or against II. Precedent for
such action was set by the report az As
semblyman Murrsy's income tax resolu-
ton without recommendation. This course
II followed. will be entirely satisfactory 70
the advocates Of the IIinman-Green bill
Indeed. II will be fair treatment. and more
generous than they expected They say
that II this course Is followed they will
have votes enough 20 pass the Governors
bill Just as II stands
As the Assembly programme stands now
Speaker NadsWorth expects TO have prac-
a. ally every important bill now i'm the As
sembly disposed of by the 5ime the Commit
tee on Rules takes charge Of affairs. That
date, as set now, is April % II indicates
adjournment sine die by May 70. but that
date. however. is not by any means certain.
because the Senate. though working hard.
still is considerably behind the lower House
in its grist Of business
Senator Human expects 20 ask the
judiciary Committee to act on his direct
primary bill to-morrov. If action is taken
by that committee Il will be either an ad-
verse report on the bill or A report with
out recommendation. probably che latter
Direct primary Senators say the Governor S
bin 81 put before the Senate. probably will
pass there.
The question or = compromise on direct
primaries sill is agitsting many legislators.
But lust how one can be reached does not
seem clear either 20 mon close TO the Gov
ernor or leaders prominent In the machine
camp.
The Governor stands lust where he al
WAYS stood for the system outlined in the
iIinmsn-Green bill intact" said 4 strong
direct primary man.