New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
SIGNS TELEPHONE BILL
Governor Finishes Work on the
Thirty-Day Measures.
COURTS HERE REORGANIZED
Sweet Bill, Amending Civil Ser
vice Law. Vetoed as Being
Injurious.
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Albany, June 25.-Working until long after
midnight tonight, Governor Hughes prac-
tcally completed his action on the thirty
Gay bills There were about 20S measures
awaiting his decision. Most of them will
die in the omnibus Veto
The Governor tonight signed the bill
placing telephone and telegraph companies
under the jurisdiction OF the upstate Public
Service Commission.
In his memorandum On the measure the
Governor says that while as a whole 1t de-
serves approval. there are certain matters
of Importance with respect to which the
bill is open to criticism The memoran-
dunn continues:
The entire jurisdiction, over these COM
panles is placed with the Public Service
Commission Of the I'd District. The con-
Ven1ence Of administration would be pro-
NOTED, in my Judgment, If the jurisdiction,
particularly with respect to telephone cor
porauons, were divided between the two
commissions as In the case of railroads and
gas and electrical corporations;
The bill does not give a sufficiently wide
control over the issue Of securities. It pro-
vides that no telegraph corporation or tel
ephone corporation shall be required, how
ever, to apply to the commission for au-
thority to issue stocks, bonds, notes or
other evidence of Indebtedness except for
the acquisition Of property, the conStruc-
ton, completion, extension or improvement
Of its facilities or the improvement or
maintenance Of its service within the state,
Or the discharge OF obligations or re-
endorsement of moneys actually expended
ties by domestic corporations of this class
should be subject to the approval of the
Public Service Commission whether the
money is to be expended within or without
the state. With respect to corporations of
its own creation this state should exercise
complete supervision: As to this second md
should be had.
Governor Hughes also gave his approval
to the bill presented by the Employers Liza
bility Commission. providing for a man.
datory scale OF compensation in case of in
juries or death from accidents to employees.
Also the Governor signed ths measure reor-
ganizing the inferior courts system in New
York City. which was the result Of the in
vestigation of inferior courts by the COM
mission headed by Senator Page.
Radical Changes in Court System.
That bill makes radical departures in the
court system Among other things, 1t Gre
ates, after September l, a domestic rela-
tions court" Also there is to be after that
same date separate night court for Wo-
men.
In a memorandum siSntfying his approval
of this measure the Governor says:
This bill provides for important reforms
in connection with the inferior courts OF
criminal jurisdiction in the city OF New
York. The wisdom OF some. of the pro-
poSals has been challenged, but they are
the result of painstaking study by the COM
mission appointed for the purpose OF
most difficult subject. and the city Of New
York should not be denied the right to
avail itself Of the tests and experience
which the bill will permit
My attention has been called to the pro-
vision of Section eS Of the bill with respect
to probation officers) that ''the chief proba-
ton officers and all other probation officers
shall be deemed the confidential officers OF
the justices and magistrates"
1t Is suggested that the use OF the woIo
confidential" will have the result OF put
ting the probation officers in the exempt
class under the provisions of the civil Ser
vice law. The State Civil Service Commls-
ence, advise me that in their view. this
language of the bill would not make 1t
necessary to classify the posidOns as ain e5
tained that the question Of classification is
governed by the duties of the position
rather than its title, and they INFORM inform me me
placing of the positions in question IN the
competitive class.
Licenses for Moving Picture Operators
Moving picture machine operators in New
York City must be licensed hereafter by
the Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas
and Electricity, a bill to that effect having
been signed to-day by Governor Hughes
The Governor also signed bill of Assem-
blyman Haines, Of Westchester, exemptlne
from the law which provides that no rail-
road track shall be laid on the Albany Posi-
Road any portion Of that road within the
citv Of New York or the city of Yonkers
south OF Main street.
Governor Hughes also approved the bill
amending the forest, fish and game law gen.
orally. The measure, among other Things
provides for the establishment Of game
bird refugees by the Forest, Fish and Game
Commission on the request OF the majority
of the town board Of any town and the
owners of such land as is designated. Al
additional fire district, with another fire
superintendert, has been authorized
The deer season has been shortened by
cutting off the provision permitting th'
shooting Of bucks for fifteen days in No
yenber. Taking of rabbits by the use o.
ferreta is permitted, but not more than tel
shall be taken in one day by any hunter
snring duck shooting has practically beer
prohibited by the curtailment OF the bran
season. The close season for pheasants,
few counties excepted, has been extendee
TO 1914 Black bass caught WITHIN thS
state cannot be sold or offered for sale
Penalties in relation to pollution OF water
the draining Of streams or lakes ana tn'
use of explosives have been MADE more
severe.
Lupton Measure Approved.
The Governor signed q bill by Mr. Lup-
ton providing that quail and English pheas-
ants may be taken on Robbins Island ano
on Gardner's Island from October 10 &c
January 81, both inclusive. and that wood
cock may be taken on these Islands IRON
November l to December 81, both inclusive
on the ground that the proposed Ia"
,ro,,Id be Injurious 10 the pubic service
covernor Hughes vetoed the bill OF Assem-
SIvmen Sweet amending the civil service
~ So as to provide that whenever posi-
ions in the competitive class are aoolisneC
~ made unnecessary the persons nololns
fhar,1 shall be deemed to be suspended WIN
o,'t nav and shall be entitled 10 rem
0ta+eI,ent in the same or any correspono
ine- or similar position if within three year
tberea fter there is need for his services
This would extend the right or relnslaI,s'
noant TO three years and apply 10 the PUBIC
a-,-ica of the entire state.