New-York tribune., 1910-02-14
NO NEW LAWS YET
LEADERS GOING SLOW
Legislature May Shake off It's
Lethmgy This Week.

Irrora the Regular Correspondent of Ths Tribunal
Trenton. y. J.. Feb 13--when the Leg
islature conyenes to-norrov night for tie
sixth week of the session, it will he With q
record for the five weeks that have gons By
of rot a bill having passed both houses
indeed the Senate has not get passed sus
bill and only enc measure has sot through
the House-the Edge automobile bill-aud
the lawmakers are already talking OF ad-
journment some tim. in the last week OF
March or the first week OF April being
favored.
This. Of course is in harmony with ths
wishes OF the party leaders. who, in riev
of the fact that q Governor Is 20 be elect
ed next fall believe that the least tinkerfns
with the present laws that Is done TIE
greater will be the chances OF Rspuoitcan
success. 1t IS more than probable how
ever that some real work VIII oe done tnfs
week. The Appropriation Committee VIII
begin tomorrow 10 wade through the de-
r,a,ds made bv the different departments
and institutions and Judging By the re-
cent report of the Controller, this commits
tee has anything but easy TASK on ~
hands Although the last session o. ths
Legislature made what was Thought 20 hs
generous appropriations. the heads ot de-
partments and institutions apparently think
otherwise. for they ask in what Is known
as the supplemental appropriation bill sonle-
thing like $500. 900, and only three months
OF the present fiscal year have gone by.
Many persons wonder Why there should
be a supplemental appropriation bill EXCEPT
in most urgent cases. but IL has got 10 bs
the fashion that when the Appropriated
Committee gets through pruning tie esti-
mates. the department or Institution which
has had the amount IT asked for cut down
sees that it gets into the supplemental bill
the following year. OF course. the Way tbs
fiscal year of the state is arranged has Tuuch
to do with this custom. As an instance. the
money allowed in the regular appropriation
bill at this session will not be arailabts
for use until November 1 next. II the rs
cal year vera made to begin on -spru !, the
various departments and institutions would
be compelled 70 do with their allowance IN
stead of appealing to the Legislature for
more money when the fiscal year is not
more than three months old
The Senate Judiciary Committee Hi1 gYs
d hearing on the GebhaTdt resolution, pro-
vidins for an investigation OF the rates
charged by telephone companies. to-n1or-
TCw afternoon, but il is not probable that
il will attract much attention, as the real
hearing on the regulation OF telephone srd
other rates will occur d week from TO-
morrow. ON that day the House Commit
tee on Municipal Corporations will hold
a hea ting ON the public utility bills in trz
possession. and as each one takes in tbs
regulation of telephone companies 1t would
seem that to-morToT hearing Tas q
waste of time.
The hearing on the McCran bill. By ths
way, will be continued to-moTroYr, and a
further effort made to conyincs the JH-
dietary Committee that any bill which viii
prevent the Hudson County Water Con-
Eany from selling New Jersey water 70
Staten Island is a bad one. The water
company, Ii Is said, has expended close 10
s1,0dso.0oo in laying pipes 10 CARR this wate-
TO the Borough OF Richmond. and The TarsF
cornpanys lawyers have pleaded with tears
in their eyes that the bill be held IN con-
mittee. or, if reported, that it contain an
amendment allowing 1h.n0.lt0 gallons to be
taken daily The water company aIsn
pleads that It will take this water for not
more than twenty years, or until the new
Catskiu aaueduct is completed and pipes
are laid 10 Staten Island. -rFisrs Hrs So'lr7
persons who wonder that the company
would expend SO much money fer 50 short
A period
The legislative committee OF the mayors
ef the state will meet at Trenton on Tues
day to consider number ef home rui7
Hills which will be submitted 70 the neSl
general meeting OF the rulers OF the Vsri-
Gus municipalities
Although Governor Fort sent IN d large
number of appointments TO the senate lasS
week. he still has number OF cDoes
nlaces at his disposal. which viii not %
given out until perhaps the last week o.
the session.