New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-25

many The bill failed of passage. Is to IL
| Despite this. which the Tammany men
| regard as merely a temporary setback.
lammany showed its command OF the
legislative situation in several WAYS to-day.
senator Wagner gave notice that the Muir
! tAusn Dill reorganizing the State Highway
COMMISSION. as Tammany interpreted Gov
ernor Dixs recommendations. would be
taken up for passage next Wednesday
mis- Dill has been on the calendar for
action for about a month. but at no time
previous has the organization felt certain
OF votes enough TO put 1t through n the
new insurgent Democrats vote against IL.
az they say they will, IL can be put through
| now only by some Republican votes Tam
many men are confident they can 10 u,
/ though the Republicans all are supposed 70
ne bound In honor TO vote against any
/ change in the present commission.
| Without word OF objection. Colonel Jo-
seph r. Scott was confirmed to-day by the
Senate as Superintendent OF Prisons. HIS
| appointment was made by the Governor
| Monday night. The speed with which the
| nomination was confirmed speaks amply Of
/ the fact that II was not dspleasins 10
| Tammany. Soon aftsrward. Il became
| known that Governor DIX did not intend 10
| appoint forest. fish and game commits
sioner right away.
The understanding is that he will wait 70
| make that appointment until he sees what
| tho Tammanv legislature intends 70 do
/ with his recommendation for the creation
7 Of a conservation department The theory
! on which he is acting is that he would
| have 70 choose a man OF different ouallh-
/ cations 70 head the big and important con-
servatiou department from one 70 he
merely forest. fish and game commissioner
OF course there are some skeptics here
who think the Governor is merely serving
notice on Tar1many that IL r. Is looking
for any fsvors in that direction. II must he
rice and kind N him IN legislative matters
OF course Tammanv will do lust what Il
| likes. Boss" Murphy being perfectly GER
tain 10 get what he wants from Governor
n'x whenever he wants it and the legis-
lative leaders here all knowing it.
Radical Bills Deoisively Killed
The Democrats IF the Assembly did not
meet the same success IN getting through
their excise legislation as they did with
Kings County ripper and Tammsnv ballot
bills. on to-day's calendar We're FIVE bills
the effect Of al Of which would be 70
loosen III the restrictions Of tho present
excise law. The three most radical Of
them we're decisively killed
One Vas the McCue bill. which would
pernlit distractions in the windows of ss-
looms on SUNDAYS and during prohibited
hours. 50 that an officer passing would he
unable - tell whether liquor was being
sold AZ the bar within At present the
law provides that on SUNDAYS and pro
hibitsd hours the entire length ~ the bar
must De visible from the street. The bill
was lost bv 2 vote ~ % 70 50
The Rov'ar measure providing that q
| quor tax certificate csn hA revoked only
IN case there ara TWO violations within one
wear instead ~ within three was defeated
~ = vote ~ 50 - s.. and the Jackson bill
/ providing for local option IN villages Vas
lost by vote ~ 81 70 81 At present the
unit ~ local option is N. town. and many
! villages which would vote for license are
carried into the dry column bv the vote
Of the town IN which they s-e located
Asserntlvn1an Lansing. the temperance
| champion Of the lower house presented IN
amendment 70 the bill providing for local
option for cities A. frs the advocates
/ of the bill did not take him SERIOUSLY. but
/ ne insisted on a votA The amendment
/ waS lost n~ 2 r. x All - these bills
/ gave ris- 20 lively arguments
/ one II the two bills was that - As
/ semblyrnar Hc4v. providing that in case q
I charge is made against saloo0keeper nv
an Excise Department Inspector ne must
] BE- served with notice of the charge
within thirty DAYS - present there IS no
| limit OF time Mr. Hoey said that - was
often two years before saloonkeeper
would - notified that sn action was pend
Ing against him.
The other measure vas that ~ Assem-
olynsn Walker. making the time Of open
ing saloons All over the state O'Clock IN
the morning. and the time of closing J
g n every day except Saturday, when the
saloons must close a. midnight At present
the opening hour y . 4 no.. and IN country
towns the closing hour = n 2 m while
IN cities II rs the s0UA a. provided IN the
u slker hill Mr.. Walker ssld that one ~
the purposes Of the bill WIS 70 enanl9
hotels 81 summer resorts n keep their bars