New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-10

sary. majority and minority reports sub
mitted"
Even Lewis Nixon, former leader Of Tam
many Hall is against the Governor and
his Tammany associates on this PROPOSE
ton. While he did not appear personally
before the committee. he was the one who
drafted report condemnng the bill which
was adopted yesterday by the Board Of
Trade and Transportation Of New York and
submitted 10 the Senate committee to-day
The report stated that II was inexpedient
to add five men who knew nothing about
the proposition 10 a commission which had
studied il for two wears. The new mem
hers he held. would either have TO accept
the report of the present commission or in
definitely delay further progress.
ITO pack a committee TO recognize a po-
rtical situation Is not In keeping with the
busino Ike attitude If the present state
administration. said the report This
statement seemed aptly 10 express what the
opponents Of the bill think of II.
CoIre Detects an AHront.
Assemblyman Colne, Of Kings County
chairman Of the Canal Committee last
year, looked on the bill as an affront TO
the present commission. HA declared that
from a practical point Of view it could only
bring about desv.
Not even from 4 political standpoint
he added. can I see any object in II. for
with Democratic Legislature YOU can
do with the report what vol please without
undoins the work If the present Canal
Commission by adding new members to it -
James T Hole OF the Manufacturers
Association Of New York. declared that
this was business proposition. into which
politics should not be injected. while Nelson
b KGlmer. of the BROOKLYN League
thought that such legisls ton would bring to
naught all the good that had been accom-
plished by the Slol. 10000 canal appropri-
alton. other New Workers who spoke
against the bill were Henry n. Hebert, of
the Canal Association Of Greater New
York. Albert Kinkel. of the Produce Ex-
change and Frank s Gardner. Of the
Board of Trade and Transportation. who
presented the Nixon report to the COM
mttee
r 4 limerick. of Osweeo. created A
furry when he said he came 10 the hearing
not so much 10 make a protest as a CON
fession He declared that he was q Re-
publican. and had always voted the Re
publican ticket, with the exception Of last
year
Il was attracted" said he, by the dec
larations OF John A. Dix THAT he would
give the state buslnesslike admnistra-
ton. voted for him. but ! am afraid the
yoke IS weighing heavily on me
Several Of the New Workers had an in
hearing, i'm which they protested against
the bill Ia abolish the canal advisory board
Mr.. Hebert told the Governor that il would
be unconstitutional. as the advisory board
was provided for I'm the referendum act.
which the people had approved. He ex-
pressed the opinion that the advisory board
should he a continuing commission and
not dependent on the shift of admnistra-
tons State Engineer Bensel. who was
present. replied that If such arguments
were advanced democratic government
should be abolished altogether
In reply 10 the delegation Governor Dix
said that there was no politics in the plan
70 abolish the advisory board. adding that
as 81 per cent OF the barge canal contracts
were already let there was no more need
,, Of such a board
The Senate Canal Committee had intend
afternoon. but it was not reached. and II
was decided TO give a hearing on both bills
on February q.