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aid on the table and carried the bill to

When the women heard this they
rushed back to the Assembly and talked
with unconcealed indignation. They
were still lingering in the legislative halls
amendment off the table. Some of the
sufrragsts insisted that the tricks OF
legislators were enough to make every
decent woman in the State insist, upon
the right TO vote so the women could turn
the men out of the Capitol.
Some of Mr.. Murray's friends in the
House, peeved because "A joke had been
played on the suffragists. told Assembly
man Goldberg they would help him out
II he tried to get the Stilwell Senate bill
compelling the restoration OF transfers
ut 15O points on the surface lines in New
York city out of the Rules Committee.
The bill passed the Senate and was one
OF the propositions put up to the Assem-
bly,. Assemblyman Goldberg made a
motion to discharge the Rule = Committee
from further consideration of the bill.
Majority Leader Young protested and
had the support of such experienced
legislators as Assemblymep Yale and
Parker and the Speaker. But Goldberg
insisted and despite the protests OF the
Republican leaders he succeeded. with
the aid OF all of the New York Republican
members excepting Hof and Ebbets In
having the Rules Committee discharged
and the Stilwell bill was allowed to get on
tho floor of the House for IA vote.
The bill was then passed by vote OF
II ayes to 64 noes and went to the Cover
nor. This was the most decisive turn
down the powerful Rules Committee Of
the Assembly ever got
Majority Leader Young said he re-
gretted the action Of the House and intl-
mated that Gov. Dix would veto the Still
well bill, which proposes to compel the
surface railroads in New York city To issue
transfers at the points in question and.
IL they see fit to go into the courts to test
the constitutionality of the law. to las ue
rebate slips, pending the termination of
the action.
Interest in the legislative proceedings
swayed from one house to the other.
When there was no debate or excitement
In either the Senate or Assembly some
one was receiving "A present in remem-
irance of friendships formed during the
year. Lieut. Coy. conway. Speaker Mer-
ritt, Leaders Wagner. Brackett Young
and Smith and Clerks McCabe and Ham
mond all received gifts.
The Assembly Rules Committee re-
fused to report Gov. Div's conservation
bill, aimed TO permit the State to generate
and distribute electricity at cost. which
bill was prepared by the State Conserva-
tion Commission and which passed the
Senate few days ago. Instead. the Rules
Committee reported for passage, and il
was passed. Assemblyman Patrics bill,
prepared by Senator terris's water stor-
age investigating committee. which pro-
vtded for the formation of corporations
70 develop privately the water powers
Of the State. using the States credit and
power of eminent domain.
This bill was rushed over o he Senate.
where the Rules Committee also brought
in special rule permitting its consider
alton on final passage at once. The Demo-
Gratis and Republicans split up on the bill
according to the location Of their dis
tricts. and it was defeated by a vote os
ayes 20. noes 81, lacking six votes of pass-
age.
Senator Ferris then announced that his
committee would go ahead and spend
its 10000 Appropriation between now
and the time the next Legislature meets
in delvnG into the water storage and e'ec-
trical power dey elopment problem.
ny vote of ayes 20 to noes ~ the As
sembly killed As.emhlyman hinman's ;
bill incorporating the. Lyon Real Estate.
Dany. with capital of s5000O0.
Both houses passed the direct tax bill
imposing State tax of one mill on real
and personal property. which will raise
sllooo,Ooo to help pay the expenses of the
state government next year.
The assembly killed Senator BIG Him
Sullivan's bill increasing by $50. 900 the
security which individual bankers must
give TO be exempt from the supervision
Of the State Comptroller and permit ting
that official to examine the affairs Of all
individual bankers desiring to he exempt.
The vote was ayes So. noes 6l. il requiring
seventy-six Affirmative votes.
The Senate passed Assemblyman Whit
ney's bill appropriating 100000 to pur-
chase site for a State Administration
Building at Albany which is to cost s3,-
100000. II is expected that the trustees
of State public buildings will pick out
for the site the two blocks Immediately
west OF the Capitol i1U
election law. which passed in the
Senate were defeated by strict party
vote in the Assembly
The Assembly passed Senator Gittins' :
full crew bill, compelling the placing of an
additional trainman on virtually all freight
trains and an extra man on passenger
trains going any distance longer than
fifty miles Assemblyman Hinman of
Albany. who opposed the bill. said it would
add nearly 81. .OOO. 900 { o the expenses of the
New York Central
The bill of Senator Roosevelt. which
proposed TO abandon the Wingdale new
State prison, and which passed the senate
was killed in the Assembly Rules Com
mittee
One of the most important bills which
passed the Legislature was that of Senator
Pollock. which enables the New York city
Dock Department to utilize West Wash
ington and Gansevoort market sites in the
construct. on of 200 foot piers to accom-
modate big ocean liners now under con-
struction
The Assembly concurred in amend
ments made in the Senate TO the Brook
bill compelling the placing on all meas
ures and other containers of the exact
quantity they contain and the bill went
10 the Governor.
Tho Assembly passed Big Tim Sulli-
vans bill making certain amendments 10
the State Fire Marshals law which vii!
give Marshal Ahern a few more Jobs 70
dispose of.
After the Senate and Assembly sent
committees to notify Gov. Dix that the
Legislature had concluded its business
and was ready to adjourn the gift pres
entation speeches were indulged in and
at exactly 11l4 o'clock the Senate and
Assembly adjourned and the regular
session of 1912 was ended
Gov Dix has thirty days in which "a
consider the bills passed in the last ten
days of the legislative session.