New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-28
Governor Sends Special
Message Urging Adoption
of Important Bill.
RESULT OF TRIBUNE'S
ANTI-COCAINE FIGHT
Tammany Measure Providing
Wholesale Raise in Salaries
Almost Gets By.
tBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune.

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Albany. March 27.-The bill OF Senator
Boylan regulating the traffic in all hah-
Informing drugs and making Illegal pos
session of them a misdemeanor passed
the Assembly this afternoon with several
unfmportant amendments. II was rushed
back to the Senate for concurrence, and
will then be sent to the Governor for his
approval
Governor Glynn sent a special message
to the Legislature asking the passage of
the bill. The act is an elaboration of The
Tribune anti-cocaine law Of last year,
extending many provisions Of that law to
all abit-forming drugs.
Tire opposition to the bill from drug
gsts and pharmaceutical organizations
was broken down the last moment IS
result Of the work OF Ernest *. Coulter,
attorney for Mrs. William h. Vanderbilt.
and William Clark Barber. representing
the Society for the Prevention Of Crime,
who remained here In the interest Of the
bill until the last moment.
The Assembly this afternoon passed the
Frawley bill, making possession Of heroin
a misdemeanor, and it will also undoubt
edlv be approved by the Governor. Sena-
tor Frawley, besides getting his own bill
through gave valuable assistance in
breaking down the opposition to the Boy
Ian bill
Ellis Rushed Through.
During the closing hours tonight Of the
Assembly. bills appropriating thousands
of dollars. which had just come over from
the Senate, were being passed at the rate
of one q minute, when Assemblyman
Francis +. Stoddarl, jr., Republican, Of
New York, jumped TO his feet and called
the attention of his tired colleague to
what was going on
1--WE don't know what we are voting
on" he declared. II demand that these
bills he read. or at least that the amount
Of the appropriation be made known and
the purpose for which the money Is 70 be
spent"
: Already several game farm appropria-
lions and petty salary raising measures
had slipped through, but the Republican
members came 10 their senses in time TO
prevent a characteristic Tammany meas
ure from getting by. 1t was introduced
by Senator McClelland and provided for
the wholesale raising of the salaries Of
tax appraisers and other officers under
the State Controller in Erie. Westminster
and Bronx counties.
This bill came from State Controller
sohmer." said "Al' Smith. minority
leader in defending the bill. Remember
that these men have got TO go out and
get the money 10 support the game
farms
at Is designed by Tammany and for the
support Of Tammany men" retorted stod-
dard. land not Republican in the House
knew anything about II until it appeared
here tonight. I move that 1t he recon-
mitted."
This motion, killing the measure, was
carried.
Governor Glynn has lost out on his pet
land bank scheme. giving farmers more
facility in borrowing money. The Assem-
bly, killed it by a vote Of 80 to Go.
The Assembly passed the Senate bill
amending the dangerous weapon act by
giving people the right to keep revolvers
in their residences or places Of business
without n permit.
The McCue BILL enabling municipalities
TO grant relief to children OF widowed
mothers So that the children will not have
to be sent TO institutions, was also
passed
The Crane bill. for the appointment Of
two women assistants in the children's
courts of New York City. was killed in
the Assembly. The Assembly also killed
the migratory bird bill TO shorten the
shooting season. 1t was opposed by MEM
bers from districts near Long Island
Sound.