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whose practices and charges are
un9er investigation and deter.
imitation by the commiaeion.

mtnation by the commission.
All the Commissioners voted In
favor Of the resolution except Com
missioner Decker. who voted In favor
Of the nrst two paragraphs Of the
resolution because Of the opinion of
counsel to the commission. but he de.
cilned. under the urgent eircum.
stances Of the.case to vote In favor
of the third paragraph.
oLYNN Asked TO oeNp A
SPECIAL MGseAeG.
The following rssolution was there.
upon unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That In the opinion Of
this Commission there should b
made an mandate appropriation
by the Legislature to enable the
Commission to at once proceed
with and dispose Of this proceed
Ing. We. therefore. respectfully
request His Excslisncy the Gov
ernOr to send special message
to tho Legislature recommending
such an appropriasioa."
In the Assembly to-day there was \
debate over the teisphoos ratsA A.
semblyman Goldberg Of New York en-
deayored 10 get his fvs-csut b.il out
OF committee for . vote In the House.
He made long speech telling Of The
Evening Worlds night and the lons
delay that followed because Of the
Commission's inactivity. In the midst
Of his speech news vas received Of the
Commission's deciaon and the Cover
nor's intention Of sanding In . special
message.
Floor Leader Human read the
Commission's resolution and the Gov
ernor's promise of . special message.
He opposed Legislative action. When
asked whether he would vote for IN
appropriation. Mr.. Human refused to
commit himself. saying II would 70.
lauire careful consideration.
DEMAND MADE FOR AASsAoe
| OF the BILL
Green and Flamann OF Kings boti
vigorously denaned the passage Of .
Telephone bill. and denouncdnE inactiy,
ity OF the Commission. Henschel o,
the Bronx and Golden Of Manhattan
followed suit.
schaap. Progressive leader. rsferrs<
to last years five-cent bill. which
he said Gov. 6ul1er vetoed.
sulser explained he had been oblirs<
to return 1t to the legislature for cor
rection due to errors In engrosang. 4
vital word having been left out.
ut never was corrected and returnes
TO me-" naid Sulxer. IF u had woull
have signed H."
Are you In favor OF this new
bill?" asked Golden.
Sulxer did not answer.
Schaap denounced the telephon,
company's reactionary policy ant
said the bin should be reported on
Putnam County, another Progressive
spoke In favor OF the bill.
Minority Leader Smith OF the Dem
ocrats said he was in favor OF the bill
but II was unfortunat, hat the mo
ton was made at this time. because
. was liable to defeat the revision o
rtaes. The company would appeal /
the Supreme Court on the ground O
! confiscation. II think telephone rate
ere absolutely unfair" said Smith
II am finding fault With the remedy.
Then an agreement was reache
, among the Democrats and Progrea
sives to bring the bill out Of com
mittee and hold II In allegiance unit
next Tuesday. Goldberg then move
; that the bill no advanced to secou
reading. with the understanding this
Il be held In allegiance until ne1
Tuesday waiting TO see what the Gov
ernor and the commission will d.
This was agreed to by unAnimou
( consent. and the IIeGislature no.
Y holds the club over the GOverno
> commission and Telephone compan.