The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-14
RUSH IN ALBANY TO
ADJOURN MARCH 27
New York City's Tax Having
Measure Is Killed Again by
Assembly Committee.
OVER 800 BILLS REPORTED
Loan shark and Land Banks
Legislation Is Advanced
in the Senate.

ALBANY, March l3.--Indications were
shown that legislative committees are
prepared to wind up their work so that
the Legislature will surely adjourn March
"a. as more than 800 bills were reported
to-day In the Senate and Assembly. Iona
exccut!v, sessions Of the committees OF
both houses are being held ms often AS
possible and while the Senate commit
tees continue until adjournment the Rules
Committee OF this Assembly Will tak'
charge OF all legislation next Tuesday
The Hcrrick- Schaap bill halving the
tax rate on buildings In New York city
and providing for corresponding In
Creas. on the tax rate Tor unimproVe0
property, urged as one means OF reduc'
ing rents ana giving small property
owners Justice. was killed by the AS
sembly cities Committee by vote OF ii
to 1. Assembyman Thayer Of Erie was
the only member to support the measure,
which has been regularly killed In tho
Cities Committee for several years be-
cause IL is opposed bitterly by real es
tate interests.
Woman suffragists ana the antis will
he entitled TO an election watcher each NJ
the polls during the vote on the sunrag'
amendment To the State Constitution mex
year II the Foley bill. reported favor
ably as amended by the Judiciary Com
mitter. passes the Senate. II was al
vanced 20 the order OF ANAL passage.
Newspaper NH IL Advanced.
The Senate Codes Committee reported
favorably the Adler bill prohibiting tn,
Insertion Of folder advertising in news
papers and II was advanced to the order
OF Anal passage. II has passed the As
semby.
The loan shark bill OF Senator Muir
laugh, regulating the business OF small
loan brokers In accordance with recon-
mendatiohs 81 the Sage Foundation, was
advanced to third reading In the Senate
Senator Frawleys bill appropriating
1900. 600 for the Panama-Pacihc Exposi-
ton and roappropriatlng 100000 more
for the sans purpose was reported FAVOR
ably IN the Senate and put In the general
orders calendar.
The Senate Banks Committee would
have reported favorably tho Pollock b.ll
puttins private bankers under the super
vision OF the State Banking Department,
but senator Carswell OF Brooklyn objected.
He IS n member OF the committee and said
he was not not fed OF the meeting when
the vote was taken.
A special meeting will be held on Tues
day before the session so that the measur"
may be acted upon. The bill has been
amended 20 as TO apply TO cities on'y
and requires only a 10 per cent. deposit
with the banking department
Land banks Btil Seat Alsna.
Senator MurtauYhs land banks bill,
recommended b. Gov. Glynn. was reported
fayOrably and advanced to the order OF
fnal passage without objection. SO was
a bill which would permit savings and
loan associations 10 make loans to farmers
SO that they may get the same busin' IS
the land banks viii yet.
Another bill reported was that OF Sena
tor puhamel appropriating $4,000 FOR 4
survey OF the proposed canal between
Graves nd and hecpshead Bay alonG
Coney Island creek.
The senate passed the bill OF Senator
Foley providing for the establishment IN
New York city of "A college OF commerce
and adm nis,ration and museum OF com
marce ana civcs. The Chamber OF Com
mcrce has promised 10 erect "A building toi
the college at the southeast corner nj
TW nty-third street and Lexington avenue
Asscmblymnu Golden OF New Yorl
served notice In the Assembly that mex
THURSDAY he will move for the passage o
his resolutions asking the Attorney-Gen
eral and State Treasurer for an account
ing OF funds expended in the pursuit o
Harry X. Thaw and requiring that th'
/ chase be given up as waste OF publ
moneys