New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-19
More than 1000 Measures
To Be Disposed OF Be
fore Adjournment.
"a LAWS AFFECTING
CITY ARE PASSED
All but One Proposal Approved
by Mitchell Rejected by
Legislators.
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.-r.-f e stan Correspondent q Tie Ir''Aei
= Albany. April 1S-The Legislature
enters upon its final week tomorrow.
Il promises TO be record breaker.
To date $3.50 bills have been intro
duced and fewer than third Of them
have been acted upon, leaving more
than 1000 bills 20 be either passed
or killed during the week.
In 20 Yesterday the Governor had
signed 444 bills. OF these p affected
New York City. Of which the most nota-
BILE was the Cromwell StoddaTd bill
sbolishing the antiquated and much
criticised coroners system. and estao-
fishing the office Of medical examiner.
q, one Of the bills affecting New
York CITY. the Cullen marginal freight
railway bill. which has been approved
by the Mayor. q nearing Will De gwen
bv the Governor tomorrow.
OF the bills not yet passed the most
important is the Cromwell @ct giving
70 the Board OF Estimate power to TX
A ouict but effective lobby OF repre-
son.a+ivos Of the various classes Of
ci+, cmDloves, notably the police ana
teachers. has been fighting this pill
which i, asked for By the New YORK
CITY authorities.
Whether the lobbyists or Mayor
Mitchell will prevail will be known IN
another SIX days. So Tar the DIH mas
not emerged from the Cities Commit
. Another bill asked for by the Mayor
ia The Nills-Flaman bill, establishing
= department of markets for New oIA
Cit- This also lies ouiescent IN the
cities Committees Of both houses.
Still another important measure
asked for Lv New York City IS the
Cromwell bin reducing the Board OF
Education from forty-slN TO twenty
three. This. TOO, is opposed ny the
teachers lobby, and they boast they
have beaten it.
Another important bin is the meas
urc permitting the secession OF tne
Eoclawavs from New York City. ms
till. opposed 0y the New YORK CITY au-
thor.ies. has passed the Assembly Dy
au almost unanimous vote
Other important measures yet TO be
acted upon are; 80,
The Mills secured debt tax bill, BY
which substantial increases in the
state'g revenues are expected; the
SDr.ac bin. consolidating the work
mems compensation and the State
Labor Department; the amended can
rorics bill: the Marshall bill, permit
ting national banks TO act as eXecu-
tors of trust funds; the Thompson bill
putting jitney buses under the Pubic
Service Commission; the Wilson excise
fiu. raising the license fee Of all
handlers OF intoxicants 80 Is per cent,
bv which S6OOO.OOO viii be added to
the states revenues.
SuH others are the Sanders liquor
stamp tax ito be introduced tomorrow
night. To- raise at least 100000 an
nuallv: the Horton civil service inves-
tipatirc commissioners resolution, the
THOMPSON single-headed Public Ser
vice Commission bill. to be introduced
tomorrow night, and the approprla-
ton and supply bills. With respect to
,hc latter considerable pruning is to
be done 10y the Senate. The Governor
has the Gual word on these, and II was
announced by one close TO the Gov
crnor tonight that he, too. viii take
"a hand I'm pruning these money bills
when they come before him.