New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13

only fair that those who profit from
the sale of cigarettes should reimburse
the taxpayers for their care Of the
cigarette fends.
"The constitutionality OF the excise
tax was upheld by the Court OF APP
peals on the ground that the state has
q right 10 be Unidentified, inasmuch as
il is supporting criminals and lunatics
who have been made so through drink.
There are now in the institutions OF
the state far more people than you re-
alize who have been sent there by
cause Of cigarette smoking. and my OBJ
jcct is 10 follow out the thought OF The
excise law"
Suggests Assembly District Changes.
The proposal to reapportion, As
sembly districts was offered by Louis
+. Hafen. Of The Bronx. II Increases
the number of Assemblymen from lol
to l6s. He would increase New YORK
City's representation IN the lower
house from 90 10 "a.
The various changes proposed in the
HafTon bill are: Albany County. re
duced from 4 TO 3; Bronx, increased
from 4 to g. Cattaraugas and Cayuga,
each reduced from , to !; Erie. IN
creased from S 10 10; Kings, increased
from u 20 81; Monroe, increased from
4 10 s; Nassau. increased from TO =;
New York Manhattan, reduced from
q 10 30; Oswego. reduced from 20 !;
Queens. increased from 4 to s; Rens-
selaer. reduced from 3 TO ,; Richmond.
increased from to ,; Schenectady, in
creased from TO .; Westchester, IN
creased from 3 to 2.
90
introduced, by request, bill forbid
ding the existence Of labor unions com
prisinc employees of more than one
establishment. While permitting en-
ploves in one firm or corporation 10
form a union Of their own. 1t forbids
the union from Furnishing any member
for violating any of the unions rules.
Judge Adolph J. Rodenbeck. Of
Rochester. would establish a sort Of
censor over the Legislature, 10 be
known as Legislative Counsel, 70 be APP
pointed BY the Governor for a period
Of six wears. No bill could be intro
duced BY any Of the standing or select
committees until its form and express
sion but not its substance had been
approved in writing by the Legislative
Counsel This proposed official would
not only supervise all legisl alton as to
form and expression, but also prepare
revisions and consolidation Of the stat
utcs. report to the Legislature all de-
fects and omissions in the laws and
present bills 10 remedy these defects,
prepare indices of the statutes, and
perform such other duties as the Legis-
lature may prescribe.
Judiciary Counsel Proposed.
Another proposed amendment Of
Judge Rodenbeck provides that the APP
pellate Division shall from time TO
time designate one of the Supreme
Court justices as judiciary counsel, 70
serve without extra compensation.
The duties Of the judiciary counsel
shall be to prepare rules of pleading,
practice and procedure for the courts
Of the state. 10 obtain information and
prepare statistics with reference 10 the
operation Of rules OF court and OF the
business transacted by the courts of
the state. to report to the justices de-
fects and omissions in the statutes
and rules relating 10 procedure with
suitable bills and rules 20 remedy such
defects, and perform such other duties
a may be prescribed by such justices.
Authority may be conferred upon the
judiciary counsel by the Appellate Di-
vision 10 classify causes, regulate the
calendar practice and provide calendars
Of cases. assign judges 10 terms of
court and exercise general supervl-
sion over the business of the admins
tration OF justice in the courts of the
state. The justices OF the Appellate
Division may authorize the judiciary
counsel TO appoint and at pleasure re-
move the necessary assistants and fix
their compensation.
At a hearing before the judiciary
committee on the Foley bill making
the Public Service Commission BIZ
partisan board and its members consti-
tutional officers. Frederick {. Stevens
declared the proposition was unwise
and unsound.
"The public utilities law has not
been developed sufficiently to warrant
its incorporation in the organic law Of
the state" said Mr.. Stevens. who was
chairman of the original Hughes BIZ
partisan Public Service Commission OF
the I'd District. -partissnism is a
fraud and failure. A bipartisan
board generally results in lot of BIZ
partisan tools"
Judge William VI. X. Olcott said he
believed bipartisan boards acted as a
Ntlfi iflA ~ AHN AhHaN+Ay Va NiAt
pointing power.
Legal Examination of Prisoners.
In an Indictment Of the sweat nox"
or third degree prosecution" which he
declared had made the administration
Of criminal justice a scandal through
out the country. Henry A. Foster. Of
New York, urged the bill OF rights
committee 20 provide a constitutional
provision for legal examination of
prisoners before trial.
Louis Marshall. chairman OF the COM
mittee. took exception 10 Mr.. Fosters
assertion that crimes OF violence were
fifteen 10 twenty times greater IN the
United States than in England or Ger
many because OF the lax administration
OF law IN this country. Mr.. Marshall
maintained that the fewer number Of
crimes Of violence IN England wns due
TO the fact that the English were a
phlegmatIc race, not easily moved 10
violence.
Lemuel +. Qulgg appeared before the
committee 70 urge that immunity he
not extended to public officers IN ,riro-
inal or civil cases where thew are re-
quired 10 testify. Mr. Quigc charged
that under the present system in New
York the District Attorney is able TO
pick both judge and jury in criminal
caseA