New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-13
GAYS GOVERNOR
MEANS TO SIGN
CANNERY BILL
Senator Thompson De
rlares Nothing Can Pre-
vent Its Approval.
MAKES Y HOURS
WORK FOR WOMEN
,,.;,man and Leaders Decide to
pnsb Measure Ousting Com
pensatioH Board.

So Correspondent 81 The Tribune
,h.nv April l2.-At a conference
-, before the Legislature con-
P. SO between Governor Whitman and
legislative leaders all important
,.,l.,ion now before the two houses
,bout to be introduced was dis
,u.sed. r IN,
y, father o. the csnnery bill al
80 women and children TO be
lied seyenty-twO hours a week.
~ ;s now before the Governor. de-
1000 later that nothing could be done
'. ,,eyent the Governor from signing
the measure. ,
Tbs statement, made in the face of
-. t,ct that the Governor has set
-,,-.5av for a hearing on the bill.
,,;,b is opposed by every one inter
ZOO in social service and humani-
movements. was declared un-
arg 9s.5 nv friend Of Mr.. Whitman.
loss'.tor ThompSon's statement was
.nIed by an attack by Senator Wsg-
Pv'or Two other cannery bills OF Sen
ne. TbomnSon. which, in effect, permit
s'v' ,lorlirq Of men, women and chill
We ne canneries day and night.
~" hills. however, have not yet been
rbomoson Assails Newspapers.
carotor Thompson referred to news
er,ic'es. cartoons and editorials,
lst,.,;rr his cannery bills as press
s.a .. oTticles." and declared: They
Ss," -, 10 scare the Governor into
Icing these bills. Nothing can inter
w.. Nth the signing o. the Dill whlch
.,, before the Governor.
~, senator Thompson made an at
or Tho women of New York CITY
. ~ arc opposing his cannery lcglsla-
ion. saying: ILL.,. 10 soo M
,,org in cigarette smoking that Is m
s sII-S3 in nv their sisters in New YORK
&c are worrying about their sisters
liking in the Cannerles.
a iS,-rs OF the leading citizens IN the
- ero opposed 10 this cannery leglS-
80, ~ remarked Senator Wagner,
and ., / nope the Senator Will retrac'
his charge IA MT 70
tract .,.;.h +ho Governor
-. Tlon r. Brown. President pro
W.. ~ the Senate. and Senators Ogden
Mills ! Henry Walters, George r.
= . 80 and Charles Wlcks;
c,ssksr Sweet. and the majority leader
~, p;nmen. Of the Assembly.
W;Il Oust Compensation Board.
vas decided 10 rush through the
S,,;,c hin. which abolishes the work
,Lsris Conversation Commission ana
~ Isbor Department and creates
,,,.s Industrial board of three mem
49, An amendment 10 the bill was
s-af,sd adding rye employers and hye
s-.sloves 10 the board to act in an ad-
v;,orv eaDacItv. The advisers are 10
ss-ys without paw. and are 10 be called
y when kno,ty problems beset the
bosrd This amendment was made IN
The Senate tonight. and the Dill was
advanced to the order OF maj passage
The conference could not agree on
he bills affecting the election laws,
!, was stated that New York Clty was
against subm ttnE 20 a referendum
Inc question whether the state conVen-
ron along old party lines should De re-
stored.
Nothing definite was reached on the
Public Service Commission SITUATION
by, II was learned that the Governor
would take up the matter and decide
II tomorrow There is talk of legisla-
ton recognizing the Public Service
Commissions. but whether this VIII
nsterialize. and Just what shape il will
take Il il doe, few venture to guess.
III, known that the Governor does not
van. 70 remove the four members OF
he Public Service Commission OF the
lr Distric. Nessrs. Mccall, Cram,
Williams and Wood against whom
charges have been preferred, although
rsrt yleaders are urging him to throw
hem out that Republicans may be put
70 their places
Senator Brown. at the close of the
conference. said he believed direct
lax Of sl5.000o0O would have to be
.eUed This viii require an impost or
little more than one ard quarter
mills. A bill providing for the direct
AK will be introduced on Thursday by
senator James 4. Emerson.
To Limit State Aid to Roads.
IN the Senate tonight Senator Wag-
'er introduced a bill forbidding the
payment Of state aid for local roads
whenever IL is necessary TO levy
direct tax or when. m order 10 pay the
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