New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-02
Tax Reform and Con
servatiOn Commission
Measures Passed.
CANNERY BILL READY
FOR FINAL PASSAGE
Session Lasting Eight Hours
Marked by Personalities
and Bad Temper.

majority in the Senate to-day, after
passing the tax reform bill and the
Machold bill, recognizing the conser-
walton commission, adopted cloture
rule TO prevent the Democrats from
holding up with dilatory tactics the
vast amount Of work yet before the
Senate. The Thompson Bewley csnnery
bill, increasing the hours that women
and children may work in the cam
neries, was advanced to the order OF
final passage.
Altogether it was a lively session,
beginning sharp at II o'clock and last
ing until Z. The ing sessions and bit
ter debates Of the last two weeks have
told on the nerves of some of the Sem
etors, and to-day personalities were
freely INDUCED in, and loose talk, for
the most part. was the order OF the
day.
The Democrats made open boast that
they would nullify the cloture rule by
showing the Republicans some new
tricks. If one OF them is an attempt
TO have all bills read in full they are
likely to be disappointed, for Lieuten-
ant Governor Schoeneck ruled against
Senator Wagner, the minority leader,
to-day when he asked that the tax re-
form bill be read in full. Mr.. Wagner
| declared this was against all prece-
dent and in violation of the state con-
stitution. Il was recalled that during
the direct primary fight Llndon bates
/ then an Assemblyman, forced the read-
ing of the direct primary bill IN fuil:
a process that took five and a hair
| hours.
Wagner Opens Attack.
Senator Wagner opened up the at
tack on the bill recognizing the con-
81 rvation commission with reading
from a pamphlet charging the lumber
end allied interests with being BEHIND
the bill. He said that a self-appointed
committee. headed by Colonel William
Barbour. Of New York, had urged the
reorganizaticn of the commission on
the Governor for selfish interests.
"Why," he shouted, there are men
in back of this bill who have been IN
terested in lumber thievery IN the All
rondacks! And one of the advocates
was condemned by II; Leroy nustin,
who was appointed by Governor hughes
to investigate these very matters. >,
That's an anonymous and cowardly
pamphlet framed by some wild man
from Borneo," said Senator Brown. =,
"No, it's not anonymous, SAID M
Z WAGNER. at is vouched for by John u.
/ Moore. Conservation Commissioners"
"Then | withdraw all of my charge
excent about the wild man from Bor-
neo," answered MIR. Brown. Mr..
Moore is a raiser Of suspicious and
protector of crazy socialistic ideas.
! Those are his qualifications for his job:
And rs for the two other members OF
the commission, Patrick 7. McCabe quail
! flies by his knowledge of the pohtlcai
woods of Albany, and George Il. van
ennan is fitted because ne is coumsei
to the lumber interests hereaoouts' o.,
The bill was passed by vote OF 20
TO 10. II will be signed by the Gov
ernor within a few. days. II PROVIDES
for a single headed commission, Win
three deputies. go, ,l
The tax reform bill was passed by
vote of 81 to II. This bill wipes out
IN present State Tax Commission ana
establishes the State Tax Department,
TO which is transferred the assessing
OF corporate taxes, a powe- now heId
by the State Con rollers ONCE.
Brown Assails Byrnes.
Senator Brown made bitter attack
on Thomas b. Byrnes, OF Brooklyn, me
head of the commission, who, he SAID,
while in the Office Of the New YORK Olty
Controller foistet a farm near M: sena
: *. Queens, on the city for s5OOOO
more than its value.
"He was suspended, an while under
suspension Governor CT. nm appointed
him to his present position, well KNOW
ing his record" said Brown.
Senator Cullen declared the charge
was untrue, and that Commissioners
Byrnts resigned because OF political
fight. ;.o
an attack on the so-called ripper bills;
81 did not come here with slime and
mud dug from a vile political well TO
besmirch the Senate" replied Senator
brown. "These bills termed ripper
ere introduced that the Governor may
appoint efficient men. | would Ike TO
know if have to stay here the rest OF
the session with the noise OF hot-a!r
balloon beside me. | have given this
man (meaning Senator Wagner lee
WAY. lie is trying to kill me. l think
ultimately he will kill himself, and
think we should let him know the Sen
ate is wise to his ignoble purpose to
destroy the efficiency of the Senate"
Then the closure rule was introduced,
and. amid wild scenes, passed by a
strict party vote. go,
During the debate on the canning bill
Senator S. A. Jones, Of Chenango. who
is a bitter foe of saloons, reused Sen
tor Wagner's ire.
az don't understand YOU" said Mr.
Wagner. "You weep to fight to save the
drunkards and preach in pulpit on
SUNDAY, and yet you would have wom-
on and children slave IN the canneries
twenty-four hours on the holy day.
/, Mr.. Jones in his reply said some
thing about New York City, which
thought forth the following from Mr.
Wagner: ... ,
eyes. and we mean that you shall
continue paying" retorted the Senator
from Chenango. .,, -, NJ
Senator Ogden l.. Mills asked MI
Wagner, who had the floor, for per-
mission to ask Senator Jones ques-
ton. r
NO." said Mr.. Wagner. 81 want to
rave you from a discussion with MT
Jones"
THANK God for that!" said Senator
Mills