The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-20
SNEAK BILLS TO Be
KILLED AT ALBANY
Constitutional Convention De.
cidcs to End Emergency
Messages Abuses.
GOVERNOR LOSES POWER

AlBASr, July 1a.-Emergency mes
cages to obtain the passage Of bills
through the Legislature without their
hepg printed the required three days
are abolished by "a constitutional amend
rent proposed by II. Leroy Austin which
VAS advanced to third reading by the
Constitutional Convention tonight. Thu
only one to oppose the measure was
Louis VI. Martin of Clinton
After a hearing. during which Mr..
Austin pointed out the various abuses
10 which the emergency messages a
been subjected. Chairman william
Barnes Of the Committee on Legislative
Powers suggested an amendment under
which messages could be used to obtain
the passage of bills printed one day In
stead OF three days and h amend
ment was so reported to the v
ton. Later the committee reversed it.
self and voted in favor of the measure
sbolishing emergency messages.
Those who spoke in favor OF the
amendment tonight were Mr.. Austin.
NJ. Barnes, Henry l.. Sdmson. Edgar T.
Brachett. Frank l.. Young. Senator Rob-
eri +. Wagner, Alfred T. Smith and DE
Lsncey Nicoll. Mr.. Nicoll called the
present provisions OF the Constitution In
respect 10 the emergency passages a
joke on the last constitutional con-
teAtion which first required the printing
4 bills for three days before they can
he passed. and then proceeded to nullify
ums p'VNie.on - Suns tne 'uNernoi
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The speakers admitted that the
'mersency message provision was a good
one u the Governors would not abuse IT.
hut Mr.: Austin and others showed wha,
Trivia olIIs a been showed through 81
me iast minute py emergency messages
Iuph'itE II uenahueu OF Lesisia'urt
measures IL WAS sa'u' anu 'he va; !,
hrough Oh las. minute Dis wntcn nav
nlttee and which have escaped publicity
Abolition of the emergency message
also will do away with the rush of bill;
IN the last two or three days OF thu
session. 4, was pointed out. Hundreds OF
bills now 60 through at the last moment
many of them under messages from tn,
G~overnor who often does NOT know wha,
the hills contain. Frequently Cavern
ors veto hills for which they have sipne,
.meryency ,ressav..
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ne passed rms VIII CIV me LEGISLATOR
names oi kno"hns what Tue oi'is con
yam "heh ,he! are sent tnroush th'
senate ana ASSEMBLY III Will also shu
OF the idst minute conferences on TN
money hilis ana the log rolling and wir'
RULING To OBTAIN appropriation items.
II Nas also shown that the famous
Ford special franchise tax hill wen
through tho Legislature under an emery
On = message from Gov. Roosevelt, al
though there was no emergency" in ,hi,
ra SO. as the bill had been printed and OF
me desks of members for fifteen DAYS.
Barnes SIN HAS Homes.
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Lonis Marshall and Ed,ar r. Rrackst
,b"arsa 49," a - ~. $50 We,
e.chment t,Sal Tonight when the con
enton was considering Ray Il. Smith
proposed amendment empowering tn,
assembly TO convene Of itself withou
reclamation from the Governor to pre-
oafe impeachment articles against
GOVERNOR MI Marshaii opposed grant
re such a power upon the ground ina
N,ulu ne useu against 'he 'h'eres's d