The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-06
TEACHERS In FIGHT
OYER PENSION BILL
uuudrcd> Jam Senate, Loudly
Urging Demands Of OPP.
posing Factions.
sRrERE LAUDS MEASURE

hnl
u,,sr. April 5.-Nothine that thea
..+ demons,rative band Of woman suf-.l
.ssls.. ever attempted at Albany COULD
anal the militant outbreak in tho state
..r,,e chamber to-day OF the school
..c,ers Of New York city. II was thsd
lard breaking verbal combat OF thsd
sssion.
mere were nearly 200 teachers crowd-a
,be Senate gallery and two%hirds of
,s floor space, urging the Cities Com
u,,., :, repor. favorably the lockwood
r., .nbogen teachers retirement pension
,r,d bill. The balance Of the apacs vast
,,t.n up by 100 or more teachers op-I
,oeed 20 the measure.
rr,ouen,iy during the iiveitest chap
~. OF the debate Senator George e.
,-s.,sinrer. chairman Of the commit,
- mad 10 walk between the proponents
"a opponents, welding his gavel JUST
C policeman would patrol his beat
With a r~ightSsick. i
Miss Grace c. Strachan. chairman of
80 comm ttee on pensions OF the STATED
federation of Teachers. supported byl
s.y Chamber lain Henry c. Bruere Dr.
i,mes L. Sullivan. principal Of the Boysv
sbCh school Of Brooklyn Edward Man.
Sei. president of the Association OF Men,
rtacners and Principals: Miss Olive
Zones. secretary Of the federation; Will
nm 4. Wilcox. president Of the Board
a. Education Miss Isabelle Ennis. pres
ae-; o.. the Glass Teachers Association.
ard Others advocated the committee's'
APP oval OF the bill.
Lively Tits en- NsutO.
A great part OF the delegation q
teachers favoring tho measure came to
Albany on a special train. which also
carried the opponents. Arguments waged
60 hG en- route that at least In n In
sarcc certain teachers were asked to
AXE another car because OF serious diff
,erenccs 81 opinion.
The opponents Of the bill. objectinE 20
irving M & per cent. OF their salaries
Tor any pension plan. they said. were
hitter IN dcnouncing the WILL
am Hendrie. Edward Gordon. Miss Har-
-eite Porriit. DR.. Henry l.. L!nville.
Mss Whitmore. G. A. Grover. Henry {.
Moore. Miss Jennie Jones. Fred c.
tN : ~ u 1h' Asts We
Berg and half a dozen others were
heard In opposition.
They declared the plan was unfair.
worked TO the advantage OF the older
teachers. established %annuitieS for teach
rs utout TO retire and was a practi-
al "frameup'' for their benefit. as
IL, rs, the best interests OF the younger
si ~ men and women teachers. The
opponents Of the bill had first whack
At Il. while the friends OF the plan
cgiet'y listened.
When Miss Strachan. Mr.. Bruere and
4 -he3s began lauding the merits Of the
l'sN. howGver. there were groans from
..s enemy. The opponents crowded upon
.e 500 40 Nocr within an arms reach
>. ,'c exporters Of the Every
bt U. .tanding n sitting space WAS
occupied. The Senate had given the
trrh'. two hours Use OF tho chamber.
By, early three hours was taken UP
,rorc they got to the heart Of their
i.gumenis.
Cries of "That's Q Lie!"
Ar the advocates Of the bill argued
10 It. favor I, v were frequently inter
rup,ed from ,ae lines Of the opposing
forces with cries OF "Oh. listen TO that -
Ism, tina, awful =" That's a lie - Yes,
Us III '.Elt LOT the Olu udIuCS, OuI WIZ
about us"
Senator Lockwood interrupted TO sug-
.es, that Il; was odd that the opposition
lei; SO much offended by the bill when
MS committee has received only 800 let
,e's protesting against II and over 1000
10 10 favor. This remark nearly broke
Up the hearing. For ten minutes the
opponents seemed determined to walk
SWAY with the committee. They scram-
bed through the lines OF the advocates,
1ushlng others to one side and waving
e,tuus 10 their hands. Before the
'lmult could be checked the committees
i desk VAS piled three feet high with docu.
ments Of al. kinds expressing opposition
q thousands the excited opponents in.
sisted were against The bill. From a
dozen TN oats came the question. Nov
maven you go, more than 800 protests
aRa,ns, the bill?"
{ Senator ArgetsinEer insisted that he
would call the sergeant at arms and
ear 'he room II order was not restored
and maintained. but admitted that Sena.
'or lockwood himself had precipitated
me outbreak. Meanwhile the Senators
were trying TO get to their seats and
senator Elon II, Brown. the majority
eader, was urging Senator Argetsinger
'ei up in order to permit the Sen.
ate 10 reconvene.
Threatens o Clear Galleries.
The teachers for and against the bill
'o!ld n"t bulge a foot until more was
>sd on both sides. BY this time women
we're shouting from the galleries that
w opposition was responsible for the
Fslrhdhcc. From the FOO Of the Sen.
10 chamber Chairman Argetsinger ad'
'tsSed the gallery and urged quiet there
'nder threat Of clearing that part OF
me chamber.
You're only talking 10 the galleries.
en,arhed a little woman in q front seat
'|1 the senator raped his Eave! again
90 the desk.
w, Bruerc was accused Of refusing
sec an a'tuary to discuss the arrange
n,, or tho fund, which Miss Strachaf
.uAr.H WAS bankrupt. He said ne re.
'.S'l because ne did o know the name
y Inc a~''unly. whereupon there wa,
Noul"T "uthurst Of 'Ohs'' from the Cd.
NahH teachers, Mr.. Bruere explained
~dt the bill provides for the r%eorganixa.
IN o. the teachers pension fund In New
oN on a sound basis upon which thu
ana teachers will eventually DAY
Ne-half, "
The bin takes over the existing teach,
H'lr'd list Of 100 pensioners as q
Idrgc against the city and sets aside
- " reserve fund all future contribu'
.o't ~ teachers to lie used only for thu
~v'SlonS of the contributors. The city
1athcs dollar for dollar, Mr.. Bruer,
'aW' every contribution Of the teacher
"' meets the deficit where the teacher,
'"' 'hNi." on, limited to "A maximum o
~ per tlff nf hIe mr. hnt. auIar, xa.tIl mn