New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-25
Assembly Bill Would Au-
thorize Training of Boys
of rs and 10.
MILITARY EDUCATION
TO BE DEFERRED
Regents Decide Against Legisla-
ton Now-Suffrage ReSolu-
ton Shelved.

Albany. Feb. 24-Creation by the
Governor Of the New York Reserve
70 be composed of all eighteen and
nineteen year old male citizens Of the
state who are not members Of the or
ranized militia. would be authorized by
bill introduced in the Legislature
to-day by J. Leslie Kincaid. chairman
OF the Assembly Military Affairs Com
nittee.
The measure would empower the
Governor 20 prescribe the nature and
number OF the drills. which are not 10
exceed forty, Of tive hours each, and
two weeks Of field service annually.
Use Of officers and men Of the ma
uonal guard and their armorics and
other property would DC provided 1or.
II The measure becomes Jaw every
young man in the state would be en-
rolled IN the reserve on reaching the
age OF eighteen and would be dls-
charged az the age OF twenty.
1t is inadvisablc that at the present
time there shall be specific legislation
providing for military education in the
New York public schools, the Board Of
REGENTS Of the University Of the state
Of New York decided at meeting here
to-day. The Regents discussed the
various measures introduced IN the
LEGISLATURE intended 10 provide Tor
military training in the schools.
After the session 10 was announced
that the Regents had agreed that Il
would be best to recommend that &
commission be appointed TO study the
situation and decide whether military
training should be provided in the
schools of the state. Assemblyman
Rocmhild. Of Buffalo, recently intro
duced I'm the Assembly a bill intended
20 provide for such commission.
Bills intended 20 repeal the law au-
thorizinc the use of state money in
aid of town roads we're introduced by
senator Wagner and Assemblynan
Ploch. Of New York. Senator Wagner
declared that of Sl,SO0,000 used for
,his purpose last year New York City.,s
share of the expense was Sl,2OO,OO9, al
though the city received no benefit IN
return. The passage Of the bill, ne
said. would decrease the city's budget
by S1,20o,OOO.
tuition. designed 10 provide for another
referendum on the suffrage question,
was postponed until March 7 when II
came I'D on order or second reading IN
the Assembly.
Creation Of a commission TO devise
2 nlsn TO compel all municipalities TO
adopt "pay-as-y ou-go" policy and
10 preven. the issuance OF long term
c'tv bonds for public improvements was
forecast in the Senate by Majority
Leader Brown.
The Senator declared that the vari-
ous municipalities were in debt slightly
moro than 10 per cent Of the entire as
sesscd valuation of the state, when
the state and municipal debts were con
sidered Jointly, and that some steps
should be taken to reduce this per-
centage. mic:
"Th, question Of financing munich
palities which have approached their
debt limit is a serious one and must De
met by comprehensive legislation at an
early date" Senator Brown said. lie
was speaking in oppositio % two bills,
introduced by Senator Slater, intended
20 permit Ossining TO issue approx
matelv $4,000 in bonds to meet float
ing indebtedness. The measures were
advanced TO the order of final passage.