New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
Strike Legislation Held Up
Corporations on Capitol
Heath, He Complains.
1AWMAKING TURPlNS
DEMANDED THEIR TOLL
rhomnson Posse Will Trail
Bandit SolonS. but First They
Uncover New p. 5. FavorS.

Al that + ". Whitridgc, president
.,.he Third Avenue Railway Company.
I-,vs q graft and strike legislation in
.,bsnv will be told under oath on
thursday morning next, when the
rbomrsca committee resumes its in
vss,ea;ou o. matters relating to the
p.brc Service Commission.
Nr Whi.rdcc, in a peppery letter TO
.se THOMPSON committee, explaining
nav he paid $3.50 q year 20 the Legis-
,,.,ve Index Publishing Company, Of
Albany for being kept posted on legis-
lst:on introduced. said;
You may possibly not be aware Of
f. hv. ,here formerly existed IN TINS
,,~~oavealth what is generally known
as system Of strike legislation. which
vss s. proposal by one person or an
o.be~ 70 procure legislation in,miCal to
generations IN The hope OF terrorizing
...-, into making payments 10 those
Interested.
q remember upon one occasion urs-
.,ra Senator 70 vote agains, certain
rropo,i,on 10 amend the Code Of Civil
Procedure, snd he replied; oh, you
lswyers merely talk. What I'm asking
e. IS :here anything in this for Mrs. c.
and the SIX lt,le C.'s% Later | heard
Of s member Of the Legislature who,
commenting upon some reform move
mert. remarked: II cannot use my op-
por,1rit.es in albany might as well
say q: home and attend TO my grocery
business
we have some reason 10 fear a re-
c-udescence Of this state of affairs,
and consider that IL is prudent to spend
,ac sum Of $3.50 a year in order that
we cay srow what is being proposed"
jus: which Senator had the solicit
-cs -or MIS-. C. and the six little C.'s
te Thompson committee would like 10
a.oF. as well as the name of the legis-
.r.cr who had a grocery business and a
1c FOR taking advantage OF his op-
r.--l-.,'es ID Albany. There is also
c-ro>-E regarding the grounds for
"a. "ntrege fear that the days of
fc Black Horse Cavalry are likely to
.,,1r,
N- Na.,dce's letter was reply
.u t-or lroMpSOn's request for the
-re o. al officials and other in the
-E W t1e street railway companies
-l--g ros.t-or, Of trust. and also the
al. l. .t.a
-. tre amount paid 20 them. Mr.
H1.,..lce said the committee had no
1896 Cd demand this information,
- gave 70. saying that q refusal might
understood by those in the com
rT who delight n taking fings al
E--e- railways.
il The matter OF counsel Mr.. Whit
:--c showed 70 was poSsib Die 70 retain
SRA -,-s Is Evarts Choate & Sher-
and SpOoner & Cotton for
S7-ls9l and S3126O2 annually. re-
.-c~re.y. 40 lawyers more skilled in
PRACTICAL politics than in legal lore ap-
,-l Oh the Third Avenues list Of
,.-.se.
g.. the railways. except the B. r. L.,
ave gwen similar information.
Herbert /. Carpenter, chairman of
ne Fulton Street Protective League
a.c the Fulton Street Property Owners
-.soc.-.ion, Of Brooklyn, who early in
ne week accused Travis Whitney, sec
:'.,-r o. The Public Service Commits
c9- O. fayori1g the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company was the first witness
e, yesterday session Of the Thompson
committee
j.. Carpenter caused another little
u u. &c
REL WILLIAMS. of the Public Service
commission, as saying:
an going 90 retire on February /,
20 eanno; say much 20 you now. But
n-n ] retire viii give you some i'm
}9..lnt information. This matter has
'es- nXe1 for q long period Of time"
ne matter Nr. Carpenter said Com
missioner Williams referred 70 was the
9.-cng O.; a heavy elevated structure
@1ag Fulton Street, 20 which the
oiooA ynltes owning property along
"e' 'horouchfare object. Two days
sg2 w. Carpenter served Commissioner
".t ans w.'r am injunction restrain
+s me Public Service Commission from
-lpoins plans for the further third
'4,AHg ~ the Fulton Street al" line.
Ton missioner Williams" said Mr.
Dai' .er, in answer 10 my plea,
ia-' statement that Mr.. Turner
rH f.o Us with Chairman Edward
-lali Nr Williams said he was
-N Us. Dir Williams said ne did not
se VIII Nr Turner The Commits
ss.s eng rcer tra; the connecting Of
=. elevated AID subway would cause
ltrestor"
nm siorer William Williams, of
s Jepar'mect ~ Water Supply, Gas
--ect1c'y. was witness again
'e ne Thompson committee. He
~ luFiter details regarding the
ING Of the streets of New York.
a'ot Thompson yesterday con-
rsl the story published in The
s--e NAT bis committee would in
p..e bin abohshng the present
,.c Service commissions and rcplac-
..sm with snge-headed commits
80. q. seven
".'s,t Colgate Wood, who resigned
,- me Public Service Commission
t NE Thompson committee was
t,,",.a'irg criminal charges against
,se -es not Yet made good his prom
C.,-1Leet through his counsel. John b.
r.,.,. s,Se-to appear before the com
i ,..i senator Thompson said Wood
VN On Finger Kills Woman.
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