New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-03
City Will Benefit Largely
by Abolishing Aid for
Rural Roads.
SUFFRAGE, BUDGET,
PROHIBITION BILLS UP
Senate Likely to Adjourn April
2l-Legislators Hasten 10
Finish Work.

Albany. April 2.-The fate Of the
bills introduced by Senator Brown for
the benefit Of New York City is still
in the balance, no agreement having
been reached between he majority
leader of the Senate and Speaker
Sweet for their enactment by the As
sembly. The Speaker said to-day that
there was considerable opposition in
the lower house 10 the passage Of
some of the Brown New York City
bills, especially the one that splits the
automobile license fees between the
state and the municipality. At pres
ent the 100000 derived from this
source goes entirely TO the state for
use of the roads upstate. And the
rural Assemblymen don't want 20 lose
any part of IT,
The Brown bills will come into the
Senate next week, probably on Wednes-
day night. a Il is Z, intention OF the
majority leader TO keep the Senators
in session on that night and Thursday
night also TO make up for the time
that will be lost tomorrow and Tues
day by the absence of Senator'S on &C
count Of the primaries.
Senator Wagner also will try TO OBJ
tain the passage OF bill to repeal the
law providing state aid for town high
ways As the law stands now, Senator
Wagner said, the state must give
nearly S2,000,000 this year for con-
struction and maintenance of local
highways. Passage Of this bill, he
argues, will save to the state this 49,
000, 900 or approximately % per cent
Of the amount of the proposed direct
tax, which IL estimated by Senator
Sage at s3,500,000.
April q has already been tentatively
agreed upon by the Senate leaders for
adjournment. This leaves only three
weeks more for the enactment OF legis-
latlon and there is some doubt that
the solons will get through by that
time in view of the snall-like progress
made so far. No really big measures
have come before the Legislature for
action yet. The budget bill will be
introduced Wednesday, but the reap
portionment bill will no, be in shape
for another week.
II is likely that the Brown bill pro-
vding for the abandonment OF the
Nohansic Hospital for the Insane and
of the Yorktown School for Boys on
the Croton watershed will come before
the Senate Wednesday or Thursday.
, Senator Brown now has the requisite
number Of votes 10 pass the measure,
which provides for the appointment OF
committee 10 study the whole ques-
ton.
The appropriation bin, conforming
in the main TO the tentative budget
till submitted by Governor Whitman,
il is expected will be introduced by
Senator Henry ". Sage, chairman OF
the Finance Committee, tomorrow
The various items in the bill total ap-
proximately S60,00O00O.
Senate leaders say disposition Of
three important matters will be made
during the week These are the
Whitney Brereton suffrage bill, for a
referendum in 1917 on the question Of
votes for women; the Sage and Towner
bills for the improvement of Sing Sing
prison and the construction OF a new
prison on a farm site, and the Mo-
hansic controversy.
The suffrage bill was passed by the
Assembly and favorably reported by
the Senate Judiciary Committee. but
action on it was deferred at the request
Of Senator Elon K. Brown. the major
ity leader Senator Sage's prison bill
would provide for the improvement Of
Sing Sing and the construction Of a
new cell DOCK ana lne CONSTRUCTION VI
new farm prison on either the Wing
dale or Bcekman sites.
Assemblyman Kilcaid's bill 70 ap-
pirate 100000 for the mobilization Of
the national guard is on the third read
ing calendar in both houses, and il Is
expected action will be taken on 1t be-
fore the weekend recess.
There is q possibility that several
Of the more important prohibition bills
also may be reported TO the Rules Com