New-York tribune., 1917-07-23
Younger Representa-.
Said to Have Made an
Enviable Showing
Bills Adverse to cit,
Committee Finds Tendene, :.
Legislature to Shirk
Responsibility

The annual repor. Of the cOn-,..
on legislation Of the Citizen, II
regarding the personal seryic. ,..'
Of the Asscmblymen from N,n,,,..
and The Bronx at the last r.y,,,.
sion Of the Legislature. was mad. ".
lie yesterday, and will be di,,ribr,.,
in pamphlet form this week
The Democratic Assemblyn., 49,.
New York County are praised ., S.
ing better records than .ho. ~
cent years. and a majority AZ ~
Bronx delegation, all Democn,, :.
said to have made good shovi,..,
The Kings County Democrats, N, :.
port states, fell below the aye,,s. a.,
most TO a man."
The tendency Of the Legi,l,tp,. ;.
shirk responsibility" The 49,.
states, lis one of the di,.or,p p.h
features of the operation Of on, ias
lative machinery. The extent ~ ~ 81.
tendency is indicated BY the t,,, n.. .a
no less than 2l7 bills which ,,,..1 va.
both houses this year were y.,o.J !.
the Governor or rejected BY eiti,, ~.
committee considered ffty-nins 4, i.
bills which passed both house, N.
tinctly adverse 10 New York Cite ,,s
thirty-one of these received e1.c,tjy.
disapproval.
Assemblymen Praised
"A study of the rollcsls IN h.,,
houses reveals the fact that Will. ,ho,.
oughly Objectionable bills which ody,.
mated In the Assembly were r,i,e,,a
by the New York City Committ,. /,
the Senate, the New York CITY Assem-.
blymen made higher general sy.rss,
in their votes on bills which pa.S
both houses than did the Senators. A
number of younger Assemblymsn mad,
enviable records on city bills
Assemblymen from New YORK Count,
whose records are praised are Alfred
D. Bell, Republican, 2sth District
Abram Ellenbogen, Republican, iSa
District; Mark Goldberg, Democrat
18th District; Jacob Goldstsin. Demo.
crat, 31st District; Abraham Goodman
Democrat, Sth District; Abn.r Greer.
berg, Democrat, 10th District: Meyer
Levy. Democrat, 26th District; Robert
MEG. Marsh, Republican. 25th District,
Schuyler NJ. Meyer, Republican, 9th
District; Harold c. Mitchell, Repabh
can, 21st District, and Nathan D. Perl.
man, Republican, 9th District.
Those whose records are classified
as poor or unsatisfactory are Perry ".
Armstrong, Democrat, 10Th District,
Cesar B. F. Barra. Democrat, 80 Dr.
trict; Martin Bourke, Republican, Eth
District; Timothy F. Gould, Democrat,
10th District; James F. Mshony, Demo.
crat, 11th District; Maurice Mcdonald,
Democrat, 9th District; Peter P. MeEl.
ligott. Democrat, 7th District; Charles
Novello, Republican, 2sth District;
John J. Ryan, Democrat, lst District;
Henry S. Schimmel, Democrat, ith DIS.
trict: Earl A. Smith, Democrat, 9t
District: Fredolin F. Straub, Demo.
crat. 18th District. and Martin G. Ne
Cue. Democrat, 18th District.
Four Praised and Censured
Those both praised and eensured ~
Maurice Bloch, Democrat, 22d Disine''
Charles D. Donohue. Democrat. sth pl.
trict: Joseph D. Kelly, Democrat. l!n
District. and Robert l. Tudor Dsre
crat, 18th District. Frank Arar'''
Democrat, Goth District, took pr's,ll,,
cally no part in session owing 70 y
health" OF Peter J. Hsmill, Democ'st
of the I'd District, the report says
"Has not distinguished himself IN ih
two years service The chief innr~
of Owen VI. Herman, Democrat, Of ~
oath District, in the session, the rep'N
says, appeared TO lie in the adys,s. ,i1, !,
ment of a petty special claim bll =
which he admitted a personal hn'hei
interest before an Assembly eonnN
tee" u,
Bronx Assemblymen praised .ts WIZ
lam A. Evans. Democrat, 32d Dis!rtt
VI. Maldwin Fertig Democrat, Si't ~,
trict, and Earl II. Miller, Demoer.s :"
District. Joseph VI. Callahan, Vs.o.
crat, of the 35th District, the F'poN
says. has developed since his pronou0.
to the minority leadership, but 'is hoi
yet an adequate grasp OF fundsnsa@'
legislative principles