New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-14
Not Drastic Enough, &.
Callahan, Introduci,,
Original Measur.
Perkins to Get JA
Governor and Senator r..
Agree on Member, a
New Commission
Especial cor,vone.uc,

a. Nt a.
sion Of the Legislature tonight, a,
the same time two sources Of ana. 4
came to light. which, Will. a..
not prevent its passage, will o..
measure some hard shedding. Th,
Republican legislators, p,,,,..,'
those in the Assembly, returning >
bany tonight, voiced strong OSI,,.'
to any food legislation at all, rI
Democrats, on the other hand AL.
that the compromise bill was no, A
tic enough.
Minority Leader Joseph N. Calm.
in the Assembly, took the pO.i,i,, y
Governor Whitman conceded 70. =,
in the compromise bill, and h, n.
troduced the original food bill ,r,,,.
by the Governor at the meeting
cuse several weeks ago, at,sAt,. !
numerous agricultural organilsu,, :.
resentstives and the war eomriu.
Cheap Politics, Leader S,u
81 am afraid" he said in ir,,v,,
ing the bill, that the food l,r,n,
agreed upon b. the majority /. ss,.
mean more cheap politics thar ,I,r
provender. When the war eonrrs
met at Syracuse, and Governor NJ
man give out mis- proposed food bill y
Of the minority felt that his bill I;
not go far enough, but We si,ha,sr
criticism, hoping that a stronger IA
ure might be the ultimate r.sg. q
desiring not 20 mix up any anx
politics with this most impOrUl a
move.
when the extraordinary Rns
met. on behalf OF the Democrats n D
Legislature, cordially pledge %
port to the Governor in helping ar
act efficient legislation, The g.
promise bill, as it now stand, b
many respects far weaker ih'' >
Governors original bill, prireipiq !
the failure to give the pTOp0st "a
commission the power to P'rarl
necessaries.
"Under these circumstanes, ! %
introduce into the Legisl'n ,
original bill proposed by s5'tis
Whitman, which is a much VIZ =.
stronger measure than the one VIC
the majority proposes TO pas
agreeing tc the comproni~ 81 ri
Governor has surrendered On ne u
point that might be OF D''ail
value to the people 70 gam ~
politlcal advantage obtained Oy n
tanning his right to E9me the ''nn
SION
The compromise bill gives u, 7
ernor the right to appoint %. .
members OF the Food Control Cssp
sion. but Senator Brown said IA !
agreement had been made by VIVA
three men should be named /" :
could be submitted to the Stnss !
the extraordinary session for e'hs0
ton. George ". Perkins VII
chosen 10 head the commlssloi,
one of the other members . rTs
TO be William H. Jordan, chief ~
State Agricultural Experiments .
ton at Geneva.
Must Get Court Order
The bill makes the destrrea3
food unlawful and provides hn :
inequalities. with the consent o.
state commission, may buy ss
food in case Of emergency for ns 4
pose of bringing down prees w.
makes the boarding Of 1000 gn',
and provides a procedure i0l
seizure Of food boarded Tor ~
tive purposes. The state connH
is to notify the Federal govern.
when food is boarded, and, fW z
eminent does not act in three a'r
commission is 10 90 70 me ~
Court for an order 70 seize -, y
the court TO direct how II snsl X
posed of. The procedure IS 70 y ~
liar TO that in the United Snu' ~. -.
i'm Admiralty cases, except w" -.
party may demand a trial BY w
anv issue OF fsc.. Food that Is - 80
Is 20 be appraised by 8 oos'o
posed of one appointee by 20. 4
mission, one By the owner 81
third by these two Appraisers "a
The original Whitman oil . .n N
the seizure OF food without :. Y
court procedure. The Denoen,s 81
that this procedure is one o., Of 70. .,
nesses Of the compromise Olll sos 4.
also object to the failure 70 T. n
state commission the power 70 ~ II
sell food. Mr. Callahan deelsi.. :. !
giving the municipalities ne ~ ,
buy and sell food only comphess.;s
situation by bringing all the 81 b. 3
the state into competition. nv
newspaper men that II the S' 'sl,
needed any stiFening for ms o. ~ I
the Democrats were wiling q
to him by fighting for his ors
Rural Members to Fight
The Republican members Of ~ -. Z !
islature will confer on the eo@Ys, 4
bilI on "wednesday morning ~.
STIFF fight from the rural ls'm, -
expected. All the legislstre -, n
tonight admitted that there .,n d
rious opposition from tne S,.ssl
tricts. but Governor Whitman ~. .,.s I
that he was confident the eongr
bill eventually will be pssI"e',
rural legislators will also ma q 4
fight against the sppointInen.
Perkins Samuel Frazier. repr,r;,.
the State Fruit Growers h ,.,;sr. i
and other producers oFSan ,I . crsf|
Western New York, suom''so. ',tiss 4
TO the Governor against Fe'A
afternoon. ,,.,ur.
The session Of the Lesl;l. .,,I
expected. will continue u9T.-.rs
Wednesday Of next week ~, 70
the bin 70 permit Mr.. Pern.1 .sipf
come a member Of the Farms - II
- Con,r,;ssion in New io, -
will be acted on. About 'n. ofbv|
important bill to be dispose :, tss y
providing for the taking q ysrt q,
diers' vote this fall. New No q
respportionment legislstioa.i'l n, ~ rf
ernor believes, can wait INV"