New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-03
Sufragists Win
In Albany on Bill
For Enrolment
Assembly Overrides Pr
tests of Upstate Mayor..
Will Pass Measure
Sunday Movies Up
Brady Urges Passage of L..
islation at Senate
Hearing
[Stof Correspondencel

ALBANY, April 2.-The protests :.
some of the upstate mayors again..
the personal enrolment provision :,
the Adler-Waltcrs law, providing u.
machinery permitting women to eva,
else the right of franchise. have fail,
to outweigh the arguments advance,
by the New York State Woman 81,
frage party some time ago, and N
morrow the Assembly will pass n.
measure in the form approved by n,
sutfrasists.
I'VE considered the protests of ~.
mayors" said Simon L. Adler. ma;or;,,
leader Of the Assembly, tonight. "a,a
we decided to let the provision calm,
for personal enrolment of women !
communities of 5000 and over rema;s
We made that change at the reoue,,
OF the representatives of the Me-,
York State Woman Suffrage party 8,
q public hearing. and then was II.
time for any opponents to make mn.
tests. But no protests were entered >,
that time"
Senate Also to Act
Originally the bill limited persons,
enrolment to New York City. Rochests,
and Buffalo. Elsewhere enrolment VA,
to be by certificate. The women arguei
that this provision would make for ths
exploitation of women.
The bill. after passing the Assemble
will be sent to the Senate. where it viii
also be passed and then sent to III,
Governor for his signature.
The Sunday moving picture bill wi,
also come up for action in the Assemb,
tomorrow. II is sponsored by Senator
George f. Thompson, of Niagara. an,
A ssemblyman Clarence Welsh. of Al
bany. 1t gives to localities the right t
determine if moving pictures shall b
shown on Sundays. This right is vest
ed in the local legislative bodies.
The fight that viii be made on it va
lore Swallowed to-day at a hearing 0
the bill before the Senate Codes Com
mlttee. William A. Brady. president Q
the National Association of the Motto
Picture Industry and Federal direc.o
OF movies IN cantonments, with J. Rob
err Rubin, counsel of the association
led a large delegation to urge favoratl
consideration of the bill.
The opposition was headed by tn
Rev. DR.. W. J. Burrell. of the Collegiat
Reformed Church, Fifth Avenue an
Twenty ninth Street. and Mrs. Ella
Bulle, president of the Women's Chri,
tan Temperance Union.
Mr.. Brady presented letter frol
President Wilson in which the Chief E,
ccutlve voiced the praise OF the SERVE
the movies are rendering the countr
On behalf of the State Mayors Con
ference, William P. Capes. secretar.
sand that mayors of the state were 70
1T. Those opposed said the bill woul
violate the sanctity of the Sabbath.
Two impo' tant measures went to tn
Governor to-day. Both had previous
passed the Senate, and to-day the As
semblv acted favorably on them. ON
was Senator Robert F.. Wagners bill
1ixlng the margin of profit on all neces
sites. The other was Senator Charlie.
+. Murphy's bill providing that tee
phone wires shall not be tapped ex
cept upon order of 4 Supreme Cour
Justice. This bill was vetoed by the
Governor last year. 1t is understood
that the objections Of last years meas
urc have been overcome in the bill now
before the Governor.