The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-18
REPUBLICANS WILL
OFFER P. S. G. PLAN
Gov. Smith Has Fight on His
Hands Over Transit
Commissionership.
COMPROMISE rs SOUGHT
New Scheme Probably Will Be
Outlined to Senate Com
mittee Tomorrow.
speciaI DsspdtcA 10 TIE Soy.

ALBANY, Feb. 17.-Gov. Smith will
have to fight for legislation authorizing
him to appoint Rapid Transit Commits
sioner who would supplant the Public
Service Commission and have sole direc-
ton Of completing subway construction
work in New York city.
This became evident tonight when It
was learned that Republican leaders are
at work on a compromise plan, the ma
turo of which has not been revealed. In
all probability the Republican suggestion
will be submitted tomorrow when the
Senate Public Service Committee meets
in executive session to consider what Is
to be done about the deluge o; public
service bills referred to the committee.
So certain was Gov. Smith that his
plan for transit commissioner would go
through without much further delay that
he cabled TO William Barclay Parsons,
who is in France with the Engineer
Corps, and asked him IL he would &C.
cept the place. In the meantime. how
ever, Senator J. Henry Walter, Repub-
lican leader OF the Senate. and Speaker
Thaddeus G. Sweet OF the Assembly,
with contractors who built a good part
Of the subways already in operation.
Declines to Reveal Plan.
The legislators wanted to know what
has been the real cause Of delay in
the construction. However. both de-
clined to say anything about their plan
except that they were working on a
compromise which they thought would
clear the situation.
Another of the Governors fights with
| the Republican Legislature will come to
head to-day when his nomination Of
Miss Francis Perkins for the $4,000 a
year job as State Industrial Commits
sioner comes up for confirmation by the
Senate.
Senator James A. Foley. Democratic
| leader OF the Senate. expects no trouble,
but II was recalled tonight that the
nomination came out OF committee
| without recommendation after having
| been held up for several weeks. 1t was
whispered about the Capitol tonight that
some Of the Republicans who helped get
| the nomination out of committee had
changed their minds and will not vote
| for her.
BY agreement with the Governor the
| bill abolishing the State Food Commits
! sion has been amended to permit the
| food production division to continue I'M
til October 81. The amendment also ap-
propriates $4,000 for the divisions work
and transfers SIS, 900 OF the food COM
| mission funds to the State Industrial
Commission for the employment OF farm
| labor agents.
Senator Mackrell of Troy withdrew
| tonight his bill asking the creation of a
/ State Department OF Motor Vehicles. He
| said when the bill was given TO him for
| Introduction he was informed 1t would
have the support of Magistrate Cobb of
| the New York City Traffic Court, the
| New York Automobile Association and
| others. Magistrate Cobb declined TO sup
| port the bill and Senator Mackrell killed
II.
! HyIan Expected February ~.
Mayor Hylan will have chance on
| February 25-if he is back from his
| jellyishng jaunt to Florida by then-to
| tell how little he thinks OF the municipal
| ownership bill sent to the Legislature by
| the state Conference OF Mayors, The
| Mayor already has denounced the bill
and is expected TO come here to oppose
| II at a hearing to be given on the meas
ure by the Senate Public Service and
! the Assembly judiciary committees.
The Governors reconstruction COM
|
rent conditions in The Bronx. The As
| sembly voted 20 TO II tonight to refer
10 the Ways and Means Committee A.
semblymau Fertigs resolution authoriz-
ing tho investigation. That kills II.
The Assembly passed the annual de-
fciency bill. carrying $1,000. 900.
Assemblymsn Healey of New York in
troduccd a bill providing for the con-
struction Of bridge over the East
River, connecting Manhattan, The Bronx
and Queens, The bridge would start al
East l25th street, Harlem, cross Ran
dalrs and Wards Islands and run Ia
Potter and Second avenues Queens, with
an arm shooting off TO ST AIMS avenue
The Bronx.
resolution by Assemblyman Sol Ull-
man OF New York calling upon the
Governor to issue a proclamation urg-
ing employers 10 give returning soldiers
their old jobs was carried unanimously
The resolution OF Assemblyman Stein.
berg provided for a State committee to