The sun., 1919-01-13
GOVERNOR TO ASK
FOR PARDON BOARD
Wants Commission to Pass On
Applications for His
Final Action.
Special Dcspdfch 10 THE sus.

ALBANY, Jan 12-Gov. Smith Is ex-
pected soon TO recommend to the Legis-
lature the creation OF n pardon board
to consider applications heretofore made
personally to the Governor. The pro-
posal 10 TO have the new board. sup
posedly of three members like the Pa
role Board. consider applications and
make n report to the Governor on each
case. he in turn to approve or dlsap-
prove the findings
Gov. Whitman inaugurated policy
two years AFRO OF hearing In person, on
the third Tuesday Of each month. all
applications for clemency. and heard as
many as forty such applications at a
single sitting. Gov. Smith. however.
Is said to be inclined to change this pro-
cedure. There has been a demand for
several years for the creation OF a
pardon board. but II could not he
given final power to determine whether
applications for clemency should be APP
proved.
A health insurance bill backed by
labor and women's organizations OF the
State will be introduced this week. The
measure requires the employers OF the
State 20 pay one-half OF the money
necessary to keep up n sick fund, with
levies to be made on employees for the
other half. The State Industrial Com
mission would collect the money and ad-
minister tho fund. II Ia estimated that
sac, 100000 would be paid out every
year. even though the weekly allowance
Is fixed at s.. based on an average
weekly wage OF s12.
70 ~ nd upt
CARNATIONS OF the state plan to fight
the measure by promoting the passage
OF bill already introduced by Senator
Ross Graves OF Buffalo. which would put
the financial burden upon the state. The
measure makes an initial appropriation
Of s2.225,o00.
The Graves bill creates a commission
OF Ave members at $4,000 year each.
with three deputies at $4,000 each: a
counsel at $4,000, secretary at 5000.
auditor at $1,000. n public health coun-
Gil OF six members at 5000 year
each. with secretary: sixty -one SUI
pervisors for county sanitary districts at
$4,000 n year each sixty-one district
clerks at $4,000 year each; an ad-
visory board OF three members I'm each
county at $40 n day each. 100 public
health nurses. who would enter service
at 81 300 n year: 100 inspectors TO in
clude at least twenty-five women al
$1,000 a year each.
The bill makes an appropriation oil
100000 for physical examination oil
employed people. and creates a sick
fund OF $1,000 600 for taking care OF
those who are unable to work. Spe-
cial!sts would be furnished by the State
10 giving medical aid The other
s750.o0 appropriated by the bin II &c
dctray the initial cost OF creating the
Organization.
Health Insurance Is one OF the seyera
| reforms advocated by Gov. Smith which
the present Legislature must deal with
Another or his recommendations wa!
that the State develop its surplus water
power and lease II for the good of III,
people. The first OF tho water powe,
measures will be introduced this week
| by Assemolyman Joseph A. MCGuInnes
II creates commission OF three State
officers with power to deviop contro
and operate tho water powers Of the
state. The measure IL backed By tn,
state Conference OF Mayors.
Tomorrow night the women. espe
eially the suffragists. will be ont lr
force to urge the passage Of resolu
ton to be introduced by Senator Alvat
W. Burlingame OF Brooklyn and Assem-
blyman Louis NJ. Martin OF Oneida
Ghairmen OF the Judiciary committees o.
! the Senate and Assembly respectively
calling upon New Works representative
in the United States Senate to suppor
tho Federal suffrage amendment