New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-27
Lusk Sweet
Bills Facing
Smiths Veto
Governor to Grant Hearing
on Measures That Come
as Aftermath of Custer
Trial; May Reject Them
Opposition Is Widespread
Fate of Boxing Uncertain,
but $50 Beer Seems
Sure of Favorable Action
From a sta0 Correspondent

From. a Sta0 Correspondent
ALBANY, April 26.-The Lusk-Sweet-
Daily bills for Merchandising all who
hold religious, economic, political or
social views which differ from those Of
three members of the Appellate Divi-
sion of this district are as dead as door
nails.
Equally dead are the bills of the
same origin which have for their pur-
pose the setting up of secret police
bureau in the State Attorney Generals
office for the purpose Of spying on those
who are not IN favor with the particu-
lar political party which may be then
in control, and another set of bills
which aim at censoring scholastic ex-
preston in private and non-sectarian
4, schools.
Bills Before Governor
These bills are now before Governor
Smith. The pseudo patriotic arguments
of their sponsors have not escaped tho
attention Of Governor Smith; nor have
the protests of representative citizens
who have asked Governor Smith to
grant them hearing on these bills, 80
they can present fresh arguments why
Governor Smith will grant this hear
ing. but until after the arguments of
both sides are heard he will not mako
any comment on the bills, as he will
preside at the hearing as the Chief
Magistrate of the state.
This hearing will be attended by
many prominent men and women. The
opponents Of the measures, who have
signified their intention of appearing
hA Ind ioh
of the Protestant Church, distinguished
clergymen of the Catholic faith and
leaders in Judaism. The Federated
Council Of the Church of Christ in
America, the most influential body Of
Protestants in this country, has re-
quested that they be heard in opposi-
ton to the Lusk bill.
Leaders among the Y. M. C. A., the
Y. w. C. A. and other non-sectarian
be subject to the repressive features
Of some of the Lusk-Sweet-Daly bills
will also appear before the Governor
to urge him to veto the measures.
Others who will oppose the bills will
represent the Bar Association, which
has already characterized the measures
as products Of medievilism.
Bills Are Held Up
These bills were whipped into shape
by an employee of the Lusk commit
tee, which, by the way. Speaker Sweet
insists was his own idea, and are, next
to the Socialist custer, the chief
products of the Lusk committee.
These products of the Lusk commit
tee have already cost the state s105,000
in money already. appropriated. and
it is expected at least 100000 more
will be'spent in counsel fees and other
large items of expenses incurred be-
fore, during and after the Socialist
trial.
When the counsel for the Socialist
trial, whose bills alone will run close
to S250,OO0, will get their money is
question. Archibald f. Stevenson, coun-
sci Of the committee, was up here last
week, but left without any one intro
ducng bill to pay him.
1t was suggested that with the Legis-
ture practically in revolt against
Sweet and Lusk, it was better to wait
for another Legislature to come along
before attempting to put through the
tremendous bills charged by Messrs.
Stevenson, Sutherland, Berger and
others.
Stevenson need not worry, for he has
been on the pay roll Of the Lusk COM
mittee since Sweet created it more
than year ago and he is good for the
weekly envelope until July l next, as
tho Lusk committees life was extended
until that date in the closing hours Of
the Legislature
Two other important hearings which
the Governor will conduct are on the
Walker Gillett $50 beer bill and Sem
ator James ]. Walkers boxing bill.
Boxing Bill in Doubt >
Just what will be done with the
boxing bill is questionable. There
have been all sorts of rumors regard
ing the methods used to get it out Of
Sweets morgue on the last day of the
session and put it through the Assem-
bly,. The chief purpose Of the bill was
to enable the DempseyCarpentier bout
to be staged at the Polo Grounds on
July 4.
Governor Smith, unless the United
States Supreme Court in the meantime
hands down decision upholding the
stringent provisions of the Volstead
act, will sign the beer bill.
The teachers salary increase bill,
will also be signed by the Governor.
AS this law does not take effect until
August !, the Governor will not act on
it for at least \ week
Tho Governor has not yet made up
his mind on the daylight savings re-
peal bill: There is big demand for
the signing Of the bill from the rural
sections and an equally strong demand
from the cities for its disapproval
Another important piece Of legisla-
ton before the Governor is Senator
Charles w. Walton's bill restoring the
party convention system of nominating
justices Of the Supreme Court.
In all, the Governor has 978 bills be-
fore him.
The Legislature considered 3,439 bills
and passed 1905. Of this number the
Governor to date has signed 800 and