New-York tribune., 1921-03-23

f~>SS~- ~ ~ sAt%AA> tnaV tu& IQIk Will EN0 W
proceed in an orderly manner before
quiet was restored.
Assemblyman Carroll's sensational
speech preceded that of the majority
and minority leaders. No one made
any reply to it.
"We have in the City Of New York !,
said Mr.. Carroll, ~ city administration
that is admittedly very bad. Former
Governor Whitman, who has been in
vestiEAting conditions ia one of the
borougEs, says that corruption haa not
been so rampant since 1893. Over in
the county of New York we have two
men under indictment, Eugene AL.
Travis, former Comptroller of the
State Of New York, and the present
Comptroller Of the State of New York,
Mr.. Wendell.
Would Sound Warning
4 want to bring to the attention Of you
men from New York City and ESQ ecial-
" to you men from BROOKLYN who Ara
going TO- vote for the bill reports which
are current Let nae refer 10 the sign~
post with its warning legend of .Stopl
Look! Lisaten'
"Rumor has it that certain Renuh-
.ican leaders in Kings County, in order
70 protect the good name of the FOR
mer Comptrolier and the present
Comptroller of this state, want to
whitewash the New York City admin.
istration and that as part Of the ,ro-
gram, certain votes for this bill are
to be delivered from New York citv
Nov we have all heard that wa mrs
to have whitewashing investigation
as is provided in the BurlirpaY,, a.
Wells bills, and not a real investiga-
tion, with an inquiry into District At
eorney Swann's Office, where these two
indictments lie. And by the way. the
Wells bill is on the calendar tor pas
oss asse here s!,, to-morrow. We have an
berg bill, which calls for a real ;nves-
tigation, but that has not been reported
out.
"Rumor tells as that we will have
ehis whitewashing investigating COM
mittee, as provided for in the Wells
bill. appointed and that then the in
dlctments over the heads Of the for
mer Comptroller will be dismissed"
Refers to Tandem Driverss
The speech of Assemblyman Jesse
vas made immediately prior to Assem-
blyman Carrolrs.
"This race" said Assemblyman
Jesse, twas started in 1919 when the
measure was driven by Assemblyman
Martin and Senator Carson. It ap-
peared again last year with Assembly
man jerks as the driver. This year
it is also riding in tandem, with Sena-
tor Knight on the other side and the
majority leader on this side holding
the reins.
"This year it is destined to win. But
let me tell the majority leader that he
is going to ride to victory on measure
that WiVl honkrnnf %hA
party. You are building the funeral
pyre in this chamber now for the party
OF which l am a member and which
love. But you can't destroy the
party. It will rise .rejuvenated, led by
new leaders, men who are more closely
identified with the public pulse than
those who now lead it.
. 1--WE have had such a tremendous
majority in this House that we are
the Christening influence of defeat to
bring home to you what you are doing
here to-day.
II have voted for every party meas
ure In this House. But this is not a
party measure, and had it been 'made
one by introduction in the Saratoga
platform or during the campaign this |
Legislature to-day would be over |
whelmingly Democratic.
Cites Election Figures
Assemblyman Jesse then went over
the New York City vote Of last year
on the jerks increased fare bill, and
showed how Republicans who voted
for the bill. although their districts
were carried by unprecedented ma--|
jorities for other Republican candi-
dates, went down to defeat.
II tested out your sincerity in con-
ference a week ago, when was able |
to talk more freely and frankly than l /
can on this floor now, because then I
was in my own household" continued |
Mr.. Jesse. Zone amendment offered |
showed that. 1t provided for transit |
commission of six, three to be ap-
pointed by the Governor and three by |
the Board of Estimate. If you wanted
to be on the level why did you deny
this?
"But you cannot do this. The courts!l
won't let you. It can last only two
years at most. In the mean time you
will have putt into effect temporary |
increased fare. This bill has but two \
purposes: One is to take $500, 600 900 |
from the straphangers in excess fares;
the second is to unload their holdings
on the city while the unloading is good. |
ut takes the. same kind of courage |
TO pass bill of this sort as it did for
in 1871 and force France to sign over
an 1. Q. u. for 5000, 100000 francs and, |
in addition, deed to Alsace-Lorraine |
But only two years ago the Premier of |
France made Germany return not only
5,000,000,00O francs and Alsace-Lor-
raine, but 10000, 100000 francs addi-
tional. And it is with regret that |
predict my party will have to paw
treble what it is forcing the City Of
New York to pay in 1921"
Motions to Kill BilFFail
The days debate followed unsuccess-
ful efforts of various opponents of the |
bill to kill it by divers motions.
The first speaker, Assemblyman
Michael F. Reiburn, Democrat, Of New
York, called attention to provisions 81 |
the bill, which, he said, would pave
the way for increases in telephone. |
gas and electric light and power rates. |
He was followed by Assemblyman All. |
bert H. Henderson, Democrat, Of the
Bronx, who rehearsed the financing Of |
the roads, went into the details of their
watered stocks and the high salaries
Of the officers of the lines, with that Of '