The New York herald., 1921-03-10
BOTH COMMITTEES
OK. TRANSIT PLANS
Favorable Reports. 10 to 3 in
Each Branch, Speed Bill on
TO Adoption.
FARE INCREASE CURBED
Many Amendments Made to
Meet Home Rule Cry; Some
Still Dissatisfied.
FARE INCREASE CURBED
SPECIAL Despatch 10 THE NEw YORK HERALD.
New York Herald. Bureau,
Albany. March 8.

SPECIAL Despatch 70 THE NEw YORK HERALD.
New York Herald. Bureau,
Albany. March 8.
The amended transit bill was re-
ported favoraoly to-day by the Senate
Public Service Committee and the AS
sembiy Judiciary Committee and is on
its way through the Legislature. The
vote in each committee stood 10 TO 8.
Revised to meet the objection Of
New York city lawmakers and citi-
zens. who feared the transit commits
sion to be created by the bill might
increase fares Immediately. the bill In
its final form contains positive declara-
ton that railroads arc to De operated
"at the present or lowest possible
fare" and further restricts the power
Of the commission to increase fares
pending final acceptance OF a new plan
Of operation unless the change of
fare shall oe absolutely necessary in
the public interest"
In the Senate committee William
Duggan Of New York city was the
only member or his party opposed to
the bill He has broken from his or
sanization on the issue and In state
ment given out this evening assails
the measure as pro-traction and un-
fair. Senator's Bernard Downing and
Martin G. McCue. Tammany members
voted against favorable report. Sen
ators voting for the bill are Knight
Ferris. Baumes, whitley Carson. Rob
inson. Thayer. Wiswall I<avanaugh
and Lusk. None comes from New
York.
The positions Of Senators Wiswsll and
kayanaugh both IN the district now
affected BY a serious transit strike. have
been In doubt and il has been claimed
by opponents of the Governors policy
that both would be found against the
bill. Mr.. kavanaugh represents the
Schenectady district. Maybr Lunn of
Schenectady has led tho upstate vote
against the Governors plan. This makes
a clean gain or two votes for the bill in
the Senate ard friends of tho Governor
assert It's passage IN that House Is as
sured beyond doubt
Solomon Ullman, representing Samuel
S. Koenlgs New York district. was the
only Republican Assemblyman on the
Judiciary Committee voting against tho
BILL Joseph " NJ Mckee and Maurice
Bloch were the two Tamnany members
or the Assembly committee who voted
against the bill
Assemolymen VINO voted for tho bill
are Martin OF Oneida, Rowe Of Erie.
Lown Of Yates. jerks OF Broome. Ever
cit of ST. Lawrence. Stitt OF Kings
Smith Of Onondaga. Westall Of West
chester, Moran Of Lewis and Barnes Of
Oswego. Rowe, Stitt and Westall had
been counted on BY the opposition as
probably unfavorable to the BILL
Opponents Of the bill charged tonight
that while a promise is given that the
new commission will not increase fares
IN reality the amendment does not take
away any power given In the original
measure.
IN the bill as originally drawn the
Public Service Commission was empow-
cred TO authorize rates and fares upon
such terms, conditions safeguards and
establishments Of franchise or contract
rights or obligations" as deemed proper
UHder the amendments the expression
or readJustment or franchise or con-
tract rights or obligations" has been
stricken out and a special clause has
been inserted as follows
The Transit Commission shall not
authorize any such change prior TO tho
adoption Of q plan OF readjustment
unless pending the completion
~ tho valuations of the railroad prop
erty which Il proposes 70 include in any
such plan and during the preparation
Of guch ptau the Commission shall a.
the result Of it's studies and investlge-
ions ands such change TO be necessary in
the public interest for the accomplish
ment of ono or more Of the purposes 10
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