The evening world., 1921-03-08
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LOBBY.
The Evening World is in possession
Of evidence showing that committees
have been appointed to obtain from
men selling tickets for a certain Brit
lsh corporation in New York Slate
and transmitting money, or engaging
to transmit money to Europe as
agents 49, SIS contributions to be
grouped in a fund to pay the eX-
penses Of lobbyists in Albany, New
York City. Buffalo and elsewhere.
one of the plans of opposition pro-
posed embraced the enlistlng Of the
aid OF a prominent New York city
ofilceholder in an attempt to defeat
bills which are already before the
Legislature, relating to foreign eX-
change and immigration exploitation
abuses Owing to provisions of the
law which would embarrass gentle
mon on the public payroll who might
venture to attempt 20 influence the
Legislature in matters not directly
concerned with official affairs OF the
municipality, the otilCeholdcr has not
come into agreement with those who
hope that there will be no change in
the corporation and banking laws.
Private bankers are also raising a
7Sscund FOR the expenses of an Albany
iobby, and individual private bankers
are seeking to bring influence to bear
on LEGISLATORS who represent districts
in which they WELD measure OF
power through their control OF for
CiCn-botn voters Many OF tho pri-
Vate bankers are interested not only
i'm proposed legislation which would
place them under enlarged State
jurisdiction but in legislation which
would admit to the field of trans
migsion Of money TO foreign countries
institutions that would widen the
competitive field
BILLS AGAINST WHICH LOBBY
is BUSY.
Tho Evening Worlds legislative
programme, adopted after careful
consideration, which has the endorse
ment OF State Superintendent of
Banks George Mclaughlin, leaders of
the Legislature, men and women who
have bgen fighting for years to pro-
tect foreign born residents from un-
sCrupulous crooks of their own races
and bankers who realize that prevail -
out conditions in foreign exchange
and immigration exploitation breed
contempt for our laws, is wrapped up
in four bills introduced by Senator
Salvatore Cotillo of New York. Here
arc the bills:
One to repeal the provision of the
general business law which exempts
from the supervision of the state
Banking Department express com
panies, steamship companies and
telegraph companies.
One to permit savings banks to en-
! syage in the business of receiving
rmoney for transmission and forward
ing It through any bank, national
banking association or trust com
pany incorporated under the laws of
the State OF New York or under laws
OF the United states, and having its
principal place OF business in the
State of New York. and which is
regularly engaged in the business Of
transmitting money.
One making the failure of n trans
mission agent to transmit within five
DAYS a msdemeanor.
one definitely fixing the burden OF
proof of the delivery of transmitted
money upon the transmitter.
These bills are all in what is known
as general orders and can be called up
for passage. TWO other bills are In
nreDaration. They do not affect steam
ship or express companies buI luty
do tend eventually to coniine all bank
ing transactions TO Incorporated
banks.
MOST VITAL OF THE FOUR PEND
- ING MEASURES.
The main measure Of opposition has
been aroused by the bill which would
Mace the operations in money trans
mission of express companies, steam
ahIp companies and telegraph COM
NAMES under state supervision. And
m 50 happens that this is considered
Inv ali students of the subject the
6inst vital feature Of needed reform.
I Rack in 1909 a commission APP
fpointed by Gov. Hughes prepared,
rennrt to the Legislature which made
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