The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-03-16


inturosts when Il came to the count
ing Of the votes. the Senator wasn't
there He voted to advance the bill
yesterday.
L.est New York forget tho friends
who stood up In the nght for home
rule. in addition 70 the ave Repub-
iicans who. stood In the breach. all
TIE Democrats have been against tho
hnl from the start, and their names
are; Senators James j. Walker. John
,. Boylan. Marty McCue. Peter J. Nc
Garry, Daniel r. Farrell. Jeremiah r..
Twomey Bernard Downing. Nathan
stEaus st., Salvatore A. Gothic. Henry
9. Shaclxno, John J. Dunnigan.
In addition to the Democrats and
Republicans Is Edmund seidel. the
one Socialist In the Senate. who has
been against the bill from the begin
ming.
Eleven Democrats, one Socialist and
elk Republicans formed the phalanx
which went down 70 defeat with the
traction bill The majority party got rs
votes on the advancement Of the
measure, which brought Il to where
Il Ia to-day-in line for final passage
The loss OF the friends Of New York
City among their own people came
IN the detection OF Schuyler Meyer
and william 7. Simpson and their
gain came with the vote OF Senator
Aivah W. Burlingame. Mr.. Bur-
lingame was in the seat OF the Presi-
dent OF the Senate when Senator
Duggan moved that the enacting
clause Of the bill be stricken out The
vote on the question was rising
one, and as Senator Burlingame put
the question, Senator James j.
Walker asked the Chair how he
stood.
aPm standing" returned Senator
Buriingame, with a smile, and his
vote made the eighteenth against the
bill, eight short OF the number which
would have killed the measure.
Hot shot was poured into the pro-
ponents OF the bill during the debate
on It's Advancement yesterday, and
those opposed to IL certainly made II
clear that neither Senator Lusk nor
Chairman knight OF the Public Ser
vice Committee, knew what they
were talking about; that the bill was
simply a party measure, which had
70 be passed under orders because the
traction companies. in whose interests
the bill appears TO have been drawn,
want Il passed.
Mr.. Knight, until a few days ago,
did not know that there was more
than one subway in the City Of New
York He knew the subway only as
the subway--"the thing that all the
fighting was about"
Clayton Lusk. majority leader, de-
clRred that there must be change in
the subway, in the increase OF fares,
because OF the immortality the crowd
ed condition OF the subways was
producing. Senator Marty McCue re-
sponded TO his plant that he sup
posed that increased fares would keep
all the poor people out OF the sub
ways. and that the result would be
that the poor girls and women would
be no longer subjected to temptation.
The big fight that the G.. o. +. lead
ers have been making over night Is
for more votes from Greater New
York. They have been on the trail Of
Senator Burlingnme and claim that
they already have Maxwell Harris.
They have given up all hope OF get
Karle, Tolbert and Katlin. In their
aim 10 strengthen their position by
showing that the ma jority OF the Re
pnblicans Of Greater New York are in
favor OF the bill.
They realize that II Greater New
York showed a solid front against the
bill the upstate Senators would not
dare pass II.
The Traction Bill provides for a
aNaHaHN 90
which must be residents OF New
York, which Is 10 be charged with
the duty Of recognizing the traction
lines in New York City, with the
view OF unifying them and ultimate
municipal ownership with private OPP
Grafton.
The members OF the commission
win be appointed by the Governor
and serve for a term OF hve years.
They may, however. be removed by
the Governor. When their work Is
completed the commission will auto
matically retire and the traffic lines
will be subject 10 the regulatory DOW
ers OF the Statewide Public Service
Commission.
The present Public Service Com
missions OF the 1st and I'd Districts,
and the Transit Construction Com
mission OF New York are abolished
and in their place a single state
wide commission Of five members Is
created, two OF whom are supposed
20 come from New York City.
The members OF the commission
will be appointed by the Governor
for terms OF ten years each. and may
be removed only on a two thirds vote
Of the Senate and Assembly. The
new commission will have turisdic-
ton over all public utilities and will
have authority TO increase as we'll al
decrease rates for service, regardless,
OF franchise restrictions, II, in thC
judgment OF the commission. the in
crease Is warranted.