The New York herald., 1921-03-16
Goes to Order of Final Pas
sage by Vote Of % to Is
After Spirited Tam
many Protests.
ASSEMBLY TEST 70 TO p
Boylan Warns Of Danger OF
n. Y. City Forming a New
State if Measure Be
comes Law.
WALKER SEES WEE JOKER
Believes Transit Commission
Will Pose as Local Authori-
ties in Disputes Regard
ing Fares.
Specid! Despatch 10 THE NEr YonX HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Albany, March Is.

Specia! Despatch 10 THE NES Yonx HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Albany, March is.
The Senate advanced the transit bill
to-day to the order of final passage
ny vote OF 2s to 1s The Assembly
Republicans In party conference voted
rs to 20 to support the Governors
measure. Passage Of the bin Is as
sured. Before the end of the week the
document probably will be in the Gov
ernor's hands.
/ The record votes taken to-day are
rock bottom Republican strength.
I Leaders of the two houses still place
/ the Senate's final vote for the bill a.
about thirty and the Assembly's at
more than eighty-five.
New York's delegations II both
houses split. Support for the measure
from the metropolitan district is
stronger than the Governors friends
expected. Five city Senators stood up
on the motion to advance. Twelve As
semblymen cast their votes for the
bill In their conference.
The five Republican Senator'S whose
positions We're doubtful and who voted
with the aiority are Maxwell NJ
Harris OF Coney Island. George ).
4 Reischmann and William T. Simpson
of Kings, Schuyler NJ. Meyer of Man
haitian and c. Ernest Smith Of Rich
mond The New York city Republican
Senators opposed to the bill are Dug
gan. Lockwood. Burlingaine. Katlin,
Tolbert and Karle. There was no roll
CALL merely rising vote being taken
on the motion TO advance The pre-
gramme is 10 move tomorrow for
\ final passage.
1 The Senators did not get down 70 thei'
real debate on the proposal, but did have
I hot Cross fire for an hour as tic
Democrats and opposition Republicans
j queried Senator Lusk. majority leade..
First Vote f. 50 to IL.
When the Republican AsSemblymen
went into conference Simon J.. Adler.
majority leader, called for a vote on tbs
| TN as Il stands. Eighty-four members
voted In the affirmative. twelve against
and three were excused.
When Assemblyman Jesse said he
would propose amendments a long dts
cussion started. after which another
vote was taken and that stood rs 70 q.
| Tie six members who shifted position
are mild reservationistS stating the,
would like 10 have some minor amend
ments They may stick with the ma
.ority even II the amendments are not
made. TWO or three Republicans were
absent.
OF the twenty-five Assenblymen those
Who registered unalterable opposition
are Aaronson, Baum. Dipirro FoA.
Icmper. Hawkins jesse, Lieberman.
Neary, Nichols. Peete. Reiss, Wallace
and Miss Smith Of New York. Borowsky
ana seelbach OF Buffalo and ". ".
Campnell OF Schenectady.
The twelve New York Asseniblymel
who supported tho bill are Rayhes.
wells. Bly, Warren Halpern. suit DO
herty. Mullen. Moore, Moses. Clayton
snd Druss. Ten are from Brooklyn.
one each from Manhattan end Queens,
when the bill was sailed on til
gcneral orders calendar senator Dug
van. Republican. Of the BrOnx. moved
10 strike out for the purpose 81 getting
an explanation on the bill.
This bnl." said senator Lusli.
is based on the plan that Coz Hughes
originally had in mind. when the Public
service Commissions Law wrs passc-.
Several things interfered with the car
rying out OF that plan. One was ths
so cent gas law. recently declared I'M
Constitutional on the ground that Il Il
ronnseatory. Now the companies ass
charging $3.50 and are under no resl-
lation o. restriction.
To Giv> Protection 20 P~opie.
This legislation Is necessary 10 gtys
the people some protection From the gas
companies. for instance. because y The
recent gas decisions. and because y ti,s
traction situation in New York city
These lines ore not operating. double
and triple farce arc charged. and We nre
continually receiving complaints of tna
conditions IN which women end girls
have 70 ride 70 work Jammcd M aguins.
men Because OF cities using the powe''
delegated to them t. break down ane
bankrupt the traction lines irrespective
II tnc morals and health ~ inhahfnnt"
situation has been reached where tiie
STATE must step In.
The bill p-it9 the burden os proot
upon the company IN case L asks for All
Increased fare. and IL the people ask for
lover rate the company must prove
the necessity or the present rate 70 re-
tain II. In the case Of New York city
there is a special provision that no tenn
porary Increased rate can be put Into
effect until a l7lan has been formulated
by the commission and the companies
have stipulated 10 abide 1y lt'
Senator LusK said that New lOrl, citr
vil hc -eprcroutcd ny two of t,lc 3,
state Public Service Conmsslong, ans