New-York tribune., 1921-04-08
Albany Leaders
Rush Bills for
Apr. 10 Closing 9
Passage of Film Censorship
Measure To-day by SEN
ate Is Forecast, With Pay
oiCommission Unchanged
War Claims Act Approved
Allows Subway Contractors
to Sue City for Loss Laid
TO Higher Cost of Building
From a STAFF Correspondent

ALBANY. April 7.-Hopeful that
they m be able to wno up the 1921
legisl~ session on April Is. Senate
leaders to-day threw the Legislative
machinery into high speed. More than
sixty bills were passed. Senator Clay
ton X. Lusk, majority leader. announced
at the opening of the days session that
from now on every moment would be
given to the work at hand. In order to
expedite legislation the Senate met to-
night in the first night session called
this year and it is likely that there will
be night sessions until adjournment.
Tomorrow. too, viii be a full work
ing day in the Senate. Friday usually
is devoted mainly to the introduction
of bills. No night session was called
in the Assembly. where the calendar is
virtually cleared up
The Lusk- Clayton bill, which creates
state motion picture censorship
Commission was reported ont to- day
The bill probably will be passed by
the Senate tomorrow.
Want Commission Without Salary
The measure provides for a commits
SION of three members at $500 a year
each. The motion picture interests
will endeavor TO have it sent back to
committee and amended, so that the
commissioners would serve without pay.
inns proposal will, it is expected, be re-
lected. Changes have been made in the
blll IN committee in regard to the fees
TO be paid by producers for examina-
ton Of films. There will be no charge
Tor review of films of an educational,
rellglous or scientific nature nor for
scanning pictures made by employers
Tor the welfare of their workers. 1t
is provided that the censors shall have
posters.
The Senate to-day passed the I.usk
hAi. which empowers those who held
contracts for public work during the
war to file claims for losses they nav
nave incurred as the result of the in
creased costs of labor and materials.
Under this measure the subway CON
tractors would be able to institute ac
tlon against the City of New York for
the recovery of about $7,0O0,O0O, which
1t is asserted they lost as result of
inc rise IN prices. The act is state
VIDE in its application, and affects the
state as we'll as the various localities
The Bets bill imposing a l2 per cent
tax on the receipts Of racing associa
uons, with the exception OF county
1alrs, agricultural societies and harness
racing associations, passed the Assem-
Dly to-day. 1t would net the state a
revenue Of more than $500,OO0 year.
The bill now goes to the Senate.
In the Assembly the Meyer Martin
bill, which would amend the Donnellv
ANTITRUST act to make it conform more
closely with the Federal antitrust act
was advanced to order Of final passage
Street Cleaners Pension Bill Passed
The Duggan bill. for the construction
Of bridge to link Manhattan with
Queens, was passed ty the Senate.
Similar action was taken by the As
sembly on the Wells bill creating a
pension system for those who have
been in the New York City Street
Cleaning Department Tor more than
twenty-five wears.
The Senate Committee on Public
Education reported out the MulIan-
Wright bill, to make each city school
district a separate subdivision of the
state. The measure would make school
boards elective, the only exception be-
ing that of the City of New York, which
would remain appointve. There are
provisions for separate school budgets
and taxes.
The Senate Internal Affairs Commit
tee introduced a bill which would re
duce by about one-half the annual cx
pense incurred by the state in the
publication of the session laws and
concurrent resolutions. The measure.
1T is believed, will pass, as it virtually
is substitute for the Belts proposal
repeating the publication of the session
laws.
Governor Miller in his annual mes
sage urged legislation similar to the
provisions of the Belts plan.