The New York herald., 1921-04-16
Legislature Works in Har-
mony With Executive and
Rushes Through Many
Important Measures.
ADJOURNMENT TO-DAY
Film Censorship, Primary
Repeal and Water Power
Bills Now Certain of
Enactment.
DRUG BOARD WILL GO
Control Of Narcotics to Be
Lodged in State Health De-
partment Under Bill Which
Passes Senate.
DRUG BOARD WILL GO
Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
ALBANY. Aprfl l5.

'PSAtbt 0coPGttb 20 hH NEW iOhh Iif2hALp'
New York Herald Bureau,
Albany, April Is.
The executive and legislative
branches of the State government
working in complete harmony during
the rush and hustle. of the end of the
legislative sessirn, ironed out tonight
the last remaining wrinkles in the
way of the administrative programme
Prepared to sit all night IL neces-
sary to put through the remaining
features of Gov. Miller's legislation the
Senate and Assembly settled down at
midnight to long, hard grind. The
Assembly Republicans after a two
hour conference were ready to carry
through every important bill left on
their calendars. In both the Senate
and Assembly the Republican majori-
ties were in perfect accord and quickly
responsive to the Governors sugges-
tions.
The Legislature will adjourn to-
morrow, after having given Gov
Nathan l.. Miller virtually everything
he asked for. the last three of his i'm
portant measures--the moving picture
censorship bill, the direct primary re-
PEAL bill and the water power develop
ment bill--having reached such a stage
that their enactment into law to-mor-
row Is certainty.
The primary hill, sponsored by the
Governor and regarded as one of his
ate tonight by vote of 80 to IS, and
will go through the Assembly early
tomorrow. The moving picture CEN
sorship bill. which already has passed
the Senate and was held up in the
Assembly Rules Committee, was re-
ported out tonight.
At the same time the Rules Commit
tee reported out the Governors water
power bill. and BOTH 1t was agreed, will
he passed By the Assembly before noon
tomorrow. All OF these bills have been
bitterly fought. especially the primary
bill. which was opposed by all OF the
Democrats. Six Republicans also voted
against Il tonight. including Senators
Harris. Katlin and Serle of Kings
Abo1fshes Narcotic Commission.
The Assembly also has passed the
amendments TO the traction law asked
~ Gov. Miller, who il expected 10 sign
the bill Tomorrow
BY a vote Of SO to 12 the Senate
passed the Fearon-Smith bill prohibiting
the 50 called ambulatory treatment Of
drug addicts, and also the Lord bill,
abolishing the narcotic drug control
commission and transferring It's func-
tions TO the State Department OF Health.
Woman proof readers and printers
viii be allowed TO work after 10 O'Clock
at night under the Smith biz, which
passed the Senate and went to the
Governor. The Senate also passed the
Lusk bill, making the salares Of the
chairman OF the new state Tax Com
mission si2.50o and the two other mem
bers $4,000. The chairman or the
present commission gets 81, 500 and the
members $4,000.
The Straus resolution creating a COM
mittee OF two Senator's and three AS
semblymen to investigate motor vehi-
Gle legislation, with a view of bringing
about greater safety in the operating Of
automobiles, passed the Senate. All the
safety measures introduced in the Leg
islature this year will be considered by
the committee. They include several
measures requiring the bonding and IL
censing OF automobile operators.
To sell MohnnsIc site.
The Hewitt bill authorizing the State
Board OF Estimate and Control TO sell
the land and buildings on the Mohansic
Lake Reservation in westchester county
passed the Senate. IL had been intended
TO establish n state hospital there, but
the property was abandoned because of
fear OF pollution OF the New York city
water supply.
Other bills which passed include Au-
thorizing the State Industrial Board to
investigate the question OF hours OF en-
ployment OF women and minors; permit
ting licenses for firearms n private
homes providing for inheritance tax at
torneys and appraisers in the various
counties OF the state. who are TO be un-
der the supervision of the new State
TAX Commission instead of the Comp
troller making October 81. the birthday
OF the late President Roosevelt, legal
holiday, and appropriating $4,000 for
.he Lockwood housing committee, the
life or which has been extended until
March of next year.
The Stitt bill, reorganizlng the Hud-
son River Vehicular Tunnel Commits
sion, has passed the Assembly and IL
on the general orders calendar in the
Senate. Senator Burlingame. who Is
handling 1t in the upper house, said he
expected to get special rule to nd
vance It to final passage. lie said Gov.