The New York herald., 1921-02-21
STATE LIQUOR LID
NEARLY READY TO
Be NAILED DOWN
Enforcement Bills Expected
to Be Passed by Senate
This Week.
EASY ROAD IN HOUSE
Governor Seeks Sentiment
of People Through Dras-
tic Measures.
SCHOOL TEACHERS BUSY
Many VIII Attend Hearing on
FearOn Act-MayOrs Take
Up Transit.
EASY ROAD in HOUSE
SCHOOL TEACHERS BUSY
recial Despatch to TIE Nnw Yonk HnaALp.
New York Herald Bureau,
Albany. Feb. 20. (

Speoial Despatch TO TIE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Albany, Feb. 20.
The prohibition enforcement bills.
which will put the duty Of stopping the
bootleggers and preventing violations
of the volstead act up to every city.
State, will be boosted a long way on
their journey to the Office of Gov. Miller,
who recommended them. this week.
Final amendments have been made and
the bills now are on the order OF thlru
reading in the Senate, which kropaply
Will pass them Tuesday or Wednesday
IT is the intention to leave final action
on them to the Assembly, where pro-
hibition enforcement sentiment is even
stronger than it is in the Senate.
Gov. Miller will lose no time signing
these measures. 1t is known that he Is
anxious to put the clamps down on ali
Illegal use of liquor. Because of talk
that the people do not want the strict
form of prohibition that is imposed by
the Volstead act, the Governor is deter
mined to find out whether there is any
ground for it by enforcing the law
Under the loose way it has been so FAR
administered by Federal officials, he does
not believe it has ever received falr
test
Seeks Real Enforcement.
II is his opinion that the best way to
learn whether the pecple want the law
is to enforce il thoroughly and without
compromise. This was the position ne
took in his message urging State prohl-
bition enforcement.
With the exception of the direct pri-
mary repeal and water power legislation
practically all of Gov Miller's legislative
programme is now before the lawmak-
ers. The last of his measures introduced
were those creating a board OF estimate
and control fo- the supervision of state
finances and the creation Of an executive
budget system.
The daylight saving repeal. which the
Assembly. has made a, caucus measure.
will be passed Wednesday, and the bill
reorganizing the State Industrial Com
mission is expected to get favorable ac-
ton in one or both houses later in the
week
School teachers from all parts of the
State are expected here on Wednesday,
when a hearing VIII be given on the
Fearon bill. returning the control of edu-
cational finances in cities to the boards
of estimate and apportionment The
teachers oppose the BILL but city officials
are making a fight for it.
Teacher to Plead Her Case.
At the same time a hearing will be
given on the Wells bill, calling for the
reinstatement in the New York city
schools Of Miss Lena Hipfcl. who was
discharged as n teacher in 1916 Miss
Zipfel, who is alleged to have threatened
to shoot Thomas Il. Finegan, former
Deputy Education Commissioner, and
later was committed to the Hudson
River State Hospital at Poushkeepsie,
is expected to appear in her own behalf.
She has been adjudged sane by Judge
McAvoy Of New York.
On Tuesday hearing will; be given on
the bill establishing two platoon systems
for policemen and fremen in first and
second class cities of the State.
The legislative committee of the
Mayors conference will hold meeting
here Tuesday to discuss Gov. Millers
transit bill. Invitations have been ex
tended 10 all corporation counsels of the
state TO be present. A report OF their
recommendation on the Governors tran
sit programme will he made at a general
meeting Of the conference March ?.