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upan tht new committee.
Clause No. 2 declares the NEW com
mittee shall consist, as did the old. OF
sen memberst Two from the old, who
shah be members OF the present SEN
ate. and tho remaining three senate
members shall be named by the
Temporary President Of Ghe Senate;
ave Assembly members fFom the old
conmittee and 1--WE to be chosen by
the Speaker of the Assembly. The
clause also provides for vacancies.
COMMITTEE MAY BE SuBDlVlp-
Ed At ANY TIME.
"a. The committee may at any
time be sulDdlvided into fsub-coumit-
tees OF such number as,it shall by
majority vote determine. Such sub
eommittsea may sit az the same
times and places or at different times
and places in the State Of New York.
This committee is provided with
powers similar to the larger body.
a. The powers ana duties OF the
committee enumerated in the Hbove
recited resolutions and OF any sub
committee, TO the extent authorized
By the committed are hereby en-
lanred so as to include also tho fol-
lowing powers In addition to those
delegated and prescribed under each
and ali Of such resolutions:
-. u may inquire into each and
every matter and thing that In tie
Judgment affects the past, present or
future conditions surrounding or IN
any way bearing or relating TO the
onstuuction, ownership, transfer,
asinu and renting Of stores, houses
It's, Apartments and other buildings
80 or any Of the cities Of the
,te. and particularly in the City
New York, the cause for any
sent lack OF living and business
ymtnodations the danger or prob
ty Of the future lack thereof and
reasons and remedies hherefor
increase In construction costs
ild rents and the reasons and rem
edies therefor, including In such In
vestieatfOn and in Its report the op-
Grafton and effect OF the various
laws on this subject passed at the
regular session Of the Legislature
IN 1919 and at the regular and the
special or extraordinary sessions OF
the year 1890 and the advisability
-. amending OF repeating the same
ny OF Chem
3. The committee, or any sub
.oJmmiaees thereof, constituted as
herein provided. is empowered and
4 shan be its duty in so fur as It may
deem advisable, fully TO investigate
and report upon the organization,
management, conduct, business, at
fairs, operations and past and present
Investments OF all lite, FIRE, health
burglary compensation and casually
insuranco companies and assocta-
tions, or,anized under the laws OF
this STATE or tranSaetina or having
authority 70 transact business there
IN. whether or not the same be or
panized under the laws OF this State,
and OF all savings and other State
banks and Of all trust companies and
other corporations or joint stock or
other associations that are now un-
der the supervision OF the Superin-
fendant Of insurance or Of the Super
that are permitted by law to trans
act any such businesses in this State.
WHAT INQUIRY OF THE COM
MITTEE MAY INCLUDE.
&C. The investigation Of the COM
mittee may include any and every
other matter and thing not speclti-
and in the above described :esodu-
tions made part hereof that may be
deemed By il relevant to the general
question Of providing, maintaining,
stimulating or increasing aceor1mo-
dations for housing or business pur-
poses for the people OF the cities OF
this state and especially OF the CITY
Of New York. as bhouah the same
had been expressly specified herein.
IS. Tue committee as a whole or
through sub committees may hold
sittings beyond the sessions of the
Legislature and during the recesses
thereof and after its Anal adjourn
ment II shall Immediately resume
its sittings and investigation and
shall report the result Of all inVesti =
nations heretofors made under the
above reeited resolutions with its
Recommendations, with all convenient
speed, but in no event later thar
March 1, 1922. The committee may
meanwhile from time to time make
, intermedate reports with such rec.
ornrn endatione for renedlal legisla.
ton as it shall deem advisable.
s6. The Superintendent Of lnsur'
anee and the superintendent o.
Banks are hereby severally directed
40 place Ell the data in their, respeo
tive departmeFts az the disposal o
the oommittes and Is representa-
tives and TO permit the use Of the
staffs for the gathering thereof
"Resolved That no person shall b
excused from attending and teStifyin
before said committee or before an
subcommittee thereof, or from Pre-
ducing books papers, contracts, agree
ments or other documents before N
committee or such sub-c committee /
obedience 10 It's subpoena on n
Nground OF FOR the reason that the tei
NEi0ny or evidence, documentary
otherwise. required OF him may ter
% ncrimlnate or degrade him or
subject him 10 a penalty Of forfeitur
hut no person 50 attending and tei
tfyinq or producing such books, p'
pera or documents shall be subjects
10 prosecution or to any penalty
forfeiture for or on account Of u
particular transa etion, matter