The New York herald., 1921-02-17
VOTES ARE PLEDGED
FOR TRANSIT BILLS
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| ones who should read this bill. for they
must act upon 1t, but they won't read
! it. They are getting their ideas from
you You are getting your ideas from
the second floor, and the second floor is
getting it's ideas from no one knows
where, but many suspect"
TITS possible" replied Senator Lusk.
that the great Governor Of the State of
| New York and the majority in the Leg
! islature are influenced from improper
! forces. It's possible that this little
/ Tammany remnant here has e"cumu-
lated all the honesty in the State, but
| It's hardly probable. IL the minority
| leader wants to put across any argu-
ments like that he's got to make a lot
more noise than he has here: he's got
to have more end men in his minstrel
show
Simon L. Adler, majority leader of the
Assembly. who represents a Rochester
district, offered the bill in his Chamber.
! Handing up the measure to the Clerk,
Mr.. Adler said:
Mr.. Speaker, this BILL reorganizing
the Public Service Commission of the
State, is designed especially to relieve
and improve the transit situation in the
city Of New York. 1t is hoped by the
! Republican majority in the Legislature
! that this legislation will accomplish an
end which has been sought for many
| years to give the people of that great
city better transit facilities
Preservation of Rights.
This bill has been planned with a
| view to preserving for the people of the
city OF New York all Of their rights In
| reference to transportation and also
with view to preserving to the city OF
New York itself it's rights and invest
ments in the transit companies and the
public service corporations engaged in
| furnishing transportation within that
city.
1T know that this legislation will re-
ceive not only very careful considera ton
by the Legislature and by the people OF
the State, and especially by the people
OF the city of New York, but that 1t VIII
also doubtless receive some degree of
criticism.
Il merely want to say at this time, Oh
the introduction of the bill, that the
sole plan and design of the legislation
is for the benefit not only Of the people
OF the state. but for the benefit and for
the interest of the people OF the great
city"
Charles J. ,Donohue. the minority
leader. said
"Mr. Speaker, while the majority have
not coined new word for Webster s
dictionary. nevertheless a new meaning
has been placed upon the word 'reorgan-
ization' as known i'm political parlance.
Heretofore when the Republican party
came into power such legislation was not
designated as reorganization. 1t bore
that ugly term, but nevertheless true
term. being known as ripper legisla-
ton. But to-day We have II in language
that is more euphonlous when we say
reorganization for the purpose of GUST
ing out of office men who occupy the
positions now so that some others who
belong to the majority party may be in
stalled into those respective positions.
Fearful of the Legislntion.
II have been told that we ought TO
beware OF Greeks bearing gifts. When
we are told that the majority party is
doing this solely, only and entirely be-
cause il Is solicitious for the people of
New York city and that the Legislature.
| the majority Of whom are from outside
the city OF New York, desires TO bring
relief TO the people of the city OF New
York. we from the city Of New York
are somewhat fearful of your legisla-
tion.
"It was hardly necessary. upon the
| introduction of this bill, to accompany
| II with statement OF any kind, because
| the newspapers for some time past have
contained what was going to be in the
bill because they received a preliminary
copy of II and an accompanying state
| rnent from the Governors office, SO that
we were acquainted somewhat with the
terms and the conditions OF this bill, and
! the peopIe of the city Of New York are
| somewhat fearful about the relief that
| the LEGISLATURE in Albany is goIug to
give them by the Introduction OF this
| bill.
THE majority leader has well said
I that there will be some criticism. dare
saw there will be considerable criticism
from the people of the city OF New York.
This bill ought TO be designated as legis-
I lation TO relieve the people OF the city
| of New York OF their money"
No wabbIing, Says Machoid.
Speaker Machold said after adjourn
nnent that he knew nothing about the re-
port that several upstate Republicans
were wabbling In their support OF the
Governor. This report has been put out
several times recently by the Tammanv-
IHyian combination. evidently as much
! for the purpose OF getting some consola-
ton out OF IL as for any other reason.
The sneaker raid no one is wabbling +:
that only those who have openly declared
! their opposition are against the bill. md
/ all others are standing firm and will not
change their position.
westchester county thinks go we'll OF
the Governors proposals that the repre-
sentatives OF that county are going 20
try to have the bill amended so that .he
people north of the city line may par
ticipate In tho advantages offered. While
the Tamnany crowd In New York Is try
ing TO convince the people In New York
that they are being cheated and robbed
by this bill the westchester people are
begging TO be taken under protection Of
the Governors plan.
Assemblyman Mitchell Trahan "
westchester will ask for the amendment:
to place transit lines in his county un-
der jurisdiction Of the city commission.
! Speaker Machold said he believed II
was quite possible that the Westchester
lines might be brought into the system.
That section of the bill which applies 20
railroads operating in New York and ad-
| Joining counties may cover this situation.
NOW "GREATER AMSTERDAM"
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 1s.---By the annex
alton Of several SUBURBS Greater AM
sterdan" has been created, With a pop
ulation Of approximately 100000.