The New York herald., 1921-03-24
PORT BILL,FlFTH
OF MILLER'S BIG
REFORMS, PASSES
Albany Senate Follows Lead
Of Assembly by Final
Vote of 81 to IL.
CITY INQUIRY KILLED
Measure Increasing Tax on
Motor Vehicles Goes
Through, 20 to IL.
VOTING MACHINES WIN
Bill to Allow Jews to Open
Stores on Sunday Is De-
feated in Assembly
VOTING MACHINES WIN
Special DsspatcA 10 TIE New York HERALD.
i New York Herald Bureau,
] Albany. Marrh pa.

New York Herald Bureau.
Albany, March 20.
The New York port development
bill, clearing the way for comprehen-
sive improvement Of New York har-
Dor. was passed by the Senate to-day
by a vote OF 81 to IL. This measure,
whose provisions the Governor called
second in Importance only to transit.
is the fifth OF the big constructive fear
lures recommended In the Governors
programme which has been approved
by the Legislature. The four other
proposals are reorganization Of the In
dustrial and tax departments, prohi-
bition enforcement and the transit bill
Both houses made rapid progress
through their calendars to-day. Local
bills were rushed along. The annual
appropriation bill was advanced In the
Senate.
The Assembly recommitted the Bur
ngame-Haynes bill, providing for an
vestigation OF New York city and
avision Of its charter by a commits
ion of twenty-three This means it's
cath. II is believed
Two States TO Work Together.
The port development bill authorizes
New York State to enter into treaty
tith New Jersey for the establishment
II the Port OF New York authority, .
which is TO draw UP and carry out a
comprehensive plan for development OF
New York harbor and Its surrounding
territory. tentative plan has been
drawn by port development commissions
epresenting the two States.
Democrats In the Senate assailed the
nill on the ground that 1t took from New
ork control or It's docks and forced the
ty to pay for the development Of real
5tate along the New Jersey coast SEN
or Downing declared its main purpose
as 20 promote real estate transactions
xtendng as far south as Atlantic
highlands.
1T takes away the last thing left us,
/ our water 'front.'" lamented Senator
| Boylan.
Senator Boylan was surprised when
the majority leader read q section which
specifically stated that the citys prop
erty could not be taken without its con-
sent Senators Burlingame and Karle
we're the only New York Republicans
who Joined the Democrats In opposing
the bill
The bill increasing the tax on motor
vehicles was passed, 30 TO IL. 1t in
creases the fees on passenger cars from
25 to 40 cents a horse power, adds so
per cent. to the fees on light motor
trucks and doubles those on the heavy
trucks Senator Walker insisted that
the increase on motor trucks would be
reflected In the cost OF food. building
material and other commodities.
Senator LuslS replied that autorno-
bilists were taxed so little in this State
that they had become a favored class.
He said that the assessment on them
was less than In any other State in the
Union and that the highly paid president
OF automobile organizations boasted or
this to their clubs as well as of the fact
that New York has paid out more than
any other State for good roads He
added
"one club added 5000 members at SO
year each on the argument that they
should help beat this bill which will not
add more than SO year to their fees"
Taxes on Motors and Houses.
Senator Lusk said that a car which
costs more than $4,000 will pay tax OF
less than $40.
This Is a luxury" ne contended,
while the tax on an ordinary working
mans home, an absolute necessity. win
average 500"
The vote on the passage or a New
York city voting machine bill was 36 to
10. The Democrats objected to the man.
datory provision OF the bill.
The Assembly. 96 70 81. beat the Dick
stein bill 20 permit Jews to keep their
stores open on Sunday.
Senator Pitcher introduced a bin pro-
hibiting the transmission Of money TO
foreign countries by agents not licensed
BY the State Comptroller Senator
Cotlllo declared that the bill. offered az
o substitute 70 hts bin. exempts steam
chip companies, reaching only their sub
agents. II win only add, he said, TO the
existing evils. The Cotillo bill Will come
UP for final passage Monday and fight
Is expected.
a bill by Assemblyman Brady would
relieve street surface railroad companies
from the obligation OF paving any part
Of streets except a. required by the Pub
lie Service or Transit Commission.
Senator Lusk introduced a bill requir-
Ing the words state Of New York for
official use only to be placed on every
motor vehicle owned by the State The
blu results from the practice or State
employees using State cars for pleasure