New-York tribune., 1922-03-13
Two CIasI, in Hotel Lobby
and Repeat Charges in
Dispute Over Hearing
on Housing Measures
Case 10 Come Up
On Senate Floor
Buffalo Member to Make
1t Question of Per-
sonal Privilege Tonight
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ALBANY. March 12. Senators
Charles c, lockwood and Leonard w
a. Glib engaged in stiG word ,i,t
when ibey met IN the lobby Of the
Hotel 1ea bycN here to-day. Each &C.
cused the other Of working against the
batch of housing bills which arc at
present in the Cities Committee. Of
which Senator Gibbs is chairman. A.
ter the encounter Senator Gibbs re-
psated his accusation, charging that
Senator Lockwood is secretly opposed
"a the proposed housing legislation.
aThe fact IS, Senator Gibbs said,
y have no interest in the bills. and
have rot opposed any of them, secretly
or otherwise, as has Senator Lockwood;
and an not counsel to an insurance
company as is Senator Lockwood.
Furthermore it is true, as | said on
Friday, that told Senator Lockwood
that would call meeting of the Cities
Committee to consider the bills inn
medately after the session and that
Senator Lockwood, instead of remain
ing here to look out for his own bills,
left town.
Gibbs to Appeal to Senate
Senator Lockwo ood, who passed the
greater part of the day in conference
With Samuel Untermyer, declined to
discuss the latest phase of the fight
ior the housing legislation. Senator
Gibbs made it clear that he had no in
sntion OF retiring from the field, but
would rise TO a question of high per-
scnal privilege when the Legislature
convenes tomorrow night, and bring
the matter to the attention of the
Senator's.
There was no exchange of amenities
when the two Senators met in the Ten
Eyck Senator Gibbs greeted the
s,h the question What are you try
,to put over, Charlie ,"
I'm not trying to put over any
ting" replied Senator Lockwood;
but you certainly played dirty trick
why, ali | did was to tell the truth
about you," replied Senator Gibbs.
"You said ran away from my bills"
THAT is true. told you that l
YES going to call meeting of the
conmittee as you and seven other
Members had requested, and that it
suuId be held after the session
Tf you did" replied Senator Lock
sood, Il did not hsar it,"
well, the fact is that YOU left town
after I told you | was going to call
meeting of the committee. | had no
interest in your bills; you did. l was
not against them
well, you come from Buffalo, whore
we indicted a number of prominent
citizens who were gouging the public
and we saved the city Of Buffalo sey,
eral hundred thousand dollars. | should
think that would cause you to take
an interest in the bills"
"All your talk" retorted Senator
Gibbs, "does not alter the fact that you
did not remain in town to look after
your legislation as you should have
done. And you cannot pass the buck
on that"
Committee TO Meet To-day
Senator Gibbs will call another meet
ing OF his committee tomorrow after
noon and Senator Lockwood will at
Send and move the bills still before the
committee.
car was expressed tonight by Mr.
ontermyer that the bill he and ma
Jority Of the Lockwood committee re-
gard as m most important, creating state
Trace board patterned on the Federal
'rade Commission. will he defeated be-
eaIse 1t is misunderstood.
IN fact, nothing short of series of
brilliant legislative maneuvers will
save the bulk Of the Lockwood housing
committee program from defeat. The
powerful lobby which has been working
70 oe1eat the measures is on the Job
aho VIII remain here until the Legisla
sure adJourns sine die on Friday.
Explains State Trade Board Bill
Ar. Cntermyer when asked to cx-
Slaih the scope aud purposes of the
olate Trade Commission bill, and why
ana ili from what sources comes the oppo
sitlon, SAID.
! am satisfied that if the bill were
Understood it would receive enthusi
asAc support, except from the criminal
esomninatlons that infest the country
rom rom end to end. They are quite right
m opposing the bill. It is the most
tccntlnued on paue .hree)