New-York tribune., 1922-03-15
Home Rule Men
Miller.
Force Own Plan
Cnmlnittee of 2Oto Rush Pro-
gram Through in Closing
Hours; Tolbert Proposals
Also Slated for Adoption
democratic Bills Doomed
Assembly Passes New Fire
and Police Pay Schedule;
Advance Bonus Measures
rrnm q star Corrcspondent

Albany, March 14.-Yielding to the
..mands Of legislators from the cities,
committee of twenty, ten Senator'S
I'D ten Assemblymen, was appointed
might by Speaker Machold and Sena-
~, CLAYTON r. Lusk to devise home
,vls program for the Legislature to put
..-ough in the next three days.
While the committee will not meet
u,.a early tomorrow, after the Legis-
,s.ure. which is sitting day and night,
.s;ourns. it is understood that the
rolbert-Ulman proposed amendment to
.be constitution and the Tolbert bill,
.rsating q commission to study the en-
s,re subject and report back its recon-
rsrdations to the next Legislature
vii he adopted. This second proposal
followed the thought expressed by
covernor Miller last Saturday, when he
declared that home rule should wait
until it had been studied carefully by
experts The protests which came
rom Republican sources against this
DELAY led TO the change in program
md while the Governors idea will be
carried out, the Tolbert- -Ullman amend
ment also Will be adopted by the
legislature This proposal must bo
annroved by the next Legi islature be
fsro il can be submitted to referen-
DUN.
Cities to Frame Own Laws
The IolbcrtUllman amendment
gives the cities power to frame their
avn laws. and limits leg slativc actor
an cjty bills to emergencies which must
he certified to by the Governor IN q
special message. The measures speci.
fed in the Governors message must be
vsssed by two-thirds vote of the
legislature. instead of a majority, as
,pw obtains.
Another problem taken up at the
Senate conference was the local en-
iawement legislation proposed by the
lrti-Saloon League, which is embraced
j, the so-called triplets, introduced by
Ns2tor Seymour Lowman. The bills
ire killed by the Republican Senators
taator Lowman, at the close of tho
afercnce, expressed the opinion that
..would rally enough votes within the
ext few hours to insure the passage
4 the bills in the upper house. 1t is
70! considered likely that he will sue
.si Even if he should the bills will
lie in the Assembly,
The Republican Senators also agreed
% oppose the important Democratic
ressures concerning which Minority
leader Walker had served notice he
vead attempt to have reported out OF
wmmittees. Among these measures
sne the Walker water power bills, the
Naus proposals for shortening the
,zrs OF labor for women and children
I. regulation of membership Of polit-
ial committees, the publication Of
tsmpaign expenditures five days before
isceon. reapportioning Senatorial dis
TICS, restoring direct primaries, es
tablsnng an executive budget and ere
sting Department of transportation O.
New York City.
Fire and Police Pay Bills Pass
The Assembly to-day passed nearl,
Mbills Chief among them were thu
Ssrngame measures fixing the pres
sni rate of pay for firemen and police
men of all grades except that of first
The bills. which passed the Senate las
week now go to the Mayor.
Other measures passed by the AS
sembly included the Knight bill max
inc Federal farm loan bonds legal Sc
curities for savings banks and trus
companies, the Hamill bill making dru:
peddl;ng felony instead of a misde
mesnor the Dickstein bill regulating
the transmission Of money to foreigt
countries and the Jesse act providing
Tor the appointment Of six military in
structors to the New York police force
at salary Of not less than $4,000 :
year
Assembly Republican leaders agreed