New-York tribune., 1922-02-22
Lobby Boasts
it Has Killed
Housing Board
Asserts legislature vii:
Adopt Joker Shcaiing
Lockwood Committee of
His lnquisiiorial Powers
Fears Jail for Friends
One of Investigator, Said
to Have Been Won Over to
Fight Against Associates
I'm. q N,aa corresnonder.


ALBANY. Feb. p The uudergroun,
'obby which has been working to de
stroy the Lockwood committee let i
ue known IN The Capitol corridors to
day ,ha' it's endeavors had been sue
,cssful st last
The iohby's program. which is sale
20 havc met with lhe approval Of ccr
,&in legislative leaders. provides thai
The Lockwood committee shall be shorr
fall its inquisitorial powers and all
Of its Important recommendation tc
The Legislature killed in the Assembly
Rules Committee.
Joker in Lobby Program
Fhe lobby which is made up o:
saadv Representatives of contractors,
s5'liiae -upp'y mer, urodtcernc land
lords and Of certain casualty and fire
insurance companies. has included in
It's program Of emasculation of the
Lockwood committee q joker of primal
magnitude
This program provides that the Lock
wood committee. after it has been de-
prved Of is broad grant Of sub
poenaing and examining witnesses
and punlshing them for contempt, is to
be continued for year for the sole
purpose Of studying the testimony
taken before Ii during the last four
Years. The joker further provides that
ne committee. after studying this tes-
'mony, with which all the members
are now familiar. j. 10 report back to
ne next Legislature with recommends
IONS based ON this study
Inc purpose Of the lobby's program
tWofold to avoid further exposure
of corrupt conditions among those who
ere pro'tecr!ng at the expense Of hous-
= shortage and to stop the Lockwood
committee from sending any more Of
It's friends TO jail.
Senator Charles G. Lockwood chair
aan of the committee. admitted TODAY
mat he had heard that such program
as the lobby has been engineering was
-nder consideration.
Il an hooing. however, he added.
hat 1he Legislature viii grant the
ommittee's request for an extension q
It's life for another year. the commit
zee u retain, OF course all Of The
broad powers 1t now enjoys. l. is
necessary If We are to bring the hous-
ng situation nearer solution. that the
-clA lllee junction iOr another year"
50 successful has been ,ris powerful
aooy. which now boasts Il has wiped
the Lockwood committee of the map.
mat il is common knowledge here that
ne Of tho most Influential members Of
io committee has been persuaded to
champion its cause.
The lobby is counting on the Gsh.
ealrst The LockW ood committee which
mis- member is expected to make on
-ae floor of the Legislature TO give
certain leaders here an excuse for
carrying out the lobby's program
Charge Besertion to One Member
Members Of the Lockwood committees
,ao have talked with the Tribune cor
respondent have uo5 hesitated to name
tactr associate who has deserted them.
ihcT are convinced that unless this
member has "a change Of heart he viii
openly fight the adoption OF the hous
~ report whom it is introduced next
Neek. and that ho viii oppose the more
Important remedial measures which viii
he offered ON the plea that the time
IS too snort for the Legislature to act
on the bills
One of these bills viii call for
strict supervision by the State Superin-