New-York tribune., 1922-03-21
Writes Lockwood Counsel
Housing Bill Outburst
Is Unwarranted and He
Owes Machold Apology
Refuses Request
For Extra Session
Governor Says He Himself
aid Not 'WickedLobby'
Helped Amend Rate Act
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ALBANY, March 20.-Governor Miller
volitely but in no uncertain terms
ssked Samuel untermyer. counsel to
ii. Lockwood committee, to-day to
ease making reckless charges" be-
,suse the Assembly did not pass GER
,sIu portions Of the housing program.
He informed Mr. Untermyer that there
v.s no justification for getting excited
nd making unwarranted assaults, and
,dd.d 1t would be we'll if the lawyer
rould retrsct the "unjustifiable
:hsrges7 he made against Speaker H.
Edmund Machold of the Assembly.
The Governors views on the charges
rtich Mr.. tntermyer has been broad
,ssting since the measure creating a
Safe Trade mission and other
lockwood bills were killed in the AS
..mbly were expressed in a letter III
answer to Mr.. Cntermyer's request that
lie legislature he convened in extraor-
anary session for further considera-
ton Of the bills which did not 90
through The request was denied by
i'd not believe such action necessary.
He added that Mr. untermyer, consid
;ring the fact that the full housing
-rogram was not introduced until ff
zen days before the date set for ad
purnmsnt, ought to praise the Legis-
a.ure for what 1t did accomplish rather
lhan abuse it.
Il do not intend" the Governor said,
"a
'ts delay in introducing the bills until
Just before adjournment, but on the
sthsr hand YOU should not indulge in
unwarrsnted assaults upon the Legis-
iure for not accepting out of hand
measures OF far-reaching Importance,
Thirh mad taken you so long to
prepare"
Chsrges made by Mr.. Untermyer
tII "l&ers were inserted in the rate
lsssl,psn bill at The "hehest of a
Etsad obby'' are also refuted by the
9a'snor, Who info-,nes. the lawyer
nE the amendments TO the bill were
ssde at conference he had with
Yeaker Machold and Senator Charles
= lockwood, chairman Of the Housing
Committee.
THE two amendments TO the rate
ngulation bill which Mr.. Untermyer
tslls jokers," said Governor Miller in
nscussing his letter, provide that in
aeterminlng rates the State Superin-
sendent OF Insurance shall take into
eonslderatlon the experience of five
years IN determining profits and also
'ake INTO account the conhagration
risks, both within and without the
state.
Senator Lockwood thought it would
not De necessary to express this in
the bill itself because he believed that
lhe superintendent of Insurance would
necessarily have to consider these two
Clements whether they were expressed
IN the bill or not. My view was that
sound principles ought not be left to
me discretion OF the administrative Of
ncer to determine whether he would
follow them and that things which were
~ sound as to be universally recog-
nzea NE, ought to be incorporated in the
OIL AZ result of that conference
ana with the concurrence of Senator
lockwood, who had no objection in
prlnciple to the two amendments, they
we're made"
Might Have Written Them
rs it true that you wrote the amend
"e1'S s1 the Governor was asked.
might have he replied. ~ recall
l!n ln!nnerllning a sentence or two in a
where" ''''1' '-"''
me Governor also told newspaper
4eh mat he had been willing to have
me. me trade commission bill pass and
'4aT m ne would nave signed it.
o. Inc men in the Legislature under
sood perfectly we'll said the Gov
bSi;nof, S;Ii that was willing to have the
VII come TO me. In fact, | think rec
.ylmmehded thar it be sent to me but
,aey are not to be censured for wanting
@ s.ofe time to consider a matter OF such
great lmportance."
ocVernor Miller's letter to Mr.. I'm
'esmyer read IN par:
10 ! nave read your letter of March
~ ~ win care, but do not consider that
te e OCCASION warrants me in convening
sja. e Legislature in extraordinary ses-
"on On as You request.
~; ;oonSiderlng the fact that the bills,
'"'cn you criticize the Legislature for
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