New-York tribune., 1922-03-18
Filibusteringg
On Last Dav
Of Legislature
tcsn.inued from paea enc

the end OF an hour and half the roll
call was finished, and the result showed
the Republicans had mustered enough
votes TO pass the measure, with eight
TO spare.
The tllihuster vas called of a little
before j o'clock, when tired members
on both sides of the house apepalAd to
Minority Leader Donohuc not to keep
II up. pointing out that the Repub-
licans would bc able to put through
every measure decided on
The Senate on learning that The fiji
buster was of adjourned without wait
ing fer the Assembly TO act. The lower
house disposed OF the bills before 1t q
presentation Of gifts to the various
leaders BY their followers ensued, and
this. with thc accompanying speeches,
kept the AsSemb'ymcn in their seats
to 9 O'Clock
Just before the fi'ihuster started the
legislature put through the Tolbert-
Uiiman home rule resolution, giving
the cities Of the state power to manage
their own affairs without Legislative in
terferente. except in emergencies, which
must be certified to BY the Governor
and ratified By two-thrds vote Of the
LEGISLATURE
NC 'ceH3lF duOPtSu LHc nome TuiC
resolution earlier in tic week. The
legislative before it can bc referred
10 ooprlar 'otc.
Upward Of two hundred measures
were passed " the two houses in the
msd rUsh of the closing hours.
Ehe presnnt Legislature. tho shortest
n shc histcrv Of III. state was char
setrciaed by Speaker II. Edmund Mac
hold ~ bnslnessike and economical.
Senator Walkcr ard Assembly man
minority, 7-cre of different opinion.
The dul1est and most purposeless
session" ihoy called it N 4 statement.
adding ehat few os the bills passed
vefe rorsn the ti.ne Of village coun-
cii, AND sneered st The achievements Of
Ire Mil,r administration in its effort
at economy.
TIE fact remains that Go9ernor Nil
Ter. who has dominated the Legislature.
made the lawmakers effect economies
which have disrieased alike both Re-
whose chief concern was In keeping
their followers in easy berths.
The. total appropriations this year
total si33,000O0o, which is $4,000 900
loss than last Years. which in turn
was approximately slo.oo0oo0 under
tie budget OF Governor Smiths second
year.
Many millions will be saved by the
establshment OF the department. Of
purchasing of a!l supplies used by the
state government. and close 10 q mil
lion dollars will be saved in the sim
gle item Of printing By another measure
advocated by the Governor which ends
the rule of the printing ring.
Both houses started on their final
grind sharp at II o'clock this morn
ing AZ Ave minutes Of twelve the
clocks in both houses were stopped:
when the Legislature adjourned the
Official tin1e in both houses was still
II.
At 6 o'clock tonight the two houses
adjourned for dinner. Up to chat
time both houses had acted on upward
Of 500 bills. Many measures which
passed one house were sent to the
othcr only to be killed.
Among the measures passed by both
houses before the o'clock recess
were the following:
The Fearcn bill-making it a felony
for any one to remove or deface identi-
lication marks on an automobiles the
Lowman measure providing standards
~ eaHole power Tor auto headlights;
the Gibbs bill licensing real estate
brokers and salesmen in cities and in
the five countiea comprising greater
New York; the hewitt bill establish
ing q bureau OF Standards in the STATE
Board of Estimate and Control. which
is to aid in establishing uniform stand
ards Of supplies and equipments in the
various departments in the interest Of
economy and efficiency: the Simpson
Jesse bill amendment to the transit
act giving the Transit Commission a