New-York tribune., 1922-02-16
TanllnanyLoses
In Its Efforts to
Block Port Bill
Assembly Advances Measure
to Order of Final Passage
After Voting Down Four
Amendments. 80 to ~
Livcrmore Bill Adopted
Paves Way for Equal Repre-
scntation of Women on
Political Party Boards
From, a stcr Correspondent

ALBANY. Feb. 1o.--Ih he passage o.
nc Livermore bill. paving the way for
equal representation Of women with
men on political party committees, and
thc advancement Of the Meyer Ma ick
Port Authority bill marked to-day
session OF the Assembly.
The Port Authority measure was ad-
,aaced 20 the order OF final passage
against opposition by Tsmmany Demo
Gratis who attempted to block its
progress by proposing four amend
monts, all of which were rejected by
vote of so to A.
Donohue Offers Amendment
An amendment giving the New York
City Board Of Estimate power to pass
uron the Port Authority's plan before
It could be put into effect was offered
hy Minority Leader Charles D. Dono-
hue.
Assemblymcn John ]. O'Connor and
Louis A. Cuvllier submitted amend
nonts which would free property taken
over for Improvement from local taxes
md tax bonds TO be issued by the Port
Authority. Assembly Thomas T.
Cosgrovc proposed to amend the bill
50 that it would provide for a bridge
connecting Tot:enville and Perth AM
hoy and tunnel linking the proposed
Rayonne belt line with the Baltimore
{. Ohio Railroad.
The measure is scheduled to be
passed in the Senate next Tuesday
and probably will BE- passed by the
Assembly the day following.
Assemblymsn George Fl. Rowe, chair
nan OF the House judiciary Commit
-oc. and August Seelbach. both OF Buff
'alo. we're the only members to vote
against the Livermore bill, which car
ries out recommendations made By
Governor Miller for equal representa-
tion O. women with men on party COM
lr;ttecs The measure increases the
committee membership in each dis
trict from one to two. 1t is not stipu
'4ted that the added members must be
yemen, as constitutional barriers made
'h;s impossible and there was no dis
rosition to wait for a constitutional
an7cndmcnt.
Tho Assembly Judiciary Committee
crortod out the Cuvillicr amendm ent
90 the state constitution depriving the
Loc stature of the right TO ratify an
amendment to the Federal Constitution
unless the proposal has been Endorsed
N.earuro is regarded as slap at Will
lam H. Anderson. State Superintendent
% the Anti Saloon League, for his re-
rcnt attacks upon the Leg stature.
Would Raise Tax Board Members Pay
The salaries of the members of the
New York City Tax Commission would
nc increased $4,000 each If bin IN
1roiuccd BY Senator Alvah W. Burlin-
camc ir.. of Brooklyn. becomes law.
Breakfast and lunch for undernour-
shcd school children, to be furnished
By schools with an attendance of 500
OF more, is proposed in bill spon-
vorcd by Senator Salvatore A. Cotlllo,
Of New York.
Senator Leonard W. II. G bbs. Re-
publican. of Buffalo, today introduced
: bill compelling the licensing of real
estate operators in all cities and in
Nassau and Westchcstcr counties. A
similar hill was disapproved by Gov
crnor Miller last year because it was
state wide in its application, and the
Governor did not believe a license act
WAS required in rural districts. The
hill is designed to eliminate fy-by
light real estate operators.
Majority Leader Adler introduced in
ihc Assembly a resolution prohibiting
tho introduction of bills In the lower
house after March 2. On that date all
standing committees go out Of exist
~nce and the Rules Committee takes
charge of all legislation not on the
calendars