The New York herald., 1922-03-10
125 BILLS PASSED
IN DAY AT ALBANY
Hylan Opens His Fight on Ad-
ditiOnal Powers for the
Transit Commission.
FARM BLOC IN POWER
Gets Two Bills Through the
Senate in Session That Goes
Until Midnight.

ALBANY, March a.-Passage Of l25
bills, including the Lowman bill, drawn
mt conference of New York state >
District Attorneys and State officials
with the view OF checking Widespread
automobile thefts. marked the busiest
day Of the State Senate this year. After
working all day the upper house re-
convened tonight and did not finally
adjourn until nearly midnight.
The Lowman bill passed without op-
position. as did another measure in
dorsed at a conference of District At
torneys. which seeks to give District
Attorney Banton of New York county
control of the criminal calendar. so that
i trial of bail cases may me expedited
The Walton bill on ticket spectators
also was passed. 1t provides for the
licensing of spectators and prohibits
the sale of tickets of admission to thea
ters and amusement places at a sum
greater that 80 cents above the face
value.
The Tolbert wayward minor bill was
another measure passed. This bill pro-
poses to establish judicial proceedings
whereby children who are unduly dis
obedient to their ~ nts or who asso-
ciate with bad cc may be de-
clared waywarde ana confined
10 institutions. casure apn
only to children .elWo.u the ages al
III and 21.
The Hylan Administration To-day came
out against the ruueln BIN. amcnd.Hg
the Transit act a5t year and giving
greatly increased powers to the Transit
Commission Corporation Counsel John
IT, OBrien demanded an immediate
hearing and the Public Service Commit
tee OF the Senate fixed one for Tuesday
afternoon.
The sudden decision of the city offic-
ials was learned with surprise by Demo-
cratic legislators who were uncertain
how to act because of the lack of in
terest which the Hylan administration
had shown toward the measure.
Corporation Counsel O'Brien was in
dianant when he arrived in Albany this
afternoon.
This bill. he said. would leave the
city deaf dumb and blind so far as any
participation in the control and manage
ment of the so-called city owned unified
system is concerned. The amendments
proposed by the Transit Commission to-
gcther with the original law. If carried
into effect. will mean the dumping of
tEs antiquated, obsolete and broken down
railway properties upon the city of New
York. The Mayor and other members
OF the Board of Estimate will not have
voice or vote in the administration man
agement of these properties. which the
Transit Commission will compel the city
TO take out
Tho farm bloc gained strength in the
Senate to-day when IL jammed through
bills making more drastic the state
olcomargarine sc.. removing some OF
the restrictions on the sale of sIaugh-
icred tubercular cattle and permitting
savings banks and trust companies Il
invest in Federal Farm Loan bonds.
The Cotillo bills designed to remove
congestion In New York city courts
passed the Senate to-day. They pro-
vide that an additional grand jury be
drawn for any term of the General
Sessions Court on order OF judge
that the General Sessions Court shall
be divided in as many parts as the
judges prescribe and for increasing the
number of judges from seven to nine.
Forces of clerks and employers are in
creased Another Cotillo bill passed
provides for twenty assistant district
attorneys in New York county with
salaries Of s12 900 each for three. S1O.-
oOo for eight, and $500 for the ro
maindcr
The soldiers compensation bill was
amended to-day by its introducer, As
semblyman Brundage. 1t provides that
in order to be eligible for compensation
disabled world war veteran must
prove he has been out OF regular en-
ployment for fourteen days instead of
thirty