The New York herald., 1922-03-20
UNTERMYER ASKS MILLER
TO CALL EXTRA SESSION

( had upon 1t three weeks thereafter, and
yet 1t was impossible 10 bring II 10 a
vote in the Assembly until the day OF
adjournment. From this IL may be rea-
aonably argued that the delay in sub
mltting the balance of the legislative
program made little difference in the
consideration 1t received"
Mr. Untermyer makes the. assertion
that not one member of tho Assembly
in ten had read the bills which Speaker
Machold insisted on putting to death
without permitting them to be brought
to vote
They passed the Senate" the letter
continues, "and Were killed by the lobby
of the insurance interests ana the prof
ileerlng combinations. with the active
assistance of the Speaker. who Is an
incurable reactionary. and has been
from the beginning an avowed enemy
OF the committee and of its entire legis-
lative program, even before he knew
what 1t would be-"
Secret Conference on Insurance.
Mr.. untermyer refers TO the presence
OF Assemblyman McWhinney at a con-
ference at the Office of the Superintend-
ent of Insurance between the Superin-
tendent and the representatives OF COM
psililtS dlltIltQ pJ Nllt BIbPpSNh iSAt~
tion. Referring TO the jolSers, which he
charges We're restored to the insurance
rate bill after being eliminated by him.
and which he maintains operate to null
lify the provisions OF the bill, Mr.. Un-
termyer said to Gov. Miller:
THE presence of Mr.. McWhinney in
tho conference In the Superintendent's
office between the companies and the
superintendent was without the knowl-
edge or authority of the committee
(Which was not invited or represented)
and is significant in this connection.
But" continues the letter. above
and beyond all other considerations, the
defeat of the Trade Commission bill in
the Rules Committee and the manner in
which 1t was accomplished, without the
knowledge of the Assembly, where. |
am assured the measure had the neces-
sary votes to pass 1t. is so grave an
abuse and so important a subject as to
be corrected without delay.
MIR. McWhinney, who was supposed
to represent the committee. and who In
troduced the bill and did everything -he
could to defeat it, stated openly and re-
peatedly that he had never read the bill.
He OF course knows why he opposed 1t.
and doubtless does the Speaker. but no.
body else does
Mr.. Untermyer meets. Gov. Miller's
suggestion that because the life of the
Lockwood committee has been extended
such legislation as the bill for the state
Trade Commission may safely wait an
other year by pointing out that under
its powers the Lockwood committee may
only deal with trade combinations in
the building trades, and further suggests
as a reason for special session to pass
the bill that 1t would take at least six
months to get an organization together
and data collected and three months
thereafter to issue the necessary licenses
provided for in the bill. BY that time.
he points out the life OF the committee
would have about expired in any event
and further investigation Of these evils
by a committee of the Legislature made
unnecessary.
MachoId Warned Lockwood.
Speaker Machold, who was accom-
panied to the city yesterday by George
a. Glynn, Republican state Chairman,
issued a statement last night in reply
TO Mr.. Untermyer's charges published
in the morning. The statement, which
was issued with the approval OF Mr..
Glynn. said:
when II was decided that the Legis-
lature would do all in its power to bring