The New York herald., 1922-01-17
SEEKS 2 YEAR TERM
FOR ASSEMBLYMEN
Campbell of Albany Offers
Proposed Amendment to
Constitution.
TO CHECK MOTOR THEFTS
Wackerman Wants Report of
Sales When Buyer Gets a
License Transfer.
TO CHECK MOTOR THEFTs

Special Dispatch TO THE New YORK HrRALp
New York Herald Bureau.
! Albany. Jan. 10.
Assemblyman w. w. Campbell OF Al
bany introduced a proposed constitu-
tional amendment tonight in the AS
sembly to increase the term OF Assem-
blymen from one to two years and to
raise the pay of legislators from $500
to $4,000. A proposed salary raise was
defeated by the people at the last elec-
ton for the second time.
Another bill Of Mr.. Campbell cuts out
the requirement that voter must give
| merely state that he is more than
| twenty-one.
| Automobiles parked within fifty feet
Of an electric light at night In cities or
villages would not have to keep their
| own lights going under q bill by AS
senlblyman Farrell.
BY bills of Assemblyman Crews and
Wackerman the Transit Commission
could permit the operation of the Park
avenue line of the Nassau Electric Rail-
road in Brooklyn without exchanging
transfers with connecting lines, and the
ItdpAi kO9hpdhy WpNAh
have to restore service, 60 Metropolitan
avenue. but without giving transfers IL
desired.
Hits mt Automobile Thieves.
Assemblyman Wackerman would re-
quire every licensed agency detective to
wear badge designated by the state
Comptroller. He also put in the first
bill aimed at automobile thieves. It
requires the State Tax Commission To
notify of the sale of an automobile on
application for registration by the person
to whom the car Is sold.
A bill by Assemblyman Soule would
permit householders to keep firearms In
their houses without q license. TIL
amends the Sullivan law.
Stricter enforcement OF the motor
vehicle law in rural districts is proposed
in a bill introduced by Senator Lowfnan,
carrying out recommendations OF the
special legislative automobile investigat-
ing committee A force OF twenty-five
inspectors Is to be created with fun
authority, now vested in the State police
to arrest any motorist violating the
States traffic laws. Senator Lowman
said that the committee found that little
attention has been paid to enforcement
of these laws in the rural districts
Asks IOr ah
Assemblyman Louis Cuvillier. Demo-
crat, of New York. introduced reso-
luton calling for an investigation or
charges made by William r. Goldbas,
Corporation Counsel of Utica. that
George A. Glynn. chairman of the Re-
publican State Committee. was lobbying
in Albany to Influence the action or ths
Public Service Commission. The reso-
luton was referred to the Assembly
Judiciary Committee. where 1t probably
will remain. as none OF the Democratic
moves to start trouble will get far.
Another resolution Calls on the Atto--
ney-General to designate a way by
which the soldiers bonus can be pad
without waiting for the adoption of a
constitutional amendment.
Cuvilier also introduced two bills in |
line with the legislative program Of the |
State Federation of Labor. One would |
repeal the law Incorporating the Rookie
feller Foundation. The other excludes |
labor unions as well as agricultural and |
dairymen's associations from the pro- |
visions of the Donnelly antitrust act