The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-03-10
Metropolitan Measure Repored
Despite Opposition of In
Surance Committee Chair
man; May Pass Today.
I'ntermyer Demands Passage
of Entire Lockwood Pro-
gramme; Asks: "Why Else
Go On With Inquiry" 81
Bills to Be Rushed to Assembly
and Rules Committee Is ES,
pected to Promptly Release
Them; Governor May Act
BY Joseph s, Jordan.
(ssaM corrsspandant Of The Evsnins
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(otaM corvsspanda Of The Evsaine
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ALBANY. March 1o.--Not ohiy
members OF the Housing COMMITTEES
but all the Senators from New York
are in high glee to-day over the rapid
progress being made with the rent
and housing measures, ,.
With the bill extending the emer.
sency rent laws until Feb. Is, 1924
and another providing for the return
OF jury fees paid by tenants whose
cases are not separately tried. passed
by the Senate last night. and the reel
of the rent law amendments up tot
final passage to-day. the big bill 81
the housing programme, that permit
ting insurance companies to invest ~
per cent. OF their assets in the con
struction OF tenements. was alsS
placed on third reading in the Upptt
House for final passage. II
The minutes OF tho hearing on the
proposed legislation Lefore the Cities
Committee begun Wednesday inod1
and completed last evening, had not
been transcribed when the two biliS
were shot through the Senate with
out debate. N
Samuel Untermyer. chief counsel
for the Lockwood committee. who hal
been here for two days. during which
he has held conferences with Got
Miller. Insurance Commissioned
Stoddard and Speaker Machold. Wild
championed the Downing Campbell
bill and the housing bills at COMMITTEES
hearings. made an impassioneds speech
to the Cities Committee yesterday All
ternoon. ~ III
He practically told the cohafnittes
he might as well quit. and that nh
more money should be spent on la4
veatlgations, II the bills recommended
by the Lockwood committee were not
passed. Chairman Gibbs OF the Cities
Committee interrupted him while hs
was talking in favor of the bill which
will permit the expenditure by thu
Metropolitan Insurance Company of
500. 000. 900 for the construction or
tenements ana said there had been
considerable criticism because the billsl
we're not in earlier. so they couldi
have received more study. II
"Mr. Chairman" retorted thks
counsel. "are you aware that this bin
has been here six weeks and that II,
Ii three weeks or more since the pub
lic hearing was held on IL. Apt
parently. II doesn't make any differi
euce whether it is in six weeks or 81
days. NJ
81 want TO make a statement" cons
tinued Mr.. Untermyer, with respec,
to all the housing bills that have been
considered. including this peITnissive
bill under which life insurance com!
panies may invest 10 per cent. OF theft
assets in certain classes of tenements,
and also with respect TO the general
programme of the committee y
PERSONALLY, ! feel we are not iusl
tified in going on with this committee
and spending the money of the Stata
unless "a substantial part or the pro-
gramme, which is the result of our
two or three years OF investi gatiou3
can lie enacted into law. II is quite
useless, so far as | can see, for this
committee to continue taking testi /
mony applicable to legislation IL ths
legislation when presented does nod
meet with the Legislatures approval
or isn't considered OF suficient i'm
portancs to be enacted. And sol
speaking for myself, while | have al