The New York herald., 1922-03-20
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plan seriously" that the bill had passed
both branches of the Legislature.
In his letter to Coy Miller. request
ing a special session or tho Legislature
to deal with the housing bills. Mr.
Untermyer. after an exchange of
amenities regarding the Governors CO.
operation, wrote:
"a great wrong has been perpetrated
not only upon the people of the State
but upon the entire country The will
ful refusal OF hearing and of the
right to vote upon important measures
involving relief Of which the people are
in pressing need is a reproach to popu-
lar government"
The Lockwood committee lawyer re-
quests a special session of the Legisla-
ture and sets forth the following three
reasons
/. That proper consideration" might
be given the State Trade Commission
bill.
2. That 'ppper consideration" might
be given and a vote had in the AS
sembly on the bill TO restrict the in
vestments Of Insurance companies.
3. That the bill providing for the
supervision of the rates of insurance
companies by the Superintendent of In
surance and the courts might be "eor-
rected' so as to render II effective and
workable.
In absolving Superintendent OF Insur-
ance Stoddard from blame in the res
toration of the so-called jokers in the
insurance rate bill. Mr. Untermyer said:
From facts that have recently come
to my knowledge l am anxious to with
draw and correct a statement made by
me yesterday. in which l charged Mr.
Stoddard with having broken faith with
me by becoming n party to the eleventh
hour restoration in the rate regulation
bill of the jolSers' that I had eliminated
by agreement with him. The juggling
of the bill OF which I complained was
engineered between the Speaker and Mr.
Phillips and his associates representing
the insurance lobby.
In my absence they fooled Senator
Lockwood, who had been busy on the
floor OF the Senate with the other bills
and was not conversant with the facts.
nothing to do with the changes in the
bill. lie kept his agreement with me
to support the bill as II stood, and went
so far as to secure the promise from
the Speaker that he, too. would support
it IN that form. which promise the latter
promptly broke.
Has Hopes Tor StOuuaFu.
IF Mr. Stoddard can be pried loose
and kept free from the influence of Mr..
Phillips. under whom he worked for
many years. believe he will yet make
a useful and impartial official. His in
stincts and makeup are those of a fair
minded man."
In his letter to Gov. Miller Mr.. Inter
r1yer refers to his request, made before
tho Legislature adjourned, that the Gov
ernor recall the members to their duty"
with regard to the housing bills. He
informs the executive that what he had
in mind was the convening of a special
session that would follow Immediately
unon the adjournment of the regular
session.
In declining to hold the Legislature
in session Gov. Miller suggested that the
housing bills had received generous con-
sideraton when it was taken into ac-
count the date at which they were in
troduced. He further expressed the
opinion that since the life Of the COM
mittee had been extended a year the Gre
alton OF State Commission TO regulate
trade combinations was not as neces-
sary as might otherwise be the case.
On this point Mr.. Untermyer's letter
CT yesterday said
Permit me to call attention TO the
fact that the so-called Metropolitan Life
bill was introduced more than six weeks
before the close. that a hearing was