New-York tribune., 1922-03-19
lockwood Committee TO
Conduct Inquiry, and
Startling Disclosures
Are limited in Albany
Bic Sums Of Money
Spent, Is Charge
Glass TRUST Man Headed
Group; McWhinney Led
Fight: Action ON Blue
Skv Measure Discussed
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ALBANY. March is.-Samuel Urter-
s,v,r. chief counsel to tbs Lockwood
committee, will start an investigation
without delay, according 70 the mem
ssra Of the committee. into the methods
smploycd By ths powerful under
ground Hobbies which killed nine of the
housing Ellis in tins closing hours of
the Legislature.
Fhe investigation. which will be con-
dvcted by the Lockwood committee
itself, will resuit in startling disclos-
ures, in She opinion of those who arc
familiar with the conditions surround-
Ing the killing Of the bills.
Big sums of money were spert By
the vsrious lohbies in thar efforts TO
win over members of the Legislature
It Is said Some Of it was used in re-
tanning lawyers to fight the bills. More
Of It was used in entertaining legis-
lators.
Chief drives OF the lobbyists we're
made against the insurance bills that
were killed, the state trade commits
sior measure and the bill putting teeth
IN the D0nnelly antitrust act by fixing
6 minimum prison sentence OF three
months for yiolat0rs CT the anti
monopoly law.
New Kinney Hostile to Bills
The vice-chairman Of The Lockwood
committee AssemblymAn Thomas a.
McWhinney, was hostile to eli these
bills which the lobbyists opposed. He
even refused, aceording to Senator
Lockwood, 60 introduce resolution
urgug Congress to appropriate money
to supply United States Attorney Will
cut the criminal cons spiracies OF prof
teer ng manufacturers and dealers in
bu ne supplies. Mr.. Hayward has
pUiicly announced that he cannot pros
&c te these prohteers unless he has
additional assistants.
Th4 representatives OF the building
supply mon haunted the corridors Of
tie Assembly all day yesterday while
Vic Chairman New Kinney was st-
ndine the executive session of the
Assembly Rules Committee. where he
continued pIuuGing the knife into the
st tie trade commission bill and other
measures which the lobbyists wanted
Killed These lobbyists came from al
parts OF the East. One of them, rep
resentative Of the Plate Glass Trust,
which was indicted yesterday, and
whose nome 10 III ltNoGA ~ > ~ "6S fc-
earded as the head OF the imported
Shy.
The lobby was downcast for a time
yaverday after it became known that
vernon Miller, II conferences with
lator Lockwood and Speaker Macn-
<Ie, had urged the passage Of several
tf the Lockwood bills.
Miller for Trade Commission
he Tribune can state authoritative
IS that Governor Miller, as Senator
10 swood and Speaker Machold were
Ie, ing the executive chamber yester-
ca, said;
the state trade commission bill
CO es before me ] shall sign it."
ct this bill and several others were
Aill ID in Rules Committee shortly after
zNe Governor announced he would sign
I Assemb yman New Kinney, who is
u ember OF Rules Committee, led the
ts against the measure.
When the lobby learned the bill was
killed their blues departed, and many
Soasts were drunk before the night
ended to their friends in the Legisla-
tuYe
ene Of the most powerful elements
IN the lobby was made UP of repre-
eel tatives OF the Fire Insurance Ex-
ch nge, who tried to kill all the bills
an otlnS insurance companies notably
:h' one ending the monopoly enjoyed
ly them through their non-reg regulated
taf afsmaking exchanges.
his measure, however. was rescued
elcng with eight others by Governor
81 ler, and is now before him await
II his signature.
he biggest group In the rate making
G. hange is composed Of the New York
Yi' e Insurance Exchange
Charges Made Last Spring
While y. Robb. secretary of the ex-
nge, was q witness last spring be-
the Lockwood committee Mr.
termyer charged that the fire insur-
l. re companies had spent $4,000 in =
months in an effort to destroy the
&c Awood committee and In flghting thc
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