Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-26
Governors Message Ignores
Demand for Probe of
G. O. p. Control.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
REPORTS ON BOTH BILLS
Machine Leaders Take Steps to
Block Consideration of
Immunity Law.
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By the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y. August 26.-Frank-
lin d. Roosevelt, Democratic Governor
Of New York. and Tammany Hall have
reached the parting of the ways.
Angered because the Governor yes
terday refused their request for an in
vestigation Of alleged graft and corrup-
ton in Republican, controlled cities up-
State, Senator John j. Dunnigan and
Assemblyman IRWIN Steingut. Demo-
cratic leaders, said they would "fight to
the last ditch" the recommendation of
Mr.. Roosevelt that the Hofstadter COM
mittee investigating New York be EN-
powered to grant immunity to witnesses.
Confined to Immunity.
The Governor. in his message read at
the opening Of the special session, yes
terday, confined his recommendation
to the broadening of the power of the
Hofstadter Committee, thus closing the
door to any effort by the Democratic
minority to introduce bills looking to-
ward investigations of upstate COM
munitieS. Under the provisions of the
may be recommended by the Governor
may be considered at extraordinary ses-
sfons of the Legislature.
BY strict party vote Of TO 5. the
Judiciary Committee of the Senate
voted to report favorably the two bills
recommended by Gov Roosevelt. I'm
mediate passage Of the bills was recon-
mended by the committee.
Senator Dunnigan's declaration Of
1ntfk
by Senator Samuel H. Hofstadter, Re-
publican chairman Of the Investigating
Committee, was accepted generally as
warfare upon the executive, who recon-
mended passage
Seeks Law Amendment.
One Of thu. Hofstadter bills Is designed
to c61fer immunity granting power
upon the committee which he heads
and another is intended 20 amend the
penal law so as to provide that no
witness before a joint Legislative CONF
rnittee shall be excused from testifytng
on the ground that his evidence may
tend TO convict him of crime.
The executive and Republican legis-
latiye leaders believe that two days VIII
be SUFFICIENT for consideration Of the Inn
munity bills. With the immunity leg
islation disposed of. the executive viii
transmit to the Legislature his recon-
mendation for unemployment relief.
The hearing before the committee
was brief. One of the bills amends the
penal law so as to require witnesses to
answer questions at investigations con-
Quoted by joint legislative committees,
and the other confers upon the Hof-
stadter Committee the immunity grant
ing power
Supports Inquiry.
r. A. Mogahan. representing the
Citizens Union OF New York, declared
"the great mass of the decent, law-re-
specting and law-abiding citizens OF
New York City" favored the investiga-
ton being conducted by the Hofstadter
Committee" The inference must be.
he said, that those who opposed the
measures were endeavoring TO prevent
certain persons from testifying
DR.. e. T. Deyine, vice chairman of
the New York City Committee Of One
Thousand, argued that the important
feature of the bills was not that they
granted immunity but that no one
could be excused from testifying If they
were passed
Senator Henry G. Schackno. Bronx
Democrat and member of the Judiciary
Committee. opposed the bills on the
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