New York Lespilature. Senate JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AT THEIR ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIRST SESSION Begun and Held at the Capitol, in the City of Albany. VOLUME I EXCELSIOR ALBANY J. B. LYON COMPANY, PRINTERS 1918 New York State Library JOURNAL OF THE SENATE STATE OF NEW YORK SENATE CHAMBER IN THE CITY OF ALBANY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1918 Pursuant to the sixth section of the tenth article of the Constitution of the State of New York designating the first Wednesday in January of each year for the time of the meeting of the Legislature, the Senate convened. Hon. Edward Schoeneck, Lieutenant-Governor, presiding. A communication from the Secretary of State was read, in the words, following: STATE OF NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE, ALBANY, October 11, 1917. To the Honorable, the State Senate of the State of New York: GENTLEMEN. In compliance with section 31 of the Public Officers' Law, I send you herewith notification of the resignation of Honorable Peter M. Daly, as a member of the Senate of the State of New York. Respectfully yours, FRANCIS M. HUGO, Secretary of State. THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ALBANY, October 11, 1917. Honorable EDWARD SCHOENECK, Lieutenant-Governor and Presiding Officer of the Senate, Albany, N. Y.: DEAR SIR. I hereby wish to tender my resignation as Senator, representing the Second Senatorial District of the State of New York. As I am a candidate for the office of District Attorney for the County of Queens, and feeling that my election to such office would necessitate a special election for the office of State Senator, I am unwilling at this time to leave the people of Queens county open to the possibility of the expense of a special election caused by my vacancy. Under section 292 of the Election Law, I feel that my resignation at this time will permit the election of a State Senator from the Second Senatorial District at the general election on November 6th next to fill my unexpired term, and I consider it my duty to safeguard the interests of the people I represent by preventing the unnecessary expense of a special election, upon the event of my being chosen as District Attorney in Queens county. I have compared the preceding copy of resignation of Hon. Peter M. Daly as a member of the Senate of the State of New York with the original resignation on file in this office, and do hereby certify that the same is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole thereof. Given under my hand and the Seal of Office of the Secre tary of State, at the City of Albany this eleventh day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and seventeen. C. W. TAFT, Second Deputy Secretary of State. The Clerk called the roll and the following Senators responded: Resolved, That Charles R. Hotaling be, and he hereby is, elected sergeant-at-arms of the Senate for the year 1918. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Whitney offered the following: Resolved, That N. B. Sherrill be, and he hereby is, elected assistant sergeant-at-arms of the Senate for the year 1918. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Stivers offered the following: Resolved, That Lee V. Gardner be, and he hereby is, elected principal doorkeeper of the Senate for the year 1918. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Wellington offered the following: Resolved, That George W. Van Hyning be, and he hereby is, elected first assistant doorkeeper of the Senate for the year 1918. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Nicoll offered the following: Resolved, That John K. Marshall be, and he hereby is, elected stenographer of the Senate for the year 1918. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Lawson offered the following: Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That a joint committee of the Senate and Assembly be hereby created to consist of four members of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and five members of the Assembly, to be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, to inquire into and to investigate all phases of the reports now on file with the Secretary of State or with the county clerks of the various counties within the State of political expenses, accounts and the activities of committees, persons and candidates at the primary and general election of 1917 and to investigate the contributions, receipts the source of contributions and receipts and the disbursements and expenses of political committees and of the various candidates running in the primary held on September 19, 1917, and in the general election held on November 6, 1917, for municipal and other political offices and positions within and without the city of New York. Resolved, That such committee is hereby authorized to choose from its members a chairman, to employ counsel, stenographers and all necessary clerical assistance; it shall have power to sit anywhere within the State, and to subpoena and compel the attendance of witnesses, including public officers and employees and to require the production of books, records and papers, to take and hear proof of testimony, and otherwise have all the powers of a legislative committee as provided by the Legislative Law, including the adoption of rules for the conduct of its proceedings. Resolved, That such committee shall report the result of its |