New-York tribune., 1903-01-05
GATHERING IN ALBANY.
t.gI-CF.SFS TOMORROW.
Uorl. o. the Legislature this Tear-
IsKs5erg-s Position.
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ecutive Mansion. and Speaker Nixon to the
.IIouse of Commons 1t is anticipated that
the Governors message will be ready for the
printer Tomorrow. 1t viii be submitted TO The
Legislature when that body meets on Wednes-
day.
Many of the leading members of the legis-
iature are expected here tomorrow. as the
caucuses to select candidates for president pro
tempore for clerk. serSeant-at-arms and stenos-
rapher of the Senate and for Speaker, clerh'
sergeant-at-arns and stenographer Of the
Assembly will be held Tuesday night
The caucus of the Republican Senators will
reveal whether Senators Bracket. Elon r.
Brown and Elsberg intend to act with their fel-
low Republican members. They are reported
10 be disposed TO be insurgents if certain COM
rnittee appointments are not made
Senator Raines is apparently the choice OF
the majority for president pro tempore of the
Senate and even # the three Senators named
should be against him their votes alcne would
not defeat him. there are twenty-eight Re
put,lican Senators and only twenty-one Demo-
Gratis II is presumed. therefore. that the SEN
ate will he organized on Wednesday. no matter
whether or not Senators Bracket. Brown and
Elsberg ATTEND the Republican caucus James
s whipple will probably be reelected clerk of
The Senate
The caucus of the Republican Assemblymen
promises to be peaceful. and to have as its chief
features the selection of S. Fred Nixon for
Speaker and Colonel Archie Baxter for clerk.
There was a suspicion that conference was
TO be held here tonight by Senators Bracket,
Brown and Elsberg. since Senator Bracket had
been seen at the railway station. but when Sen
ator Elsberg arrived at 10 o'clock he dissipated
the idea Il came here" he said. ito attend the
Court Of Appeals tomorrow and argue mo-
ton. I have no intention of meeting Senator
Bracket here at this time
He was then asked about the reported aims of
Senators Bracket and Brown and himself. but
he declined 10 talk on that theme When asked
if he would attend the Republican caucus ON
Tuesday night he said:
L will say that do not intend 10 make any
combination with the Democrats; that I am
Republican and shall support the measures
that regard as Republican in the interest of
the people. That has been my course in the
past and il will be my course for the next two
years"
After electing officers and hearing the Gov
e-nor's message on Wednesday the legislature
viii adjourn until the following Wednesday.
The second Republican conference in relation
70 the Senate committee appointments will be
held in the Fifth Avenue Hotel, NewYork next
Saturday.
Governor Odell. it is said will make large
number of important nominations to offices the
first two weeks of the session. 1t is considered
probable that Charles s Boyd will be renomi-
mated for Superintendent of Public Works,
Francis Hendricks for Superintendent of the In
surance Department. H H Bender for Fiscal
Supervisor of State Charities, W. L. Parkhurst
for member of the State Commission in Lunacy
and J Lester Stearns for State Tax Commis-
sioHer.
So far as can be learned the following will be
the chairrnen of the most important committees:
SENATE.
Firance-GEoRGE r. MALBY. Of St Lawrence
,-ities-HoRACE WHITE. of onondasa-
-Judoisry-EDGAR T. BRACKET of Saratoga
Taircads- BENJAMIN WILCOX. Of Cayuga-
Trxatcn- ELON r. BROWN. of Jefferson.
Canals-GEoRGE A. DAVIS. Of Erie.
Commerce and Nayigation-N. A. ELsBERG. Of New
Iastrance-JAMI1s r MEwAN Albany.
N1iscelsneous Corporstfons-LEwIs GooDsELL of
rsnzs-MERToN LEWIS. of Monroe
codes HENRY MARSHALL. of Kings.
The Committee on Rules will consist of Sem
ators Raines Malby and Grady.
ASSEMBLY.
q Means lea oRm sRs E r 6sR e EfRrDoi IL Brd6ns 1sass
Cities-JEAN BURNETT. of Ontario.
Judiciary-JOBN H. MORGAN. of Kings.
Codes s FOWLER, o. Chautauqua-
General Laws. PATTON. Erie.
Tsxation-HENRY A DICKINSON. of Cortland.
Canals-THoMAs ID. LEWIS. Of oswego.
Rairoads-LoU1s BEDELI. of Orange
Commerce and Navigaton-w. H. HUGHES. Wash
Farks-FRANK c LANDoN of Duchess
Electricity. Gas and water-T NJ. COSTELLO of
Internal Ansirs-c W. DOUGHTY of Queens
Excise-H d. STEVENS. Of Franklin.
The Rules Committee will consist of Speaker
Nixon. Messrs. Rogers Bedell and Costello of
the majority, and George Palmer, of the
minority.
The Democrats will cast their votes in the
Assembly for George Palmer of Schoharie. for
Speaker. and this will make him the leader of
the minority the floor for the session.
Proposals for the enlargement of the States
waterways and propositions for raising by indi-
rect taxation the money necessary will consti-
tute the greater part Of the work Of what prom
ises 20 be a lengthy session. With the legislat-
ure, IL is understood will be left entirely the Sc
lection of a plan of canal Improvement so far
the route is concerned Two plans Will be pre-
sented. involving the expenditure OF about
Ss2oe0.0o0 and calling for the building Of barge
canal along the present lines of the Erie Canal.
with few changes from that route. and the other
calling for the adoption of system which will
cost about S20.Oo00o0 less, taking what is
known as the outside route" running most of
the way through rivers and interior lakes and
utilizing Lake Ontario for distance of many
miles
il is believed that while there may be differ
ences of opinion and while there may be also
son1e opposition from anti-canal counties to the
adoption OF an expensive scheme of improve
ments one of the two propositions will be
adopted, because both party platforms were in
gavor OF canal Improvements, the Democratic
platform declaring specifically for a 1000 ton
i,arge canal. Two things stand in the way Of
immediate canal legislation-the Mills constitu-