New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
LEGISLATIVE DEADLOCK
CONFERENCE A FAILURE.
Senate Passes TuIly PLQn-Caucus
UphOIds Speaker.
LRy telegram 70 The Trisune. l


worth and his Assembly followers strove valiant
ly TO get concessions from the Senate plan which
would suit better the Wadsworth interests Sen
atOr Tully and his fellows on the reapportion-
ment committee stood by the plan they fatherel-
/ Senator Tully. chairman OF the Senate Reap
portionment Committee and Speaker Wads-
worth. leaders of the warning factions in the
reappOrtionment tangle, announced officially at
a m. that the deadlock was not broken No
agreement would be reached. they said at this
/ session OF the conferrees. This means that later
to-day the question must be refought and carried
out 70 some sort of an end. Adjournment is held
up until the muddle can be settled.
The general belief is that Speaker Wadsworth
must yield. but he is putting up a desperate
fight. There is pleasant talk about eight-day
/ deadlocks such as characterized the convention
which finally nominated Senator Franchot
member OF the reappOrttonment committee. But
nobody expects this affair TO go 10 that extent
At the conference were Senators Tully Fran
chOt. Smith, Cobb Cassidy. Agnew and Gil
christ. the Republican members of the reappor-
tionment committee, and AssembIymen More
land. Merritt. Prentice. Phillips. schoeneck.
Hammond and the Speaker, conference COM
mittee for the lower house They convened at
$50 and from then on bulletins from the scene
of the disturbance reported constantly grow
ing tendency to disagreement among the
ferrees.
The session resolved itself into long. broken
/ discussion of the merits of two plans and varied
and numerous changes in both. Maps. tables OF
population and pencils furnished part of the
armament of each man. and about as much
frenzed figuring was done in the course Of the
night as occurs in day OF the big Wall Street
operators Debate waxed hot over the various
propositions. Senator Cassidy left about IL
p. The Tully plan gave him a better politi-
cal future than the Wadsworth scheme, which
would dump him into district with Senator
Wilcox
All knew the serious consequences OF a failure
/ 10 reach a compromise, yet any compromise
must involve such great changes that the task
OF getting one is as great as the original task
of drawing the reapportionment bill
I Since the Assembly has adopted the Wads-
worth plan OF caucus. it is bound to it Just
as much as is the Senate TO the Tully bill Yet
the lower house must wait three days 10 pass
the bill. II compromise were reached before
that time the Assembly bill would be before
F the Senate and the only result accomplished
would be the shifting OF the scene of battle
Albany. June 6-Sustained by the Assembly
with a wonderful spirit of loyalty, Speaker
Wadsworth to-day carried into execution his
plan Of forcing amendments to the Senate
Z reapportionment bill 10 change the district
now threatening his political fortunes. Hs
to for his plan The Democrats assured
/ him OF their support. and when the TuIly
/ apportionment bill passed by the Senate was
/ sent to the lower house 1t was amended accord
/ ing TO the Wadsworth scheme by a vote OF 1856
/ Not one voted against it, though Assem-
| blyman Moreland whom the Speaker is making
a sacrifice to his own safety. did not vote
Behind this highhanded revolt against the
majesty of the Senate lay more than Speaker
Wadsworth's personal objection being sac
rihced Many legislators in both houses say
openly that he ought 10 take his medicine an
many better man did last year, instead o.
beginning 10 fight for his political interests
after the whole apportionment scheme was set
tied. But between the two houses there has
been growing breach which needed only some
occasion such as this to grow into a great
gulf. The Assembly long has been nursing it's
wrath. a body and in the case of individual
members. at the lack OF consideration shown by
the Senate 10 the other branch of the Legislat-
this year. Assemblynlen think the Senate
considers them less than the tail TO the dog"
and the reapportionment affair offered too good
opportunity TO get back a the Iordly Senate
10 be resisted
HAS TREATED ONLY WITH COMMITTEE
As affairs stand. the Assembly is committed to
the Wadsworth scheme by caucus. The Senate
is committed to the Tully plan by caucus. Gov
ernOr Hughes, IN a sense, Is committed TO the
Tully plan since il was passed by the Senate
under an emergency message from him. the
Senators maintain AT least he has refused to
treat with any individual or body save the Sem
ate Reapportionment Committee. holding that
this was the official body whose duty it was to
prepare a reapportionment. This does not COM
nit him to the Tuy plan prevent his approv-
ing another plan equitabl sponsored by this
committee.
1t this attitude backed by the Senate's
obvious intention not 10 abandon the Tully plan
and the appalling consequences of any continued
deadlock. which forced the conference tonight.
Senators and Assemblymen alike are eager to
get home. Already this session mas been pallins
on them for several weeks and the prospect OF
additional delay a question which. if not
settled Immediately. might engender much bad
blood was too serious TO be endured calmly
The Senate placed the issue squarely before
the Speaker and the Assembly to-day when il
passed the Tully bill. Discussion OF it was brief.
Senator Grady declared that it was quite as un-
just to the Democrats was the appOrtionment
made last year and the constitution itself
made by violently partisan convention
Il don't care who is responsible for this BILL
he said. he was not satisfied with the represen-
tative grab in the constitution but had to steal
a little additional representation. The Bronx
is entitled two Senators more than any
other section in the state which has two now.
Westchester deserves two. but that meant a
Democratic snag. one Democratic district. Who
ever was responsible for the bill ducked- I
/ have noticed that those who haunt the executive
chamber. and therefore. like the king. DO
wrong. are just about as handy at polit-