New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-10
HOPE FOR AGREEMENT
COMMITTEES TO CONFER.
WddsscOrth and Raines Talk Over
AppOrtionment.
LRr Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Albany. July 9.-Informal conferences between
Senator Raines and Speaker Wadsworth to-day
on the apportionment situation threw little light
on the problem Little was expected. though,
no official action could be taken to-day. and
the talk between the two leaders largely
with relation TO the procedure to be followed
by the appOrtionment committees and by the
Legislature in acting on the direct nominations
question.
On all sides there seems to be an impression
that there will be comparatively little trouble
between the two houses in getting apportion-
ment plan this time. After the Speakers talk
with Senator Ranes to-day he said that he did
not expect much difficulty. There seems TO be
a disposition to abandon the former attitude of
the committees" said he. Il don't think this
time they will sit opposite sides of the table
and glare at each other as they did toward the
end Of the regular session.
OF courss there will be ample opportunity
for dissensiol TO break out, but seemingly Sen
ators and Assemblymen have returned 10 this
task determined that neither shall be put into
TIL, attitude of holding out stubbornly for Its
own plan TO the detriment of the public inter
ests- Senate Tully, who sponsor for the
Senate plan, and the various influential leaders
whose districts will be affected by any appor-
tlonment have shown distinctly a broad spirit
of wishing 10 meet the Assembly little more
than half way. They will demand that a large
part Of the districts laid out by the TulIy plan
be preserved in any bill, but this need
not interfere with ready solution Of the dif1-
Guilty since Speaker Wadsworth was the only
Assemblyman who found fault with any specific
Senate District
At the session tomorrow the Apportionment
committees will be named by Senator Raines
and Speaker Wadsworth. The results obtained
will depend somewhat the personnel Of these
committees The Speaker has declared 10
friends that he would not appoint his committee
until he saw the names Of the Senate committee
II is believed that. while Senator Raines
may reappoint some of the old Apportionment
Committee with Senator Tully probably at the
head, he will put some the COM
mittee to avoid the appea rance OF reluctance 20
treat with the Assembly on an entirely new
basis
Some action tomorrow probably will he taken
regarding the direct nominations problem. on
this action viii depend the procedure for the
rest OF the season Senator Travis's new bill Is
before the Judiciary Committee, but II II Is not
reported by that committee for n few days an
other recess probably will be arranged 10 permit
the legislators to go 70 their homes until the
apportionment snarl has been untangled and
they need 10 be here 10 vote the bill pre-
sentcd by the Apportlonment committees.
The Senate judiciary Committee will meet
tomorrow and may consider the bill. II will
take up then, in conjunction probably with the
Assembly committee the questions OF the
necessity for an election Of Senator'S this fall
and Of the legality of an apportonrent made At
n special session and presented by Senator
Raines. HIS resolution has not been passed IN
the Assembly vet, hut undoubtedly Will be n-
morrow
Governor Hughes and his staff weni N Sara
toga to-day 10 review the parade Of tho knights
Templar. Most Of the legislators. including Sen
ators Tullr ma Cassidy and other members ~
the old Senat" Apportonmert Committee. went
70 Saratoga also.
They returned TO this city tonight. but moth
ing resulted from their presence save series of
informal talks the situation which did
not bring out any ideas. Many Senator'S
have new apportonment plans. which they may
try 10 get presented II any deadlock should
result from the efforts Of the committees and
AsSemhyman SChoeneck stil nurses the results
Of the Assembly committees recent labors on Il
rectlinear apportionrnent Of New York County.
Still, nobody expects TO see these plans brought
into play al the extra session.