New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-22
APPROPRIATION BILL.
Passed By assembly by almost
Unanimous VOte.
by Telegraph 10 The Tribune J

Albany Feb. 2l.-The Assembly passed the annual
Appropriation bill to-day by vote OF 25 10 2 after
a debate lasting than four hours. Passage
was delayed by continual filibusterinE by the
minority under the command Of Paradise Jimmy
Oliver Every clause OF the bill debated and slow
rollcals were forced On nearly every appropriations
Despite these kill time" tactics the bill
eventually passed in its original form. II appro-
PIRATES in all about thirty-four million dollars
Paradise jimmy several occasions spoke
with more than his usual flow Of Bowery eloquence
He was seriously offended when the majority leader
used the word Bilingsgate' In reference to him
and sending page for dictionary. carefully
hunted up the definition Of the word and read it
FOR the information Of the distinguished ma jori;y
leader" He told Mr.. Moreland that the publ.
schools stll open" and suggested that "he
take a course IN Of them" Mr.. Oliver also re-
ferred 10 Assemblyman Prentice the repre-
sentative Of the rottenest district in New York city
a distric. peopled by the crooks and vaEabonIs
driven out Of the East Side"
Assemblyman Norhrup characterized The in
IN the salaries Of several OF the justices OF
the Supreme Court under last years law creating
the 9th Judicial District "a salary grab pure
and simple" Mr.. Oliver had several spats with
Assembyman Cuvilier. the lone Mcclellan repre-
. sentative IN the lower house. Finally jimmy
lost ali patience, and disglstedly referred 10 the
McClellanite an annex 30 tho Republican
party" warning them. however. that the ''annex'
would he likely to provo gold brick" Assem-
blymen Giynn and Foley voted against the measure
Chairman Moreland or the Ways and Means com
mittee gave OF. statement, which says of tho
1922 $40 proposed increase over last years appro-
pration act that Il is made up OF three kinds OF
increa ses-irst consisting Of Increases made a5so-
luteiy necessary by mandatory legislation Of last
year and the year before; secondly. b. increases
caused by the change OF items heretofore carried
in the supply bill to the appropriation bill OF this
year, ane. thirdly. increases made necessary by
the growth Of departments" About 10000 belongs
10 the first class, the statement says. explaining
for example
TIE number Of justices Of the Supreme Court
whom were in the First District, seven in the
bre IN 9 the Ninth the The nc T9 in rhe shh 1s
the head Of Judiciary is s2o285 The salary of the
Legislature Of 1906 from 5000 each to $500 each
making total increase Of $1,000
The educational department shows an increase
or Si$l go 100000 of this is made necessary by the
school funds and the balance is more than made
w by items heretofore carried in The supply bill.
and mileage for the Legislature OF $1,000 The
amount heretofore appropriate has for some years
greater than this increase
The increase in the Labor Department Of S127O
is made necessary by an increase in the number
The expenses 81 maintenance OF institutions IN
of computation and. whether it shows an Increase
or decrease, Il must be met The increase In tho
hin this year that Of last year is sll.66)
OF tho apparent increase Of S11.5Oo in the Con
troller's So ia declared to be an increase
in appropriation, while it does not increase the
available for the Office. the items covered
by it are reappropratons. The statement says In
closing:
In connection with thc increased bill It NAV he
Interesting to know that the Secretary OF State
asked for increase % $4,000. the Attorney t;e,,-
eral OF S320o The State Treasurer of $3.50 ana the
State Engineer OF 81 120.
The bin goes to The Senate. where fl win
be referred to the France Committee. which us,
ally makes Important changes The final bin is
fixed on By conference between he TWO houses