New-York tribune., 1907-06-21

/ giving two Senators to Queens and Westchester
counties, thus eliminating two upstate districts.
There is no doubt in my mind that such a
scheme would be promptly rejected by the Legis-
lature. These the plans which have been
submitted by the Speaker previous to to-day.
and yet Mr. Merritt says that the plans were
carefully worked out and have all come within
the conditions of the constitution and the rules
laid down by the Governor.
ONLY ONE CRITICISM OF SENATE PLAN"
There can be but one possible criticism OF the
Senate plan, and we met that objection in our
conference to-day by asking if an agreement
with the Assembly could be reached by ex-
changing Delaware and Madison counties and
restoring the districts of Madison, Chenango
and Broome on the one hard and Otsego Scho-
harte and Delaware on the other 1t was ap-
parent that such a change would not satisfy the
Assembly. The Senate will continue to support
its plan Of appOrtionment. at least until some
other and better reason for a change is given
than has yet been put FORTH
Governor Hughes declined to-day to comment
on the apportionment affair to take any hand
in il,
Everybody believes you will have to urtangle
this mess" was remarked, interrogativey
It not officially advised that there is any
mess" he replied
The Assembly held Legislative day to- day.
transacting no business because no quorum was
present Several bills were passed by the Senate.
but none requiring discussion were taken up.
Each house will hold legislative day to-mor-
row. Senator Raines announced to-night that he
hoped to have some scheme worked out to-mor
whereby Senators would not be required
needlessly to spend their time at Albany. Every
body here is disgusted. everybody pessimistic as
to a break In the deadlock. Most say II can come
only with the sudden abandonment of the Wads-
worth position.
SENATOR RAINES'S VIEWS.
Senator Ranes. majority leader in the Sem
ate admitted tonight that plan for a speedy
adjournment was under consideration. but
would say that it had been definitely de-
cided on He intimated. however. at the close
Of the Senate session to-day that he might have
an important announcement to make to-mor-
row It was suggested TO Senator Raines to-
night that if the Legislature should thus ad-
iourn Republican members of both houses would
be freed from caucus obligation apportion-
ment and could start all over again.
While that might be true" replied the Sena-
tor II doubt very much whether in another
caucus of Republican Senators those opposed
the Tully plan could secure more than eight
votes
Senator Ranes went over the whole situation
from the time the Court OF Appeals declared the
apportionment act of last year unconstitutional
telling of the restrictions laid down by Governor
Hughes how Senator Raines had first prepared
a bill simply correcting the two defects in the
act of last year, to which the court directed
specific attention: how this plan was submitted
TO the Governor by State Chairman Woodruff
Senator Raines said he Speaker Wads-
worth after the first caucus of Republican Sen
ators and suggested that the dispute could he
settled by joining Livingston with Wayne and
ontario This proposition, Senator Raines said,
was rejected by Speaker Wadsworth. but at
a later conference. after the second Senate eau
Gus Speaker Wadsworth expressed a willingness
10 accept II. Senator Raines said he then in
former Speaker Wadsworth that conditions
had changed and that he did not know that
anything could he done without conference with
the Senators affected.
Senator Raines denied that the Senate had any
ulterior motives in continuing the deadlock. such
as a curiosity concerning Governor Hughes's
appointments on the Public Service commissions
He declared that the fact that the Assembly
has insisted that Livingston shall he a Senate
district entirely within its present Congress dis
trict is the reason for the prolonged session.
ITO show the inconsistency Of their position"
added Senator Raines, they are now willing 10
have Livingston put in another district taking
It outside Of Wadsworth's Congress district"