New-York tribune., 1907-06-21
SENATE REJECTS OFFER
IS MADE BY WADSWORTH.
Speaker Accepts Raines'S Suggestion
adjournment Saturday?
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Albany, June 20-Because of repeated failures
to reach an agreement the apportionment
question and the consequent length of the leg
islative session. leaders Of both houses late
tonight practically agreed 10 have final ad-
journment on Saturday of this week. Since
this would leave the apportionmert question
still open, they would be satisfied TO have the
Governor call q special session Of the Legislat-
ure as soon after that adjournment as he chose.
This plan is satisfactory 10 the Assembly, and
the prospects now are that II Will be adopted
and probably a resolution for adjournment
adopted tomorrow. Such an arrangement would
have several advantages. the leaders think. -
would make easier an agreement on apportion-
ment because it would relieve both houses
from their caucus obligations. 1t would also
permit many bills which have been recalled to
ease up the pressusre on the Executive 10 oe
sent 10 him thrty-day bills
The conference committees failed to reach an
agreement after two three stormy meetings
to-day Speaker Wadsworth told the Senators
that he was willing Ia accept a suggestion madc
hy Senator RaInes several days ago, that Liv-
ngston County he joined 10 Wayne and on
tario. hut the Senators voted against accepting
this proposition because they held Il would not
make such good districts in the Tully plan
Each side tonight issued a formal definition OF
its own position. The Assembly through Mr
Merritt. chairman of the committee, natly
charged the Senate with having some motive
other than its insiStence on the Iully appor-
tionment for proonging the legislative session
into July Thus for the first time the reports
which have been af1oat here for week that the
Senate wanted to be in session when Governor
Hughes named the public utilities commissioners
achieved official position. The idea was secuted
by Senate leaders. who say that the prolonged
session Is due solely TO the Speakers obstinacy.
The prospect for conciliatlOn is dark. indeed.
Senator Tully says the Senate has not the
slightest disposition to abandon the plan it has
adopted by caucus Speaker Wadsworth and
his advisers admit they We're worsted in to-
days encounter. but say emphatically that they
are not defeated yet.
MR.. WOODRUFF RETURNS
State Chairman Woodruff came to town to-
day. and talked with various legislators. He
said that he saw no light and little prospect of
illumination of this dark subject
Signs that the general public is becoming ex-
tremely tired of this prolonged session are multi
plying here Each time legislators return to
a session from their home counties they bring
woeful tales OF their personal hardshps. and
report that the sentiment in their districts is
hot agains. the continuance of the deadlock.
Even Assemblymen who loyal to the Speaker
say that prominent in their districts arc
protesting against this holdup of the Legis-
lature what they consider merely a question
of personal interests.
When the conference committees met this
noon Speaker Wadswofth told the Senators he
had decided TO accept a suggestion made by
Senator Raines several days ago. that Livingston
County be joined Wayne and Ontario. This
would put the WadswOrths in Senator Rainess
territory and would leave them outside the old
Wadsworth Congress district. II would make
necessary a readjustment of other counties, so
that Steuben would be Joined with Schuyler and
Yates throwing Senators Tully and Cassidy to-
gether. incidentally It would affect Senators
Alds and Hinman. The Senators desired 70
confer on this suggestion. and the Assembly
members withdrew. Senator Raines was sent
l,al1 late oh
the Senators voted against accepting the propo
sition put forward by the Assembly. on the
ground that it would not make districts as good
as the Tully plan and that it would disturb sew
eral Senators unnecessarily.
SPEAKER DESCRIBES SUGGESTION.
Speaker wadsworth after the meeting de-
scribed his suggestion 1t was, he admitted. an
abandonment of his contention that he should he
kept in his fathers old Congress district, but
II did not waive he said. his contention that
Livingston County should be put into district
where no county had two Assembly districts
This would assure him fair chance Of getting
into the Senate some day where being with
Steuber County, with two Assembly districts, he
believes would prevent his opposing Senator
TulIy or any other candidate from Steuben with
any chance Of success.
From the meeting most Of the Assembly con-
ferrees went 70 the Speakers room where they
held a long conference. Later Assemhyman
LAS an alternative 10 the Tuly plan four or
five different appointments. carefully worked
out have been proposed on the part Of the As
sembly" said he. which come within all condi-
tions Of the constitution and all conditions laid
down by the Governor, and any one of which Is
more acceptable 10 the Assembly than the FULLY
plan The Senate conference committee has re-
fused To agree to any of these, or 20 any
modification Of them, and has not offered for
consideration any plan other than the original
Tuly plan.
CALL FULLY PLAN UNCONSTITUTIONAL
The Assembly conference committee has
pointed out that the Tuliy plan is clearly uncon-
stitutional among other reasons. because by the
transposition Of Delaware and Madison. two
Senatorial districts made compact
more equal in population and continuous
which conditions required by the constitu-
ton.
The Speaker and the Assembly conference
committee met the Senate committee this morn
ing and made the proposal in accordance with
the suggestion of Senator Raines The Senate
committee then after consultation. with Senator
Raines declined TO agree to this compromise
and took the stand that they would agree TO
nothing except the original TuIly plan. To this
the Assembly conference committee Will not
agree.
1t does not seem reasonable TO the Assembly
when Speaker Wadsworth, supposing II
the fnal act Of Cancellation on his part.
cepted the proposal that Senator Raines had
MADE that the refusal Of the Senate confrerees
to- agree to apportionment Of some sort in
cluding that arrangement can he in good faith
There IS question in the minds of many
as 10 whether the deadlock caused by the SEN
ate's refusal TO agree to any modification or
compromise whatsoever is due merely to war
of personal interest. or whether the Senate de-
sires 10 have the session continue until July 1
for some other purpose"
SENATOR FULLY REPLIES