The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-22
VOTE TO ADJOURN WEDNESDAY
AND WITHOUT PASSING AN AP-
PORTIONMENT BILL.

Senate Win Not Recede Unless Gov. Hughes
Advises It-Assembly VIII Not Pass the
TuIly Bill Unless the Governor Says So
They All Hope He viii Say So
ALBANY. June 2l.-Unless Gov. Hughes
sends a special message to the Legislature
before next Wednesday the Legislature
will adjourn without having passed the
apportionment bill. Hopes are enter
tanned, however, that in view OF the
seriousness Of the situation the Governor
will do somthing that will tend to obviate
the necessity for p special session.
Both houses to-day in adopting the
resolution providing for final adjournment
next Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
did so with the full knowledge hat there
undoubtedly would be an extra session
called almost as soon as the other had
ended. No one want an extra session
n both houses are looking sppealngly
10 the Governor. The Senate will not
recede from its position on the Tully bill
unless the Governor tells it to. The
Assembly will not pass the Tully bill un-
less the Governor says 90.
We can afford to be knocked down
and dragged out by the Governor" said
one OF Speaker ,Wadsw orth's chief lieu
tenants to-day, but We can't afford to
give in to the Senate. We would pass the
Tully bill il the Governor recommended
its passage. and in fact / hope that rather
than have an extra session We may get a
strong hint from downstairs (meanlnE
the Governor) that we should pass thu
Tully bill"
While Gov. Hughes will make no COM
ment on the situation he is known to have
expressed the opinion that the Legislature
should transac all Of its business before
a%djourning and deplores the necessity Of
q special session. The Governor refuses
10 pass an opinion as n lawyer on the ques-
ton Of whether the Legislature has q right
10 pass a reapportionment bill at an extra
session. 1t has been pointed out that the
Constitution provides that q respportion-
ment act must be passed at a regular session
OF the Legislature. Blu the LAWYERS In
the Legislature say that it has been de-
cided that an extra session can transact
such business.
Pressure will be brought 10 bear upon
the Governor before Monday night TO
induce him TO send a strong message 90
the Legislature explaining more clearly
his views as 10 how an Rpportionment bill
can be drawn up and meet his Injunction
that il must be fair. equitable and con-
stitutlonal. II is known that both houses
would welcome such q message and would
not take IL az interfering with the preroRa-
tives Of the Legislature. Unless he does
that there lie no hope Of the present session
sending q reapportionment bill for his
approval, Even at an extra session IL Ia
hard 10 see how an agreement can be reached
in n hurry.
This morning II was seen that there WAS
no hope Of an agreement being reached.
and the way things were lone the lsst
week was f~arcical. The expenses were
plling up and every day that passed made
the feeling moro bitter. Cons eouently
when the conference committees on Nnal
adjournment met they quickly decided on
Wednesday az the day.
The Senate has made a speoiaI order
q che Travis direct Nominations bin for
Monday night and will pass Il at that time.
and this will be put up 20 thu Assembly
too. hs matters now stand the Assembly
Republican leaders are pledged 20 State
Chairman Woodruff 70 KIN tbe Bill. An
interview publiehed az having been given
out by State Chairman Woodruff, that
he did no work 70 prevent the passage
Of the direct nominations bill, wac nj.
celyed by Senators with smiles.
Perhaps he was only engaged In workins
for the Wadsworth apportionment bnl,s
aAid one Senator to-day, but I happen 20