New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
NO AGREEMENTIN SIGHT
SITUATION IN ALBANY.
assembly ApportiOnment Plans DO
Not Suit Senators.
- TeIesranh 70 la TrLbune J


Albany. July 12.-Without being one whit
nearer to the settlement Of the apporticnment
difficulty after a week of this extraordinary ses-
sion than was the case at the end Of the regu-
lar session. the apportlonment committees ad-
journed after a fruitess meeting to-day until
Monday night. Then the same old ground will
be covered the same arguments advanced and
the same figures produced.
Already the meetings of the committees have
assumed the appearance OF endurance con-
test the Senators demanding that the Assembly
men produce a better plan than the FULLY
scheme. adopted twice as a caucus measure by
the Republican Senator'S. Up 10 date the AS
sembly has presented six plans in which the
Senators have found fatal defects. Thus the
situation differs not at all from what 1t was
the end OF the regular session, save that
each man is becoming somewhat moro tired and
Disguised. and that again personal bitterness
toward Speaker Wadsworth is being shown
1T viii be OF two things" a prominent
Assemblyman who has stood throughout with
tho Speaker declared to-day Either this spe-
cial session will adjourn without an apportion-
ment or Wadsworth will yield"
g There has been considerable talk in the last
day or OF possible adjournment without
the passage Of the apportioumeut and direct
nominations bills. Yet cool headed legislators
who figure out probabilities with some degree
of caluness believe that almost certainly Gov
eruor Hughes would call them back again. y
few men argue that an adjournment might pro-
duce results as II might cause the Governor to
recommend the passage OF a specific apportiou-
rnent, taking on himself the responsibility for it
and whatever comment followed II.
The committees met this morning. taking up
discussion Of the plans presented by the Assem-
blymcn last night. Three hours work brought
absolutely result. The various plans make
every possibIe combination Of counties in the
Wadsworth territory. Indeed. a Senate wag
has termed them Kaleidoscope plans Just
when you get the picture" he says, "a nervous
twitch OF the Speakevs hand changes the entire
map" None Of these plans Is completely sat
sfactory to the Speaker, since none OF them
which could be considered under the suggestions
made by tho Governor as n condition to his APP
prevail Of the bill leaves Livingston county In
the old Wadsworth Congress district Having
( abandoned this point. which the Legislature
ORIGINALLY split the Assemblymen are trying
many combinations on the Senators. In hope that
some one may be taken. Objections to each one
seem patent and the Senate committee points
out that any one would disable more Senators
than the Senate's plan and help no one. not ever
the Speaker.
No doubt exists about the bitterness I'm Liv-
ingston County over the attempt to join II C
Steuhen. n populous county with two Assembly
districts thus destroying i'm sense it's politica
potentiality. Yet. any OF the suggested plans ere
/ te hits and combinations just unpleasant Il
/ other counties and other legislators and mos
+ Of them affect more counties and more legtsla
tors uufavorably than the Scuate's plan
/ Whether next week will bring any particular
{ change in the manner of handling this difficulty
/ seems doubtful unless the passage or time OK
g. hausts the Assemblymen to the point Of sur
render The committeeman before they wen
home declared that they hoped to reach som
/ conclusion but many of them added that thet
{ hopes we're not soaring high.
1 Probably some report will he made next weel
. from the two committees which are considering
the questions of direct nominations, the va
Udity of apportionment at special session ant
tho necessity for a special election OF Senator
this fall Senator Page is to study the speca
election question. Senator Smith has taken "
the apportionment point while Senator Hinma
before he went home loaded his grip with dt
rect nomination bills
John s. Whalen, Secretary of State. has aske
the Attorney General for opinion whethe
elections of Senators must be called this IA
In the districts unchanged by last years appor
tionment from the districts existing under tn
1907 apOortiOnment