New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-12
SEEK In VAIN TO AGREE
CONFERENCES FRUITLESS
Neither House at albany Willing to
Yield POint-Nert MoUe in Doubt.
~ Telesraph 70 20 Tribune. J


Albany. June 11--Twice to-day the conference
committees appointed by the two houses of the
Legislature to reconcile the differences over re'
apportiOnment met one formal meeting
whence the Senators issued after few minutes
with ostentatious yawns. again long. hare
fought. serious meeting. Tonight the house:
are deadlocked as tightly as ever. and to-nor-
row morning the Senate and Assembly commit
tees Will report TO their respective houses that
no agreement has been reached What will hap
pen after that is a large problem The houses
have power to appoint other conference COM
nittees or reappoint the same committees
Each branch OF the Legislature reafirrls its
intention Of fighting this thing 10 a finish They
are one in their resentment Of unsolicited
offers to bring about agreement.
Each wants agreement. after the other has
yielded it's plan and capitulated completely.
State Chairman Woodruff and President Parsons
of the New York County Republican Committee.
who last night seemed confident that they
would be able TO settle the trouble have wan
dered around the Capitol somewhat discon-
solately to-day Their suggestions have been
/ listened to and disreEarded AS assets of the
Wadsworth side. they have been little less
than failures Senator Rainas had talk with
Woodruff and told him fatty that the Senate
not considering seriously any of the plans
put forth a substitute to the Tully plan: Il
intend TO pcss another this year. Efforts 10
bring Governor Hughes into the case also have
failed somewhat dismally-
Chairman Woodruff last night announced that
the Governor was not committed to the Tully
plan He saw the Governor to-day. After that
interview he said that he must have been mis-
taken last night. while the Governor was
not committed 10 the TulIv plan beyond the
hope of his accepting another as good, he GER
ali nh ted 10 he
the extent of having sent an emergency mes
sage TO the Senate on that bill, and he cer-
tainIy had expressed his approval OF that plan
NOT MUCH HOPE OF SOLUTION
The events of the day did not inspire ths
legislators with much hope for a solution OF the
problem Before he Legislature convened thi3
morning. the conference committees, consisting
Of Senators TuIIy. Smith and NIcCar-en and As
semblynen Phillips Prentice, Merritt. Ham
rnond and Oliver and Senator Raines and
Speaker Wadsworth, met 10 talk things over.
There was talk and more talk. The Assembly
men seemed jaunty and clipper and the Speaker
looked confident of success. They talked; the
Senator's listened Presently they yawned-
Somewhat later. while the Assemblyulen were
still urging the merits of the Wadsworth aPpor-
tfonnaent. Senator Raines remarked casually
that il must be about time for the session to
begin. and sauntered from the room
I A
out Speaker Wadsworth and his followers
looked on. sueechless as Smith and nnally Tully.
I chairman of the Senate committee. wandered
drean1iIy from the room without even making an
I appointment for continuation of the discourse
Meantime Mr. Woodruff had been busy VITA
various Senator's who are against the Tully
Plan and several informal conferences aInonS
the group whose representatives are Emerson.
WempIe and Knapp had been held But they
did not seem productive OF anything but unrest
Mr. Woodruff had a long talk with Senator
TulIv but gained from him not the slightest
hope that the Senate would accept the WadS-
worth plan or make any compromise with the
Assembly a talk with Senator Faines yielded
no better results. Indeed. there was slight com
fort for Mr. Woodruff in the Senate precincts
to-day
About noon he went down TO see Governor
T4uphes taking with him the seven tentative
r1ans which. he said last night. he had worked
out casually last week while neditating on the
apportionment problem Their interview vas
held IN the large room where the Governor mas
saa1 the state chairman every time ne mas
called. MI Woodruff brought out MS pocket
man and talked with the Governor about Varl-
Gus details of his plans Governor Hushes
listened. but had no suggestions 10 make. After
~. interview Mr. Woodruff said he was con-
WINGED that neither house had the slightest dis
rosition TO back down, and that u any appor-
+ionrnent bill were TO be adopted a compromise
would have TO be effected speedily He had
..1,a7 o,,ar several schemes with the Governor.
ra said. hut nothing OF the sort had been ac-
caDtad bv either side in the apportionment bat
tie.
Meantime Superintendent stevens OF the De-
nertrnent of Public Works had coTne out with
formal statement. declaring that he had not
hold any- conference with Ex-Governor Odeu or
With arv other political leader on apportionInent
or anv other subject of a political nature since
ba took office His advice on the reapportion-
,-,+ Question had not been sought. he said, nor
had he offered it.
CONFERENCE RENEWED.
Another meeting Of the conference committees
bv this time had been arranged for 4;SO O'CLOCK
u went into session promptly. the Speaker
and Senator Raines again being present 1here
vas q sort OF grim look about each man as he
went into the Finance Committee room which
,r7icated his determination TO bring the affair
TO an issue at once Yet such bulletins as were
cleaned from time 10 time by the watchers did
not look encouraging Assemolynan Frentice'
burrving from the conference to Herbert Par
sons who was in the Ofins. was asked II there
were any chances for an agreement
Why yes I guess So he answered then.
fearing he had been too optimistic, added Well.
I don't know. I haven't seen 1t yet and hur-
ried
Senator Raines emerged few minutes later
and his opinion OF the real meaning Of Prentice's
delphic utterance was asked Well, haven't
seen the agreement yet" chuckled the veteran
leader of the Senate. And truly the agreement
was not visible When the conference commit