New-York tribune., 1909-05-28
ATORS NAMED
MAINLY 4NTI-HUGHES.
VII Look Into Direct Nominations
and Proposed Charter.
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Albany, May 2T-Diferences over the selection
OF men for places the various special investi-
eating committees authorized by the Legislature
were reconciled after midnight last night
and this morning Lieutenant Governor White and
Speaker Wadsworth announced their appointments.
The lists offer points extremely interesting TO any
body who followed legislative controversy over the
subjects to consider which these committees were
appointed. and some politicians around the Capitol
hardly can keep their faces straight when asked to
discuss the subject
Hughes adherents declared that the direct nom-
nations committee. which contains only one man
who voted for the Governors bill is packed and
report against any system of direct nominations
may be expected from this body by a Of to /
In This connection story heard when the resolu-
ton sor commission investigate direct primaries
was adopted revived to-day. This report was
that State Chairmen Woodruff and Conners and
Charles F. Murphy, of Tammany. had an under
standing that any committee which was appointed
consider the subject Of direct primaries should
render an adverse report nearly unanimous
possible II is known that certain Democrats. be-
lieving in the existence Of such an agreement. re-
fused to permit themselves TO be suggested as can
didates for this committee or to accept appoint
ment on II. because they declined TO have their re-
port handed 10 them before any work begun
by the committee
The committees. as named. are.
Direct Nominations: Senators Meade Of Roches-
ter; Davenport. OF Clinton; lIcCarren Of Brooklyn.
AssenbIymen Philips. OF Anegany: ConkIin Of
New York: Howard. Of Tioga Hoey. Of New York.
I Pq6Ils service S9H@ss5q}n5 senator's Dsyz Of
York; Assemblymen Merritt OF St Lawrence; Yale.
OF Putnam; Ward. Of New York; Walters. OF
New York CHARTER. Senators Bro1gh. Of New
York. Gledhin. % Brooklyn; Grady, Of New York;
OF Kings: Robinson. of New York. A E Smith. OF
HIo[S ahq "a ~ wright q.
Rye. Platt. Of Painted Post. Bayne. Of New Brigh-
ton; Assemblymen Lowe Of Jefferson: Toss. Of
Kings Thorn OF Erie &. W PHILIPS, OF Monroe,
and Jackson Of Erie.
Il Will be noted that the Public Service Commit
tee has among its members Assemblyman Yale
whose committee two years in succession refused
% report the telephone and telegraph bill
The committee 10 consider the draft for a charter
for New York CITY submitted 10 the Legislature
stands. Judging from the attit.de OF the members
when that subject was before the legislature about
10 against that document Senator Hinman.
chairman OF the Senate Cities Committee. not
named this or on the Direct Nominations Com
mittee. though Assemblyman Hammond chairman
OF the Cities Committee, was placed the Charter
Committee. Senator Hnman is in poor health. but
he had told Senator Raines that ne were called on
he would do the work required Of him any
mittee.
Governor Hughes tonight signed the bill author
izing commission TO consider the question Of en-
plovers liability and the conditions Of the unenl
ployed, members OF which were named by the legis-
lative leaders Within twenty days the Governor
under the law must name six citizen Members He
is not ready vet TO announce his selections
L is entirely unlikely Judging from the disposition
OF the leaders and the precedents set by former
legislative committees that these bodies will get
down anything like serious work before Septem-
her.
There has been considerable pressure by repre-
sentatives of civic bodies in New York City have
the Charter Committee take up its duties immedi-
ately. so if 1t deemed advisable the Governor
might be urged 70 call extraordinary session Of
the Legislature to enact new charter for New York
City before the next election Such action seems
very unlikely The legislators are not anxious 70
90 anything likely TO bring about or give excuse
for extraordinary session
Just how the Direc: Nominations Committee will
go about its work has not been decided yet Be
fore the Legislature adjourned there was much
talk Of a 'junket' 10 other states 70 take testi-
mony"
Senator Raines. who ardentIy desires all available
material Just he hopes the bulk of that material
will be anti-direct primary data. seems rather 10
have set his face against that method 1t IS prob
able that much of the work done will be in the
examination of official documents tabulation of
election and primary figures from direct nomina-
tions states and the like
II will be recalled that Senator Davenport. the
only Hughes man on the committee when the reso-
luton creating it was under discussion, declared
that the State Library here contained all possible
information available legislator without the
cost OF one cent 80 the state The committees ap-
propriation is Sl5.0o-
The Committee on Public Institutions began
inquiry to-day into the claims for compensation OF
special attorneys and others appointed in the ad-
uinistration OF ex-Attorney General William 5
Jackson Attorney General O'MaIey was one OF
the first witnesses called
In addition to the claim of Asa Bird Gardiner tor
$4,000 in connection with the Thaw case. the com
rnittee considered a claim presented by Clarence J.
Shearn for $4,000 for services and $4,000 for eX-
penses in connection with the Hearst contest for
the nnavoralty of New York William A De Ford,
M New York contended before the committee that
the state was legally and morally liable for the
claim.
Some of these claims" said Assembyman Mer-
RITZ to-day ARE high and others are reasonable
Some will be paid and some will be cut we are
acting as board of audit" The committee ad-
tourned to meet again in Albany next THURSDAY
governor Hughes signed a bill OF Senator Hill
providing that conviction can oe hao Ior com
puisory marriage upon the testimony OF the
woman so compelled unsupported by other evil
dence.
other bills signed by the Governor were:
Mr. Robinson. including partnerships and cor
poratons in the operation of the detectives Incense
law where they have been organized to conduct
deTecrive bureaus The State Controller is per
mitted pass upon the claFacIeI any laaIes@IiIS @
~ those appvtng for licenses and the Zee Is nxed
AZ s1C0 for an individual for hve-year license, ana
AZ $50 for a partnership or a corporation. An
in5y-iduaI detective Is 70 file bond OF 5000. and
~ iiI tT,rs1ir' or corpora ton q bond of Ss000
Mr. NacCSreRor. permitting national guard or
ganizations take real and personal property oy
devise Frapcts making it ,nisdeneanor TO
duct an auction sale in New York City without
license.
ENTERTAIN GERMAN NAVY VISITORS.
c,antafn Van Fopman and nine officers of the Ger