New-York tribune., 1909-05-02
EXTRA SESSION GOSSIP
I'm TO BE IMPROBABLE.
General Demand for p. S. or Charter
s,ct;on Might Influence GoUernOr.
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many May 1t seems altogether improbable,
-. faoe OF the records, that Governor Hughes
or lLe an extraordinary session Of the Legislature
VII WI am some Of the work left unfinished at the
10 e. - ssesion 4 sharp demand of general extent
Iee~svre5 consideration OF the New York City
10 = for instance. or of the Public Service law
z,s,+s which died in the ''morgue" Of general
80. IN the Senate. might result in his recalling
Isqislature. but there is immediate prospect
y -.--,or Hughes to-day declined to discuss the
- His line CT reasoning, though, is pretty
III understood here, and official utterance IS
s.5 inst al present 20 let those in touch with
--5sla-iye affairs know where he stands
when The Legislature convened this year. the Gov
= made certain communications On these the
T[islature acted according 10 its judgment or its
.5r5ic7 acted with its eyes open. and with full
xssnoDsbility for the results As affairs stand
- -ba Governor doesn't see especially why he
,c,iId aterere TO bring about different result If
.ha Legislature satisfied 10 do as 1t did. and
.ts 1eorIe At large acquiesce in its deeds
To be sure. there have been expressions Of dis
,-isfacfiol on the part of many citizens Al some
:, the things done by the Legislature Some Of
.bsa vroresrS have been expressed TO the Governor
a. well as 10 legislators The stranslinE of the bin
-ovdin. for regulation OF telephone and telegraph
.or7ranies by the Public Service commissions. and
.be appointment Of committee TO "consider' that
,,hiect 4 committee which Senator RaineS now says
.-o investigate the commissions themselves caused
-snv rrotesrs SO did the failure even to bring the
--onosed New York City charter out Of committee
The fashion in which the Public Service law
,,endments vital TO New York City because of
,he acute transfer situation there, was killed al
ready has aroused some demand for an eXtraordi-
nary session 10 reconsider these amendments. and
-rotablv viii produce more as the facts in the
cssa sink home 70 the people in the metropolis who
se having 10 or - cents for streetcar service which
tbev used 10 obtain for cents But any sentiment
20 Z recall Of the Legislature would have TO be
7tsssnraad before Governor Hughes would act, for
the Legislature in its discretion made its bed,
and there is not great deal Of disposition in the
executive Chamber 10 change the mattress II the
legislature now or later finds it too hard
CAUSES OF CHARTER REJECTION
One subject. many here believe. might produce an
extraordinary session Governor Hughes Is known
IN believe that il Is Of the utmost Importance for
Nav York City 10 have new charter before the
-nr,nicpaI election next autumn 50 whichever party
elac-s lis administration may start IN under the
r,ost favorable conditions. with clean slate. TWO
things rre-eninently. caused the rejection by the
legislature Il the charter, which was proposed by
the Charter Revision Commission-the proposition
10 90 away with the borough presidents as admin
,s-rstive officers and the Board Of Education feat
ure The fact that the administrative code was not
presented for consideration when the charter was
had nothing 10 do with the fate OF the latter Per
sons who have talked with the Governor recently
Il
some sort Of agreement were reached by those in
terested on the TWO chief points in dispute and a
demand made for extraordinary session Tor
20 charter LEGISLATION he would call one
There has been considerable comment here to-day
sbou+ the form in which the Legislature finally
rassed the resolution for a commission 10 tnvesti-
gate the subject OF direct nominations. As or1gi-
nallv introduced. The resolution provided for the
sppojntnent OF six citizens by the Governor three
Senator's by the Lieutenant Governor and five As
ksuhlrren bv the Speaker. AS II was reported BY
The Senate Finance Committee and passed the
clsuse for the appointments by the Governor was
stricken out
1t seems apparent that the Legislature didn't
want any SIX representatives Of the Governor on
thst commission remarked a Hughes legislator
= suspect the public viii appreciate the reason
There Is much speculation as to the makeup OF
the various commissions which are TO consider III
rect nominations, the charter and public service
corporations and their regulation by the commits
sions On the character Of these bodies will depend
entirely the nature Q: the reports made. some
cyncs here expect to see repetition Of the cas-
si5y committees Investigation OF New York
C1ty's financial condition large scale Predic-
lions were made by those the inside" soon after
the appointment Of that committee that IL would
Go little save bring in 4 report against the re
passage OF the debt limit amendment As q matter
OF fact II did u1ore-it reported six bills. the
most important two OF which the Legislature re-
fused 10 en1ct into Law. But the report against
the debt limit amendment was forthcoming. saved
the debt limit amendment was forthcoming and
vas saved from being unanimous only by pressure
Of much public opinion and sharp fight within the
committee.