New-York tribune., 1910-06-21

csenator McAIanusl,'' interposed Grady,
half rising from his chair.
The Lieutenant Governor made the
substitution at once. and Grady did not
call on the Governor.
Before the reading Of the message was
begun in the Senate another incident oc-
Cured which was characterized as IN
sulting TO the Governor by some Sena-
TORS. Lieutenant Governor White hahdeo
down the Governors message to the
clerk. Immediately Senator Grattan
srrang to his feet
1T move that We dispense with the
reaSing of the message" he said. we
have it before us, and most or us khe"
away in advance what il contains
The Senate sat IN silence, few mem
bers grinning-
ssrhe reading Of the Governors mes
sage is in order" said Lieutenant Gov
ernor White gently, and the reading was
begun.
Senator Bracket also contributed his
Quota 10 the occasion. After the mes
sage had been read he asked if any bills
had been introduced. He was told that
none had been
We'll, ] think we ought to send out
to the document room and get the old
direct nominations bills and reintroduce
them. so We could act on them and ad
1ourn to-morrcw night he said. Ia
be willing 10 father one myself so /
could strangle il later"
Why not take the Hinman-Green
bil?" queried Senator Cobb. between
whom and Bracket there is no love lost.
Yes, I'd father that brat" retorted
Bracket lust so / could strange it."
Speaker Wadsworth's Views.
Speaker wadsworth said tonight that
he regarded the Governors financial
recommendation as far the most impor-
taut Of his message. The direct NOM
tnation matter he dismissed as nothing
new" while he defended the action al
ready taken by the Legislature on the
graft investigation
q regret that the Legislature has not
had time in the last four years TO give
the states finances the consideration II
deserves said the Speaker He said the
graft probe resolution was as sweeping
as anybody could desire.
That resolution. as passed. has three
mandatory clauses he said. First,
the committee must investigate any cor
ruptior indicated in the Aids testimony;
second, il must investigate any coEup-
ton indicated in the testimony taken in
the Hotchlziss insurance investigation;
third. it must investigate any charge
verified by an affidavit. In addition 10
this. the committee can investigate any
thing it deems advisable. In my judg
nnent. the exact wording of the resolu
ton means little. for in the end the COM
177ittee is empowered to investigate any
thing which in its discretion il deems
necessary
AS result Of the Governors recon-
n mendation the appointment of the graft
n hunting committee will be held up for
? while longer until the Legislature acts
anew on this matter. Announcement
would have been made in all probability
tonight
A conference Of legislative leaders was
held late tonight to work out some kind
Of programme for the session. In at
tendance were Lieutenant Governor
White, Speaker Wadsworth, Senators
Cobb. Davis and Viii, Assemblymen
Merritt and Phillips and Clerks Gleason
and Smith, Of the two houses. II was
decided that bills TO cover the subjects
mentioned in the message should be in
1roduoed and acted on by committees
as speedily as possible and that mean
tine no recess should be taken. The
machine men-in fact, everybody else
want this TO be a, very short session.
A graduated inheritance tax bill, de-
signed to meet the Governors objections
70 the Merritt bill viii be framed, and
there probably won't be much friction
over it. Thhe wadsworth men seem TO
think they can dispose of the other
matters in about ten days.
For full text of Governors message