New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
PLAN SPEEDY FINISH
State Legislators Will Rush
Work After Recess.
NO DELAYS, SAYS WAGNER
Final Adjournment Seems I'm.
possible Before Last of May
or First of June, However.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Albany, April 1.-The few remaining legis.
lators who did not leave this city last night
after the ending of the senatorship dead
lock departed to-day. Returning In couple
of weeks, they expect to find the work OF
repairing the Capitol sufficiently advanced
so they can hold sessions In their regular
quarters and begin a second half Of the
legislative session with a rush. Destruction
of records in the SIRE undoubtedly will cause
| some delay in final adjournment. which
probably cannot take place before the end
of May or the early part Of June.
When the Legislature reconvenes the ap.
preparation bill will be introduced. Assem-
blyman A. z. Smith. chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee. will put II into final
form during the recess. All records OF the
Senate Finance Committee were destroyed.
but this bill originates with the lower house
Of the Legislature, and almost all the rec
ords of the Ways and Means Committee
escaped damage. While all documents and
records of the Assembly judiciary Com
mittee were destroyed and the books and
files of the Assembly badly damaged. that
can be overcome almost entirely by the
furnishing of a limited number Of complete
files Of bills and documents by tho Sen
ate. Before leaving here to-day Senator
Wagner and Assemblyman Smith, leaders
of the houses, promised great speed IN
legislative business when the work Is re-
sumed.
There will be no delays said Senator
Wagner, and | think We may look for final
| adjournment the latter part OF May. We
will work six days week and keep things
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the way there will be no friction among the
ma iority. and we shall work shoulder 10
shoulder to get the administration measures
prepared and passed
| OF the administration measures, two have
been introduced so far--the bill reorganiz-
ing the state Highway Commission and the
direct nominations bill. Neither is In COM
plete form. the direct nominations bill es-
pecially being a rough, tentative draft.
which Governor Dix expects to talk over In
his council and have amended. The water
storage and conservation department
measures have not appeared even In
rough draft A bill reorganizing the Court
of Claims is expected, as are some I'M
portant financial bills designed 10 produce
more revenue for the state.
In view of the disastrous Capitol fire II
seems almost inevitab bic that there will be
direct tax To pay for the cost Of recon-
struction, if one should not prove necessary
To carry along the regulation appropria-
tions. These financial problems have proved
difficult in other years for the Republicans,
with years of experience in legislation. and
are likely 10 take the comparatively mex.
perienccd Democrats even more time TO
whip into shape. on the other big measures
il Is usual 10 allow six weeks for passage
from the time they appear. This covers
time for hearings, amendment and reprint
ing and the debatesr in the two houses.
Thus It seems very unlikely that the Legis-
lature will finish its task before the end Of
May. and even that date would mean fast
work on this second round Of the fight.