New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-07
MORE DELAY IN ALBANY
LEGISLATURE May Take Recess
Until September 10.
PENDING BILLS NOT READY
Senator Wagner's Illness I'M
portant Factor - Charter
Changes Under Amusement.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Albany. Sept. 6.-With neither the Con-
gressional reapportionment bill nor the
New York City charter ready, the Legis-
lature met tonight, went through Tor
ma, session. at which nothing OF moment
vas done. and adjourned until tomorrow
Senator Wagner. temporary president
was operated on for appendicitis at ROCK
nvsy to-day. and his sudden illness mas
knocked the majority's plans SKY hign
lie had been doing the bulk or the "oi"
on the apportionment bill There VIII Oo
conferences of the leaders and Governor
My to-norrow 70 try 10 map out pro
rramme for the post-recess Legislation. ~
IS practically settled that after to-rnorro"
a recess will be taken until week iio'''
Monday night
When the motion for adjournment was
made in the Senate the minority ieaoer'
Edgar T. Bracket, expressed MS deep re-
vret al the affection that had befallen the
leader Of the majority. and in view OF the
,nonending recess asked TO be frankly IN
,orrnea as 10 the probable date when the
legislature would be in shape to hnish up
its labors.
Wants Humane outene'J
I'VE have been through long weary
session" said Senator Bracket ana as
understand II there are some ihoie
things that the majority have Determined
70 lam through before we are releaseu'
We are going TO be butchered' out please
arrange II so that our life blood VIII DC
LET out in as humane a way as posslOie'
Resolutions were adopted in each mousse
tonight for the appointment OF committee
OF seven Senators and seven Assemolylhen
IN consider reapportionment bills. lhose
committees will be named soon ana WIZ
get 10 work redistricting the state so 'ha'
rho hill can be introduced as soon as the
legislators return after this second recess
Nv that time also ii is hoped the charter
will be ready, and Senator Grady tonight
promised for the majority that business
would be done with dispatch
AS for the legislative programme TAM
many men take II FOR granted that they
will be able to put through their charter
with some further amendments without
much difficulty. They assert they Will not
lose any upstate Democratic votes, or, II
few escape them, the loss will not be
enough 10 prevent passage Of the charter.
around here say they expect TO be very IN
dependent indeed
Assemblyman Hoey, one Of the members
Of the New York City Charter Committee
said tonight that the reason for the delay
I'm presenting the charter bill was because
II had been decided to make changes in
the provisions referring to the Departments
Of Docks and Ferries and Buildings. Under
x1-ora mt
n separate department from docks and
centralized city department of buildings
was created instead of having bureau of
building under each Borough President.
1T has been held" said Mr.. Hoey, that
the changes were made for political rea-
sons and 10 meet this criticism we have
decided TO have the Docks and Ferries De-
rartment and the Buildings Bureau exactly
as they are at present. Another change in
the charter as drafted which might be
made is that in reference TO the control Of
h hospitals. The drafted charter abolshes
il the honorary boards Of trustees having the
" hospitals in charge and puts them under
control of a paid commission Because OF
the change many complaints were made to
Mayor Gaynor and a result he made
the suggestion that the board Of trustees
the paid commissioner
Mr. Hoey said that with these changes
there were only two criticisms of the char
ter as drafted that had not been met. One
OF these related TO the paid Board Of Edu-
cation provision and the other to the pro-
vision referring to the separate assent OF
the Mayor for the validity of franchises.
But there is just as much TO be said on
one side as the other in both these ques-
tons" added the Assemblyman.
May Caucus on Charter.
Senators Travis and Newcomb. New York
City Republicans, tonight said they would
urge their colleagues to hold caucus on
the charter. Senator Bracket. minority
leader said the question of caucus hadn'
been taken UP yet hut he assumed II would
be. He said he expected the Republicans
10 line up unanimously against the charter.
There has been much talk about the atti-
txAe Of Senators Ormrod and Arsetsinger,
az Rochester. Mr.. Argetsnger has been
quoted as saying he would stand with Tam
many on the charter lie was not here to-
night. Mr. Ormrod his colleague, said he
would follow the advice Of his state chair
man. Mr.. Barnes 50 far has kept his
hands off.
Ihere is much dlrect HoHlhdtiohS 'alh'
Governor Dix is pretty keen for some bill
which will meet the platform pledge. Tam
many's attitude is just what il has been.
Assemblyman Smith. majority leader of the
lower house, said the Assembly had done
its work on direct nominations and would
do nothing further. He alluded 60 the
passage Of an emasculated version Of the
Ferris Blauvelt measure in such form that
its introducers disowned 1t and Governor
Dix sent a message to the Legislature say
ing I'm effect that lie could not approve II.
The upstate Democrats would like to see
real direct nominations bill passed, but
their enthusiasm does not seem equal to