New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
STATE EXPENSES HEAVIER
Appropriation Bill Carries a
Half Million Increase.
RESULT OF LAWS Of 1911
Proposals for State wide Direct
Primaries and Government
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Albany, Jan. z2.-Assemblyman George II.
Whitney, chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee, tonight introduced and had adj
vanced to a second reading the annual APP
! preparation bill. Last year this bill was
not introduced until April II, before which
date the leaders this year expect that the
Legislature will be ready to adjourn. The
bill carries total Of s25,3S4, ,562 2S for the
maintenance of the departments of the
state government, exclusive of the canal
fund appropriation of $3.50, iO2 Mr.. Whitney
said:
This is an increase OF A7Slll IS over last
year, due in large measure 10 increased
expenses incurred uEder provisions of the
laws of 1911, as, for example, the Conserva-
tion Commission, the State Fire Marshal $
department. the cold storage law, the IN
creased judicial expenses owing To the
election cf several new justices OF the SUI
preme Court in the first and second dis
tricts, and an increase I'm our charitable
institutions, due to the increased inmate
population, but at decreased per capita
cost.
The remainder Of the increase is largely
due to items formerly carried In the sup
ply bill and now included in the approprl@-
tion hill, where they properly belong ms
transfer of items from the supply BID
should result in a corresponding REDUCTION
in that bill when presented. The total de,
Iartment requests for the dpprOpl ldllOu blll
we're S27. AS. IN "A. exclusive of the canal
fund. BY the elimination Of some appar-
emily unnecessary items, including pracl-
cally all proposed increases of salaries in
the several departments. this total was re-
duced to $685., $50 2S.
While II is possible that the committee
may think some increases desirable, II Is
expected that the final amount VIII not
differ greatly from that given In the pres
ent bill.
For Statewide Direct Primaries.
Assemblyman Chiffon. OF Kings County.
introduced a statewide direct primaries
bill, applying to all party nominations and
all elections TO party positions. 1t Is prac-
tically the same as the Hinman-Green bill
advocated by Governor Hughes. He also
presented bill repeating Tammany's cleo
ton law OF last year Senator Bracket
has introduced such a bill in the upper
house
Assemblyman CuTllier introduced a reso-
luton urging Congress 20 pass bill pro-
viding for government ownership Of tele-
graph companies, as suggested by Post
master General Hitchcock.
Assem6lyman Barnes proposed the ap-
pontment Of a commission Of seven per-
sons 10 inquire into the practice of viY-
section Three are 10 he known aati-vivi-
sectionists. three in favor Of the practice.
and the seventh is to be of impartial be
lief Five thousand dollars is provided for
expenses
Another commission OF fifteen 10 inyest-
gate the workings of laws relating 10
was suggested in a bill by As
semblyman Coffey II approprates $1,000
Notice of contest OF the election OF As
semblynan Greenhurg. OF the 10th Assem-
bly, District OF New York City. was filed
by Maxim Birnkrant.
The Senate confirmed without dissent
the following nominations which were re-
ported by the finance committee: Gordon
Reel Kingston, State Department OF High
ways: Calvin J. Huson. Penn Van, state
OF Agriculture; DR.. James
V May, RinGhamton. President Of the
State Commission in Lunacy. and George
w. Driscol Syracuse. state Fair Commis-
soner.