New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-18
GOVERNOR ASSUMING
LEGISLATIVE DUTIES
Appears Likely Soon To Be the
/ Whole Legislature. as Well
as State Executive.
DRAFTING DRASTIC BUDGET
His Investigators Preparing Ap'
preparations, Which consti-
tuition Puts on Controller
and Legislators.
~ roleeraph 10 The Tr.bunr.

ALBANY. Feb. IF Governor Sulz =
keeps or With his activities lie viii soon
be the whole Legislature az well a th'
state Executive. HE department invest
gators have about completed draft @
an APPROPRIATION I'LL as the resul; o'
drastic ana roueh-andrcsdy budget MAJ
ing on which they haze been engaged
20" some time.
Il las been the custom in recent yea"s
.or state executives 10 stick pretty closely
70 the constitutional limitations OF their
br,nch OF the government. Governor DE-
announced carly in his administration
that lie intended 10 observe clearly the
line OF demarcatlon between lcgislativ
and executive functions Wnon he got
an idea for some legislation his frlcr
Professor Charles \ Collin. establ!sheu
what was termed tho bill drafting bureau
Of tho executive department but i's M
Was not as long as its name ana DIS
W. vol laughed -.
Governor SulZer. however. doesn Z see"
TO be afraid TO be both executive am
LEGISLATOR He has announced early ano
often that tho Wall Stree; bills werc De-
l1lS w al ft u. Ms OWL iif'i'is h'''f ~
is little doubt that he viii claim al
credit Tor his department; in connection
with tAe appropriation bill which h.s IN
vcstigatin@ committee Will turn out, TO-
Il Is expected 20 call Tor expenditures fa'
under tic figure cot by similar bills ~
recent years.
budget making. under the Jaws C tHf
state. IL Tie dut, Of The State controller
who PRESENTS department acquisitions &C.
the icgisll'l"e committees. Then IL.
V'.vs ma Means Committee OF the As
srM'ly dcviscs tentative appropriation
III. figures ont all ;he WAYS Il can sca''
down the estimates. and eventually til
lower house passes IL" measure. ThcI
the c"nat. lnanc.ers take hack at u
mas T.. AID tho tpo houses name con
ference committees 20 agree on nnd
forrl.
This method Won't 20 ~ al IN the Sd
zcr administration Mcesrs Carlisle. DO
laney and Lynn. the Investigator. have
had their accountants going over the de
par,mcEt estimate and s!ashing away -
them with iogblc-headcd axes.
Y ha,e been evident that IL" i:y'e;. at
Ol, know l.t,le Of thc -tat"s business
Their cuts have been made arbitrarily and
Withou: much apparent de ire 20 listen "a
the explanations o: o." apartment head.
They have made arbitrary cuts IN Items
FOR salaries Of cUp.oyc' which Will result
IN keeping deserving employees. 20 whom
saiary Increases had been promised. work
ing st their present pav. and in o'he'
cases r.ccspitate the discharge OF ON
ulo-cs TOT lack II mo-. - 10 prs them.
The Governor Investigators are est
ting out all items OF appropriations fo'
rev buildings. The! have a theorS
that th" new holdings should rot be
pr.d Toy hy direct appropriation. bat from
tnr proceeds % bond is'uos. Tn's oi
course. would ieducc tho annual aDp-o-
piittion bills BY large sum. bat II Is
entirely contrary 10 AL precedent. and b.
said - present question Of l'gahti
aud cousti,utouality.
In addition thee would br n great cca'
Of delay which tie state can III AFFORD
state hospitals and charitable InstitI'
tons a." overcrowdcd. Unless there %,
new buildings the necessary WORK d
caring for in7an. and DETECTIVES WI b,
Handicapped. and 30 may even be- that
patients needing are viii have 10 bl
'u'ucd away.
II all Items ior new buildings were cat
oGt Of the estimates this year the appir-
eut saving would be nearly SI,"".V"