The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-18
Members start Recesses From
Month to Month to Pre-
vent Appointments.
FIGHT OVER PRISON HEAD
Senator's Say Governor Tried to
Influence Votes on His
Primary Bill.

cov Sulycr and the Legislature is being
videncd daily.
The DAYS testimony before the Fraw-
,ey investigating committee. at which
senator's and Assemblymen said that
,be Governor had attempted to en-
cb,nre his approval Of their bills for
votes for his primary bill. showed how
s,raincd have become their relations.
Th, legislature now plans to take
,o,osscs that will carry beyond the
xovomber election and It was said to-
night that such course indicates that
,,ere will he threats OF Impeachment
proceedings made
\, one would hazard a guess to- hight
,,s, This extra session Of the Legisla-
,ure would be finally adjourned. Upon
tho rejection tonight OF the Connolly
craft charges against Supreme Court
,,s,i,e cohalan the Democratic legis-
Ia,tve leaders announced that members
# tho Senate and Assembly could return
- ,hcir homes and business and that
,nev would be instructed to come back
rsx, Wednesday or Thursday and dis
nose If all pending legislation recon-
rended hy Gov. Sulzer in his special
ressages
10Y. Suizer has other special messages
Urging more legislation including sup
nlv appropriation bill to make provision
for items he cut ont OF the annual ap-
propriation and supply bills passed at
the regular session.
To Adjourn From Month 10 Month.
4, the end Of next week the Legisla-
,ure is to take another recess for three
or four weeks and will, 1t is anticipated.
take recess from month to month un-
I'll after the November election.
such n course, 1t was pointed out to-
night would render 1t impossible for the
Governor to appoint Sulzer men to office
should he remove Tammany appointive
state officials.
Gov sulzers friends have threatened
tha, as soon as the extra session OF the
Legislature adjoins he would commence
a war Of retaliation against Charles r.
Murphy ny removing every Tammany
State official owing his appointment TO
tn. Governor. of whom there are many
holdovers from the Dix administra-
ton.
While the Governor could remove the
Tamnvany officeholders he could not
appoint their successors unless the
Legislature is adjourned. SO 1t Is
planned 10 keep the Legislature In re-
cess session all Of the year.
GOV. Sulzer has been threatening ia
remove commissioners Moore and F'lem-
ing. the Tammany members OF the state
Conservation Commission, who get $lO.-
Oo0 A year. but II the Legislature does
not adjourn he is not likely To do this. as
ne could not name their successors. This
would leave the third member OF the
commission. George +. Van kennen.
Sulzer man, powerless to run the de-
partment as the law says the business
Of the commission shall be transacted
only ny majority OF the three Com
mlssioners.
Qucstions Reilly's Appointment.
The State Comptroller has pointed ou
10 Attorney General Carmody that thu
State Superintendent OF Prisons Is
constitutional Office and that the public
officers law says that when the Gov
ernor makes an appointment to fill
vacancy in a constitutional office th'
appointment must be sent to the Senate
for confirmation within twenty day
after the next session Of the Legislature
More than twenty days have elapsed
since the extra session Of the Legis
lature convened on June is, and th'
State Comptroller has asked the At
torney General for an opinion as Il
whether the Office OF State Superin
tendent Of Prisons Is not now vacant
because Gov. Sulzer did not send Mr.
Reillys name to the Senate for con
frmation.
II was determined tonight that Gov
Suffers nomination of James NJ. Lyncl
of Syracuse to be State Labor Commits
sioner and Of william f. Lefiingwel
and Charles j. Chase as Public Ser
vice Commissioners In the Second dis
trct will not be confirmed by the Sen
ate
This will leave In office Curtis n
, John y. Dix. as n-member of the up
State Public Service Commission an
leave vacancy on the commission
as no one Is serving to fill the vacanc
caused by the resignation Of Frank W
Stevens.
The Legislature will hold day ses
sions tomorrow and Saturday and O
Saturday will adjourn until next Tues
day night.