New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
RECESS TILL AUGUST Il
TAKEN BY LEGISLATURE
Tammany Lawmakers Spend
Most of Closing Session in
DenOunCing SuIzer.
NIAGARA GRAB INNUEND0
Investigation Needed, Senate
Is Told Appointments
Made Subject of Com
plant on Floor.

From 4 staff Correspondent of The Tribune
Albany, July 23-The Legislature ad-
journed tonight under a recess resolu-
tion fathered by Senator Frawley to
August II. at $50 p. M. At the final
session tonight the message the Gov
ernor sent in this morning was referred
TO the judiciary Committee in each
! house a few minor bills. including the
second class cities housing laws. and the
| oyster bed tax exemption. we're passed.
and the Governors appointments were
attacked literally by innuendo and insn-
uaton.
In the Senate, the remarks Of the ma
jority leader, Wagner, on the advisabsity
OF going slow" on the Governors ap-
pointments, were taken up by Senator
Thompson. Of the Niagara District. who
intimated broadly that the recent nom
ination by Governor Sulzer for places on
the Niagara Reservation Commission
should be considered very carefully be-
fore being approved. on the ground that
! they might embrace or contemplate
further attack on the Niagara River for
power purposes.
Senator Wende, Of Buffalo. as Suffers
spokesman. tried to get through reso-
| luton for final adjournment, but ne was
voted down There was only scattering
attendance in each house, about sixteen
Senators and thirty Assemblymen and
the proceedings were farcical throughout.
Senator Frawley based his resolution Tor
recess until August II on the alleged
ground that at that time his investigat-
ing committee might have something to
report upon which would call for action
/ by the Legislature. When that resolution.
which is Tammany's device TO prevent
Sulzer from cleaning out the faithful
! from their jobs, was put through FraWley
/ took the chair to give Wagner the final
shot at Sulzer.
! In this Tammany swan song Wagner
declared vehemently that the whole Idea
of an extra session as put forth by Gov
ernor Sulzer had been a farce, because
! the Governor knew that his direct pri-
maries bill-the reason assigned for call
| ing the extra session-had been passed
upon in the regular session.
! Then the Senate leader twisted the fire.
quent emergency messages with which,
he said. the Legislature had been deluged
1 daily, drOunu lflLO Il ANA 'iiS NS't
/ tinuance of the extra session BY the re-
cess method.
we must give long and. serious con-
sideraton TO some OF the subjects recon-
mended 10 us by the Governor for &C
tlon," said Wagner. I'VE must investigate
for ourselves the prison situation, be-
cause we certainly cannot accept the Blake
reports, and we must give careful atten-
ton TO the Governors appointments. IL
| took tn. Governor six months to selec.
the names ne has sent 10 us. Surely We
/ ought 10 give them as careful scrutiny
as he apparently did himself.
There have been charges made in the
press OF Niagara that the Reservation
Commission appointments were dictated
by a man interested in water power de-
velopment there. l do not make these
charges myself. but | do say we ought TO
investigate"
In the Assembly, Aaron J. Levy, Tam.
many floor leader. pronounced the final
Tammany denunciation Of Governor Sui
ger along practically the same lines fol-
lowed by Wagner in the Senate.