The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-30
4 $500 SCHIFF CHECK
Think Governor Failed to
File Full List Of His
contributions.
LATE APPEAL TO CARMODY
AttOrnPy-Gcncral. on Honey
moon. Is asked for Two
Legal Opinions.

AlpAHv. .Iuly 2o-concld"n' with the
| arrival in Albany this afternoon Of state
senator James j. Frawley. chairman Of
| the legislative committee which Will com
rnence an Investigation of Gov. Suffers
campaign contributions tomorrow morn
ing. GOV Sulzer wrote a letter to Attor-
! ney-General carnody asking FOR his
written opinion az 10 whether or not the
| committee had the authority to 20 into
this question.
second letter asks the Attorney-Gn-
eral for "A written opinion as to whcth.f
the LEGISLATURE can meet again unlos,
'hc Governor calls IL back in extra session
by another proclamation
I. was said to-day that Gov SuIzer's
elaborate statement of sunday night
given out through his counsel, Valentine
Taylor. was prompted by the fact that
Louis Sarccky, who handled most Of the
campaign contributions made to Gov. Sui
ger personally. had been subp1nacd to
testify before the Frawley committee at
10 80 tomorrow morning. The Sar.c cky
bank account was in the neghborhooG
Of $4,000. it was said The Frawlsy
checks.
Gov Sulzer is to fight the inquiry int.
his campaign contributions by the cor.
mittee. Mr.. Sarecky when h. appot
before the committee to-morruw VIII b..
guided by the advice OF Louis Marsha.
The committee may not recognize Nj
Marshall
Letters Follow bridegroom.
Before Gov. Suffers letters requesting
| opinions from the Attorney -G,nc'a!
| reached Mr. Carmody that official lad
left upon "A honeymoon trip to the Fultc.
chain OF lakes in the AdirUndacks H..
was married this morning. and does not
expect to return Ia Albany until after
Labor Day. II was the opinion to-uirn;
that Attornoy-Gcueral Cai1nody wound
write Gov. Sulzer that In view Of the fact
that the Governors own counsel Nal.I-
tine Taylor, had held the special !cgisla-
tive session TO be at an end and that tn.
Frawl"y committee cannot su into tn.
Governors campaign contributions II
would be idle for him TO give an opinion
on the questions. Such an opinion would
not be binding upon the Governor II
might be better for the Governor and an
parties concerned for tn" Governor to
courts, Mr Carmodys associate, think he
VII, say.
The Frawlcy committee expects 10 60
deeply into the Sulzor campaign cuutr!hu-
tons tomorrow. one Of the cn,cks Nh.cA
IL Is said the committee has Is from la,,.,
Schin for s2.5oo, When Coy Sulzer W.,
asked about THIS to-day he said:
III th' Frawl"y committee has any.
thing let them produce II"
M Such check appeared IN the GOV
"rnors affidavit II election expenses. =
IS reported tonight that Mr.. Sch!n has
been summoned 10 appear before the com
m.ttee Tomorrow.
In his letter to Attorney General Car
mody inquirins II the Frawlcy commi,tc-
can investigate his campaign contributions
GOV Sulzcr rect"s the provisions Of the
resolution passed at the regular session Of
the Legislature ON May 3. which only
gave the committee power to investigate
state institutions and state d.partmcnts
and officials having super vision over them.
and the provisions ~ the Thompson reso-
lutlon passed at the extra session under
which the investigation of the Governors
campaign contributions is To be- made.
Says session IL Ended.
III we 'oN'EtloT letteT 10 the At
torney General on the question of the ad-
journment Of the Legislature he again
raises the point that no quorum was pres
rnt when IA recess to August II was taken,
and he says
"ls It not settled by the rules Of the
Senate and Assembly and by legislative
precedent that the quorum prescribed by
the State Constitution requires the phys
ical presence OF a majority of the mem
bers elected to each house to be actually
present In order to transact legislative
business?
rs not such an attempted legislative
recess. or purported adjournment TO
day certain. a dissolution OF the present
extra session Of the Legislature. which N
law and In fact and In efrec, amounts to a
OF the present extraordinary
session, as It Ia not In accordance with the
constitutional provision