New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-06
LEGISLATURE LACKS
COMMITTEE VETERANS
Multitude of New Faces
Troubles GIynn and Smith in
Assigning Chairmanshlps.
.STILWELL MAY NOT LAND
Lieutenant Governor Insists Up
state Man Should Have Ju-
dietary Place-Economy
May Cut Off Jobs.

Albany. Jan. 5.-Lieutenant-GoVern
Glynn and Speaker Smith, who have
been wrestling with committee assign
ments. are expected to announce the
makeup of the Senate and Assembly com
mittees tomorrow night, when the Legs
lature reconvenes, or on Tuesday Ihere
will be the usual influx of bills incident TO
the opening week Of the session. depart
mental reports and possibly more appoint
ments by Governor Sulzer
The hopes and aspirations Of 200 legis-
lators are hanging in the balance. ana the
task of choosing the right men Tor the
RICH. places on committees is no easy one.
Ordinarily seniority in service Is potent
factor In determining the assignment OF
chairmanshps, but with scores OF new
members this year the presiding officers
of the two houses are experiencing DIM
Guilty in finding seasoned legislators 10
head committees. OF the ffty-one SEN
ators twenty-seven are new. and ninety
one OF the one hundred and fifty members
Of the Assembly have had no previous leg
slative experience.
GIynn Opposes stIwell.
Senator's James J. Frawley. OF New
York. and Thomas II. Cullen, OF Brooklyn
will head. respectively, the Senate FL
nance and Cities committees. senator
John T. Murtaugh. OF Elmra, Is ikeiy 10
be appointed chairman Of the Judiciary
Committee. although Senator stephen j.
Stilwell. OF New York. is being urged for
the place by Senator Robert +. Wagner,
n
tends that the judiciary craftsmanship
should go TO an upstate man. and says
that he has the backing Of upstate senti-
ment
The selection OF Aaron J. Levy. OF New
York, as Democratic leader OF the Assem-
bly, practically assures the appointment OF
ex-Speaker Robert J.. Bush OF Chemuns'
as chairman OF the assembly Ways ana
Means Committee.
Much pruning Of tie estimates OF the
state departments will be necessary this
year # the expenditures are to be Kept
within the states income. The appropri-
ations asked for total $4,000, 900, which
ia 5000. 900 in excess OF the states esu-
mated income. Governor Sulzer has nou-
fed heads Of departments that there must
be retrenchmen,, and In consequence
reduction I'm the force OF employees Is eX-
pected.
There Is much speculation as 10 what
the three investigators appointed by the
Governor 10 inquire into the state de-
pa rtments and bureaus will uncover. The
commission will begin work on Monday.
with the executive department as its
first object OF scrutiny Thus far, II is
understood. Governor SulZer has reap
pointed only two OF the executive force.
The admtant generals department the
Highways Commission and the two Pub
lie Service commissions are To be invesu-
gated in the order named.
Prison Inquiry Cost $4,000.
Som after Governor Dix assumed office
I'm ia1t he appointed a commission headed
by George Il. Van Kennen. the present
chairman OF the state Conservation COM
mission, 10 investigate the Prison, Excise
and Highways departments. The refusal
Of Cornelius v. Collins. Superintendent or
etate Prisons 10 resign, was said at the
time TO have been n factor In the Gov
ernor's determination TO investigate the
DriHOn IDPIlHTtiuFUt- fpFiOAN WV N'''''''
sioners had reported Superintendent Col
Iins resigned. and was succeeded by Colo
mel Joseph r. scott. then superintendent
Of the Flmira and Napanoch reforma-
tories. This practically ended the investi-
CATION. which cost the state about $4,000
Expert accountants from the Control
lers office worked for some time on the
books Of the Excise Department. but no
public report was ever made concerning
that department or the Highways Com
mission.
John ". Carlisle. whom Governor Sui
ger has named AZ chairman OF his corps
OF Investigators, was selected by Govern
or Dix early In 1911 TO inquire into the
! affairs OF the New York City Public Ser
vice Commission. Then, as now. there
| were reports that the LIST ard I'd Dis
trict commissions were TO be abolished
and a single commission substituted, but
Mr.. Carlisle reported in favor of two
commissions Reports OF extravagance
on the part Of the New York city Com
mission had been made to Governor Dix,
but Mr.. Carlisle gave II practically clean
bill Of health. Mr.. Carlisle received $5,-
| 900 for his services.