The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-02
MAY NAME MEN FOR
STATE JOBS TO-DAY
Glynn Expected to Act on the
Court Of Appeals
Vacancies.
HNDROELECTRIC BILLS
They viii BE Presented TO Leg
iSlatnrc To-day-Big
Fight Expected.
III LIS
lINDROEL.ECTRIC

ALBANY. Feb Some OF Gov. D,lyHn's
long delayed appointments TO important
state places are expected 10 be announced
by him tomorrow neht and to be- sent
to the Senate for confirmation.
chief among these are two Court OF
Appeals Judges and five Public Service
Commissioners u Is expected that the
Governor will make his judicial appoint
uen;s first and may let the others run
over a week or 50. II" also has i've
members OF the STATE Compensation
board 10 name.
Legislative activity begins IA earnest
this week. The senate Codes Committee
has set "Wednesday for hearing on the
bill regulating the sale OF bichloride Of
mercury. ON Tuesday IA. Assembly Ju-
dietary Committee will give hearing on
the Tin ON cumulative voting 10y directors
Of corporations to insure representation
10y minority stockholders.
The Republican committee, headed by
Senator Zion X. Brown. party floor leader
~ the senate. which vas to select the
method by which the proposed inquiry of
state departments, especially the high
way department, was TO be carried on,
nnal report. which viii be presented to
Il conference OF Republican senators and
Asscmblymcn Tuesday afternoon,
Whether or not ia" Inquiry VIII lie con
Quoted by AN assembly committee COM
posed OF Republicans or "A joint commit
tee OF the senate and Assembly on which
all parties Will have representation VIII
depend on the report OF this committee.
The hydro-elcctflc bills will u" pre-
scented to the LEGISLATURE tomorrow. one
| gives the state Conservation commiss ,ur
! power to regulate the flow Of the rivers
and streams Of the State by the construc-
ton OF dams and ~ sell the electric power
developed al ,hese dams.
Another appropriatos sG50,O00 for the
construction OF "a hydro-elcctric plant AT
| the barge canal dams in the Mohawk
| River al Cr, scent ami Fschcr's ferry to
supply cheap el@TriClty 10 cities and
towns OF the capital district including
! ALBANY, Troy and Schenectady THE h!ll
pa Ssed both houses ldsi year, but was
| vetoed by Gov. Sulzcv. GOV. Glyur has
promised to siau f. however, having been
! one OF It's chief advocates last year.
The third bill, appropr!ates $1,000 Tor
a similar hydro-electr'c project at amy
point along tn" l'uc % tn" barge canal 10
he selected by the Conservation Commits
sion Only a part of the appropriation is
made available this year. \ h.g tight
against these measures is expected by the
water power Interests.
James w. osborne, GOV. Glynu's graft
! hunter will continue his inquiry Of the
! STATE Highway Department on Tuesday
| II is expected that Paul Mcleod, "N-chief
engineer Of the department, may have
! something Interesting to tell Comm.s-
sloner Osborne when the hearing Is re
, sumed.
Mr.. Mcleod has written IA letter saving
that he is working FOR railroad and that
I the cxtravngani aud incompetent methods
employed In the state Highway Depart
/ ment did not meet with his approval
The so-called pie book Of Highway COM
missioner John y. Carlisle. which was
said to contain the names of all men pun
to work In the department at the request
of politicians. Will be IL disappointment
to Commissioner Osborne. II WAS predicted
tonight
man who has seen the hook declared
that when Commissioner Carlisle took
office he made a list OF county leaders
State committeeman. Assemblymen and
Senators and members Of Congress, along
with n list Of the roads in each of the!,
territories
Whenever "A man came in tn request tbs
appointment OF any one Commissioner
Carlisle put II down In the book, It Is
said. and " the civil service rules did not
interfere he made the appointments wher
fea siblc
Mr.. Carlisle does not seek to hide Tho
; fact that lac wanted to namo Democrats
and he thought that the best men quaiifc,
| to select them would bc the leaders anC
: legislators. Mr. Carlisle is expected TO b,
subpo'naed to hand the "pie book" to Mr.
Osborne this week.
: Representative Akin of Gloyersv!ll,
, first mentioned the book. He declared tina
= Mr.. Carlisle pulled II on him when h,
, asked the Commissioner about some Az
pointments for Montgomery county.