The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-13
BILL
REJECTED IN SENATE
Joint Committee Is Named for
Conference to End
Deadlock.
AGREEMENT Is EXPECTED
Democrats Are Confident Re-
publicans Will Consent to
a Compromise.

ALBANY, May 12.--The Assembly sent
tho annual appropriation and supply bills
to the Senate tonight with no provision
for the State Fire Marshal or the State
Department Of Efficiency and Economy.
The Senate sent back to the Assembly
an appropriation bill giving the Fire
Marshal $lll,0O0 and the Efficiency and
Economy Department $4,000 and max
ing many other changes.
The Assembly Immediately voted not
to concur in the Senate amendments and
a resolution was rushed through both
houses providing for the appointment of
a conference committee OF the Senate
and Assembly. This committee. headed
by Chairman James J. Frawley OF the
Senate Finance Committee, and Chair
man Alexander Macdonald Of the Assem-.
bly, Ways and Means Committee. wiz
begin work on the appropriation bills to
morrow.
Leaders expect that the special session
will adjourn sine die Thursday or Friday.
The Democrats expects the Republicans
TO agree under pressure to give the de-
partments 100000 between them.
sharp four hour fight In the Assembly
resulted In the defeat OF Democratic
Leader Smiths attempt to amend the APP
preparation bill by including In 1t items
for the salary of the Commissioner OF
Efficiency and Economy. the State Fire
Marshal and two deputies The bill passed
by a vote Of 90 to 40.
Only three Republicans voted for the
Smith amendments. More would have
supported tho amendments in order to
hurry the session along. but Mr.. Smith
proposed to give the Fire Marshal and
Efficiency and Economy Commissioner
salaries for a whole year. and even the
dissatisfied Republicans refused to sane
ton this. They declared 1t showed the
Democrats were putting up fight just
for the sake Of the patronage OF thu
two departments.
Assemblymen Burlingame. Garbc and
Knapp were the Republicans who voted
with the Democrats and Progressives to
pass the Smith amendments. Mr.. Knapp
even voted against the passage OF the APP
preparation bill after the defeat OF the
amendments. being the only Republican
to do SO.
Several Democrats and most Of the
Progressives and Independents voted
with the Republicans on the passage Of
the bill The Democrats who voted for
the measure were box. Geyer. Greiner,
Haight and Kramer: tho independents,
Sulzer and Karpen: the Progressives,
Dunlop. Findlater. Fish. Garrison. Me-
Roberts. Meyer. Murray. Schaap. Schei-
demann and Weed.
The Assembly supply bill included APP
preparations of $4,000 for Burns detec-
tives for Gov. Sulzer before and during
his impeachment trial and $4,000 for
additional personal counsel fees for him.
The Senate cut out the items.
Mr.. Smith then introduced his two
amendments. one appropriatlng $4,000
for the salary OF John II. Delaney, Com
missioner OF Economy and Efficiency. and
the other appropriating $1,000 for the
salary OF Fire Marshal Thomas .\hearn.
and $4,000 each for two deputies of the
Fire Marshal.
Members OF the conference committee
Of the Senate and Assembly are strong
party men. The Senate committee COM
prises Frawley OF New York. Cullen OF
KINGS and Murtaugh OF Elmira. Demo-
Gratis. and the Republican leader. Elon II
Brown. The Assembly committee COM
prises Chairman Macdonald of Franklin
Human OF Albany. Conkling OF New
York. Wheeler OF Ontario. Maier OF Sen
eca. Republicans. ana the Democratic
| leader. Alfred T.. Smith of Hew York.
The first meeting Of the committee viii
take place tomorrow. Republicans ar. II
| the majority. having six members to fou,
, Of the Democrats. Nearly every one to-
night predicts an agreement which viii
result in adjournment Thursday or Friday