The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-06
Members Break Away From
Party Leaders and Demand
the Appropriations.
WANT DEADLOCK ENDED
1t Is Expected That Depart.
ments Involved in Fight
Will Get Some Money.


men broke away from their party leaders
In secret conference to- day and demanded
that the Assembly approve appropriations
for the Department Of Efficiency and
Economy and for the State Fire Mar
shall to end the deadlock In tho Legisla-
ture which caused the calling Of the
special session,
Final adjournment by the middle Of
next week 10 expected as q result Of this
movement Appropriations for the two de-
partments will be put up to the Demo-
cratic Senate. however. SO that an Issue
can be raised In the fall campaign.
When the Republican appropriation bill
10 introduced In the Assembly tomorrow
II VIII probably not include items for the
departments In question. The Senate Is
expected to include them and send the bill
back to the Assembly and In conference
committee an amount sufficient TO run the
departments until next February will be
agreed upon. according to the present plan.
Speaker Sweet and Majority Leader
Harold j. Human OF the Assembly in
sisted that the Republicans should remain
steadfast In their stand that the two State
departments which they set out to abolish
should not receive any funds. but opposi-
ton developed even among the old line
Republicans The desire OF the members
to end the session and get back home is
said TO have caused the break
Assemblymen Phillips OF Rochester. c.
%. Pratt or Washington. Almeth w. Hon
OF Kings. Mark q. Dubois OF Duchess and
w r. Knapp OF Chemung urged that the
Republicans vote money for these depart
ments. The people OF the State are tired
of the Legislature. they urged. and don I
care whether the departments get money
so long AS the session closes
Mr.. PhiIIips's Comment.
I'VE made a fight to abolish the depart.
ments and lost H." said Mr.. Phillips THE
best thing We can do now is to give the
Democrats money with which TO get along
on until next year. Ii is UP to the Demo-
Gratis In the Senate. IL we insisted on with
holding the money the session would las,
the rest of the year The people can decide
which side is right"
Speaker Sweet insisted that the matter
OF appropriations for the Fire Marshal
and Department OF Efficiency and Econ.
omy constituted only u small part OF
the difficulties between the Democratic
Senate and Republican Assembly He
said the first rupture in the Senate and
Assembly conference AT the regular SEES.
sion came over the reduction OF salaries
and the abolition OF useless Jobs in the
State Conservation Commission. and init.
mated that the Republicans might insis,
upon cutting out number OF sinecures
there no matter what the demands.
He believed that the appropriation
which Will be allowed finally by the Re
publicans for the Fire Marshal and the
Department OF Efficiency and Econom,
will he much smaller than the usual req.
uisition for this bureau The Republi.
cans may limit the appropriation to tn,
sum mentioned in the laws creating the
departments and a few Jobs necessar,
to give a scmblance OF utility to the de-
partments.
House Committee Meets.
The House Ways and Means COMMITTEE,
had long session tonight preparin,
thu appropriation and supply bills fol
Introduction tomorrow, Among the new
Items 20 he included in the bills is on,
OF $4,000 for the employment bu
renu OF the Labor Department and an.
other OF 100000 for the private bankers
bureau In the State Bank Department.
Many or the legislators returned Il
their homes to-day when they learne,
OF the outcome OF the Republican con
ference. RS only perfunctory sessions viii
be held for the remainder OF the week
| The appropriation hill will be introduce,
In the Assembly tomorrow and sent I,
the printer. II will probably be passed
I next Tuesday or Wednesday. A full
| attendance OF the members will be de
manded by the leaders next week
Assemblyman Cristman OF Herkime
county introduced n resolution approprl
ating 100000 from the contingent funt
OF the Legislature to pay the expenses
OF the Sullivan investigating committee
| The resolution went TO the Ways ant
Means Committee.