New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-08
|r.,e of Appropriation Bill
! Il Galvanizes Officials
Into Action.
srpvICE COMMISSION
NOW MADE TARGET
s..s;ou Likely to Continue Into
Next Week-Will Honor
Vera Cruz Dead.
INV telegraph to Tho Tribune ]

uhsnv. May Since the two houses
,,s. legislature began their quarrel over
:, question as 10 whether the Efficiency
:, economy Department should continue
!, existence John II. Delaney, head of
,,,, department, has become more active
, coyernor Sulzer ever was in making
,.r.s,,rations. From the state hospitals
\ -. Investigators have turned to the I'd
/ ni,tdct Public Service Commission
IN long statement to-day Mr.. Delaney
,.-rss the commission with allowing the
standardization Power Corporation TO
,-.o-rorate with a capital Of $4,000. 900,
.Ssp II has practically no tangible prop
~" II was also charged that the pub
s, service law was frequently violated In
p,nalo by the Buffalo General Electric
connany without punishment from the
pablic Service Commission.
SEYMOUR Van Santvoord. who was re-
,.,tly appointed chairman Of the I'd Dis
,.rt Public Service Commission by Gov
,rnor Glynn. in a reply this afternoon
AlDted grand jury proceeding. He de-
dared that most Of the charges In the
n,laney statement are untrue.
Il; has been seriously suggested, he
sN. that the essence OF the statement
Il threat OF investigation unless the
eommission accepts the views of GER
ain department or of certain individuals
IN disposing of complaints which nave
been made TO it or of pending proceed
Ing II is difficult to believe that any re-
snonsihle official would deliberately Imply
suv such allegation. II l could seriously
bsl,eve that the statement intends TO con-
vsv the idea that an investigation OF the
p,,rc Service Commission had been I'M
dertaken and would be pressed because
the commission declined 10 comply with
The demands Of the Department of En-
'9ency and Economy 10 investigate GER
ain complaints or TO decide pending
application. / would quite as seriously
suggest that such action or threat might
nroperlv be referred TO the grand jury.
Al any rate, IL any one believes that lear
AZ investigation will move this commls-
sion TO decide a matter pending before
Il in any given way, that persons con
eeption Of morality or Of the oindlng
effect Of an oath of Office is so distorted
that should consider him as really quite
beyond prayers"
II Is the belief of the leaders here now
that the Legislature cannot possibly get
away until the week after next. The AS
sembly probably will pass its appropria-
ton bill next Tuesday. It can be acteo
on in the Senate the next day, and re-
turned on Thursday with the Senate
amendments. which will make it conform
with the Glynn bill. A conference COM
mittes Of the two houses will then be ap-
pointed and the real fight will begin.
Speaker Sweet said to-day ne Is conn.
dent he can get seventy-six Republican
Assemblymen to fight to the END against
giving any money to the Fire Marshai ana
Efficiency and Economy Department. In
other quarters. however. it is felt certain
that they will either give in after the
third week or refuse TO return 10 Albany
at all.
On the Assembly floor to-day Minority
Leader Smith declared the Assembly Dill
was the result Of political venom. Major
ity Leader Human defended 1t as repre-
senting the principles Of the Republican
party.
"A resolution designating five Senators
and seven Assemblymen to represent 'he
state at the memoria. exercises In Ne"
York on Monday in honor of the Ameri-
can sailors and marines killed at vera
Cruz was adopted by both houses
Assemblyman ]. O. Jones reintroduced
his bill calling for a referendum next ran
for bond issue Of sss.oooooo for improve
men; and extension of the state canal
system. This measure passed the Assem-
bly in the final days Of the regular ses-
sion but did not reach vote in the Sen
ate.
Both houses adjourned until tomorrow