The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-04
LEGISLATORS MAY
GET MORE SALARY
Constitution Makers Not
Likely to Lcngthcn Their
Terms. However.
WAGNER FOR HOME RULE

ALBANY, MAY 3-Hard working
legislators may have their salaries
raised by the constitutional convention.
but in the opinion Of many influential
delegates there is no chance that the
terms of the senators and Asemblymen
will be heightened. Both these changes
have been sought for years, along with
an increased term and larger salary for
the Governor, but they never have been
approved
Edgar r Bracket of Saratoga. a
former Republican leader in the Senate
IL chairman of the constitutional con-
vention committee which will deal with
the Legislature and its organization
Mr.. Bracket recently expressed the
opinion that one year terms are long
enough for an Assemblyman and two
years enough for senator's
at liz n good thing. 1t seems TO me, to
send Assembymen back to the folks
once a year to tell them what they have
done and let the voters q. *. their
the Assenlblymen get their ears away
from the ground or they won't be legs-
lating as the people desire"
There Is a diversity OF opinion as to
the proper term to give Governor.
Many OF the strongest delegates think
hat the two year term for which a
Governor IL elected at present 10 too
short. as an executive is just beginning
10 know his job when he has to 60 out.
II would be much better for the state.
they believe, II the Governor could
serve four years, thereby giving his
office the benefit of a larger experience.
Previous efforts to increase the salary
of the chief executive from $4,000 TO
$4,000 have failed.
Incl tp~ oh.v,
In the terms and salaries OF the Gov
ernor and Senators and Asemblymen
already have been introduced In the
convention.
Eugene Lamb Richards. superin,en-
dent Of the state Banking Department
has introduced one resolution doubling
the terms of Senators and giving them
$4,000 "A year instead Of the 81. 500 which
they now receive. Mr.. Richards also
proposes to give Assemblymen two veal
terms. with $500 a year instead OF
$I.5O0
Russell Virgins OF Orange ha.
proposed an amendment increasing th'
terms OF Assemblymen to two years. al
their present salary. Ex-senator Anthem,
J. Griffin of The Bronx has a resolu
tion doubling the terms of Senators anl
Assemblymen and boosting their salaries
and increasing the salary and lengthen
1t liz generally conceded that the reso
lui on which has been introduced abol
ishing the Assembly and providing tina
the Legislature shall consist of Senat
OF sixty members at $1,000 a year hal
no chance OF being approved by the con
vention.
At the present time the salaries o
the Senators and Assemblymen tota
1901 500, and there IL an equal appropria
tion for employees of the Legislature
should the Assemblymen get $500
year and Senators $500 a year tn
legislators salary roll will be Increase
by $4,000. and IL all of them &c
$500 q year instead Of the presen
$1,000 the increase will he s20l 900
Under any appreciate increase IN
annual cost Of running the state Lcgis
lature will approach close to the 81,
100000 mark,
The convention reconvenee to-morro,
a. noon. The cities and judiciary com
mittecs have scheduled hearings for tn
afternoon.
Senator Robert L. Wagner will intro
duce a resolution tomorrow providin
that the state LEGISLATURE shall not IN
terfere with tho conduct OF city sffair
beyond passing certain general laws I
apply to all cities alike
The amendment | will introduce wi
guarantee complete home rule 10 III
city of New York said Senator Wagnc
tonight.