The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-19
EXECUTIVE STATE
BUDGET ADOPTED
BY CONVENTION
Serial Bonds to. Replace Sink
inc Fund Securities De-
cidcd On.
SIX OTHER PROPOSALS
GET FAVORABLE VOTE

np,xv. Aug. iS.-Thc Constitutional
r,ry.ntlon accomplished its first real
results to-day by adopting eight new
condiments. All were passed by unan-
,r,ous vote except the Stimson executive
budget plan. which went through by "A
cote of 1877 to I, and the Smith amend
an, relative to extra compensation,
which received the same vote.
The passage Of the stimson serial
,ona and executive budget plans with
ou, any opposition to speak OF was con-
sidered n signal accomplishment in view
q, IN. fact that these two schemes are
r,ted M with the n plan. CEN
,ralizing responsibility in the Governor.
~ outlined in President Elihu Roots
,neech at the Republican State confer
,nee in Saratoga last August.
President Root was told only to-day
,ha, the Tanner reorganization plan is
n have hard shedding in the V
ton and from present indications the
adherents OF the Republican state ma
cbIne under the leadership of william
p,rnes will give Mr.. Roo and the Fed
.ral crowd" in the convention a fight
which promises to be a bitter one and
70 have a lasting effect on the Repub-
lican politics of the State.
Four Vote Against Plan.
On the final roundup to-day delegates
Prackctt and Ostrander, Republicans,
and F,ndres of Buffalo and Dooling OF
Manhattan, Democrats. voted against
the executive budget plan.
While Senator Wagner and Assembly,
man Smith admitted the budget was a
long step In the right direction, they
thought action on II should be deferred
until the companion amendment intro
duced by Chairman Stimson should be
passed upon by the convention.
Martin SAKE. Lemuel Quigg and John
Godfrey SAKE insisted the provision per-
hitting the Legislature TO summon the
Governor and heckle him was unwise
and might lead to insult and mob rule,
but said that they would not vote against
the amendment on this account.
william Barnes defended the budget
plan and so did Patrick W. Cullinan OF
Oswego. who In to be one OF the strong
est opponents OF the Tanner plan Of re-
organizing the State government.
The flaw in he executive budget
scheme. pointed out by Assemblyman
Smith. that II did not comprehend es-
pionage of nearly SEQ. 0OO, 900 of State
expenditures. was corrected by Mr.. Slim
son, who brought before the convention
a supplemental amendment. 1t pro-
vides:
No public moneys or property shall
be appropriated for the construction
or Improvement of any building. bridge.
dixie, canal, feeder. waterway or other
.ArE .tntsI n na mud nGftran tAA nf tho
cost of such work shall have been
fled with the Secretary of State by
the Superintendent OF Public Works.
together with a certificate by him as
TO whether or not in his judgment the
general interests of the State then
require that such improvement be
made at State expense.
VIII Check Abuses.
Il believe this amendment will do
more to check the abuses that have &C.
cured in making appropriations out OF
the State treasury for local improve
ments than any other plan suggested
said Mr.. Stimson.
ut IL. in my opinion. far better than
the plan suggested by Mr.. Smith of re-
curing such appropriations to be made
by a two-thirds vote of the houses OF
the Legislature. Every one who Is IA
miliar with legislative methods knows
now easily a two-thirds vote Is OBJ
lained, or rather recorded.
This amendment adopts the plan which
Gov. Higgins followed when he was
chairman OF the Finance Committee OF
the Senate and by the use of IL he sue
ceeded In greatly checking e~xtravagant
appropriations at that time. The GER
tificate proposed in this amendment is
similar to the certificate which the chief
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II required to make before an appro-
~priation will be made by Congress for
. river and harbor Improvement"
chairman Stlmson sent to the clerks
desk to be e a letter from Nicholas
Murray Butler saying:
Il rejoice that your budget plan has
been advanced to "A third reading by a
very heavy majority. l hold the intro
auction OF this plan In the State OF New
YORK to be the most effective and the
most practical step that has been taken
In a generation toward the strengthen
Ing Of our representative system of gov
eminent and toward making II both
more efficient and more directly re-
sponsible to the people.
IF, In addition. the plan for the re-
organization of the State departments
10 adopted. the convention will have
Done a great work."
After the amendment repeating the
present constitutional provision per-
hitting the passage of bills In the Leg
stature under emergency messages, the
lhree latson amendments constitutional
iIlhg provisions of the present military
Jaw and the bond amendment were
passed, the proposal increaings the salary
ot the members Of the State Legislature
from $500 to $4,000 and giving them
weekly travelling expenses between Al
bany and their homes came I'm on 6na.