The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-27
FITZGERALD CALLS
PATRONAGE A CRIME
Representative Yearns for a
President Who Would stop
the Pork Barrel.
BARNES HITS "RIPPERS"

RAR\ES HITS SRTppERSS
Atr.xy Nav % Representative
.Joh, I ri,,perald NJ prookivn chair.
man of the WAYS and Means
OF inc honse OF representatives NJ
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from S'o'ooo 10 'ioo'Voo w communities
OF from 1000 TO 5000 population"
"iIow would YOU stop this?' asked one
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III you would eject " PRESIDENT "
veto these bills once in a while you
vould sion IL" declared Mr.. Fitzgerald.
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simon H. Hoier OF hoches'e'' "en'oe'
or the Assembly Ways and Means Com
mit,ee for wears. also talked on tho
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William Barnes, chairman or the
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a, cha oxocr,ivo nower in sending
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emergency "ess"s'9 W wv
80 facilitate the passage or legislation
These messages are permitted when bills
have M, been nrin,ej the required three
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MI Barnes MI Aus''n ""u ''"''
members OF the committee agreed that
the time has come TO prevent the pas
ar ,,,,s .blch hays baen amended
go.
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nn na ht,, gSaii no n,ssel an
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Soi,c way wi,h emergency messages
"Tbc er,eryency message has taken
m the form of an executive demand
for ,ba nass,re Of legislation" declared
Mr. Barnes This abuse OF the execu-
five mower should be stopped"
Mr. Barnes suggested that Mr.. Austin
amend his propo, ed amendment so as
20 reduce from three days 10 one the
time required for printed bills 10 he on
the desks before being passed. 1t is
thought this will be reported favorabiy
TO the convention.
Dry Issue Up Again
William VI. Anderson. state superih-
tendent OF the A~nti-Saioon LEAGUE mas
written "A letter 10 PRESIDENT i'oo' IN
Finuatirg mat ne mas n'adc '"'nnnl',ee
appointments a~ntagonist'c 10 IN" neS' IN
terests of the Temperance ~anvoca'eS
Notably he mentions 'hat NIh,'nn
Barnes OF Albany, whose newspaper mas
attacked the prohloit!on p~ropagannt !
chairman OF the on Lesisis'
tive Powers,
Mr.. Anderson announces that the le'-
ter 10 Mr.. Root Is the nrSt step III 'ne
movement OF the Nhtl-sai"oh league J."
resist to The uttermost the attempt wnl'I
is certain to be made. unless the liquor
interests become convinced that II can
succeed. to slip something int the pro-
posed new legislation TO protect liquor
tralllc rum Nv pt'pI''
Mr.. Anderson says that " any clause
favorable to tho liquor interests Is
adopted the prohibition interests VIII line
M TO defeat the new Constitution. f'
asks President Root TO make pubic an
nouncement of his attitude on the iquo'
question.
The general expectation IL mat Presl'
dent Root will ignore Mr.. Anderson''
letter.
would Cut Direct TaN.
so,,,or poher, y Wagner will intro
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sss $50 ,ha ,moun, i, Tho ,nnronria
49, I'm, n,hioh ,,ara dis,nnroy.J n,
c.. ,yhI,u,n L. ro,a,io, 20 bis nro
nos,, ca,o,nr way,ar said
49,. ponrnu,an Iaais,a, nra ra
based upon n deficiency In governmental
funds OF about $4,000, 900. We hav'
always commended, and | do not now re
cede from my position. that this def
cheney could be entirely prevented AM
the direct tax rendered Unnecessary
Gov. Whitman by his vetoes agree
with me TO some extent. He has elm!
mated nearly 81, 500, 900 from the appro
priations and thus lessened the def
cheney 10 less than slI,OOO,OOO. Logi
and economy. IL would seem, compel hin
,o ~reconyere the Legislature so a. 4
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