New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-10
Control of Own Financial
Affairs Only COnces-
sion in Sight.
SCHOOL TEACHERS
WIN PAY FIGHT
Lobby Succeeds In Preventing
New York from Regulat-
ing Salaries.
From , star Correspondent, Of The Tribune

fFrom q star Correspondent Of The Tribune.1
Albany, June 9.-There will be no
home rule amendment passed by the
Constitutional Convention. This was
admitted to The Tribune correspondent
to- day by one Of the leaders Of the
convention. The best the cities Of the
state can hope for, after their years OF
fighting, is the control of their own
financial affairs.
That this is all they can hope for was
apparent to-day when ex-Mayor Seth
Low, chairman Of the cities committee,
which has had under consideration the
various home rule proposals, amended
his own bill so as to give to each city
snd county the right to adopt rules
pertaining only to the powers, duties,
mode of selection, terms Of office and
comp ensation of all employees, the in
curing of obligations and the DISPOSE
ton and care of its own property.
Provisions empowering cities and
localities to regulate the conduct Of all
persons and the protection of their
property, lives, safety, health. comfort
and general welfare were stricken out
In this connection credit must be
given to the school teachers of New
York City, who have maintained an
effective lobby here, for thSir efforts to
prevent the cities from obtaining power
TO regulate the salaries of their en-
ployes.
Edgar Truman Brackets committee
on Legislature Organization to-day
voted to report adversely the following
proposals:
The short ballot.
An appointive judiciary.
The initiative referendum and recall.
Minimum and old age pensions.
Legislative Reform Killed.
In addition Senator Brackets COM
mittee killed four proposed amend
ments tending toward legislature re-
form. This means that the Legislature
will remain as it now stands. regard
less of the protests of reformers. and
that it will meet every year, and not BIZ
enially, as some students of legislature
reform would have it. .,
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch headed
delegation of suffragists who ap-
peared before the Suffrage Committee
urging an amendment making effective
the vote of the electorate on the leg
islative proposition giving women the
vote. Mrs. Blatch said she would not
oppose the Marshall proposal, providing
the legislative amendment, II approved
at the fall election, shall be amendatory
of the constitution submitted by the
convention. Herbert Parsons, who also
introduced a pro-woman suffrage reso-
luton. will confer with Mr.. Marshall in
the hope of agreeing on an amendment
favorable TO the sutfragists. Such an
amendment, it was stated, would be re-
ported favorably by the committee.
Thomas F. Smith, secretary OF Tam
many Hall, and A. E. Smith, minority
leader of the Assembly, introduced pro-
posals intended to Tighten the tax bur-
dens of the City of New York. AS
semblyman Smith would prevent fur
Their assaults on the finances Of the
CITY of New York in counties where the
city owns property for the purpose of
water supply.
"Grapejuice is off the map!" protest,
ed ex-Attorney General Of the United
States George W. Wickersham as ne
arose to a point of order during live
ly discussion on what the delegates
should drink.
The argument was precipitated by
Senator Bracket, of Saratoga, who is
anxious that water from the state res
ervation in his home town be deslg-
mated as the official refreshment, while
Patrick w. Cullinan, of Oswego, for
mer Excise Commissioner, who has a
private water company in his district,
is likewise promoting home brands.
The result is that both brands now
are at every drinking stand.
81 want this matter settled now"
Senator Bracket declared on the hoor
to-day. Surely we can decide between
the two kinds Of water"
"But understand we may obtain a
new drink-grapejuice-from another
source" Mr. Cullinan said.
Whereupon Mr.. Wickersham raised
his point Of order. An agreement to
postpone the discussion until Tuesday
saved President Elihu Root from pass
ing on the point.