New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
NIGHT SESSIONS
NOW FOR MAKERS
OF CONSTITUTION
Elihu Root Warns Them
Work Begun Must Be
Completed.
CONSERVATION PLAN
STIRS OPPOSITION
Elk Commissioner Whipple
Fights Move to Have Unpaid
Commission of Nine.

From a stan Correspondent Of The Tribune.l
Albany, Aug. 6.-After an all day de-
bate on the conservation article the
Constitutional Convention adjourned
at 1890 o'clock tonight without having
disposed of more than the first pro-
vision of the bill, which creates an un-
paid commission of nine, chosen by ju-
dical districts. This was advanced to
the order of final passage.
James S. Whipple, ex-Forest, Fish
and Game Commissioner, fought hard
for an amendment to retain the pres
ent single-headed conservation commits
sion.
"The advocates of the plan say they
hope to model the new commission on
the regents board" he said. "Let me
tell you that the regents have only one
state policy to administer, and they pay
mighty little attention to that. If the
truth were known"
Shouts of you're wrong there,
you're wrong!" greeted this remark,
but Whipple insisted that he was right
Compromise Favors Legislature.
An unsuccessful attempt was made TO
take from the proposed new depart
ment authority to draft fish and game
laws in the future, a power now held
by the Legislature. A compromise was
finally effected by which the new de-
partment would be authorized to draft
laws which would be effective unless
specifically nullifed by the Legislature.
Just before adjournment Edward NJ.
Angel, who is connected with
Glens Falls lumber company, offered
an amendment emitting the cutting Of
mature timber, the leasing of camp
sites and the building of highways in
the Adirondacks and Catskill forest
preserves.
On motion of George w. Wicker
sham, seconded by Elihu Root, who
occupied a seat on the floor, the pro-
vision in the article providing that all
minor employees must be taken from
the civil service list was stricken out.
The two leaders said there was no need
of having that prohibition in as. ex-
listing law covered the subject.
"That provision was inserted to Put
teeth into law which has been
greatly abused said Louis Marshall.
ave have under the present law fire
wardens who have been appointed
more because of their ability to run
caucuses and get the vote on election
day than because of their ability to
discover fires or to eStinguish them"
Night Sessions Necessary.
Mr.. Root informed the delegates
when the session opened this morning
that they must be prepared to remain
six days a week, beginning Monday
He said the work of the convention
must be completed by September II
and that it would be necessary to hold
sessions five nights a week from now
on.
"The question" he said. "is whether
we shall throw our own labOrs away
and thus fail in the performance OF
our duty or whether we shall make up
our minds 10 stay here the entire re-
naming time and complete the WORK
we have begun"
A programme for next week was re-
ported and adopted. II follows:
Monday morning, military articles;
Monday afternoon, abolition of Indian
courts; Monday evening and Tuesday,
budget proposal; Wednesday, William
Barnes's proposals to prevent the Leg
islature's passing "anti-Socialisuc'
laws, and taxation; Thursday and Fri
day. home rule; and Saturday, propo-
sails to make the public service com
missions constitutional bodies.