The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-08
MAJORITY IN COMMITTEE
FOR BROADER FORESTLAW
Executive Session Will Be Held Tonight to Decide On
Amendment to Be Recommended to
Constitutional Convention.

he said. while now II a commission
makes a bad decision It goes u OF
office. lie said he knew OF ceees where
one man was serving on two commits
sions and drawing two salaries at the
same time
Louis Marshall. chairman Of the com
mittee. went Mr.. SQuiers several better
BY aAying he new OF instances where
one man was on Ave uch boards at
the same time and drawing $40 a day
from each OF them.
Provides for Successisn.
william Barnes, as chairman OF the
committee on Legislative powers. re-
ported favorably the amendment pro-
posed by Ray b. Smith. which pro-
vided that upon the Impeachment of the
Governor the observation-disclosures shall
become the Governor n the President
pro TEN. Of the Senate shall become the
Lieutenant Governor.
After the impeachment of Gov. Sulzer
Il was found that there was no con-
stitutional provision for the succession
to Northumberland but Senator
Robert r. Wagner. President pro TEN. of
the Senate. took up the post OF acting
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
More Relief for cities.
The legislative powers committee re-
ported favorably tonight the amend-
ment proposed by Alfred l.. Smith. under
which the value OF property owned by
cities outside of the respective city
limits would be fixed by a State board
designated by the Legislature. instead
OF being assessed by the assessors of the
counties within which such property is
situated.
The amendment Is designed to meet
the situation created by the Ashokan
Water Works property OF Greater New
York. which is being highly assessed
by the counties within which It is To-
Gated. II also would apply TO the water
works properties OF Rochester and SYRIA
cuse.
The probabilities are that the Legisia-
ture would designate the state Board
power.
Another amendment reported fsvor-
ably by this committee was that OF Ray
b. Smith. providing that the Legisla-
ture may. Of fits own motion. onven
to take action in the matter OF the re-
moval of a Judge OF the Court OF APP
peals OF a Justice OF the Supreme Court,
and tina Assembly may NJ ito o,y, n,o,ion
convene for PURPOSE. Of impeachment.
The Governor Is given power to con
ven the Assembly alone in extra sos-
sion, a power ne now has in respect to
the Senate.
The Bureau Of Municipal Research
a surplus OF $2s, 200, 900 IN the
State sinking funds. n that II the next
Legislature should appropriate $652,ooo
tai amount of the funds were to be in
vested at az per cent, there would be
need for making further contribu-
tions to the sinking funds. The report
has been sent to the anc commit
tee.
contributions this year totalled about
10000. 900. h report urges that the
convention adopt some means Of prevent
Ing excess contributions to the funds
The research bureau also favors the
OF a serial BOND system. such
as Is contemplated by the hnance COM
mittee, ana giving the comptroller power
70 Nvy a direct tax 10 pay the interest
>" inc summing iuhos'
s"st nome n"'e risn'
William Jay Schieffelin. chairman OF
the Citizens Union, has written a letter
to the committee on cities. which saw.
In part:
"In q recent interview, the Hon. Seth
Low, chairman OF your committee, in
vites criticism Of a tentative plan for
home rule based on the prin-
ciple that cities be allowed to adopt
II not overruled by the Legislature,
The plan would introduce an element
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