The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-04
STATE BANKING
and INSURANCE
MERGER DROPPED
Albany Convention Will Not
Urge Consolidation Of
Departments.
SHARP CONTEST OVER
CONTROL or EDUCATION

NNFaN U " VII hDSSsA lOAN
tlpASY, Aug. State Chairman
Frederick G. Tanner returned to Albany
tonight recovered sufficiently from his
recent illness to go ahead tomorrow
with his committee on Governor and
other state officers in putting the Anal
touches on his plan to ~reorganize the
state government as favored by ex-
Senator Root. II was stated tonight
that many members Of the committee
thought 1t would be unwise to CONSOLE
date the Insurance and Banking depart
ments. II was pointed out that the re-
qulrcments needed in the head OF the
Bank Department differ from those
which the head OF the State Insurance
Department should have. and for this
reason these two departments are TO be
kept separate as at present. This Is the
only important chanee made in the
Tanner plan as outlined yesterday.
The Constitutional Convention spent
the day discussing proposed amend
nents in general orders. President
E.lihu Root called to the chair William
Rerri OF Brooklyn, who presided While
She discussions were on until he was
compelled to take part in the municipal
home rule discussions In the cities COM
nlttfes Nntn JlcOD BTenner OF hlnRS
took the chair.
The convention ordered to a third
reading without amendment the pro-
vision that the State shall continue
It's supervision and control of the edu-
cation Of children as n State function.
and no powers In derogation thereof
shall he conferred upon the local author
tiles Of any civil division
This amendment was prepared by the
committee on education. OF which Jacob
Gould Schurman Is chairman. and such
q concerted attack was made upon II
for a time that II looked as though II
would have 10 he withdra wn. II was
iutimated that the amendment would
permit interference with parochial
schools. and then II was claimed that
the Guardians of Liberty were behind IL.
Fud "A letter to that effect was read to
the convention.
The letter also favored constitutional
amendments taxing property OF religious
corporations. prohibiting appropriations
tor sectarian institutions and providing
for the inspection OF all institutions,
such as hospitals. reformltories and
schools.
Wickcrshnm Oner Amendment.
The upshot OF a two hours discus
'H'hA F'' NAt vi ruu-
stitute amendment by the Republican
leader OF the convention. ex-Attorney-
General Wickersham. reading: THE
supervision and control of the educa-
tbn of the children OF the State shall
remain the function and the duty OF
Ire State and shall never be surren-
dered."
Assemblyman Alfred r. Smith pro-
tested against an amendment OF John
&c. l.- .--l H. 49,
State only its present supervision and
control over education. declaring that a:
present New York city was getting much
the worst of II.
Although New York city has 20. 900
more school children than the rest OF
the State" said MIR. Smith. sit re-
eeiyed but s1,s22.oe5 OF the s5.0i7.: s5
appropriated by the. State Legislature
FOR teachers salaries In 1918. At the
same time the Legislature appropri-
ated Sls6.1S3 to pay the salaries OF
upstate district school superintendent,
while New York city paid its "
slperintendents. Tn Legislature also
appropriated 1901. 507 to support up
state normal schools. while New York
city must pay for Its own normal
schools, New York city under the pres
EFT scheme gets the worst OF 1t by
about $4,000. 900 a year"
The convention took a recess for
luncn while the debate was in progress,
and in the interim President Schurman's
committee on education met and refused
70 accept the Wickersham amendment
The committee amendment Is not
aimed at the parochial Schools" declared
President Schurnan when the
again met. land there Is nothing bidder
in its meaning"
George A. Blauvelt OF Rockland came
20 tre aid of President Schurman In his
fsht TO have his amendment adopted
without change. insisting that II would
rot Increase the State supervision ana
control now exercised over local school
Situations and private and sectarian
schools, and that IL was merely intended
10 write in the Constitution what Is now
the settled policy OF the State in mat
tiers pertaining to education as outlined
b. the courts.
When Mr.. wickersham realized that
the committee was adamant In demand
Ing the passage of its W amendment
he withdrew his suggestion and the COM
mittee amendment was advanced TO
third reading without change.
The convention to-day again con.
sdered the taxation article reported
from the committee OF which Martin
SAKE Is chairman. 1t Is apparent from
the temper of the convention that the
article as reported from h Sake COM
mittee is to be torn into shreds. Be-
sides being chairman Of the convention
committee on taxation Mr.. SAKE is also
pres,dent OF the State Tax Commission.
and his efforts to-day to have the con-
veution adopt his views on taxation
proved futile.
There are four sections to the tax
article as reported by the SAKE COM
mittee and the convention Is to consider
II section by section. Half OF the first
section was stricken out to-day. includ-
Ing the sentence mo property shall be
exempt from taxation except as Is ex-
prcSsly provided by law and the SEN
tence Laws granting exemption from
taxation, whether heretofore or here
after enacted. shall be subject to modif-
cation or repeal"
This would have invited the repeal
by the Legislature Of the laws exempt
ing from taxation the property of
religious. charitable and educational In
stations as well as the secured debts
and mortgage tax laws.
Attempt to Avoid Repeal.
A. first Republican Leader George w,
"ckorsham wanted to qualify the last
sentence by adding the words "bu'
without prejudice to any agreemen,
heretofore entered into"
This would prevent the Legislature
r"'l Interfering with the exemptions OF
mortgages and bonds from extra tax
u"h heretofore coming in under the
"p'iH'Ous OF the mortgage and secured
u"hl tax laws. Finally II was the sense