The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-06

be expended in a similar manner and at
"A similar time. IL should be the duty
Of the Governor fifteen days after the
Legislature convenes to submit a budget
on these special bills with a message
accompanying the same and expressing
his views thereon.
81 further recommend a provision pre-
venting the passage OF appropriation bills
In the closing days OF the Legislature
and a provision that no such bill be in
reduced except by report OF either
finance committee. further recon-
mend that a two-thirds vote OF the Leg
i~slature he required for all %appropria-
tons that all items in the appropriation
bills be voted separately and that every
appropriation exceeding the sum Of
10000 be itemized."
Senator Wagner received no Repub-
lican support. although he made an
interesting analysis OF the circum-
stances leading up to the accumulation
r this big sinking FUND surplus. and It
became so apparent that the Repub-
leans would not deviate at all from
their full support of Mr.. Stimson that
Assenblyman Alfred l.. Smith remarked.
Senator Wagner's argument IL un-
a~nswerable. except that the majority OF
the convention won't do it,"
Nevertheless such Democrats as John
u. Stanchfeld. De Lancey Nicoll and
Morgan J. O'Brien voted to sustain the
Stimson committee.
The effect of the Wagner amend
ment.' said Mr.. Austin. would be to
take from the state sinking funds and
use for a different purpose moneys which
had been paid IN upon the faith of a
Constitutional provision and a law which
had been approved by the people. and
the presence of which in the sinking fund
the Comptroller had advertised as an
inducement to the purchasers OF the new
issues of bonds
salary Increase stands.
The efforts OF Elihu Root, Lemuel Ely
Quigg. william Barnes and President
Schurman of Cornell to have the Con-
stitutional Convention reverse itself and
vote down the proposition to increase the
salary OF members of the State Legisla-
turc from $500 to $4,000 were defeated
to-day by "A vote OF 100 to "a.
This amendment was advanced TO a
third reading yesterday after a long de-
bate by a vote OF lO5 to IS. and since
then prominent Republican delegates had
been working TO have the convention
change its attitude on the ground that
because of war conditions this was no
time to increase salaries and expenses
OF the Legislators to the tune OF $500. 600
"A year.
Representatives OF the Mayors con
ference. which sent a home rule article
here for adoption by the convention, an
nounced to-day that the article reported
to the convention by Seth Lows COM
mittee to-day is a denial rather than a
grant of home rule.
1T does not put an end TO legislative
.tinkering and log rolling. nor terminate
the evils OF special local legislation IL
is pointed out by them.
State Senator James A. Foley OF Man
haitian and Edward T.. Franchot OF
Niagara submitted a minority report. as
members of the Seth Low committee.
against the home rule article reported
by him.
This article seems to us to violate
the fundamenta principles that must
govern any measure designed to meet the
widespread demand from the cities of
the State. and especially from the city
of New York. for increased power OF
self-government." they say in their re-
port. Each city should have the right
at its option to continue as a legislative
charter lily or become a home rule city"
The cities committee decided tonight
TO insert "A provision in the Constitu-
ton permitting municipalities to utilize
serial bonds along the lines provided in
the Stimson plan for the substitution
of serial bonds for sinking fund bonds
by the State.