New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-14
Republican Senators Make
Albany Man Chairman
Of Finance.
STRIP SHOENECK
OF NAMING POWER
Fear Lieutenant Governor Would
Not Appoint the Full Slate
Agreed Upon.
.r-om STAT Correspondent D

IF i0Ql -NUuI otHrINH AN-Hl1N' wv ~"
publican Senators elected Henry VI.
Sage. OF Albany County, chairman OF
the all important Finance Committee.
The caucus also passed a resolution
giving TO the president pro tenn, Sen
ator Elon Brown, the power Of nam
ing committees This was an unusual
proceeding, and was due 10 the belief
Of the Senators that Lieutenant Gov
ernor Schocncck would not name the
slate agreed upon. but would name
committeeman OF his own choice. IN
DER the law. the Lieutenant Governor
names the committees unless the SEN
ate otherwise directs.
The Lieutenant Governor was inyit-
cd 20 the caucus, but declined to at
tend The reason he advanced was
that the invitations were not properly
phrascd. Twice the Senators sent out
committees 10 wait upon him and twice
ne declined TO enter the caucus.
one Senator thus explained Mr..
Schoeneck's actions and the attitude OF
the Senate toward him: "Thc Lieuten-
ant Governor is trying to play his own
little game Of politics, but we beat
him 10 It,
The committees a. already given out
will be formally announced to-day.
The candidates for the Craftsmanship
Of the Finance Committee and the vote
we're: Sage. 20; Whitney. ,; Emerson,
>; Hewitt, !; walters, /. fout StH-
ators did not vote.
Several bills carrying out recon-
mendations of Governor Whitman were
introduced in the Assembly last night.
Asscmblyman Sullivan. Of Chau-
tauoua. fathereA the measure making
the Highways Commission a three
headed, bipartisan body, as IL was
under Governor Hughes. One com
missioner must be a practical engineer,
with experience i'm highway construc-
ton. Bills repealing the laws Great
ing the Efficiency and Economy ana
Fire Marshals departments we're INTRO
duceG by Assemblymen Thorn and HIN
man, respectivcly.
\ bill By Assemblyman Evans m
creascs from a mlsdemeanor 10 lei o..
ouy the punishment for violation OIL
any of the hsbit-formlng drug laws.
Assemblyman Lord, OF Chenango.
presented a bill abolishng boards o.
elections and putting their duties on
county clerks IN all counties except
those containing cities OF the urst or
second class and those within the CITY
Of New York. The jurisdiction or the
Superintendents Of Elections and their
deputies is confined 10 counties having
boards Of elections. This rs not an ad-
miuistration bill.
Two anti-full-crew bills were nut IN.
One. by Assemblyman ConFln, OF New
york. would repeal the full crew tram
law enacted under Governor Sulzer, and
the other. by Assemblyman sullivan
would enable the Public Service Com
missions, after hearing on com
plaint By a railroad, 10 reduce the size
Of train, crews.
Sixty-one bills were introduced in
the Assembly, including many Old
standbys.
Among them are the Goldberg per
cent telephone bill, the McCue widowed
mothers pension bill and several New
York 5-cent fare bills.
The list Of committee appointments
i'm the Assembly by Speaker Sweet
shows few changes in ehairmanshlps
from last wear. AsSemblyman Thorn.
of Erie. who was chairman OF Codes
last year, is placed at the head of the
Judiciary Committee; Assemblyman
knight, Of Wyoming, who had no chair
manship last year. is made chairman OF
Codes, and Assemblymau Brennan, OF
Kings, heads the Insurance Committee,
Of which Horton. Of Buffalo. now a
Senator. was chairman last year.
Taxation and Retrenchment Commit
tee is headed by Assemblyman Landon,
Of Duchess. succeeding Assemblyman
Gillet. Of Yates, who is made chairman
Of Agriculture. Assemblyman MacDOn-
aid continues as head Of the Ways and
Means Committee, and Mr.. Hof, OF
Kings. as chairman of Cities. Assem-
blyman Hofsland. Of WeStchester. is
chairman Of the new Social Welfare
Committee.
At his own request Assemblyman
Comstock. Of Rensselaer, County, was
excused from sitting pending the in
vestigation being made by the State
Controllers office into charges of mis-
appropriation OF state funds by the
Agricultural and Liberal Arts Society
Of Nassau, Rensselaer, County, OF when
Mr.. Comstock is treasurer.
The principal committee appoint
ments follow:
RuIes-sWeet Of Osweso; ilnman, Thorn
Breretou, Macdonald diepuolicam. smith
d
WAYS and Means Macdonald. ~ Franklin
Adler Sullivan. Maier. Wheeler tonlling'
/ SeaLer. Fuller. Machold. Brercton. iandol
I tRepublicaul. Smith. McElliso,t, Farrell,
Kerrgau democrat.
Judiciar,LThorn. OF Erie. Sullivan. Con-
King. Pratt I'ucss. Markey. McQuistian.
kincsid Gibbs. Rice Repubicanl. DOnohue,
Schlmucl Cotillo Democrat.
Cod.s-Knght. Of Wyoming; Buechcler,
Brennan Dc wiz Flamman. Chace. Ever
eu. Parker Mitchell Bourke Republican,,
Aranow. Callahan Bacher Democrat.
Citics-HoN. Of Kings. Malone Stoddard,
Ruccheler. Blakeley. Ellenhogen. Simpson.
Powers Keeney. Bewley Bepubllcant. Kelly.
/ Tudor Burr DemOcrau.
Bauks-Adler 81 Monroe. Wheeler. Wells
Of Gencsec. Baxter. Iefeyre. thacc. Augs-
bury. Graves Bloomfield. Nllt+ie dIcpub-
Ucanl. Oliver. Polhemus. Evans Democrat.
FKcise-Malone. Of Albany. Gillott Pres
wick. Murphy, llophir's. Wheeler Everett
Moore Ferry Ocruhlicani. Fish Progres-
sive,. McCuc Nehrbauer. McKeon Demo
craft.
The charmen Of the remaining COM
mittees, all Of whom are Republicans