The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-25

in impeachment courts. in judge Her.
rick's opinion. He was chief counsel for
William Sulzer during his Impeachment
trial. The Judge declared that the "ex-
perierce Of the Court OF Appeals in sit
ting IN the last court of impeachment
had been harmful"
MIR. Stets II asserted that precedent
fayors the establishment of an appoints
i've judiciary. lie thought the Governor
and Senate should nave the appointing
power. MI the real business OF the
state is done now by appolntive officials.
H. said.
Mr.. Bowers said he believed that there
was perfect accord among the lawyers
of the state as TO the advisab.lity Of an
appOiniive judiciary. The voters would
be more likely to approve appointments
by the Governor and Senate. In Mr..
Tvu-iss vp,a.ou. Wh..cvc. the CON
Ventiou docs aOou the judiciary viii not
affect the vote on the new constitution,
he declared.
Mr.. Dougherty insisted that the cleo
zion Of JUDGES was not the business of
the individual. voter. as the Judges are
not representative officials but experts.
Some Judges put on the supreme
Court bench through our elective system.
while not venal. are not fit 10 admin
lNNfg JIsNitc, utNltith WI Aput
Pay Of school Teachers.
Before they were elected to office
Mayor Mitchell and Comptroller Prender-
CAST both favored equal pay for the
New York city school teachers, de Jared
Miss Grace l.. Strachan before the on
stitutional conventions committee on
crties to-day In discussing the home rule
amendment for cities.
1Giese two city officials came out
openly for equal pay, continued Miss
Strachan. when they were candidates
for office. and they should not now he
pointing to the equal pay law as ono
OF the most fragrant legislative viola
tons Of home rule tor New York city.
Delegate Thomas +. Smith. who is "a
member of the committee and secretary
Of Tammany Hail. brought out from
Miss Strachan that In a letter written
while Il ,andidate Mayor Mitchell had
.I dorsed the principle OF equal pay
ana that Compj roller prendergast had
appeared on the platform in favor of the
measure"
Miss Strachan appeared with Arthur
Ferry. district superintendent of schools
John II. Denbigh. principal OF the
Morris High School. and JOhn Rafferty,.
principil of Public School ~ in Queens
borough. They opposed the home rule
amendment prepared at the conference
- Mayors. which would give the New
York city officials exclusive jurisdic-
tiou OF teachers salaries.
They asked the committee To- frame
the nome rule provision in the new
legislature, so that the New York city
BOARD OF Education. and through II the
state Department Of Education. would
have complete control of the funds
spent Tor educatanal purposes. Now
,hc responsibility Is divided between
the New York city Board OF Education
and the Board o: Estimate II Appor-
tionmcnt.
The committee would be doing the
teachers a great injustice II it took
away from them the right TO appeal
to the Legislature for avs ~regulat-
ing salaries declared Miss Strachan.
In New York city 80 per cent. OF
the teachers receive less thar $1,000
a year. and about so per cent. receive
loss than sl.50O Does that bear out
the statements OF e~xtravagant sala ries