New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
Could Serve No Political
Purpose in OFF Year,
Asserts Leader.
NEW YORK MEN TO
CONTROL COMMITTEE
Probable Members Include Og-
den /. Mills, George Crom-
we'll and r. F. Wagner.
~ s-ar Correspondent o rhe tribune


Albany. Aorl % Senator Elon L.
prov.r. majority leader of the Senate,
eel. .o.r. cst shat any attempt 10 treat
trsrts, authorized under his resolu-
,.or ,r She closing DAYS Of the session
g., vas- Of q Rcpuh, can programme
20 t.>cr.n' nate against the city" must
TAIL Irc interests Of the CITY are the
"obicc, OF so:ci;ous regard at Albany"
De ss'c.
Tie naming OF the committee, which
viii be- composed of SIX Senators and
SIX Asscmhlymen named by the Lieu
tersr. Governor and Speaker. reSpec-
lively. v.l not be announced until
rcHt week az the earliest. The COM
ri,tco viii probably be composed Of
tgh. Republicans and four Democrats
srj Che majority Of the members will
be from New York.
Senator Brown, himself. will be the
chairman of the committee. and the
Senators who are spoken OF here to-
night as most likely 20 be named as
members are Henry NJ. Sage. Of AL
barv. chairman Of the Senate Finance
Conn --ec. Ogden l.. Mills, of New
No.>; George Cromwell. Of Richmond,
8 former member of the Board of ESti-
mate. Thomas H. Cullen and Minority
leale~ Robert +. Wagner. The last
two are Democrats Wagner is a mem
b5r %. Che Constitutional Convention,
bl. D., is not believed that his duties
wi. interfere wiki his serving on the
conan --ce.
Senator Brown IS emphatic in his de-
Ma. OF che charges Of Democrats that
the investigation Is for partisan pur-
poses. lie believes the fact that there
IS ro state election next fall would
- itself rcfUte any such claims. The
Democrats are likewise unjustified in
a,,-cNrE the Republican majority for
the financial programme it has Just
carried out A careful analysis of the
money bills put up TO Governor Whit
man, he said. would show many of
them similar 10 those the Democrats
themselves enacted IN the four years
O. shelly control
"l have no disposition and no right
before thc New York City committee
is appointed TO anticipate its action or
the scope Of ITS investigation" he said,
n speaking Of the finance inquiry.
while the Mayor Of New York ap-
larert.y desires 10 keep public atten-
ton centred upon this committee and
the campaign against q direct tax. il is
proper Tor me to say that the direct
tax of 1915 is closed incident. This
administration invites the closest scru-
try OF its policy and IS confident of
tie ina. judgment.
Speaking personally. the New York
committee viii conduct its labOrs with
the purpose Of ascertaining what legis-
lat.ou. # any. is necessary to safeguard
the interests Of the city and protect its
loca. government, its property and po-
Lucal rights against every assault.
Any attempt 10 treat the investiga-
ton as part Of a Republican programme
20 discriminate against the city must
fa.l. since New York City political in
fuences dominated all branches Of the
s,a.e government in 1911 and 1918. No
leg 'atiOn against which New York
protested has been enacted since 1913,
and 10 attempt was made then to re-
liere New York of legislation previous
j. enacted"