New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-10
Declare They Will Not
Surrender Rights of
Legislature.
MAJORITY MOURNS
100 ELECTION JOBS
Governors Bill Also RuffleS the
Democrats, Who Say TAM
many Alone Is Watched.
From s.a- c,-r-.pors.n, Of The rasun.l

IRON s;ar Co---sronasnt Of The Tribunel
Albany. Jan. Eve are obliged 20
Governor Whitman for his budget sug-
ccstions. aid we may avail ourselves Of
some Of them, but the constitution
gives the Legislature the right 70 FIX
appropriations and we do not intend to
give IN that right to the Governor
This. in effect. represents tho feeling
of the Republican leaders Of the Sen
ate tonight in respect 70 the recen'
message of Governor Whitman urg =
financial reform and the budget Dill
that accompanied il.
The Republ can leaders Will not say
openly that they intend 10 reject the
Governors recommendations. They
prefer 70 be content with saying that,
while they will have their own bill,
they probably viii adopt some Of the
Governors suggestions.
Senator SAGE. chairman Of the Fl
nance Committee. said tonight that the
Senate leaders would revise the Gov
errors budget, paying considerable az
tention 10 the appropriations OF las'
year.
No Quarrel Says Sage.
1--WE are not picking any quarrel with
the Governor" Senator sage sald
Owe shall use his budget for all the in
formation we can get from II. Where
we can make a saving we shall 90 so
but not at the expense Of GRIPPING any
department.
Governor Whitmsn's close friends
have let il be known that he will toll
crate no trifing with his budget bill.
He will not object TO reductions. bur
under no circumstances viii he agree 70
increases. The Governor is iull OF
fight and the Senate leaders are as
equally determined 70 insist on theiI
constitutional right One side or the
other will have 20 give in before the
session ends. and official Albany is
wondering whether the Governor really
will stand pat. The Governors friends
say that he is determined TO pass his
budget bill al any cost
Both Republicans and Democrats
were puzzled over the failure OF Gov
Crnor Whitman 70 provide IN ms oudgel
for Investigations OF upstate primary
and election frauds The Republicans
are criticising the Governor, because II
means the loss Of 1870 jobs, while the
Democrats declare that II will allow
the preparation Of frauds in the upper
rart Of the state.
New York Deputies Retained.
The seventy deputies in New York
are retained by the Governor, and this
is what has RULED the Democrats, who
say that his obvious purpose is 10
watch Tammany while other sections
Of the state 60 unmatched.
Superintendent Of Elections Marshall
asked the Governor TO give him lot
deputies the year round at $1,000 a
wear to replace the $50 forty-day dep
titles. who had done excellent work
He said that If this request were
granted he could dispense with forty
clerks. In all, he asked for S325,OOO
An examination Of the budget disc.oseC
that the Governor had eliminated The
forty clerks and the $50 forty-dly dep.
uties, and also had failed 70 provide
for the $50 year-around deputies asked
for. The Governors total was Sl44r
7es. He retained the seventy New
York deputies intact.
This Is one Of the things that The
leaders Of the Senate object TO, and i
is their intention to have the deputies
provided for in any bill that is passed