New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-17
Endorses Brown Commit
ice Bills for the Relief
of New York.
LEADERS PREPARE
FOR ADJOURNMENT
Sweet Declares Passage of
County Salaries Referendum
Would Be Joke.
From s,a- cor-s.pona,r, o., m. rneas.

New ! ON N4ly the IulIttl measure 81
self-government and that he iniorsed
the legislation proposed by the Brow
Investigation committee
The Governor declaration was made
in answer 10 a letter from the tax 70
duction committee, in which nc Tas
asked TO state his attitude tcwdid me
bills for the relief of New YORK City,
50 that there could be n further mis-
understanding Of his views. in Ms lie
ply he en.arges on the statement print
ed ia The Tribune this morning.
81 an in full sympsth;, a. you
know, and have been for yc. rs Gov
ernor Whitman writes with the Nor.
10 give &c New York City t.e fullest
measure of government CT Of home
rule consistent with the welfare :
the state, and, so far as | NV am in
formed. I indorse the action o. the
joint committee and be'Ievc that Ike
legislation which it has orcposcI Is
good.
"The suggestion that Wh.msr Sen
ators' or any statement tart tne in
fuence Of the administration has been
against the bills in the Senate is clear
ly contradicted by the action Of that
body.
Blames New York City Senators.
All Of the bills. so | srn informed,
have passed the Senate, with the eI
ception OF the so-called 'br dye, bill
and the public health AMI CHARITIES
bill The bridges bin Jailed of pas
sage, although It mad the support Of
the city administration, owing largely
20 the adverse votes o, New YcIk City
Senators. and not. 90 -o- sem 20 I'M
ply in your letter, on account Of up
state influences. I am informed that
/ il will be called up agar, When oil Of
/ the upstate Senators are present, aad
when it is hoped that these Nv io-k
City Senators will be defeated s?d the
city enabled to obtain the relief fought
at the request Of Mayor Mitchell.
81 hope and assume that most, il lot
all. OF these bills vill pass the As
gemblv. although, Of course, i IS rot
within my power 10 compel Il. | think,
however. J can assure you that. y they
fail in the Assembly 1t will be due to
the adverse votes Of New lo-A City
Assemblymen."
Although Governor Whitnen dis
misses the reference 20 the action OF
the Whitman Senators with the state
lee 4 q. frf u
the action of the Senate, tuere is not
the slightest doubt that the assertion
was justified. so far as the BIZ divii-
ing auto registration fees Is concerned.
When this measure vas before 'tc
Senate there were eleven uottatc votes
against II. and ten Of them canlc from
Senators who are known 20 be CO ca
tremcly friendly terms with the Gov
ernor. Senator Walters, looked unon
as tho Governors representative IN the
senate. led the fight against this meas
ure.
Assembly Clogged with Work.
With the decks in The Senate cleared
for action. but with the Assembly
clorccd with legislation, the final drive
20 bring about adjournment Of the
Legislature on Wednesday or Thursday
VIII begin tomorrow night. Except for
the appropriation and apportionment
bills. most or the important legislation
pcnding before the Senate has been
DISPOSED Of IN the Assembly, but no
action has been taken on any OF the
billie for the relief Of New York City,
and friends Of these measures are Vor-
red as 10 their fate.
sneaker Thaddeus Sweet declared to-
night that the Senate had so amended
tho Brown bill providing for a refer
endum vote on the question OF allow
ing the Board Of Estimate TO TX the
salaries Of county officials, that II
would be nothing less than a Joke 70
mace Z As the bill reached the As
scrblv Rules Committee ten officers IN
each county were exempted, and re
CHESTS we're made that the Assembly
exempt others. including the Commls-
sioner Of Records.
81 don't believe the Rules Committee
will report u out a. all now sald
sneaker Sweet. "but the city oihcers
refe-endurn. feel certain, Will be re-
ror+ed and passed. although a Few po-
sitions have been exempted IN inns
bill"
Tho two Democratic leaders, Messrs.
. WAGNER and Callahan. issued JOINT
statement to-day declaring that the
outstanding feature OF the 1910 appro-
rriation bill is that the KepuoHoah
party has increased the fixed cnarges
~ The state administration s7,l31,OOO
I'm two years. without one line OF con
qtructive legislation 20 show Tor II.
chic apparent total Of appropria-
fons for all purposes is s5s,652.i1s,
against S63. e97,7T in 1915 the state
,rent reads. "The difference IS nearly
al accounted for in the one barge canal
co,s.ruction item Of 1854 900. which
WAS unnecessarily appropriated last
ycar and refunded out OF the - rUVO'-
400 bond issue OF course, there can
be no such Appropriation THIS year. ACC
a. ,tts S2654 900 the s274,OOO appro-
,~iated for special construction. so4o'-
~ for lapsed activities. s465,OOO for
s.a.e census and 100000 excess last
year over this year for compensation
for killed cattle. and the total, so'o5I'-
f2g il more than the difference be-
tween last years aggregate hpproph-
atoms and this years apparent agg ies
cate Furthermore, this Soe'ooI''
noes not include an unknown Voiufne
a. special appropriations YET 70 p'
usoe ,,
"For tho purely administratiye pur
,oecs that ~ 20 say. for Official sal
80, oaice erpenses. Office supplies
,rayellirg expenses and the like the
total appropriation in 1914. under Gov
.,,o, Giyun. the last Democratic year
wag O.276. 54s. In 1918. under Gov
crnor whitman. Republican. II was sSE;,
ss31ss. This years Appropriation PHI
carries FOR these same purposes sSo'-
l41O.SJC."
Fordham Plays Boston College.