New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-04
Urges Law in Message to
LegiSlature-TwO Bills
introduced
ROW LIKELY OVER
BUDGET ESTIMATE
Committee Asks Sl2,OSO,-
600 More than Governor
Considers Needed

From star Corr,srcndsnt q lhs rnoune'
Albany. Jan. S.-Loesl option and the
state budget assumed the greatest I'M
nortance to-day in the recommend
lions Of Governor Whitman TO the ne"
LEGISLATURE. The Governor urged the
ovtersion 20 cities of the local option
privilege now granted 10 towns Az
-. same time he directed the Legs
,,tvrs 70 consider proper provision 10
mot such reduction in the states rev
e,rs. as would follow any curtsllmen'
Of the LIQUOR traffic. b.,
The executive budget presented win
bis annual message indicated that ''e
"a. would have to provide this year
fo- direct tax Of from S6,ooo'Ooo 10
so 600. 600. Governor Whitmans ZEN
-,t,ve budget totalled S6b'4S ''o4O'sS'
Til, Is far below the requirements
estimated by the joint burget commit
-. 90 the Legislature, which totsl'eo
$50 sss .749.4s. but it is s6.ooo'ooo more
than the appropriations for the ISs'
fiscal year.
The Governors budget estimate en-
bodied in a bin and the legislative quo
Get. $50 $1,000. prepared by the JOINT
oor,,,it+ee. were introduced at the
onening session. The ironing out proc
ess is expected to develop an extended
row between Whitman and sntl-"h mt
man forces in both houses, but espe-
cislIv m the Senate. The anti-Nhit-
nsn group has been mending fences
for weeks, and it strengthened the rem
considerably to-day by authorizing tne
E;nenre Comn,ittce, headed by Senator
Henry NJ. sage. TO investigate legisla-
tive appropriations for six years past
as a weapon 20 be used In case o.
necessity.
Other Recommendations
The other Recommendations OF the
Governor in brief were these:
A uni6e6 direct and simple plan OF
administration Of state charitable ~
stitutions. .;ii
Expansion Of the work OF the muir
tary training commission.
PAYMENT of extra compensation sior
national cuardsmen who served on
the Mexican border.
Appropriation 70 enable the state 70
.ocure S3.S77.5O0 from the FederaI
government for rural post roads.
Establishment Of a state stone
ouarry at Great Meadow prison.
Better prisons and prison condltons.
Tnsuring BY the state Of all ITS EN-
ployes against injury or death.
Stands rdizsuon Of titles, duties ana
ss sries Of civil service employees
enactment Of q law giving broacer
mowers 10 city boards of education:
Consideration OF steps TO reduce
illiteracy In this state.
Local Option Fight Serious
Governor Whitman's approval Of the
extension Of local option and the m
ABDUCTION bv Senator William II. Hill
and Assemblyman Heber T. Wheeler OF
local option bills brought that subject
N the fore in q more serious way
than ever before in this state. WINE
hitherto any prohibition measure
has met with sco1n and derIHon, II
was evident to-day thai this leglsla-
zion would get more than passing con-
sideration. IL is believed 70 be prac-
ticRlly certain that a vote viii be had
on the Hiu-Wheeler bill. although It's
massage is regarded as doubtful.
10 the budget the biggest items o.
increase are S2,026,33l for personal
service and S2,6OO,0OO for fixed
charges and contributions The IN
crease due TO higher living costs
that IT,. food for state institutions
is Ss44,226, and for state printing IS
S74OS76. There is difference OF
only S525 900 in the Governors estl-
,.~rr-rl moods sal
arv increases and SUCH and the esti-
mate Of the Joint budget committee
Of the Legislature. The Governor,
however. cut the printing Increase
estimated by the legislators In half.
Needs Estimated at SCI, 100000
IN addition 10 the S65.OOOOOO total,
the Governor asked for appropriations
for new state activities amounting 70
82.438. 900. made up mostly Of $4,000
600 for extra National Guard pay. The
other items are the states share Of
Federal post road appropriations, $685.
OOOi Great Meadow stone quarry, $20,-
600. and state insurance of employees,
$4,000, making total estimated
needs Of S67 $4,000. Ofsettng this,
his budget showed estimated receipts
Of 500 964,449; a treasury balance on
Jutv estimated at S3.53O,S94, and
lapses from old appropriations amount
ing 20 S3.250O00. making total es-
timated revenue of S5974J,3A3.
Governor Whitman stated In counec-
ton with his budget that the present
printing plan is productive Of waste
and extrayagance because il places nc
restraint upon the printing Of reports
etc. in which the Legislature has nc
interest lie urges an amendment "a
The printing law in this respect. he
also recommended that when the bud
get takes form i'm the Legislature sal
ma, increases shall be set forth In sep