New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-04

arste items from the salary amount
Itself so that u he desires 20 veto =
suggested salary increase II will NOT pe
necessary 20 veto the salary ana we
increase both as is required oy 'he
present method
4 Riverside Drive Bill
A raft Of bills, many Of them OF
vital interest to New York CITY. were
introduced to-day. The most import
ant related to Riverside Drive I'M
provement. and TO the pollution OF the
citv's water supply by the MohanSe
State Hospital in Westchester. ne
former. introduced in the Senate oy
Senator Albert Ottnger, a new mem
Der. would return to the Pubic ser
vice Commission jurisdiction over VIC e
New York Central Railroad and YAK
ont Of the hands Of the Board or ts,l !,
mate the negotiations for the remove,
Of the so-ealled Death Avenue
tracks. This is measure taNoteo O'
the Thompson legislative committee;
Senator Wagner. Iammany leHue'
in the Senate, introduced bilis De
signed to prevent the pollution OF Ne"
York City's water supply by the NO
bansic Institution and the New ON
Training School for Boys at Yorktown.
He and Senator Cullen demanded thn'
these bills. affecting the city, be re-
f.rred 70 the new committee on the
aFairs of New York City, but on the
ob;ection of Senator Elon K. Brown
Renublican leader. Wagner was over
ruled and the bills were sent 10 Wv
Finance Committee. Senator wagner
announced. however. that he would
make strenuous fight for them there:
Senator George b. Wellington OF
TROY again started his fight against
the so-called Old Guard rules by oher-
inc an amendment TO the Senate rules
nroviding for the reoorting 20 the SEN
ate of all bills sent 10 committees
Senator Brown promised HIM square
deal in the committee and Wellington
subsidized. ,.oJ
The Senate and Assembly adjourned
early i'm the afternoon until mex
Wednesday night. Committees VIII Dc
appointed by that time.
The Governors Message
In his message the Governor merely
transmitted the reports Of the commit
tees on food costs. and asked the priv.
lege of communicating with you and OF
comforting with committees from the
senate and the Assembly at later
date.'
In discussing the question of local
option the Governor said:
'Tt has been the policy OF the state
10 grant 10 the towns of the state me
right 10 determine by the vote OF the
electorate the question as 70 whether
the sale of intoxicating liquors shall ne
nermitted within their borders. In &C
cordance with this policy believe that
the same privilege should be eNtehoeu
to the cities of the state.
"The Legislature must keep IN MIND
however, that any curtailment OF the
LIQUOR traffic involves reduction OIL
me revenues of the state, and that IN
the event Of the reduction of the num-
Der of licensed saloons, proper provi-
sion must be made 10 meet such re-
duction in revenues"
Governor Whitman expressed his pc
lief that it was the duty OF the state
70 increase the appropriations for the
National Guard "The men Of our
National Guard" he said, "have been
guaranteed by our state law certain
fixed daily compensation when on ae-
tive service IN the State of New YORK.
When the government Of the united
States called for the military assist
ance Of the State Of New York for SER
vice on the Mexican border, our state
soldiers. under the Federal pay regu-
lations. were entitled to only 90 cents
q day from the Federal government as
against S1.25 a day pay TO which they
were entitled had they been serving
within the borders of the state. ! be
lieve that the State Of New York
should shoulder cheerfully the financial
burden of that difference in per diem
paw.