New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
ue Saws Whitman in Mes
sage Appropriated Rural
School Plan
Ice Bill Introduced
ornosition Hits at Executives
Appointive Power in
Revised Measure
l.Sf0f Co1respondencel

lStaf Correspondence
Albany. Feb. S-The strained rela-
sans between Governor Whitman and
rhsddeus C. Sweet, Speaker of the AS
.smbly, developed into an open rupture
. .o.day. when the Speaker accused the
Governor of appropriating the Assem-
,,,s rural school plan and breaking
faith with him.
The clash came this morning when a
message from the Governor advocated
.hc immediate repeal of the so-callcd
+ownship school law. This law has been
tho cause Of dissatisfaction among the
farmers, who have demanded its re-
peal.
Speaker Sweet said that. at the Gov
.rnors' request. he conferred with him
Yesterday and told him what the AS
sembly had been doing in the way of
whipping legislation into shape to deal
with the complaints of the farmers.
"Not only did | tell him that we had
bcen working on this very matter
which he makes the subject of mis-
message to The Legislature to-day, but
informed him that We had the bill
ready for introduction" said Speaker
Sweet
Covers Same Points, He Says
"The message of the Governor this
morning dealt with the various sec
tions of the proposed bill as had al
ready been drawn and stated by me to
him. concluding with the statement
ton may be formulated, whereas in
his first message to the Legislature, he
proposed q recommendation for its
Speaker Sweet said the method of
sending the message to the Assembly
constituted breach of faith. BY
agreement with William A. Orr. secre-
I .ary to the Governor, he said, all mes
sages from the Governor were to be
delivered in the Assembly to him and
BY him handed down to the clerk, who
would read them.
"This morning the message was
handed to deputy clerk of the clerk
OF the Assembly and was being read by
the acting clerk before | knew there
wss such thing in existence" said
Sneaker Sweet Il deem the procedure
and manner Of handling the subject in
the message unfair to the Assembly
and those who have with integrity and
honest effort endeavored to work out
this school question, and 1T is in the
spirit Of protecting this school ques-
ton and in the spirit of protecting
those associates that | take exception
to the methods employed"
Assail Appointive Power
In the Senate a slap was taken at
the Governor by the Senate War Com
mttee, of which Elon R. Brown, ma
jority leader of the Senate and leader
Of the anti-Whitman forces, is chair
man, when it introduced the amended
Vagner ice bill. In the bill it speciti
. ally named Benjamin B. Odell former
Governor, as state ice controller. 1t
lodged the appointive power with the
Legislature. Ordinarily the Governor
has power OF appointment.
The bill provides that the ice con-
troller shall contract on behalf Of the
state for the harvesting and storage of
two million tons Of ice over and above
the usual supply. Most of the ice so
harvested shall be cut on the Hudson
RIVER.
The bill further provides that pri-
vate ice dealers who cut and store the
additional ice shall he reimbursed by
the state for any losses due to unsold
ice on hand next February !.
Mr.. Odell is to serve without salary,
but is empowered to appoint paid as
sistants The manufacture of artificial
ice is forbidden in New York City,
Long Island and the Hudson River
counties. Its sale, except by special
permit, is prohibited in New York City.
Aims to Conserve Ammonia
The entire purpose of the bill, which
will be passed Monday night, is to
conserve ammonia, used in making
artificial ice, for the manufacture of
explosives and to insure an adequate
ice supply for cold storage purposes
Assemblyman Ellis A. Bates, Re-
publican, of New York, introduced a
bill to-day establishing single -hea1ed
department Of milk supply and distri-
button in New York City. The COM
missioner is to receive $4,000 annually
He shall be appointed by the Mayor
and may appoint three deputies. lie
shall divide the city into zones, estab-
lsh delivery systems without duplica-
ton, and milk collecting stations in the
city, and pasteurization and storage
plants Milk must be sold to the pub
lie at cost.
The bill gives the city monopoly
Of the sale of milk and milk products
in the city. Power to condemn needed
property is provided for in the measure.
William J. Bryan may be the prn-
cipal speaker of the "drys" at the
hearing here on February 26 on the
Hlll-McNab "bone dry" measures. Mr..
Bryan is to be in this state on Feb
ruary 26 and 27, at the service of the
Anti-Salooa League, which is backing
the measures. Unless the "drys" can
stir up more sentiment in favor of The
measures than is now apparent the
bone dry" bills, in the belief of legis-
latiye leaders, are doomed to defeat.
Upstate Democrats