The sun., 1919-01-20
FARLEY TO SETTLE
STATE JOB CLAIMS
Smith Turns Over Patronage
Hunters to New Demo-
cratic Chairman.
NEW WORK TO BE RUSHED
Governor Will Appoint a Re-
construction Commission
to Aid Unemployed.
Special Despatch to TIE sus.


ALBANY. Jan, 1s.-when w. w. Farley
OF Albany and Bnghamton is elected
chairman of the Democratic State COM
mittee at the meeting In Syracuse next
Tuesday Gov Smith will turn over TO
Mr.. Farley the scores Of patronage
hunters who have been docking 10 the
executive chamber since the new Gov
ernor went into once. BY this plan
Gov. Smith expects to relieve himself OF
task which has taken considerable
time.
Mr. Farley knows tho politics Of all
sections OF the State and X any party
differences come UP the Governor will
let Mr.. Farley settle the question, as the
Executive believes It Is no part OF his
duty.
Unemployment will be one OF the first
problems taken up by Gov. Smith and
! II is believed he will tell the members
Of his reconstruction commission, who
are to be named tomorrow, that they
must Investigate the unemployment situ-
alton Immediately and report to the
present Legislature in order to assure
prompt action. A speeding UP Of State
work Of all sorts is expected to result.
An unexpected balance of 100000, 900
remains from the 500, 900. 900 bond issue
for State highways and several millions
OF dollars worth Of work is still to be
done on the barge canal terminals. The
Legislature will be asked to make tn csc
funds available right away.
Gov. Smith wants to see hospitals and
charitable institutions properly taken
care of in the way OF building needs for
which the Legislature will be asked to
appropriate hundreds of thousands of
dollars. The Legislature already has
authorized the construction of State
Office building to cost s2,000,o00 to
So. 900, 900. for the site OF which 100000
has been spent.
Work will be continued in the spring
on the new cell block and a new re-
ceiving prison at Sing Sing. Construc-
ton work will go on also on the new
100000 State prison at Wingdale.
Duchess county. Plans will be sub
mitted to the Legislature calling for
almost 100000 each for new cell
blocks at Clinton prison. Dannemora
and at Auburn prison.
Legislative authorization for many
important projects may be withheld be-
cause of the States urgent need for
revenues.
The leaders hope to fnd some means
OF levying a tax reaching every one,
not hitting any one too hard, but pro-
ducing big revenue.
Politics may stand In the way Of the
States doing highway work The Leg,s-
lature must authorize the expenditure OF
the $50. 900 900 highway funds and Gov
Smith has the power to veto the APP
preparation.
The Governor said in the campaign
he wanted TO get rid of Edwin Duffey
Highway Commissioner. whose term
has another year TO run, but Mr.. Duff
fey will not get out. Politicians expect
some sort OF an upheaval before Gov
Smith signs bill authorizing the ex-
penditure AZ large sums by a Republi-
can Highway Commissioner
On Tuesday the legislative hearing on
the prohibition ratification resolution
will take place, followed In the evening
by big victory dinner of the w. c.
7. L. On Wednesday the Public Ser
vice Commission reorganization bills in
troduced by Democratic Leader James
A. Foley and Senator George i. Thomp-
son will get hearings
II Is doubtful whether the LEGISLATURE
will get to "A vote this week on the pro-
h!btion ratification. The drys intend
to force matters in order TO get the
legislators on record for passing a bill
creating machinery for enforcing the
prohibition act as we'll as for the sake
of lining up New York as one OF the
states ratifying the prohibition amend
ment.