New-York tribune., 1921-01-07

T0Rush Bills
ForEconoznly
Measures Being Drafted
Along Lines Proposed
by Governor and Will
Be Voted on This Month
From q stoy CORRESPONDENT

From. q StuT Core es2orGe.tt
ALBANY, Jan. 6.-Before the end Of
the month the bills carrying out Cover
nor Miller's program of retrenchment
and economy will be put to a vote in
both branches Of the Legislature.
Conferences we're held to-day be-
tween the Governor and the Republican
legislative leaders at which the Cover
nor's program was discussed. AS 2 re-
suit, the legislative bill drafting COM
mission started work this evening on a
number of bills carrying out some Of
the recommendation made in the Gov
ernor's message.
The only objection to the Governors
program to date came from holders Of
soft and useless berths. These job
holders are besieging the legislators,
urging them TO hold out against the
drastic program of economy and re-
trenchment advocated by the Governor.
Lyons to See Koenig
Only one of the elected state officials
to date has shown any sign Of rebellion
He is the Secretary Of State, John J..
Lyons, of Manhattan He left here to-
night to confer with Samuel S. Koenlg.
Lyons's chief objection is to the trans
ferring Of the collection Of automobile
taxes to the proposed new tax depart
ment, which will have complete control
Of all taxes.
IF they can show me that an actua
and substantial saving will be made by
transferring the collection of automo-
bile taxes to a new department." Sec
retary Lyons said, II will gladly rclin-
quish the bureau work for the financial
good Of the state.
But if there is not q decided eco
nomic benefit to the state, there will be
a fighting lrishman on Capitol Hill.
maintain the chief function of the Sec
retary Of State is tie regu alton of the
automobile laws, and the collection of
taxes should be retained in the Office"
1t is estimated that about 5000 en-
ployees could be dropped from the
states pay rolls without hurting any
one but political job holders. In the
last nine years there h1 e been created
8066 new jobs. Most Of these were
arbitrarily created to pay political
debts. There are 21,099 men and
women on the pay roll of the state
In 1911 there but 1908. Then the
average annual salary was little in
excess of $1,000. To-day it is slightly
in excess Of 81 800
The state pay roll has jumped from
Si3 020,899 to $33, ,798,993
Senator Clayton r. Lusk, Republican
leader Of the Senate; Assemblyman
Simon L. Adler, majority leader OF the
Assembly, and H. Edmund Machold,
the Speaker, all declared to-day that
the appropriations would be kept with
in the figure set by the Governor.
Jobs To Be Abolished
Some Of the jobs which will be
abolished include five commissioners
ships in the Industrial Commission, at
sS 600 year, now filled by James M.
Lynch, Edward F. Boyle and Miss
FRANCES Perkins, Democrats, and Cyrus
W; Phillips and Henry D. sayre, Re-
pub'icans. They will be sunplantei by
a single commissioner. Others in this
department. who will go are Bernard
l.. Sheintas, counsel, who received
ST 600. and Edward ". Duckler, sec
rotary, at $4,000, and three deputies
1t SC 900 each.
The Office of Health Officer OF the
Port of New York. with its tremend-
Gus patronage. will be abolished. The
hean OF thls department, l.. z. Golfer,
receives $12 500. He has 172 en-
ployees under him.
The saving effected by the abolish
ment Of the military training commits
sion will be s37e,O0O. while 1000 900
Will be saved by the order of the G ov-
erncr affecting the printing of un-
necessary documents and bills.
Governor Miller announced to-day
that he would have special message
ready for the Legislature when it
meets next Wednesday evening. 1t is
tkoNg ght it will deal either with direct
primaries, prohibition enforcement or
water power legislation.
Governor Miller will go TO New York
Saturday afternoon, and while there
viii confer with party leaders on the
direct primary program. The bills
dealing with this subject will be ready
for introduction Wednesday, by Sena-
tor Charles w. Walton. of Kingston.
Among other measures expected next
week is the dry enforcement program
This probably will consist of three
bills-one repeating the Walker beer
bill, one abolishing the state excise
department and one proposing a dry
enforcement law along the lines Of