New-York tribune., 1921-04-08
Governor to Preside at
Session Monday, When
Final Decision on In
quiry Will Be Made
Vote ON Measure
Held Up in Senate
Lobby Delays Reporting
Out of the Resolutions:
Koenig Qualities View
From a Staff Corycsponasp,

ALBANY, April THE Senate, which
to-d<y was to have reported out the
resolution providing for graft in
vestigation of the City of New York,
did not do so, as was predicted yester-
day after the visit here Of Jacob A.
Livingston, the Kings County boss, and
the little army of Hearst t-Hylan-T Tam
many adherents who have been working
with equal zeal to block graft inquiry.
Senator Theodore Douglas Robinson,
nephew of the late Colonel Roosevelt,
who with Assemblyman Joseph Stein
berg opened the fight in the Legis-
lature for an investigation, when asked
il he believed the investigation blocked
said:
"No. do not No one can make me
believe that Mr.. Livingston runs the
Legislature or the Governor"
A conference, it was learned tonight,
has been arranged for next Monday at
by Governor Miller, and will be attend
ed by those who have been urging an
investigation. Elon r. Brown, former
ajorty leader of the Senate, who has
been examining the material laid be-
fore the legislative leaders showing
corrupt conditions in some Of the New
York CITY departments, also will be
present. The fate Of the investigation,
1T is said, may be decided at that time.
Miller Silent on Subject
Governor Miller, who was absent in
New York City while Mr.. Livingston
and the bipartisan combine were get
ting in their fine work, said earlier in
the evening that he did not know the
exact state Of affairs, or the reasons
which actuated the change of front on
the part of the Legislature, and there
fore did not want to discuss the sub
icct until he had talked with the legis-
lative leaders
The Governor said that he expected
to confer with the Legislative leaders
within the next twentyfour hours, and
then might have something to say.
Everybody" the Governor was told,
"has his eyes on you, and is wondering
if you will suggest that the Legislature
60 through with the investigation"
"That is up to the Legislature" re-
piled the Governor.
"The attitude of the Legislature
seems to be that there won't be an in
vestigation unless you urge it, and
matter by unless you call on them to
put it through Could you inform the
public what will be done?'
Leaders Must Decide
'T have not talked with any of the
leaders of the Legislature on the sub
iect since | was away yesterday. 1t is
going to try to run the Legislatures"
"You could suggest an investigation
in message to the Legislature" the
Governor was reminded.
eyes, l could, but | don't think I
shall"
"You could suggest it without send
ing message ?"
eyes, but ! am not certain enough
myself to send message on the sub
iect. There is one thing to my mind
that is perfectly clear, that have said
a, all along Everybody admits that
charter revision is required. That was
the fundamental thing at the bottom
OF my suggestion. An investigation
such as Legislative committee could
conduct would be appropriate to pave
the way for the constructive work
which a revision commission would
have to do, and it seemed to me so
plain that that was needed that
think said I favored it. I still favor
II, put am not DoSslng the Leglsla-
ture"
The attitude of Mr. Livingston last
December. when the question of an
lnve estigation was first raised was re-
called. Then. the Governor was in
formed. Mr.. Livingston said he was
opposed to an investigation because he
regarded it as fishing excursion.
view not justified by the twenty in
dictments found as the result of ex-
Governor Whitman's investigation,
which is limited to one of the five
counties.
Whitman's Opinion Recalled
"Ex Governor Whitman, who is di-
recting the investigation, has said that
the graft trails led into other counties
and that a legislative investigation is
necessary" Governor Miller was in
formed.
rs that what Governor Whitman
said ~ inquired the Governor.
Yes, he said that publicly, and his
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