The New York herald., 1921-04-06
Republican Leaders and Al
bany Legislators to Hold
Another Conference
To-day.
OPPOSITION CLAIMS GAINS
Plan Is for Commission Of
Eleven to Make an Investi-
CATION Of Crime in New
York City.
Special Despatch TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
hu Anril !.


New York Herald Bureau.
Albany, April 5.
Republican leaders of New York
failed to-day in their efforts to side
track the proposed investigation OF
New York city's administration and
form of government, although they ap-
psared to be making better progress
tonight In stirring up opposition.
While Jacob A. Livingston Of Kings,
Joseph de Bragga of Queens and Sam
uel Koenig of New York were insisting
that it was bad politics to put the
Hylan administration on the grill at
this tine, the legislative leaders were
preparing the measures that will au-
thorize the inquiry. Mr.. Koenig said
he was done talking about the in
vestigation but was against it. The
ether county leaders are fighting hard
Senator Lusk and Speaker Machold,
leaders of Senate and Assembly. talked
over the forms of bills to cover the sub
ject.
IT has been decided. Senator L.usk
said. to report out Of committee within
a day or two a bill creating a charter
revision commission and to present a
resolution calling for a general graft
investigation. The search for official
wrongdoing and the constructive study
of the municipal form of government
viii be treated separately.
EIon Brown to Direct Inquiry.
Iio,, u I,rou, of >y-ato,.nu,p farm.
erly majority leader OF the Senate. is
scheduled for counsel to the graft COM
mittee. He is said to have accepted
and to have been consulted regarding
the resolution now being prepared.
The bill introduced early in the ses-
zion by Senator Schuyler Meyer of New
York, calling for a sweeping investiga-
ton, may be revised to meet the needs
and reported out. This will deal only
with charter and administrative affairs
and will call for commission of fifteen
to be named by the Governor.
The. resolution providing for general
crime inquiry may be presented by
Senator Lus< and win create a COM
mission OF eleven.
Senator Hewitt, chairman of the SEN
ate Finance Committee, said tonight
that because OF changes recommended
by several persons in the proposed form
of the resolution covering the subject
OF an investigation into the New York
administration the committee probably
would not make a report before Thurs
day and perhaps not this week.
The New York Republican leaders
appeared tonight to be making some
headway in their fight against the in
quiry. That was said to have been the
real reason the Finance Committee had
decided not to report for day or two
Speaker Machold told some Republi-
can Assemblymen from New York that
he could see no reason why the Legis-
lature should launch into a general in
yestigation of the Hylan administration
in the face Of such strong opposition
from the parry leaders in the metropolis.
This was in contrad iction of the Speak
er's position earlier In the day when he
said that the Assembly would pass any
resolution agreed upon BY the Senate.
Speaker Changes About.
III the New York leaders refuse to
give their assent To the investigation |
doubt whether we shoulo 20 ahead with
IT, the Speaker said.
The Senate leaders are strongly dis
posed to go ahead. The outcome will
be decided in all probability by the
Governors rtand. III the executive In
ssts upon The investigation the opposi-
ton will fade away quickly.
There was some talk tonight of a
compromise plan which might meet the
Assembly objections. This is TO post
pone the investigation until after tho
November elections. Livingston of Kings
~ said to have made this suggestion. lie
insists that II will hurt the Republican
and fusion chances Of success i'm the
autumn IL the Republican Legislature
goes after the Hylan administration too
lard. IL such compromise were
reached the Wells bill calling for an in
curry which IL now In the Assembly
would be amended and reported.
Another conference of Republican and
legislative leaders win be held to-mor-