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VllV 11 LXVI... N* 21.963.
MAYOR [GNORES MURPHY
DgpUDIATES THE BOSS.
Appoints DooUng Elections Commis
sioner in Place of Vnorhis.
IfaFor McClellan yesterday started off the
n p, v year bs publicly aiCrontlng Charles F. Mur
phy. i' r i r boss of Tammany \U\\'. intimating In a
that Murphy is a had lot. ; >s foretold
in T'-.- Tribune. The Mayo,- appointed John T.
i:. a pronoum ed Tammany man. an eiec
,{onp commtestoner In place of John R. Voorhis,
vho bad '■ lended for the pi ace by
the Tan n »ny cxci utlve and general eomtntt
i«. P <: at tbe ir.stipp. lion of Charles F. Murphy.
Mr I'oorhls, b ing the office of the
| tff Blections, died a written protest
fipait 01 his displacement. He t,;.v«. s his protest
md that he baa been recommended
pis •■ he I cupying by tlie regu-
Is T>• lon, which, he says.
I make a recommendation
tirf.ir.- tbe Mayor can ac;. ii Is understood
that Mr Voorhis will ni.-ik>- a vigorous ttjrht for
dM place
lion i :.* •-:■«"•=: i nt; than the controversy raised
hy Mr Voorhis is the battle which the Mayor
conducting in the open on his old "politi
cal college cUkvi." The Mayor gave out the fol
lowing 1 memorandum with his appointment of
D< ling:
In appointing Mr. Doollng as the representa
tive of the Democratic organization of New
York on the Board of Elections. l take the op
portunity to say that, as far as I can. I shall
recngsiize and strengthen genuine Democracy in
this city and invite Its support, but l cannot
recognize the existing control in Tammany ii ill,
or rate any relation with its present leader.
I have named a man of strict party faith, the
chairman of the general committee of the
2<lth Assembly District, a member of the law
committee of Tammany Hall and Its represen
tative in legal affairs tha.'. require an expert
knowledge of the election laws.
! hr.-. no candidate for the leadership of
Tammany Hall, nor have I »he least desire to
involve myself with the aspiration of any one
feeking such leadership. There has been no
time when I have, had such a candidate or
sought to control the organization. I should
like to have the support of the Democratic or
ganization, because 1 have always been a be-
Never In party responsibility in administration,
but if I cannot have that support under condi
tions which favor dean and efficient govern
ment, then I am content to do without it.
In announcing the appointment of Mr. Doo
ling Mayor McClellan also announced the ap
pointment to the same board of ex-Senator Ru
dolph C. Fuller in place of Michael J. Dady,
and the reappointinen'. of Charles B. Page and
John Mag-u!re. Commissioners Fuller and Ma
guiie come from Brooklyn.
Boon after the appointments had been an
nounced Commissioner Dooltng was sworn into
office, and then went to the Bureau of Elec
tions, in Wp?t -ils; street, where he met tho
retiring president of the board. Vonrhis and
Dooling hav> been friends for years and greeted
e?.c)i other cordially. They bad a brief confer
ence, and then Commissioner Voorhis turned
the office fiver to the new Commissioner.
In reply to a question as .... he had to
Bay regarding Mayor McCleltai ?nossatre s\r
cmnpanying the appointments, Mr. Voorhis said:
"Thfi-e is nothing that I care to say."'
A .line of the new commissioners was held
end Mr. Doollng was elected president. Charles
B. Page. Republican was re-elected secretary.
John T. DooUng Is a lawyer and was once a
Ifiw partner of Charles H. Knox. who used to
be the chief legal adviser of Tammany. The
2<'th Assembly District, of which Dooling Is a
resident, Is Maurice Featherson's district.
Featherson is the man the Mayor is said to
have intended to aid attempting to wrest the
leadership from Murphy
Mr. Dooling has done nearly all the election
■contest work for the Tammany organization in
the last two or throe years. His appointment
will put "Boss" Murphy in a political ' hoi-."
as he will not be able to say anything to the
executive committee against his Qualifications.
STAB AT M CLELLAS.
Grady Introduces BUI for Public
Utilities Commission Here.
frtv T<=l»*Trar'>i te Tho Trihur.*. ]
Albany. Jar.. 2. — Senator Grady introduced the
r?t bill of the. year In the upper branch of the
f <mlnlH>inif and artfully concealed In Its pro
vision? .-! Tammany Hal! stab at .Mayor Mc-
Clellan. The bill Is the one providing for a pub
lic (ties commission in New York City which
was presented early lasr session by Senator
Grady, hut dragged along until near the end of
the year In general orders, and eventually died
a peaceful death.
"This bill is almost Identical with my bill of
last year dealing with the same subject," -aid
Senator Grrady In presenting his measure. "A
slight change has been made In the method of
appointment to membership, and a slight change
i-'.^-r, in that removal from membership must be
the result of a judicial proceeding I hope the
Committee on Cities will consider the bill at Its
earliest convenience, and 1 intend to ask for a
vote of the Senate on the bill nt the earliest pos
sible day." «•:■
The bill last year provided for fiv<» commis
sioners, some of whom must have specified tech
nical Qualifications, who should constitute, a
body having jurisdiction over pas and electric
lighting companies and street railways of all
varieties. The, commissioners were to be ap
pointed by the Mayor. This year Tammany
Hall carefully eliminates any possible opportu
nity of placing power in Mayor ItcClellan's
hands by making the commissioners elective —
one from each borough. The bill last year also
madf th« commissioners removable by the
Mayor, while this now measure provides that
they nh»H be. removable only after charges have'
been filed and a court review held.
MITRPHYS CROP OF LEMONS GROWS.
Mayor to Appoint Twenty-three (Significant
Number!) McCarren City Marshals.
Charles F. Murphy certainly is finding nothing
but political lesson* in his New Year's stocking.
Mayor McClellan last night prepared a lift of
twenty-thr^e city marshals for Brooklyn, to be
rnnouncod to-day. They are all McCarren men.
V.1.c,, Mr. Murphy heard of It last ninht. after
coming up from Good Ground, he remarked to
"Tommy" Smith that he didn't know that tho crop
Was to be *n large at the City Hall.
City marshals work for fees. Under Tammany
rule In days gone by marshals have been known
to receive exceedingly liberal fees for not fni.llr.jf
ci man when be was wanted In an important action.
' No successor." have yet been named to James
Kennedy, secretary to Commissioner Goodwin, and
John J. DaJlon. (-ashler In the Water Reffleters
branch. Murphy" men who resigned last week.
CHARGES GOVERNOR WITH GRAFT.
Mississippi Penietutiary Warden Makes Ac
cusations "Upon Retiring.
ii» 'J>S«KTaph to Xsa TrlUine.)
Jackson, Mi*.-., Jan. 2.— Penitentiary Warden J. J.
H.n.-y. Nftftog from office to-day, issued a denun
ciatory report charging Governor Vardaman with
Kraft. ii- terns the Governor's honesty -'elastic"
'■'•<1 aayn in.it Yar<iaman used convict labor for
•household purposes In the executive mansion, for
which the state, received no compensation. Warden
Henry also chargta tho Governor with shipping
li»»rs*f( for private use In the saw* car with llve-
Mr,< k belonging to th« state, alleging that by this
£;!«:>•»• ~,t vardamsa escaped paying a personal
GOLD & BLACK LABEL SHERRIES'
'"•'■ lln Spain. FeMnmnn Importing Co. Haw
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r-nu^w. :^^L^ r; M « windg . NEW-YORK. THURSDAY. JANUARY 3, 1907. -FOURTEEN M/iyfl-.:-°^»-,
Jclix M'GUIRE
ißeappotnted •
FILE COTTON CHARGES.
ATTACK X. V. EXCHANGE.
TAvingston and Jordan Ask Post
office for Fraud Only.
Washington, Jan. 2 — Charges of fraud were
fill i late this afternoon with Postmaster Gen
eral Cortelyou against ' the offl< lals and the
members of the New York Cotton Kx< hang
by Representative Livingston, <>r Georgia, and
Harvie Jordan, president i>f the Southern Col
ton Association, of Atlanta. On the charges
they filed they base a request thai the Post
•'offlce Department Issue a fraud order against
the officials and members of th • New York
Cotton Exchange, to bar them from the use
j of the United Slates mails In conducting what
I the charges term fraudulent prai llces.
The Postmaster General, after going over ihe
papers submitted t.i l;i:.;, referred his callers
to Judge Goodwin, Assistant Attorney General
for the Postofflce Department. Ji Is 1 i U « • i ; ■ that
a hearing on the charges \\i!l be held by Judge
Good y.l:: before a determination '>f the <ii;>-s
tlon is reached.
Representative Livingston and Mi Jordan
submitted to the Postmaster General the fol
lowing letter accompanying the charges:
Washington. I> C. Jan. '2, 1907.
Hon. George B. Cortelyou, Postmaster General,
Washington, D. C
Dear Sir: We, the Hon. L F. Livingston,
M. C of Georgia, and Harvie Jordan; president
of the Southern Cotton Association, of Atlanta.
Ga.. hereby respectfully request the Issuance
of a fraud order by your deportment against
the us« of the United States mails by the ofli
clals :• nd members of the New York Cotton Ex
change, and present our reason fort he same
In the follow ing charges as below outlined, and
to which we most respectfully invite, your .-.ire
ful attention, Yours truly,
L. F. LIVINGSTON.
IJARVJE JORDAN.
Following are the charges presented to Mr.
Cortelyou:
First— We charge that New York City lias
ceased to be a commercial spot cotton market,
and that th» New York Cotton Exchange, oper
sting under its present debased and fraudulent
contracts, as developed Into a purely (speculative
or gambling exchange, and that the grades of
cotton shipped to New York and tendera'ble on
the contracts under the rules .it the New York
Cotton Exchange cannot be used for commercial
spinning purposes, and that .such grades of cot
ton are used solely to depress the price of s^in
ab!e grades In the South, to further the sjkcu-
Intive features of the, New York Cotton Ex
change, to the heavy detriment ■>! the entire
legitimate cotton trade of the United Slates.
Second — We further charge that the said New
York Cotton Exchange, through its officers and
members. Is dally using the United States mails
for the purpose of transmitting and advertising
their business, to the injury of the legitimate
cotton trade of the United States, and we charge
that said business Is fraudulent and said officials
and members of the. New York Cotton Exchange
should be denied the use of the United States
mails. We refer you to copies of letters hereto
attached
Third— We further charge that the quotations
sent out daily on the debased contracts of the
New York Cotton Exchange exercise a predom
inating Influence over the legitimate cotton
trade, to its great detriment and injury.
Fourth We further charge that New York
City has ceased to be a spot cotton market for
commercial. Bpinnable grades of cotton, due to
the present debased contracts of the New York
cotton Exchange, and, as proof of the charge,
we. cite to you the fact that from the. first day of
September. l'.MK'., to December 31, 1!hm;. there
was only delivered from that market 10,046 bales
of spot cotton to shippers, out of a total of prac
tically eight million bales of American cotton
placed upon the markets of this country at other
point.*.
Fifth — We further charge that under the pres
ent debased and fraudulent rules of the New
York Cotton Exchange a large number of un
splnnable low grades of cotton are tendered
on the contracts Of said exchange, which are
not permitted under the rules of any other
cotton exchange in the world, and we affirm that
such rules are fraudulent.
Sixth— We charge, further, that the official
dally quotations sent out through the United
States mails by the officers and members of the
New York Cotton Exchange to their customers
and" others, both as to "futures" and "spot"
prices are fraudulent, in that neither represents
the true and actual value of spot cotton, but
that the same are from S.i to .S< 50 a bale less 9
than the market price at which Bpinnable grades
of cotton could he purchased in the South and
shipped to New York for tender on said fraudu
lent contracts. In an exhibit attached hereto,
wo specifically call your attention to the wide
difference, existing between quotations of futures
market and spot market on December 28, as ex
isting in the New York Cotton Exchange, a dif
ference of 163 points, or $8 lf» a bale, said differ
ence clearly showing a fraud. Your attention it*
also specifically called to the official quotations
in said exhibit of the futures market and spot
market of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange,
noting tins close proximity between futures and
spots of that market.
Seventh — We further charge that out of the
advertised stock of cotton at present stored In
the warehouses of New York City— amounting
to 114.000 bales— 70,000 bales of said cot
ton is of such inferior grades as to render the
staple unfit for spinning or manufacturing pur
poses/ and that a considerable portion of said
cotton has been held In said warehouses for
years, and Is totally unfit for any purpose what
ever, except to be tendered on the fraudulent
contracts of the New York Cotton Exchange, to
tho serious detriment and Injury of the leglti
*mate cotton trade of the United States. We
therefore ask that you, as Postmaster General
of th« United States, send a representative of
your department to the warehouses of New
York City and have all the cotton stored there
inspected and graded in order to otficlully deter
mine the character of the unsphmable and un
marketable grades of cotton stored In that mar
ket to tender under the fraudulent contracts of
the New York Cotton Exchange under the ir.es
wit practices of that exchange.
Your petitioners further stut£ that they have
no desire to Jeopardize any legitimate transac
tions that are made through any of the cotton
exchanges of this country. This is no fight
against the New York Cotton Exchange as an
exchange to be used for the purpose of safe
guarding, protecting and furthering the legiti
mate cotton business of the whole country, -but
the charges here preferred and efforrs made are
directed solely against any and nil debased and
Coutlsae* «■ third page.
MEMBERS OF THE NEW BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
JOHN T. DOOLI.VG
RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE GOVERNOR.
A recount of the votes cast for Mayor in the New York City election in 1905, when,
on the face of the returns. W. R. Hearst was defeated by George B. McClellan; that
the courts be empowered to order a recount summarily in the future, and that the
power to bring an action to try a title to office be taken from the Attorney General
and conferred upon the Supreme Court.
The adoption of a new ballot, whereon the name of a candidate will appear but
once.
That the amount of money which a candidate may expend to procure his election
be limited.
That the courts be empowered to review the acts of political state conventions
and state committees in expelling delegates and members.
That any general committee of a party may adopt rules for direct nominations of
candidates at primaries.
That the State Board of Railroad Commissioners and the Commission of Gas and
Electricity be abolished and a new board be constituted, to have the powers of the
present commissions and with power to enforce its orders through the courts.
That the Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners of New York City be abolished
and a new beard be created to control transportation and regulate lighting corpo
rations in New York City.
That children under sixteen years of age be not required to work more than
eight hours a day, and the work in which they may not engage be specified more
precisely.
( for full :c\! of <;.»\rrni>r UllghfiTn iiw-miio- ISt r.!X«- •"• I
jrCLINTOCK IN SOUTH.
Friend* of Mutual Life Official Sur
prised Secrecy Over Trip.
Vice-President I": ory Mi I ■ •; ' the Mv-
LJfe. has l< fl I la Moi Istown ; rnw and is
now In the South for an li The
dale of \-.'.- departun and 'b< r "
:ii...uts are unknown to many of h
■ ,-ls.
The ■ .......
Interest li ranee ■ - T night, In-
Ing in It abundant ■ onflrmatlon
of The Trll ■ islve announcement nearlj
six u.eks ago of Mr McCltnton'a true rond Hoi
Buch close secrecy was observed concerning
Mr McCllntock's departure that many of hla
business a»soclate« had heard nothing of It.
Dr Louis I' Bishop, Mr. McCllntock'a
physician, appeared to be much surprised that
the news Rad leaked oul He
•I understand that Mr. MctMlntOi-k lei
the South last PYlday night. 1 hope he will
ret urn."
Despite his physician's optimism, Mr M
t,..k's departure lenda color to the fears of his
friends that he will never be able to resume ttu
first vice-presidency of the Mutual Life, and
that, should the administration ticket be t ic
cessful, the new- directors may have t.> • • • ..
substitute on the lioard.
it )■- understood that Mr. McCllntock is still
suffering from partial paralysis arid amnesic
aP It a fs understood that Mrs McCllntock a<
pined her husband r,n Friday and that al the
Mccimtock home it is expected that he will re
main away al least all the winter.
DASH THROUGH FIRE.
Fifteen (wirls Hush Out of Burning
Doorway to Safety.
Fifteen girls, with their aprons thrown over
their heads, escaped from a burning building
through a doorway circled with flames last
night at No. 110 West 125 th street. None of the
girls were Injured. The blaze wan In the mil
linery establishment of Benjamin Wise, and
caused a loss of $1,000.
The fire, which was caused by defective Insu
lation, started In the show window of the Wise
establishment, which is on the ground floor.
The flames were discovered by Mr. Wise, but
before he could do anything to prevent their
spread they had set fire to the hats and draper-*
ies of the window.
The girls, who were working In the cellar,
knew nothing of the fire until the basement
began to till with smoke.
They ran up the stairs into the store, only to
tind that the front window and door were blaz
ing. The young women remained coed. They
went to the rear of the building, but found they
could not get out there. They then prepared to
dash though the burning door.
One of the girls wrapped her apron around
her head and ran through the Hie. Her clothes
were singed, but she escaped injury. The other
young women plucked up courage and one by
one darted through the flames.
The store is beneath the Blsleben apartments,
and the smoke tilled the entire building. The
residents became terror-stricken and flocked to
the street. The crowd became so great that |
the reserves of the West l-'Sth street police sta- I
tion were called out' to -prevent a panic-. The
flre was soon extinguished, and the flames did
uot spread beyond the Wise establishment.
»
TURKEY SWALLOWED GOLD RING.
• George Plnkham. of Union street, Flushing:,
Long Island, bought a big turkey for his New
Year's dinner. In preparing the bird for the
oven he found a gold ring. There are no marks
on It. Mr. Pinkham says it Is worth about $10.
RAILROAD STOCK QUOTATION RECORD
FOR JANUARY
(176 p«geM ii<suM to-day, is obtainable only on
Application to Stock Excbangs Brokers.— Aflvt.
EX-SENATOR RI'DOI.PH C. Ft'l-IJCR
MR. HEARST PLEASED
Content to Leave State in Governor
Hughes'* Hands:
The <itv committee of tho Independence
League called «>n William R. Hearst at the <;i'
-. \- House yesterday to pay their respects and
wish him a happy Now Year, and he tod the
members that he would not be .1 candidate
again for ny office.
Apparently there was a period of Indecision In
the Innermost workings of the Hearst political
machine with reference to the wisdom of mak
ing lii- speech public, for It was not until mid
night that It whs released from "'The American"
office for publication There was a prolonged
conference on it before it weft defined ready
for the public.
Mi. Hearst -•■••.- to be fairly well satisfied
with Governor Hughes'* start as Governor. The
Governor seems to be doing several things
which please the man who vainly spent s.t.i • < ► » >
to be elected. Mr. Hearst's speech to his city
committee was ns ■ lows:
i My lends: 1 had mi intention of address
mi- you to-day! l looked forward merely t-> the
pleasure ■■! meeting you all personally anil
thanking you for your friendship and support In
the last campaign
p Ia in pleased, however. to have an opportunity
to say ,i word more, and to congratulate you
and all the members of the Independence League
upon the actual achievements of the last cam
paign.
I think the league has accomplished more for
the people of this state In its brief career than
any party has done for many years. In the
first place, in this campaign the league succeed
ed In Recur Ing the nomination and election of a
number •>: able and honest and conscientious
men, who could never have been elected, and
who certainly never would have been nominated,
but for the activity and determination of the
league.
In the second place, the league has secured
the general acceptance of many- of its cardinal
principles, and the promotion of thfse prin
ciples by the elected officials of all parties.
Take, for Illustration and example, the mas
sage which Governor Hughes has addressed '••
the Legislature to-day. In that message Mr
Hughes demands legislative action to compel :\
recount of the votes cast in the last mayoralty
<•!••<■!!,>!: No such demand was expressed !n
the Republican platform, on which Mr. Hughes
ran. no such demand was expressed In Mr.
Hughes' s speeches, no such demand was ex
pressed In the Democratic platform, but that
demand can be found very forcibly expressed in
the platform of the Independence League.
„ Mr. Hughes urges a measure providing for
direct nominations. No such recommendation
can be found In the Republican platform, or In
the Democratic platform, or in Mr. Hughes'*
speeches, but that recommendation was very
clearly set forth In the platform of the Inde
pendence League.
Mr. Hughes urges the abolition of the Rail
road Commission and the Rapid Transit Con
mission, although when this was advocated dur
ing the campaign by the candidates of the In
dependence League Mr. Hughes characterized
those utterances as 'loose talk." Mr. Hughes de
clared th<-n that sue?! matters should only be
acted upon after the fullest and most careful
Investigation, and yet on the second day of his
official term, without any special Investigation,
he urges the abolition <>* these commissions and
very properly, too. for the character of these
commission* Is already perfectly understood, not
only by public officials, but by the public at
large.
I congratulate Mr. Hughes on the Independence
League message that he has transmitted to the
Legislature, and I congratulate the Independence
League on having so many of its principles so
speedily recognised 'and adopted, and I congratu
late the people of the stute on the benefits that
will undoubtedly ensue.
1 myself urn not and will not be again a candi
date for any office, but I am as much Interested
as over— arid even more Interested than ever — in
the promotion of the principles of th* Independ
ence League. it seems to me that we can
all feel satisfaction upon what has been and la
being accomplished. And It seems to me that, .-is
patriotic citizens, we need not cart* particularly
what Individuals put those principles and re
forms Into effect as long as they are actually be
ing accomplished for the benefl* of our fellow
citizens.
I believe that the league will go forward to
further and greater achievements, and I heartily
offer you, my friends, my best services as a fel
low worker to those ends.
Special Sal*. lmported 'Part* >|r>rl«] Gowns. Coats,
Waists, cheap. Flesbers. 907 Broadway, 7th floor.—
CHARLES B. PAGE
(Keappolnted.)
(Photograph by Pach Brothers.)
TO FIGHT DECISIONS.
LIABILITY LAW CASES.
Official* Believe Other Important
Measures Ma// lie Affected.
; n . „ The Tribune Bon in |
Washington, Jan. 2. — The Department <t Tra
tice is exercised over the two >Iw hriona declar
ing unconstitutional 'lie Bmployenr Liability
law, passed ;<; the last session or Congress. Th<- i
tirM of these adverse decisions were handed !
down bj Judge Evans in the United States I»ts
tricl Court for the Western District of Ken
tucky, on Monday, and the second, which was
handed down yesterdaj .it Memphis, was i.y
I'nited states District Judge McCalL
li: h.ith instances the defendants were railway ,
companies and In both the government appeared
pn behalf of th< plaintiffs. Koch rase involved
the liability "f railways, as carriers of Inter
state commerce, for Injuries sustain d by em
ployes T • government was represented in
both cases bj William R. ! i.<i Assist
ant Attome; • ■ . g -inipnt was
••■d. but ; ,le ml
l of the federal government to
■i all matters affecting carriers, pn
—;;l;« -• i in interst ■ deemed so
Important I Attorn": (ieneral bettered
neat mipnt Join
with the ]
The Ke.i ras not
n looked for, a«< Judge Evan la re
garded as »-\ llngly conservative In his views
on the scoi ( federal Jurisdiction, f>ur rfirtt the
decision of Judge M<-< «aii should virtually confirm
thai «'f Judge Evans was ;» great surprise, and
\ it occasioned ac llrtic anxiety for the constltu
lity of the Railroad Kate law. and the purs
food law and other BMsanrffl which, on the sur
face al least, seem ;.. be hasfd ■■
principles as those Involved In the Liability ia-.>.
Of course, officials of the ;. however
much they fear it. are vi willing t" express
themst • •:■;.!(:: that t!i»- same reasoning
\<oult! hold the Rate law, the I'tin Food lam an<l
ti:-- Meat Inspection law to be unconstitutional.
Steps will doubtless )*■ taken at once to appeal
• - to the United States Supreme Court.
Th>- point Involved is regarded :i* i.irKelv a
on of state rk:h;s. and an effort will >>•?
a decision from the Shi]
bi nch befoi • • . ..< Mean^ hlle,
the * ► 1 1 ? ■ ome of the appeals will be watched with
the utmost mt< ■
There Is som< ; • Moo ly
will feel that i;- on this case should it
■■ '•(• to the Supreme Court. Officials of the
■ lenl •■ Justice were unwilling to say to
hether or not Mr. Moody, while Attorney
>; neral. had expressed any opinion regarding
the Ltabilit i.i". or whether be bad person
allj ■•<■'!• n d Assistant Atjtoi
in the proceedings, but thej did saj that if the
former Attornej General had done eit'.
v\ ould c himself nlw n tb(
, ime !..:'... - ■ me i 'ourt
"Th< > Dtensely In
the Elmployers' Liability law." a prominent offl
,j.ii „r the Department of >aid to-day,
•and will doubtless ask t»i : In Its sup
pori by the Supreme Couri kf the r
Thfl Presldenl and the Attorney General were
much disapi i consjdemblji surprised to
learn of the adverse decisions b; District
- In Kentucky ;m«l Tennessee, and both be
lieve that the Supreme Court will take the oppo
site view as u> the constitutionality of the la*
It is fully expected that the Supreme C
\»ili \\-\\ these . :ts.-s In tbe sair>- light as it 'ii'l
the Johnson safety appliance rase. In which the
((overnment, although nor directly Interested, w.i-,
pei mitted to appear."
TRY TO STEAL THUXDEM ?
Albany Gossip Over Jackson's Ac
tion hi Hearst Case.
I Rv I>l»frra:>h 10 The Trtt-une. ]
Albany, Jan. '-'.—Senator Saxe and Assembly
man Murphy, of Kings, introduced to-day th.-
Hearst recount bill of last year, which was
killed after its chances for passage seemed
good. Its provisions are exactly the same as
those of the bill of last year. The Hearst peo
ple intend to press it sturdily for passage, de
claring that with the section of the Governor's
message advocating ■ recount of the New York
City ballots in mind legislators will not dare
vote against this measure. Attorney General
Jackson announced to-day thajl he would hold
a hearing next Monday on the application to
gin quo warranto proceedings.
Meantime there is much gossip among poli
ticians here about the action of the Attorney
General In promising to take up that case. it
was recalled that Attorney General Jackson,
although the Hearst leaders and the Hearst
lawyers had been trying to extract a prom
ise from him to di» that very thing ever since
his election, hud been unable to g*l anything
of the kind until the very day when GoVernor
HugtieVs '{ message, with its emphatic recom
mendation of v recount, was com d. A.l
vance copies of that message, und.jr strict seal
of confidence, wi re distributed. The opinion
or" many here Is that in some way the gist of
the recount recommendation "leaked" to Attor
ney General Jackson and the Hearst people,
and that they took prompt steps to try to gain
a little applause before Governor Hughes's ac
(ton c-iuld become known generally. Many of
the politicians do not hesitate to denounced this
supposed breach of faith in unmeasured terms.
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Many Bills to Carry Out His Views
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Albany. Jan. Governor Hughes' 1 * messagV
Is the talk of the Capitol to-night. His advo-j
cacy of reforms demanded in many quarter*
for rears and his uncompromising attitude tow-?
ard corporate interests -which have overstepped,
their proper privilege* have carried assurance}
to all here that he intends indeed to be "tM
people's Governor." Considerable speculation Is 4
expressed as to whether the Legislature will
follow all his recommendations, but there is not
on* word of doubt about the Governor's lnde»
pendence of political suasion. <
Bills In abundance will be forthcoming to en
act into law every feature of the nMSamg*, Sen
ator Fuller, of Brooklyn, ■ Democrat, present^!*
a measure to-day creating a railroad commis
sion for New York City to consist of thre«
members appointed by the Mayor. This probaV
bly will be changed to conform to the Gov-'
ernor's Ideas about the local commission. Sen
ator Grady Introduced a measure to-day pro
viding for an elective public utilities commlw
sion for New York City. Senator Paste »n§
Assemblyman Merritt now have under con- 2
sideration the drafting of bills to car-y out all
the railroad reforms suggested by the- execu*
tire. Mr. Merritt last year had a hid to reor
ganize the railroad commission. The Hears*
recount bili Is already in.
Just how far the legislation desired by th« !
Governor can go before encountering oppo«I-'
tion is the problem which legislators and politi
cians alike are discussing. It is asserted that
the mere proposal to wipe out important bodies)
like the railroad and lighting commissions and
the Rapid Transit Commission in New York City;':
Is bound to arouse resentment and bitter oppo-
sition. Already considerable heart burning is
evident. But legislators also say that the Gov-
ernor has not suggested one change which has
not been advocated strongly by organizations \
like the Merchants" Association, the Citizens |
Union, the Board of Trade, the Transit Reform?
Committee and many others in New York City
and other cities: and that, therefore, he will
have behind him the public sentiment and sup
port created by the labor? of those bodies.
In fact, the trend of opinion here is that as>
the reforms suggested are distinctly "popular'
ones, and as they are bound, in coming into ex*
Istence, to cause some political havoc, the G«v»|
ernor will have to rely os public sentiment tor
pass the laws rather than on any political mM
chinery. and this is known to be his desire —
of his policy. Of coarse, whatever bills carry
out his recommendations will become Republic"
can measure?. • i
state Chairman Woodruff declared to-day that;
the Republican organization would support all*'
the recommendations of the Governor's message./
The. great public 9*rTtCfi which Governor Hugh**"
had in mind, he said, would justify any personal
sacrifice which might be mad» necessary.
"1 mean." he said, "that mm commissioner*
who do good service and whom I respect -will
be obliged to retire."
THE IJSGISLATVRE OPEXS4
Members Organize and Hear Mes*
sage — Adjournment for a Week.
[Ry ■ •Moms* «•> The Tribune. |
Albany. Jan. "J— Both house? of th» Lesl.*latur«
organised to-day. beM their first formal s»s»i«a.
and adjourned for » week. Several impor-,
tant hills were presented, and the Governor"*
message was read in each branch of the I.egls-*
lature. Many gajrly dressed women assembled
to see the opening of a new session, and thTS)
was a magnificent display of flowers which had*
been sent to the members.
In the Senate Lewis Stuyvipsant Ctianler pre«
slded over a body which he never had s«>en •&
its work. He made a frank appeal for the
co-operation anil support of its member* in th»
work of the year. Although he was servsss and.
his voice so low that many of bis rulinsrs could.
not be heard beyond the first row of seats, he»
made a favorable impression with most ot" th»
Senators. Speaker Wadsworth again took the.
seat t» which he was elected last year, and hl»
clean-cut rulings had the Assembly running
smoothly in a short time.
The galleries were filled with spectators, and
wives and friends ..f members and officials who
had the privileges of the rim.:- were gathered at
choice vantage spots to watch proceedings
when the Legislature assembled at uoon. Ab
sentees among: the members were few. but score*
of new fares appeared In each ■.■■:-. Old m'lti"
bers renewed their acquaintance with SB* an»"
other, and the now ones were kept busy trying}
to become acquainted will their ifleasjsjea
The Rural display in the Senate was uv>re
elaborate than usual. Senator Grady. especially,
sepnied •.. be favored. His lei was buried;
under huge masi lof bloom, and he had to i>l<-ic
his way carefully around elaborate floral piece;*
standing on the floor which were taller than he.
Other desks, too, were covered with bunches of
beautiful cut flowers ••• Bora) horseshoes and
other pieces of conventional design. On the desk
of the Lieutenant Governor stood tall vase? with;
carnations and roses and several ralla-1
state Chairman ami Mrs. Wixidruff and Mis.
Wilcox. wife of Senator Wiico\. watched the or.
ganization of the Senate with considerable in
terest. Mr. and Mrs Richard Ai.iri the lat
ter a sister of Lieutenant Governor Chanter •
and Robert Armstrong Chanter. Sheriff of
Dut chess County, were among the visitor*.
A few minutes after noon Lieutenant Governor
Chanler railed th« Senate t«» order and Bishop
Deane offered prayer. The rolleall showed every
member present. Several had not taken th»
oath of office, which was administered to then*
collectively by the Lieutenant Governor, after
which he made a brief speech of greeting.
"As Lieutenant Governor. I want to say that
I appreciate the high honor of acting as the pre
siding officer of the Senate," said he. "T ap
preciate, too, the real responsibilities which that
honor carries with it. I shall endeavor to act
fairly and impartially irr all my decisions, and
in so far as I do so I shall expect the support o£
the members of this body. Without that sup
port I can accomplish but little. With that •
■assort, acting together, we should accomplish
much."
ORGANIZATION PURELY FORMAL.
Organization of the Senate was purely formal,
in accordance with the decision reached at tha
caucus lust night. After Lafayette B. Uieasoa
hud bees elected clerk Senator Armstrong nom
inated Senator Raines as temporary president.
Senator McCarren offered a substitute resolu
tion Batatas, Senator Grady. which was lost by
a strict party vote. Then Senator Raines was
elected unanimously. He was escorted to the
chair, coal expressed his deep appreciation ot
the honor which had been conferred on him. .
"It hi many years since the Senate has met
under conditions similar to those, which prevail
now," said Senator Raines. "There has In the
last few months been «otr» doubt aboui ■•"• -
correct answer to th« (question. "Who srt the
peoni*?' but there Is no tlavfc; about who »*•