144th New York State Legislature

New York state legislative session February 2025 October 2019 144th January 1 December 31, 1921 Lt. Gov. Jeremiah Wood (R) Clayton R. Lusk (R) H. Edmund Machold (R) 51 150 Republican (39–11–1) Republican (120–28–3) 1st January 5 April 16, 1921 143rd 145th The 144th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 5 to April 16, 1921, during the first year of Nathan L. Miller's governorship, in Albany.Crawford F. G. 1921 The New York State Legislative Session of 1921 https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0003055400017147/type/journal_article American Political Science Review en 15 3 384–386 10.2307/1946697 1946697 0003-0554 subscription Background Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, re-apportioned in 1917, 51 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts; senators for a two-year term, assemblymen for a one-year term. The senatorial districts consisted either of one or more entire counties; or a contiguous area within a single county. The counties which were divided into more than one senatorial district were New York (nine districts), Kings (eight), Bronx (three), Erie (three), Monroe (two), Queens (two) and Westchester (two). The Assembly districts were made up of contiguous area, all within the same county. At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Socialist Party, the Farmer–Labor Party, the Prohibition Party and the Socialist Labor Party also nominated tickets. The Prohibition Party endorsed the "dry" candidates for the Legislature, mostly Republicans, and nominated own candidates only where the major parties' candidates were "wet". In most of the Socialist strongholds in New York City, Democrats and Republicans nominated fusion candidates. Elections The 1920 New York state election, was held on November 2. Nathan L. Miller and Jeremiah Wood were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor, both Republicans. The incumbent Governor Al Smith ran on the Democratic ticket for re-election, but was defeated by Miller with a plurality of about 75,000 votes out of more than two and a half million. The other eight statewide elective offices up for election were also carried by the Republicans. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for governor, was: Republicans 1,335,000; Democrats 1,260,000; Socialists 172,000; Farmer-Labor 68,000; Prohibition 36,000; and Socialist Labor 5,000. Only one woman was elected to the State Assembly: Marguerite L. Smith (Rep.), an athletics teacher, of Harlem, became the first woman to serve a second term in the Assembly. Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 5, 1921. H. Edmund Machold (Rep.) was elected Speaker with 114 votes against 25 for Charles D. Donohue (Dem.) and 2 for Charles Solomon (Soc.). Clayton R. Lusk (Rep.) was elected Temporary President of the State Senate with 38 votes against 8 for Jimmy Walker (Dem.) and one for Edmund Seidel (Soc.). At the beginning of the session, resolutions were offered to expel Henry Jager, Samuel Orr and Charles Solomon from the Assembly for being Socialists and thus unfit to sit, which were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.see Assembly Journal, Vol I., pg. 19ff On January 12, another resolution was offered, contesting the eligibility of Henry Jager because he was alleged to be a resident of New Jersey.see Assembly Journal, Vol I., pg. 57ff On March 29, the Assembly Committee on the Judiciary presented its final report in the matter of the eligibility of Henry Jager. The majority (Rowe, Lown, T. K. Smith and Everett) concluded that Jager was a resident of Maywood, New Jersey, and therefore was ineligible for office under the provisions of the Public Officers Law of New York. A minority—in one report by Bloch and McKee, and another by Stitt and Ullman—concluded that Jager was a resident of Brooklyn.see Assembly Journal, Vol. II, pg. 1380–1391 On the next day, Jager's seat was declared vacant by a vote of 77 to 62.see Assembly Journal, Vol. II, pg. 1463 On April 4, the members who had offered the resolutions against Orr and Solomon attempted to call the resolutions up, which was voted down. Thus the resolutions remained on the table of the Committee on the Judiciary until the end of the session, without any action taken.see Assembly Journal, Vol. II, pg. 1606f State Senate Districts 30em 1st District: Nassau and Suffolk counties 2nd and 3rd District: Parts of Queens County, i.e the Borough of Queens 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th District: Parts of Kings County, i.e. the Borough of Brooklyn 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th District: Parts of New York County, i.e. the Borough of Manhattan 21st, 22nd and 23rd District: Parts of Bronx County, i.e. the Borough of the Bronx 24th District: Richmond County, i.e. the Borough of Richmond (now the Borough of Staten Island), and Rockland County 25th District: Part of Westchester County 26th District: Cortlandt, Greenburgh, Mount Pleasant, Ossining and part of Yonkers; in Westchester County 27th District: Orange and Sullivan counties 28th District: Columbia, Dutchess and Putnam counties 29th District: Delaware, Greene and Ulster counties 30th District: Albany County 31st District: Rensselaer County 32nd District: Saratoga and Schenectady counties 33rd District: Clinton, Essex, Warren and Washington counties 34th District: Franklin and St. Lawrence counties 35th District: Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer and Lewis counties 36th District: Oneida County 37th District: Jefferson and Oswego counties 38th District: Onondaga County 39th District: Madison, Montgomery, Otsego and Schoharie counties 40th District: Broome, Chenango and Cortland counties 41st District: Chemung, Schuyler, Tioga and Tompkins counties 42nd District: Cayuga, Seneca and Wayne counties 43rd District: Ontario, Steuben and Yates counties 44th District: Allegany, Genesee, Livingston and Wyoming 45th and 46th District: Monroe County 47th District: Niagara and Orleans counties 48th, 49th and 50th District: Erie County 51st District: Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. William T. Simpson, Martin G. McCue, Frank L. Wiswall, Warren T. Thayer, George R. Fearon, Allen J. Bloomfield and DeHart H. Ames changed from the Assembly to the Senate. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Senator Party Notes1stGeorge L. Thompson* Rep./Proh.re-elected; Chairman of Conservation2ndJohn L. Karle* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Commerce and Navigation3rdPeter J. McGarry* Democratre-elected4thMaxwell S. Harris Republican5thDaniel F. Farrell* Democratre-elected6thWilliam T. Simpson* RepublicanChairman of Penal Institutions7thCharles C. Lockwood* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Public Education8thAlvah W. Burlingame Jr.* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Judiciary9thGeorge M. Reischmann Republican10thJeremiah F. Twomey* Democratre-elected11thAbraham L. Katlin Republicanunsuccessfully contested by Daniel J. Carroll (D)12thJimmy Walker* Democratre-elected; Minority Leader13thJohn J. Boylan* Democratre-elected14thBernard Downing* Dem./Rep.re-elected15thNathan Straus Jr. Democrat16thMartin G. McCue* Democratresigned on June 17, to accept an appointment as Clerk of the New York Co. Surrogate's CourtMcCUE SURROGATE'S CLERK in NYT on June 19, 192117thSchuyler M. Meyer RepublicanChairman of Privileges and Elections18thSalvatore A. Cotillo* Democratre-elected19thWilliam Duggan Republican20thWard V. Tolbert Republican21stHenry G. Schackno* Democratre-elected22ndEdmund Seidel Socialist 23rdGeorge H. Taylor Republicancontested; seat vacated on February 15see Senate Journal, pg. 217ffJohn J. Dunnigan Democrattook his seat on February 1724thC. Ernest Smith Republican25thGeorge T. Burling* Rep./Proh.re-elected; Chairman of Revision26thHolland S. Duell RepublicanChairman of Labor and Industry27thCaleb H. Baumes* Rep./Proh.re-elected; Chairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills28thJames E. Towner* Rep./Proh.re-elected; Chairman of Insurance29thCharles W. Walton* Rep./Proh.re-elected; Chairman of Codes30thFrank L. Wiswall* Republican31stFrederick E. Draper Republican32ndFrederick W. Kavanaugh Rep./Proh.33rdMortimer Y. Ferris* Rep./Proh.re-elected; Chairman of Agriculture34thWarren T. Thayer* Rep./Proh.35thTheodore Douglas Robinson RepublicanChairman of Civil Service36thFrederick M. Davenport* Rep./Proh.re-elected; Chairman of Taxation and Retrenchment37thFred B. Pitcher* Rep./Proh.re-elected; Chairman of Banks38thGeorge R. Fearon* RepublicanChairman of Public Printing39thAllen J. Bloomfield* Rep./Proh.40thClayton R. Lusk* Rep./Proh.re-elected; elected Temporary President; Chairman of Rules41stSeymour Lowman* Rep./Proh.re-elected; Chairman of Internal Affairs42ndCharles J. Hewitt* Rep./Proh.re-elected; Chairman of Finance43rdWilliam A. Carson* Rep./Proh.re-elected; Chairman of Affairs of Villages44thJohn Knight* Rep./Proh.re-elected; Chairman of Public Service45thJames L. Whitley* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Canals46thJohn B. Mullan* Rep./Proh.re-elected; Chairman of Affairs of Cities; resigned on July 28 to become Postmaster of Rochester47thWilliam W. Campbell Rep./Proh.48thParton Swift* Rep./Proh.re-elected; Chairman of Military Affairs49thWilliam E. Martin Rep./Proh.50thLeonard W. H. Gibbs* Rep./Proh.re-elected; Chairman of Public Health51stDeHart H. Ames* Rep./Proh. Employees Clerk: Ernest A. Fay Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles R. Hotaling Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Henry Witbeck Jr. Principal Doorkeeper: Lee V. Gardner First Assistant Doorkeeper: Frank Heilbron Stenographer: John K. Marshall State Assembly Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." Assemblymen District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stEdgar C. Campbell* Republican2ndJohn T. Merrigan Democrat3rdJames M. Gaffers Republican AlleganyWilliam Duke Jr.* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Codes Bronx1stAlbert H. Henderson* Democrat2ndEdward J. Flynn* Democraton November 8, 1921, elected Sheriff of Bronx Co.3rdBenjamin Antin Dem./Rep.4thSamuel Orr* Socialist5thWilliam Lyman Dem./Rep.6thThomas J. McDonald* Democratunsuccessfully contested by Henry V. Beecher (R)see Assembly Journal, Vol I., pg. 470–4767thJoseph V. McKee* Democratunsuccessfully contested by Charles Tremonti (R)see Assembly Journal, Vol I., pg. 481–4878thEdward J. Walsh Democratunsuccessfully contested by Charles A. Conner (R)see Assembly Journal, Vol I., pg. 476–481 Broome1stEdmund B. Jenks* Rep./Proh.2ndForman E. Whitcomb* Rep./Proh. CattaraugusLeigh G. Kirkland Rep./Proh. CayugaL. Ford Hager* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Penal Institutions Chautauqua1stJudson S. Wright Rep./Proh.2ndJoseph A. McGinnies* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Ways and Means ChemungJohn J. Richford* Rep./Proh.Chairman of General Laws ChenangoBert Lord* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Soldiers' Home; resigned on July 1, 1921, to take office as Director of the New York State Motor Vehicle Bureau ClintonCharles M. Harrington* Rep./Proh. ColumbiaGeorge H. Finch Rep./Proh./Soc. CortlandIrving F. Rice* Rep./Proh. DelawareLincoln R. Long* Rep./Proh. Dutchess1stJ. Griswold Webb* Rep./Proh.2ndFrank L. Gardner* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Insurance Erie1stGeorge E. D. Brady* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Labor and Industries2ndJohn W. Slacer* Rep./Proh.3rdAugust Seelbach* Rep./Proh.4thAndrew T. Beasley* Democrat5thAnsley B. Borkowski Rep./Proh.6thGeorge H. Rowe* Rep./Proh.7thHerbert A. Zimmerman* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Canals8thNelson W. Cheney* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Banks EssexFred L. Porter Rep./Proh. FranklinAnson H. Ellsworth Rep./Proh. Fulton and HamiltonEberly Hutchinson* Rep./Proh. GeneseeCharles P. Miller* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills GreeneFrank G. Jacobs* Rep./Proh. HerkimerJames A. Evans Republican JeffersonH. Edmund Machold* Rep./Proh./Soc.elected Speaker; Chairman of Rules Kings1stJohn A. Warren Republican2ndJames J. Mullen* Republican3rdFrank J. Taylor* Democrat4thPeter A. McArdle* Democrat5thJames H. Caulfield Jr.* RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation6thJohn R. Crews Republican7thJohn J. Kelly* Democrat8thMichael J. Reilly* Democrat9thJames T. Carroll* Republican10thLeo V. Doherty* Republican11thJames F. Bly* Republican12thJames G. Moore Republican13thJohn J. Wackerman Democrat14thHenry Jager Socialistseat vacated on March 30On March 14, his defeated opponent Andrew B. Yacenda (D) belatedly sent a notice of contest to the Assembly, but no action was taken, and he was not seated; see Assembly Journal, Vol I., pg. 874; and Vol. II, pg. 146315thJohn J. McLoughlin* Democrat16thLeon G. Moses Republican17thFrederick A. Wells* RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs18thTheodore Stitt* Republican19thFrancis X. Giaccone Republican20thJohn O. Gempler* Republican21stWalter F. Clayton Republican22ndLouis J. Druss Republican23rdCharles Solomon* SocialistSocialist Leader LewisMiller B. Moran Republican LivingstonGeorge F. Wheelock* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Internal Affairs MadisonJ. Arthur Brooks Rep./Proh. Monroe1stJames A. Harris* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Public Education2ndSimon L. Adler* Rep./Proh.Majority Leader3rdHarry B. Crowley* Republican4thGilbert L. Lewis Republican5thFranklin W. Judson* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Taxation and Retrenchment MontgomerySamuel W. McCleary Rep./Proh. Nassau1stThomas A. McWhinney* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages2ndTheodore Roosevelt Jr.* Republicanresignation announced on March 15, after appointment as Assistant Secretary of the Navysee Assembly Journal, Vol. I, pg. 959 New York1stPeter J. Hamill* Democrat2ndFrank R. Galgano Democrat3rdThomas F. Burchill* Democrat4thSamuel Dickstein* Dem./Rep.5thCharles D. Donohue* DemocratMinority Leader6thSol Ullman* Rep./Dem.7thNoel B. Fox* Republican8thMorris D. Reiss Rep./Dem.9thEdward R. Rayher Republican10thBernard Aronson Republican11thFrederick H. Nichols Republican12thJohn J. O'Connor Democrat13thRobert B. Wallace* Republican14thFrederick L. Hackenburg Democrat15thJoseph Steinberg* RepublicanChairman of Claims16thMaurice Bloch* Democrat17thNathan Lieberman Rep./Dem.18thOwen M. Kiernan* Democrat19thMarguerite L. Smith* RepublicanChairwoman of Social Welfare20thMario G. DiPirro Republican21stJohn Clifford Hawkins* Republican22ndMichael E. Reiburn Democrat23rdGeorge N. Jesse* Republican Niagara1stDavid E. Jeffery* Rep./Proh.2ndNicholas V. V. Franchot II Republican Oneida1stHartwell W. Booth* Rep./Proh.2ndLouis M. Martin* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Judiciary3rdChauncey J. Williams* Rep./Proh. Onondaga1stManuel J. Soule* Republican2ndGardner J. Chamberlin* Republican3rdThomas K. Smith Republican OntarioCharles C. Sackett Rep./Proh. Orange1stArthur E. Brundage* Republican2ndCharles L. Mead* RepublicanChairman of Public Institutions OrleansFrank H. Lattin* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Public Health OswegoEzra A. Barnes Republican OtsegoJulian C. Smith Rep./Proh. PutnamJohn R. Yale Republican Queens1stPeter A. Leininger* Democrat2ndBernard Schwab* Democrat3rdEdward J. Neary* Republican4thNicholas M. Pette* Republicanresigned on May 25thRalph Halpern* Republican6thHenry Baum* Republican Rensselaer1stHugh C. Morrissey* Republican2ndArthur Cowee* Rep./Proh. Richmond1stThomas F. Cosgrove* Democrat2ndErnest V. Frerichs Republican RocklandGordon H. Peck* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Charitable and Religious Societies; died on February 18, 1921Assemblyman Gordon H. Peck in NYT on February 19, 1921 St. Lawrence1stFrank L. Seaker* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Railroads2ndEdward A. Everett* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Conservation SaratogaClarence C. Smith* Rep./Proh. Schenectady1stHarold E. Blodgett* Rep./Proh.2ndWilliam W. Campbell Rep./Proh. SchoharieHarry M. Greenwald Republican SchuylerClarence W. Hausner* Rep./Proh. SenecaGeorge A. Dobson* Republican Steuben1stErnest E. Cole* Rep./Proh./Soc.2ndDelevan C. Hunter* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Revision Suffolk1stJohn G. Downs* Rep./Proh.2ndPaul Bailey Republican SullivanJohn G. Gray Republican TiogaDaniel P. Witter* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Agriculture TompkinsCasper Fenner* RepublicanChairman of Electricity, Gas and Water Supply UlsterSimon B. Van Wagenen* Republican WarrenStewart MacFarland* Rep./Proh. WashingtonHerbert A. Bartholomew Republican WayneCharles H. Betts* RepublicanChairman of Public Printing Westchester1stThomas Channing Moore* Republican2ndWalter W. Westall* Republican3rdSeabury C. Mastick Republican4thMitchell A. Trahan Jr.* Republican5thGeorge Blakely* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Cities WyomingBert P. Gage* Rep./Proh.Chairman of Excise YatesJames M. Lown* Republican Employees Clerk: Fred W. Hammond Sergeant-at-Arms: Harry W. Haines Principal Doorkeeper: James B. Hulse First Assistant Doorkeeper: Walter S. Gay Second Assistant Doorkeeper: Charles H. Jackson Stenographer: George Munson Postmaster: James H. UnderwoodMalcolm James https://books.google.com/books?id=2zE0AQAAMAAJ The New York Red Book J. B. Lyon Company 1921 Albany, N.Y. 148 Google Books Notes Sources Journal of the Senate (144th Session) (1921; Vol. I, January 5 to April 4) Journal of the Senate (144th Session) (1921; Vol. II, April 4 to 16) Journal of the Assembly (144th Session) (1921; Vol. I, January 5 to March 16) Journal of the Assembly (144th Session) (1921; Vol. II, March 16 to April 16) SENATE IS MEDIOCRE, SAYS CITIZENS UNION in NYT on July 15, 1921 Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of New York prepared by Secretary of State John J. Lyons (1921) 144 Category:1921 in New York (state) Category:1921 U.S. legislative sessions