New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-12

STILL BEFORE THE sENATE-A VETO BY
GOV. HOFFMAN SUSTAINED.
ALBANY, Feb. 1.-the bill to submit the new
Constitution up again in the Senate this morn
ing and considered as far as the third section. Mr.
Murphy's and Mr.. Genets amendments to put on the
title of the ballot: "FOr men of color were voted
down by 10 yeas to ~ nays The Republicans an
swering in tho affirmative, and the Democrats in the
negative. When the next section was brought up.
Senator ODonnell moved to amend so that it shonld
read that boxes be made for the reception of
ballots, hit dea being to have submitted separately
the 18th section of article s. which is in the words
following:
Real and personal property shall be subject to q uni
form rate Of assessment and taxation.
lie denounced this provision as meaningless and
unjust. Real estate was. paying exorbitant rates,
while corporations were almost exempt. He was
very the latter charging that they escaped
paying their share of the burdens of the people, and
he advocated bill which should especially tax them.
Senator Murphy supported the notion and Senators
Folger and Kennedy opposed it, Before vote was
taken the Committee and reported progress, bnt
it was evident Mr. ODonnelrs motion would have
carried if the Committee had sat much longer
Gov Hoffman sent TO the Legislature, to-day, his
first veto message and it was promptly sustained
unanimously by the Senate. The bill vetoed was an
act to authorize tho Trustees Of the First Presby-
terrain Church and Society of the town OF Perry to
convey certain real estate. The bill itself was of
not much Importance but the grounds taken by Gov.
Hoffman indicate that he viii be the foe of
special legislation, whenever it is not alb
soutely necessary. This bill will relieve many
of the committees Of the hardest part of
their work, for they will see that it is useless to
pass these special acts IN face of the views Of the
Governor Still there many special acts which the
Legislature win have to pass upon because there is
not any general law which viii cover them. II it
not for special aets the session of the Legsla
ture would be lcssened, corruption would not be as
rife and tho statutes would not be loaded down with
laws which have no business there. The only thing
which will put an effective stop to thisscass of les
laton is the adoption of the new Constitution. The
following Is Gov. Hofman's Message:
STATE or NETWORK, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
ALBANY Feb. II, 1869.
To The assembly return, without signature an act
entitled An act to authorize the Trustees of the First
Presbyterian Church and Society OF the town OF Perry TO
convey certain real estate" which was passed iu the
Assembly Jan H. 1869. and in Senate, Feb g 1859.
No especial legislation necessary to attain the object
yided by general law. for such eases il will be seen,
by reference that portion Of our revised statutes which
relates to religious corporations that the supreme court
may upon application, make order for the sale OF any
real estate belonging to such CORPORATION aud direct the
the Court may deem TO DO proper ana Ior the interests
The wisdom Of the Legislature in placing this power,
ly general enactment in the Supreme Court has never
been doubted and need not now be discussed
II may be convenient m some instances TO obtain au
hoty directly from The Legislature Tor he sale OF the
property church, bat u ~ always safer TO refer tho
applicants the Court the rifles and regulations OF
which provide Tor proper ana necessary inquiries INTO inc
am sorry to he compelled TO interpose my veto in the
case Of bin OF LITTLE apparent impoItancei but have
made for special legislation Ia which are or should
bo covered by general laws These applications press
heavily upor the valuable time Of public men, and add
largely the public expenses They should DO discount
tenauoed and discouraged. General laws should be
p wants Of lie psoar spses@i is,ssSi9n shond
always lie refused which are already covered by
General cnactments. john H. HOFFMAN.
The Croton Aqucduct Board want $4,000 more TO
complete tho High Service WaterWorks at Carmans-
VILE in addition to the amount heretofore authorized
for that object; 100000 for the completion OF the
Storage Reservoirs in Putnam County The Con-
troer TO raise this sum. Is required TO borrow the
money on per cent bonds, payable in not less than
forty years. The Board has drawn up bill embody-
ing these features and given it to Mr. Porter OF New
York TO introduce.
The Assembly Committee on Commerce and nayi-
CATION have reported favorably bill which oompes
the Health Officer to grant permits to persons who
want 10 collect news TO board incoming vessels. The
present law imposes penalty Of 500 and two years
imprisonment on every person who boards an incom-
ING vessel before il complies with the requirements
of the Quarantine law. This bill, reported, las
grown out Of the difficulty last Summer between tho
Health Officer, and the proprietor of The Ncr-Iork
Herald and was drawn up by tho latter to effect the
object he then ought to obtain. The Health Officer
has power TO annul the permit If he has legal evil
dence" that tho privilege being exclusively TO OBJ
tain newsn has becniyiOacd 1t is the understanding
in the Committee that the bill is to be recommitted
II onv partes IN New-York desire to be heard in op
position.
The Senate Committee on Insurance are to hear
arguments Oh Thursday afternoon next, pro and con-.
from the officers Of the different life insurance com
NAMES. on the bill lately introduced prohibiting
those companies from annullng life policies in GER
tain, cases
The Assembly Judiciary Committee have reported
favorably a bin allowing all persons charged with the
commission Of crimes or oenses, before any judicial
officer at his own request but not otherwise to tes-
ify in his own behalf but the neglect or refusal OF
any such person 10 testify shall not create any pre-
sumption against him.
The "New- York Real Estate Banking Company is
the name of a company, consisting OF Samuel A.
Lewis. Griffith Rowe, Thomas Murphy, Terence Far
lev. Daniel Butterfeld, James NJ. Sweeny Victor NJ.
Rice, Isaac Bell, and others. which has come to tho
Legislature for an act of incorporation. They want
the privilege of holding such real estate as have been
nortoaqed 10 them; also such rs shall have been
purchased or acquired at sales upon Judgment OF
foreclosure proceedings or judicial DEGREES
obtained or rendered or upon the oRnpro-
misc of suits, or judicial proceedings
for money loaned or advanced Tho corporation
also wants power and authority to negotiate, Duy'
sell deal in and receive on deposit, bills, CON- oui-
lion money stocks, bonds, mortgages, leases con-
vovapces and other securities, and make loans on
the same The capital stock is to be $OOOo divided