The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-05
THE 0oTERNoR's MEss1oE.

Coin-Rcform Of the Canal systcm-Thc
Conspiracy Law-Ex Paite Ipjunctions-
The city Commissions.
. Coy. Hoffman message to the Legislature was
laid before that body yesterday. The document be-
gins with the following statement Of the condition OF
the finances Of the State:
The total net amount OF tho state debt was
on the aOth Of september, 1854 s8s sGi AS "a
IL wHi on the Goth Of September 1899 .. 05 "a
SfgHs'SR 6 sqS bcrs Vas ys S existence S.o, ' Oh
The residue IS he uniaii nortion Of the N''SV
bounty DEBT Incurred during the war;. 22i2lsl AZ
IL may be expected Tint the Sinking Funds, will
NJ their present rate Of application exnguish the
entire state Indebtedness within eight years Tho
Governor recommends that provision DO made for
", payment IN com, or is equivalent Of the inter
Get on net rortion OF the state debt which was
CURED before the late war, and OF the primer pal
thereof aa u natures. II was contracted IN specie
and tie honor and good faith Of the State forbid
that either Interest or principal should be paid In
deprecated currency Failure TO pay this interest
this time, This failure was bad fah and bad policy.
lhe state hns FOR seven years been reDuduting a
portion OF It's obiea,ons and the Legislature Is
pcaled TO to save II from further dish0nor. Tho
Bounty Fond debt having been contracted In cur.
ressy should be paid " tAc same medium.
thus stated
B,ance IN treasury on the soth Of scptcm.
DeI, tiE2l Al
Receipts otthc year............,.,,... i11i5Sl6 u
f'''''n'' OF the year lTssi ~ 8
Balance IN the treasury the Soth OF Sep.
NelVis leV' f16 1872 IL
The State tax levied in 1869 was five and lve.
cislths mills, FOR the following purposes:
Tor scAools IL mills.
t,r eelorai purpose Observation-Disclosures mills
Fof bouhty dcbt............ .....,.....-2A innls.
The whole amount OF State tax levied was
=, Ths following statement shows the condition of
Tie Canal Fund In the last fiscal year:
Balance an treasury and invested on the - =,
Received ~ 10 SOFA scpiemoei isoD.. 6iIsess 70
49,, siO,sisOH u
Der, ..................... s&eecs IS
Balance now on hand .,,..,..,.,, tsS5leu 70
The revenues of and expenditures for the cana1
during tao last fiscal year have been:
Receipts from tolls. rents, interest on cur. ,..,
rent revenues, and misccl iaueous..... tli6l2N 10
Payments for oil expenses. ............ i27s507 80
Leaving surplus revenue or............. s2Ss'i2 S
Which has been applied In conformity with article
seven OF the Constitution, Us follows:
stkipg lind under section .......... tisooooQ 90
SINKING FUND under section 3............. 1,Sis2 q
sl.sa,ia s.
II IL recomme nded tina, the contract system for re-
pairs on the canals be abolished and full dIscre-
uonary covers over tie canals and everything con-
neeted with them be conferred upon the Canal
board 20 TIE end that they may adopt the best plan
The rapidly increasing population Of wes,chester
vclniiy Of New York and Brooklyn, renders nc
eessay INC laying out Of roads and avenues OF char
general laws applicable to other portions Of tho
state; Hence th,re are frequent demands upon the
LEGISLATURE 70 create special commissions TO take
that's be passed covering all such cases in these
oealies, which will render future applications to
The legislature unnecessary.
On the subject OF the Conspiracy laws lie says:
A statute OF this State declares IL 70 be q misde.
nlcanor Tor two OF more persons TO conspire 70 com.
III
threatens affects the public welfare deserves and
o%eper "a, for ,hs mes, Ssr acs rs
1sious nsss ever been saeesssaiy iDScssd ssains,
me TaSe rsop or x S lsduse ,as 5ale Of wss
s;ainst and 6cea Dy the Courts construed % apply
;: rssS:; Ssss ana 3:
Iss wn' fy eeeS iHs
wes,cheter county wherr tine law has been enforced
toPs: lido not eeiisys hat Tho exstence Of ststSts
BAL i proSsctlye d sDy public Ssseai. / do sebeaa
TO productive rather OF PUBLIC EVIL Like all other
nncquay, il Operates. when operates at ALL Cypress
recommend. therefore. repeal OF thi. conspiracy
law, or such modification Of as, waffle It iorbids
The state o. county. viii do away with that Judicial
construction Which makes equally c mlna ior elt.
OF the wngcs vi labvr or OF establishing and
protection.
Tie Governor also recommends the passage OF a
hw for bidding the granting Of inJunctiOns or the
appointing Of receivers in cases affecting moneyed
and other corporations er Dqrts applications. lie
thinks II wOIld be lar better that the writ VI
rjuucton should be abolished altogether than that
II should continue TO be the cause OF the unsoemly
collisions between Judge9 which have been frequent
for some years PAST
A revision OF the Statutes Ia reeommcn ded. also
tie enactment OF laws ~ early - possible TO carry
into effect The new Judiciary article OF The Con.
sltuuon The Registry Laws denounced
as oppressive and inefficient The suggestion Ia
uiads 10 provide by statute that In oil OF
der, where the degree ot generalization the cir
cunstances attending the homicide do not, In the
opmlon of the jury, justify punishment BY death,
they may render a verdict OF murder In less de-
gree 10 bs punished by imprisonment for lie for
Term Of years, the discretion OF the court. IL 10
also suggested for inquiry whether It would not he
vel 10 abolish, as has Veen done In Eng and and in
ne OF the tates, the common law rule which for
lids the trial OF an accessory TO felony until AFTER
the conviction of the principal offender.
On tie subject OF the various commissions for
governing this city the Governor descants vt length
feterating the wen known arguments relating there
TO- He is in favor OF repeating the laws creating
these cominissions and the Concentration OF power
IN the hands oil the Mayor.
The foregoing comprises the substance OF the
FIST tuothirds of toe message; the remaining tlrd
Is a Democratic speech on national politics aud
finance, Wuich rlicht have as well been omitted,