New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-02
ALBANY.
pK OLE THE LEGISLATURE.

THE WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE
MORE THAN 200 BILLS ALREADY SENT TO THE GOV
FRNoR-ABoUT THREE HUNDRED OF THEM siGNt'i
ruE FAULT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY-GoOl
MEASURES NEGLECTED..
rrnox run REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIFF TRIBUNE
Albany. May l.-Lieut Gov. Robinson an'
Sneaker Hustled have been busy to-day certifying
the passage of bills in order that they may be trans
,nitted 70 the Executive Chamber. At noon to-day
the Governor had signed 800 bills, and almost 4c
more had reached him and were awaiting his ap
prevail. A large number Of them viii require ciOs'
scrutiny and it will probably be months DeIoro vi,
fate of some of them is decided Every toi" v
uressure will be brought TO bear upon the "o'oiNV
10 induce him TO afix his signature 10 Dao Ut "
withhold it, according the conflicting interests
Of parties may dictate The number OF blus' OF
doubtful bills that will TO the Governor TINS year
is probably smaller than for many years past DuV
nevertheless there some that VIII require lnVes
+iUation before they are permitted to go upon the
statutebOok
The fault Of the Legislature that adjourned yes
terday was not so much III passing bad BUS as III
peglecting To pass good ones, and this should De
taken into consideration in passing upon the claim
4o suDeror virtue over its predecessors, which has
.been made f5rit As much corruption may be prac-
ticed and As much money used in buying negative
votes as the lobbyists say in procuring aihrma-
tive legislation; and Legislature which mas dehD-
eratelv cheated the people Of the metropolis out OF
all chance 20 get what they most need-rapid tran
stat the dictaton Of two or three wealthy horse
railroad corporations had best not boast too loudly
of its virtue and honesty After all the ciamor OF
million people for rapid transit on Manhattan Island
the utmost that the present Legislature has
done Is 10 amend two or three old charters
aud pass Speer's Travelling Sidewalk scheme
which has been once vetoed and which, what
ever NAV be It's merits is so hampered by the restrc-
lions put upon IL that there is no possibility OF It's
ever being tested in the city. Gardeners Pier and
Warehouse bill is not intended to furnish rapid tran
sit but Is nm important measure, as II Is designed to
supply what Is quite as much neededterninalf aci-
tiles for freight But even this would not have been
passed had not the great railway king been caught
mapping and II is said that every means Will now be
used to prevent the Governor from signing the bill
MIR Vanderbilt is said TO have telegraphed TO ms
agents here yesterday Kill the billat al hazards
but unfortunately. il was too late, as the bill had
already passed both Houses. IL now remains for the
Governor % decide whether the mercantile interests
OF New Y0sL or those Of q pr ate monopoly shall
yield.
In looking over the list Of good bills that have
been slaughtered by the late Legislature from one
cause OF another the following among others, are
found, IN addition to the Rapid Transit bills
% Tie better part OF the proposed amendments 20
the Constitution CJ M. DIyiss bill 70 abolish the
superintendent system on the and put stop 10
corruption aud extravaganza 0 The lbul 10 unity the
educational system OF the State Ivy recrgauiznC the
Board Of Regents and placing IN their hands the ap-
pointneut OF the Superintendent OF Public Education,
and taking % ont politics l The Ol to increase the
-ead-mOney on immigrsnJs-Nlled in the interest Of
foreign steamship comp lnies tj The FttAave. pave
rnent bill or any legislation authorizing the requirement
OF that torougufare so much needed. 0D All bills o.
which there were several prohibiting railroad corDora
tons from CHARGING for freight long distance than
a short distance. O. All bills providing for a com
mission % have kind OF supervision over the rail
roads OF the STATE Ike those OF Massachusetts, OF Hi
nois Tor the protection OF the people. Oh The bill To-
abolish or revise the antq usIrY laws and bring
TIE State into the line OF civilized communities. CD
The bin 10 exempt bonds and mortgages from taxation,
and thus keep the State the capital that now seeks
investment elsewhere at the rate Of millions every
year.
These and many other bills that would be for the
public good they enacted into laws were
allowed TO die bv the wise aud virtuOus sOlons
~ o have represented the people in Albany durng
-be last four months. The few good things they
have done may form the subject Of comment here
after IA soon as the multitude Of bills that have
been rushed through within the last three or -four
davs are gathered together in the Executive Depart
Jnent. or III the Secretary OF States office, where
they can be examined.