New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-08

The Sinking Fund created for its redemption amounts
TO nearly co., that the net debt is less than 49,
OooOoO While this exhibit is reassurinG be urges strict
economy IN legislation The expenditures and payments
from the revenue Of the present year are estimated at
e. ia $50 aud the ordinary revenue OF the Is
uucd at So 9S3 IS, from winch ~ Is evident that
a state tax Sl,22jOJ0 viii be requisite Tue state has
cxprndcd over SGOOOu0 for CLarabe lnstIutlons ana
me av0rs the pubc institutions FOR The poor
III ms inc policy OF erecting new State PRISON. He ia
vor, the employment o. women ana chi.deu IN tue rae
tories ana provision Tor the education OF
heIatler. IL commcHds the cfrcney OF the militia,
which ne plicy s at 6.Oi2 enlisted men
The PrOaiDItOrY Ian Is discussed AT length lie says
the uroblen not easy one 10 s0lNe,a nigh moral
Ia having been dragged from the OF It's friends
nd throw into the arena of parry strife. while legls
atIon 10 eXCnt, may ad H. IL 10 atd. mistake
o reIy upon law "a sole agency Tor promoting lem
| "rrSrcc Law only sustdins the appeals 10 the moral
SENSE and Judgment OF peop', Dul II cannot III user
uroye tfecIual. For more tnah ~ years tue people
nave waited for predced blessings mat were to csait
| n ON a prOhOitory law Today pubic sentiment dc
ndnds the repeal Of tue law 4ne pe"e 40 uot desire
tins repeal because Their zeal IN tue cause OF temperance
Is less 1t was % years ago put Derdurr lney
believe that the law has sigualy le 20 accomplish inc
great aud Denedcent purposes IOr whFh was enacted
and II has tended to corrupt the administration Oh
law IN the state. hhtIt hInS u,Iucu oluIVn, q: 30
tbe general character OF the legislation best adapted TO
accomplish the reform, he douOts II II was within his
province seem to dictate the details OF legislation
fLls subject He ;nds, however, tn, repeal OK
the existing prOhibtOiy law, ana Tue enactment OF
law in IA stead which shall place the sale of Intoxcat
| ing liquors responsible hands, aud snail surround
such sale with the strongest practicable limitations aud
safranard- al SO tho repeal Of the COnbtabuary law
and in its Llace the enactment OF law creating ana
providing for police force IN the nature oi detective
| force.
He commends the repeating OF the amendments to
| the when require The Legislature
prescribe By general laws TO. the election OF shers
registers OF probate commissioners Of Insolvency. clerks
| of courts ana dlstrCt-IttOrueys by the Ople
There has dnnuton IN tie aggregate OF bust
ness done by existing railroads anu only a eompdra-
lively small dminuton Of receipts The receipts the
roads for year were $54632i3; those OF the year
preceding were s3l $3.50 27. Referring to the Hoosac
| Tunnel and its ayaiiaUll!ty, he says 1t should be
| the policy OF the State to connect the tunnel
and the railroad which belongs TO with other impOr-
taut railroads. and make the property owned by
state n part Of the through line. He colnmends the
action of the Assembly passing the creating
ILe BOSTON Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railroad Com
nany 10 the present Legislature The to
Contractors account Of the tunnel ne places a, Sl2
1882 81 He cOmmends the Centennial celebration to
tnr ueopIe aud closes his message speaking good
word of short sessions OF the Legislature argu-
ing that year presents Unusual opportunities and
| Inducements for abDreviating Its length.