New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-29
ALBANY.

TWO EFFECTS OF TIE NEW AMENDHEN1S-A
SHORTER TIME ALLOWED FOR SIGNING BILLS
AND CLOSER CONSIDERATION RgQUiREp-rhE
GENERAL REPAvING AND cRoIoN AoCEpucl
BILLS SIGNED.
fFRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRlBUsE'I
ALBANY, May 2S.-It usually occurs that,
during the fret few weeks succeeding the adjournment
Of the Legislature the Governor is overwhemea VIII
opportunities by persons interested TO sign the bills IN
which they have special interest, and o general ln-
preston seems to be that all the bills lett over
may he disposed Of in very few days Applications Aor
hearings urgent soliciting an immediate approval
or rejection OF certain bills ard personal impor'uhucs
Immediately have overw hemed Gov Tiden WITHIN
the present week, just they have always
heretofore overwhelmed every preceding Governor
Willie the Governor is Gesirous OF securing JuSJce
every ease, he Is resglDg under more OherouS
restrictions in regard the signing Of these bills tlah
any Governor who preceded him. 1t seems not 10 lie
generally that under The Constitution a. amended
the is required 10 signify his approval or re-
lection Of all the bills left from legislative session
of ye months within 80 days after adjournment so at
il practically Impossible for MN 10 give Tue
hearing. requested and which should have been directed
against passage o. Objectionable bills Wlthin Inc Mans
OF the Legislature. The transfer OF legislation 10 Tue
Executive Chamber this manner Judging by the num-
Der OF applications made threatens 10 render dehDer-
ate CONCLUSION unOn the bills before nm prae-
ticaIy impossible while the pro!use exercise Oh
the veto power demanded by these Applications
IL in direct antagonism To the spirit OF TIE
State Constitution, which reserves That power Tor use
chiefly on great occasions In the Governors own
words the responsibility for the passage OF oceuon-
ah.e measures adverse TO certain interests
belongs OF right TO Who failed to oppose them
IN the Legislature, and waited 10 defend them amid
hurry OF business in the Executive Chamber"
The 80 bills let by the legislature for the Gov
ernOrs decision must be considered IN 30 days OF -
working days and will require tie consideration OF fully
10 bills day. This itself would prevent the granting
Of hearings upon them; but another consideration has
been brought 10 bear against such bearings by another
clause OF The constitutional amendments Inc H"erhor
f. gwen the power under the amendments to strike ont
any item of appropriation which be may deem unwlse IN
the appropriation bills of which there are three now be-
fore him. The smallest number OF money items IN any
Of these bills is So Each OF these items must be fully
considered some Of them requiring the expenditure Of
large amounts have be subjected ~ an almost exhaus
five inquiry In he Canal Repairs bill there is money
item for almost every of the 800 miles OF canal
representing the varied interests Of each section upon
these the Governor feels it 70 be his duty TO obtain iu
inio1naton especially many OF the Items were results
of hasy coInremes conference committees, or were
allowed pass with tact understanding tnat inc Gov
error would them Thus increased rtspohsDin-
ties and duties imposed upon him. at ne same time
that the time for the performance OF th.se duties
has been restricted. Under the old Constitution
,Le Governor need not look through any
appropriation bill He was virtually com
PEELED to sign whether he approved all the items or not
II was simply question Of stopping or continuing the
Government and there is instance on record OF any
Governor refusing 10 sign these bills They were gen
orally disposed OF in five minutes, although as with al
other bills the Governor had II mouths allowed Lin IN
which he could decide upon them Now, as the Tight OF
amending them rests with the Governor he rs compelled
10 consider them closely that three weeks should be
consumed the three bls; but only 30 days are al
lowed for all OF them Gov. Tnden has consequently
been compelled TO organize his work in
a hitherto unusual manner lie has taKen
hold Of the appropriation bills in adj
vance of everything else aud private bills and measures
OF merely local importance must wait The consideration
Of pardon and removal cases are also delayed Tor te
same reason II them involving the consideration
Of large amount Of testimony and argument In no
case viii any decision rendered upon these until the
business demanding consideration within the prescribed
30 DAYS has been disposed Of The testimony in one case
now before the Governor fills large volume several
pardon VIII have 10 be delayed Tor the same reason
with all ths,e difficulties besettng the Transaction Of
business by the Governor several important bills have
not yet reached him. One of these, the Hustled Rapid
Transit BILL had not been sent TO him up 10 late hour
last night the By inady erence
having failed TO sign IT, messenger sent with IL 70
him in NewYork and II is stated The bllI Was signed Dy
the Lieutenant during his visit at the Bcecher
trial THIS bill With others upon the same subject VIII
require long aud close deberaton as the proVsons vi
one may operate against those OF another One
prominent instance Of this antagonism among bills
relative subject lies in the relation OF two
hills relating the Murine COnrt, now in the
Governors hands OF them provides that service OF
wts by the Court shall be made by the sberhs
officers while the other in general provision relating
to the jurisdiction ~ The court, prov ies That service
shall made by the marshals OF the Court. The power
Of the Governor 10 repress exuayaeanee IN Legislation
has greatly increased by his holding the authority
10 strike Appropriation items In ulc vaions apro
praon bills and sensible decrease in the estimates
TOR pubic buildings has been the result Inc
system has been adopted Of confirming appropria-
tos instances the completion OF Wings OF the
large buildings and their immediate adaptation 50 far as
I,,ssble the for which the whole building ~ de-
slgned BY this means the estimates have already been
reduced that combined with the abUilhDent 81
the Canal Extrardinary Repairs tax, the reduction OF
taxation 10 supposed. will reach at least e. 100000,
gain upon promise made III the Governors message
OF nearly 100000.
During the intervals Of bis investigation into the sup
py DILL yesterday. the Governor was enabled TO sign the
General R.payiug bill amt the CrOtOn Aduetuct DiI,
which had under investigation Tor several da -
no nTs