New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-28
4 DENIAL BY cor. TILDEE
DEIOs DE- wOIr'- LETTER on lHF WILLARD joins
sos CERTIFICATES ANSWERED..
A,,.-, no. III. iIhdDg It1ys nj Ia

DEIOs DE- wOIr'S LETTER on 1HE WILLARD joins
sos CERTIFICATES ANSWERED..
ALBANY. " T.. Oct. 27.-Th iibany Argas oi to-
morrow morning will contain the following:
The authorizes u TO state that thc only occa-
sion which he sauc % MT DrloI DE Vol any ihllma
levy provide means for paving canal awards ana
lanai sI a s Ssr Ts' bin Would SeGO%e laT
without the Executive sanction. unless Wcrt
vetoed Late in that afternoon Ar lr Vol came 10 ne
meant TO with that bill The Governor assured him
tb,f he shoud either sign the bill or allow 1t to become
law The interview very briet; and The Governor
Is aD in which Mr. DE VOL was Interested or the
work IN respect Ia which they had been issued by the
Mr. De Wolf had on O previous occasion. made sub
stuntallv the inquiry and then stated as The rea-
ION yhy be sought the information thai hc Hae the holder
81 u Of tbrse certificates for an advance Of money.
the Governor undo rstOoG On that occasion the Cover
nor gave Intimatlon a. to his action. ..
10 thai day a.. had never given any ntiuation tn any
boy what should do with tnr bl that "u that day
" John d. Van Buren,. who had acted
Trf.rec fo obtain information for the Governor,
made the tuHl report, and the subject was dis
isrv Mr. Van Barren OF opniDn that the Governor
Lad moi sufficient grounds oil which to veto the h'l ana
MIR -4l,nus advised That Notwithstanding there were
nat .,,rrsut grounds il the Executive sgnsturc
should 10 wtnned 20 marx suspicion OF the award ana
i..unrpvll of the method OF issuing thu certificates.
Ti. Governor further authorizes state that he
never -tated he believed Willard jon sons clalns
wer valid that M never gave ASSURANCE Ia i0r do
Nh tna fhry -hould be paid" The Governrr l.
auditing officer. before wn"ne the question az phyins
tueac certificates would come lie had no power over N
matter II be had given such ASSURANCES the! woul
have hern futile and iicnlous lie had never asSi-
jurisdiction Of that question lie never gave An! -i'h
,suraucr 10 any person. He lets tic action on these
U,fi,- "a the auditing Officers wnelr The law rested H.
and subject ." thc reSulls oil sueh WNe-igs'"ls rs
should b. made .a. III. .,
bi prs, died means Of payment. These were for awards
TIe tr-t class these embraced l65 awards I'm all
fne-c three classes the certificates had been ISSUED IN
scIni-nesotiabe FORM To parties IA EhOSy ntnO. 'hr
friimn1i- oi the state lad decided Tine fourth ci,-
were Certificates winch mai been issued 10 parties who
ma dame WORK O tc existing appropriations.
M, main urgency The Governor 10 sanction this hil
wa from anal Auditor rhayer He. ON several orc.,-
siuus vent 80 the Executive tdIhcf ht Insisted 'ial
rn- pubhc -eryice required the passage OF the
hill lie said that II would make no dlncr-
s ,n,,., D" claim lie told Mr. VunBureu that n
Inc ill did not bqemr law we woud nave no canals.
an, .ue orrasiou wrcH urged the Governor SAID 10
nm in the presence OF Mr. SfcDbBs ana hr Van Buen
well II thi- h bpcOmes Law WIZ you see 10 u maj
no improper claim = paid lie answered einphaheaHy
The Gyrnor had no suspicion " tn. good faith Of the
Audnr vino TO be tine auditing 1ncer IN All cne-
under INC nil The Governor allowed the bili To bcc0mc
law aud. Whrncvci the investigating Commission has
examined any 20 winch the MI NOuld apply the
,,oyqrnnr ha. turned jhe evidence over 10 the Attorney
t,cer;l "a ia instructions To- take measures ~ protect
the rights the state In this very eds" me Governor
f,,ed over the report COMMISSION 10 the AttOI
ncy-Icner5. and on the 9Th OF July the Auditor was
nr DE Wolfs statement that the Governor had doub
a. 10 some items contained in The Bill Dut hdd no otJcc-
tinn- Willard johnson certincHte' IT, We are s'-
tboz.d to state exactly the reverse oi tr truth Tho
sp,ral obicciOns at the vernon are MY stated
in MS memorandum Ia Assembly bill No. obo (;
.ud were to ccrtfrates issued for work IN excess
OF appropriations. 1hi- l. the very class gch embrace
me willard Johnson certificates. Slr Do Noiis state
r,nt j. ambiguous equiv cH IN one particular lie
says the Goyernor made no oJet"h - thert
certificates II does not appcor whether ne mraus Only
that did not STATE any objection or whether
ne that the Governor S'ld ne na n" oi9r'ti"n.
Tine 0vrruur authorizes state that ne nr9er Sud 10
MIR DE that there no o1rciion or that ne hal
objection nese certificates Tue Goyernnt ir' Me-
authorizes ~ Ia state that he never SAID 70 MI.
DE Wolf that he admitted that the Chains oi Willard
,onsn were valid claim. against the State, ana would
have "a he paid said ant ihinE "a tra effect
" are iurinrr authorized by Mr. 7trbbns anu Nr Van
uren 10 state thai they have read this article and that
the sfatrn,s which relate a. them contained herein are
correct.