New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-06
yETOFS By THE GOVERNOR.

AN ITEM REAPPROPRIATING CERTAIN CANAL FUNDS
OBJECTED To-THE NEw-YoRK DISTRICT COURT
BILL ANp THE ACT RELATING To THE FIEEMENs
BENEVOLENT FUND VETOED
ALBANY, June 5.-GOv. Iilden has deposited
in the office of the Secretary Of STATE Assembly bill No.
275 entitled "An act to Inappropriate moneys for the
payment Of award, made by the Canal Appraisers. ani
expenses attending the same and the payment Of awards
by tie Canal Board" wtl his Veto rs follows:
object to the following item Of this ll:
Tho @a9ee q The @ r. aRptgp ae
authorize o. soyoaa -htn' Of ml ~ collar o. ysla
ton Tor The PameEt =. hi sTartS c {" iGe Tf:i III
aud 1869 ami witch passed May 1870, which vasrap
iE S92 Go G tS L s y s ana or s much es a. sa
remain unexpded an the ah da Of Nav 1876 hereby
appropriated 'hc awards made by he Canal Apps,
amounts when NAY be in leu thereof appeals
Appraisers any rshesrids OF such cases.
his item provides the money to pay several vera awards
of whichand thai one being for large proportion
G dnt e SUN solo o tc ober case. apnn have been taken
from the awards and are still pending As tins ZEN Is
drawn cannot strike out one Of these claims without
disapprovng Of the whole item. think better, there
fore object to the whole appropriation, leaving II to
SUBSEQUENT Legislature to provide for tho payment of the
honest claims especially most OF those claims are IN
litigation, and will not be finally adjusted during the
present year. The remainder OF the blh is approved
Assembly bill No. 2OI entitled e An act In relation to
District Courts in the city of NewYork," is also marked
"Not approved" the Governors objections being stated
as follows:
This bill would effect a considerable reduction in the
o.. OF the New NoTi city District courts; hut tc J-
tees who chosen at the last general election OnG
by different parties, Lave united IN representations 10 me
that il would materially interfere win lhe cihctc} OF
the courts II necessary for m" 70 examine ~ Ia
that, as there il fatal constitutional oijcc-
ton to the OIL. Upon tahh" once INC Jnr-
tccs displaced - Of the clerks AND assistant clerks
Their power to do b" was Contested ana on le ~, "l
January last Che AitOIn NGcncId cOmnthcel "llOh 10
Dust tte new clerks That the matt might be lUdcally
determined the case has been argued ana now await
ing tie decision tho General Term This b under
tlkcs 10 csate the clerks into Office II they are
moi now legally ~ Office, such legislation is an appoint
mcnt The Court OF Appeals hcld IN The case OF the Pc0-
pie ag BatchulDr t22 y y Reports Isl tIu s1rh an
aypOlutIneut IL beyond the power OF the Legislature
That case decided another point, bui the MAJOR
ity opinion, ~ Ju1- Sicn ana The ass h- olLion,
bT Judge enio in holding that these clerks are
city officers and Legislature cannot appoint them
The Court was Unanimous upon That point, and It's dt-
cison must now control my action.
Senate bill No. o. entitled IAN act to amend Section
of Chapter G33 OF the Laws OF 1866 entitled An act
in relation TO the BtuoyOl FEud Of the late Volunteer
Fire Department in City Of ScwYogk, passed April
Il, 1866 as amended by Chapter 9G2 OF the Laws Of
1867 and as further amended by Chapter 297 Of the
Laws Of 1870" is also vetoed. The Governor says:
By The existing law the tax the receipts Of foreign
insurance companies dong business ~ the CITY OF New.
YOrh is to be pad OVgrtO the FIicmchs kcliti fUhd
duIus period ending Alrl Il, 1871 This bill amends
the cx sting lH tht t1r shall be 80 pad Tor ten
wears from that date. II Is clic!esy drawn That INC
there would be provision by winch the tax Tor the
present year ending AII Il, l-T7 could be pad. II II
be not signed the be pad untll thtn, ana he
next legislature make provision Tor IT, payment
after that date II il he proper ana cIpcdeht ptolOng
the allowance meanwhile the present Fire Comuiosiol-
eIs send their unanimous protest against the cxp"d-
rise these objections .nOul DC RENTED to d DC leg
i.!atOn.