New-York tribune., 1877-05-19
THE OMNIBUS BILL.
VITO ny THE GOVERNOR.

AR,Ny. Nav 1s.-Gov Robinson sent the follow
ing message vetoing the Omnibus BILL to the Senate
to-day;
STATE OF NEw-YoRK, EXECUTIVE CHAMBER
ALBANY, May II, 1877.
To the Senate: | return without approval
Senate bill No Q3l entitled, An act supplemental 10
Claner s35 OF the Laws Of 1873 entitled An act to re-
o,nize the local government OF the City OF
The spirit OF our institutions is at war with ever! ehoI'
OF the minority defeat the will OF the majority III any
LOCALITY through legislative means Wien we ueuS S,n-
Government TO an section OF people, we belle inc Elth
ga teachings OF our fathers Equal representation is
roui.ite 10 right of taxation. without 1t legislative
leves on localities simply oppressive Ibs coetHeu %
doctrine is nowhere more Sclupuouhy Ih'hIlhtu n'sD
i'm our CONSTITUTION. which provides thot lhe lFsaiuFe
shall, the completion OF every cedSdSi n,, ~
latn entities II for nearly two years. lhiS n'ndae Oh
on highest law has been dched and disoocNed Less
laurc morally, II not legally, uf gula s's'"uTS % 80
lnti1uize the local law in city ~ million, wAe ucnI-
IN t. the city the rcpres utaiion wGcn II iS sm, s
UDon the Gnal passage of the present bl IN tue Nso
pS, ao,9SU i,i V tneir rr1,rescnt taves east four
votes for H. While tie $4,000 people of the XXth New
York District allowed to cast but one aSnSt IT.
II is neither Justice common sonSe that te IeP.S
seniaiiyes OF 600 people in rural counties Win
interest in this act shonIG n1'ull t lnt o opst
10000 inhabitants Of two Ncw-1ork GlSticts "A"i9'
H. whose personal rights are cOmmlted 10 lts care
NEw-YORK NoT PROPERLY REPRESENTED
The objection to its enactment Is that "n"c " p'
feeses 20 provide for all great Interests ana wants " 0
reo,c of the CITY OF NcwY0ik, il is passed when the
a
"A the Constitution requires that it should be- By the
omission Of the Legislature TO make such an aPPo'uV
ment of Senators and members of Assembly as II re-
oured by tie Constitution, the Cyo Ne"-1o oiH Is
HTvci of the presence and votes Of at le1t even ao1
toual Representatives to which sue iSeuli@'cl @ "a d
lonscs of the Legislature. aud tins lcsls'oh - ,l
uUon IL m the absence o! such oI'Pit~svu
tiuon. In the next pace so'a,ors @ sn' mixing 26
in ali from city, 70 opposed and votca a;Sls, we
pm pm & T 'ng ity ini Island the counties OF Wcscleser,
Eichmoni aud Eockaud, Immediately surr0uHanS inc inc
tb I'M willie al the rasidue-33-yUtcd against H. lac
IL city members Of the assembly, VINO & E9eJ a5t 'nf ~
the cay as @ sIo"m ~ m2 ~ Ms iIii IeiI.r GOOD or bad il
forced upon people Of tue city against Ecif WI 10y
Snd SnS Northern parts Of the state, who know
least OF it's affairs. II local sr!I-SoEeInlni'vut.
is more than empty name such legislation shonG % not
be Were there Othcr argument, aSH't W. u''L @ lth
ths a sense Of duty to the principeS vi Pip"a trTl
scutaton and the Constitution am sEo4 , 10 ioIUM &
would forbid my approval "t TINS OF any sill. % - j.
forced ON an unwilling people whose pIoleI N'.tio, N'.to 10
silent in the legislative nails eah,t Hgm , AM of
of the Legislature 70 regulate tue munolisi t mn", ~
NeW-York, while refusing 1t its idr apforuohn'"t Vi
members in either house.
HISTORY OF NEw-YOaK CITY LEGIsLATIoN'
r,r.,,tv rears ,ro the experiment was undertaken Of
,trdrayiu from the City Of New-York the powers oi
locol government which it had under it' eh2lter ana
suppying their place with acts of The state legislature
The history OF this legislation is with few exceptions
one long record of confusion, robbery ana wrong over
o0 laws relating 10 the city, of which nearly 900 MAKE
or modify governmental powers nave p''i @ d
upon laws, 9dlEi%l,i la he rom which lawyers
shrnk confuuudcd ana judges tuth AT auit Oi ShtSt
S"uIt mas hed one branch of New York City law uttoI
heVnuJ ute rurelatiun constructor Nor is th'S an
W;tIin tie shadow o this nishty stack Of statutes great
combinations have been IOrneI ioI pu',iiSo o; ,irs i
DIR and private wrong sheltered Dy 'nn'-uo ;,
Ia,y tbe cnusprators nave safely fa;tcucd on SiW!s
wcncned ron the pgdcrr5 poor s III .h i,2
latlou of the city was 100000 ana l's "Ipl 60
I'm December, SIG. lts popu4 alton was lOt"UU' I9
the dcGi WIS ,c 50 %er cent and the deb; pr
cent within tue same period tNcs nave u'Si & ,i"" i,,
oi mllo. Of dollars. and the many d>gact'u pa7-.c5
in its municipal Eoysnnen1 PlioT 70 io YEAR
tLe outraged people Of the city rose ard dctaHea i{
ISitLIn the limited power which the Leg
islatugc has drlGncd to leave tieM' ar, lnC on az
now in question has been claimed as InGaSIo u ~
reform. understand a. IL was originally lrepaItu II
was entitled 10 be regarded out mos "o uiGM IA,
since It's manipulation by the Leslsld'ult %c i ~
able 10 recognize it, original features and dlsca re-
sppSU,,S Of s provisions and listening atten-
tively 10 all tie discussions OF Is merits ana ueeus
me IN seems 10 me return 10 the Old 8ut bad practice ui
partial legislation not TO attain reform ~ lhe hui',I" pa
government but 10 eject political ana lrsonn e.us % % M
fresh distribution OF patronage ana power loI 'ne
benefit of mdvi viduais.
DANGT RlU> PROVISIONS
Section Of the bill provides for tic election OF
Ntyr an the first Tuesday IN Ap in every second year.
who shall enter the duties Of his office on the hIst
dav Of Nav succeeding his election Section provides
that whenever the President OF the Board OF Aldermen
becomes acting Mayor in the case OF vacancy III 'uc
Mayors office lie shall continue 10 act AZ Mayor until
the first day Of May succeeding tht HtAs eIo'on ~
which Mayor can be- chosen It Is apparent tdEItl9le
MAT il a vacancy should occur brt"geh ihe ms. IGesG1
~ ami q. any election year ard the following first ot
MAY the Mayur elect and the GTrhlucul oI ulc bV"V'
Aderlueu would both be Mayors 1or ne eH Two yoIIa, ~
ME hiI gives each of them Il clear ute 10, thSS
office Section takes away frOm tle botIu oi
Aldermen the power or Hlhl 3ul"' Va va a. ,Is iC
mens and the Chamberlain These CIlreid III lne Oi!
of NcW-Yotk are each charged with the performance VI
most important duties ana WIN siea, poM1Is pow i "t ne
spous nuoS. To give 10 the Mayor s3c .n "So'Je -, ne
mower 10 appoint and remove them contrary 10 tus
F..Ha of
d,urer,i. o All public interests II the Ohce OF MAYOR
sS"nd chance 10 n into bad hands. Section abosG"s
the present Commission Of Public f.lKs, u HeS,es P
that hereafter the head OF the itpl inynI ot iuo
parks i'm sand city shall be officer called the Cons
siouer OF parH- VINO shan noi Trs 10 1ui ne de-
ce,c salary of $4,000 Inc "hccls Vi 5ie M Pi'sGut
partmcut Of Public Parks have gentIaiy GseA%5Ged
their duties TO tie entire s,tlSlSy ,l3n m oi T iu i
serve without pay md there can bt no alatni "nUV'
in lcSt,p them out OF Office unless ii be TO pace ui
duc rover ia the hauus OF some one man.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Section 10 provides tlat the Department OF Public
Works shall have charge and control of the con5trucon
maintenance and management OF all the public squares
marks and places and their adjoining sidewalks, "hle
Section IL declares that all the powers now possessed by
the Department Of Parks, not continued IN that depart
Ineut by this b shall b. turned over 10 ne DcpIneat
section further declares tnat tie Department oI fuDnc
Work, s,ia IA control OF the construction eietuoi,
10 or hereafter be erected Tor the cy except iho-c o
the Police. Fire, Charity, and Edncdbon DJi arne % @
Iv crtniar NJ these sections appears th1t the ac
either intentionally or by accident transfers to tc Dc
partmcut OF Pubic Works absolute cohliHl o. an cry
tuildr in The parks. This provision VIII certainty It
sail ia a conflict Of authority between tnes1 'NO ocl'i
Inents seems Impossible tmt such fIlcaI euIu't' ~
So u,noriaut department should he cOuhtcuaHced II
isNrcy essential 10 the clccncy OF Jhe f@A 80
that Il should have exclusive ana d'ii
ouy about the GROUNDS but The buildings situated
within the grounds OF when ;Ee} Cthc c"aiEc' iici
stand that III Central Pax alone tAeit are GhGiuts
ties Tor resISHGm!S ana HmI1c sn.Ia Pu,tpcssty to
eOntrOi oI "h'ch le "n az a2So,u0 ,,.,,,,n ~, tI,c