The New York herald., 1878-03-15

| ansr II had increased to $4,000 ooo In 1878
| It was fraction short OF 100000 During inc
Brooks CLAIMED the aggregate debt OF ths CITY has
been reduced about SO 00o o0o rne Legislature has
| 1000 expensve officers 1t has established by law
Commissioners OF Police and Excise, Commissioners
| OF Charities and Correction, Commissioners OF
| the Central Park, Fire Department Commis-
| sioners Harbor Commissioners, Harlem Bridge
| Comm ssioners New Court House Cymmssi oners,
| Commissioners Tor Improving Broadway Street Com
missioners, Health Commissioners, Pilot Commis-
sioners of Markets, Railroad ssioners--commis-
sioners Of everything under the sun. Twenty mill
ions OF assessment bonds have been imposed by the
Legislature upon city property owners, who would be
glad to surrender their property rather han 10 submit
to The taxation upon it, During tue past twenty nvo
has reached the SUN Of SIS, ,059. 969 The city has
Psd Tor the support OF schools n other bsS
been charged with seIhshness for its advocacy Of Tree
canals, would be willing enough 10 pay for Tree canals
on condition tIat her excess OF the general school
tax should Do remitied The Legislature, too,
has taxed the city nineiy-seven per cent Of the
whole amount OF Sll, l,336,075 Of auction duties col
lectcd there, inexcusable Instance Of legislative
oppression in mercantile and commercial Affairs
Every interference By the State with the local govern
Of the city Of New York has only served 10 make
the condition OF the city worse. For every
cal city authorities seven dollars have been
raised by tax and ds6ursed according TO
Council. and the Board Of Estimate and Apporton-
men have been compelled TO submit 10 State dictaton
Judges and Other city officers OF which SO much com
plainl is made we're fixed IN laws passed at Albany.
rns salaries over winch the Board o. Estimate
gate $72l5,42a II apply to the state said
Mr. broGSs so ns OsuaEe a .ns refused s as
sent to laws most wholesome and necessary Tor The
public good. 1t has made judges dependent on its
will alone for the tenure Oi their ohces aud tho
amount and payment OF their salaries. II mas com
oned with others to subject US to a jurisdiction
| foreign constitution and uuacknowl-
edged by our laws; imposing taxes on us
without our CONSENT Taking away our charters,
aboshlng most valuable laws and altering iunda-
| mentally the forms OF our government. II has re-
fused to pass other laws Tor the accommodation OF
large districts of people unless those people would re-
lnquish the right OF representation IN the Iaegsla-
ture. II has created multitude OF new Offices and
sent hIther swarms OF officers to harass our people
| and our substance
| AL this, done within tho last twenty years, Mr.
Brooks showed to have Doen Ia direct violation Of
every OF New York city since the earliest colo
NAL umes-irom Governor Dongan, IN 1856, TO
Queen Annc; from Queen Anne, IN 1918, to
George H.. from George H., III l7lO to tho
Revolution Of l776 From tho decision OF chancellor
| Kent 1885 to the time when the elder Governor
Clinton SAID that ut had been considered as settled
and salutary principle in the government that char
ers conerrng grants and privileges ought 10 DC es
sentiay effected without tho consent Of The parties
| themselves."'
Whom the Governors veto oil the Codo was read
| In the Senate Senator JACOBS sad that he hoped 1t
would lay for the reason that tho Governor, IN
| his Message made reference TO The unconstitutlon-
atty OF the manner in which the Code had been
| passed. Jacobs said that ne was chairman OF the
Committee OF the Whole which had dispense
WIN the reading of the Code section by secton and
he wished to De accorded an opportunity TO prove
that the conduct of the Senate was perfectly consti-
tusonaI Judge Robertson seconded the remarks Of
Mr.. Jacobs, ana hoped the veto would be put over
The Senate finally decided to adopt Mr. Jacobs sug-
| gestion.
Senator Pomeroy, chairman OF the Committee on
Cities, reported the New York Coroncrs' blu TO the
Senate amended so as 10 read when first intro
duced. 1t will be remembered that Halahan had the
bill amended to give the coroIers power to ap-
point a clerk at an annual salary OF s3,5oo DIR.
Hayes intended 10 abolish this power and
leave that power with the coroners, and the Senate
committee has undone the work OF the Tammanyiles
IN the lower House.
Senator Oakley presented duplicate OF the Halla-
han Excise bin in the Senate this morning.
VETOED.
The Governor returned the rhroop Code to the
Senate today, with his veto which gives his objeo-
tous 10 the measure. The veto Is given herewith
| THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
STATE OF NEW Yoak ExGeurlSr % CHAxnEH
return, without approval senate bin No IA entitled
OF 1886 provided Tor the appointments OF
Into a written and syssmatic code the whole body Of
as .. to 'ss % @ snail
tcable and expedient, ana the sail commissioners :ha
s aes% they ali times make
to do o sns
tenure Of office as a%s Of .hsrsn
shall provide for the publication Of the
GGs for to IsIf
the 'sa
three commissioner to revise reform, simplify and
IL. sea nns p ps
70 Is o@ ms c 10 %
euremens of the constitution. the Legisat1s on the
VA %a@srs% @ 4, p Hiysh %oidsn John collier
Of he ss
of and to in
anee with the provision OF The twenty fourth
a. e @ ss ssse H's s.. ns
IS w nssGag 3 IL law In s
P1sie S & and Of rs@dp' h Is ,Sa, Fsa'sa ys p
by the ssaure snsDis, s7s rsnoss Of ss
ssaups s.' SS"ssss sSssss s1sss
act OF less than psse & wa ano @
eonstisated the main body practice that
this The commissioners Of the code appoin.ed
completed and submitted different times, coles
scsn Sooed or by
should be enectsd Is apparent On one or two oeo .sios
are by tho Executive but no earnest steps. Looking to
to ys
tenn OF naans % ooo iode OF p9ca, bs
Code of Procedure partial accomplishment OF this
ae was caneoped Tue intent Ct the
section Of first article has yet been fulfilled & ssa
March, 1870 passed act authorizing certain commission
Statutes ss Of the saase OF New 9ops %ener and
permanent in their nature" And In performing this duty
ITO bring together all statutes and parts of statutes which,
from similarity of subject ought to be brought together
omitting obsolete enactment and making
such as reconcile the
tradctions supply the mssons amend the npertec
tions of the original No fair doubts that the
aim OF revise the existing general acts,
and not in any change settled system
legal practice But instead OF applying themselves TO
tins ded revision Of scattered infused statutes
the commission turned it's back It's duty and
entire upheav Of icga procedure In 1875
they submitted the FIRST instaimcnt o their pro-
posed in the shape OF substitute for part ,f
practice law, consisting of l.4.o sections This
Legislature OF that enacted
however allowed TO take effect until September.
1877 The present bill of 821 sections the remainder
OF the proposed substitute had hoped that in ho event
of the of this report OF the re-
ght find in 1t advantage outweghing its
dement's that light conscientiously approve it, regret
to say that convictions forbid this The bill contains
many and defects that should fa,i OF duty II
| / consen nted to its enactment.
|
My first objection Is, that it was constituoually