New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-10

your action bill adding about eighteen hundred sec
tions to the instalment of the so-callod New Code
passed I'm 1876. This additional bill was passed In ls'
al the close Of the session. and failed TO receive my APP
proval n was again passed nj the st session Of the
Legislature and after mature consideration returned
1t without approval Space Of course Is inadequate TO
discuss the faults ~ this measure here. few OF mem
were stated I'm The veto message of year. "A should
regard the enactment Of this bill great misfortune 10
the whole State, recommend that YOU iusr I" pass H.
and also that you repeal the thirteen chapters ALREADY
upon statute book The objection to them Il deeper
the crd aud imperfect syst IN which these bills repre-
sent continued and completed, the result VIII DC d9-
astrous to our law and runous to tigants.
LEGISLATIVE APPoRTIONMENT
regret that it Is necessary the fourth time to re-
mind the Legislature that enumeration OF the III
habtauts Of the state made in 1879 and that the
Constitution impentiyey requires the Legislature at
the first after such enumeration TO reapporton
the Senatorial AMI Assembly Districts that each shall
contain as nearly may be, an equal number ol III
habitants excluding aliens The requiem ent thai th5
shall be done is explicit than that 1t shall he
Just equal II is done. To make an unjust ana
unequal appOrtionnent for the accomplishment of some
other purpose than that intended by the Constitution H.
course very great and difficult labor. Ii requires
expert skill in wrongdoIng. But to make far and
equal appOrOnm"nt calls for nothing moro than com
sense. an acqUiutanc" with the palneSt rules al
arithmetic ana an honest disposition 10 90 IlIn'i ~
IN cdch year since the census "4' tahr me i-
met, gone through ~ session and ADJOURNED WIZ
uIhkiIls app1ronurnt WlldttNc'. lh'Nc Id'lH
require no comment, ana MAKE no e. exc Pl 10 Itc'
the remark made ~ my last message referring to thS
subject Certainly cannot expect that the people
VIII long continue to observe "a" ordinary roStIloohS
and requirements of statute law, II their r'plt~thI
lives VINO make that law utterly disregard and cely me
especial mandates OF the Constitution they have
solemnIy sworn to support
INSURANCE AND SAVINGS BANKS
In a state with such immense commercial. manufac-
and mechanical interests, the business Of fire.
life aud is OF very great Importance
led ne he Lee Ia
ture should take charge it. For the purpose OF sub
jecJng great corporations 10 the control OF just and
general laws. this was undoubtedly proper. But Tor the
Legislature to undertake to admnist the business IN
all minute details was step OF more than doubtful
cxpcdency. All experience has shown that every le-
gI,imatc branch OF business Is most successfully con-
Quoted when left to the management of those who III
drrStand it, their hand, free from, aud untram
melted by, legislative Interference, practicable. The
assumption that intelligent business men do not
know enough 70 manage their affairs. ana that the
Legislature snOud undertake the task for Them il both
erroneous and mschicvous. Iuilucnced by this
unsound idea the Legislature. twenty years ago,
established the Insurance Department. The Osten-
siblc purpose OF its establishment was 10 pro-
tcct the public. the policy and stockholders
Of the insurance companies. Whilst II confined itself
strictly 10 the accomplishment Of that object il did
comparatively little larm and no good. II whole his
tory shows that the community would have Jared much
u
sure their property thcr lives. II m to exercise their
own discre0n VIII b" more likely tos'ec >ar aud "cIl
conducted roW@uca l1 WHlrI I" !u'll' e. MA" t'N vi.
ID they rrh upon the dr'ctnn gwen t"ru p' an Ht'u,
OF TIE state Ihc ntcrnrdtung ~ state official Is
almost invariably mI.chlcyous Do u> operation RuI i'-
suits. am informed thar Wihlh the '>i seven years
tur lie insurance companies ave W ri' inNo Nl'E
loss to tiI"t- o tuS Ni't "i f'h'-' ''p iHi- SHOWS
fore o IN, Op.u.ou that III W-r>t LEGISLATION In regard
To the Insurance u .paIturu' would De- 10 abolish H.
and To return It's lew cr>-ary powers TO me Control
hers office, whence ,L"' Wrrr tanrn lA- Step a'l''
believing that il Will benefit the parties Interested and
much rrdJund To the credit oi ,hc State.
TIr same general rule naturally 3Irlr' To me hu,i'
lag- banks ar conCcrled the cas- OF 'plr VINO ~
o,it their ~;tVugs with them require SON" government
"a guardianship But even th' Is G"u,lIy'. Inc ""-
-four shed for time and then become ll,oiHeht could
whose little AL Wa, lost ny th,ir opeiaoh> Il th'ti'I
aud credit had not been gwen 20 them ~ thr piti'rc'
That tn. stat" the protector of their interests In
I-77 the superintendent whom the HIate hdb CHOSEN
and WHO had served !Or several years rs guardian oi
;hc-c institutions. rcmJy q Tor ucglS noe and III
cOmpctrncy, aud almost the ehl,c uihe o. me l'iE
faithful ana efficient deputy INTO whose hads the W"lK
has fallen has been occupied IN SAVING wat he coud
from The ruin into when 80 many ol lhe savings DduA'
IT, also question worthy of consideration whether.
II the state viii not leave people ana c"ip'a to> u
manage Inrir own arur IN their own way, but p.I-SS
such II sees fit to appoint Tor tdt PURPOSE
to he rc-puu>Diet to parties who 0uher thiou-h
the nrgl -cuCr or mdltedoducr ~ 'HcH agent.
commend to your consideration Sucu measures q,
VIII tend "a more speedy aud les eAl 'n''e mode OF
touuauIc, and savu.~ banks that have f. lci. 50 mat
parties who have suh re-, 10y lrm may receive at 'Hc
wrteks OF such institutions.
FEDERAL INTERFERENCE At ELECTIONS.
\ SieuiH ant fact conn. lection wlh our recent cleo
tion Is tie Organized att mpt OF tnr Fcerl authorities
To utcrcrt VITA suffrage cl on cIZch>. Til, seems
30 IN. a step upon GIu-efods ground. Inc sclty st.-
tettiou praicd fort j. wtul the >cou. OF
Federal authority to supervise the election Of members
of Congress In the exercise OF this supervision the Gen
cra Government prrends to ind tIc At of passing On
the qualifications of voters at the polls, and to make
arbitrary arrests the discretion OF Federal Nnp r'>Ot,,
thu, preventing. the person arrested from voting either
for members of ou-yr,S state officers Hut De Con.
.fution of the United state, pguyd-, that "a" Qu1-
cations oil the c.rctoI>ot representatives. IA Congress
shall each stat" be those rrqlN" for rtro r' o the
most numerous b.duca o. ire star LrE!-!dlu'r' Inc
hutton of Our state. bN Nlr,uc Ui Whch hOu
t"uS are. II irtutr cHNJ~ np'u You i.' "uN % en-
acug laws to determine 10y proper proofs ihr persons
,uutlcd 10 the u-ut of suffrage thereby cNt"'-
I>l a. Ii l. NOT M mat the i-l-i 'uIr OF -i'"i
should at calmly by while IT. ChIct prcr gaN' = torn
nom ,rt,p, nor "or> It become an Executive 10 all
warning words when ,uch an uNurtdiion Il attempted
the arrest hy Federal officers al the voter al Tue poll
pruiled IA thl- controversy Proicst AGAINST Such an
micrlcrtucc 1 urge upon Your notice The danger OF
permitting such proceedings 10 pass unlcnUhtl Hul-
TRACE - people right ana %! our fSt c law lis lcsu'
committed 20 the an nortt~. ~ has never
been ,lcd To / dcral control ami stern accoUutt-
bty VIII De Put on any servant "I h' Std VINO me-
l,Ct cUmIi the dangerous precedent oI Federal III
reference VII me e. RESERVED powers OF me Stdlt
lNlct before las ms IHp1 h'hi luI"> "a On rs =
dict on been Attempted Twice before have able and
culId.,Du- State Executives manly protest, m
when IN. Legislature ana the proplc have sustained
tncm Thc DANGER ANA I'M usurp"tou l. not les, now
tiIu then ~ 4 question OF h.glcS moment OutWcL III
iug all party interests and temporary advantage
earnestly pi,ss II YOUR attention. prompt &HI
1rlr,, protest on Your part Will stop this effort
oraIl Your silent atquc~ccuc IA the WrODS VIII Ger
tainly induce It's AIT implied repetition.
THE CITY OF NEw-IoEK
In each of my previous annual messages and in the
reasons gwen for disappearing several bills relating 10
tine eminent of the CITY OF Now-YurR, have CX-
pres ed the opinion that charter, which should
establish local Legislature for the city and leave the
people to govern themselves there, c>ew here was
the only practicable aud complete remedy tor existing
evils 4, vet nothing has been done ia that direction