New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-08
r,r ZOE 1s76.

side by side:
TAX FOR 1875. Tax FoR 1870
GS@e nj. F E@r 7e,oos 'S SP car I fRp 50 2l
Nov Capitol. 1.lsSs9e New Capitol Sn'U osi
Deb, pa,mNts 6S37,5c7 Deot payment s--o@'
To,al,ax.... si4 eo6.oso Total tax. ss,529l7i
Tess from les. debt 80 ,,s
Total reduction OF tax. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 0'o'''Vo
Itwir Do seen that the tax levied for the current
running expenses of the Government-thc only tax
which comes within the Governors review ana dis
cretion-was substantially the for both years
and that the difference in tine tax for deh' paw
ucnts which Is not within the Governors contr"
nj all T. will be further noted that the tw" years
compared are the two years when Mr. lc'h was
Governor. though the Republicans retained IAN
control OF the Financial Department Nil -" an"
of the Lcgiqlatnreau the while; that Mr. !ll4en
effected no saving in the expenses OF governments
that he attempted to appropriate the credit OF TIE
redncrion nm tax: hut that II was due 10 the fact
that the Republicans PAID OF 'he debt. To make
nnin.ellirent comparison with 1871. when General
Dix VA, Governor n is to understand ii'
effect of the constitutional amendments.
1Hr coN~urUriONAL AMENDMENTS.
There are three constitutional amendments
which have been potent IN Reforming state aamln-
,stration aud expenditures. 1ho first rs tiat which
abolished the old vicious plan of canal MANAGE
nent and substituted single responsible Superin-
tend,nt of Public Works for the thrce-heaocd ana
irresponsible system of Canal Commissioners.
The second is that which made q corresponding
chang. liz the PRISON system. The tnltd - llAt
which pIohbi all taxation ioI canal 'XleNoi.u ic'
The fist lwo beiou. together iu history and c"arlc-
ter l"cy " ie "iN' pi poser ', '"'
I'"Neh""" '' l,'' "'''' ''..,' 100, ,m,,.,,.,
can m'l'n''' '"'' ''' ,.., ,,r
Tor ln'f sN'i'''i'" '' '"'
Ti!dcn was then cha'rm"" OBJ 'h' ''i'o''''''
committee; ''''e
''i' br""'''''' ''i'''",
c'"hi.,' 4" ''' 80 t'
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.. ...,, ID mud
men. "''' wv ,...... .,., og
I'-''f't I'D ,.-, a.. ,-.i.. t,.,
1000 i"' a., p r.r..u ,,s
N.. '' .'" "'' q" ..1 -i.
'N.' '' ''' i -.
az" i.'''''' ''''.'' ' te
l"..'' "'.' -. ;,,, ,,..s
i9'i' '."' '''' ',' M l..t.i. ~
..''n "N l,,.,. and
"'''' I an. a., o,,.,5
S'' 49,, - t No.,
li'ni' were '@'.. ." '''
V.''' l'''i'-''' "' -,
"s.'N''N AN" c'.l' ''''' ''
orunt t'n. l"e next year '''5 Wv "H~'"
brought i"i ''" ny ''' H. P"''i ''' '-', '' IN
c'il'l' s'pil'''' l" '"' i"'''' ".'' ''''"0.
'n"'i '.''' j. '"''''"" '''''''''' '' ~
c'ni ana lll''' l'''' l'''''-' '"' " ~,
ana tNe i'.o''H.' "",o o' ''''o
'Nc'"'' ''''' ~ "' '"'' ,r,
t"l'' "'l 'H''' an" "'''' W. avn '''"' -
'Ii''l''F .i 'n'' - "''i''', "'i
ln'eh'' COL '''' 'i''" ~ '"' '''i'' -,
ii- ,'' ~ ,t,
thf tcNN' Il. ih pay Hi'"' 90 'i' ''"''
I'M AMENDMENT TEOHiBlTING CANAL TXPENsTs
". 3d., p..,ilic,,s had fu,l co,.-..l of III,
canal. rrir fo 1850 the surplus revenues averaged
.. i,;..,.. ,,,,,,,..li,. 1l,av ,rore uov
h'''' '' ''' 80 hi, o,,d o
,"s p" '" 80 ,,l;,,. ,..t,,o1 = Would
'' " '', ........,;.,i,I 80, ,,.i d.ht os the
n"'' S.', 10y 't;.,i.,a1. ,i. S+.,te would
20. IN .,,l,,,toduess. aud we ,oiobt
&C.,. -. an I,,,t ,,,,. hrrden rno,, tlo
80 I,.,..,.r,,s .a,o.. into n,,cer md
l'"f'' ' Wv NJ - .
chang TIE I""'N' i",9 il"''l'"N "ilo" va.
Tie surplus revenues and stopped the payment oil
,lel,bt Their rule reached MS full flower i'm so
o " ~, 80, r., i,i. .,l a. Co,oi I},,,,.
an" a. ""o" 4"''S 80 '' -
were so their AcI-ht, and when the D,ihOci avs had
,,' f. ,,o.,.sior of every department of the State
(.. H., 1871 tho t,~ to, canal ,o,rnoses
t"N''iN'h'' III 80 80, ''- | 49, f''
alone was SJ,S>v,U''' lhc h'A' N'al u was l'ss
hut still a tax Of S2,23S.o'o was rendered ncccs-
sary lbs The policy Whlch 'he Democrats ma" iuo-
duccd. The urgent importance "l u'ihs something
10 check This great annual dram upon the pochets
o. The people became apP"'"' "'" "0'"i"i"k'S TIC
coustituiiohaI n,huuleA' Ie'''l"H 10 '"n'' eA-
ponses was a""Pl''' lna' "i''n"l''"'- o''E'n"''Hs
IN the constitutional Oo'nnissi"' was p"SS,u oS
tie TWO successive A''uD"'"n i''e'sii'u'es Vi 1910
ana lo'i' I''hel ~ me p'"pi' 1T '"c '.eoIio" VI
1871 ana Neni I'M" 'N'o, January !, 700 'no
very day that Ildtn entered the once OF Governor
l. Il ~ follows:
.,,t. ? Sec,ior 4 Hereafter the eypenditures FOR
oi',cHons sUreruf. ndri,ce Ordinary ana exfraord
.f.V In a.. .ff .u fftffs