New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-08
STATE C1PITIL NEVIS.

ALBANY, June 7.-GOycrnOr Cornell to-day
FLED with tue Secretary OF S,ate memorandum of Oh
icciiOns various items in the bill making an apuro-
pHiion TO pay the expenses Of tho collection Of tilt,
sup rntcndcncc, ordinary repairs and maintenance OF
the for the fiscal beginning on the 1t day u
Ocolcr 1889. and to provide Tor contingent dc cncy
IN the Of the canals FOR the calendar year 1880
The Governor objects to large number OF the items for
dredging out the canals, building cuycrts and flor the
construction OF bridges over the Erie Canal
lie says that the items approved tn reason
that the Superintendent OF Public Works alrrudy
possesses abundant authority OF law for all expcndi-
for the canals which can he made in conformity
with the Constitutions II any OF the objects named In
these several items are legitimate charges against the
cannl funds they he provided for by Snpcrin-
cndcnt without Inc enactment OF the discretionary a
thOrty above given II they do not come within this
category the items should not be incorporated In the
law.
Justice WcstbrOok has issued order directing jana.
ID. FISH, of the Globe Mutual Life Insurance
Company to take title TO what known as the Van
Nest property In YOnkcrs Wcstchester County I,ic
aud consists Of two parcels Of twelve each mort
gagged to the insurance company Ivy Abraham Van Net
f0T $4,000. Foreclosure proceedings were commenced
ana sale the land only brought $500. for whic
Nas knocked down TO % clerk In the receivers Office
while the expense OF fOrCclOsng II amounted To ~ 100
At the same time an order was entered authorizing tho
10 take tile 10 premises No. 472 Brrgcn-st.,
Brooklyn, mUrIgaRcd 10 tao Insurance company by
The rxtrHsc of Inc sale WIS 81 $50 similar order WINS
oncrcd the Of premises No 474 Bcrpcnst where
Is 500 was advanced by the company. Tie premises
sold for $55OO and tho expense Ot the suit 800.
William Mcneil who murdered his wife May ~ Today
withdrew his plea OF guilty IL murder first de-
gree and pleaded guilty OI mdrGCr III ~" second degree,
Which was accepted aud lie WIS sentenced 10 Clinton
Prison Tor life.
The motion made some time since by tho Attorney
General for receiver for the Rochester state Liuo RAN
Iund was argued tO-dhy by Attorney General ward nj
dcty air. Ruggcs. favor OF the motion, ana by Mr.
Harms opposition. The AtlornryGcLcral asked the
auOiutmCn Of William II. CrInucll, OF Roche ester Jus.
nee Yves brook tUUh thc matter under Amusement.
Justice WcsthrUUk to-day rendered d"tl-uu In the
cas- OF tue Attorney General against D.uu0D, Bcdcn
& Co., ~ set aside tie Judgment Oh the following
ground:
Iirst-Thcrc can be recovery OF judgment against
the state for Il demand existing against Il, either by
direct therefor, or by setting up as couhter-cam
or offset.
SCcond-The Clerk had no power to enter the iudg-
ment without al order Of the Cont authorizing II.
which he had not
Tue decision instfles the action OF tho Attorney.
General in taking the case directly TO "a, COITt VI
Appeals instead OF having new trial, by showing that
under the decision OF tbat Court there could have been
no recovery by the State OF su,i action,