New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-02
A"DAYn NTH THE GOVERNoR.

reduced his objections to writing; but as
the Senate, in which they originated, stood
adjourned from Friday to Monday, they could not
be returned until the latter day. The hour APP
pointed for the meeting of the Senate Monday
p. This also the hour designated for
the meeting of the Assembly. At a quarter before
the private secretary started from the Executive
Chamber bearing the bills and veto messages. But
unfortunately he carried also papers for the
Assembly, and called first at the Assembly Chamber
Immediately on the organization of the Assembly
the secretary delivered the papers belonging there
and then went to the Senate Chamber, which he
reached at only seven minl.es past s. He there
found that the Senate had convened, but only in a
nominal way, and had adjourned without the read
ing of its journal the transaction of any business
The next morning Cruesday) the bills and vetoes
promptly presented to the Senate and were
received; but the Senate has since claimed that the
l. ills became laws because they were not returned
until the eleventh day. The Governor considers
that the messages were in Tuesday;
for Monday, which the Senate met only,
but refused all business ought not TO be
counted The Executive ought to have ten
full legislative days-days in which the Sen
ate Tor House, is in session. ready and willing to
consider the veto and pass again upon the bill If
this be not so-lf House can defeat a veto by sum-
mary adjourning while the messenger is on the
way-a Governor cannot with safety retain bill
beyond the ninth day. and if this should he Satur-
day (Sundays not counted remember he must
send his message on Friday, thus shortening ms
time very materially. The summary adjournment
on Monday gave him. in his view, another day for
Vetoing.
When a term of days is allowed by a strict statute.
OF when private rights, such tender forfeiture of
property or the like. IN question. q strict and
technical Interpretation Of the word day" is often
applied and is proper. Not SO, we think when il is
used in constitution, and particularly if in n clause
giving the Governor time for examining bills The
time is short at the best, and is given for the public
intorest-to protect the community against corrupt
or hasty legislation. 1t ought to be cut short
by close construction. Constitutions understood
to be written in popular and general language. in
tended TO indicate the will OF the people That will
is that the Governor should have ten days No dan
ger can arise nor will injustice result, from allowing
a message actually sent the tenth day but acct
dentalIy prevented To lie delivered on the morning
of the eleventh. Serious Inconvenience will result
if the time is 10 he curaed by refnements and
nceties, until the Governor has only nine and half
days nine. eight. next week, when Fourth
Of July comes on Monday only seven days. The
people will be best satisfied if the Senate and House.
and the Courts. if the question shall come before
them, will give the Governor his full ten days
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Mr.. Plat gives il up. Everybody will be glad he
is going 10 have a rest.
If Conkling would initiate Mr.. Platt now and re-
sign he would score frst-class service TO the Re-
publican party. Mr.. Platts reason would fit his
casc-the good of his party.
A proposition is under consideration in South
Carolina to set up Il column of granite in comment
Grafton of the rccaptnre of the State Government by
the Democrats in April. 1877. The leading organ
of the bulldoZers says beautifully: "A column
which commentaries the deliverance of the State
from misrue will also hand down to postority the
name of Wade Hampton, under whose leadership the
dchvcrancc OF South Carolina was accomplished and
fully secured. TO fifty symbolic Wade Hampton and
the victory at the same time the column should be
sunmounted by Tyre, and bear upon its face fac
similc of tissue ballot, a buldozcrs club and "A red
shirt.
The worst that can he said of Mr.. Plat is that he
admired the ex-PIimate too much-mistook pompos-
Ity and strut for greatness.
1t will be disappointment if the glorious Fourth
is allowed to pass without an explosion from Conk-
ling
Mr.. Platt withdrew Cor the good of the party.
That is an example of pure patriotism to Conkling.
Every Republican in the land hopes Mr.. Waiter
son will be allowed to write the next National
Democ ratio platform.
Ii is measuring TO all bewildercd students of the
middle at Albany to that every motion for an
adjournment sine die is voted down by large ma
jorites. So long that glimmer of reason continues
visible the public will not abandon all hope of So
luton of some kind. 1t is doubtful if the able
members fully realize how much they have weak
cncd the popular faith in their wisdom. We give
them fair warning that if they adjourn without elect
ing two good Republicans to the Senate. the terms
lialtDree1, featherhead and Stalwart, as now APP
piled to them, will be dropped and they will hence
1cTth'bc Jumped IL solid mass under the comprc-
hensive title of Dunderheads.
Several Conlling organs out openly in favor
of the election of Conkling and Democrat. That
the election of two Democrats, for Conlling
Is no longer a Republican Thus far no Democratic
authority has spoken favorably of the proposition
The Democrats do not seem especially ANXIOUS TO
enroll the eX-Pnmate in their ranks. They prefer
hcan lighting the Republican party. One John
Kelly is all they care for.
Mr.. Vivian, the British Minister at Berne has
been promoted to Copenhagen This is precisely the
same promotion which was offered to Mr. Nicholas
Fish and declined by him, and which General Grant
regarded as an outrage upon himself.
Mr.. Patts friends say he withdrew for the good
of the party. That 1unds much more manly and
patriotic than Mr. uilng's ultimatum Reflect
me OF I'll smash IT, rty."
If anybody thinks the long wrangle Mt Albany is
going to njure the Republican party he is much
mistaken. The inability of the Legislature TO con-
duct itself more creditaby only forces home upon
the party the lesson that boss is a bad investment
This Leuisafure was elected under the boss system,