New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-02
GOVERNOR CORNELLS MESSAGE.
STATE AFFAIRS SOLELY DIsCUSSED-A SURPLUS IN
THE TREAsURY-THE CANAL AMENDMENTS.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rmsUSE

THE TREAsURY-THE CANAL AMENDMENTS
lBT TELEGRAPH THE rmBUSE.i
ALBANY, n. Y Jan. 1.-GovernOr CornelPs
third annual message il ready, but it may not DC
sent to the Legis AZURE until it is organized AS
there is likely to be a deadlock in the senate the
message may not reach the public for several days
after the meeting of the legislature on Tuesday
next. The Governor, it is said, thinks that II
would be dlscourteou to send the message to either
the Senate or Assembly while they are unorgan-
tied.
The Governor has been praised for the breYity o.
his mess iges but in submitting the present one he
Graves the wrath of all newspaper editors by pre-
sentng document of nearly twice the length OF
any previous message. 4 large number OF topics
of purely State concern discussed. Ii has been
the custom of many Governors 10 give their views
on national affairs in their messages. lhiS was RS
peclaily the habit of Governors Iilden and koblh-
son. During their administrations however, II
NAV be said that Albany was made IN political
warfare base Of operations upon Washington
For his part Governor Cornell has found enough
matters o. Stale concern pressing upon his attention
to occupy with their discussion all the space IN MS
messages. The present message Is no exception 10
this rule. Il is a document of great interest. Ic
.yill he the Governors pleasant duty to an
nounce to the taxpayers of the State that
there is surplus Of %2,j0O,0OO in the state
Treasury This is the largest surplus that
has ever been in the Treasury 1t is the result
of IN cconOmcaland energetic state administration.
Throughout his administration the Governor has
enforced economy in the State departments and IN
sttutions. lie has given his SubOrdinateS good eX-
amples by vatOang every appropriation made by
the Legislature that had an eXtrayagant look.
Through his constitutional power 10 reject tems'o'
the Supply bill he has saved the State hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars. The Republican state Of
fcers have been equally viglant in administering
their departments While money was thus saved
on the one hand new source of revenue were dis
covered on the other. The corporation tax laws
passed by the ReDubican LegslaturC and enforced
hy Controller Mad5NOTth, a Rcp1rlIcap. brought
into the State Treasury in 1881 Sl,OOO,OOO.
The large surplus unless II ~ depleted by the
Democratic LegS ature will enable Tie Republican
STATE admins ion 20 reduc" the state tax 10 the
.oWcSt rate III fifty wears. lh' Governor VIII call
the attention of tuc Legislature TO the canal amend
lug them. holding that the present amendments 10
the GOnN tuition are wholly within the province oi
the LEGISLATURE Such anne dmcnt> are passed lndC-
Uendcn!lv of the STATE Executive, as ihe\ 20 ~
rrcty from the Lr aure to the voters ol the : ate
Iu.ir,ctlv however. the Governor speaks III favor
of the amcndneut t, b. stating the imminent peril
i'm which the canal are placed owing 10 The small
evenue derived IT IN bem during the past year.
As the Constitution restricts Tie cNprndtuIea
for the support OF he canals 70 their receipts th7
critical position in which the canals would be
placed should the revenue continue scdnty i OoYl-
Gus one disastrous break might compel their
abandonment.