New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-12
Vol. Xiv. NO. o.l3,693.
nEFECTS IN REFORM BILLS.
CRITICISMS URGED BY THE GOVERNOR
THE MEASURES TO BE REohLEp-LEGisLAiio1' f''
rur FINAL WEEK OF THE SESSION

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THE FINAL WEEK OF THE SESSION.
,r,ov THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TUE TkiSoSn'
ALBANY, May 11.-Governor Cleveiano mas a .i'o
covered defects in the New-forK REFORM piio u
Poosevelt Investigating Comm ttee when coinPei
h;n 20 refuse his signature to the bills IL is un-
5orstood that Mr. Roosevelt will ask the Assembly
to-morrow night to recall the measures from tue
Covernor for amendment. Quick work Will nave
,o he done. The Legislature adjourns on friday az
noon. Sull such bills can be deai' WI WIZ
under privileged motions" ana an o'ne-
measures can therefore be set aSioo , .nu.'
the rules in order that they may be consiueiou
They all passed by large majoritIes ana no oppo'i,
fion is anticipated. Still there Is a large na' VI
,ogislat,on 10 be considered and many country
members will be vexed by having their own bills
1;srlocad in order that the New-York bills may be
considered. Mr.. Roosevelt Will have to exercise a
GOOD deal of diplomacy to extricate his bills from
their unfortunate positions
THE SURROGATE BILL LOOSELY DRAWN.
The Governor has laboriously inspected
all of the bills. lie mas . aAu
a memorandum to the bills stating their deieo.s
Wheeler H. Peckham, who drew most OF the pihs'
has been requested by the Governor 70 como neio
and shape proper amendments, as well as explain
certain features of the bills. The most defects
were found in the bills concerning the Surrogate
and Register Thus, the Surrogate bill was evl-
dentlv drawn up by some one who had code III Ills
hands relating TO the entire State. In most cOuh-
ties the Surrogate is authorized to travel apout
from place to place taking testimony; out 'nis Is
unnecessary In New York County, where the county
limits are the same as the city. Yet this provision
is in the bill.
OBJECTIONS TO THE REGIsTERs BILL
The measure In regard to the Register mas the
erious defect of applying only to the successor OF
A. oiotar
eynre the present state of affairs in the Register
Office would be resumed. That is, Register kelllys
successor would receive a salary of $l2,OOO ana
surrender all his fees to the city, whereas the next
succeeding Register would not receive any s1laTy,
but wond pocket all the ices as and
NOT successors" has been used in the act. There
are defects in the acts relating TO the Sner anu
County Clerk which it Is said Will render necessary
their return oso TO the Legislature for amendment
THE PUBLIC WORKS REPORT
Tomorrow night the Senate Committee on Cltles
will present their several reports on the result Oh
their investigation of the Department OF Public
Works of New York. Senator'S Gibbs, Lansing and
MCCARTHY Republicans, will present report GEN.
euring Commissioners Thompson senator gseo DngseD'
Republican, q report whitewashlrg MI. thompson;
and Senators Thacher, DAILY and Cullen, Democrats,
q report declaring that the Department OF PUBIC nc
WORKS is honestly and efficiently administered by
Commissioner Thompson. This state of AFFAIRS is
pleasing 10 John Keenan, and others VINO nave peSn %
watching MIR. Ihonpsons intciesto hoiO' On! 49,
are especially anxious to prevent any majority re-
port against Mr. Thompson.
CIVIL SERVICE IN CITIES.
Senator Gilbert will present to the Senate early
in the week the report of the confer
ence committee on the City Civil Service
bill The bill is in precisely the
shape in which it passed the Senate, when 1t re-
ceved 25 affirmative votes. 1t is not believed that
any one of the Senators who voted IN the aflrma-
tive will dare 10 change his vote, the Dill not haVhg
been modified in the slightest particular. More
resistance TO n confirmation of the Conierehce
Committees report is anticDated IN the Asseno1y ,1
Then the fact that the Senate has Drought az !LI
cities of the State under the operations or the CN
Service act may provoke opposition IRON soine vi
the Assemhlymen from counties III WHICH tHc
smaller cities are situated; .,, ,o
Rafore the week Is ended the Governor Will nave
10 make his decision on the Broadway Arcade hall-
road hill IL anticipated that several new street
1Tavs in streets in New-York city will be ncOIpora-
ted here during the present week.
WORK TO BE DONE THIS WEEK.
The Assembly has about 100 bills on the order OF
third reading BY persistent industry all can be
read Little legislation of importance now remains
70 he done. On Wednesday it is thought that the
Governor will make a large number of nominations
There will be nominated it is said, candidates for
Health Officers of New York, Harbor Masters, IoIt
Wardeus a Commissioner of Emigration ana guar,
antine Commissioners Why the Governor shouIu
have DELAYED to so late an hour 10 make no'nlha-
lions for these offices is a mystery Inc terms Oh
most of them expired many months ago Inc Leg
jsature will have little time to learn the qualca-
tions of the candidates.