New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-06

sars &c NJ xnenIcd in hcdccncc Of corrupt official
by whose carccssness or connivanee INC e' ~"
been dcfraudcd
PRIVATE RELIEF HILLS.
Tho report criticses Governor Clcvelands hoohss''
course In ycoing stale" claims OF private ho''""
and In approving equally estate demands wheh m"no
by Democratic politicians. The claims OF Hopcr' Il
Bailey Isaac Piscr, Mary A. Blcakley ana wesley ..
Yard were rejected by the Governor solely on the gro
that they were barred by the statute OF Limitations Inc
report continues:
No one can question the wisdom OF Governor CeVe-
land in following which had been Marked ou.
by his predecessors in office and refusing 10 re''c ~
claims against the public after the law ad barreu 'ne
by the operation Of the Statute OF Lmitatohsi nor
would your subcommittee call attention TO the act "ero
IL not that on the very day which the Governor
rejected the ementioned claims, for the reasons
stated he signed bill revivng some ou ciaii"e io
salary by certain former Civil Justices OF inc ivy
Of New York, which claims were equally bafreu pS III"
Statute OF Limitations, and which. before they "ero
barred had been rejected their merits by the Hon An
drew H. Green Democratic Controller OF the City Vi
New-York The most prominent advocate OF TINS meas
ure I'm the Legislature was the Democratic senator
Timothy j. Campbell himself an exCiyil Justice ana ohe
Of the chief benefciares under the bill.
TIE BILLS THE GOVERNOR VETOED.
IcK of space prevents an extended review of this mat
ter Aside the merits OF the controversy IL Is III
,eresng to observe In this connection the entire DIS
regard utter ignorance Of the fundamental principles
OF law displayed by Governor Cleveland IN giving Ills
reasons for the veto. In his message rejecting tDe Dill
lie that the charter OF the Elevated Railroad was
contract between IT aud the state. ant therefore could
not altered without the consent Of both parties to the
contract II is well settled principle OF law that one
Legislature cannot curta the rights or powers OF anoher
and subsequent Legislature, and that oil measures
passed by Legislature may be amended or repealed
by later The United States courts nave 80 hcld III
many instances. Furthermore the constitution OF the
Vnrl and
the Legislature may alter. repeal amend all charters
OF corporations" While the Court OF Appeals In tho
20 V 500 held that the Legislature has the right to re-
dnce the fare on railroad though such right was
not reserved in charter" But In this case the char
OF the Elevated Railroad Company dii reserve such
right to Legislature Mr. Cleveland was bred 10 the pro
fession OF the law, aud IA lawyer lie must nave KNOWN
that his reasoning was faacous. and his arguments
specious from legal point OF view Consequently we
have night to conclude that motives not apparent OH
their lace must have instigated tlis famous veto
Governor Cleveland also displayed his iallaclous
1854 entitled An act better security OF me
cbanics. laborers and others who perform labor or
on lands III tho cities OF this state aud IN Kings ana
Queens Counties the Law as u TanT tSay a v . 10
while IL gives the hborcr or the furnsher OF mn'ctia
wisely nd nsly proposed TO extend the period Of time for
all persons alike to four months 40 That The poor hbofrt
might receive the protection ms the wealthy con-
Wien the bin came 10 Cleveland for his zig
nature he simply said notice two features in this I'M
which think objectionable, 10 vibrant me IN declining
10 Sign IT, FIRST II gives all partic' having claims,
four months after performance pt Wotk 81 furnishing
material io Me lien. Second. II allows IN proceed
ngs enforce the lien the same costs ~ Ia foreclosure
Comment Is hardly necessary The mental ard moral
os 10 cssts oSiecte 10 vas e same ani-r od
law az IN the 9 prono. ana Ge very e,'o ss o wv y
the Governor as an excuse Tor ttioine ~
oinrR hUrs CRITICISED.
Although the necessity Of additional water supply
Tor the city Of New-i hal been demonstrated 10y s
citizens for years past every agitation Of ire question
was hamuerp hy the tear that ans scheme ot obtain
Ing ,e sa,p. ,nish m ihr means u mnhire II political
met, ~ ~ municipal measure, aud anuid olrHtnni
hi inlpiI ana corruption ~ Hs worst lrim Nhth'
iheieuip te Le-islinfe ui lss3 passed the so-raiiel
sew Auapiurt un," ii4 veto was ,slled ni bi al
glasses ~ pi,ifpns nrru ip stprni hal q ra'r go D,
fw'theit en nintrra,p'gi a'l"' g' r',i 'ia@, . ~
$50 hahis 80 iulii Stats hniNl'9h.Hhr W" NNf'i
s'"' - h li, W. liza ,sa ~ i, ruel. -, u state
memorandum giving his Fnisnns 600 NE a't'ni Nh'h
was Justly criticised lI ne Ne"- l"N i'"e'"' june u
tio,ernor cleveland signed the bill far he payment
al as,3i6 Is Ia imuhy j. ftlhN rioh' that had
nesl icleotrd hy GuyrTn0r Cu,Dcl "a opnhmt with
constitutional friction. Investigate leads oar su'-
committee 10 hlirNe maj ihr real h"il.e ih '"f'hh
Cryeands reversal OF Governor 'oiu, action IA ths
matter Is IL he found IN the dc thai the hehehraly q"
this i, trend AMI political henehan nI Dale
Manning editor oi ire Aio pg A'gas ava 1ndi,l1' VI
the Democratic state Committee and an intimate ass3
ciate and earnest supporter o. Governor tItNeIdnn
without whose manpnlons, Governor Cleveland could
never have been nominated al CHICAGO.
Governor NlcNedh ui4uNi'! lrl'eo' ~ III 1919
of the Capitol Tor LABOR ouc ABOUT tue Oditu
Binding which Absolutely necessary To prevent tie
collapse portions OF the structure he Legls
laure not being session wren the necessity for the
work became apparent and drli being lup"ssih the
architects assumed the responsibility oil making lhe
necessary repairs Themselves When the Legislature
convened h for the payment of the arcltects LOT tue
work done lay them, passed as an act u simple
instlcc Governor Cleveland howcNer refused To ap-
prove measure, the ground that the work was u
authorized.
The committee critcises the Governors letter OF ac-
ceptInce tine Chicago nomination aud concludes It's
report follows:
In view OF The above facts your subcommittee Is
forced to the conclusion mat neither by experience
ability nor character Governor Cleveland ntcd Tor
Presidency OF the Nation or entitled TO the support
4 independent and conscientious voters