New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-19
THE GOVERNOR AND The CENSUS.
WHAT HE WANTS THE LEGISLATURE TO DO
THE APPROPRIATION BILL TO BE PASSED AGAIN ny
THE REPUBLICANS.
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ALBANY, MAY 1S.-The Governor is clearly
trying 10 limit the Legislature to the passing OF census
bill merely providing for a counting OF
heads. His organ here, The Albany Argus
prints an editorial this morning obviously
Inspired by him. In this article the writer argues the
the Legislature been called together for only one
purpose, namely tho passing OF n bill providin.
for an enumeration OF the inhabitants OF
the State and that II tho members beyond that ana
pass census bill" they will be violating the con-
stitution Of the State which expressly limits an extra
session subject Which Governor may rccommenu
for consideration he asks II there is any recommends
ton IN the Governors message regarding the gathering
OF statistical Information. Would the search after tue
possesson OF the mlnutest knowledge as 10
the family affairs and the industrial and AGRICULTURAL
condition of the people be necessary to carry ng into e
feet that constitutional provision which requires
an enumeration OF the inhabitants for certain ana
particular purpose a. asks The Argus Yes. RESPONDS
a prominent Republican, an inquiry regarding the in
dustra condition OF the people is necessary to carry
out the Constitution Frequently IN Reproducing the
Assembly districts of the tho granting Of an extra
member to county will depend on Its probable growth
in wealth and population before tho taxing
OF another census shows mat MI
enumeration such "a tho Governor describes
does not. When the last reapportonment took place
the County OF Columbia lost a member OF the
Assembly. Another county whose population was
the same gained the member tho ground that Its
increase In industrial wealth, In agrcutures and manu-
features shovel that before tho ten years woud expire
IL would far surpa.s Columbia In population"
But the Republican members OF the Legislature do not
agree with Governor Hill In his Interpretation OF the
word enumeration" Tho Constitution says that
the legislature when IL reappOrtOns the
Senate and Assembly districts, shall apportion
the members among several counties Of the state
nearly DO. according To tho number OF thrlr
Legislature determine the number OF aliens III tacn
county OF the Sa:G unless theirs IA chreiui
inquiry made into the subject Ivy each enumeration irt
the Governor would provide that ther, hhouau
cved he has partisan object In thus pressing tn
kind of enumeration. lie seeks sdid hn
among tho citizens OF this State all he all ms
There are thousands Of them in all the great
Democratic eitie+ Areappotlonmeht OF tlr oenna'i'n
and Assembly districts, based on an apnnrtohhrht o.
the districts made In disrcglr ri Of the numbrr OF
aliens. would Increase the Democratic representation
Of New York and Brooklyn, one-thrd No melnhcr ol
the legislature who has taken h' oath tn obey the Con
sttutnn can authorize enumer tpn anl subseduent
apportionment OF legislative districts like that"
encroaching upon tho rights OF the Lfkl'lat '
when he that they shall do tHls.
and In regard TO tho taking OF census
actually outlines The bill they must pass ihe consul
tuition Imposes upon the Legislature toe spec dy OF
seeing that census IL taken. II saws that shill De
taken under s direction. u II ikrN that the Legs
resolution that he Il invading W. province: snd iva,
the direction Of the census heing expressly p"snd
up0n s members 10y the constitution he has nothing 10
d" with beyond o tho amount Of the appro-
Iriatinn necessary D. have u made. 80
The autruprfaiinn nil vetoed by the Governor VIII
dnnhteas again he pa-sad Either that, or none. lilo
the Governor time To consider the NH " e sbo' sS
Il the LEGISLATURE wOuli then adjourn without dV "
would bc considered but II ~ probable that recess
would then be taken til December l.