New-York tribune., 1886-01-22

For the present year the decreased earnings OF the
larger railroads may falliEg OF in the receipts
from this Ii Is Therefore, estimated at $i,50O0OO
The effect OF recent legislation well as Of Judicial de
collection this one two exceptions, however.
should be noted aud commended 10 the special attention
OF your honorable body one OF these exceptions s the
People the Western Union Telegraph Company. In
view of this case submit 20 your honorsbe body an
amendment to the Code of Civi Procedure which shold
be speedily passed. and which will give the right Ia all
actions where the people are plaintiffs TO resort to sup
Elementary proceedings after Judgment has been ron
dered and execution issued This Judgment should be
paid Justice to the numerous corporations whlch COM
piled with the law. while this com pauy was seeking 10
svade IT, dcmsnds such pay ment The interests OF the
public treasury demand such payment. The good faith
VI the stipulation demands tt.
What has been here said OF the Western Union Tele
Company against which corporation the claim ot the
state is much smaller. The Horn silver Mining Com
class are resisting the enforcement OF the law, hut with
out rational hopeful defence to tho States demands
1t has already seemed To me necessary IT, speak plainly
concerning in which the Legislature OF lsSj
performed some parts Of its duty.
The manner also In which tnat body permitted im'
porant financial measures to assums imperfect or I'M
practicable form should be avoided BY its successor.
The Niagara PARK bill. which appropriated over
million and haf contained so many incongrutes that
its execution difficult ami might have been mpos-
sibe. Tho act establishing Forest Commission Chap
ter 2S3, Laws OF 1888 provides In Section that Az
snds IN, no" Ste Hweea OF Of Within foSTteea
counties named In said section, shall constitute ana
be known as the forest preserve seton pF%Vd.s
preserve shall be forever Aept as wild forest lands Iey
troll Of the forest preserve TO the Commission.
This act must be aIcended. Among the foureen ooun'
ties seyeral-notAby Greene Ulster aud sullivan
which lands belonging the State that have been
acquired by foreclosure such lands are In no sense
forest lands. and the 10 dispose OF them should
be renewed. In its present form the statute seems to
declare that the Normal School at PaltE and tne
military buildings at Kingston ss well as any city prop
ery any OF the fourteen counties musi BE- forever
kept AS q Wild forest Moreover there Is danger OF
conflict jurisdiction between the state superintendent
Of Public Instruction, the Forest Commission and tho
Adlutant-GeDeIaL - .
Another which needs perfectng IS chapter i99 OF
the Laws OF 1885, which provides for placing electrical
conductors uuder ground in cities whose population ex
ceeds 500 0OO and which also provides for commits
sion Under this act the commissioners are TO receive
salaries and their expenses are TO he paid by the Con
troer OF State There however no appropriation
In the bill anj furthermore. although tho Controller IA
authorized and collect from the various tee-
graph telephone aud other electrical companies the
OF the salaries and expenses, no sufficient power
IL conferred upon him, nor Is penalty imposed upoa
the companies FOR Noncompliance with the law or VITA
any demand that the Controller may make upon them.