New-York tribune., 1888-03-24
A MALEvOLENT STATE PAPER
GOV. HILL SCORED by SENATOR FAssETT.
THE sLuRs IN THE MESSAGE on THE QUARANTINE
BILL MEET MANLY ANSWER.


.rrcu r,,r rraufA cfiKREsr or rHs TrfBuSh1
ALBANY March Ex-Governor Hill took occasion. !
upon signing Senator Fassett's b reducing tho ieeS
OF Health Officer smith. Republican, and limiting nim
TO salary Of .000 to assa the Republican Lee's
laturc that had passed the BILL In memorandum
attached to the bill. he not only attacked tho Legsis
ture but he went out Of hi to strike at leading
citizen OF Brooklyn. John A. Nichols. cne OK the
Quarantine Commissioners The Republican members
OF the Legislature generally laughed at this document
of Mr. HIS and expressed the belief that II was
merely revelation OF his wrath over the rcducuon Va
fees that he hoped day Democrat would receive
The Albany Argus.' however. this morning COM
mended Mr. HIPS sentiments. and therefore senator
Fassett thought 1T well to make reply to both the
Governor and bis newspaper organ. His speech was
an able dissection Of the Governors MEMORANDUM
He first read to the Senate this extract from Tho
Argus:
Governor Hn in approving the bin h.Ins the salary
OF the Health Officer Quarantine at sic ooo very prop
ery alludes the deceptive character Of the bill ss
was originally framed The Argus called attention TO
this at the first Introduction Of the bill Senator Fassets
framed such way that II left the enormous fees OF
the Health onlcer untouched Senator Lnsons amend
ment stripped Of all deceptive guse and made 10 what
should have been Of genuine quarantine reform
Senator Fassett then said "'The Argus Is OF we'll
known fidelity 70 Democratic principles. also read
In the journal, the paper filed by the Governor
with the Quarantine bill In that memorandum the
Governor saws:
II, s doubtful whether this bill was originally Introduced
was any particular benefit real value or would have
accomplished any substantial good It's provisions were
deceptive 1t made material reduction in the enor
OF the Health Ocer that Is In the legal fees
which he was heretofore entitled by law charge While
It purported to salary for the Health 0ncer IL was
20 peculiarly worded 1t really that ocer all the
fees should receive after the payment OF certain
specified employees 1t did not In fact hx, lms
restrict his compensation.
Before going any further wish to state that the
bill as originally introduced cut down the fees by
more than % per cent; thus relieving commerce to
the extent Of $4,000 or $50, 900 annually 1t also
provided that ami SALARIES heretofore paid bv the
onicers fees amounting to o,aoo, was to 60 to the
Health Officer and he was to be guaranteed BY tho
Of sas3oo a year And yet the Governor says that
this bill did not even restrict the compensation OF
charge explained that the State upon the figures re-
ported TO the senate by Health Officer for series
deficiency of between 80 900 and $1,000 year; so
that the Linson amendment. which was accepted oy
the Senator having the bill In charge, would nsver
at Quarantine should be Increased over what they hsd
been at any time for the eo last 5 seven =. ysar ae
and the utmost that the amendment conid haze
saved would be 5000 or $1,000. Inc eoVernof
then goes on 70 say:
There Is one Objectionable In tho bill wherein u
provided the secretary Of the Commissioners shan
not Be appointed by the Commissioners themselves but oy
the president OF Board This evdontly inserted
In view provisions of another bill pending In
the Legislature wherein sought 70 legsaee into tho
Office President the Board notorious member OF the
present Board whose Quarantine Commssonsr has
long expired But the latter bill IL not likely TO
become law does proper dr. such clrcun
stances that the Objectionable clause should he per-
ntted 10 defeat whole BILL although possibly that may
have been one OF the purposes OF Its retention.
al desire to call the attention Of this Senate to
the fact that the Governor Of this state characterzes
a citizen of this state, against whose nano or Tame
nothing definite can bc cstsrIsned - no'ou,ous ,,.
# Is outside OF the merits Of the bill. rose to a
question Of privilege for the reason, nrs tnat my
motive had been impusned sy tnc as,s ody saS @
been pointed out BY name third, that respco.spo =
citizen had had applied to him In state messsso~s a.
nrohrIous epIthe fourth. that the motive OF the sen
ate in passing this bill had been impugned ana nf'o;
that The facts concerning the nature and enscts OF
IN. bill have been deliberately and wantony
and the people would be nsniermed snI m
that which IS given in this executive memoraesnm St
which is TO tiled away in the archives 1i inc 81 nro
snd rise "a protest against the violation ol P.o
nriety tuthfuness and the dignity in such documon'
or memoranda in violation of all leader,
ssk reply to Mr. Fassotts speech and thcn
| the discussion Of the matter ended
MEASURES BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE.
GIVING HIGH LICENSE PUSH FORwARD-FoR THE
PURITY OF THE BALLOT-BoL
Arn.yY March o3-Mr Murphy to-day called 1or
the third reading of bills under the ninth Joint rue'
Under this rule the following bills were passed:
By Senator Fassett, prohibiting the gift or sale TO
minors of cigarettes tobacco: senator hooonsoh'
making April 80 1880, the onehundredth
Of the inauguration OF George Washington IS President
~ the United States legal holiday, SO far as notes
and bills are concerned Senator Ives permitting the
Madison Square Garden Company to build an arcade
the sidewalk around the building ana .Se1s o
1t mlsdemeanor TO sell goods VILE iaise ,hoI.s ~
tn eeH roOd n
The CAR STOVE MUST 90.
The Railroad Committee reported favorably the Dill
compelling railroads to heat their cars Win s'esin
REQUESTS FOR NORMAL SCHOOLS DENrFD
Senator O'Connor voted with the Democrats agains'
adopting the adverse reports OF the Finance Commit
tee on several bills to establish Normal Schools 10
various parts of the State. There were eight blis
In the hands of the committee and much time has beer
consumed by them In listening to their advocates
in 7 the Mo psns By Mr.
GIens Falls, Mr.. Kellogg; whitesboro, Mr: Cogge
ha sGaS5 PasSurg bur George Weed and
Senator Hawkins The reports we're tabled
CONFIRMING GENERAL sLocuM's NOMINATION..
General Henry W. slocum, who was renominatee
week ago by the Governor to be trustee of the Sol
ders and Sailors Home at Bath, confirmed by
the Senate.
HIGE LICENSE BEFORE ALL ELSE
Assembyman Crosby gave another push to th
High License bin In the Assembly to-day by giv'n'
formal notice Of bis intention to suspension
the rules in order that the bill may b considered ou
OF It's order II is necessary thus to expedite IN
action Of the Assembly the bill because hsrs are 10
bills on the order OF third reading which have prece
dence now Of that concerning High License ana
might easily happen that the Assembly would not reac
il before the final adjournment Of the Legislature
sAFrGuARD- FOR TnE BALLoT-Box.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee submitted to tn
Assembly to-day the bill to secure purity Of election
by having the state print the ballots. Several Q
these measures have been introduced. The bill SUI
mitted contains the best points Of each one IN
measures thus amalgamated were Mr.. Hamilton :
Mr. Saxton's and Mr. Yates's. The latter was draw
up by the City Reform Club and the Commonwead
Club, both of New-York. The Yates bill was chen
used the basis OF the one but II differs fror
the Yates bll in several particulars the most mnorl
ant OF which that 1t provides that parties castn
three per cent OF the total vote In the State shall
entitled to have their ballots printed instead Of hre
per cent. The bill also provides that each party shal
have ballot clerk The Yates bill merely provde'
for two additional inspectors. The plan OF eroul,n
The nnrnln atlnns made by nne marty On one tickc