New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-10
II HAS A BAD LOOK, 90 VERNOR.
LUxURIEs OF A JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRAT


DAVID b. EXTENDING SOME TlOpOvV 'i"N"-
THE CONSENT or THE LEGISLATURE.
ALBANY Feb. o (Speciap.-David ID. I'LL hved III
Elmira with ell tho simplicity that becomes Demo-
GRAFT There has been uneasy feeling, howeVor'
among tho great unwashed OF tho Democratic party
lately that he has become fond Of porfumeu soaps
and a bath-tub. Forgctfu Of his plain Elmira homo
tho Governor induced the Legislature to give MN
luxurious mansion in which to live He could not
sleep comfort in tho good oldfashoned house which
a pleasant home TO Samuel J. Tiiden' Lucius
Robinson and Alonzo b. Cornell He must have
finely decorated halls, parors of grand proportions
handsome dining and cosey bedrooms linen
there should DO splendid grounds about the mansion
All these the Legislature gave him. 1t approiri-
atcd S104 900 In 1856 to rebuild the Executive msn
son purchase lot to It and to grade tho
grounds. This amount tho Governor said would DO
sufficient. But there some miscalcuia
tion,' and last year no had to con-
fcss that no must have somo moro money
to complete his mansion.
Tho Legislature again was generous and gave him
S37, 900. To-day 1t learned at the Controller :
Office that the Governor had not found $4,000 sum
Client and that he had expended between $1,000 and
$4,000 additional, without tho consent Of the Legs
lature, in furnishing the Executive Mansion. Ths
report made q sensation amUny the members OF tho
Legislature tO-ngh The Governors excuse for thus
expanding money beyond the application will be that no
did not spend the money without color of law Hls
taken from the Maintenance Account of the public
building fund" Tho Legislature yearly approprfafes
$4,000 for this purpose. But examination
of OF tho itoms of the money thus expended BY
the Governor do not bear out his statement that
the money was spent In the maintenance of the
Executive Mansion On the contrary, tho items are
plainly those of money spent for the furnishing OF
the Executive Mansion Here arc some OF those
Items
For steinway grand plano $500.
For a b lizard table 5000
For music clock with chimes $500
For a chandelier and cut glass pendants 81 600.
For q phalt pavement ST., 700.
For a storage battery and Geographic line 81, 100
For electric bells and wires $500
These Items foot up $500. They clearly do not
buildings fund. II would be an abuse OF tho tern,
" maintenance" to say that it meant the purchase OF
billiard tables. grand pianos and music CLOCKS fee
this Is wha the Governor has done. ,
Members Of the Legislature were asking tonight now
it happens that Governor, who Is only one OF the
three trustees OF the public buildings should think
that he had the authority without consuming os d.
ISOLATE trustees. give such orders to Mt Andrews
Lieutenant-G Governor Jones, who Is one OF , INC
trustees, said tonight that ho han
not been consulted about ., the rsnortss to
be ignorant of this action Of the Governor -
Even now no detailed account OF this expenditure
has been made to the Legislature. But there no
question that the Legislature will order an invcsgs
tion II the money appropriated for the manteh-
ance OF the state buildings in Albany 70 90 uSSu "a
the purchase Of moquete carpets music CLOCKS ousrn
wants TO know H. Tho Republican members, at least
do not think these articles can BE- properly puI IN .ne
maintenance account" ~ any building II they can
be- the word maintenance has an elasticity Vi ni0S"
ing never granted to II before ,.,
Tho Governors action in exceeding the approprlalon
has a had look I'm View of his implied promise " oo
Legislature Of 1897 that II II should grant MIN roI ~
he would completely furnish the Executive ManS'on