New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-20
THE GOVERNOR As A MESSAGE SENDER.
TWO MORE coMMuS1cA119ks TO THE LEe1s1AT

CRE-THE YATES BILL POSTPONED.
Albany, July 10 lspeciaN.-1hc Republicans Of TIC
Assembly met this morning with the intention Of
passing at once the Yates bin. providing TO- the en-
ployment Of convlots in the penal institutions Of
the state Scarcely had the Assembly met, however,
tefore Governor Hi In message made desperate
attempt 70 right himself with the wor1nrncn. who hal
complained that the penal Institutions used
In III. Governors first message regarding the prison
deficiency did penitentarics. Pforma'orcs.
houses OF refug> and industrial shOols. ard that
therefore, the obnoxious state account system might
tc continued in them. The Governor Therefore, wrote
the following supplementary message being determined
TO clutch that labor vote
In my Communication to the Legislature Of Jug Il.
IsSs, | recommended for your consideration the
r TIs Of tPs ao = T snr1are bpad and was
intended to cover ali institutions where prisoners are
confined for crime am nfGed iha IT. is fs iS
words penal institutions Of the state only IN
clude the State prisons. don't think that the wors
Will fairly bear so narrow construction bur in order
20 remove all question az 10 the power o. the Legs
lature al this session to dispose Of the whole subject
l hereby recommend for your consideration at the
present extraordinary session the proper employment
OF the convicts in the state prisons peniieilares
js!ls and other ns.uons where persons convcied Of
that the whole subject Of convict labor in the state
should be disposed OF IN one clear and comprehensive
bill DAVID Z. HILL
The message caused the Republicans to decide to
defer the passage Of the Yates biz until tomorrow
but nevertheless they debated It for few moments
Assemhyman Greene. FOR the Democrats. inquired
what would be done with the goods Manufactured ly
the superintendent OF Prisons but which have not vet
been sold, and which the stes bill says shall not D.
sold. A. the Superintendent OF Prisons not
Greene also asked what would be done with the ma
chinery the prisons and Ohcr manufacturing plants
the use OF machinery being forbidden BY the Yates bill
No reply was made TO this question and Judge Greene
evidently did dare propose amendment Of the
bill for the salo of the goods and machinery.
Mr.. shCchan asserted that the credit OF passing the
Yaics bin forbddns the sale Of prison made goods
that Nh shcehan had voted for The bin apprupnatinc
81 100000 TO employ the convcts az making those
very prison made goods. Mr.. Yates, IN fiery speech
denounccd M shcehan the arch enemy 81 the Yates
bill when cons dered by the Legislature az its
previous session At this point the further cOnsdera
lion OF the Yates bill postponed until tomorrow
But before the Assembly could adjourn Governor
Hln transmitted the following additional subjects foi
consideration:
To the legislature:
l recommend for your consideration az this eItrsor
dnary session the following subjects ! - An cuumcr-
anon OF the Inhabitants O. this stare az required ~
the Constitutional Convention l2.l 4 measure pro
the Constitution and In obedience the viii OF the
people expressed in 1854 DAVID b. HILL
II is Sufficient 10 say regarding the enumeration Of
the Inhabitants OF the state due since 1855 thai tho
Republican Legislature Of that year passed a
hill and that the Governor vetoed Il aISf h thought
General Joseph l. Carr The Republican Secretary az
state would have the appointment Of the atoss
and might derive some political advantage from H.
Inc LeSlslsu fc OF lro' paSscl OH -foNldlut for
the holding Of constitutional Convention. but Gov
ernor fi vetoed f. because clear. he thought
the Democratic party might not obtain majority IN
the convention.
The Assembly then adjourned until tomorrow with
ont taking any action upon any Of the Governors
many messages.