New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-10
THE WORK DONE AT ALBANY.
4 GOOD RECORD MADE BY THE LEGS
LATURE.
REVIEW OF SOME OF THE IMPORTANT MEASURES
PAssED-A CREDITADLE SHOWING FOR
THE PEOPLES INSPECTION.
,py TELEGRAPH TO THE IEi3CSE.1

WY TELEGRAPH TO IIi3CSE.1
Albanv May 9.-Looked at from unitarian point
of view Legislature which has lowered state taAa'
tior neorIv 100000 has fulfilled its mission cx-
cercntly and IS entitled to high praise. But tho
legislature Of 1890 which ended its iabors today has
done something sentimental in some persons eyes.
which will bring full much profit to the taxpayers
namely il has placed on the statute books a series
Of laws to preserve the purity Of the baotboX which
will enable voters TO express their will so clearly
that much of the present political corruption Will
vanish Political corruption is expensive. II takes
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars annually out OF the
rockets of taxpayers. In passing the saxton Ballot
Reform law the saxton Corrupt Practices law, and
tho Inson Registration act, the members Of the Legs
lature therefore, have struck powerful blow AZ
cxtravagance ard wastefunesS In government Thcse
acts were "prachcal politics. in the highest sense.
In any review Of the Legislatures acts these laws VIII
take precedence even Of the reduced Appropra-
ton BILL in the conrse OF years 'hey VIII save i'l'
more money to the people
How much less will the State taxes be owing TO
the economy of the LEGISLATURE The tax rate adopted
will bring into the state Treasury So,6lI oio Last
wear the high state tax rate brought In $4,000 3o3
There has therefore, been reduction OF taxation
amounting TO So $3.50 7o5 or nearly S4,oOo.ooo. II
will be the lowest state tax-rate since 1884. Mark
the reduction of taxes contfaSted with previous
wears: 1885, so,I6O,405; 1856, so.512,sl2; 1887.
so o75 oA6. 1855 S0.Os9303; 1850, Sl2 .557 So /:
,.oo - 617 7O5. In view Of the fact that the
state +, a growing one and that her asylums and
other state institutions arc yearly becoming more
burdcnsome this is remarkable proof Of the economy
OF the present legislature
Nor was the Legislature content merely TO be prac-
tcoI Al one blow II destroyed The tarbarism Of the
county insane "asylums7 as the poorhouscs were
,vcd and ordered that their wrctchcd inmates should
bo transferred to the silful OF the state insane
.svr,ns The state Care bill itself will be per
nctuaI monument to the worth of the Legislature Of
this year.
The legislature had the courage to step upon
socali,tic law and destroy it. The Two Dolar'a Day
law by which the state paid higher rate Of wages
tor canal laborcrs than the market rate. was Of
coursc upheld by all the demago-ues IN the STATE ana
hundreds of unions of workincmen were mlelcd into
sustaining IT, But tho Legislature was brave II
did not hesitate and it repealed the law. An i'm
ncdiatc effect Of this action was 10 save TIC state
$40 900 which would otherwise have been pa'd 10
men who had earned It, What was better was
that law making dangerous innovation was Oh
liberated The state Of New York was not yet ready
IN take the money Of the saving and the Industrious
and distribute IL gifts Ia favored men.
The LEGISLATURE is also entitled to tho credit 81
having Initiated the policy OF the state purchase o'
the Adirondack forest lands. only a small 'ppropr''-
lion was madc-s.j. OOO-but II committed the stat"
to tho policy of protecting the forest lands from DC
structon by purchasing them. The forestry r'eFN"'
ton acts were also strengthened greatly by excellent
amendments.
Tcnner,nce voters had requested the Legislature
70 submit - the people an amendment to the Con
.titntion prohibiting IN, sale or mInuia'tur' 81
lquor in this state. Listening % tn, demand tho
Legislature approved Of the Prohibition Amendment
already approved by the Legislature OF l7'7' ana
thu, brought IL before tho voters. \ special
election viii be held In April 1891. a, which the voters
NOT u
,dopicd A good many attempts - nquor dci-cr'
IN amend the excise laws IN their intcrst wc.c DE-
ica,cd.
The legislature recognizing the fat that the Court
Of Appeals ~ well a. the lower oourte Of to
state arc embarrassed by tho accumulation OF lesil
business before them. pas-cd a BIZ hr the appoint
nent BY the Governor asf senate ot commits ion Of
thiriy-,ix emnen, citizens Z, rcvlsc the JuiI i"ry
Article 81 the Constitution. The Governor and scl-
ate have Just appointed this commission. and II
VIII meet iu juno. Tia, promise, 10 be mthly
Mtclc ting convention.
Another commission Of importance appointed hy
the senate and the Governor Ia day under an at ~
tho present legislature las for rs dny the "-oer
talnmcnt Of uniform marriage and divorce la" for III
state and fol other state.
In the Interest Of the laboring classes bill
passed providing that they should bc paid weekly.
blH passed authorizing tho Governor I" ap
point two women factory inspectors The IN is now
100 the hands Of Governor I'M. The Governor also
has hl, possession bill declaring that ten houi1
shall be the maximum days work Of street rail
Inc Lcsl.Iaturc met with some failures 1t wa
unable u pass Rapid Transit law Tor New York.
II gh License law, a Icr-DnL TAXATION law, q.
a Ia" oustIng the br',nlyn brdsc trustee
II was. usual generous 10 the canals II appro-
priatcd :bUu 900 10 lcugtcn the locks, r9b"OOp for
their maintenance. S3630Do = meet the interest on
| De canal debt. s6o301O for The canal debt and
500 900 for new bridges and culvcrts.
The work Of completing TIE state capitol was aFan
begun the sum Of f@61l2o being appropriated for the
Tor the purpose Of aiding the loan and building a.
soclatons Of tn, STATE law was passed 10 compel
freight loan associations T. deposit fund OF 100000
IN cash with the superintendent OF the hank Depart
| mcnt 10 protect their policy holders In thi- STATE
| vas passed by the Legislature and became law wa,
Mr. Grccnc's bill for the construction Of gigantic rail
York @ty and Jcr,cy city The Governor also has in
hi, hands Or. Ranncy's Blackwclrs Island Bridge bill
crcatng me c0npcns aiion country school hers
cost Of 100000 to 800 FOR a teacher employ 90
Tie sum Of $4,000 appropriated to continue
the work Of revising the laws OF the state. and tn
| prescnt statutory Revision Commission Profcoso
| Collin, Isaac II. Maynard and FL G. Belknap-wcr,
continued In Office for another year.
The legislature passed an amendment To the ConStl
tuition adding ten supreme Court judges to the Iencl
bin proyding that there shaft be patriotic songs an,
exercises in the public schools Of e STATE r ap19 h
"f rc az" N,tional Guard was treated generously lin
sum Of $500 900 being appropriated for lis support
| Tbc blu of Senator Cantor converting Contra
Park into a driving park for jockeys failed to pas
| the Legislature.
The Legislature left about 375 bills In the Governor
| hands These are being ndcxod In the Executive
Chamber and printed list be obtained next week
Tho Governor has thirty lays In which 20 act upon thu
| bill- but he will not begin his examination Of then
| rutu revt Wednesday on Thursday. There will b.
mo- nullc hearing. The Governor signed the Syracus
| Water biz today and filed a memorandum with It,
| RIGHTS Of LATBEy ~ THE NJ +. CHrRCH EOrTH
St. Louis. MAY 0.-Much Of the dav In the Genera
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal Church sout
was spent in the discussion Of the question whether
not the avmen should be admitted to all the com