New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-07
THE SUPPLY FILL AT ALBANY.

That was = signal tribute to the efficiency and
trustworhincss of the Republican majority in
the | ooislature which was cXtOrted from Gov
ornor Hill last week. The General Appropriation
bill as If passed the Senate and Assembly and
was placed in his hands was so entirely free
from items which could fairly be objected TO
from any standpoint that with all his we'll
known eagelncss to make a point against his
political opponents he found himself unable 10
discover ANYTHING through which he could run
his pen Accordingly he signed the hill with
out reducing its aggregate so much as penny
and then he was generous enough TO send
notc 10 Senator Sloan, the chairman of the Fl
nance Committee and to AsSemblyman Fish.
the chairman of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, congratulating them upon the shape IN
which so important fiscal measure had been
passed.
II is in order to recur to this incident in view
of the fact that the other important appropra-
ton bill of the session known popularity aS
the Supply bill is now in the hands of a con-
ference committee of the two houses. This
bill. as il left the Senate appropliatcS upward
of $3.50. 600 more than its aggregate as 1t
passed the Assembly The Assembly declined to
pontment of committee of conference fol-
lowed The bill as it now stands contains no
iohs. but If does contain some items which arc
open to criticism on the ground that, although
they are not vicious. they are not strictly
necessary Among the appropriations is one
for 81 600 TO improve the Big ChaScy River.
The Governor vetoed it year ago and Is not
likely to approve of it this time. When the
lii came M last week President pro TEN. FaS-
sctt in objccting to the insertion of $4,000
for hrcakwatcr al JamoSpOrt expressed the
opinion that a log-rolling scheme had been or
canized having for its object to add number
Of appropriations. 1t is TO be expected That
the conference committee will search diligently
for the pernicious fruits of log-roing, and that
when found they will rcmorsclcSSy weed them
out. And even the new items which have
been introduced, to which no objection has been
made and which are generally conceded to be
fit and proper may well be considered with
the view Of cutting them down more or less if
il appears that any Of them can be thus treated
without doing Injustice to the interest involved.
THE TRIBUNE feels moved TO submit these
considerations not because it has not entire con-
fdence in the purpose Of the majority. The
NcpuUIlfdlS nave tNIH'tt Il HlDNt ''HihA''''''''
disposition ever since the session began in their
treatment of measures providing for taking
money from the treasury. They have made
rc>olutc stand for economy They have care
fully scrutinizcd the appropriations and few 1t
any have got through which were open TO suS-
pcion. But the session is not yet over and If
has reached its most dangerous stage il is
easy for Legislature during the last two or
three weeks Of its life to make mistakes which
hopclcSsly tarAish its record, no matter how
crcdtable the previous chapters may have been.
Let the Supply bill as il is Transmitted 10 the
Executive Chamber be as mcritorious rs the
Appropriation bill. II was the general feeling
that the tax rate Of last year was too hgh.
From all over the State, especially from the
rural districts which give the Republican ma
ioriiics. comes the demand that not a dollar
be voted by tl.c Legislature of 1890 which Is
not a'soIoteIyscq"ired.