New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-14
THE CAPITOL APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR HILI.-HE THINKS THE
WORK SHOULD BE PUSHED AND OBJECTS
TO MAXIXG A CAPlTOL COMMIssI0N

To HAVING CAPITOL COMMISSION
Albany, May I3-Thc Governor to-day signed the
Capitol Appropriation bill. fling with It memo
randum, IN part a. follows:
This bill appropra,es total sum Of s3G5,i25 for
work upon the capitol, and creates a Commission, con
ssting Of The Lieutenant Governor and the state En-
enerr and surveyor, who are associated with Capitol
Commissioner P'rry In the control Of the work
There Is no objection TO the amount appropriated,
except that 1t Is insuiocit. Ey tho terms Of tlio
used In making Indispensable rcpalrs. liz furnishing
parts Of the building already completed, and IN eneC,
Ing necessary alteration, IN portions constructed year,
ago, before Commissioner Perry wa, appointed :;
leaving only "A balance Of Sl7jl7j towards the
legitimate progress Of the completion Of the Capitol.
That amount Is only applicable toward the cnustrpc-
ton Of the western staircase. from the second 10 iIio
that staircase the first second noprS. II will
be seen that the amount actually appropriated Is
whoIS haocln",e HTad a,conplshinE Vcry , ni'''
The construction Of single staircase. ana only one
.ornanee. and it i, carac,eTi,,ic Of the mcod,
which have been pursued by the Legislature ever since
1884. The Cait,l should be completed AT the earliest
POSSIBLE time.
The selection again Of Commission to be aseocat d
with Commissioners Perry j, Ia be regretted. and that
portion Of the bill is regarded Objectionable 20 tho
personnel Of The commission but any commits lon what
have been frequently expressed that it need
less 10 rciicratc them. belvc in The reform policy
inaucurated by the Legislature Of 1888. Of having
# one competent architect and builder. This was
H. cour,c rgcol9mrnded ey Gove a
ncwed by Attorney General Russell when he was
one Of the Capi'" commissioners, In 1888. bc.
lcve that IL has ALWAYS proved a mistake 81 depart
fron that policy There should neither be a partisan
nor non partisan commission In control of such
work but il should be placed under one responsible
head The legislation pertaining 81 the Capitol I'll
most from ~ very inception. furnishes % history
81 repeated bmnGcr' and hcklcncss.
The Governor then traces the various changes In the
official management Of the new Capitol. from the
massage Of the original act for the construction Of the
iui,cng in 1858. and says, in conclusion:
The facts which confront me are these: The work
upon the capitol slonl1 be progressed the building
is I'm a wrctchcd state Of repair. additional accomno-
d,tous for the second Division Of the Court OF Ap
,caIs arc impcratlvcly demanded the sanitary con
hilton Of the Capitol ought to De- improved and. a.
The LEGISLATURE refuses to appropriate single dollar
for such purposes unless II shall he expended under
INC suprrvsion Of a commission Of It's selection,
1, follnws that ] must yield my own conviction, q,
heretofore expressed, else mpcr the safety Of tho
iuding the health Of It's occupants and be the means
Of keeping many deserving workingmen out of en-
ploymcnt
Tho Governor has signed Chapter 3l3, amending
generally the charter Of White Plains.