The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-14
TIE CAPITOL ELL s1eNEp.
Gov. MN Critieises the Commission Fee.
ture and the Ihsnnlcient APPROPRIATION.

| Gov. Hill CritieiseH the Commission Fea-
ture aud the IhSunacient Appropriation.
ALBANY, May 13.-The Governor filed the
following memorandum with the Capitol APP
preparation bill. which he signed to-day:
THIS bill appropriates total sum OF $3.50 10 for work
OF The Lieutensnt Governor and the state hnsinesr
mi. sionsF Perry in the control OF the work.
cert tas it L sG nisafssS9 81 iii
large share OF the moneys 60 30 used IN max
building areAdy competed and 10 eaeetins necessary
Sg%inis.c9:5 EStsy sys5s sPyolStsS leaving cniy
hs oSmSsSb q he Capitol Thai sno oy sp
pesbe toward the construction q the western stair
upon the corridors adjoining that staircase on the frs
actually Spproprsed is Wholly nSdsaSsc IowSTd ac
complshtng very much toward tho substantial compile
The constrncton of a single staircase and only one
81 e6 sST@ ysS Of the %shods wbsh lave
pursued by the Legislature ever since 1854 The Capitol
sesGS Of The sSs The true and
that tho apitoI OF our stats should no longer remain
H. an unfinished eonii!lon 80 good SuSp.sspan would
managed the work upon the ,apii during many years;
win Gon@iss1ner Perry Is 10 be regretted aud That
PORTION q The D is REGARDED as Objectionable There
but any Ge:.:.sssion whSevSr 10 unnecessary. Ky
hat s.sm to Teeras m be-
fs Of the nSoS S aS
Ime sole ShsrGe OF one c9mpsient St.iteet and
%S.9oS Sy,oy Dix many y,sIs il q hi
lie was one Of the capitol COMMIT .Sonors N IA be-
icy, nevs hiatt has always proved mistake to depart
nor non partisan Commission in control o; such
head. ~ ''NS'N 'NN'' '"' '''P0''''''o
The LEGISLATION pertaining to the Capitol almost from
nnnders and ncklenets The original act for tie CON
Board OF three 10 be appointed by the
nSEy.rr0r ana confirmed by the Senate IN !. the
o. once ana oight new com missoners were named by
properly inserted in the general spproprstiOn G IN
o s Tho S sit ,omnssonsr, were iexissed out q
In the ~nnps' supply biM 2, that year In Is7Itho
S ISs Lssi.sSsfs sSssionsf
S eonssns Of lie IN The s HaatHr
The improPTe,y q sash sssaHon eOaid not hsyo been
canal pepartmeSt S%a' tof q tc
S"n.irns!ion OF the new Capitol These oxoco Com
OF Canal Auditor was aboIi,hed and new policy Vas
Gf hs SSss on oae OF @
E STSneS So ana Sq@et THIS was reform measure FOR
msIt Of Tho o.lsHre Of that year tnasr An1 ia pro-
% ~ Gops,ent and sxperienesd arehtsct builder
M ey me s% Ca nS & and
HHt very short the effort TO surround them with
Sfets Bosf a"S Sd N hSsTS
d The h' be int
the S FeGest rT% s snd the Speaker q
powers over the continuation OF tho GarioI In 1855
G6 sSsT a S The ocs
h9AFd of STommsqnsrs Of cnsrgstlo consist
PoTary PresdeH Of tho senae Witch 'h Sea ..m
and that the posy sdSpte nS Gs
LEGISLATURE OF isoa Of having one experienced builder
Legislature adhered to It's position and reTnseG to sn
e. amy Gh' n @ ne
!.n.tsv eS!eSsni"a Two on "s 10" "H IL.
OF he Lie.rnant"oyernor tho President pro empore
ssuh Inc SENATE and the speaker OF the AS:
of the Assembly and four members of the IeQtsatnre
TO be appointed by him. Those last two measures were
approved by me with great reluctance and only after
strongly protesting against the inproprey of their rro.
visions Subsequent events justified the grounds OF my
tho system adopted in Sa Last YEAR the Legislature
passed another bill substantially like The before mo
sisted of the Lieutenant Governor the President pro
temPore Of the senate and tho SPEAKER OF the
bly,. but refused to approve the meAAure upon tho
ground OF my repeatedly expressed opposition all
Commissions
Cannot understand why the Legislature should per.
sst IN foistinR the state wholly and
psees. Commission IL is neither good politics
cipIe and a continuation Of n bad policy.
COMMISSION is none the loss objectionable when It |
,s Of Gf Talk than Essn
upon the principe involved aud 10 the individual
members OF any Commission which may be selected
The facts which confront me these; Tho work
upon the Capitol should he progreaei the building ID
for The d.ipn Of the Goaps Of
imreratve!y demanded; the sanitary condition tho
refuse. to appropriate single dollar Tor such PURPOSES
unless II shall be expended under the supervision Of
yield my own conviction. heretofore expressod or
else inperi the safety of tho building tho health OF it's
Ing worknEmen out OF emp0ym"nt For these reasons |
have concluded to formally approve this asnre not
AUG AL that can be obtained At the present time.