New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-30
FFAIRS IN NEW-JERSEY.
THE EXECUTIVE POWER OF GOVERNOR
ABBETT.
A BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR NEwARK-THe
DIRECT TAX-THE STATE AND THE


Trenton " j. March 20.-The Governor has 3
coupe Of hundred bills on hand to consider and dis
nose Of as he chooses The Constitution permits him
to approve. file without approval or 10 veto any ono
or all 81 these and fixes limit OF time. \ law exists
directing the Governor 10 dispose OF all measures left in
nj, hands after final adjournment within thirty days,
Int il /, clear inrin cement OF the Executive prcross
five and il has been obeyed only because il Is
venient for the public to know that measure has
been finally disposed Of within dciaite period lC
nm open that Governor Albeit encourages do
Law in legislation that will place him in full control OF
rs many bills possible after the close OF the session.
The veto power in New-Jerscy Is limited one when
the legislature il in session for the vote which
passes bill will override the Governors objection yet
the veto i, seldom used. Governor Albeit did not
am bill during the last session. II lie did not like
measure he sent word that effect 10 it, ntroducer
and The Lil recalled b. the House in which 1t
originated or course, with Republican majority in
both houses the Governor would have used his veto
As protest against legislation Of partisan character
that was against his political interest; but even in
such the veto is weapon used with great caution
in Ncw-Jcrsey. But WHEN the Legislature has ad-
jUIrned the Governor i law unto himself IL he
does not like Til he simply sends il 10 the state
Library and seldom files any memorandum defining his
objection. The work of examining the bills before him
viii take all OF his spare time until the expiration Of
the limit but it IS lcisurely process compared with
the hurried consideration given TO measures while the
legislature is still in session.
The volume Of laws This wear NAV be loosely est
,,,o, -. 90 cb,n,ers ,ubouph tho session was
short. the number OF bills rushed through large
anu d. i"ii9 vi '''o"' az '""7 "O ,- f'o 80
will be a heavy one The laws issued the public
in three ways. They are printed In bound volumes
in pamphlet form and in the newspapers. and the total
cost of getting them before the public runs high as
-O.COO or $4,000 which /, far from economical
-. -. -. ~. ... Ill, ,.,, :, :, aid
'lde''ne III" qanN l"c ""''rI'"r wiz "o' T" - - -'
az ffo
md mo-, of them submitted 10 him bcfor, they were
.,,,,.,,,., L., 800, , -, ,i ,,.- III. ,,-,..r he Ger.
Nt'iu'r bN lf'l ' 'l tit d''''s u' P'"'i "V S@Si-
ci,ed ,ycr TIE lat hmeutnl Loci,latup
on SATURDAY, tcvsfror t.ir.'t artrovei the act
o.,,hU it,.. . I'm, - p,,,,. VIZ. Cor N,werk II
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j. W. rinc mca,uir. lc, ,uad primarily - givc the
u, ,,, r,t. absolute control o. ,, tit patronage The
o.. ~ 80 Motor .,,,,ir , 90, .-,.i. -,scr>. Iian,
'''~ Wy ''' "'''' '"P'N' ~ 80 .' '' 49,
Iah', t.iding>. street ear, '.tne'rinE aud n>''s'-
II. ITS. T. committed 10 tn ..,ar wa.a will have II
,,... ,,,, ., non. 81, ,rv ,,.,t Then. mr.. %,
I'm -, 49,. a., ~,
lc I'VE t'ar'. '-'', 90 To- >'Ie'l'' ~ ti' IA -
and they viii all 10 Democrats, Newark In, hereto
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lut the Aldermen cease with the oleritan oil TINS act
,,,,v ,,, -. .,. i,li.iiu,I and 4. l. hand Ia >ov
- ~ -, 80 ~. - ,a ,,, a., ,, -.
Just whom he Womb appoint Il ~ III" MS own way
but the political bosses have taken charge of TINS
,,,tt,r and will name tie men, The effect Of the new
, -, ,,',h ,,..,, ,p>ictv The cif. has boon
ii" - N'1"' " 80. 80 49, ~ ,fa,'i,,,. - -, ooo
prosperous ana excepting Tor TIE i'DnS Oh T"'oO"'
900 incurred for the new water supply. its finances
have been III ic"aiAAOS eoou 'o"''''0H' '"' ue''
beng small ana tue taA lt'e io"'
The state Treasurer, Mr. Gray, started for Wash
'"e - I'D ., ,h, st,,o n, >o, rorsor
aHi9t'n ~ Vt 'S no., y" the state New Jersey is ia
a'ons WI uv and Ms mn sum viii come i'm
na,,d, ar tbe Stat. anitoI nr)prations have been
4 i'm fl. .N.ll-