New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-19
ALL THE GOODIES" SIGNED.
THE GOVERNORS MEMORANDUM.
SEVERAL BILLS VEToED-MR. FLowEKs REAsoNs
FOR DIsAPPROvAL OF THEN.
INV TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIBUNE.l

Albany, MAY 1S.-GOvernor Flower was again "a'"
O., work to-day upon the bills left in his hands bs
the legislature Il get here night after breakiaS''
10 said to The Tribune correspondent In the Ex-
ecutive Chamber to-day. land keep at work all ua'
long upon the measures yet in nv hands All the
wood of this kind that have sawed up TO this "i'e
has been straight grained but now am oeGih''inS
TO find some with knots in it, and shall have 10 DC
more careful" Mr. Flower has the aDle assis'o"oo
,.rv day of Professor Charles A. Collin OF the COR
nall University Law school; Daniel Magone' Z" oe-
depsbmg Collector of the Port OF Newfork nnder
tho Cleveland Administration; and ex-senator Johh d..
,,pson of Kingston. These men arc members oi
tho Statutory Revision Commission. all the codes
prepared by which body the Governor signed 'n's
afternoon. 60, A.,
These measures embrace the Insurance Cooe' inc
pork,oc Code the Municipal Corporations Ccde' tne
C.norai legislative Code the Executive Code. the
raect,on Code the salt Code, the Indian Code ana tne
code in relation to public officers. Moreover hr
r1oxer signed amendatory acts Of great importance
relating 10 the General Corporation Code' Inc S'o'N
Corporation Code the Railroad Code the BUSINESS 'p
oaaons Code and the Penal Code The Governor
amended IN nere sting memorandum TO thc coaes anu
amendments TO codes relating TO corporations. IL Is
in part as follows; . ,oo,.,o,.
Thcs, seven bills complete the revision by the Leesa'-
ana ., the laws relating to corporations organized for profit
and arr bsse upon the rCDct of the COMMISSIONERS u
Statutory Revision This revision haueui'VS J." '"''.
innnr more uDciaA puiiNN va VIZ i~'N
Of the state toward legitimate business enterprises neoe
sa,lv carried OIL under corporate management AZ 'ho
same time the revision adds new and more e1ec'Ne ''
guards against corporate a uses. in the way oil trusts anu
similar combinations which have excited appfehensols
n, danger 10 public welfare. Section Of the Stock
Corporaton law which al plies ali corporations ofsanzea
for profit is as follows NO stock corpoi 9tloh >hi CUM
bine any other corporation or person Tor tne
monopolv o. the unlawful restraint OF trade or io 'o
prevention Of competition In necessary OF lte ANY
rho Of at common law W
restrain monopoisc combinations and to addee cohuee
therefore Illegal and void is set NJ ts' ON uus
enactment which proceeds further than the commoha"
rule has been auhortatlvcly declared in this state
Much Of the criticism directed against the revision mas
arisen from mssppehenon Of It's scope and failure on
he port critics to under>snd that IL l. hhuea W
form harmonious whole. There has been no attempt 10
elnbsdy the relating to any one class OF cor
poratons single chapter All the chapters " the
revision are n read IN connection with the S%tuor!
Construction law. Again. II has been the pocy OIL Ae
Legislature 10 include. far a. convenient IN the o
Code the Penal Code and tho Criminal Code reecuveiy
whatever provisions seemed TO form parts thereof
and Is for this reason that many sections defining pna
offences or providing for remedies in the eour' OF justice
have been detached from their former context ana VIII
now m found only in the erenGmeDts the three codes III
question.
In my animal message called attention 20 the fSt
that criticism had frequently made OF the recent cor
norats legislation the State in hat It's hafsnnes s
driving to New.Jcrscv corporations which uhder ie
ranuirementS
said 'Our Corporation laws should be stric' enough o
the protection OF the public but they should not tend 70
discourage investment OF money in worthy
and industries within borders" On the "hoe' s'
con yinced that these bills out to great eA'e' "
principes cited fiom message, ana are wise anu ~
.s,va,i-e and Will prove beneficial In their operS"on
The Governor signed this morning three bills rhe
chief one which was introduced in the Legislature oy
senator Parsons. Of Rochester has for us ann 'he
otat,on ~ corporations from double taxation rs mas
xxhe cOrDrratfOn1 uUiVeu
each OF which has already paid the state taS on
organization The Governor also signed bill anthor
izinc each the judges OF the supreme court IN inc
LIST Judicial District, and Of the Cou1 Oh 'o"'on
pleas and the superior Court OF Newn oTK, 10 appoint
II private secretary. He further signed bill making
IL a msdemeanor for mining corporations not TO take
certain precautions against accidents in their mhcs'
II was announced that owing TO conflicting state
nepts of fact In the briefs which had been submitted
upon the so-callcd sailors Snug IinIbor BILL the Gov
ernor in order TO obtain further information IN re-
gard TO the measure. had decided TO give public
hearing the matter on filuay' N r. "i'' III '"o
Executive Chamber
Tho Governor as was the case yesterday, vetoed
. large number OF bills. A bill giving the trustees
81 villages power to make contracts with electric hsht
companies received the following unfavorabe criticism
The prncal change effected by this proposed lesisle
,,on l. that which increases IL mills for every
dollar OF taxable property mills the aggregate sum
for which village trustees authorized 10 contract win
electric light companies for purposes OF Illumination "
Villages, This would extend very materially the power
q, trustees To tax Villages without the necessity Of SUD
mjt,ine proposed expenditures TO vote Of the people
Two nroposed amendments to the Mechanics Lien
law were vetoed Nj. Flower cannot see his way
clear TO giving railways and Telegraph companies
ndvnepes. in respect to a review OF assessments
against them which are not possessed by cuzens and
he thus comments on a bill OF this character;
To ettlc one remedy by certioa' to me assesoIs
,ofI alWays been htlO theI ne
must appear on review day and make application LOT
q reduction his assessment II ne claims IL 70 " VI"
eousl or erroneous for valuation This Is but !us
% the asse,soss and to the other taxpayers NO poou
reason exists why railroad and telegraph COMPANIES shou'
Be exempted from this salutaiy rule OF law.
The development OF the territory Of 'he county VI
Kings living between the city OF Brooklyn and IN"
Atlantic Ocean led to the introduction Of large num-
ber Of bills in the Legislature. providing for the open
Ing Of streets and the laying ont Of parkways ara
boue, ards. Most OF these bills met with the GOV
ernor's approval but to-day lie could not approve
and he thus spoke about IL In veto message
This bill, IL 1t became law, would abolish the once
Of Commissioner OF Highways In the town OF Ne"'
Utrecht in county Of Kings. and deNolNe MS pow.
ers and duties on the Board Of Improvement Of sara
town II the bin merely provided for the transfer oi con-
local authority 10 onothof II "ouiu p'oo'
ably Of the legislative power but 20
doubt would be thrown about me exercise oI "'
authority under IL IN IT, present FORM ard especially -
the yaLdy OF the bonds II provides for tnat ise'
constrained 10 withhold my approval. ~
Mr. Flower also could not approve an Assembly OH
giving the probate of will the same conclusive
effect. as TO real property devised In 1t as Is no"
allowed TO personal property beqpeathed
Mr. Flower deals at length with the important
question OF abohshng the fees OF the various county
clerks and sherirs. and substituting salaiies ms
question arose In his mind IN dealing with Il Dill
authorizing the Board Of Supervisors Of oneida County
10 fix the salaries and fees OF the officers Jf that
county Mr. Flowers sentiments upon the matter
Is expressed in his veto message are gwen below
There seems 10 be growing conviction that the Zee sys
TEN Of eomyensatne county cef%s and sherin' Tor th'F
services should b. oboed. and tie salary system subs
tetcd The bin first aforementioned proposes TO give tie
Board OF supcr,isors power aboh the Zee sysCm for all
comfy Officers OF oneida County and 10 A the salaries of
MI county officers OF ust county except The county
1adce Upon the face the bill IL would authorize the
supervisors 10 fix the ssay OF the Surrogate OF that county