The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-09
VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR.

VLAOID LII lllL uO LllNOlls
TIE COROEs ELECTION INSPECTORS
BILE RETURNED TO THE AssEMRLE
It II One OF the Bills Held Up In che Senate
ana which Caused the Denscratic
split-As Effort 10 Have the hin Passed
Over the Veto Defeated by a. Adjourn.
Eent- The Freedom OF Worskip Bill
Again Reported in the Assembly,
ALBANY. April Bone topic overshadowed
the Legislative session Of to-day. It was the
veto OF Assemblyman Germans bill to change
the mode OF appointment Of Election In
spectors ia the city Of Cohoes. The inspectors
are now elected by the people. Mr.. Germans
bill proposed to have them appointed by the
Police Board. This Police Board is friendly
to Mr.. German. who is q Democratic candi-
date for Mayor OF Coboes at the election to
occur on Tuesday next. Hence his deep and
abiding interest in it.
1t was fully half an hour before the time for
adjournment when tho veto message came in.
Knowing full we'll It's import and the probable
effect 1t would have in breaking up the session
and producing an uproar. Speaker Bush laid
the message aside and continued to receive
committee reports and hand down Senate m es-
sages. to take up the time until the hour of
adjournment ~ NJ should arrive At Just
IL :57 no passed tho veto message down for
Assistant Clerk Ellis to read. It disposed Of
the bill in this fashion:
EXECUTIVE CnAxBrA ALsASY Aprila 1899.
| To the Assembly.
Assembly bill No. 382. entitled IAN act relative to
the appointment of inspectors and poll clerks OF cleo
ton in the city of cohoes" herewith returned with
out approval
The facts before the Executive in hs consideration
OF this bill are simple and his duty is plain.
The facts are theses On Tuesday next will the
charter election OF the city OF Cohoes There three
candidates for the ONCE Of Mayor. two OF whom
Democrats and ono n Republican. The bill before me.
which is urged only BY the friends OF of tho
ddaes legisates out OF ONCE tho present inspectors
of election. who have held that postion since July
1891 and provides for set who shall be appointed
immediately by tho Board of Police COMMISSIONER
and shall hold office until Sept. next, or practically
for this election only Thereafter the inspectors
be appointed BY tho Police Commissioners instead of
being elected by the people, Us now provided by the
city charter.
The question Of preference methods Of choosing In
spectors OF election. whether by popular by
pontn,ent. IS comparatively minor one At this juno
ture: the important and pressing question being
whether the law.nsking power will egslate
inspectors out Of Office and another set into office upon
the OF election and concedediy with the result
of influencing tho election.
Tue Executive uOcs not leel tnAt NO can with pro-
prtety be party to any such legislation. Whatever
merits the proposed change OF law may have
sracs features 1t is an unjustaabe interference three
or four days before a local election.
Tho inspectors Of Cohoes served At the general cleo
ton Of syl and so far know their discharge of
duty gave general satisfaction. They have already
completed the registry OF voters preparatory TO tho
charter election. They are presumably familiar with
their duties and ought be better qualified than newly
appointed officers to discharge these duties satstac.
farflv lavr
tion and makes ample provision for watchers to SEQ
that inspectors do not abuse their Official and
privileged There 10 already every proper lega! safe
guard for an hcncs. co1nt.
But besides working injustice BY its ilLtimed pro.
Visions the bill, violates the principle Of home rule 1t
opposed By the Mayor OF Cohoss and by the Common
Council Is opposed by large portion of the ci,i.
1t not subject OF controversy merely between
factions of tho Democratic party in Cohoes for il is
opposed unjust by the Chairman Of tho Republican
City Committee and by the member OF tho Republican
State Committee for that district both OF whom unite
In letter to me asserting that In their opinion
publican in Cohoes fsvors the BILL"
Under such circumstances every fair minded man
must concede that this proposed legislative intcrfe
snce with municipal politics in Cohoes both unbs
coming and unjust The people Of that loo atty should
De allowed to elect their officers and settle their fac
tional troubles IN their and without direction
threat. through the medium the from
citizens either OF Albany Of Troy The pie
state expect greater things OF the aking power
than to eopardize needed legislation by allowing itself
to be used for wcrher purpose than stirring up
OF strife between political leaders
Roswell p FLOWER.
The usually noisy Assemblymen kept very
quiet during the reading and were evidently
expecting I'm explosion. Assem- blyman Cor
man had taken n sent In tho centre aisla d.
rectly behind the seat Of the majority leader.
Geo ii. Bush. At the conclusion OF the read
Ing Speaker Bush waited several seconds for
III, this ,i bIl and the accompanying message on
e move, Mr.. Speaker" INTERRUPTED Mr. Cor
man. " to disagree with the message and to
PASS that bill rn notwth1St"ndirg the oyernors
the place OF its ppication. word for word the
snm ;s as tho lay f9r Trey and Albany: The
pose 0 Now this bit s one sa be siSR
six il I in tho "s Ges nd
Hdo4 af 9 6spsns is T VIZ
reason Why tie iii shead be- Vetoed ee and nd
eo. 1 Bashor SPEAKER move to lay
ths motion on the tHbe. tho hour fixed for
speaE"r Bush quickly put a' the s Question. and
It was carried by volume. of-sound vote. Wills
tho Bald Eagle" was making sportive ut |
The Assembly chamber was quickly cleared, |
tho members dispensing in small groups to |
talk over the probable effect OF this veto on |
the course Of legislation for the next two
weeks
Tho Governors message was considered q
document Of strength by most OF the members,
effect q the bill. or tho opposition 10 tho Bill.
1t would DO ,subversva OF good govern
ment to gust Board OF Inspectors three days
Advance the cause Of a Mayoralty candidate.
The only significant Ionark made by As
They haven't passed tho CONGRESSIONAL Al.
portionmcnt bill through this House yet"
friends asserted that twelve Assemblymen
had voluntarily como and offered to stand by
him the rest of the session and vote as no did
on NIL party measures. 1t WAS not stated
whether MI were Democrats or not. German
himself docs not claim to have moro than two
or three. These. however. would DO enough
to turn tho scale in u light House on a close
vote.
Tho earlier part OF the session Of tho Assem-.