The evening world., 1894-01-02

1 renew the recommendation contained In my
last annual message a. to The use 81 money IN
political agents and committees OF the
law requiring certified Of cam
paign receipts and expenditures. and such losis.
lation as will make proof OF bribery on the part
OF candidates or their political agents or ON
mittees %suficlent cause for forfeiture OF onice)
II ClvIL-sERvICE LAW.
An endeayor has been made to carry out the full
spirit and letter OF the Ciyil-SerNice law during
the yeOr, and with good results. As the law
stands stands. today = sowsySr I, .D %0Hld .S seS% no De ' he
made In violation Of Its provisions. To guard
against s1ch a failure. ! snssss, sme TTT
sion to certify 10 the state Comptroller all ap-
pointments made in pursuance Of law ,' prohibit
cons whose appointment lie not 50 certified to. and
49, give to all lawfully appointed persons oppor-
tunity TO compel the Civil-scrvicS commission ny
mandamus proceedings 10 certify their appoint mcnt
to tho Comptroller, in case OF failure or refusal
on the part OF the Commission to thus certify.
A CAR OF II INSANE.
when in 1890 the bill was passed establishing
sane. It's enactment came only after a thorough
discussion throughout the state and in 'he Lcets-
Now, 1t is safe to say, few citizens would wish
a return tn the old county system.
One Of the inevitable results Of the new system Of
state care was that hte Central State Roard. should
be endowed with reasonably broad powers OF super
vision and regulation. " II was inevitable
also that the creation NJ such n central board
with broad powers should lead to more or less
conflict between 1t and the local boards Of man
and whose orcIal life. in most eases. considerably
antedated that Of the state Commission. That
conflict vas quite marked and spirited imme-
but subsequently, subsidized after the courts had
upheld the powers assumed by the Commission.
months. and there seems to exist to-day anything
but a cordial feeling OF cooperation between the
o. hospital manaecrs. Tho Immediate sourrc Of
trouble seems to be In the matter Of expenditure
or state money. - F., The system as carried
pital shall submit to tho. State Commission In
Lnnacy monthly ttemizcd estimates prepared In
minute detail Of all The expenses Of The %inetitu-
tion. These estimates are revised by the Commits
sion az to quantities and prices and are then for
to the treasurer OF the hospital the amount Of Ihc
estimates as revised, less the amount Of funds
which the hospital has on hand. . . No sup
plies are authorized to be purchased by the state
Commission. nor are directions required to he
given as TO where supplies should be b~oupht-thesc
are matters left under the law entirely with tho
local managers or superintenhents. and Il proper
administration 81 the law would permit No utter
cept estimates which are In excess Of fair market
prices or supplies which are below fair standard
quality.
q ASYLUM ABrsEs rCCtR.
Tho local managers are men Of standing In their
communities, many Of them welt known through
out tho state, and the interests NJ Tho State may
as In those of a central commission at Albany.
But the trouble with the old system haa been that
the local MANAGERS have been inclined to leave re
stltItions, and nv reason ~ mis- nepIcc, yravo
ebnse md Scandals have occ,.rod "s" t"''
II was largely Tho recon, IiscIoar,o n, ox,ro,a.
CANT methods Of management that emphasized the
necessity Of a careful system Of state audit.
,orctbcr Win N. a.. ny GrnS,nR Inral .nanasers
tain where the causes for grievances lay md to
trntion ~ ,be i,, !" 80 "a, as me "umlhls-
encrs have %disproven mary published allegations.
fNm ia fnllp fp1prgiNn1 IL prlII tH-,a ..tl -
to tn" peopIe Al me same ,ire ,hc rsI "
OF the lr",I boards ~ ro op", n,i, !" ss,'"mr'
hi n,rnosn In .hs w m'onh'rh MI s'rNe y utc-
on the nar, of the sttstss CaE nj Ji, saior ''h''"c'ea
there ' abnn,n N farrnons on 20 noh," a state charity
public officers. Neither nor snrai nor n,ii,iic,I ""r1nnS
siderations should And any place in the discbarse
Of this r0frtnl ohiipation 10. tb,s raano, ,
should not only establish srH,ien, s,roa,or,s
around tho administration of Tho ,"w. hT, rprour >
age harmonious enforcement NJ lie ,rovt,inny ~,
administrative oHH""rs.
NEW YORK y THE WORLD'S FAIR.
The representation NJ the state al IN. N.o,,d,,
Fair Nau behttins lts dignity ana SUPREMACY. Tbs
and as a whole surpataed In variety and cXrcli-
enc" those Of ary other State.
1t Ia s%ratifyhns. to announce upon the authority
balance VIII remain to tho credit ~ both Roads
after all bills outstanding are maid, inasn,,"h
as the state exhibits at The Fair mr." vriI With
preserving. suggest thar mia me rcnde, Val" h,r'
ance. or so much of It as may he necessary NO
appropriated Tor ettInv IN dhr now ,,"ar' y.
unfnlrhel rooms in the ion a, the Car,,oi s s",
museum for these EXHIBITS There theEa can b 10
preserved and seer by tbo,is,pis ~ yi.Itn.r, ~ ~
Capitol who did not have he onnortnni,r , NJ
Ing them In Chicago. "
INrEpv,TInrN rypos,r,.,
Nv o,,o,,,,n 49, ,a '"'
California Midwintcr InternaticnaI h, roo,i,iinmu,
which liz to he held in san FRANCISCO from Ian
to June 20 Of the prr,en, wear and have hoer
requested to name A dav during tho nynosition
season which NAV bn sct onnrt In ho ,r t.hr,,sd
az the special day Of New York state I b,ra
declined TO assume this rcsponsIbiii,v mill II ycs
Determined whether the JegtsIaturc would ri"o
ter Is respectfully referred to YOUR consideration
Ny attention has also been oniciaII @, On Iad ~
tho Antwerp international EynosItIon ;shicb 10
to bc held at Antwerp between MAY and Novem-
bor this year. am Informed thai Tho Tnitea
States are TO have q s,parate oxhihitIon rniIJ,nc
in which spaces will be reserved for indIyidmai
State exhibits. The question is respectfully srh.
nltsi whether such renrnsentntinn IN habolf n,
this state she'll he authorized. ~
,c~RIC,r rrpA I>,TDp,sre
""h ~NiEhESiS.
Pursuant to the suggestion contained In nv an
n'lai message OF the Legislature last year cstah-
lsh|l a state Department OF Agriculture. The
WISDOM Of that action has already been vindi-ated
nv the success which met the Department. Efforts
IN connection WITH the dairy exhibits Of New
! ork ~ ths worlds Fair In Chicago. . In
l'G' at the Centennial Exposition. Canada won
tho, awards OF excellence for her dairy products.
rnd ever sine" Canadian farmers have benefited
by That advertisement and advantage AT the az