New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-29
TWO IDEALS OF ECONOMY.
GOVERNOR FLOWER HAS ONE FOR THE
LEGISLATURE, ANOTHER FOR HIMSELF.
HE REPROACHEs TIE REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS
FOR THE EXTRAvAGANCE OF THEIR APPRO-
PRIATIONs. WHILE HIS OWN DEPART
MENT ENJOYS AN INCREASE
OF 200 YEARLY.
fsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBJyy.l


Albany, May 2S.-Roswell 7. Flower while liV-
ing in a glass house of large dimensions has
dared to throw stones at the Republican State
officers. In his speech in NewYork before the
Democratic Club on Saturday night he called at
tention TO the fact that four of these officers had
received increased appropriations this year
Every dollar thus obtained by the Repuolcan
State officers is to be expended in behalf OF the
taxpayers Of the State but this circumstance
was concealed by the Governor
While thus meanly assailIng his fellow workers
in the State vineyard he says nothing OF MS own
grab of an Increased appropriation for the EXecu-
tive Department He had a bill passed requiring
every new notary public TO pay 20 cents to the
Governors office for some new officials to be
known as notary clerks" There are S,OOO new
notarles commissioned each year. and therefore
the Governor will obtain $4,000 yearly by the tax
thus imposed. There is no apparent necessity
for thus increasing the cost OF supporting the
Executive Department and Governor Flower
was clearly ashamed to have the $4,000 appropri-
aied directly by the Legislature, ana therefore
he invented this fee system.
The new law provides that the county clerk
of every county shall semi-annually ION the last
dovs If Juno and December in each year pay
over to the Governor. out Of the amount OF fees
en- maid To such county clerk by notarIes public
as a condition Of filing their oaths OF office DUR
ing the six months then next preceding. 10 cents
for each such notary public 50 fling his oath or
Office"
This act OF extravaganza Increases the total
amount Of the appropriations for the Governor
office 10 S39 900 In his speech the Governor
called attention to the fact that siol25 had been
granted 10 the Secretary Of State this year IN
stead OF $4,000 making an increase OF so'l-o'
Governor Flower did not explain that th's III
crease was made with his consent anu IN lie
interest Of the public. The corporation recOrus
I'm the Office referred % were Tn arrears ana Zap
tain Palmer SAYS he obtained the Governor
sanction TO have an Appropriation ihaue -. .,, eno
employment II the clerks required to bring the'l
Governor Fiowcr also complains that the Re-
publican Controller. James y. Roberts, alsp "p-
iaincd a larger total appropriation. lie IS as
d!singcnuous I'm the second case as IN tne urSt;
Part II the Increase is-an appropriation ot >',V'o
I'm view ~ the duty imposed upon the ControlIer
II supervising the expenditures OF ue "'''''
charitable institutions o. the state -.
Other appropriations are leGac.es from l,ell'o-
cratl, administration Thus there "a dehciemcy
~ e. 800 In the furniture account, ContTolieI
Campbell. Democrat. having exhausted H. On m
frolltr Campbell also had trenched upon ms
$4,000 land fund appropr!ation ana Comr9''et t3 -
pob.rta had 10 apply for n deficiency luhu u
:; ooo Mr. campbe'i had exhausted the station
.rv fu-d and this had 20 be made good 20 the
extent of $1,000 by the Republican Lesisla'uIe'
haustrl a fund II s. 800 for payment OF the coii-
mon carriers. li,,nscrs and clerks. ana ContIoer
noh.~ts was compelled 10 have TINS denclenCy
made M There was also an approprIauon ".
g. zoo made necessary by the passage OF me Jaw
,nrreaeinr tho taxation ~ the racing assoCId- as
lions and making & imperative 70 collect @y @lyV'-
400 v.arlv from the associations. There was aIsO
an 3rnrlprIaiion of $500 TO pay for the removal
~ the Controllers Offices from the State iouss %
?, tho C,ritol Governor Flower VIII ADMIT nm nm
M man I'M Albany has had 80 murh 10 90 WIZ @
The removal of the Controllers Once ron one
h"uii,r - another az hc himself. Thus the IN
l-,.~ sod aruroprlai'0n for the CohtTolier - ~
counted for ANA voters VIII see thal u lHlhc y, a.
,,,-,ion q them were due % IN" "Nua'aS""0'
!, ga. ,-o,lous Democratic Controil'T.
IT,. Reuuhlican Attorney-'icneral IS h,Vusi t
, h~ ling had his appropriation Increased IRON,
,il so and $4,000 Mr. Hancock does hot !! ooo
rnity He Is only aware II an increase 'i N%i.Voo; %
.n1 ,bot amount was asked for 70 pay V'ui'S : ,
@..s ~ he Democrats who up 10 January "e''
,.se.ssi N of the Attorney-GcneraI oh'', ';,,,..,
Governor Flower has obtained an adruo"f'
appropriation Of 5000 for the hXecuIve
,1.rt oroareutly without any public nec'Ss'.s t
fnr ~. whereas the Republican state officers n@Ve "
in every instance obtained the puD"e '''o''e' ''
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