The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-03

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and the question Ia presented whether tbs
| present banking law cannot be sttcugihened
methods and more rigid inspection by the
Two suggestions in this direction ,re rar,,c.
/ ulatly submitted TO your attention. ono is iba1
| NJ officer or employee Of any hank or other in,
sttuton subject to the banking laws should
| any Of its funds. without fret making arfI,,t..
| tion to the BOARD Of Directors and obtain.n,
The other suggestion is HAT banks sho'1iIliitE.
| obliged to set aside certain rroportion say
surplus account until such surplus equals -
per cent OF the capital stock In lehaIf u III,
fsnt instead Of f"G mSTy ii tn:
| surnlus. declare and pay out their entire net
profits as dividends thus leaving Tie hank
| pairing ita capital
There may be other legislation upon this
| terests, and your attention is respectfully
called to the matter
rrsH PROPAGATION.
| The Legislature Of 1898 passed bills ptovid.
Sullivan county and the other In stcubena
i refused to give my assent TO 70 Ines;
the Spou Ns sSs decision 81 the %'dT nSs
erly located for tho propagation OF fish hi,
| condition was inserted In the measures and
Kinds 81 Gsn' chiefly trout could he S0' sas,
these iocsii!es. and bsvo tssSS;SSfdasiy, mag.
my opinion. Tor t6s state 70 establish any
iisR and public money should rather GcI used
perch. and white ish. fro N the bountiiu sup.
ply Of which greater benefit VIII accrue to the
message. merely to conserve sportsmen's in-
terests would not Justify large appropriations
| OF fish cultivation from the public Treasury.
Thin Of pupOftunitV wittpr
than is prescribed BY Eoo any rs such - nisrroy
producing an unlimited supply Of fish food,
thus cheapenlng in large degree the cost ot
ployment and adding 90 the states wealth.
Every stream might be made to yield largelyto
runs. and every lake might give 10 cans OF live.
lihood to more men and furnish cheap palata:
R hsk 800 ontS viz Ifm WSh BIKE snd AXE
catches. would build vi, an important Industry
m en- aud TO the public"
In the direction, OF applying this policy It is
Gsh raised in the State hatcheries during the
last year the larger IroPortion was Of what
amount Of Try Matched and distributed in tho
waters Of the state was nfty p per cent IN ex-
OIL the Sena ees SSn ThsS
were planted in Lake Ontario: This lake was
Esd oF si S until 6s
Side was comparat!veiy INSIGNIFICANT As, a
Ing Of the lake ~ the Com m fasteners Of
Fisheries during the last Ave years. the Asher
ii me- the season recently Closed. The Comm!s.
sioners should he permitted this year 70 make
until the. lake is Thoroughly stocked. "
would suggest the passing OF an act pro,
ss state nnSer
vision. The mesh of these nets should le
large enough to permit the escape o. small
should not be used at oil during the
spawning season. Their use should not lie
where there are none but game fishes: In this
way food fish could be taken where, desirabs
Commssion sn are now Stocking tho waters Of
the state with many varieties OF fish that can
not readily lie taken by hook and line some
provision should lie made for their CAPTURE.
while at the same time protecting game fishes.
cnteb1R INV Of and Suckers by any other
means than angling proved a great hardshl D,
and ms result nearly every county in tho
vision The system OF registration and allow
Ing the use Of nets under these Safeguards
tory both to the anglers and TO the farmer.
to whom the common varieties q ilsh prove
fare. small lee should he charged for regis.
tering. and for the permit to use. in order to
tration would give the Commissioners accu-
rate knowledge OF the location OF every net IN
S S was tss rrea, s
prevent improper use and at the zane time
allow the needed EIDE facilities for the CAPTURE OF
cessfully In Canada
NATIONAL GUARD AND NAVAL MILITIA.
The necessity Of a military force is recog-
nized by the laws Of the state. Its value de-
Standard OF discipline and Instruction has been
prescribed and for the most part maintained.
vance this standard. It may be said that both
these establishments are In an eminently sat-
isisStOry eCPition and Worthy Wort Of The f9sts
Eristions the National Guard win soon 6s
thoroughly equipped Tor any service 1t may 10
called upon to perform.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
I rciterate previous recon m en- dations rela-
tive TO the government OF cities. Under our
srs BY isssiat W eSsrter the MeessfaTs
must always determine both the extent OF
those powers and their nature Any Shsnssin
ment or by special statute-but II must come
through the Legislature. Some charters con-
others. but an spring from the same source.
aud any changes. good or bad. must como
great responsibility upon the Legislature. II
6riGGs 0, up ne question o. home rule and and
Tho distinction however. is not always
fTag SHs t the G Saeson 3" R
rule and that involving the question OF leGis-
lutive proprietY. IL IL an invasion OF the prln-
ciple OF homei rule aud, tho spirit OF the con-
stiiution when the Legislature assumes 10
depriye municipalities OF the right to choose
either by election or by appointment at tho
hands OF some elective officer or officers Their
own local officers for the ad ADMINISTRATION Of
local affairs. This Is seldom justinable ~
pot. however. u violation OF tho principle OF
home rule when the Legislature transfers.
by charter amendment or otherwise, eer-
tain powers or duties from one local officer
10 another or from one set OF local OIL
GERS 10 another; this Is a question OF rropr!o-
~. not Of home rule. The change may or may
not q wise. but it H. within the complete
province OF the Legislature and violates no
principle OF home rule, for IL takes away Ia
measure Of local authority
hess tllustrat lons serve to indicate n dis
tinctOn which should always he drawn n
considering municipal legislation. II il COM
trary o sound principles OF legislation II f..-
mlnlsh tho towers Of municipalities or To- q 1t
on them b. legislation local officers in wuu-s
selection they have no voice. direct n
indirect; and against such legi,,a' ol
most good citizens are generally Uu.,
ed Many charter amendments. however. sod
much local legislation consist in extending