The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-17
cor. FLOgER's VEToEs.
These Two Are OF Particular I.teress ts
tie Psopi. OF This Te~s.

Thess Two Are OF Particular Isterest te
tie People OF Tails Te~s.
ALBANY. April le-Gov Flower has vetoed
Asssmbiyman shefield's hill. authorizing the
thereon 81 buildings for the use OF the College
OF the City OF New York. In his veto the Gov
ernor says:
This bill 10 the most fasrant violation of the prin
eips OF home rule that hs. passed the legislature in
many ysara Ellis have occasionally been passed
which restricted The powers Of Municipalities which
fsisted them oHiesrs OF their own choosing
which i'm properly interfsrsd With local authorities
the discharge Of thor ofieisi DIMES; bat of all bills
directed against loo self government smoodl
tyrannicaI exercise OF legislative power none 10
yoIaiive OF ordinary principles OF justice toward
Municipalities none is so direct and uncsilstfor an
invasion OF home rule. as that which arbitrarily IN
riets upon . municipality . burden Of TAXATION for
loo al purposes against the viii VI the municipality
expressed through tas people. or through the oesr.
Who sndows ed by he sopIs with the authority to
imp taxation upon them
TnAt 10 what this bill dOea II 10 arbitrary
OF legislative power to compel the taxinE Author
ties OF New York city TO add at least sil15UoO the
burden OF taxation she people. irrespective OF
whs.Asr the people thar representatives oteers
that mandatory character ouzhI become lav
long the principle OF self government IL fzadA-
mental feature Of our poht cal system
IL does relieve the iaiqgity of this mandatory
pushed In aid Of worthy institution laudAols or
that 10 supported By many prominent citizens OF
New York. IncIudinx many Who have been eCnspicu-
in the anponship OF nome rule for other cities
cannot believe these persons thoroughly undsrstood
the bins mandatory character. But 1t would be dis
to the LsEsiAtu-s tn assume that its
mo n .n. psog,n :, o M s.a
OF Tue Dill being recalled AZ my SUGGESTION to have ts
in. sE.In ~iLssa, eh.n.s. m. i..l.t.ne. so"a
I've Lsr.Atul.. dsniaes OF the home rule II,ory all
m T.snrItas lac iii -itLou, my approval do no,
-i,n 70 s sSnsd.s.a .s Speo,s any proper snSri 70
ci,y Of Sew EorE ms Is,tituIsa nis an in pSrtsas
pace in the sduca,ioaaI system Of TIE city and
p-o Sp. msin,.nanss and d.v.spusst: Sas 40
.s en- .su IL:
o. III. OH IN Z. pLs.sn! n.aaas.ry form IL %: Legs.
p.SDi. o. S.. Ysrr over lniinsa dollar. for toe.,
- &c" U s,S ISss
mp shoaid sIS... = IscSrrsns. u '"ranpisai
abuse. OF tue s.sG Rsgs. iT sna 20 1so.. {: Sh.h
present system Of local SET srnInsnL such sxs
d.ys Of .sif requesting ~ IN, cipsIIrsI
N. acton q 10. Leg. .taIs IN mailing thi. h,lI
q. ;.eE mat nj. .hh,ax 20 sGn?.i TIE si,y Of New
the Lszi.I.luI. rs tna. far Istu..d %
.iy; S asr ,s ~. s,aa 81 % p SIs oss
comnoa school ions Tor III. thous.nds Of
sS$a .s:.: ::.'iaf s.P.;s, il s:%y q: -!
;S. 4. no s.. Psp..s.a,ibs Shas
10 compel Ihsm q spend = mlIioa dollars against
fhsIr Judgment Of What best for the city interest
~. hr.. s...s.isi ,nss 10 puee :aas.!.a . .saa.
OF frss htEtsr education NAV prorsry b. taken up
But The has reversed this sanitary
reversal ho more OonoxIous by uAkrsRt
SQUADS Withholding OF IL IN tue other.
Gov Flower has also vetoed Senator CantoF's
bill providing for nautical school for the state
OF New York. and 70 merge therein the present
nautical school maintained by tho Board OF
Education OF the city Of New York. In his
veto the Governor says;
THIS bill creates Anoihsr stats Board AID fastsns
upsa the stats adItI"EAI annual sndIgurs o.
dsnnlis amount A. pontsd cut IN NsiDIRz similar
til last year. mere no good IsAsan Why toe StAs
should IndsrIzks the ssiAbiishIUsh. OF nautical
school Ths snm Of 5000 APproPri4 81
Iia eITyns sms SS' 'R PS.S s:,.u I
: own bY the tact that the annual Of the
present school IN the city 81 New York which
lntsuded 10 Turn over 20 the state - IA sxcsss
% ths .n,eaH Aai o. sss further IaSt .tA ns a4so
M Ansat annual appropriation OF 3ti,OO you'd be
nscsssATy the pr0p-T mAin snAnes OF the seuOoL
ThsiT estimate hEsy to have bssn too sAtFAEa
sSnT. ne snae;In.nt Of thLs e,lL th:Islors, you'd
rOnttn 4pus drain On the STATE treasury Tor
Ihs b,ts turner Objectionable IN that feature uhIrh
aksa the school dsps nd upon political
ianasRee for under us pros AioAs no puPu 10 sEiois
TOR OF AsssmbymAa THIS would introduce At once
into ths worst feature al Ails ratsd tue
1pOIs sSsisn.' IL ~Oud seem a. II here vas DATt.c
ulariv EosI Opportunity Tor the application "a she
euEht by All means be 81 competitive examination
Ihsn ia pTiEsEes wouh be open TO al tho Sers
sorthy 20 eater ard ~Oah not b confined 10 the pS
LtIesl or personal fGN Oritss OF IsSslAtorN