New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-27

chial School bill be found. There are WENT
eight laws intended 70 benefit te ~,
the patriotic lawn lkers. The hrst j. by Se"tto'
Ketcham, and IT provides that II s9All hGc "a
to Introduce have performed IN any Puhic scnoo'
receiving It's PROPORTION OF tne PuDc fon whats
ever except reading Of ne BiPle ana NJ 1p,
enacted law taking from the school fund :l2Vp 20
which IL was entitled under the COnstteilCh Iroii
the SAT- ripar.an leases Mr.. Stccters bill re-
pealed this law and returns the money 10 the
school fund and Mr. Murphy's bill transfers az:
t the school fund. 4 bill by Mr. Walters whom
Duke Thompson denounced as a member OF the
textbooks for ali public schools by another biil IN
all public schools on the tr.day PreceuIHsr w an
giving Day patriotic services are to be held con-
sistng of patriotic songs and Rotations. by an
wave from all public schoolhouses at the eXpens-
of the State Mr. Batess law gives schSor trustee
and closing the polls on the election Of schoO
trustees. Colonel Ocott is the author Of the bin
taker, ami placing this work where Il properly pc
9ngedn the state Board Of Edg cSi5s since ms
creation. II was created for political purposes
Democratic worker, and he had the appointment or
so census-takers all Of whom were ward heelers
viii do this work as it was formerly done Herr
after, by the provisions Of the law INTRODUCES oy
Strictly non-partisan and viii consist Of two mem
bers from each Congressional distr.ct VINO snail
Senator Increases the public school appropriations
from 800 900 10000 This bill Of course, did n0r
meet with the approval of Governor Werts. ana
was vetoed but II promptly repassed over the
veto. The other laws increase the school FUND
control empower such boards to build schoohouses
regulate the issuance OF bonds for the payment OF
teachers. and make proper provisions for the ex-
public schools to-day A better and more solid
foundation financially than ever before in the his
tory OF the State.
OTHER REFORMS.
After the racerack gamblers had secured laws
giving them the right 70 swinde the public. they
ground that there still remained grand jures who in
sisted upon upholdlng what little law there was
left and they were frequently brought up and
fined So they decided that in some way they
must control the grand jurles The people frequently
insisted upon elec;ing Republican Sheriff. and that
Sheriff persisted In drawing honest juries, so II
would not do 10 trust the sheriffs or the people.
McI.0ughin and Duke" Thompson way out
OF the trouble a bill prepared, giving prose.
whose duty it was to collect evidence and lay the
same before the Grand Jury BY reason Of their
jury rooms and they frequently prevented the
Indictment OF the men who. of course had them APP
dictment they would notify their bosses. the
gamblers. what going on, and other influences
would be brought on the jury: But this VIII happen
10 more, for OF the first bills 70 pass was the
repeater Of the law giving prosecutors the power
TO make such appointments.
Among the other reform measures passed is that
aboshng assistant prosecutors where they are not
needed repeating the law increasing the salary Of
the Clerk of the State Prison: repeating the law
alarms in court rooms that have crers and con-
stables: aboishng the office OF mine f. spector and
fixing such duties on the labor inspector. and Civ
ing the people OF the second-class cities home rule
by abolishing the boards OF works and the free
one hundred others restoring local self-government
to different localities.