The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-25
APPROPRIATION LAW
Governor Werts Signs the
Bill Although He Has
Objections,
DOES NOT THINK IT WISE
Still He Approves 1t Rather
Than Cause Confusion and
Inconvenience.
Chan Riker Won't Take the
Judgeship Because the Senate
Threw Him Out.
sDecialto the Jersey c4tv Nesss.

TRENTON, June 25, 1ss5.-Governor
Werts signed the appropriation bill this
noon, filing Herewith the following
memorandum
Senate bill No. 3S7. entitled "An act
making appropriations for the support
OF State government and for several
public purposes for the fiscal year end
ing October 81, one thousand eight hum
dred and ninety-six," appears to me OBJ
Jeetionable for the following reasons:-
Ffrst-I am not convinced that the
scheme of specific appropriations em-
bodied in the bill is wise or will prove
beneficial in practice. lap prehend it
beneficial in practice. 1 apprehend it
efficiency and usefulness of various de-
partments.
Second-I am not convinced that it is
an economical measure or that it will
reduce expenditures. 1 am strongly in
clined to the opinion, that not withstand
ing the apparent saving in the printing
of the laws and public printing, (pro-
vlded for by other acts) the expense of
the State government will not be cur
tailed, but on the contrary will be in
creased by it's passage.
APPROPRIATIONS INADEQUATE.
Third apprehend that several of the
cessitating further appropriations by the
next Legislature to meet actual or pros
pective Deficiencies
Fourth-By the engrossed bill presented
for my approval there is appropriated.
''for maintenance of county patients" in
the State Hospital at Trenton, forty
three hundred dollars.
Whereas, in the bill as introduced and
printed the amount appropriated is s4S.-
900. There is no doubt that the latter
sum is the amount intended to be ap-
propriated and which the Legislature
supposed was appropriated by the en-
crossed bill.
The average monthly expense for
county patients at the Trenton hospital
is about thirty-six hundred dollars. The
sum appropriated will therefore suffice
for little more than a single mont sUu
act will become operative Moved W
I 1885. Thus, for the most Of the month of
December, 1885, and until the Legislature
of 1896, shall rectify the error and pro-
vide sufficient appropriation, the mana
gers Of the State Hospital will have to
pledge their individual credit to main
tain the county patients or devise some
other plan whereby it can be done.
SIGNS THE BILL.
In view of the confusion and ineon-
venience that might result therefrom, I
do not feel warranted in defeating the
| passage of the bill, as it is in my power
to do. I am impelled therefore, to give
it my approval although if the Legis-
lature were in session I might adopt
a different course. The law will have
been in operation between two and thres
months when the next Legislature as
sembles, and that body can take such ac-
tion as experience under the law NAV
demonstrate to be advisable or neces-
sary."
CHAN RIKER DECLINES.
| Chandler w. Riker, of Newark who
was recently appointed to a Circufc
| Court Judgeship. worth $500 per year,
sent Letter to Governor Werts today
declining the tender. Mr. Riker would. NOT
/ make public the reason for his declig1a-
| tion. but it is believed to be due TO the.
refusal of the Senate to confirm his
nomination.