New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-01
MR. MORTON'S FIRST VETO.
THE MEASURE WAS EX-sPEAKER MALbIS
ARMORY BILL.
.,,r GOVERNOR ALSO FILED MESSAGE PRAC-
r,c.,Iy pIEpGING HIMSELF TO VETO ALL
APPROPRIATION BILLS OF LIKE CHAR
ACTER - Mr.. MALbh > "EA'O"H
HAD THE APPROVAL OF THE

,c-rrp MR.. MALBy's MEASURE
HAD THE APPROVAL OF THE
ADJUrANT- GENERAL
srou TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF Inn 1klBCSA
.uo,y Fob Ex-Governor Morton pledged him
Golf today to a policy of the strictest economy "y
,,a ex sneaker Malby's bill approprating
s'o0na e. an armory al Ogdensburg. Right upon
-. lis Of this veto Hamilton Fishs Assembly
a,,v increased the expenses of the municipah-
..s ~ the State by amending the Dressed stone
~, % as 10 compel the cities to buy all paving
stones from interested Quarrymen OF this state
This will force the commonwealth to pay higher
nrice for all the dressed stone which II may de-
sire 10 use in the construction of State buildings
and the improvement of the States canals IL
will also greatly the cost of the proposed
rapid transit road in New-York City. and thus
may be said 10 be in the interest OF the Mahha'-
tan Elevated Railroad.
1t somewhat embarrassing to Governor
Morton that he had to veto Mr.. Malbys Dill BE-
cause his Adjutant-Generai had gone before 'he
Assembly Committee Ways and Means ana
recommended that the expenditure be made ms
and another small appropriation are the only ones
1t should be stated which Adjutant-Generai NC
Alpir has recommended. He had made TINS rev
concentration. Adjutant-GeneraI ioi.ei
done before him. in the interest OF 'he o1, 80
Guard. But AIR. Morton had notlced ''e No.
other bills appropriating money for arhloi'e'' az
NAL schools ETC. and he decided t1at ne 'ou
not discriminate among these bills, but must 'e'o
all of them. 1000 =.
The followers of Thomas c. Platt' OF co"iS'' a.
once attributed to Governor Morton a dishonoraoie
,i,.o. ,h,, no was furnishing Mr. Malby because
no had NOT taken orders from Mr. Platt. ana that
ne was discriminating against 81; Lawrence Cou"!
because 1t supported Leslie w huSseh lot C'oN-
ernor 1t is sufficient to say IN answer ~ ms
contemptibe aspersions that Mr.. Morions whoie
career as Governor has thus far shown MN 10 DC
S,.ch net
o,,tiva mower 10 punish or reward any person
He decided ten days ago to veto some appropiid-
ton bills and write message to the hessia'ure
upon the absolute necessity oil economy MI
Malby's bill not selected therefore LOT any
personal reason In the course Vi 'lo "o''"eN
Governor Morton said:
Bills are now pending providing for repairs Of vari-
Gus armores and making appropriations therefor as
Olean 5000, at Amsterdam 1900; at Niaga noa
sl5o Giens Falls SoSN at f91g i tolpl ss 80
TheT@ are also pending in the Legislature bills
Provdng for the sTse2 G St a nfy Mohawk 5000 at
Whitehall $1,000; at Hudson. $1,000; a, ,oN Wa 6
;S at K E;5S I3,s slSS S 90 DUA0
Tese together with the bin herewith rstgr ned
81 2oGo certainly the best interests s Of The Ma: Ma
tonal Guard cannot be conserved oS sue" eNoeS'"'
appropriations in any one year .. -, vomiting
What has been SAID with reference to the penrins
%iR squa force to the bins before the
sgauFbs n Tflnslns r f. area2
body aggregate $4,000, Will the state Is COM
nm anober normal school building at Jamaica the
Appropriation which was made in that year ana
fbe Ite for which has been recently approved ID! me
proper State officers This will involve the expenu
ure Of upward Of G in sq aayed TO that e he
mate for State ihosPi,3;s already presented 10 yum
am confident tina: the appropriations asked Tor
behalf Of the normal schools ana ue md nrnn.r
necessities Of these institutions. ,
After the Clerk OF the Assembly had finished
reading the Governors message. Mr. Many du-
dressed the House In moving that the message ana
bill lie upon the table the ex-Speaker said thar ne
would have been much pleased II the Governor had
!; wished to sign the bill He remarked that' "hlle
the Goth Separate Company had been formed ohy
2 recently. the fact that n was an established
organizat alton the old 3jth Company. When TINS
bin was before the Legislature he said. it was
the thought Of the legislature. unanimously eX,
pressed, that the great state OF New = orK COuu
dheIess" he added. Il believe we should have
economy in this LEGISLATURE and II all the Gth t
satisfied. This is the first time in years that me
people of ST Lawrence have asked for anything
As soon as MIR Maiby had finished. the sPeaker
wanted to speak but Mr Fish put the motion ana
declared it carried with hurrah. When he e, had
leader Mr Ainswo5th Of osweg9 b Mr AZ
had said about the justice Of the appropriation for
the Ogdensburg armory. But at the same time he
S said 'hai aiaeT sad mr. haa
as being eminently proper. and hope the closing
words will be appreciated by the RepuDIcah mem
bers in their future action. .
The Democratic leader. Mr.. Foley OF NeW-l orK
said that when the bill being considered IN
committee the Adjutant-General appeared and in
dorsed IT, Therefore ne much surprised thai
II should be vetoed by the Governor. This ana
one other armory bill before the committee. NJ
Foley said had the unqualified approval OF the
Adjutant General. Al this point the Dempcra,ic
clared him out OF order. Mr. Foley said that the
Republican leader had been permitted to speak
upon the message when he was out OF order, ana
that the minority should have the same privilege
The Chair permitted him to proceed. with the IN
junction that he should cast no reflections upon any
one This injunction was caused by Mr.: Foley's
about the course OF the Authenticated
In approving the bill. Il merely wished 10 say,
Mr.. Foley added that II we cannot rely upon the
advice and judgment OF the Adjutant- General in
matters relating TO the militia, II the Governor
would only tell where we could get better In
formation would be able to save him the trouble
OF vetoing other bills