New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-02
VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR.
MORTON REFUSES TO SIGN TIE WORTH
CHARITIES BILL.
THE rNFrJ.EyCE OF PfATT IN FAVOR OF TIE
PROPOSED RAID or HIS LIEU irN"
IN BROOKLYN COMES TO NArGhr
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE



bill nror,red bv Jacob Worth ana Dackeu os
Plat. 10 mn Worth at the head OF the peP"''
mcnt Of Charities and Correction OF brooh'sn
This message was made public tonight anu WIN
be read to the Assembly tomorrow 1t io''o""'
By chapter 4sl of the Laws Of III me Supe, nvs
tendcnt, OF the Poor Of the 'ounly Oh ~ ,hari-
i'm number were created "COmmssioners OF mai nr
lies Of The Comfy Of Kings" and were made a cor
JOraiion by that name Ih'y N'l' 49,, ,n,a - the
the manag,mrnf of the Poor Dcpariineht 81 ',I
cOuntv AMI wrr. given control Of all buildings a''
property belonging 10 ms i'P' cnan,er lli of
the Laws Of 1874 and their powers VIZ s'' ,'nl
enlarged and their duties more si',r "a az thr
The board rcorganzed by chhP,', -. 81 chn,e"d
Laws OF 1880 and the official drsgnh'l ~ va, ,,,1nn
to The Commissioners of CHARITIES anp - cnm-
the County Kings" and the mui"p, ~, n,nm,
missIoncrs VAS reduced t. three The appointment
OF commission was vested ~ Ihe ' w., The man
Large OF Kings County In addition 10 a, ,,"afl
agemcnt OF the Poor department, me ne" WIZ, pJ'' -
charged with the government "'i' uv and
the penitentiary and The nofgnc 81 s' ,i'rIinates
the appointment of AL employees ana ". mnrrn,se
In either institution II was given po"r' i,n,rtmrnt
all articles ana supplies for IN" fo'r '''" WV "
and the pcntcntiary. , .,,h.r
rhe Law OF 1870 does not specifically repea, eah ,h
OF the prior statutes but IL ~ ID w. Ierm.I 10
many OF their provisions ana mus p' .n""i,,r,tIon
aims at n reorganization OF ne bo'p , ~. "f The
and Correction by terminating IN. o 1 " INN"
present Commissioners by tn" irst 'ihE -. '.,,
missioner by board composed Of ihe super. ,h
county The ComInissoncr Is to hold Office FOR nve
years and receive salary OF $3.50 per a'u,n, ~
Commissioncr at an annual salary not to escesd
$500. and such other subordinate or oihGeas a., a.,
nov are. hereafter may be-. provided by IA" '''
0bicciion is made TO the bill on the ground that
i: is unconstitutional. for the reason. as S'!t'i'
that the Sheriff and County Clerk cannot cohs.tu
,innolv he made members OF such appointing board:
and IL IL said that attempt has been maze ~
IL annears however that in iSS the sheriff VAS
made a member OF the board charged with the
duty OF appointing Commissioner "t Jut'' ,,,,u
Kings County and continued t. act IA su'h UNI.
$50: and IL also appears that IN 1871 the county
Clerk OF Kings county with other OBJECTS, ., Mr'
charged with the duty of appontng SUPERVISOR , Dr.
at-I.arge 10 not regard the bill ObJectondb'r on
constitutional grounds. for 1t seems mat NE ru,y
imposed these officers OF apron ING ii,
sonor of Charities and Correction - not prohip','u
by the Constitution. But the bill - oDlr,,o'"p o
and ought not 10 receive executive sanction lo'
Even If there is no constitutional objection TO the
appointment Of Commissioner, II ~ crave que--
ton ri propricty. we'll as public policy whether
lions OF the sheriff and County 'i'rk are Sh.H,ny
executive. administrative ana n-n~t'ila anu ny .t
cannot properly be- classified as authorities ot me
county. except in a limited sense; IN. io'iu , -.
Supervisors are the governing body Of the county
I.arr" is an 'authorty' of the county within the
meaning Of the Constitution article ~ Sy, b,r 10
elected by the people or appointed by the "authori-
iies'' Of The county. The power of appontment OF
been vested in the Supcrvisorat- Largo since ~
and no complain, IS made tnat ne mas nn oi by aw
In the appointment OF these Commisson'rS
O, Kings County Win the city Of brooklyn VIII be-
come complc,r' and hy tho provisions Of section d
OF Article III OF the constitution tnI h""iu , :"
and powers OF this boarl may then be dcvovci hy
OF Aldermen 81 the city. Probably the Office of
Superyisor-at-Large VIII cease after That datr am
some provision should Ice made for the selection Of
So me other officer OF the board 10 appoint tho sue
cessors OF the present Commissioned" OF 'haf'ueS
If this b should become a law no ofnce OF ono
ably cease 10 exist on the hrst OF January next and
the power Of appointment VII ihen he i"t 10
performancc OF any such duty but for entirely
different purposes. Under ih' IA" ,r.A'lns IN.
practically the Mayor OF the county. because ne -
fyen the 80 pTeffh S 's any o ba, be
ia' ,h No. ~ IN, civ become. the chief ofccr
also - the county the logical transfer u the
power ~ this appointment from the Sup"rvispr-a
lame would bc to the Mayor and. for reasons al
ready suggested II seems incongrIous to vest this
Ioacr ~ appointment IN officers Ike the Sh"rin
with this appointment. the Mayor may b" given
~ the Common Council, but IN" hppo.h'm'nt ~ Nr
IL not subject - continuation
,,h.,r "tfc~rs or any other officer should also be
charged with the responsibility OF ~" appointment
ri,cr- - appoint thre, C,nml-sloncrs Iy this hill
II ia rr0pos-i T. vest ihro" officers with III" power
i mad In The present ricihod ~ appointment. ~
should. in view II the near consoliau'n 81 we
sodaiion hy continuing ne appanmns p'Mrr "ri.r
the first 81 JangaIy HIN J" ar NE f,nrt,ns vii con.
'ii4''4 f'''T.
+, saons 20 he agreed that FOR many reasons
r.'iucfinn ~ the number II Commissioners from
thrr. 10 one t. desirable. but that result can De
arcomplishoi without changing III" appointing
Inc appontug} board simply To reluc" inc nun ,
Of ('5nmisslouers. The mll under CONSTELLATION
seems 10 have been hastily drawn; and Is scriourly
defective Ia form as WI a. ~ pan ~ % r
the designation Of the Board 81 Chht.',' nI 80.
rcctions. although II provdss Tor ony y. "noard
ncer Thg s s1ys d ,ns 81 the comfy Of
Kings" shall be- hereafter known ana n'Hlflilu." q"
, W. cnuniy Of Kings" and then that "ih" said
Department shall consist ~ on" 'ninnlSs"i', an
natcs as ar. now or may hereafter b" pfoNIh'h py
law" reorganizaton Of The drpirtin,n, ',u'' "a
art of 100 creating the department. but instead
have an independent ei when may hnut "rccin
cay smp 'Inreetnod Of making the change would be
10 amend the act Of 1850 by providing for one com
missioner instead Of three and providing Tor am
Other method Of appointment. That "oulh l eaHr
avoid any confusion or uncertainty a. t" The effect
peas" sons sIgg"sted i think this hin should not re-
ceyc executive approval. LEVI J.. MoKIoN'
There il some suspicion that the Assembly was
adjourned to-day in the hope Of saving worth
hin from q veto. 4 search was made In vain for
Speaker Fish and Clerk Baxter to file with them
the veto message. and at last 1t was filed with -
dopufv clerk This IL deemed a l'gal tTais'i''s-
sion Of the veto message To the Assembly. =,
The bill would have become law a, nlu-
night tonight Possibly Jacob Worths ion""''S
will seek 10 establish in the courts thht IL ~
i,u, hcc,tsc II was not submitted To- tn" AS
sa,,II,. b.fnro IL was hurricdly adjourned, or be-
cause. the veto message was npt nl'h WIZ"
sneaker Fish or Clerk Baxter. Colonel AShey
W cole. the Governors private SECRETARY - ~,
the opinion. however. that there cannot De any
question that the bill Is dead.
Ex-senator Worth's friends were thunierstf"'h
last NIGHT when they learned that Mr. WORMS me
fb. DEPARTMENT
CIV Of Brooklyn into political training school, h''
he.r ,0.c;ual.v ..squclchrd" by Governor Mortons
veto There were Wild threats by uninnI'nt'''
hcnchmen who mOurncd because Mr.. worth
In0urned. The great body Of RepupncalS ho%.N'l'
r"cevrd tbr n.ws win aulrt satisfaction There
were countless expressions OF h"hIurt EiAltt"''
that Governor Morton stood b., III" r'"p'' o' N''7'
County as against wire puiiers
When Mayor Schiolen was Informed OF ne COY
errors veto by a Tribune reporter ne was drnght'h;
Il ana greatly rcioicel." said he. I'm" citizens 81
BROOKLYN VIII no doubt re Olce with M over thiS