New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-17
SOME ITEMS OlI THE INCREASE.

SOME ITEMS or THE INCREASE
1t is only fair TO the Republican Legislature to
state frankly that large portion of this IN
crease of the total appropriations made by the
Legislature is due to the fact that the state
has assumed the of the insane OF the
counties Of New-York ard Kings. The cost OF
supporting the INDECENT insane Of the interior O.
the State last year was Sl.Sso.ooO; to that 'here
must be added about s1,0c0Coo paid out in repairs
TO asylum buildings and in the construction or
new asylum buildings. There $500 INDECENT
insane to care for under the old system New
York and Brooklyn. with some asylums in Other
parts of the state and a natural increase in the
number of the insane yearly. will bring up the
total population of the insane asylums to 2O,Voo
The cost Of supporting these insane and OF max
ing repairs TO insane asylums and building new
asyuns viii be for the coming year the large
sum of s420oO0o. II will thus be seen that the
cost Of maintaining the insane and constructing
buildings for them has Increased 10 the amount
of S2.50o.0)0. 1t should also be stated that ms
Legislature had to assume debts Of the Legs
1ature of 1894 TO the extent oi $4oeO0O. But
beyond this Il must he acknowledged in al
candor that the present Legislature has made
more appropriations than were needed. ana -
censurable upon that account The normal
schools and armories have received large sum.
although these sums have been well expended
The racing men of the State and the breeders
of horses as well as the managers Of asii-
cultural fairs have reason to b. glad that the
Legislature had the breadth Of view to pass III
Gray Racing bill. which encourages legiumttr
racing The state Constitution adopted last fall
virtually repealed the Ives Pool law. and 'lne
measure TO permit &C. racing in a legitimate man
ncr was needed on else races undo cisrcputap',
associations would haze arisen. The Gray X a.
ing act fuifils all these conditions. More on e =.
the Legislature passed an act repeating the ives
Pool law directly making il felony 10 max,
bcis on horse races. ADDED TO this. the Legs
lature passed law for the division cf the SitV-
OcO obtained in 1894 Fl IN the taxation Of racing
associations under the ives f'o M DEW. +
the agricultural fans Of the counties ana IN
agricultural fairs Of the towns OF IN" state me
towns are to receive % per cent Of this 800 o0'
fund and the county fair associations the To-
naming IS reTt.
There were some bills Of Importance which
failed 10 pass the LEGISLATURE. among these and
the chief. was the Greater New YORK bill, pro
vlding for commission 10 ar" up ca"t.'
for consolidating the cities u Ncw-Yoik Brook
lyn Long Island City and a good many OF
tho VILLAGES ~ Westchestcr and Queen cDunur'.
as we'll as Richmond County. This bill passed
the Assembly but having had a referendum
claugc attached to it in the Senate on the maj
DAY OF session, failed to pass.
LIQUOR TRAFFIC. NOT TOUCHED ON
NJ bin Of great Interest relating 20 tho NqVor
traffic was passed y good many bills were N
PRODUCED to permit. the sale Of liquor upon sun
dav il, the dts Of the State and alec to p .rmii
OF cities voting on the question Of the sale OF
uouor but all failed to pass. Thu Senate pa ssei
bill which would have taken the Ponce pe,
partment of Troy cut If the hands OF LAVA q
Murphy. jr. but this BIZ was amenccn ~ III, ,no
control Of the police fcr," I'm Murphy henoF
and the Assembly refused TO pass IT, N,l'ht'
house would pass any "lnst -'aN Dl,', i" ,a,c,
o. BIZ TO change the managers OF the Ell" !"
Tho total lamentations amount to si5.0o0,C00
or this amount the sum If sl.165,GC5 IL IS IN tn
Sunn,v hill tho sum % S5.0-4 .CT6 81 in N" NJ
preparation bill. and sos.s3I 50 in the suppiem'
tary Supply bill. The largest single dppropIia
tion was one Of 81 POO 900 for the support Of IN
INDECENT insane. There was also an approp'!&
ton OF nearly 100000 for the maintenance o
the cane.s.
SOME or THE APPROPRIATIONS.
Among the bills OF general interest in the ap
propr:at.on line signed was one Of $4,000 for III
Executive mansion the sum OF slO5. OG0 for tn
publication Of the Revised Constitution; $1,000 70
the Palisades Commission: $4,000 for the ex
detrimental station at Cornell University; sl22O
for awards OF the Board OF Claims; S25.OoO 10
n;c,oriaI lectures: SIS 900 for the literature fund
SO 600 for the State land survey 100000 for tn
state Veterinary College: $4,000 fer examiners o
Arearms: $4,000 for the Eastern Refornatory
si7o 600 for the Buffalo Hospital; Sl2S.0OO for III
Craig Colony: $4,000 for Hoffman Island; 500
for a boathouse for the naval militia: $4,000 f.
a norma. school at Millerton; $4,000 Tor the eN
nenses of the Lexow Committee, $4,000 for
home for veterans; $4,000 for the Nautica
school: $4,000 for the Reformatcry for Women
sss one for the Chattanooga Monument Com
Si.s,on. "a 600 for the chronological table, 500
n"a for the Eastern New-York Reformatory: $500
coo for the new Capitol
The indirect taxes. Controller Roberts est
mates. will permit the STATE 10 meet '0VoVVc
OF the appropriations
Among the bills passed in regard to appro
pr,at.ons Is one giving the Controller power I
1900 the corporation tax law relating to In
suranc companies; another law coppels cast
alty Insurance companies to pay the same Ia
tina. is now paid by fire and marine companies
ancther law Incorporates the American Suret
Company: another bill. gives the Railroad Con
mission power to approve the construction
street railroads hereafter formed sun anothe
hIl Axes the license fee OF foreign stock corpora
tons at one-eighth OF I per cent; another a,
tnoriSes the Superintendent OF the BANKING IN
partmert to examine building ana ioah associs
express o. insurance companies to be MADE upo
their local agent