The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-11

senate bill gyo. aSs apply with sagasl force
your Honorable body thereto as though
clerk in chancery, as I did n reference
to the Supreme Court clerkship, namely,
that the clerk be paid an adequate salary
and the fees paid oyer to the State
RsSDs aa5RaE 7. wERTs.
Governor.
June 10. 1895.
To the Senate
I herewith. return. to your honorable
no. SHos ssss sn Shifted !. ol 4 act to sr repeal Al an
act relating to acts and joint resolutions
a IN the hab 81 h IF t N G fhs dnaT a aaf i not
ment Of each session Of the Legislature
or presented to him after said adjourn
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
with my objections thereto.
am 4n ma az to the object nm and in
Independent branch. Of the STATE Goivsrn-
The duties Of the Executive, with refer
ence to acts and joint resolutions com
Ing. to his hands are liked by the consti-
control. If the. object of the proposed law
ts the the i rsnpead 11 an Of t tRRee Execu fGSsa dee
partment, or the surrender of legislative
claim to authority t~hereover, it is unob-
sought by its passage to limit or regulate
the power Of the Executive over bills and
o 5Sip It a FssGlu the Tig fsatm ao e d &c t hii is RhaaS;
Objectionable. as Is in my opinion an un-
warranted interference Of one Independent
branch of the Government with the affairs
of its coordinate and equally Independent
branch.
aa There can be no objection to the pro
upon the assumption that the Execu-
tive department 6 in the respects stated
troll. The repeater would leave the Exc
cutive to discharge those duties under
the Gonstitutton unhampered by appar-
posed to be repealed, I am advised, has,
since its passage, been regarded by every
Executive and his advisers as unconsti-
e oSerrG biIiss ana ana 9 5oint resolutions q ute s1 eoming
to his hands.
The provision of our State Constitution
is similar to that of the Federal Consti-
tuition and the provision In the latter
dance with the views herein expressed.
. ASs sRoRaht 7. wEnEg;
June 10, 1895.
To the Senate
body, wherein It originated, Senate bill
No. 345, entitled IAN act to increase the
pOwer s, Of the mayors s and for the avoid
AtN - oiia ~ la OAh
Certain cities Of his State" With my OBJ
The bill returned is the outgrowth Of a
Of the Stats Whsrein the goyerning body
tical parties. It happens that the mayor
Of the city and one half Of its governing
boz body ga are Of Il the fns same pIolti lite, t ot faith as 5
the extraordinary legislation proposed
would not have been attempted, Several
upon the action Of a majority of the gov
erning body. They are now filled by in
cumhents not of the party to which the
votes to Dust, the present incumbents, il
is proposed that all cities of the second
s siiass' or m o Wn1fh 70 te cenggf Dte Fl an e Soay n f9n-
Der of members, the mayor shall, for the
purpose of constituting a quorum, be ex-
whenever in the organization Of such
body or IN relation to any election, mo
ton, resolution, ordinance or other matter
arise or be brought before such body.
the concurrence of a. majority is required
ana IND 5; such h, majority 2 shall J II not be obtained
shall have and cast. a vote.
The proposed legislation is purely par
g e'san m anH rel tRar'TlS o ef Paaps sueh IN p%a a san
ends, the charter of every similar mum
icipality is to be changed, without refer
or the inconvenience thereby occasioned.
1t practically defeats the popular will
and established goyernment by iegisia-
iatiye. interference being invoked in local
sq~uabbles, over petty offices, is undigni-
fed and establishes yicioL.. and danger
Gus presidents. In the face of a prohib-
tory resolution a large part Of the leg
ed legislative session, is of that descrip-
ton, and it will Increase in proportion
as 1t is encouraged. The proposed inno-
in practice. and should not be counter
anced merely that one party may obtain
a temporary partisan advantage over the
other.
objections that might be urged to the
proposed legislation The interested
parties may act thereon as they see fit.
I have chosen simply to attract attention
to the ~impropriety of the legislation en-
bodied in the bill.
GEORGE T. wERTs,
Governor.
June 10, 1895.
I. herewith return to your honorable
body, wherein it originated, Senate bill
election or appointment of certain Off
common council, board of aldermen or
other legislative body thereof" with my
objections thereto.
This bill is a companion to Senate No.
and would be practically useless Should
Senate No. 3l5 fail to become a law. It
Is Objectionable for the same reasons
as are stated in the veto message Of
Senate bill No.. 345, to which message I
respectfully refer your honorable body
as containing my objections to Senate
bill No. 346.
Respectfully.
GEORGE T. WERTS,