New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-16

the consent IS. of the Mayor or hs Mayor and Com
Council give. as hs gssctns for ach
bills the section further provided that aIter any
sented to the Governor. and before he shall ac CT
thereon. there shall be twenty days IN wr'o, c "a
ing then last STATE enumeIatioiiii me can
Of the city named in The ute OF tne on i' cv the
Mayor and Common Council thereof may Eons Tr
thereto; but no consent saa' De b rnwspapers
designated to publish city notices stating me ~,
Of the hin in full and that the city officers here
ton of consentiaG thereto. After such T "a ,o
The same power as to such bill and the sane time
70 ac; thereon as to other bills" There Is no sug-
gcston that the Governor has any power 10 10 ,hs
nDon such bill. except upon the consent OF '' ~
city and the Legislature is given no , p" ~ ac
overrule the action OF a city in dechh"s ~ "
This 'homerue proposon was den PA AMI re-
length. and several times rnodil'tl an Torn,
printed until ii finally agreed upon ~ ~
but throughout al the notifications OF Inv a. rv
the design Is clearly preserved TO confer upon C'
nr IT, subject only 20 he overrued by the acton OF
the Legislature itself which provision was aiiei III
the course OF the discussion OF the proposi''o" IL
ut Il d.es no: appear that the Mayor OF New,York
took any action upon this bill Il the lurisuic.,on
Of the Governor depends upon the previous actOn
of the city. to be certified in the manner trescins
panics the bill returned by the Mayor the Governor
acquires more juris Teton man ne Tn' Woyor
~ all and It probably viii not be urged that the
Governor has jurisdiction of bill which Is not re-
i have been strongly urged to approve this bin.
hn. 7 cannot do 50 without overriding what seems
TO me to he plain constitutional limitation ard
am unwilling to approve measure oil Wnlcn nav
no constitutional jurisdiction. and which by such
attempted approval could not become law. even
though the measure Is ore or great puoic ln'ereSi
dccp;y regret me condition produced by the fail
IRE Of the Mayor to approve this bill. but cannot
IN Conscientious res, az the
Mayors want OF action a plain Violation OF the
Constitution
Among the other bills left unsigned by Governor
Morton to-day was Senator Cantor's measure au-
thoriz'ng the authorities OF New-York to convert
the upper surface of the Cro;on Aqueluct into a
roadway for bicycllsts Governor Morton has the
friendliest feeling FOR bcycsts. but upon being told
by Charles T.. Lincoln HIS legal adviser. that the
bin was unconstitutional. because IT permitted the
use of lands IN Westminster County sold TO the city
in 1880 under an agreement that they should be
used for aqueduct purposes only. ne rogretfuly de-
cidei that he could not sign IT,
The Governor also left unsigned these bills;
Assemblyman Wi.lss. to create the Metropolitan
Post Graduate school OF Medicine
Assembiyman Cutters authorizing guarantee com
panics TO invest In bonds they guarantee. -
ASseni5lyman Thompson s.. appf0puatns sp,vp 10
establish normal and training school IN the village
Of Mncrton. Dutchess County.
Assemb.yman shy der authorizng the doup'e
chloride OF gold treatment in the stat" prisons.
Assemb.yman Browns. 70 permit eXperimcnts ior
OF Buffalo upon plans 10 be approved by the state
Engineer and Surveyor known as the Math'S
'Asscmblyman whittet's to enable the towns and
cities OF this state to use the DAVIS voting ma
chine at all elections therein.
Assemblyrnan Niles's. authorizing the establish
Asscmb.yman Rceds to divide the Department
OF city Works OF Brooklyn INFO three DEPARTMENTS
Brooklyn Consolidation act. reatns to the ap-
pointmert of City Clerk.
Assembly man Miilers, providing ,or, the running
81 ~. -, h .l.N "a tod RAJ
New-York city al night -.
H. '4 dbnv to a anpoi1 s me
path commissioners and 10 eNpcnd the funds raised
by the taxation Of cycles in the construction 81
Nisem6lyman NiSons. amend the Consolidated
School law in relation 20 the a?iortonm"ni 81 IN"
public moneys and the examination OF teachers IN
Asscmbiyinan Firms TO regulate the practice OF
horses hoeing in the cities OF the state OF New
Ork having population Of 'Ht"" inhabitants or
m sh@ers ana providing '0' the licensing o. '''
A-semblyman stanchfelds. providing for the H.
Assemblyman owens's. defining the Teniiour
law for street suiiace-railroad einpi9yes.
Senator stapletons. the silversmith company's
Senator child,s., appropria'ing $4,000 for the ia
senator Cantor, to provide and maintain a
merge therein the present nautical school main
tanned by the Board Of Education Of the CITY Of
senator GUYS to provide FOR the ACQUISITION Of
dam-ave. and Eloventh-ave. and other streets
the CI:y OF New-Yoik. adjoining and in addition ~
the land authorized to be acquired ~ chapter 2i9 y
and chapter 40 Of the laws Of 1874.
Senator oconnors 70 provide for the isimhni,e-
who are designated AZ Justices % the Appellate
Division OF that Court.
senator McMahons. providing for military in
struction In public schools.
Senator Sme,zer's regarding the turning over OF
almshouse corpses 20 medical colleges.
The folio ing appropriations. Included In bills loft
In the hands of the Governor at the Adjournment
of the Legislature were not approved: Buffalo Ar
mory. $4,000: Genesec Sorage Dam. $1,000: lifting
locks a; Lockport. 800 600: Jamaica Normal school.
5000; Mll!crtOn Normal school 'nvr. Nautical
School. $1,000: Hudson Annoy. S2O0i. military in
structiOn IA schools 5000: Panama Railroad Com
pany $500 George-si. brage, Rome. 500. public
employment bureau. $500: indoor rifle range. Os-
wego $4,000 Grcenbush dyck S2.vo; Assembly nn1n-
c.al clerk 500.