New-York tribune., 1896-01-20
GOVERNOR MORTON CALLS a HALL


TO SEND MESSAGE TO THE LEGisLAI' HE i'''
ING THE NECESSITY OF ECONOMY.
Albany. jan 10 (speciaD.-Governor Morton
reported tonight Will send 10 the i-e-''''."'1
,oorrow night a message calling upon the senators
. ,.serhvmen to be very economical this year
r,han they come to consider the Appropriation pi'S
He thus viii support Controller KoDer's III "'e ~
s,,ion the latter has taken strongly anu ea.''S''.
g., h,s annual report to the Legislature which VIII
ha made publc tomorrow, that there l. iinpera"''
.oass,,v for economy the part OF the LEGISLATURE
Az Roberts calls attention TO the circumstance ta'
,h YEARLY expenses Of the State rose last yer 10
tho extraordinary sum Of S2Oi5l,ON ~ ana ne u'
c,ares in his report that it may be as "e io' ,.e
nsonIe 70 know later that the result OF ,h's
,,o,. 1viu he that low tax-rate can never be had
IN this State again unless new sources OF reNe"'.
are discovered" II Mr. Morton had been as Wei
ACQUAINTED with the affairs OF the state last year
a. he ia this year. he would not have signed as
MANY appropria:ion bills as he dil and permitted
,he tax rate TO run up TO 3.A mills on a thousand
dollars of property The taxpayers Will congratulate
themselves that this year he has MS eyes De'te'
opened 70 the danger of making unnecessary APP
nronratons Mr. Morton, when he came 10 Al
hanv had a theory, apparently, that the Legisia-
ture is a responsible and not an irresponsible oody'
o,d signed most OF the acts which reached hIn'
whether they were appropriation Diis or ho,' one
~ tho consequences OF this policy was the iarges,
BODY Of State statutes in thirty years ana the Mgh-
est State tax rate in good many se"iH'
Mr. Morton now must clearly that the mem
~. =, tho legislature as a class have no mercy
upon the taxpayers. and tina. Governor Is COM
neled 70 veto appropriation bills II ne wonlu pro
feet The people Mr. Morton became alarmed ABOUT
the apparent extravaganza of the Legislature ie"
days ago. He accordingly summoned to MN oeha-
for Ellsworth the President pro tenn OF the Senate
and Sneaker Fish OF the Assembly and told 'heih
they must put on the brakes at once on 'he api.o-
priatlon train If many Of these appropila'o" ','S
reached him he said he should veto them. lie
called their attention the following appropriatioh
bills: For an armory for the 7ith Regiment al Bur
falo $4,000; armory at Tonawanda, s6oV' ar"ioiy
at Whitehall s42 900; armory at Hudson SS-VOo' arm
ory at Schenectady $4,000: 18th Regiment broohiyH
$500 State Arsenal Buffalo: $Z3'Vo; geo'os'0'i
survey and map construction $1,000; aduINoh "
Newport Normal Schoo, $1,000; improvements al 'he
Matteawan Asylum for Criminals. S2ogO; Norman Nnsa
Capitol 10000. printing for ConstitutlonaI I2nYei
ton. $500 commission 10 attend MeNcaI n IN ty
ton soo Home for Veterans MotheTs S ame
ows, $4,000 ep!leptic colony S225CW impToVe%ci,rS %
al Sing Sing Prison. $1,000; canal Di!dge. W.. - 10
$1,000: canal bridge Syracuse; Slm; Se@,e soS
library 5000: Attorney Generals law Hptafy SCyv,
branches Court Of Appeals library, each s9V ,, aiUa
at Newburg. 5000; agricultural and hortcui'uiai
experimental! station 5000
This list does mol include all the appropriation
DIS Dy any means. The question OF economy 20 20
likely 10 receive more attention on all sides }is @
year when the tax rate jumped so high wouid
be even more embarrassing this year 70 the Hepuo-
lean party when President is TO be elected II 'ne
state tax rate should be increased ,,
Ex-senator George p. Lord. of Dundee, arrived
mere to-day Tor the purpose OF having conference
with Governor Morton In relation to his nomination Tor
tAe once OF Civil Service Commissioner Inc sel, s
favorabiy to-mcrro@ Mr. Lord i' has amused every
Pohtican since his arrival here tonight by deeiar
nS a ha' h,, he 5 Is Gy 81 seryes Mr.
nate nomination.