New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-05
BLACR'S PET MEASURES.
FOUR BILLS THE GOVERNOR WILL URGE
ON THE LEGISLATURE.
ONE ABoLrsHEs THE CAPITOL COMMISSION. An
OTHER PROVIDES FOR FOREST PREsERvA-
TToN. A THIRD FOR PRACTICAL
CTvIL-sERvICE EXAMINATIONS.
AND THE FOURTH FOR
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CONVICT PRINTING.


CONVICT PRINTING.
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Albany. Feb. 4-Governor Black has decided on his
nolicy I'm regard to four important SUBJECTS OF
legislative action and to-day he was busy holding
concentrations with some Of the leading members OF
the Legislature In respect the plans he mas forneo
Among those who attended these informal CONFER
ences were Speaker O'Grady and senator Ei's"or'"
The four matters upon which the governor "a'
reached a decision the need OF competing nc
new Capitol the necessity Of saving the Adirondack
forests the apparen: lack Of practical regulations
for Civil Service examinations and the danger OF
leaving the state prison convicts without work Bills
TO carry out the Governors policy IN regard 10 al
these subjects are now being prepared By Charles H.
Lincoln. his law adviser.
or course the bills will be subject to chahse II soou
amendments to them are suggested by members o.
the LEGISLATURE and the Governor is DESTROYS OF re-
ceiv,nc the advice OF the members respecting them
Sneaker OGrady recently said as an explanation OF
the speed with which bills now go through the Leg
islature that everything Is now done according 10
programme" Governor Black and the ieaoers Vi
the Legislature may now be considered 10 De VIII"
ing a programme for dealing with the new CAPITOL
convict labor. forest preservation anu ONi' "o
examina tons.
Mr. Black favors a large appropriation FOR the pur-
chase of lands the Adlrondacks. but ne Is not VIII"
ing that the State should pay 80 an acre or any eN
orbitant price for the land. In one transaction t'ie
State is said have paid 100000 :or LANDS whlch
had been offered TO private citizen few years De-
fore for $4,000 When the State wishes TO buy forest
land it finds that the property suddenly becomes very
valuable Mr.. Black believes that the state shcuio
take Adirondack territory by right OF eminent DO
main Land condemnation. 1t is said. VIII be the
notable feature Of the Governors Adirondack pur-
chase bill ,o,,ar m. con,
vics cannot be employed in printing olils ior tne
legislature The typographical unions proiest
against the printing of any legislative documents
or bills In the State prisons and Dill autnorHnB
inc conyicts to do the State printing undoupteuly
Would be fought. Assemblyman Baker to-day pre-
sented bill providing that some OF the schooi DOCKS
of The State should be printed in the prisons froO
ably the Introduction of this bill will bring eoou
many publishers 10 Albany. 49,, s,,>,,,.,,
Mr. Black believes In concentrating RESPONSIBILITY;
One of the first items OF mis- programme VIII De
a BIZ abolishing the present Capitol Commission
nartment OF Public Works, to make contracts FOR
The completion Of all parts Of the Capitol Tne oie
building has cost s230OO.ooo. and probably nearly
90 100000 more will have to be spent on H. MT.
Black is convinced that the days work system IS
wasteful one Superintendent Aldridge sald tnls
afternoon: III Governor Black and the LEGISLATURE
will give me SUFFICIENT money. the Captoi certa,nE
shall be conn leted In the next TWO years VIII 90
the work or break my back. II Will be pig TASK.
hut think il can be done" The bill abolishing the
Cepitol Commission and putting Superintendent
Aldridge in charge Of the construction OF the Capt.
to may be introduced next week.