Evening star., 1898-12-20
Legislation Which 1t is Thought
Roosevelt Will Recommend.
STRONG ON CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
Friction With Machine Over Com
missioner of Public Works.
RAPID TRANSIT QUESTION
sr.cia! Correspond -ace Of The E,enIn. Star.

SFf.fi3. CORES pond nee ti l Nc ENcAlt- StHr
NEW YORK, December 10. 1888.
The message Of Ciovcrnor-elect Roosevelt
is said to be finished and to contain six
leading topics: Civil service reform, the
National Guard. excise legislation. the ca
mails. labor legislation and the biennial mes
sage plan. 1t Is said the part relating to
civil service reform Will advocate the i'm
mediate repeal of the present so-called
''StarChleSs'' law. President Low, who has
been a frequent caller at Oyster Bay, is
said 20 have gone over this section of the
message with the governor-elect very care
fully
In his speeches during the campaign Col
onel Roosevelt said repeatedly that he
would put the National Guard on a thor
oughly soldierly footing, officered by men
of military efficiency and equipped with the
latest and most serviceable weapons. In
his message, it is asserted, the governor
will tell the legislature how he expects it
to help him TO bring about this result
The message. it is believed, Will not go
into the excise question to any great
length. y few notifications of the law,
suggested by the way in which 1t has
worked. Will he proposed. But no startling
or revolutionary alterations in the law are
expected to be advocated.
The canals are expected to be dwelt upon
more at length than any other topic in the
message NbItlEl ItpDStNeIt mas spent
much time talking with men who are con-
VerSant with canal affairs. He even had
young engineer who had been employed on
tha canal to come 70 Oyster Bay and cx-
plain from an experts point Of view how
canal matters stood. The section of the
message relating 10 canal administration.
past ard future, VIII probably be coUched
in the most unCompromising language.
The guVcrnor-rlecfs Well-knOwn view
that what labor interests need is not so
much legislation as a strict enforcement of
existing legislation viii probably be en-
phas!z=d once again He viii caution the
legislature to 60 slowly in making new
laws From this point the mesSage is eX-
peCted to proceed by natural sequence TO
consideration of he biennial session plan
for which Governor Black has always ar
Sul3 80 strongly.
Question OF AIdridgc's Successor.
The question of a successor to AIdridge
as superintendent Of public works appears
10 be hard one 10 settle. Until near the
eri Of las: week the organization candi-
date. Francis Hendricks. appeared 10 have
clear field for The position. Then Colonel
Roosevelt let drop the hint that he had
been considering another man for the place
IA man hitherto Uum-ntionei-hut as he
had declined the appointment. there was
10 need u make his name public. 1t now
appears that this 'aroaymouS engineer"
W5- Major q neral Francis Y. Greene. And
it also appears that Hendricks is not even
second choice with Colonel Roosevelt. but
that the u.Ju The soverDor-e,-ct now pre-
1yr< is the present state controller, James
A Roberts.
CaL Roosevelt considers this appoint
mont the most important he has to make
The sugC-sS Of his administration depends
Gf. 90 re character and work of the man
who takes this place more than upon any
other ole ct 'W5 heads Of his gov rument.
j b." @'NvrI3T--leCt asked all mis- friends 10
HrlF H-iu Hni IN" right man. and one of
the FIST suggested. it is said. was Gen
6is@ar- At once n offered the appoint
mont tp G"n. Greene. The general G4clir-
cd promptly but Avery u. Andrews wa
a-tti To- HtiP persuade Gen. Greene. Mean
wEl-s q ntTcl-e- Roberts was SUGGESTED
uId from That moment Col Roosevelt
h~S wanted 10 have him for the public
WORKS n' na.jHa mt. Mr. Roberts did not
van. The position and the Goycrnor-clect
cus.! ms offer il TO him right away. since
th, grutar to Greene lift the decision still
IL MS Har!s- IL took Jmr To correspond
with Jh" sraeraI at Havana. and when it
VS. reported that h. had resigned from
Ire army and was coming home il looked
AS though he might accept one Of his
cs-.'i.S said that he would see about the
proposition in january. when lie would
have returned tn, answer 10 this W.
III rH- matter hld 10 10, settled ;lt once
a"4 J.. VS. iaiS which brought the negative
answer which was final. While this was
E|!l+ uI Col I:1Ds.yeit-s enthusiasm for
'.'..tl....r Roberts grew. and il is asserted
Ae "I-"H the controller 10 waive his per-
. s
ulrE-,r ut oEttyIl- iu.por;..ucg TO the ,.tat,.
a.. lu that H4ht NJ. Roberts is safJ ~
have reluctantly consented f1 r.r,u-,,I.
lis uEs- determination not To- accrIr IN,
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