New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-29
GOVERNOR WE'LL PLEASED
HE COMMENTS THE WORK OF THE
LEGISLATURE.

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LEGISLATURE.
GOOD LAWS PASSED AND ECONOMY EN-
REORGANIZATION AND REVENUES
FOR THE COMING YEAR.
fpY TELEGRAPH TO THE rHrBUNEl
! Albany. April Ex-Governor Roosevelt to-nisnt
| gave AN interesting review of the work OF the
Legislature and the acts of the new state al
| ministraton. He said:
| feel that we have every reason to ne ex-
ceedingly well satisfied with the result Oh tie
| session. There has not been single law put
| on the statute books which ought not 10 nave
| been put there, nor a single appointment mace
which ought not to have been made Ana mere
has been very substantial sum oil achievement
| to the credit of the Legislature
| The Civil Service bill Is the best that has
| been enacted by any State or by the Nation.
| The Rapid Transit act for New-York and
| the Long Island Railroad Company's Tunnel
| Railroad bill have both been put on the right
| basis and the Rapid Transit bill especially at
! last gives the chance TO secure rapid transit
| in the city of New-York without alternating the
! citys right to franchise which may De Oh III
calculahle value.
The Franchise Tax bill marks step of the
weightiest Importance in the policy OF seeing ing
that hereafter the corporations getting the
| great advantages from the public shall pear
| their share OF the public burdens.
| The two Costello bills mark the beginning OF
| the first effort to exercise real and Intelligent
| supervision over industries carried on III tene-
ment- houses. and the first serious attempt to do
| away with the sweatshop evil entirely.
| The passage Of the bill authorizing the pay
! ment OF Messrs. Fox and MacFarlane insures
the proper disposition OF the prosecutions
! against any canal officials II such there be, who
have been guilty of fraud or misconduct And
the way that Colonel Partridge, the Supern-
tendent of Public Works. and State Engineer
Bond conducting their offices is guarantee
that no fraud will hereafter be perpetrated with
impunity.
am well pleased with what has been done
In legislation and 1 feel that we have reason to
be amply satisfied with the work of the va
rious administrative departments Steps have
been taken. moreover, to render crime against
the ballot in New-York City more difficult to
perpetrate and easier TO punish.
/ feel also that the members Of the Legislature
deserve great credit for the way in which they
succeeded in keeping down the state tax rate In
spite OF the fact that they had to make good de-
ficiencies which they had inherited and not Gre
ated.
York have at last been made what they should
be- so that no longer endure the scandal or
inficting grinding perjury on the people VINO h are
more than any others responsible for the up
bringing of the citizens Of the next generation.
The National Guard is steadily being raised 10
the highest point Of efficiency
The Primary bill has been put through in bet
ter shape than when it first reached this office.
I insisted upon an amendment to IT requiring
the publication OF lists of voters who register
for the primaries l took the view that man
to be valuable member of political organlZa-
ton should not be ashamed TO nave MS naine
known to all men. and. moreover, L regard the
publication Of the names as a safeguard TOT our
elections. The bill Is now real measure OF
primary reform.
In the Amsterdam ave. bill matter we acted
with substantial equity in Fighting verv grave
wrong.
The Governor said he would probably sign the
Primary bill tomorrow, in order to repeal the
law of last year requiring May primaries
THE TAX RATE.
The state tax is 10 be 249 mills. This will
raise s12G4O Dos 90. Senator Higgins, the chair
man of the State Finance Committee. said to-
day that although the rate of last year, 2OS
mills. had been exceeded, in fact this Legislature
had appropriated less money than that OF 1898
The appropriation bills OF the Legislature or
1898 called for $23 100000 Those Of the Legis-
lature of 1899 call for only S21, 100000. But the
Legislatures of 1898 took surplus collected dur
ing the first six months operation OF the Rahes
Senator Higgins has most ably managed the
States fnapceS this year. He has contriVed TO
meet deficiency bills of former Legislatures
amounting to Nearly S1.OO0OW.
1--WE have paid every debt of the state. SAID
he this afternoon. and we shall start next year
with a clean slate. Moreover. we have passed
a law making il q misdemeanor for State offi-
Ger to exceed the money appropriated for TINS
department. We have also passed law re-
ouring every department which receives money
TO nut Il at once In the State treasury, and not
use II for department expenses, as some nave
done. Thus we discovered that the State Com
mission in Lunacy handled S2JOWO OF funds 1t
had collected the Department Of Banking Sol
300 and so on. The law Will give us an account
Of every penny paid into the hands OF state
employe. In a word, the finances OF the state
have been put on business basis, ana we nave
cleared off all debt
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