Connecticut western news., 1901-01-10
GOVERNORS MESSAGE
MIR. oDELL URGES ON THE LEelsLA-
 TURF RIGID ECONOMY.
Taxation of Corporations. Condition of Greater New York and Reduc- tion of Expenses Among the sub J~cts Considered.

Governor odelrs first annual message to the legislature has been delivered.
 The message is a general rccommenda- ton for the reduction of the expenses of the state. and plea for a more rigid economy in the different departments and commissions. He recommends the con solidation of the board of mediation and arbitration, the bureau of labor statistics and the state factory inspection depart ment into one commission, to be known as the department of labor. He asks that the state board of charities and the prisons commission be abolished and the work of these departments be done by a single commissioner. He also objects tn the present system of employing special legal advice and recommends that the compensation of attorneys be fixed by statute on percentage basis.
 The governor is of the opinion that the corporations are treated more liberally in other states than they are in New York. The burdens placed upon domestic corpo- rations, he says, are forcing capital to gu to other states where more favorable laws exist. and as consequence New York is losing revenue which other states are enjoying at its expense. The legis- lature is asked to enact amendments which will liberalize and make more pop ular the states corporation laws.
 "We should exercise the same supervi' sion over foreign corporations who seek to do business within our state" says Mir. Odell, "as over our own, and they should be subject to the same limitations. Many complaints now made against large com binations of capital are just; but, owing to our lack of Jurisdiction, we are unable to control, and therefore no law can be framed which will reach foreign corpora tions effectively. Even though we deny their right to file certificates, the greatest penalty is the withholding of the right to use our courts, and this in effect is but a slight embarrassment, as the United States court can be used for the same purpose"
 The governor says that he. has looked forward with pleasurable anticipation to the day when the state of New York would no longer find it necessary to levy direct tax for state purposes. In re. ferring to the taxation of corporations Mir. Odeil says:
 "All corporations receive from the state certain rights. It seems to me, therefore, that capital of this character in our state should pay q tribute to the creating pow. CT for that which they have received This justiies the present laws taxing COT. porations for state purposes, and all fu' ture corporation tax laws should be based upon this principle. That the present law works hardships to some and is not fully enforced in other cases is apparent This no makeshift remedy will correct but an entirely new system should be framed to meet existing conditions and a fair and equitable recompense from all | corporations enjoying state protection and favors should be exacted. Exemp tions should be given by the localities rather than by the state, because it is l the former which receives the greatest | benefit, and all corporations should there fore pay tax based upon their earning | power. But few of the many corpora tions in the state are now taxed in this manner, and therefore an unfair dis crimination exists"
 As to the correction of evils in the city of New York and the need of husbandinl the resources of the city the governor says:
 "Every department of New York need, corrective legislation. Especially is thi, true of those departments whose admin istration is confined to county lines. II | this direction l desire to call your atten tion to the fact that many of the publi, offers in that city are receiving a larger remuneration for thei- services than thnt | which is given to tn. president of tn, | United States"
 The police department of New Iurl city receives considerable attention in tn, | governors message. Mir. Odell Is of tn, opinion that much of the difficulty now existing in this department is due to di | vidcd responsibility and a lack of q cen | tralzation of authority.
 | aWhaf rapfndy hova 1f ha aaEs stfo, this manifest evil, which has brought tn, | police force of the city of New York into such disreputeg A state constabulary has been suggested, but the strong dis inclination upon the part of the other | municipalities throughout the state tC acquiesce in his solution renders this | plan yalueless. A metropolitan police ! system is open to the criticism that it i. a violation of the principle of home rul, guaranteed by the constitution. We ar, | therefore brought to face this proposition with no apparent remedy as yet suggest | ed. In my opinion there should be a com plete centralization of power. There is | no necessity, it seems to me, for com missioner who is not in effect as we'll n, in name the absolute head of the polio, system of the city of New York. An | efficient man. the choice of the mayor, a, | u SlnEle utuueu NhAilhisSlontEs Wlln Nl the powers now possessed by the chief ot police, would at once narrow down th,
 responsibility and place it within th, | power of the chief executive of the stat, to hold accountable the mayor and tn, commissioner thus appointed. This sug
 gestion. if given effect by legislative en
 actment, would, in my opinion. be nc violation of the principle of home rule"
 The message recommends the entir, separation of the bureau of elections iron the police department of the city of New election board.
 Among the novel features advocated h, the new governor is the enactment of ar
 employers liability law or the establish
 ment of a system of forced insurance ut
 the employees by the employer, the oh
 ject being to place the employees on th, same footing us individuals not employed
 in cases of injury or death 10 the employc,
 resulting from negligence on the part ol
 the employer.
 | The message further recommends eN
 empting mortgages from taxation. th,
 consolidation of the forest preserve board
 and the forestry, fish and game eommis
 sion and the improvement and enlarge
 ment of the state prison at Sing Sing. | Twenty-eiGht Burned to Death.
 Twenty-eight dead bodies lie at th
 Rochester morgue, and l2 others more a
 less seriously injured lie at the diffcrra
 hospitals in the city as result nf th
 terrible holocaust which early Tuesda.