The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-21
10 CINCH CHARITY CONTROL.
. REuARKABLE SERIES OF BILLS
Up At ALBANY. =
New Powers Given to the Governor and
His Direct Appo,ntces-Old Safe
guards swept Away-sslaries Left
dependent on Chief Executives VIII.

guards swept ANay-Satanes Left
dependent on Chief Executives WIN.
Friends OF the State hospitals and chart
table institutions, whose worst fears were
realized in the legislation passed at Albany
las, winter, believed that the policy OF cen
radiation had been carried to such an ex-
,reme that the strongest advocates Of Gov.
OdeT's plans would be satisfied. It appears,
however. that there are certain finishing
touches to be given to the perfection OF
the new system and to that end several
hills have been introduced and are now
pending in the Legislature.
Each mail carries TO members Of the
Senate and Assembly protests against
this proposed legislation. made by men and
women who have long been identified with
the work and improvement Of these chari-
ties and asylums.
Several ~ the bills intended to give more
mower Ia the Governor and his direct ap-
pnintecs have been introduced by Senators
McEwan and Barnes OF Albany. They
give new powers to the Fiscal Supervisor
Of the State Charities, who is Henry H.
Bender, also a william Barnes Republican,
resident al Albany.
Senate bill 72I. for which Senator McEwan
stands sponsor, interferee with the Salary
Classification Commission. II leaves 1t
10 the Governor to cay whether an en-
ployee in a State charitable institution shall
w~t the increased compensation usual, ac-
cordng 10 his term OF service, or whether
he shall he deprived OF 1t. In the State
charitable institutions. as In the State hos
pitals, the salaries are graded and the pay
an employee receives between the minimum
and the maximum depends on his term Of
faithful service. He has been dependent
on no one, but his own good conduct for
this advancement. The proposed act puts
him at the mercy Of the Governor.
Suppose we should have a Governor
some time who wanted TO use this privilege
for political ends'- asked New York con-
tribu'or TO charities yesterday. He could
make the whole salaried force OF these in
situations bend to him. We must remember
that we are not assured forever Of the ser-
vices Of an executive OF the unselfsh and
noble impulses OF Gov. Odell"
One Of the protests sent TO Albany yester-
day by the President OF a charitable society
said:
take. from the Salary Cla.sificstion Com
miiSn eonistinS q the st;e cGmPtTSoisr
BY By the Finshcs law to TX. With the Write
wages g to be paid 10 the fioers and en- pioyses
Would prscticsliy ansfer this power TO the
To understand the purpose Of this bin Il
must be remepbered that the present sched-
Jules p!Oyide for an iDS.sass ~ me salary
factory service, such ON rs ana Employ, e
retent'"n viii depend upon their character
and 'ficiancy. and that the increase of the ir
salary or wages conse1uent Upon such re-
as the IN ers and employees now serving
the State are conc rned. 1t may well be oues-
tened whethTr the proposed change ; are
compensation would be- increased In the way
State. can abrosste its contract with them =.
This system Of the sliding schedule Of
frG% MINIMUM t.
a. most saI,sbis 70 such 4 .tis.iticn.: and
which are almost Inevitable between en-
ployees when a less automatic system is in
sEsi gs ho.p Of ;hs , %Ssr. Is p snc
vided by the Insanity law that salaries and
wages shall be uniform for SIMILAR grades OF
tsIs and Which .Ssii se ciassi he and deter
mined by the State Commission in Lunacy.
governor, the Comptroller and the Secretary
The aim Of tn. commission was to improve
ing out a reasonably inducement to salts
factory EN- nloyees. The proposed rlsn, how
Gqd ys,s tn' p,
d spendent upon length Of satisfactory ser.
cres.e' dependent possibly upon personal or
political motives. II would subject the
Governor 10 The petty annoyanoes Of per
pIoy%.s sp and their friends throughout the
State nv leaving 70 him the decision Of these
p gzsng matters ., ae,sh o. cou srs
ten which will work equal and perfect Jus.
too IN every case. but 80 do away with that
csl,ula,ed 20 further the Interest. Of Justice
and innartialitv Ia 20 strike at the founda-
tons ~ our civil service.
Another McEwsn bill CNo. 772) provtdes
that the State chsrita BILE Institutions AZ all
fle with the Fiscal Supervisor copies Of
Their annual reports and copies Of their
inventories Of supplies for maintenance
end property On hand st the erd a the
fscal year and u atthe boards 81 msrasers
~ ,ru.tees siail make monthly reports
Governor and the State Board % Charities.
lhis provision 80 70 sGnnal reports may
10 retarded 40 the entering wedge Tor the
carrying out ~ tat accommodating. ~
NfHF f"fOffs rave 70 90 VIII Hie oeJtIt
in"rts q the 10 stitutions activity and 40
he Focal superVi,or hss 90 do with their
hsncbi opeist'ofs. " h obvious that the
purpse q tie Change ls 10 exAh the Fiscal
hll sfNlfor
Tie hhe'al nterpfssstion ~ tho Fiscal
hlps yispr's powers 10 nowhere more sp-
itf"it uHn 10 tie sppfopriAtian bile fof
i- yariuus state dsrtAbls sttutsons
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