The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30
Beet Sugar and Soft Dirt.

The reply Of Governor Chairman
ODELL to Attorney-General CUNNEEN's
specific charges in regard to the beet
sugar bounty and the Furnaceville Iron
Company's successful claim for rock
rates for dirt excavation is in both in
stances characteristic.
The Attorney-General is the legal
adviser Of the Governor on questions
of the Constitutionality of measures
before him for signature. Mr.. CUNNBEN
SAYS that he warned Governor ODELL
both in 1908 and in 1904 that the appro-
priaton for the benefit Of private manu-
facturers OF beet sugar was contrary to
the express provision Of the Constitu-
ton in Section Q OF Article VIII, as fol-
lows: Neither the credit nor the money
Of the State shall be given or loaned to
or in aid OF any association, corporation
or private undertaking.
Notwithstanding the Attorney-Gen-
erals opinion and advice, Governor
ODELL signed the bill which transferred
many thousands Of dollars from tho
State Treasury to the tills Of the Bing-
hamton Beet Sugar Company and the
Empire State Sugar Company.
In the defence which the Governor
Chairman published yesterday he says,
nrst' 'ha' si,liial sppiop',an o.ns
were eishou W Ho'
show, however, that either BLACK or
ROOSEVELT signed such bill in face OF
on odyaraa oninion from his Attornev-
c,nora, 70 th.v had tho circumstances
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In the second place, Governor Chair
man ODE1L says:
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..,.n,.s - ~. sonr,v .,,r, ~. n.,ns ,,,a 70
N, r,,,, msnu,.c,ur,rs =, oe,sr e,c.ss,v., and
nv IA. laws O, 1908 tho bounty v.s reduced 70 one.
half cen. per pound instead Of ono cont a. hereto.
fore with the distinct understanding. according TO
my recollection. that this bounty should cease With
the appropriation of 1904"
Thus Mr.. OpE1L attempts to give the
impression that under his administra-
ton and by his efforts tho amount un-
oonstitutionally paid from the State
Treasury 10 private copoerns vas re-
duced. and that a term was put upon
such unconstitutional appropriations.
We call attention to both of his state
ments because both are misstatements.
Instead of decreasing under OpELL, the
total amount thus distributed has greatly
increased. "a follows:
49,. .,,
900, ,.oo 49,. , ,o' saooo
,ao, ..d hon, --on~,,. ''' ,oooo
1908 and fsoA-oDErL." $1,000
.l a., ~. ...
Ano1o VOC " VA
bounty III ieoo' .no oiianso iioin oiio
cent per pouho 10 haii ceh' Por Pouho
W. sd;st;not MISUNDERSTANDING that tho
ho,,.n sho,Id &C. -i,h the onrrnnr;o-
~ ,noI. tn Ia s;a,.5 ~, NJ
&c. T., ,oo, oor,r,;tt.d the st.t. Gov.
.. ~ .,,u.har on,ronr;o.;o,s j.,
200 ~ ,oo. .-i,ho,,. nrav;d;no for orx
..t..;. .. 49, ,re,..s T. $3.50
49, hanaso;or;.s ~ tho bounty oil orr
:a ue ona al Iohhr .,norsas INV tha nv.
10y ,-;,Lou. dann;nn tha,, 49,
wv - a,..au. $780,
w Wv, w ..r 80 -. ;,o;dar.o,,, o.,
wv. - ~, .at.n.rLo,nw - ~. ~.
quo, 49, 49, 80. -. 49,
w ~. a. p a...on =, ,ooo ~ NJ on.,y
IO' 'no $500 ~. c~as Nv ~ e..
y, "ae 'u M w g.. A.. 80 Us.
s. . p ~ ~" - ,..aI
- ,oo, - w. on.,, =. ca,a-s-
III W. s'su ~ ~ - ~ , ST.;
. el $50 an WI p Snaa. a,n;o".,r .h.a'
N""' VI t'0" ''A' ''>'' Wi ''' "''''
There shall DO paid to the manufacturers of
beet sugar out OF the moneys hereby appropriated,
sueh sum as may DC neeossa', 70 pay one een' per
p0unu on .' ,a,o '' '"s '"'
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Finally, in his reply to Attorney-Gen-
eral CUNNEEN on beet sugar, the Cover
nor-Chairman classes this direct bounty
to the beet sugar manufacturers with
appropriations like those which the