New-York tribune., 1906-06-02

Economy has been manifested in the appro-
prlations for the departments ana extravaganza
has been carefully avoided. The Legislature has
been Clean courageous independent, intelligent
and industrious.
The most important work Of the last year has
been IN the insurance investigation and the
acrnenI into law Of Ihe resolutions Of the Arm
strong loint legislative committee. We now
have an insurance code framed for the policy
holders and not moulded by the insurance COM
Ianies.
Neyt i'm Importance rate the TWO acts which
~ once do away with the annual mortgage tax
ana The direct state tax The legislature de-
teruined that The state should encourage thrift
ana economy by relieving the land owner from
ine burden of taxation for the great canal and
highway improvements voted by the people. and
..| ~lltftuE The cost thereof from the country
-a-u and The village horne 70 the centres of
wealth md commercial activity. al the same
i'.e assuring lower rates of interest % borrow
rs I'D mortgage security and thereby promoting
i1- growth and development of the cities
The legislature has been the partisan neither
q laN0r nor or capital, bur has dealt fairly
WIN ...7. fo the end thar justice and equality
si-hI .ta1l0 'sr'ze IT'S acts rather than hatred
'i Wealth 7n rne one hand or disregard Of the
N..h. man s. interests r0 fhe other Law
regulating he rate ~ wages and hours oS "a Dor
'I employees ~ municipal contractors has been
l.s.." operative employees engaged in the extra
+.-s -'. .oF'ne't NJ railroading have been
given remedy for personal Injuries v,barA
practically none existed heretofore and the Ia Dor
law aaa me public health law have been ma
teIi7.'E stroTE- 7eued
hi.s regulating The rates ~ service Of ruhlic
uI-It corporations which seemed confscatorv
nature 'r unreasonable have not become
law. ruf The failure of ss ST winters Terfsfa-r,-a
70 give NeU York CIV an ~ cent cas- Is,- s
been at6n=d for.
Rapid transit facilities for New York Ci-1,
nave been increased. and the discon-tr,s-,oz ~
the death dealing operations If ne r-si'~osS IN
Eleventh avenue has been assured
IN np Leslslsi lT- ~ recent years mas the abso-
'ulr clN'I0- peiN--u politics and business been
more noticeable. corrupt practices law ha's
nef-n enacted corporations have been QrohibitAd
f~om making political contributions ana ~ 49,
h.. h1rTz
lakon- The freedom ~ the Iegislat,l-a from cor
porate influence working through party organi-
@all'n for mutual advantage has been manifest
A serious and intelligent effort 10 5o s1rav
Win The abuses n The S0-called Rai7As ~
notes has been made An attempt 10 strengthen
'ile ailance between racerrack gambling and the
agricultural societies has vner with -ebCke Two
safe commissions have been abolished and no
new permanent commissions or officers have
been created except IN response 70 the coros-ifr-
uonal amendments adopted BY the paorla
y holSSale amendments have bAen made 70 the
statutes regulating the winding m cf oor-ors-
lions BY receivers. whereby the allowance ~ Ax-
cessiVe fees 10 receivers and their r0uDsel e
2rohlb'fed. and fnal settlements are expedited
= Do rI71ncnlSf Tax law and tre Stock Transfer
Tax Law have been amended IN The Interests ~
ne -o9al-ties benefited and n the state and rbA
personal property n non residents situate nth
n TIE state has been Subjected 70 TAXATION
An appropriation ~ $4,000 has besn made
Joy tne maintenance and repair of good roads
construcTec with state aid For The s-s- time
since the establishment % This sy-ster,, - bib
way Improvement the towns have been relieves
from inis expense and The State Engineer and
SlfLeyor has been charged with the directio2
az the work.
Ihe Governor also approved the Raines hill
proFidlnE for a new state educa ton building.
me MeEwan bill. authorizing Albany 10 sren5
kl"'e"te for new river front and irtercept-
Ing sewer; the Merritt bin appropriating SsnooO
10 establish state school OF agriculture q, s.
Lawrence University; the Mills bin appropriat-
Ing $1,000 for the acquisition by the state OF
the historic house and blockhouse formerly
owned by Sir William johnson in the city of
JohnstoNn; the Cassidy bnl providing for a
state board OF managers OF reforrnatories to
govern such institutions al Elmira and Napa-
noch. ana removing the latter institution from
the jurisdiction OF the Superintendent Of State
Prisons and the Cunningham companion bill
providing for monthly meetings and monthly
Inspections by the state board of managers
Governor Higgins tonight practically con-
CluQeo his work on the bills left in his hands AZ
The adjournment ol the Legislature. the fr1,nort-
ant exception being the bills increa sing The num-
Der Of supreme Court justices in al save the
sth Judicial District His decision on these is
expected 10 be announced tomorrow morning
although he has until midnight tomorrow in
which % act on any bin remaining in his hands
Lacking has approval. all pending measures win
die al that hour.
DAVID e. HILL EEOkERATED