New-York tribune., 1907-07-14

liberty to try next year to get it, or Wlth1l
certain period may present his claim against
the state to the Court of Claims if he deems II
advisable In somewhat similar cases in pre-
vious years appropriations have been paid by
the state.
Disapproval of the item providing for pay
ment of bounties to sugar beet farmers VIII
affect tho growers In Senator Rainess district
considerably The annual appropriation is s15.-
600. The Governor does not believe in the poll
icy of paying bounties OF it he says:
In 1897 the Legislature provided for bounties to
be paid under specified conditions 0ncuding the
condition that the grower should receive net price
of So a tom persons, firms or corporations en-
Gagged I'm the manufacture of sugar from beets
grown in this state. Pursuant to this provision
large annual appropriations were made In 1903 the
law amended to provide for payment 10
the growers sugar beets. their assignees, and
/ IL further provided that the grower might
assign the amount to which he was entitled to the
manufacturer with whom he had a contract to
supply beets at a net price of s. ton. Appropra-
tiOns have since been made accordingly.
l believe that the provision for the payment OF
bounties either to manufacturers or sugar OF 10
growers of beets is unconstitutional The pay
ments should not be continued, and the law in
question should be repealed.
AS the United States Supreme Court has held the
unConstitutonality OF such law does not, now
ever. preclude the incurrence by the state or an
obligation make the stipulated payments to
those who have relied upon the law in the conduct
of their affairs. For this reason | have not OBJ
Jected to the item in this bill which makes pro-
vision for the deficiency in the appropriation for
assignees for the season Of 1905. 1t may also be
proper for the Legislature of 1908 to make appro-
priation for the payment of the amount specihed
in the present law to the extent that II may ne
justified with reference to the crop of this season
already planted and obligations heretofore incurred
in good faith for the purchase thereof.
But the policy of paying bcuntes should not e
continued. and to oppose this and to prevent the
creation in the future OF demands AGAINST the state
In reliance upon the present law, disapprove OF
the above item.
Governor Hughes could not see the necessity
for spending $4,000 for a herd of bison in the
Adirondacks. 10 be maintained by the Forest,
Fish and Game Department.
1T ie doubtful, to say the least" said he.
whether there ever have been any bison in the
Adirondacks, and the policy of attempting TO
maintain bison there is questionable. In view
of the many demands the treasury of the
state and the many Improvements which it has
been found necessary 10 Curtail, I should not
feel justified in approving this item" Neither
did he allow item Of $4,000 for the purchase
of lands for the Caledonia State Fish Hatchery,
saying that a purchase Of that size seemed to
indicate a scheme of development which should
he considered further Delegates TO the Farm
ers' National Congress, for whose benefit 5000
was appropriated, will not get the money, the
Governor could not why their expenses
should be paid more than delegates to other
important conventions.
All the items in the appropriation bill for the
salaries Of commissioners and employees of the
Gas and Electricity. Railroad and Grade Cross
ings commissions disapproved, as these
bodies have been superseded by the Public
Service Commissions These amounts roughly
10 $1,000.
Large savings are made in the bill appro-
priating funds for improvements at the state
hospitals More than $4,000 was taken from
the items for the Kings Park State Hospital
alone. The hospitals affected are:
Utica state Hospital-For cold storage and ice plant.
Hudson River state Horpita-For sewage disposal plant;
lElf gudC oh in
ng system 20 cot,sges $1,000
Nos ana > t5@oo. ior sewing and menainE
try mi .a,e roaf on tmiings 5000: for connecting
male nurses. home and turner's house with steam supply
Binshan,on state H,srital-For furniture for acute
81 IaUrsrce state Hospi,a-For dornitory for attend
ants a. tuberculosis pavilion and ugroup B. fory-eGht
Rochester state Hospital For building tor industries
Kings Tarl state Hospital building 70! indgstFies
including h"atIns. lighting plumbing ct, $4,000; for
Including buildings equipment. zoo tor permanent
boiler house 20 replace auxiliary plant at Group l. $50
Manhattan state For engineer and carpenter
Central isir state Hospitel-For carpenter ana
tiovonda State Homeopathic Hospital--For cold
These expenditures. in my Judgment. either
unnecessary or ineXpediout at this time, or As in
the case of needed repairs and emergency outlays.
are sufficiently provided for 10y other appropria-
tious. And / append this statement to the bill AZ
the time 81 signing H.
In addition To these items the Governor vetoed
the following.
For a workshop at the Middletovn state Homuo-
patbic Hospital, $500; reappropriatGi.
For workshops. Gowanda State homeopathic
Hospital $3.50; reappropriated.
For porch and room Hudson River State
Hospital S,2"e; reappropriated
For enlargement Of reception cottage dining
rooms, ST. Lawrence state Hospital, 5000; re
appropriated
For furniture new chronic building Bnghamton
State Hospital s. $40
For sewage disposal Kings Park State Hospital
S20GG.
For installing vacuum cleaner in the State Capt
tcl &l6.5oo
For printing and binding ten thousand COPIES OF
the Apples Of New York" 10000.
For printing and binding three thousand copies
Of the History Of the Canal System Of the state
New York. Together with Brief Histories of the
Canals Of the United States and Canada" Si510
For the repair and Improvement OF the state
highway between South Cotton and Perce1eld ST.
Lawrence County, $500.
For the construction OF a fshway at the Stlll-
water State Dam on the Beaver River, $1,000
For a brea6water Mt Cranberry Lake, 5000
For removing dead timber from the Saranac
River. between Lake Flower and the state dam In
Township "a s.
For removing dead timber from the Saranac
River, between Rainbow dam and Lake Kushaqua
5000.
For removing dead timber from the Dee River
above the dam at Duane. 1000
For clearing the channel Of the Genesee River /
between Rochester and Mount Morris. 5000
For clearing the catch BASIN of the state dam at |
the junction of the BaShaS XIII and Pine Kill. i'm
the town Of Mamakatlng, $500
For repairing the state dam and lock I'm the |
Saranac River. in Harrietstown, Franklin County |
$500. reappropriated.
For improving the drainage OF the Chemung !
Canal and Catherine Creek at Watkins and Mon |
tour Falls $25.000
For repairing the pier at the outlet of Keuka |
Lake at Penn Yam. s.. 500
For completing the dixie along the Chemung |
River in Elmira, and dikinG the banks of Hoffman |
Creek in the city. $500.
For improving the Cayuga Inlet at Ithaca and |