The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-24

work Of representative institutions ,bs.
the Federal Constitution provides tina,
All bills for raising revenue shall orr.
mate in the House Of Representatives.
and within the last ten days an at q,
Congress has been held void te aus. Il,
contained a provision imposing a ;as
which was inserted by the senats.
1T is argued In favor OF the rev
constitution: Experience seems to sue
10 be relieved from the burdens O. AKA.
ton or from the t~respasses OF us.les,
officials unless vastly Increased pJpe,
and responsibility be vested In the IL
e~cutive. and this the proposed ccny.ltu.
ton aims To accomplish Ceriaia.y u
does propose. and, IL adopted By n.
people. will vest vastly increased POKE,
In the Governor. But IL Is as incons.s,er.
with the cardinal principles ~ re-~e.
sentative government as the .nitiaty.
and referendum.
You have been referred q Cd.
practice in England as jusufying -a.,
experiment. Never was "A supp -.
analogy more misleading Repres.r'a
tive are OF two cfsr.
acters. In one the Executive is ne.
pendent Of the Legislature this ~.
American system. In the Other TIE -.
ecu,ive branch OF government is -.
mere creature or servant of the l.gs.s.
tive branch. That Is the case b, ja,.
liamentary government which is N.
government OF England. Prof Ipoay
the standard authority on the consuta
tionai law Of Great Britain. writes
The executive OF EnR.and j. yas..
in the hands Of the committee ca'@,
the Cabinet. II there re any o..
person IN whose single hand the power
of state is placed, that one rerso- d.
not the King. but the Chairman - ~.
committee. known as the Prime Minis
ter And that committee ~ cho~n ~ b.
a single branch Of the Legislature Ne
House Of Commons. and Is changed ~.
instant IL fails 20 command the supper
Of a majority OF the House. ~ jealpv.
Is the House OF Commons Of its .iCt, :.
control the purse OF the natio. tia.
will o suffer the other house % ~.
Legislature even TO amend a money IN
.. curse. a leading function O! the -.
ministry in England rs 70
present 10 the Hous Of Commons .
budget. But the House may deal w,i
Y as it will. and IL a Government .
beaten on its budget out goes o." NJ.
istry and in comes another. u =,
English Government - a mode % b.
followed, the preparation OF The bulge
should. at the present time. he dsyolved
on Senator Zion r Brown - N,'e-.
town. TO be presented 10 the Assembly
by the chairman OF its Ways and Means
Committee. and Gov. Whitna.S - a
functions be confined TO opening sat.
and county fairs.
Conservation Article Vicious.
Article VII. the so-called -gaset a.
ton article. IL. II possible. more f.-.1l.
IN principle. The authority conferred -
-. rnvr mission IN v.gfllAEg the N4H"-.
preserves belonging % the So B..
proper. But beyond that the coHn''s
sion is authorized subject 80 ~" '".o
within thirty days 81 the Governor
.nac; regulations with resP--i - ..
tax. ing. possession. selling and t-eusr''-
iation ther~of Cfsh and aUe' 81.
shall have the force OF law when t... 70
the Office o. the Department Of sat
and published as the Legislature MAJ
prescribe until and unless the Leg s.s.
,ure shall thereafter modify such -.
l%at!ons.' Thus a body. wholly appuiri-
j. authorized TO enact tine game law. %
mis- state subtsc, TO the power 81 n.
Legislature TO modify them. a poTe
which does not amount even - a yt'o
because the regulations enacted by -
commission go into force at once -
continue In force till the LEGISLATURE
which may not then be in sess.o'. see
4; TO modify them. surely MS is -e
reserta,ive governInen: turned ;y?sl-
furry.
Here ] call your attention :. ~
curious fact hat in the quarters whence
have emanated the most sever s'--
lures on Presidents Roosevelt. and W.
son for their alleged diciati1r - -
legislative brarc -. IA. goVer--sr'
found to-day the most ea-n's' s-'-r~
Il a constitution which coufcrs upr- .
Executive not oaly the power = 3D. at
20 the Legislature. hut the roT"- ". =
islatiun i:selt.
The question now presentei 90 %
IS: Are you willing 20 ahar1r- ~
American system o. g~ove-r'ne0' nd
which you have lived for nearly 4 :"
;u-y and a half Respectfully.
EDGAR NJ. CvL,rS