The New York herald., 1921-05-16
LAST LEGISLATURE
PRAISED BY MILLER
Record for Constructive
Work Long Will Stand,
He Asserts.
DEVOTION TO PUBLIC
Order, Efficiency and Econ
omy Restored, the Cover
nor Says.
SPECIFIC ACTS CITED
More Scientific Preparation OF
Future Budgets Fore
seen.

Gov. Nathan L. Miller, in a signed
statement prepared before ne left Al
bany for a fortnight's vacation and
released for publication to-day. reviews
the work OF the last session OF the
Legislature and finds that for con
structive work and earnest devotion
to the public interest" the record has
not been equalled in many years. 1t
will long stand, the Governor says. as
an example to future Legislatures.
The Governor places first In impor-
tance the restoration of order, eff
cheney and economy In the public ad-
ministration." He mentions the saving
Of $18,0O,000 In the State budget, as
compared with last year, and adds that
he does not expect deficiencies to be
created during the current year. As
a result OF legislation passed during
the session the Governor says he ex-
poets a more efficient administration
OF the tax laws. Of the Department OF
Agriculture and OF the industrial de-
partment OF the State government.
He expects in the future to SEQ more
scientific preparation OF the budget
through cooperation between the execu-
tive ana administrative branches Of the
government and regards the reorgani-
zation OF the Public Service Commission
and the creation of joint port authority
as constructive measures whose ultimate
,nooot ha aeffvpofnJ
In closing, the Governor says:
ANY one of the foregoing achieve
ments would have justified the session
OF the Legislature just closed, but It
passed many other constructive acts
Necdful improvements were made In the
education law, the banking law. the in
surance law. the corporation laws and
the highway law. and completed and
connected system Of State highways was
at last and. trust. finally provided for
IAN adequate trespass law was passed
to protect private property.
"The law requiring the wastefui and
useless publication OF the session laws
was repealed by an act effective Janu
ary i, 1872, an Accomplishment several
times unsuccessfully attempted.
"A constructive act to prevent fraudu-
lent practices in the sale of securities
was enacted.
"The so-calkd rent laws were made
more workable.
Provision was made for the revision
of the New York city charter. work too
long delayed.
Wise provision was made for the dis
tribution OF the soldiers bonus.
For the first time after twenty years
OF effort n definite policy was adopted
and definite provision was made for the
development in the public interest of the
States potential water powers.
MANY other useful measures too nu-
merous to mention in this summary were
passed. and while some bills did not re-
ceive executive approval a careful sur
vey of the entire legislation of the ses-
sion warrants the statement that the
Legislature was animated throughout its
session by the single purpose to serve
the public interest.
"rhe results indicated were made pos
sible only by cordial cooperation be-
tween the legislative and executive
branches of the government, each keep
ing within it's own sphere, and I desire
to assign to the Legislature the full
measure of the credit due it for it's ac-
complishment."