fugitive from justice from the State of Pennsylvania. To allow a citizen to be surrendered under a requisition and taken to another State as a criminal upon so slight foundation for accusation as in this case, would, it seems to me, be very improper; and hence, with all due respect for your Excellency, and the great State of which you are the Executive, the application is declined. Yours very truly, ALONZO B. CORNELL. VETO, ASSEMBLY BILL No. 84, To the Assembly: INSTRUCTION. STATE OF NEW YORK: EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, ALBANY, March 22, 1880. Assembly bill No. 84, entitled "An act to amend chapter five hundred and fifty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-four, entitled 'An act to revise and consolidate the general acts relating to public instruction,'" is herewith returned without approval. The present law provides that the County Treasurer shall pay to the trustees of school districts the amount of taxes returned as uncollectable. The amendment proposed by this bill provides that the money shall be paid by the treasurer to the collector of the district on the written order of the trustees. As the trustees are the proper custodians of the money, it seems to me that the change proposed is not wise. ALONZO B. CORNELL. VETO, ASSEMBLY BILL No. 39, AMENDING THE GAME LAW. Assembly bill No. 39, entitled "An act to release all that part of the waters of Lake Ontario, together with its bays and inlets, in the county of Jefferson, and in that part of Oswego county lying between its Jefferson county line and the western line of the town of Mexico, saving and excepting Henderson harbor and bay and within one-half mile of the outlet or mouth of Salmon river, from the operation of the provisions of sections twenty-three and twenty-six of chapter 534 of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, entitled 'An act for the preservation of moose, wild deer, birds, fish and other game,'" is herewith returned without approval. The preservation of game and fish has been for many years a perplexing subject of legislation. The last Legislature enacted a carefully prepared and comprehensive statute to supersede the many and conflicting laws then in force, which was intended as a relief from the constantly recurring demands for special legislation in this respect. The object of this bill is to release a limited portion of the waters of Lake Ontario from the operation of that act. If there be any reason for exempting this section there are probably equally good reasons for the exemption of other localities; and it may be expected, should this bill take effect, that it will prove only the forerunner of others of like character. If the present law is not satisfactory it should be made so by some general amendment, or repealed altogether. To begin now by releasing one or more localities from its provisions would, in my opinion, be unwise and impolitic. ALONZO B. CORNELL. IN THE MATTER OF CHARGES AGAINST JAMES P. SINNOTT, JUSTICE OF THE MARINE COURT, NEW YORK CITY, NoTICE THEREOF. STATE OF NEW YORK: EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, ALBANY, April 2, 1880. SIR: You are hereby informed that charges and specifications against you, of official impropriety and misconduct, have been filed with me, which, if not satisfactorily answered, it will be my constituţional duty to present to the Senate for its action. A copy of the same is herewith enclosed, to which you are requested to furnish me an answer on or before Saturday the 10th instant. Please notify me immediately by telegraph of the receipt of this communication. Yours respectfully, ALONZO B. CORNELL. Honorable JAMES P. SINNOTT, Justice of the Marine Court, New York City. ORDER OF SUPERSEDURE, BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT OF THE HUDSON RIVER HOSPITAL. STATE OF NEW YORK: EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, ALBANY, April 5, 1880.) SIR The Board of Managers of the Hudson River State Hospital having informed me that no building is contemplated during the current year, and, therefore, there will be no occasion for the continued services of the Building Superintendent, you are hereby removed from the office of Building Superintendent of the Hudson River Hospital for the Insane, to take effect on the fifteenth day of April, 1880, pursuant to chapter 264, laws of 1875. Very respectfully, ALONZO B. CORNELL. To JAMES S. Post, Esq., Building Superintendent of the Hudson River Hospital for the Insane, Poughkeepsie, Memorandum filed with Senate bill No. 114, to provide for the completion and opening for public travel of the New York and Brooklyn bridge, and to authorize the sale and conveyance of certain gores and pieces of land by the trustees thereof. Careful consideration, and the representations of the Mayors and Comptrollers of the cities of New York and Brooklyn, convince me that this bill should become a law, whereas if it were a new question, it could not receive my approval. Under legislation in various years since 1867, the construction of this bridge has proceeded until $12,400,000 have already been expended upon it, which would be worse than wasted if the bridge be not completed. It is represented to me that, of the $2,250,000 appropriated by this bill to complete and open the bridge for traffic, about $1,000,000 are required to complete contracts made during the past year, which, owing to the subsequent advance in the price of material, could not now be placed at less than fifty per cent advance, and that the Commissioners must have the means in hand before the first of Iowa State Library In the May, proximo, to enable them to hold these contracts. belief, therefore, that the public interests of the two cities will be promoted by this additional investment, my approval to the bill has been given. ALONZO B. CORNELL. VETO, ASSEMBLY BILL NO 13,. INCREASING NOTARIES PUBLIC. To the Assembly: STATE OF NEW YORK : EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, ALBANY, April 8, 1880. j Assembly bill No. 13, entitled "An act to provide for the appointment of additional Notaries Public," is herewith returned without approval. Existing laws provide for the appointment of 11,674 of these officers in the State, being an average of 91 for each assembly district, which, in my opinion, is more than sufficient for the convenience of the people. It is impossible even now to give adequate attention to the fitness and qualifications of persons proposed for appointment as notaries public, and it is my belief that the number should be diminished rather than increased. ALONZO B. CORNELL. |