New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-12
FROM ALBANY.
Assembly Proceedings on Saturday.
THE EIGHT HOUR QUESTION.
ALBANY, March 10, 1906.
From Our Special Correspondent.

ALBANY March 10, 1906
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FOLGER'S BILL.
The establishment here for the manufacture
OF statutes Is doing an uncommony large business In
the Senate. 1862 bills have been put into the mill, and In
the lower house between 800 and 1000, land the
cry is still they come" In the Assembly, yesterday,
nearly 50 bills hurried to the Speakers desk and
referred to appropriate Committees. II the Legisln
ture would but pass the bill of Senator Folger,
imposing a tax on certain bills sent here for
enactment the revenues Of the State would
be so increased that new Capitol might be built o
more Of needy railroads aud canals helped and
sundry charitable institutions placed on solid ush-
cial footing. Why will rot the Ontario Senator urge
THROUGH his bf It strikes me as being the most in
pDrtart bill now before the Legislature 1t would
p ojab pat half much money into the State Treas
ury now goes into the pockets Of the worthy pro-
prietor. Of the Deayan House. and that would relieve
the former Of any sort OF embarrassment, even with
light tsxation. DO let US have Mr Fogers bill enacted
into a law.
Judge that from 300 to 500 bills have passed both
houses and probably many will pass; and yet
nobody doubts that the People would be quite as well
served If there was not another Dill passed excepting
Of course the one Of Judge Foger above referred TO-
That should pass.
CHARACTER OF THE LEGISLATURE
The present Legislature 80 far as can Judge, is an
unusually good believe it contains very few bad
men. though that point can be best determined when
the session closes. There is time enough for good
deal Of traffic yOtesf1r "bn,iness to the latest
phrsse-befOre the members get through here. But
everything looks well now. Ny greatest fear Is thai
the Legislature in its good nature and disposition 20
accommodate and obige VIII suffer measures TO 70
through that onght TO be defeated. should feel safer
il there were men that voted mo- Almost every
act that has been passed has gone through without OPP
position. True, tby have been unimportant in the
main, but afraid the important ones which yet
TO be voted on, viii 20 n rough In the way.
THE ASSEMBLY TO-DAY.
Some time since res0 uLons we're referred TO the
House Committee Federal Relations irstructing
Senators and Representatives, in Congress to vote &c
apply the eight system Ia the Government employs
To day the Committee submitted report adverse "a
to the resolutions. reso uton made that the
House disagree with the report but it tailed, and the
action Of the Committee was sustained by the House.
The bill to pay awards Of Contracting and other Canal
Boards read third time and passed.
! A bill was reported 10 incorporate the Woman's Col
lege OF Physicians and Surgeons In the City Of New
York.
The bill to incorporate " The Peoples Produce Sup.
ply Company " was considered In Committee of The
Whole. Mr. Pitts moved to insert the personal liability
clause observing as he did go that he deemed tie
measure wholly unnecessary but he had noticed that
when similar bills had been introduced. the insertion Of
this clause had always proved fatal 10 them Mr. Pitts
is evidently bent killing this sort of bills most OF
which ought to be kicked out Of the Legislature with
out ceremony. The bill progressed. ~
The Senate has not been in session to-day. IL adj
adjourned over from Friday to Monday night.
/ lie Assembly is a far more industrious body thar
the Senate.