New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-20

GENERAL BUSINESS IN THE SENATE.
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE BILL TAKEN FROM THE
COMMITTEE ON CITIES AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE OF THE wHoIE-CUBAN REsoLU-
TONS LAID on THE TABLE WITHOUT DEBATE
THE LOUISIANA OUTRAGE RESOLUTIONS LAID ON
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BILLS PASSED.
lYRoM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE.l
ALBANY, May 19-The Senate has fully
earned the designation OF working body during the last
three days. They passed 40 bills to-day and rejected
two besides having before them the Cuban and Louisiana
resolutions sharply discussing the American Institute
bill, and holding Executive session in which they con
frmed over 100 notaries.
The bill to amend the charter of the American Institute
which has locked up in the Committee of Cities OF
the Senate since the 30th of April after having passed
the Assembly and been favorby reported twice by the
Senate Committee on Trades and Manufactures, was
forced out of its imprisonment to-day and brought before
the Committee OF the Whole. For two or three weeks
Senator Woodn has been impOrtuned to report the BILL
but has steadily refused TO do as Senator Booth,
member OF the Committee, and the only Republ-
can member from NewYork City, was opposed to the
b and preferred smother quietly there rather than
passage by MI Booth has been sick
his for several days. but having waited for him
TO reappear in his seat until there seemed likelihood of
his doing So the friends of the bill determined to-day TO
press their motion without further delay
Mr.. Gross presented resolution this morning asking
that the Committee Cities be discharged from further
consideration of the bill. and that be ordered TO third
reading He gave history of the b stating that 1t had
been twice favorably reported by the Committee on
Trade and Manufactures, but that when
it up from the Assembly it was re-
ferred he supposed by an oversight the Committee
on Cities He was not that any further hearing
had had upon IT, He thought the Senate owed to IT
self to disposition of it, and believed that
decent respect for the action of the other Committee re-
Qured IT, The present bill is intended 70 prevent the per-
petuaon of the governing body in Office by the ballots
Of irresponsible persons elected as members in crowds
simply the purpose Of voting for the present officers
He had been assured that such was the case by the
friends of the present ill.
Mr. Lowery The bill Of Mr. Booth had been referred
to the Committee Trade and Manufactures early in the
session. and that Committee had reported it. As soon a.
IL appeared in the public prints, however, number OF
petitions had been received from members Of the Inst
tue protesting against it, and numbers Of others had ap
peared and argued against It, The Committee then re-
called the bill and amended it, so that 1t Is now the bill
under consideration just rs 1t passed the Assembly.
There was one petition for stands he said,
which had 700 signatures
MI johnson said the American Institute was not in
NewYork Senator and its membership included persons
in all parts the State. He thought legislation neces-
say for the welfare of the Institute should not be barred
by the individual will OF Mr.. Booth.
Mr. Dickinson, the only member of the Committee
Cities who had favored reporting the bin, said that
abuses had grown of the loose charter of the Amer
can Institute which this bill intended to remedy.
large and reputable majority Of the Institute favored
the BILL and he did not believe they should be debarred
OF the right of redress by the will Of one man.
The vote being then taken, resulted as follows: