New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-22
GENERAL BUSINESS IN THE LEGISLATURE.


HASTE AND cARELEssNEss IN PASSING BuLs-AS
ADJOURNMENT AGREED UPON AT NOON TO-DAY
THE COURT OF ARBITRATION BILL PASSED. N
THE sENATE-THE REPAvING BILL RECoMMITIED
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ALBANY Nav 21.-The business of the Senate
was directed very sharply ali day toward reduction OF
the piles of bills awaiting action. and IN very few IN
stances was discussion of any length allowed TO inter
fere with the main purpose. The rapidly with which
bills were read through, dozen sections being skinned
over as one and the vote Of the final passage ordered
While the title yet sounding from the clerks lips,
might 70 far TO explain the Of so many
Jobs and frauds passed by the votes OF reputable
members duTng the hurry OF the closing session.
bill is read the third time, and flock Of Senators snok
ing in the coakroOm called into the chamber hur
riedy TO vote What's the bill ~ some of them cry
Most generally however, they yield without question to
the urgent demands Senator who has charge Of the
bill and when he says it's all right they sing out
Yea as eomplacenty if they had studied the matter
for years voted obedience to the prooundest con-
yiction.
Attic opening Of the session of the Senate this morn
ing Mr. Woodn offered resolution for final adjournment
an saturday al nooD which was agreed TO. II sub
seneutlv concrIYred IN the Lower House The Court
Of Arbitration bill returned from the Assembly ana
its amendments were cOncurred IN. The conference
Committee on the Tontine Life Insurance bill made
report the Assembly recedng from its amendment by
which the bill was made general and the report was
r.,d TO- Committee of Conference were also APP
pointed OF The bill to sl..x the P9ss . Is.a
subpenas.
The Committee Conference reported upon the Dill 10
provide for the repaving OF streets, with recommends
ton that the Senate amendments be adopted with the
words and such assessments paid stricken out the
change implies that the charge OF repaving should DE
upon the city, where the assessments Tor previous
having had remained unpaid The report was rejected ny
the senate when this difference was explained by vote
of 6 to 10, Messrs. Cole, Dow, Lanng, LORD, ana
Madden changing 10 the negative as soon as
the matter was explained. The vote was re-
considered some time afterwsrd, and the bill was
racommitted to the Conference Committee with the I'M
destanding that ii should be reported anehueu 81 'n
the words should restored and the commissioner Vi
Public Works should have the paving done IN accoru
anee with the existing law" This amendment pro'ucs
for the retention OF the contract system III 'n'
q, traets "A directed by the 9lst section OF the cna
With this amendment the report was agreed TO-
tive pradv hill which has been defeated twice, was
c,ded through the Senate to-day. IL L. the remaikabc
measure which Mr. Timothy Campbell champions ana
by which proposed to force standing III court or
contractor who repaved Broadway without authority
acme nine wears ago and whose claim has been disai-
loved nv several successive Controllers and various
Courts The Senate passed it by vote OF Is to D. Aess
n,cp,rsop Dow Kellogg Lowery and Robertson alone
voting agains: II.
Tho Real Estate Record bill also made another fight for
life to-day Mr.. Laning having II reconstructed ana
,e,dcd so that IL should be shoIn OF one feature hat
seemed Objectionable, while retaining the TWO sccuons
most Objectionable in fact The attempt failed however
and the bin was killed beyond resurrection ths session
by a vote of Yeas 10 Is Nays
Al resolution offered by MT johnson was adop'en' ~"
tborzing the Governor confer officers OF the National
Guard under the rank OF Colonel who shall have served
10 wears a breyet commission corresponding III rank to
the grade next above. ~
Tie report Of the Conference Committee on the Dlii
relative 10 taxation In York City Was received and
agreed TO- The report strikes oct the Assembly ainend
ments. -
Tho bill commonly known ~ the Cisssncation ac' WAS