The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-18
LEGISLATION IN ALBANY.
LOTS or LOC4L BTLLS TO ne SUM
MARILY JHROUN OYER.



The senate. Quarrel with the Governor, aud
the Health boards Quarrel with the Port
Physicinn-Thc Very Busiest OF EVENING".
ALBANY, April 17.-Thcro was good at
tendance In both Houses this evening, and
fair tmount OF work was done. new compll-
cation in the feht between the Health Officer
and the Quarantine Commissioners was de-
velopcd tonight when Mr.. Russell Chairman q
the Committee on Public Health, reported fiom
that committee a bill to make Quarantine self
sustaining. This was the nrst intimation that
anybody had that that subject had been con-
sidered b. any committee but that Of Com
merce and Navigation, though II was well known
that a bill for the same purpose had been pre-
pared by the latter committee, and Mr. A. J.
Campbell had tried several times to force them
TO report IL. Singularly enough, tho bill report
ed from the Committee on Public Health 10 the
same as Mr.. Campbells hll, and Ia satisfactor
TO the Quarantine Commissi 0ners, though very
dlstasteful to DIR. Vandcrpocl.
wat,s's Excise Dill for the city OF New York,
liking hotel licenses at 800 and all other licenses
at $50, after being amended SO as to provide that
hotel licenses shall be ti5 and other licenses $25
and that licenses for the sale OF alc, beer and
native wines IN plAces that ara not hotels, inns,
or tavcrns shall be nxed at go, was ordered to o
third reading.
The Ciyil District Court bill was moved in
Committee Of the Whole by Mr.. Peabody, but
when nm amendment was offered by Mr.. Kiian
that would practically defeat It's rehl, bject. lie
suddenly discovered the nDsehcc OF number
Of members who are Interested In II, AMI tho
hill was again prueres scd. IL seems probable
that between the two factions WHO are nghiirg
fir the Fat rickin-s around these courts the bil
sir. Booths bill to permit the sale by auction
~ pictures, cngravings. and works Of art after
NJ Morrlsscy's bill making an aggregate re-
duciiOn Of Sls.OJ0 Ia the salaries OF clerks and
attend ants II the Marine Court was ordered to
third reading.
izng tae sale Of the land OF tho Spamen'n Re-
treat on staten Island also the bill prohibiting
| the sale Of the ISLANDS IN Lake George, and the
bill for Improving the Harlem river, which Ccdes
| to the United states state control over Lands
that may be purchased Of private owners Tor tue
| construction oi canal nom the Norm 10 the
| East liver.
Inc bnl prohibiting clerks OF courts Of record,
| lnclGdine the SurrOeatcs Court Of New YORK,
| from acting - referees receivers, &c, was or
| d. red TO IA third reading. The till providing
that there shall he four STATE Assessors. one OF
| whom snail be resident Of the city of New
| loik, was ordered 70 third reading Ia the
| senator woodin now sav= that the Reappor-
| uonment Committee. uf whiCh he IL chairman.
N the senate, WIN make report some time his
| week. Ii ia said tn ( New York will have six
| senators, aud that the dlsllcis are TO te m de
substantially the same rs the Soneressonal DIS,
| NIlttS now arc Inc Assembly, Aninulllift VIII
| reuort at the sane time, aLd it "a understood
| tnat Ne" ork Is To have only wcnty lour A.
| semblymcn. Leading Republicans : ~ that this
| bll s to be put through as prepared by the COM
| uittec=. and til II hs soon AZ II ana few others
| ~ citing New York are disposed Of toe Lsgsli-
| lure vii al jOurn without waiting to dispose OF
| the hundreds of local tiils. The Republican
| Scuators. this evening m caucus. decidcd 20 re-
| jet the nomination Of SmItn NJ. weed TO be
| Insurance SupcTin'endent. TIE leaders have
| determined that no Nominations made by the
Governor shali he couurnitd d uutll hc consruts 10
| send in occasionally the name Of a Republican
to MI a vacancy wnere the onice has been held
| bv Repuaiican.
Mr.. n. Bradley has introduced u bill for re
ngipus destruction in State prisons. 1t provides
thAt no inW.'e shall - 4rulcd tue free exercise
| ~ hii rrigiuu- bcref Hud II Is made the dUt,
| OF prison officer, anl boards to maze the ntces
! saii rules 10 cam out thl~ provision, not, how
| ever, to tno deirnout OF discipline.