The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-13
OUR STATESMEN In ALBANY.
THEIR VIEWS ON THE SUPPLY OF PURE
MILK FOR NEW rom CRY.
Lively Talk ON the MIX Tsrin BIn-A re-
buke TINT Made Ola salt Angry Protect
Ing Stochhoiders-Thc Police Pension Fund
HIII-TmxIng Insurance Siock-NcM IIIIIs.

ALBANY, April IL. Tho greater part of the
time VI tho Assembly to-day was taken VII in
two Efforts 10 override the action VI committees
upon bills referred to them. ind both of which
were successful. Tho bill regulating the ratio
for transporting milk was reported adversely
from tho Railroad Committee Mr. Wheeler Of
Duchess moved to disagree with this report
md upon that made n long speech ful " sta
tistics " tho milk traffic. its importance Ia tho
fnrmcra " his county and the people Of tho
cities Of Now York and brooklyn. and arragn-
ing the railroad corporations for the distinc-
tons they made against milk in comparison
with tho rates charged for other freight 1t was
q" homo consumption" speech and will un.
doubcdly do Mr.. Wheeler much service in next
falls campaign. He was followed 10y Prescott
the Chairman Of the Railroad Committee. who
said that there now exists no necessity for tho
passage of q bill regulating the traffic in milk
The Legislature passed bill under which they
could got nil tho relief they desired. All the
farmers had to do was to form combination
md lay n pipe line from the milk producing
regions to tho cities, and thcy could deliver their
milk TO tho door OF every citizen in New York
and Brooklyn.
Hamilton Fish. Jr.. rs reprcsontati We OF n
purely rural constituency. was In favor OF my
thing that would tend to benefit those he repre-
scented md therefore desired To- SEQ the tariff ON
milk cut down, This is about tho first time this
session that Mr. Fish has had occasion to say
anything for Putnam county. his time having
been taken W in dcvising scheme 10 cheat
New York city out Of Its fair representation in
the Legislature. and other schemes affecting
INC po,itiniai patr1? ma; Of ihat cty orood ia
a bal passed this week To give New York city
plenty of pure and wholesome water. and now
eS hopGd Mould follow up ihs god Work 9y
produced in Wrstchester county which. II all
thc, beverages OF the earth. stood next Ia. puro
ghstIfa Won a
Speaker" he said. are living examples Il the;
good and enn,n3hling effects Of vs.. hester
county milk" He also alluded to the fn'' that
the Legislature had refused to give the city nm
excise bill under which its people could gct
tthslr WHISKY ana peer, anu hoped II would not
follow II M by denying thom the power To- g'l
pure and wholesome milk. He was ntcrrupte
by Mr.. skinner. who wanted to know. IN ease
gentleman would not strike out in his Mofrett
bi,, th9, words bell punch and insert milk punch.
milk diet before him MS the speaker Mr.. wheel
er. Mr.. Fish. Mr. skinner. and Mr. Moller and in
Inc innoccnis in ,Se civ t If Now VIZ H c shnu
vote for any measure to give them all they need
ell OF about the only pure and wholesome article
committee was finally disagreed to. and the lill
WAS sent TO this Committee Of the Whole by avotc
Next there was a dead sct made at Old Salt
and his Committee on Ways and Means. Early
IA ,the session blli was Introduced for the re-
road purposes. Time after time those inter-
ested IN the measure have appeared hciorc tho
committee and urged IL 20 report the bill either
tayorably or adversely, So that the question
might I've brought before the Legislature But
Old Salt rcsolutely sat upon II. and refused to
allow the bill TO 20 out OF the committee Mr.
Halliday moved to discharge the committees
from rs further consideraiiion and send the
bill 10 the Committee OF the Whole. In opposi-
non TO this Alvord made II speech OF nearly an
nopr The motion was sustained by ,Messrs.
and was finally adopted by a vote of 10 to "a
Old Salt was ,dumbiounded at the result aud
n y eWF c the s4sa r s2 ks MG BE- Ha.
had Administered to him by this vote. he was
very much in doubt whether he ought not To re-
sign his position rs Chairman OF the Committee
on Ways and Means. He would. however. take
time for REFLECTION and make his determination
the House adjourn. and II good naturally did
so, to give him time TO reflect aud cool of.
An attempt To override the adverse report Of
tho Insurance Committee upon n bill taxing the
stock OF NE. fre and and marine insurance com
sion. but the report OF the committee was sGs-
: The, Police Pension Fund hill of senator
Goehel was reported faVorably from the As
sembly Committee on Cities. 1t has been
amended so rs TO make the city contribute
that the pension shall not be more than one
half nor less than one-third of the pay received
by the officer when retired. 1t has also been
anendrd IN several other respects and made
very similar 10 the Polar Hayes bill which
passed the Assembly some time since and was
Smith was here yesterday. and the appointments
nre doubtless satisfactory to him. 1t remains
20 be seen whether the Senate through Con-
ference Committee. will stultify itself. The
same committee reported favorahy Mr. Purdy's
blIls relating TO- the storage Of comhustiblo ma
the building law SO as to give the Fire Depart
mggnt control OF unsafe buildings. walls. 30.
Tho bill providing for the reduction 81 the
amount OF a mortgage from the assessed valua-
ton Of real estate in levying n tax and which
hAd passed the Senate, was reported adversely
.y Mr. Mv3rd. and the report was agreed t..
ms Kills me hill. bill on the same subject
was reported from the committee for considera-
non. II provides That IN case OF mortgages
hereafter executed. the mortgagor may have
the amount Of the mortgage deducted from the
assessed value u such real estate. If any agree
m"nt 10 that effect Is entered upon the mort
ga;r when made, the holder Of tho mortgage
agreeing 10 pay tho tax ON the same. II also
proyidcs that the parties 10 Il mortgage may
mako an agreement to the effect that tho mort
sac n will pay all the taxes assessed upon such
mortgage in the town or city where the promises
ar situated. and in all eases whore mortgage
contains such an agreement the provisions OF
me at are not To- apply to the real estate mort
gagged or the mortgage.
Thiryseven petitions from the bars ofas many
Counties were presented; asking the Legislature
u sustain the Governors veto of the code. and
Iepeal the thirteen chapters adopted last winter
There Wore also ST. petitions in favor Of over
Ilhg the veto and continuing the code Of last
Mr., Duel introduced bill for the protection
provides That the Governor ana Senate shall ap-
point q commissioner Of stock companies. to
Niu Vllire tR }rnrs; with his principal 1fli'e in
scented u him for registration, and he shall in
purN lhlo th,ir issue, rs b. their regularity
anu whether they are in excess OF the capital
tL.e ui ~" company. ana he shall
crIlY tp IN" facts. Tho Commissioner
taau h'np hn0ks showing tho amount
90 'Ap'h1 stt"k, amount OF shares of such
romplhS ahd IN" number issued Of MI cOrpD-
Ih'i"hs organized under the laws 81 tho State.
mo shal Keep record II transfers. In cases
" tNrhan%"s. he shall require Ia" old rcrtin-
rates 70 ne surrendered and cancelled The SUI
nlntehd'hi may appoint deputies in such
hHpuos az -" may deem necessary, who shall
nunl once NJ MS pleasure. TIL" Commissioner
" my deputy certifying to n certificate Of stock
.WhiIHTy 10 me provisions Of the at will Ice
ti!N OIL nuslcm"anOr. The Superintendent
10 rerlHe twenty-five cents for each cert IL
provided.
DIT Nelson introduced bill amending tho
N.l9'd Sinluirs rpntlVe 10 assessment and eX-
f,unon' ltdslnes the word land to include all
,wG.n1Its' re-, thereon, except telegraph poles.
MMW's eie. b'ipngng to telDErnph companies.
purpose Of taxation.
a, ME l"ynoIi, oilcrcd q resolution calling on
~ ohNe i.nsnncr t0 report To the House tine
neIcuht 81 engineering EXPENSES from Jan. |,
t9'o'tp Jan. |, 1878. and from mat date 10 the
PIT ni uiu". Also the amount If work done.
~ We number, rank. grade. and cOmpcnsa-
sn "l engineers. Agreed 10.
,iue HpNrrn'r sent u message to the House
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