The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-22
FROM ALBANY TONEW YORK.
ONE SECRET or THE LEGISLITUREyS
HURTING orr ON ERIDIY
Passes that Take Members to the city Instead
OF TO their Rural uomes-New Prospects
for Excise Bills-AgaInst the Combinations.

Passes that Take Members to the city Instead
of to theIr Rural uomes-New Prospects
for Excise BiIls-AEainst the Combinations.
ALBANY, March 2l.-The exhausted law
makers. worn and weary with the stupendous
labors OF another week-or rather four days
have again taken their customary Adjournment
tn rest and recuperate until Monday evening.
But rcst for tho weary statesman is not TO be
found in Albany. In tho quiet and retirement
OF the metropolis only can the members from
the rural districts find that solitude which their
pastoral education and habits have fitted them
TO onjoy on Sunday. There is. probably. no
man in the State who better understands the
wants and necessities OF the average rural leg
lslator than William H. Vanderbilt. and II il to
his thoughtfulness and munincclt kindness
that they are indebted for an opportunity TO
spend their Sundays in the metropolis and
listen to tho eloqucnce OF Beocher or
behold the Ryrations OF TamaRe. With
a FREQ pass over Mr.. vandcrbits road
and a check for FREQ sent IN one OF Senator
Wagncr's magnificent drawing room cars in his
pocket why should not the rural law maker
seek In a congena place that rest which the
great strain upon his system for four days OF
iOur hours each. in tho interest OF the people,
dcmands that he should hnye, But why ho
day instead Of Saturday which would give him
ample time 10 prcpnre for his deVotions on Sun
v
pcrrd that % visit to the variety theatres on the
Bow"ry and in Houston sireet to the concert
saloons nnl other places uf amusement on FRI
day and Saturday evenings by my one who
knew our rural law makers. would furnish an
answer to this cOnundrum.
In the certainty that the usual Friday ad-
yournment was TO lc taken. many mpmhprs OF
both Houacs started for Ncw YORK last might,
nnd kO'klunds Eagle. succeeding in getting
the Assembly 60 pHss over the order Of con
sderaiions Of resolutions. destroyed the only
.uN
Friday tussle between tho Young Rebels and
the Old Guard. or Tor the strikers TO attempt to
further their schemes.
Tho excise question was however. brought
into unexpected conspicuousncss by a fine
piece Of Legislative g,roliing by the dignifled
Strahan. which resulted in the friends Of q now
Excise law scoring victory in the first skir-
mish. The bill agreed upon 10y the Internal
relates to the cities OF New York and Brooklyn.
was. according to the announcement made yes
terday. reported fnvorably. There are before
that Committee probably not less than n dozen
other bills upon the same subject introduced by
members from nearly cvcry city in the State. all
OF whom desire To make political capital out OF
this question. The dgniiied Strahan is tho
fmher of one OF these. and his bill was one Of
those which the Committee was smotherng. He
was determined not submit 10 the ind ignity. so
he called q council OF war OF the members who
fathercd the other bills that the Committee were
sttung upon, and II WIS resolved To take them
from the Committee. II possible. As soon as
the Committee reported the iii they had agreed
upon. Strahan made a motion 10 discharge the
Committee from the further consideration OF
all bills relating 10 the Excise law before II.
The venerable Mr.. Ogden. Corporal J. @.
Julius Langbein. and members from Buffalo
Troy. syracuse and Albany. rs we'll rs others
who had bills that the Committee were sitting
ton. and drummed up their friends 60 stand by
them, II was in vain thnt Harmony Hepburn.
the dark -browed skinner and other temper
ance leaders protested against this loading OF
the House down with such an avalanche OF bills
upon one subject. The gag Of The previous
motion was adopted. Z To A. Elatcd with their
success. the, representatives from New York.
meeting for consultation OF the members from
those counties. to bc held next Wednesday. in
order to agree upon some uniform course OF
action. 1t il said that combined effort will be
made hy tho representatives from the cities to
e cure a mo 3 lilcidlon oi tho law.
mrihod Of p6y.ns taic- iEta lie sts,S TTcasury. y,
Coy. Hustod's hiil for tho pur. .hase 10y the State
pul Mr. Ncnrn'- b-ll apiropriatinr $2liOO0 f"r
the onlnri"Weut ot clinton IrsYn. were re-
ported 'aN"rah} ln te A-temt.y.
rrlirlat m hiil lu~ boon sout 70 the Governor
made hy tue Senate uu The assurance Of Mr..
Slunn tlai ih"y w"r' all RIGHT.
Mr. Naruum : hii uHS .ug the Office otCounty
clerk IN N"W York -aIarlcd one WAS ordered
to q third reading.
Srnatoi l. .rar- h.ll for tho rolicf ofthepolicy
d"irairl 100 tie S. nate this morning receiving
ou., uirr uiNrmatiNr votes
Mr SiAlan ir0m III. judiciary Committee.
report "d "a r'- .utiou prtiDulnE Congress TO
"a INIT .tu Amendment io tho Constitution ro-
N''i W. TN ,'2r " ii5t Mo'i'n Ho,inG.
ou k"trcu hmrnt reported an at fixing the
-A.|ilv. vl '.ru,ip NtHu' 'lilrl- AinoiiE lhc
Secretary of State. $4,000; Attorney -General.
5000; STATE Treasurer. $4,000; Superintcnd-
enf Il the Bank department. $4,000; super
int"ndcnt of the Insurance Department. 5000:
auditor. $1,000; Superintendent u Public In
tiru"lon, $1,000: Engineer AMI Surveyor
! Prisons
and Tor trayel ling cNpchsr- 300: Sup"rlnlend-
ent Of Public Work, 5000: Superintendent Of
the now Capitol, $1,000; Clcrk of Court Of
Appeals, 900: Rouortrr of Court Of Appeals.
- 600: state Assessors. each s2jup. Regents
directed 90 T'du'e ihe number OF thcir nSsist-
ants TO tho lowest nmount consistent with the
int. rnsts ul tho pubic service.
Mr.. E'clesiHe introduced a bill To- protect
policy holders in fife insurance companies un-
drt mnu 8. rN NnWiu1tloA or Insolvency. l. pro
pointed for any Nf' insurance cpuunuy. non"
he.n Forfeited or iuu-rl by reason OF ihe non-
p1ym M nf any pr"ml 40. In the adjustment
or the claims Of such policy holders they sI.l
D. ndlulrHicl pro rata lr 'oriing 90 tine amudut
oI rrr.Muln !.ld prior To The insolvency OF iAe
Nr Curti-4 introduced bin evidently aimed
10 me, ,ltl companies and 'he on carrying cor-
lron entering into mb.nbtlons. which DO" bin
tims conspirg 'ie-, 10 dcpress or raise the
.Dir. Dtu-hery has Introduced lil i'm the
ll"u4". rrnNiilre i'hi tho Governor SHAH ap-
point iyr Comm @-iouor-. chemists and physi-
riau-. who shall examine the Ingredients of an
tan nnvihinp nluriou- to tn sy-i.iu \ cor
ttcate from tins commission Will be necessary
an order ila' patent nrdl lcinrs can be placed IN
The hin which requires tho horsc.car com-
Iauies ol lhc c,iy ul New YORK. Ia employ Z. con-
duct and driver ior earh 'ar was adversely
r'l lrled IN the Assembly los Mr. Gri- e. ana
tnD report was agreed to.