New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-26
AFFAIRS AT ALBANY.
PREPARING FOR ADJOURNMENT.

PREPARING FOR ADJOUhNmENI.
THE SESSION TO CLOSE ON THURSDAY NExT-IM
PORTANT BILLS ACTED ON .YEsTERDAY-RE-
DUCING FxPEN9Es IN NEw-YoRK.
fFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS Of THE TRTBUNE.l
ALBANY, May 25.-The Legislature will adj
journ sine die on Thursday next Speaker Sharpe in
terrupted tho dispatch OF business to-day in the Assem-
bly, with request for permission to make statement
1t granted and he said 1t obvious that tho Leg
isaturo would shortly adjourn, and the work yet re-
naming to DO done could be finished more easily II
the day Of adjournment definitely known
Mr.. Skinner moved that the Legislature adjourn OF
Thursday at noon Mr.. TOzer moved, as an amendment
that the adjournment should be taken tomorrow az
noon. Mr.. Tozers motion only received thirty eight
votes in It's favor Mr. SINNERS then adopted Oy an
almost unanimous vote. The session will be tile longest
with exception, held The Senate at ITS after
session cOnoured in the resolution Of the Assembly
The Legislature disposed OF Of the chief matters
still before 10 during Odays session. One OF these was
the Brooklyn "dOg charter" AS amended IL author
the Mayor, Controller and Auditor OF Brooklyn to
appoint the chiefs Of all the slngeheaded departments
BROOKLYN which will be established by bill OF Sena-
tor SchrOeders, before the Gov The bill was
reported from conference committee to-day In the SEN
ate, the report OF the committee having previously
been approved by the Assembly. The three OOkiyn
Senators all made speeches regarding it. Senator
Schroeder said that a fortnight ago he
was Opposed TO such commission in
BROOKLYN IOr Jne ulAlrlDutlOn OF OnCbs,
but consultation With the Republican leaders there
he bad become convinced that II would 6e for the inter
est tae ope OF Brooklyn to make some such change
as that indicated IN the NH Senator jacobs caeu at
trntlOn to Senator Schroeders changed attitude.
He charged leaders s3as ne RepGbc"9 pary
IN Brooklyn for tho division OF tho offices among the al
herens OF that party He further said that he had re-
reiyed a letter from Mayor Howell in which that
oicia said that rather than be degraded IN rank by
being m@ue afcra he wind nrefrr To- be
% %ii OH T It entirety. senator Murtna al;o
saTTg' WS. pnssad by vote Of Il to s. several Rcpnb
nci Senators refraned from voting These were SeDa-
The Assembly dealt with The othcr EIeat measure OF
tho aay-tno supply bill All this morning exSpeaker
cnIcernng tho various appropriations in the Diii.
IJo bore the attack goodhunuredly, and won trends
lar tha bill b. his FRANK explanation oil the onaraClcr Of
lie itcns sun there was some opposition even when
vote was taken The bill was hnaiIy passed by vote
Mr.. Hustled thanked the Assembly for It's generous
treatment OF aG T mi S o t 16 nuS of ths nEe Y.
I'm Reservoir lie moved that lie vote 9y wncn Ine
~ votes. He ouy obtained 4S.
senator Mccarthy introduced resolution when was
,,,sed unanimously, for the appointment ola commit
~ ~ make iuoury during the regarding thecX
ponres of tho Guy OF New;fOrk. anu r9polt
Inc nppOntm OF this committee, II Il argued by
nne docs away with tho necessity Of passing inc Pub
Inc Burdens bli, which IA now IA the Dands OF Tue new
VII scnntors meeting OF these 81 majors 70 be
held to-day consider The DILL but tue long session OF
the Senate prevented thor assembling. c.,,,. -
senator Srahan reported from the Committee on
Is The bill the correction Ot assosSnenta Tor local
,nnrovcncnts As the bill Involved the compromising
80 ASSIGNMENTS amounting 10 twenty millions Of dollars,
great was taken IN the committee IN G0nsiuernR IT,
a. tho Lat moment Corporation Counsel whitney won't
vrr The bin aud carefully revised It IN the interest OF
mo civ several important amendments were maze 10
n fur the protection Of the city,
Thus IL was amended 80 as to provide that II more
man oruIf AN assessment had already been PAID such
cl,us should considered by the commission mp
no,nird under bin compromise the unpaid assess
n,s Tur members tho UmnssiOn are lett rs before
senator strahan stated that the bill was approved III
g. nTCsrn form by CITY authorities and BY the prop
r, owuors IL was necessary no said tO pass the bill
NJ ucn IN order to save the city from being muctcd Ia
muuy thousands OF dollars by breaking tue assessments
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