New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-18
GENERAL BUSINESS.

WOMEN PROHIBITED FROM ACTING AS PROBES
SIGNAL PRpEsIRIANs-A NEW ELEVATED RAIL
ROAD FARE BILL
frnoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRTBUSE.l
ALBANY, March list. Patrick's Day was
honored to a considerable extent In this city
to-day An independent candidate for Mayor.
Robert Lenox Banks, had the green flag OF
Erin floating from flagstaff In his yard, and.
the display Of these flags also general in the city
Speaker Sharpe, upon raising his malet to call the
Assembly to order in the morning found iIs
handle wreathed with green silk. Resolved to be IN full
rezalia he sent for sprig Of shamrock and wore 1t
conspicuously in his buttOnhole throughout the day
The inkstand OF exSpeaker AlyOrd was also adorned
with green silk. Nevertheless the Assembly showed no
disposition to revive Mr. Cushng's resolution voting
$50 600 for relief Of sufferers by the Irish famine
The chief matter general interest considered by the
Senate during day Senator Strahans bill to pre-
vent women acting professional pedestrians This
bill Is intended 10 put an end TO the dis
graceful women pedestrian contests In New
York IL was passed by unanimous vote. 1t
forb,ds such pubic exhibition and renders liable TO
nrosecutlon for misdemeanor any who takes
part in them; and every manager or person aiding In
suoh an exhibition; and even the owner or lessee
nj the building In which they may take place.
Upon conviction Of this misdemeanor the person CON
yicted is TO be punished BY imprisonment III the peni-
Tertiary for term not more than one year, or by
fne not more than $500; by both fine and imprison-
ment.
In the Assembly Mr.. Skinner presented petition
from theatrical managers Of NewYork City against the
massage of Mr. BrOdskys bill permitting the sale OF
lager beer in places Of amt Sement during tine hours
Of performance IN such .laces The petition Is
signed by Lester waack, Theodore Moss, Gustav Am
bley Poole 4 Donnelly Steele Mackaye, Burcb. Wam-
bold & Backus, j. II. Haverly, Henry T. Abbey, A. NJ
Palmer. Iarrgan 4 Hart, Tony Pastor. william Hendel-
or" the author Of the bill which passed the As
sembly to reduce the fares the elevated railroads OF
New-York City to cents, not dlsco1nraged oy ,ne
failure OF Senator AstOr's Dill for The same puI-
b for the Of the commission hours on the
elevated roaos. The blu was introduced tOday' IL
makes the commission hours 10 a. III, anu rom ~
8 y. m Daring these hours the railways are 10 De
REQUIRED TO run commission trains every three
minutes. This viii give them an opportunity
10 run tenent trains during the same peiOu az hs
now 10 10 Mr. Crosses opinion, are run every TWO MIN
utica The Senate COMMITTEES on Cities report q iavor
Morning Side Park and Senator Bixby's bill ab0lshIng
the Court House Commission Of New-York
After a long debate among tue Brooklyn members.
the Assembly ordered third reading Mr.. Russel's
bill providing singieheaded commissions for tue gov
by Republican members, and opposed by the Demo
Tue Assembly, Committee or Cities gave a hearing to-
second street Reservoir. New-York cay. john n.
strahan appeared for the OF me sinking
argument in favor Of his bin. stating
be removed was question for experts TO decide,
not for departments of the New-Yofk Cty Govern
fefnoyng the reservoir could not be assessed The
ownefs Of property surrounding IT, as the asssss-
also et the ht Jaws had broken down
and that CorII ton Counsel Vsitney was engaged In
, nfS which Should enable the city 10 collect
assessments OF properly Tor improysne2ts: Senator
favor OF the removal OF the reservoir
Jobn stfn SD Others to-day fled with the Secretary