New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-26
GENERAL BUSINESS.

ALBANY, May 25.-Thc Legislature, upon re-
assembling Inst night had admitted to It the annual
supply bill By the JOINT Conference Committee recently
appointed While the Dil was in the Senate appropr-
atlons amounting to $35OOOO were added In the
Conference Committee the largest Of these appropri-
a,,,ps VIA srIoken ont. THIS was the appropriation
q, SOL 900 to pay tho amount due Denison Belden
IN nm tho Judgment rendered IN their favor aud against
The STATE by tho Court Of Appeals IN March last
Mr. unrd stated to the Assembly that law had boon
passed I'm February reappropriaung $4,000 that had
been IN 1873 and 1879 for tho payment OF
contracts for extraordinary repairs on the canals. This
ooney could be used In payment OF the Beldrn claim.
and II WAS therefore to make tue approprl
alton IN the supply Bill Attorney General hard Is us
ru,ipg M the c. urs tho payments OF tho costs Ot the
sut decided In Dcnisou, Bedon Co.'S favor and as
lis money is inc uded In the claim against the state
alluded "a above tho state will not be required to make
payment OF the entire claim for s)me time to come lie
senate approved Of tho conference committees reporton
rho rupny BILL by q vote OF % to but tho Assembly
after having had the bin read and explained deferred ac
t,on on It I'll tomorrow at IL O'Clock.
Assembyman Hurds amendment to the COnstttu-
ton. authorizing the Legislature to expend money
in the repair Of canals II necessary beyond tho amount
OF total receipts from them tho year before was ap-
senator Bakers bin defining tho powers Of tho
SUPERINTENDENT OF Public Works, was passed by the
AsS nniure "a IL gives superintendent butcher some
powers mt tho expense Of state Engineer seymour.
,,oynT Controller, and Auditor OF Brooklyn to
9pboint the heads OF oil the departments Of tho
frnm me Conference Committee and was made spe-
ciai order for con sidcraion tomorrow. ,,, .u...
large number 81 DlIls' ceJ Vi 'oc 'nteoeV' "ci0
pnssUd In each House
The Senate listened TO report TINS morning from lis
spccnl committee appointed 20 investigate the chargeS
mndc against tho trustees OF tho BlnRhamton Insane
Asylum by Controller WadswOrth. The committee
bnye examined IA groat many witnesses. Senator
cha of committee,
The co,ntttee unanimously say that tho frat and third
charges IN lde by Controller havo blen su0sAntated
They also say tho trustees violated the law IN not
making contracts TO have WORK dOhe IN pur'
snance OF the plans submitted to the state Board
Of Charities; that thoy caused expensive alterations
to be Inndo without consulting the state Board OF
Charities; and that tho trustees violated tho law by In
crrasing liabilities beyond the sum appropriated by law
rhe tepOr Will bo considered by tho Senate tomorrow
nj o'clock. An CnOIt Will DO made " remove the
senator's Woodn, Baker and Fowler were appointed
a committee toinvcsiigato during the recess the unac
asyns OF the slate The bill for the rebuilding OF Full
toR Market was ordered third reading. When he
6 t for s cone seDnor Forster moved
t6at the OF wS b. Morgan and Lloyd Aspnwa
instead OF william Lalmbcor and Charles tombstone;
who arc named Ia the bill The motion was deIealed
and tho bill was ordered to third reading. 49,,
u' In the Assembly the hill introduced by Mr. Alvord
nhttng p5puaccs Of over TO- 900 inhabitants
passed. .,,, .,.I,o, -, ana
OF tho Hepburn COmmit;ecs bills proyidlns for the
regulation Of voting by stock and D0ndhOdcra or
railroads. Tho hill now goes to the Governor
This is tho third biz Of the Hepburn Com
miltee that has been passed Dy tho Assem-
Div Tie most important bill OF al-that
agnlnst discrimination railway ratcs-was considered
todny I'm the Assembly. The amendments made TO tue
bill by tho Senate were not accepted conference
committee appointed on the bill Tho mGmoers OF
rho Hepburn Committee say that IN their opinion the
BIZ II Il becomes q law IN It's present shape, cannot
be uspd 10 redress any OF the abuses In railway
management which II is intended To prevent II CON-
priied TO vote on tho bill II stands, they VIII vote
agnnst H. The conference committee on the part OF
the Assem- hly Mcsss Duguid, Skinner, Low, Turtle,
aud r. T. Benedict The Senate has not yet appointed
It's conference committee.
Governor Cornell vetoed tho bill for tho rebuilding OF
Washington Market to-day. This caused considerable
scusatOn In the Legislature.