New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-13
AFFAIRS AT ALBANY.

puIcK PASS ,GE OF THE BROOKLYN CHARTRR BILL
-PLEyATgD RAILWAY ESCRoACHMENTs-THE
MARKET BILLS.
resolution was offered in the Assembly yesterday
which it is thought will lie adopted, for an adjourn
ment sine die. on the 2lst instant. The bill placing
the appointing power in Brooklyn in the hands OF
the Mayor and Controller has passed both Houses
The bill to prevent elevated railway entertainments
ON the Parks, after amendment, has passed the
Senate. There is good prospect of the passage Oh
all the measures providing new markets for the city,
The Senate has ordered to third reading the bill
taxing corporations for State purposes
WHAT THE LEGISLATURE is DOING.
A RESOLUTION FOR ADJOURNMENT ON HE |ASl-
BRooKLYHs NEw CHtRTER AMkHDMENl-lhN
ELEVATED RAILROADS AND THE PARKs-THE
MARKETS.
,vno,. rur prouIAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE.
ALBANY, May Ex-senator Robertson IN
.oreed to5av rrso luton the adjournment OF the
Tecislature sine die on Nav 81 The resolution was re-
ce,ved with general favor and probably Will be pasSeu
by both houses before the end OF the week
The most important bill. in relation to Brooklyn
,ntroduced the present session was passed In both
h,.nches Of the Legislature to-day, ana is now
IN tia hands Of the Governor For many weeks
na Senator Schroeder has been endeavOrng to pass
hin oyerturning the present DemOerauo govern
-mept of Brooklyn. Satisfied that he couid not pass
yes,erday he introduced in the Senate SUBSTITUTE Tor
his hin which passed both houses today. only one vote
be,ne recorded against IL In the Senate Democrats a
we'll as Republicans voted for IT, In the Assembly Tue
Tsmmany Democrats voted against the b'l, apParenuJ
nnder the impression that the Kings County Democrats
were obtaining through it ammunition 70 curry VII '
war with them over Mr. Ttden.
The leaGng feature OF the hill is the reduction OF all
tina departnents OF the Brooklyn city government to
single-headed COMMISSIONS It authorizes Mayor ho"e
and Controller SteinmetZ TO appoint JOl"uy all 'cso
chiefs Of departments: and upon their appointment
the terms of Office OF all the present commissioners eX
pire The appointments are to he made within tmrtY
GAYS after the passage Of The bill; AS Mayor novel
IS Democrat and Controller St'in raeiS,o tboi
they NAV not agree tie proper person 10 ni GER
ocr Il t0eTs dsagee1Sn tHe pTS Se o. o hee
ceases at the end the thirty days limit fna
me Per pSrSS rat MonGay in January 1882 On aud after
that date the Mayor is 10 have lhe sol power Oh up
sioners is 10 be his Own namely Two Years
feature was put IN with the nisnSn 0i f Sy
making the Mayor solely IesponsiDe Tor gp0" C n Se
ESVe@en' n by i BY ds a Sayor and Go
iroller are the following: Eight Assessors r and
EnIiSinss. Health and Assessment Departments. ANY
Ole in BrSokyn that may ny Occur m SeiSs
and Controller The power O. contemplation, Of the
Board of Aldermen Is aoonshe0 1ne onW occr o
roinIed under tue act. The officer 80 suspended may
tSe Judgment Of the Court AGAINST te removal the
Oficer suspended is TO be reinstated in once e.
,dsT oy Wss se a%rg o. %
and MnG Easoads Senator
said that the 6l had been secretly amended isa
ns 1STlSr s'S lad ssueG '
powers. In his opinion the amendment ~o9 ,s
T SSte of the elevated railroads to have
tracks across the Battery Park In conclusion ne de
the Senate aud in order that might be heard asked
that Rule 48 should be enforced + knie eo as 8
o. the senate without proper eredstal Senator t;G
sa the author Of sS asaea ~ e a
in the Senate call the enforcement OF The rule as
elS"w throughout the day Senator Forster chmed in,
saving: Yes, there he is sitting in the corner"
to rssd S as follows: The structure Cfne NewYorS
Elevated Railway Company, now on Battery Park may
e Go SO1"u' It was acknowledged 9y Senator
srs6sn the amendmeSt would give the elevated
roads legal right to cross the Batteya right they 90
NJ Th aV Assembly passed the bill authorizing the
now goes to the G9 GsrsSTcort Market
became law last week and that for the rebuilding Of
Fulton Marks, s swiftly Xs g1S IrDnEn es wS
year to be provided with handsome ana cieanE
In the Assembly to-day Mr.. varnum moved that TIE
Excise bin applying to cities OF over 400 900 InhaD
d %sS NJ rom SewYoIK and Kings Counties with
power to report complete Lost-yeas' "; nays 10
Mr. VaInuTn then moved to refer 1t to the dclega
tons simply without n-tructions ana that motion pre-
vailed. A., 49,, H.,
The following bills were reported TO the Assembly
rs absnng State Board OF Cialns anu aDolSnlhE lne
BO ri Audit ard the office IT Canal Appraiser eS'aD
lsning police pension tuGd III Nrw-1"lK .uo
The b to provide for the taxation OF life insurance
Companies was amended IN the scnat, so that iahd'
aud real estate OF lie insurance COMPLAINTS enail cOf
tfnur TO assessed aud xed where Tor sta
and local purposes The Ui then pas-ed-2l To At
The bill regulating the aud dlIneusloDs O apple
barrels passed. . 80.
The bin ~ provide for raising for the use OF the
Slate upon certain associations, corporations and JOINT
stock companies, was considered in COmmitee
of the Whole in the Senate, and amended sC
that corDOrstiOns formed under Charter 40 o
the laws Of 1913, shall pay tax OF one
tenth OF per cent upon their gross receipts iron
goods manufactured sold within the STATE. AT
smendment that nothing in the section taxing trans
portation companies 80 of per cent on their Gro|
receipts shah apply TO street surface railways wa
was Adopted Tie bill ordered to third reading