New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-15
AFFAIRS Al ALBANY.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
LEUISLAII Nv Il ThOOIT DINUD
SYMPATHY FOR IRELAND-MR. BROOKS PROPOSES
TO PURIFY PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
my TELEGRAPH TO HE TRfBUNE.I

TO PURIFY PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO HE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, Feb. 14.--A stranger strOlling into
the Assembly Chamber tonight might have thought thai
enthusiastic meeting to raise funds for the Irish Land
League progress. 1t in fact debate over
resolution expressing sympathy with Ireland In heI
present struggle with England There are many Irish
born members OF the Assembly, and consequently the
of Ireland for the past Ave centuries were feengY
described. The speeches were. with few exceptions. at
tuned the Celtic Mr.. AlyOrd uufeenRly limited
the remarks of many OF the supporters OF the resO
luton had campaign oIor He also opposed the adop-
ton of the ground that 1t outside
of the province OF the Legislature, asserting that
COngre-s the only proper body to pass
Oh such q National matter. This brought
Esastus Brooks his feet, who argued that II
was right for Americans express their sympathy for
all oppressed people score Of speakers among whom
M Niles, Raines sPnOla, Newman, Pratt and
Turck followed with speeches expressive of keen SYM
patty with ireland. Scraps OF Irish history,
Irish elOquence and Irish poetry were ingenously
welded into ali the speeches. Republicans aud Demo
Gratis We'd with each other IN pressing the resolution
The buncombe Of Jf the speeches excited
Mr. AivOrd's wrath. His altitude became more aud
more cuntemp; uous as the debate Finally he
arose and said that II the members who had
been making the speeches would only hold a Land
League meeting IN the Capitol Park he would make
sensational speech about the wrongs
OF Ireland any OF then-nake many illusions to
Robert Emmet any Of them, and howl louder than all
together concerning !adstOnes Coercion bill He h I'd
little irish blood himself. about 200 years bact-and
therefore sincerely sympathlzed with the IRISH people
but he remembered that the American people struggled
three years with England before there the faint
EFT expression of sympathy with til nj thousands OF
Americans had died for their country in the interval
But how 1t with Ireland ana her leaders.
did the British Government show II little
hrmnees nan the Land League cola psed. It's leaders
lied IRON Par lament ParneIl nad ma TO faris, me
wOud go upon the battlefield and hgh for her liberties
az Americans had dOue, then there would be wisdom IN
presenting such a resolution In cOnclurion hir. Al
word novel To refer lhe resolution To tile COnmlitce On
Al
vote upon the resolution itself then taken In
the course Of II Mr.. Low of Niagara COuhty. sad lac
should vote against the resolution because nc did not
propose 10 encourage rebellion III Ireland The rcSoiti-
ton was adopted by Il vote " TO 10.
The bill apprOpriating 100000 toward tue new Capt
ol was considered III the Stnair. Senator Aso' maHr
that 1t was clear that The present bun ding
built. IL was dark in the lover par, and too light
the upper, and no attention hid been paid to such
slnpir matter rs Ventilation The rOO!s Ii-ar-
ranged. lie thought 1t would be uOrc ecOn9inlcai To
build another structure tlan TO attempt to hnIsl the
present Little interest taken ia the b the
other Senators and II ordered 10 tDlrd reading.
Erastu5 Brooke introduced III tue Assembly his bills
five IN NUMBER The first confines the pr meetings
10 legal loles The second debates that he sHerhs III
announcing annual State elections snail at the same time
announce me primary lection. IN thrd that nc vot-
be by ballot. The fourth lht SJitt inspectors
sha preside and Cne ftG that they shall De- hed at IA
uniform lime. Ii viii! be perceived that MI. Brooks
thus provides for Two ecc,iOns-Onc for tie nomination
candidates aud the other Tor their election
The following bills were Introduced III the Assembly:
BY Mr.. Draptr-AmeIdIuR the charter OF Albany. by
Mr. MOller-Pi Uvdlng Tor the Incorporation OI COM
panIts ~ construct and operate TallfOAds III foreign
countries. BY Mr. PeckTO Impose tax on the sale Of
OleOmargarue ana adutcI atcd chrrse. by Mr.. Butler
To rep al tie law creating the CapilO Commission.
Mr.. Mrlltrs D1 for the fOruaJI III OF Railroad com
pauies TO operate in foreign authorzs any
nunbr OF persons, not less than ten, majority O whom
shall be uhaltdns OF this State 10 fOtn company Tor
construct and operating in any foreign country rail
road TallTOadG, operate any railroad already CON
structed III whole or III part aud maintain and operate
IN connection Herewith line ur lines or telegraph,
not 10 exceed 100 be fled with the secretary
and tie filing the shall be $50. The
company is aenabe 10 the laws OF the government OF
The country IN which Is proposed To operate lhe stock
must be full paid.
There be- at least. meeting OF the directors III
NewYOrk CITY year. The other provisions Tor the
cleo directors and ling ahccs the
the general railroad Jaw. stock n transferable
until is fully pd. All corporations formed under
this shall be subject 10 taxation upon the amount Of
rial or personal properly owned by such corporations
within this state.
In open executive session IN the Senate the following
were referred:
For Managers Of Western House OF Refuge for Ju
venilc Uelluquens-JOnah ID. Decker Emory Is. Chase,
Ira l.. OILS and ID. +. Brown.
For Commissioner or the state Board OF Charities
Tn ,OdUre ID. Bronson.
The following bills introduced In the Senate To
increase the number General Term and Supreme Court
Judges ApprOpittng 1893 900 TO the Society Tor the
Reformation OF Juvenile DelIuqueDtF III New-IOik.