New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-02
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

THE STATE LEGlSLATUhE.
MEASURES AFFECTING NETWORK CITY.
kHs PROJECT TO ALLOW THE MAYOR ~ iAhh
CHARGE OF THE STREET CLEANING bohSAo-
7BE TELEGRAPH CONSOLIDATION BiLL-iiiLh
g., 10 LANDS UNDER WATER IN Nh"'' 0"A A"'''
MINOR MATTERS.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRrBUNEl
s,n.ry March IA memorial of the SAM
- REFORM society describing the utter breakdown OF
khs prescnt system OF street cleaning in Newfork CITY,
Ina also giving the particulars OF meeting In mayor
rsce's Office at which It resolved that the mayor
TO he put in control Of the Street Cleaning Bureau
- read to the Assembly to-day. These documents
rsre listened TO with remarkable attention. There Is
every sen also that the Legislature at last in mooo
In live s assent to some Ike tnat WHICH ING
banitary Reform Society proposes Even tne new iorA
City members who have hitherto resisted any oli ''
would deprive the Police Commissioners OF the
mount OF party patronage OF the Street Cleaning Bu-
resu now declare that they will make no iurther oppo
utfion 10 such scheme.
= One of these members. Senator, SAID To-Day, the
faet "a that the Police Commissioners are ready 10 give
upthe lob Of street cleaning Popular disappropsuon
lSscoming fierce Some fine morning II the streets con
10 be in the condition they have been in the past
xtuter we shall wake up and find the Police Commis-
sioners hanging from lamp posts The sectoh Oh 'e o
Carthy Charter giving Mayor Grace entire conuoi
over the Street Cleaning Bureau Will De detacneo io
and will be introduced In poth houses VI 'n0 LOS
n q separate bill.
The senate Committee on Miscellaneous Corporations
ons,stng of Senators Mills, Robertson and Fowler re-
ported adversely this morning, senator Mlis ossenns
the bill recently passed by the Assembly forbiddng the
consolidation OF competing telegraph companies.
Senator Schroeder said that the same pill had been IN
sroduced ty him the Senate on January 49, and only
now did the Committee on Miscellaneous Corporations
make report of It, he moved that the adverse report
mould be disagreed and the bill sent TO the COMMITTEE
~ the Whole.
He argued the bill was an attempt 10 nterIere Win
xhe natural laws of commerce. 1t was new doctrne
that men could not sell buy what they wanted to-
Senator Forster reply said that he thought the right
to ALLEVIATE private property did not apply 10 corpora
tons.
The motion to disagree with the report of the Commit
tee on Miscellaneous Corporations was carried oy vote
OF IL TO 10. The vote was as follows:
Yeas-Bramap Davenport, Forster, LOOMS, Mccarthy,
Mills Murtha Pitts. Schroeder, Sessions and WinsiOw
Ill
Hays-Astor Blrdsall. Bxby. Edman, Fowler, Hogan,
Lord Robertson. Seebacher and Strahan-lO.
The present Assembly is dealing carelessly with the
measures entrusted it, Bills not receiving that
scrutiny in committee rooms, or even In the open
Assembly which they require. In consequence OF tnis
heedlessness Governor Cornell has been compelled TO
re ton Many Of bis have been returned to
his desk To-day bill Of very important Character was
without having had previously over hve minutes alien.
zion H. was bill ts ss 10 In aI the at
eighty years. Lately tne ATTORNEY General gave an
opinion these titles were not valid, and accordingly
the present bill was introduced.
MI. spinola upon the bill beng announced. moved
s sh% i be Excepted ssp from IT'S provisions
Mr Avord hoped that the motion would not apply.
sna that n the sns wd mot the
property along the New York river front.
Niiaas III ha had
tors had bought up titles from Land Commissioners
Of land had been IN the possession OF other persons
MT Aivord replied that this argument nonsensi
cal one the State could not give away land which IL
MI Niles, in reply, said that whether nonsensical or
not such allega Of attempted mOnsrous fraud on
the owners q the river property Of NewYOrk cur
said in support of the bill that it meant especially
to apply TO timber lands Of the State; .o,,on y, NJ,
CougdOn was there could surely be no harm IN
cutting of NewYOrk Harbor from the operations OF
Mr.. Niles said it was suspicious circumstance that
ostepsible object The I'LL might involve millions OF
property in New-York Haroor.
about New-York Harbor, the ownership of which was
disputed Then the boundaries Of states were IL co1iu
Mr. Ayord then gave up the sr1ggle ana pe6mtt dec
s M the S @er of
and those adjacent thereto were excepted from tne
provisions the BILL III this shape tne bill was after
Senator seebachers bill authorizing the Board Of Edu
cation OF NewYOrk City to provide pratus Tor the
Training In swimming Of the pupils OF the cOminOn
schools, WIS passed by the Senate as was also senator
Bramans bill appropriatng S20VOUu Ior INC Do"
yonn d. Townsend, OF Ecw.York, forwarded to Mt
Ayord Yesterday bin giving suits for libel the prefer
ence on Court calendars This bill Mr.. Alvoro INTRO
duced Today in company with one granting 10 the VIC
or the Judge Nixon his salary for the remainder OF
fhe year. r,.. ..a-.
The Assembly Railroad Committee on Tuesday next
will give O hearing, tie following measures MI
Bulwer's bill making a uniform rate Of fare or Genus
mile ON all the railroads OF the state Mr. Bradeys OIL
allowing railway companies To collect cents additional
fare from passengers who do not buy tcKes ana Mr.
Newman's bill requiring fasmen on all railway cross
iDgs in Kings Couuty.
The Elevated Railroad bills will be taken up next
Thursday. March 10.
Tine following are among the bills md resolutions
which were introduced to-day in the Senate ny Mr.
Schroeder-To tx the limit OF expenditure by tDe
Brooklyn Park Commissioners Mr.. Forster introduced
asking for information from 'he Department
OF relative to the amount OF tax levied on cor
banks aud life insurance companies. the amount OF
assessment personal property; also wnat
was the tax levied on each corporation In
the year 1880, on their real estate. Adopted 80.
introduced: BY Mr.. Notwithstanding for supplying
the Cljy OF New-YOrk with additional pure water BY
Mr. Epe-Relatlve to sewers and drainage III the Cly
OF Brooklyn By Mr. Hustcd-Am ;ndiDg the Civil Code
OF Procedure
tomorrow TIL Monday evening next al O'CLOCK. lne
resolu lon was adopted by vote Of So to 81.
REVISING THE TAXATION LAWS.
CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE TAX COMMISSION AND
TIE JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATON-wHAT