New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-01
IEGIsLA TON AT ALBANK.

ACTING on BILLS AMID EXCITEMENT.
,Vvvc,r az TIP SENATORIAL cox rRsT on LKGIsLA-
TIoN-PAssAGE OF THE GENERAL STREET RAIL
WAY BILL-hEvIvAL or THE BROOKLYN Eih-
WAITED RAILROAD CHARTERS.
rvpox rHR RRoTI fR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TEIBUNEI
AtnASY. Nav 31.-Legi,lation goes on IN
the midst OF political excitement rarely witnessed III
Albany But the mind Of the members OF the Lcgisia
ture ia occupied With politics This IL obvious In the
inatention 20 business After the vote on the United
srates senatorshps today the Assembly almost dis
solved The disorder at last became 80 or at that
Sneaker Sharpe chccrfuly gave opportunity Tor mo-
ton 10 adjourn tin tomorrow morning
Ordinarily ut this time OF the session an afternoon se
sion IA held but this was dispensed with to-day. 70 give
a chance for wre-puing in the senatorship contests
These contests have given life to every discredtable Dill
about the Legislature. Attempts made daily 20 pass
them while other members are talking politics
Today one Of the schemes that has invited good deal
OF scrutiny In Legislature made triumphant mArcn
through the Assembly. II was Mr.. Mollers genera
srcct railTag bill The hill is copied from the general
railway act and In effect gives 70 cities we same law W.
regard 10 construction OF railway when now Hles ~
the nnen country Is advocates declare that some scn
law necessay o. under t99 s nt have me
20 grant charter for street railway, As SonT ny
city OF the state unless II secured charter before the
Constitutional Amendments -, -, r,. =
Mr. spinoa Tor the art %eek % of t6a, ~ Would
authorize the construction " railway along furg
eecond-st, NeWl York, IRON flNer 10 I'sr' HT' n"h
The author ef the bill Acknowledged today In the As
sorhiv when pnshed hard by Mr. spnoa, that the bill
would indeed authorize such railway IN rory sec9hu
st. lie then argued that railway was needed III INN
street and, in many other streets OF new oss
S MT Sooe CONNECTED With the passage Of the
bill and hoped that menhers would not ne irgtsneI
into Voting Tor it, then moved 10 send the bu BACK
IN Tho Committee Railways, with lhstrucuo 70
strike out the enactlng clause Tho motion whr deiea
by large vote. The bill waA men passed Wy NO
* to IL There were only three Newiork city members
who voted against the bill Dayton, Hamilton anu
spnola The bill TO the Senate where lViE
The bIn Tor the registration Of plumbers in NevYork
and RroOklyn was recalled from the Governor tOFaY
amended In both houses To suit bis views ana again
The hin authorizing the sinking Of the railway track on
Aflantc-aVc Brooklyn passed the assembly to-day.
~ was discovered to-day that the law recent! paN-'h
aud onnryed hv the Governor. extending the charter
of the Brun EieN atrd Railway Company OI Bt""kyh '1
been tarnpred with It's way nom the Ntw Calhio
eraaed The effect Of the crasure n not YET lnil th"Nn
hut II il thought that II restores To life some elevated
railway companies IN Brooklyn whose charters "cTh p
I'm the s,nafr this morning the bin taxing sto amsp
compauirs ~ per bead fDr each iinlHhn nrnngh INV"
New York. for the support Of Castle Hiiu H. Wa hi,
nouuced from the Arsculy, aud the Assembly ahi'hu
mcnts finally agreed 10. ..o
The Governor to the senate veto message 81 'hc
Senate bin prohibiting fore IN in-urhucr COM hncr nom
taking SUIT rom local Courts To the Mica NAfr
Cnnrts ordered to printed. The bill passed. or
the hriter protection Of children: also 20 amend the
charter ~ thc toueJ Island key ,uh -
H. the Assembly bills were reported inhAns IN hlPto
priafiop foi the im;rofr of the PcIupnir lNrf
authorizing the NrS capitol Coninssi"n to a"Ard ooh
TIE following hin. were passed Relative to thc TN
proycinrut of LeXingtJn-n'c Ae"-loiA' relative J."
Hell Gate Iiloagc. - , a.,
D.n.rtmrut III Public Education ia the city ~ Hro0Al o.
amending she act providing Tor the rcdlct!p oi 10" mum
Der OF directors Ia fire aud marine Insurance. conpal'''