New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-21
legislative WORK.

spINoIA ON OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PETITIONS
sUBMITTRD-A NEW RAILROAD BILL.
IFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRTBUNE.l
ALBANY, Jan. 2O.-The consolidation of the
telegraph COMPANIES debated In the Assembly for
few moments this morning Yesterday Senator schroe
der Introduced bill In the Senate forbddng the con-
sodation IN the future OF competing lines. Assembly
man spinola q few days before introduced preamble
depouncing n extravaganza terms the late consolidation,
aud calling upon the Committee On General
Laws 10 draw up bill preventing such
sinfuness on the part Of business men for
all time TO come Today he called up the preamble and
resolution and with lofty OF the hand said that
ba did not care to debate the and presumed that the
inouity of the telegraph companies 30 apparent
that they would be passed at once by the Assembly MI
Alyord SAID mildly he nothing Objectionable In
the resolution, but be did object TO the denunciat0ry
preamble which would put the Assembly IN the position
OF foreclosing Judgment the consolidation Of
the telegraph companies. He moved that
the preamble should be struck out Mr..
epinola at once launched into O speech in reply He
alluded 70 the consolidation as an outrageous infany
upon business interests aud said that prompt action TO
prevent the contamination OF the outrage was neces
sary. He protested against striking OF the preamble
Mr. AvOrd again objected to the passage Of the
ble Mr. Niles suggested that the words alleged to
be put before the words detrimental 70 business inter
ests" IN the resolution Mr. spInoa mounfuly accepted
the amendment and then the preamble struck out
on motion. He then muttered: "we, sm satisfied.
To get the matter before committee my object.
Toe merchants will come before 1t fast enough"
There was stream Of petitions; OF them calling
the attention Of the Legislature to strange subects
Thus some residents OF Buffalo struck at the Buffalo
Grape Sugar Company, manufacturers OF glucose whose
profits are reported have been enormous The petit
declared that In recenttral was SHOWN In eVi
deuce that the of such sugar TO NIX with
sugar and. cane nolasses. which was largely thrown
upon the market that the comparative value OF cane
sugar In Its sweeteuing properties as In the ordinary
sugar OF commerce exceeds grape sugar In the
ratio OF 8 to O." Furthermore, the petitioner
said "The mixture OF glucose or grape sugar with
cane sugar the eye and touch that
your petitioners respectfully ask the Legislature to pass
Law that every mandatory grape sugar shall mark
every case Darrell package In large letters, grape
sugar and every person who mixes sad grape sngar
BARREL package tue proportion OF cane sugar and the
and n not marked the sale aud delivery shall DO
large number Of canal boatmen petition pray
ing for repeal Of tba charter OF the HewYork Steam
Cable Towing Company. This company tows canal
boats nader zoe Bslgsn towing system %lh % on
men declare that the system T. q failure tsst " Its
found y those navigating t6e canal to be mpraccable
on account OF the constant deen0ns and serious dam
ages received by both boats and cnrgoes In IT'S mneoae
Charge, as well as those towed in other Wsys-
flr secretary OF the hew-fOrk Darymens Associa-
selsriSe /. 20 be che duty Of the Legislature Ak by
law m ximum rates OF charges tue several classes
~ Sreeht carried on fawaye between stations VItnln
ms State and that while do not wish 10 hinder the
ra,lVay corDOratlOns In competing for western ousl
ness we do inss that they shall not make up losses or
sipposcd losses, on such business by extortionefe
charges 70 own citizens. -, .,,,,-.
nj reformafores Tor women MI. Browning introduced
n biil FOR The establishment OF State Home Tor the
RiInd which was necom panied by memorial which
WAS listened 10 with great interest BY the members OF
the Assembly. ..f.., a a,
reducing tho rates pl0taRe through Hell Gate ana 1e
East River Mr.. Carpenter introduced oht Tor tnht
rn,rpose to-day Mr.. Dugttd also introduced o more
radical measure, providing stat no Eiotage snan DC