New-York tribune., 1882-04-20
GENERAL LEGISLATIVE TOPICS.
,ARELEss LEGISLATION IN THE AssEMBLf-BILLs
PAssED-wORK OF COMMITTEES.

lBY TELLGKArH 10 TIE IRIBUNE.I
ALBANY, April 19.-The Assembly has held
afternoon sessions lately which have been chiefly dis
tincushed for their disorder and the with which
tbe worst measures before the Legislature ad-
vanced ON the calendar To-day there WAS a most
notable instance of careless legislation. Mr. Ahearn :
bill to advance the salaries Of the policemen and hremen
of New-YOrk City a uni orn rate of 81 200 yearly was
ordered to thi d reading almost without dchate Mr.
Roosevelt was the only member from New York City
that protested asainst the advancement OF the Dill He
did this loudly and endeayOred TO arouse the country
members of the Assembly to realization OF the Anan-
cal burden they were imposing on Ncw-York They
remained Indifferent however. and laziy acquleocod In
the motion of Mr. Ahearn u Orier the bill 10 third
reading Mr. Roosevelt only able to influence lew
men to vote against the motion The same bill or
dered to a third reading by the Senate yesterday.
This legislation preceded by report from the
Committee on Grievances in favor of an amendment
authorizing women to vote. General Sharpo's bill
creating the Office State Receiver of the assets Of i'll
solvent corporations reported for the consideration
Of the Assembly, and made special oTder for Friday
Nh sprades amendment to the Constitution TO restrict
the power Of counties cities and towns to incur in
lebedness also reported for the consideration Of
the Assembly. The COImitLce Cities reporter favor
ably iIr Gideon bill permitting the sale OF pools and
the making of bees racecOurscs Ar Roosevelt dis
eented from this report
The Assembly PASSED the bl incorporating the John
f. slater fund Mr. Catlin's bill to protect the people
against the circulation of false fraudulent statements
about the value Of stocks reported for the consider
ijon of the ASS, nhy. Mayor Low, OF Brooklyn, gave
his views before he Committee on Giles on the Brook
lyu Arrears OF jaNcs bl. The Senate passed to-day the
m ponng time appointed for the penal code To
20 into effect irOm May l, lsS2. 10 May |, 1883.
Lrastus Bro ks, chairman OF thc committee
on WaNs and Means reported to the Assembly
this that Attorney General KIs-cU was OF
ne oinun Clerk ana Journal Clerk could be de
priVcd the double th"y nad drawn III those posi-
lions TAc Attorney Generals opinion Il IA follows
aln IL opinion that the Legislature may now ilX
the salary Of the Clerk and Journal Clerk OF the Assem-
deems just and proper. notwithstanding part Oi TIE
salary been earned
Mr Brooks dcrile cd tnat the Assembly should pass
resolution deduoing from the salaries o the accused OF
amount Of double pay when thti In1 lc-
ceived General Sharpe aud Mr.. Alvord expressed the
opinion cOulG only De done by passing law.
The subject referred to the judiciary Committee Tor
further INVESTIGATION.
lion of priy ego. He wished to relieve the Committee
ON ines o aspersiOn5 made III Newly orb paper To-day
touching elevated railroads. III the report OF
the committee subject 10 just CRITICISM ne sdld, II
Ought not TO fall members not living III New YORK
Civ Those members accepted tatemcnts made by hun
self and responsible. One section o. the bli, he
added con ans provisions which exempt elevated rail-
road corpora certain taxes. ThaJ ccuon was
inserted because the proper authorities nave declared
that the question not cOilectDie IL Affords
the corporations renef.
Mr. f. Lansing said that the bill had been perfected in
present pc the suggestion of the Corporation
Counsel Oi NcW-lOTk He member of the com
iitee question aDd he regarded the ac. al rsht
lie hoped however that the newspapers would continue
to keep watch upon this committee and OtGcr
committees. Any legislator might make mistakes.
Inc bill increasing the number OF Justices OF the
Supreme Court was passed by the Senate.