New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-14
NEWS FROM ALBANY.
TOPICS IN THE LEGISLATURE.


ACTION IN BOTH HOUSES ON VARIOUS MEASURES
THE SUPPLY BILL REPORTED.
.IrRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
ALBANY, April 13.-The Assembly passed
this morning Senator EllswOrhs bill directing the cleo
ton Of twelve additional justices OF the supreme Court
This merely carries into effect the constitutional
amendme mt adopted last fall authorizing the election OF
the justices. Next the Assembly Judiciary
Committee reported favorably the bill for the
election OF two additional surrOgates in
NewYork City Ex-surrOgate Calvin, OF New York, has
been here several times this advocating the pas
sage Of bill Politicians infer that he desires 10 be
'one OF the new surrogates
There came from New York this morning bill permit
ting the teachers the public schools OF that city to
tablish pension fund with their own money 1t Is the
Intention OF the promoters Of this scheme to pay pen
sons to such teachers have been connected with the
schools OF NewYork for twenty years Colonel NJ e. Muir
ply obtained the consent of the Committee on Cities for
an immediate favorable report When this made, he
asked the Assembly to order the bill 10 third reading
land the Assembly granted the request
The attempt OF the New-YOrk Democratic members OF
1.-THE Legislature pass bill increasing the fees of the
isherif NewYork def lated in the Assembly. The
bill had introduced by Mr. Clearly OF Troy in order
mot to attract attention to it, but the trick was detected
mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Howe, OF New-YOrk, vigorously
denounced the bill. They also called the
Sattention OF the members from other
parts OF the State TO the fact that the
the fees of all the other shern in the
State. The bill then defeated by vote OF SO 10 20.
| The Assembly then went TO sleep, TO be awakened
half hour later by Mr. Roosevelt with the statement
that 1t had inst passed by unanimous vote bill of Mr..
Baeys giving the exclusive right to ID. s. Sammis to
run a ferry from the main shore OF Long
island to Fire Island Mr.. Roosevelt pointed out
THAT the bill clearly unconstitutional
as the Constitution forbade the granting of exclusive
privileges any person. He then moved that the vote
by which the bill passed should be recOnsderei
But Mr. Bailey appealed to his fellow Democrats for aid
and they declined to reconsider their The bill will
therefore have to killed the Senate vetoed by the
Governor.
Supply bill and it made special order for Tuesday
next The Finance Committee has about doubled the
amount appropriated by the Assembly, which
$4,000
The Senate again passed the Military Code to-day and
the bill taken TO the Governor The Sunday clauses
sof the Penal Code as amended by the Assembly,
also approved by the Senate. The bill now goes to the
The senate passed the Assembly bill comforting upon
the Governor, LeutenantGOveruOr and speaker the
power TO appoint all the employees OF the state buildings
In Albany This Is favorite partisan scheme OF
the Democrats For forty years a board consisting
OF the Governor. Northumberland, Speaker. AttOr
neyGenera Secretary OF state and the Controller have
made these appointments The three lastnaned officers
Republicans BY canceling their names in the old
law ali the patronage is given to the Democratic Gov
error, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Speaker.
Upon motion Of Senator Lord to-day Mr.. Haggerty'5
bill 10 end the abuses Oft receiyershp system or
the Committee Insurance should be |
discharged from the further consideration OF senator
TO- e. 1A' motion was d''"''d vote
Senator Thomass bill prevent stock watering was
reported adversely by the Judiciary Committee to-day
but the Assembly refused to approve the report.