New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-13
NEWS FROM ALBANY.

WORK IN THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY.
THE QUESTION OF vINAL ADJOURNMENT - THE
WATER SUPPLY OF NEw-YoRK CITY-ACTIoN ON
OTHER MEASURES.
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
ALBANY, April 12.-The Assembly resolution
for the na adjournment OF the Legislature On April
81 was sent to the Finance Committee OF tne
Senate to be smohered to-day The Senate also refused
to limit the speeches OF the Senators to five minutes Inc
prospects, OF adjournment week from Saturday,
therefore. seem gloomy.
The Assembly eoncurred this morning in the senates
amendments to the Sunday clauses OF the Penal Code.
As amended food be sold on Sunday up TO lO O'CLOCK
The bill now goes TO the Governor
The Assembly passed Senator Treanors bill authorlz-
ing Mayor Edison to appoint commissioners to select
lands for public parks in the Twenythlrd and Twenty
fourth Wards
Assembymsn Benedict had the vote reconsdered by
which his bill taxing collateral inherances and trust
funds lost. Then he amended the bill by omitlng
the section providing for the taxation OF trust FUNDS
The bill Was then again passed
The Senate Committee on Cities reported IA
| vorably to-day Mayor Edson's bill provid
ing an Aqueduct Commission to build new
aqueduct and reservoirs for New-York The bill was
made special order for Monday night, with senator
| Treanor's bill authorizing the Sinking Fund Commits
soners of New-York to make contract for supplying
water to NewYork from the Ramapo River, In New
Jersey The two methods ofncreasng the water supply
will thus be under debate nt the same time senator
Treanor presented petition in favor Of dammlng the
Hudson River at Iona Island Ond supplying New-fork
with water from the reservoir thus created.
The Senate Committee on Cities reported Adversely thc
bill forbddng of vred pipe in houses in New
York The Board OF Health Of NewYork favors the BILL
The committee reported adversely the bill repeal
lug the law passed IN 1892 Which aihorizes the Union
Ferry Company to take the slip to the norhward Of their
senator Boyd moved that the bill TO secure pure
the hrs Committee or the Who'e 61t The Othc- New
YORK senator's opposed the motion aud Il wa. defeated
| The Senate ordered tho PrOhibitory Amendment to
NJ C. Murphy moved in the Assembly that the vote by
which The bill permitting the sale OF pools on race
tracks was defeated should be rcconslercd The motion
was def ated 10y vote OF IL nays to 81 ayes Inc
Tno Assembly passed senator Ttnss bir authorizing
the Governor to f while Legislature may BE- In ses-
the year This Will permit the Governor and senate 20
MI several offices which will become vacant during the
coming fall and winter MessrE. Fdrrar and Boyulon
pointed ont at the b was passed because OF ear tnat
ne next senate would nave iePnn'Ssu lo a. i tc M
night after long political deoate ordered inc same oI
ms Assembly Committee Cities reported avorably
Senator Days b 10 compel telegraph telephone ana
electric light companies to PAT their wires underground
YET the BIN has been amended 10 be scarcely recog
nzablc. IL excmpts telephone aud electric Slt com
paules provisions. and imposes ON cities the cx-
cnse OF removing telegraph wires that may be above
ground on Mach /, 1850. IT'S needless 10 say that
The Assembly passed to-day serajor Jacobss hill abb,
ishng present Board ~ Emigration Commissioners
II is in De succeeded 10y Immigration Commissioner
| The hll nlN goes tOthe Governor go.
! Mr. Keycs's Manhattan Trust Company Dill was oe-
| fcafcd IN The Assembly
The senate tonirht after long debate. ordered to
thirl rcang bill in relation td the cl'c on ol tbe
trustees Of Onion College. THIS IL the bl which the
opponents President Poster intend io use I'D helr a
tempt cOmDcl him O. rcsign the prsrucY OF me COZ
iege provides the election oi SIX trustees ny the
Alumni ~ he college. who arc hostile to President Pot-
ter. IN OF the ak state officers VINO aIe no" Tuh
The Assembly wranglcd for an hour over the General
I h1 1,ulf fIreu uufe "A sDu q
4 Wcduesday next Tho Scw-Nork As-emhyucn who
chich debated bill. differed about rNcmplnR Broad
way and fh-avr from tIc pr1yisi1u % tue mcaaarts
| Tine New FORK Con-old1iion act failed TO pas ny
vote 0f 81 TO 81, owing 90 suspicion on tI' part Ui
members that IL contained some corrupt lohs q. H.
IiuGs1y's bill to ahrosa.of fhn Cvil Damages ac' ".So
Sir Cainpbe's bin equauzin, the saarca Of the teach
crs OF Sc',Yurk schools ordered & thil rtadus
Mr Itagcrrty's h foTbddiug the Issuing OF passes nl
railways Ictci 10 De considered ia tdr hit '"
mittre - tho Whole not fd.l ...
speaker Chapn prcsruici TO the Assembly tonight the
reply ~ Controller Campbell 10 The resolution "I IN
House asking FOR the ems Of oNptndtie Tor thr ne"
pipe.une aud water supply from Rgc I1Ec IN West
cuc.ter County "a NOJdIwn. in The t'y o. NtW lniH'
Tho items arr - follows Awards for lands s.1' oJo u;
n.tite So. .sB5 O6: unit 90 all contracts Tor cl-
structou Including OF laying pipe ct', SloSJ6Jo
mate and As-~ssmcut Si3gS SS0-mdAnS the to'A pay
q IncutS OI account, Sl,iS5.ii7 -.
The employees at Castle Garden very much afraid
that they will lose their pisces when the now Emgia
tton Commissioner coues power There IL much spec
ulation n as to who will he the paid Commissioners \
man who processes know all about the matter SAID
II the Governor his selection. Mr Forrcl
Will he the Commssioucr " ne h'ient 10 inc Nay OF
he VIII scnd I'm the OF Hiram llirNH,n senator
jacobs and Herman and all 81 the o'hcr shinlhg gnU
= OF Brooklyn are working Tor Colohe' iom N"''o"'