New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-07
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
TOPICS BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE.

THE RITZ RELATING TO HARBOR-MAsrERs DIS
cUssED-A NEW STATE BLIND ASYLUM fho
posyp-orHER MATTERS IN BOTH HOUSES.
frpo, THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNs.l
ALBANY, March 6.-The Legislature had .
deserted appearance to day owing to tne absence Oh
many members who ore attending town meetings. Lsto
business Of Importance done. The Assembly ue-
bated for short time Mr. Cary's bill authorizing Mayor
Edison to appoint four Harbor-Masters al salary Vi
$4,000 each for NewYork and, with Controller semier
consent, two for Brooklyn This 10 QUO u
Governor CleVelands reform measures. Mr.. cary s'
the Governors suggestion it is strongly suspected III
troduced the bill which oshes the present Harbor-
Masters and the Office OF Captain OF the Post;
substituting for them new Captain OF Tue
Post and Harbor-Masters appointed as de-
scribed above The Governor in the meantime
refraius from appointing any Harbor Masters although
the terms OF several OF them have expired.
Mr. Cary described TO the Assembly in clear manner
the faults of the present Harder Master system saying
in the course of speech, that although the Harbor
Masters were authorized to take any fees last year.
the Captain Of the Port divided amoag them 96S,0Oo
which had been paid by owners OF ships Tor supposed
benefits conferred by the HarbOr Masters Erastus
Brooks also supported the bill. He stated that Its
passage was advocated by the Maritime Exchange the
Chamber of Commerce and the Produce Exchange.
Colonel H. c. Murphy stated that there no evidence
that the authorities Of NewYork approved the Dill
He then read a telegram from Mayor Edson'
disappearing that feature of the bill which requires New"
York City pay the salaries of the Brooklyn Haroor
Masters Mr. Murphy then moved that progress"
bond no eporea on the bill; and that the authorities
OF New-York should be consulted about it. The motion
was adopted It's adoption will delay the passage OF the
bill That was unquestionaDlY Mr.. Murpbys idea "nen
he made the motion. The present Haroor-Masters Oh
course will resist being deprived OF their places aho'
being powerful politicians, they command enough lnnu
r IN iock ",
the progress OF the measure. The bill declares
that the exaction OF any fee VIII rehder
the Harbor Master liable to fine OF $500 and imprson-
ment for thirty days
The Assembly passed to-day by unanimous
vote Tim Carnpbeps bill providing for new PARK
I'm New-York City on the parcels OF land bordered Dy
Cherry and Jackson SITS and the East RIVER Inc PrGp
ery-owners whose property will be Increased IN vaue
by the creation Of the park are made 70 bear ns .he
exnense OF the Improvement. moreover, the
f board Of Street Openings is merely sa.
hrzed to acquire The soar ts e not directed to make
the Improvement The park may not be made therefore
~ Ihe senate debated for short time Senator
Laus9gs bin Gireeng sn 5ne eSnTs The
act is intended TO carry into ehect me
constitutional amendment 9dopted, last fa dd a
The nil was ordered to third reading. II will probably
moi meet with any effective opposition as the lawyers Oh
fine Legislature are "a unit In its favor. .
Mr. Roosevelt Or, sented resolution instructing the
Attorney General TO bring at once suit to dissolve
York" NrC Murphy objected % the INTRODUCTORY o. Tue
resolution pending the consideration OF the GoVerhOrs
veto OF the Cont Fare bill. The measure was accoru
mgy withdrawn d, - ,...t. ,o,n,,orco "a
heinz driven away NewfOrb by foreign commerce..
He states that dealers lumOernen ana Su.teIa
can oDtaiu few piers the WAGER rOnt at winch they
on land their wares Nearly all the piers, ne declares
are occupied by foreigners with their ships Inc cena
tor owns some blue-sOne quarries IN ChenangO county
AMI frequently transports stone cut there 10 New
York lie H. therefore personally acquainted Witu
/ he difficulty OF securing New-fOrk pier at Wnlcn
the domestic blue-stOne be landed. with view
Of nermitting Americans TO land stone, LUMBER OF cO
NJ the WARY. m NewYOrk, the Senator to-day intro
duc-a "A bill directing tine DOCK COmmlSsloners OF tHat
civ TO dee gnate pier IN every section or nVe on
IN, water mont for the or persons enSageu III
/ domestic commerce. The DOCK Commissioners are
Commanded to reserve these PIERS for the purposes OF
domestic commerce within thirty days after Tue pas
sage OF the act The bin states that I'm case any OF
snd piers are now held der any lease or license when
by ~ provisions entides the Department OF DoeAs 10
terminate the ny wing notice, tue CoiniDlsson-
ers snail immediately give the necessary notice TO ter-
inmate the said license, selecting Tor that pur-
pose lease license ID every section o. nVe piers re-
| auiring the shortest notice" Nothing III the
f6e collection Of legal OF wharfage from the vessels
making use Of tho piers which may be so SGT apart MOI
| IA the act To apply 10 the canal district
/ Another STATE institution IL suggested Dy senator
"nons Tor tine worthy INDECENT blind OF this State"
The site 4. 10 procured without expense 10 tue stae
Tle expense OF commissioners and or tle asylum
thew are authorized 10 build not given. Ihe Senate
I'm Committee Is TO attend TO these unimporaht
/ particulars, -, ,---,,.. A.. -.
senator Day presented bill to-day repeating the law
of 1881 wncn required the authorities OF New-1ork u
remoye the Forty street Reservoir Inc Dill d
reefs the COMMISSIONER OF Public Works gain 10 cOunec
! tue reservoir with The waterpiPes 0I the CITY