New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-05
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ALBANY, May 4.--Tammany to-day made
last grab for patronage with It's bill increasing the mum
Der OF surrogates OF New York TO three In number MI
Howe made weighty speech in opposition &c
the bill and Mr. Haggerty made an earhes'
speech in defence OF the but the sentiment o
tho Assembly was against IL and II was defeated ny
vote Of 55 TO 81
The Democratic Assemblymen from New YORK wcrs
slightly consoled little later by passing the senate o
lengthening the term Of ONCE OF the Aldermen Vi
York from one year to two years
Assemblyman Oakley also was in good humor, Ilaihi'
see,ng that he had secured reelection by passngn the
Senate this morning his bill Increasing the salaries OF
policemen appointed before May 90 1850. TO sl'Zoo
yearly and authorizing Board OF Police to increase
TO 81 200 the salaries OF palromen appointed since that
date they deemed for the interest OF the Poce DO
partment. The bill now goes to the Governor. ,ho
The Assembly passed tho bill authorizing the
expenditure OF $4,000 IN enarging sing spg fsyn, ~
order that not than prisoner shall be cohnls
IN one cell An attempt was made 70 jump anno on
the bill authorizing tne VH.ers nr I h e nrso1s the b be-
lug at the bottom Of the calendar Inc a.teipt va,
dscoyercd and demand by Colonel NJ C. Murphy tnai i
eli rules should suspended In order TO pass tae n
was defeated Mr.. Murphy distinguished blmsoi ia t99 t
tIour that body The representatives. OF the labor re-
form Marty, Assemblymrn HeAly Ernst and Dtlchany,
all denounced the bill as sham reiorm oi the eoh'f"o'
The Assembly passed the bill authorizing the Board
OF Estimate and Apporonment OF Ss~f 9rn 70 HPprU @
pirate money for the repayemont OF New YORK. Opon
motion Of Mr. Roosevelt tho amount To oe appropriated
was reduced from S350Ooo to S225O0o.- ,,-
In the senate the Assembly bill was passed repeating
the law which required tle Commissioner OF % %p1Dnc
Works OF New To demo!sh the reservoir at tith
ave and Fony-secondst. The bill was then taken TO
NJ G. Murphy to-day made attempt to report from
fe Assembly, Committee Cues the New Building law
for the city OF Eew-York but objection was made ne
also made attempt 10 have the bi! ordered 10 lhu
reading. but Mr.. Van Allen objected
Ihe senate passed tno Assembly bill authorizing tho
Cornwall, from storm King to Break Neck Mountain.
The bill relieving state officers Of their positions ~
trustees Union college was defeated Ia the senate
The senate passed Senator Graiys bll extending Tue
Commission hours of the elevated raliroad IN So~ M
As extended the commission hours VIII Dc Iroul 70 ~
A. ~ and from 10 p. The bill was passed oy tAe
Ieas-Alen. Baucus, Boyd, Browning. Covert, DAILY
Ellsworth Evans Fitzgerald Grady. Holmes, Herman
Lord MCCARTHY, Pitts Roberts, RUSSELL TITUS, Ireahor
YGys-Mackin, II. A. Nelson, II. c. Nelson-3 ~.
Jne senate aso passed tho following Onlsi MI BOW
ems b 10 permit fire insurance companies TO invest
their surplus any securities within tne discretion OF
their boards OF directors Gas amended by tse AssenD
m s 10 submit such Investments 10 the approval OF the
snperinte ndeu OF the Insurance DepartnenD placing
one-third OF the assessmcn, Tor thc soTesAsg We
ana drainage Of South brooklyn upon the city ht
large and tWOthrds upon the owners OF properH
Affected authorizing he 9perau9a Gi isrry 70 fte m
NAYS H proydingV II Is amended by the senate Ior tne
election OF ak aldermen IN eaSA senatori-i district IN
retention ia office for i've years OF the Neeper aud assist
aufk of the tity
inc the construction Of street railroad siItlrave.
BROOKLYN (amendcd 80 ~ 70 include portion OF Clason
pubsh the eportA OF the Court ayes IL nays l5-Mr
BOYD voting with the Republicans In the negative) tho
h to valats the charters OF certain liberal medical
colleges; NJ Z. Murphys HcS-lork Police Pension bill
ayes III nays ~. . an .,,-,
the Fulton Market FshmOngcrs Association or tho CITY
OF New York improve their property by the erection
of buldugr and authorizing the local authorities %
grSnt the Association . long lease providing
mat no persOn shall be incarccrated In
aov public or private asylum on the
gr3und of nnacy without trial in court OF record be-
fore jury tMr. Hodges Lunsey pm amending the
Police Justices or Justices OF the Peace In Brooklyn sba
be paid into City Treasury the annual tar bill levy
ing tar OF mills relating TO tho taxation OF tclc-
graph electric light and telephone companies relating
10 sewers and drainage In Brookyn relative TO
ments OF hereafter be issued by tue CITY
OF Brooklyn prohibiting tho construction OF street
railway In Montague-nt Brooklyn; the New-YUrk P0-
lice Pension Fund bill (as amended by the scDatol.