New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-28
TOPICS IN BOTH HOUSES.

DUH hOUOEC.
THE TAMMANY APPORTIoNMENT BILL-AFFAIRs RE-
LATING TO STREET RAILwAYs-BILLs PASSED.
trRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE.l
ALBANY. April 27.-The Congressional ap-
portionment bin prepared by the Tammany Hall sena-
tors passed by the Senate to-day after short debate
by vote OF 10 to g. 1t received the vote Of every Demo
cratic Senator and Of Republican Senator Mr. Mac
Arthur As the bill is not the that is TO be passed 1t
would useless task TO describe the OF the
Congressional districts under It, The Assembly will be
duly informed on Thursday night Of the amendment OF
their BILL conference committees will be appointed, and
then the true bill will be disclosed by the Democratic
" managers"
The Senate passed to-day Senator Kernans bill pro
hbiting the construction OF railway in Montague
st. Brooklyn; Senator Fitzgerads bill to equaze the
fees Of the County Clerks of the state Senator Brown
ings bill authorizing the District Judges TO select the
paper in which the calendars should be pub
lisbed and Senator Koch's bill providing that
when the Board Of Education of New-York
negecs take action for twenty days on the nominees
OF the trustees for school teachers, such nominees sha
be regarded confirmed.
The Senate also passed the new Building law for New
York. All attempts amend the act were unsuccess-
ful Senator Grady resisted any amendment OF the bill
declaring that all the builders of NewYork were now
favorable TO the bill, and no amendments therefore
The General Street Railway bill passed by the As.
Oa st Mr hsyes naa a" w
ave. and Broadway; should be excluded ,,o from on
franchises OF the proposed roads should be sold at public
auction to the highest bidder This proposition was as
nays to AZ yeas The bill was then passed by vote OF
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Cornell University participate IN the elections for
trustees, and the bill providing for bonding the hoahs
Indebtedness of Long Island City.
THE NEw-YORK SURROGATES BILL.
| IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE'l
ALBANY, April 27.-Yesterday the bill au-
| thorizing the election of two additional
surrogates in New-York City was made
a special order for to-day through tne
desertion by four Republican members of their party
associates who were fighting the motion. These men
we're Farrar Of Onondaga County; Taylor, OF Kings
County; Ernst OF Erie County and Briggs of Dutchess
County taxpayers Of New. York ever have to pay
$4 900 additional yearly appropriation Tor the Sur
rogate's office provided by this bill, they Will have
Messrs Farrar, Taylor, Ernst and Briggs to thank
for the burden. The vote OF Mr.. Taylor, OF
Brooklyn was not surprising, as he has
habitually voted with the Democrats TINS
session. repeatedly desertlng his party associates but
that OF Mr. Farrar surprise Mr. Farrar attempted
10 apologize for his vote to-day but made very lame
apology He showed that he Intended TO desert his
marty associates yesterday by openly negectng TO vote
with them against motion TO order the Dill 10 a thrd
reading. ,,,, .s .h.. ,,,.,
nens had SO much accumulated In the Office that
additional surrogates were Necessary Ias ebo
stated that surrogate Rollins had dispatched all the bus
ness brought before him The bill, In his opinion was
| merely pushed TO give Tammany Han two addltlOnal
oce- He had been told that OF the additional sur
rogates wa. TO become the prize OF member OF the As
sembly who was pushing the bill, and the other was 70
/ he gwen to- an exSurrogate. Mr. Howe
| stated that the bill was unconstitutional. More,
/ over it would be absurd for the Assembly
10 pass In view OF fact that the Senate judiciary
Committee had very morning reported the Dill ad
verseIy by vote OF 10 l. II the bill should be passed
by the Assembly protest would come up from the en-
IRE bar of NewYork Mr. SpinOla came 10 Mr. Hagger-
| tvs aid in supporting the bill. .
When the bill reported ayorably TO the Assembly
from, the Committee Of the Whole Mr. Howe moved that
ts enactlng clause should stricken ont. The motion
was defeated by q vote OF As 10 So The Dill then
| ordered 10 a third reading