New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-08
PROCEEDINGS IN TIE SENATE.
THE BILL TO REGULATE THE SALE or sIoCh'
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PAssFD-FAvORING TIE GAS BILL
tv,o,, ptcr,I Ar CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRfBUSE.l
Arp,xy. April 7.-Senator Vcdder's bill " TO
rapate the purchase and OF stocks, certhcatcs re-
cepts or other evidences OF property came up Oh ''
third reading In the Senate this morning ana gave rise "
n long discussion Mr Vedder said that the sOo o'Joo'
OF the bill was TO prevent anyone from selling property
that he did not own The bill was sent to him. he sau,
by the oil producers OF his district Mr. Titus opposed
the hill and said that the OF Its passage woud DC
TO raise the price of oil 1t would put S3ooOoooo III he
hands OF the present of oil stored in tanks MI
yedder admitted that the effect OF the pi "ou'i
he 10 stop what he termed "stock gambling
not only I'm OIL but I'm all other stocks and lie asserted
that the public good required that 1t should he stopped
He charged Mr. Titus with representing the stock gam
blers in opposing the bill
Mr. Titus retored that the bill was n JOB I'D tue IN
erest Of holders and producers of OIL whose agent on
the floor was Mr. Vedder. IL opposed To the inter
ests OF 100000 consumers OF oil, whom Ne repro
sented by opposition, and IL was designed ior the
benefit OF the Standard on monopoly.
Mr Robb said that short sales could not be properly
oi,ieI The eject of this bin would lie to make
all sales illegal The Dill passed ny vote o 10
The bill authorizing the selection Of daily newspaper
in Albany publish certain legal ana oth'' "o''o''
paed w b appropriaing 100000 to purchase
the state camp for the National Guard at Peekski was
petitions from househodcrs in New York In favor OF inc
Gas bi presented by the Gas lnvesuga.ns ,I
we're presented by Senators Cdllen. GiDD' ilhnh h
Campbell measuring respectively - 80 ~ ana a. ee'
In length and containing over l3.oOO names. 49, -, a..
MIR Thacher moved that the Finance committee 90 u-
charged from further consideration OF me Assembly, I
oluon TO adjourn April %. and that Tue sahe oo
ConrYrred in Mr Murphy moved to lay the resolution
ou The table which was carried. Motions were then
made TO hold evening sessions aud T. meet every Jay ~
the week except Sundays, none OF which were caIreu'
and the whole subject was finally laid on the tane. 80
onesng the Secretary to inform the senate what
preparations he has made Tor taking tho census, anu
gave his 10 the desrabity oil any oh"hso III 'hc
The Civil Service Commission submitted an est.
mate of The cost of the competitive cNaminatlons OF to
census enumcratOrs The total Is - 900 The 'omInlr
statn that the estimate the and that
IL is desirable that the appropriation should DO al eaS'
large as the sum SPECIFIED
| COMPROMISING on THE NEW PARK BILL
HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE oN CITIES OF
| BOTH HOUSES.
| fey TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSE.l
ALBANY, April 7.-Apparently there will be
| compromise on Mayor Graces bill reducing the NUM-
| Der OF new parks for New.York north OF the Harlem
River Francis II. Scott Assistant DistrctAttorney oil
New-York with ex-senator Caldwell, appeared before
several members the Committee cities OF the Senate
and Assembly to-day and made arguments on the bill
Senator Gibbs and General Barnum, the two chairmen,
said that they amending the bill "a To
| secure the retention OF the New Parks Commission
MAYOR Grace Ia well known, In his bill legsates these
| men out OF Office. Senator Caldwell urged that
the provision also should be srck out which hbserseu
one half OF the proposed parks on the owners
OF the property surrounding the parks Mr. Scott said
that he would accept both these propositions In behalf Of
the Mayor ON the understanding that the opponents OF
the bill withdrew their opposition to the Mayors plan to
reduce Of the parks II they would not oppose
tbe exclusion OF the proposed Pelham Park, OF 1000
acres he would accept the amendments suggested by
senator Gibbs Mr. Barnum and Mr.. Cauldwel Thoy said
that this compromise was satisfactory to them Mr. Scott
and the members OF the committees also came 10 an u-
dersandng the limits Of the proposed parks within
the shall be reduced suggested Ny DC
partment. Both the Committees on Cities will consider
the bill tomorrow.