New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
LEGISLATION IN ALBANY.
THE CENSUS BILL DISCUSSED.

ACTION OF THE SENATE on THE MEAsURE-NE
bills INTRODUCED.
fFRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE IhiboN"I
ALBANY, Feb. Ex-senator Thaoher made h..i
attempt to-day to get action on bis bill amena,ns W.
law relating to the Of taking the state
90 as to give the appointment OF the enumera'o'o "
tho County Clerks His bill when first introduoeu
seut to the Finance Committee where 1t has since s'P
quietly To-day Mr.. Thacher offered resoiu''oh .'"
the Finance Committee be discharged from INC ~
consideration of the bill and that It be committed 70
.ho ,.rdsr merc,es of the Committee OF the Whole"
On this resolution he made long speech advocating
the change in the law recommended by Governor mn
and embodied In his BILL Among the other aosurdi'ie'
of the bill 1t provides that all the enumerators 10 DO
emnloyed IN the Stste-thOusands IN numper-sna
mass a civil service examination to show their quah
cations for position that Is to last three days ana 'ho
pay of which will not exceed $40.
Mr.. Lansing made q brief reply to Mr. Thacher ana
asked why the Democrats did not discover the deiec's
of the present law aud remedy them III I .n1
census Of 1875, when they had the Leglse, s 70
the Governor Under these proposed alneha"3eno 3n onS
the census law he said that not less than 2viouo
applicants for the position OF ennmerator wouIo Th
to be examined by the Civil service nncacted in the
Executive Chamber and bad Tor its sole oGeoa , 49,,
capture of little patrpnagc for the pemocrato pa
Two years ago, when that party had nhlors " ,hnv
LEGISLATURE with Grover Cleveland for dovernor, 'ne
spen the whole session In upsetting reorsanHhS au
oyerhaung all kinds of Departments scattered AZ 1nu
the state for the purpose of ous;ing hepuyii'o''
officials and putting Democrats III theT p"..tSss,
Now when they have not the poser 10 40 ln,'
thing they resort to sentiment and pretended
and appeal to the Civil Service sentiment Oh Tue S
Mr. Thachers resolution was laid on the tapic ny
party vote So, -, - .,..h orizod
Mr. Murphy introduced bill allowing any anthoyhc,t t,
agent or reporter of the public press OF New lorh
City to board any incoming vessel IN Ne"-ioihi
Harbor IN the discharge of his duties unless the 'eSSe
has contagious disease on board. . 49, -,
Mr.. Ellsworth presented a bill to " facilitate lng
giving of bonds required by law" Win especlo'
reference TO bonds gwen by fidelity insurance CON,
pan,es which bonds authorized by an act Oh 1901
to be accepted by courts. ~ .,soi,
Governor Hill sent III the name of Robert Aberdcn'
of Syracuse be trustee o the State Asylum io iu'o
in place of Frank Hscock. Ii promptly cons
irmcd. .. - =
President Mccarthy announced his appointment of
Senators Thomas Gibbs and Murphy as the speclai com
mitee TO investigate the public complaints against the
Consolidated Gas Companies of New York City au'nor-
lied by Mr. Murphys resolution adopted last week.
Mr. Murphy asked to be excused from service on tue
committee which was granted and Senator Daly was
substituted III his place. >,
The opposition 10 tho Freedom OF Worship bill now
pending before the Legislature appears to be on t,e
increase. Remonstrances against the passage o' vi,
bill were presented today IRON Niagara, wyoming ana
Monroe Counties and from the leading cerGyme u
Troy. ,,.t
Mr. Thomas introduced the five bills embodied III The
suppicnentary report OF the Railroad CoiniGi''iJi